page_title: List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1968
section_title: December
hierarchical_section_title: List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1968 / December
caption_attribution_description: A U.S. Air Force Douglas AC-47D Spooky gunship (s/n 44-76593) of the 4th Special Operations Squadron, 14th Special Operations Wing, flying out of Nha Trang Air Base, South Vietnam, in 1968-69. This aircraft, 44-76593 (c/n 16177/32925), was originally delivered as a TC-47B-30-DK.
context_page_description: This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 that occurred in 1968, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war involving military aircraft are outside the scope of this list.
context_section_description: On 13 December, Douglas AC-47D Spooky 43-49274 of the United States Air Force collided in mid-air with North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco 67-14627 whilst both aircraft were on a night-time combat operation at Truc Giang. Both aircraft attempted to return to Bien Hoa Air Base but the OV-10 crashed, killing both crew. The AC-47D was damaged beyond economic repair when its undercarriage collapsed on landing.
   On 24 December, Douglas C-47A 5Y-ADI of the Kenya Police Air Wing was damaged beyond economic repair at Wilson Airport, Nairobi. All three people on board were killed.
   On 26 December, Douglas C-47B FAB2013 of the Força Aérea Brasiliera was damaged beyond economic repair at Praia Ponta Grossa.
   On 26 December, a Douglas DC-3 of Exportada de Sal SA flew into a mountain near Ensenada, killing all twelve people on board.
   On 31 December, Douglas C-47A XA-SAE of SAESA crashed into a mountain near Ciudad Vitoria, killing all 26 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from General Lucio Blanco International Airport, Reynosa to Tampico International Airport.
   In December, Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-04214 of Polar Aviation was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident.
caption: Douglas AC-47 Spooky of the United States Air Force
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