This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 that have taken place in the period 1980–1989, 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 are outside the scope of this list. 1980 5 January In Canada, Douglas DC-3 C-FBKX of Lambair was damaged at Thompson Airport in Thompson, Manitoba. The landing gear retracted while the aircraft was on the ground, after the selector control in the cockpit was inadvertently moved to the 'up' position. 18 January Douglas C-47A L2-13/96 of 603 Squadron, Royal Thai Air Force crashed into the sea off the coast of Thailand near Si Racha. All five people on board were killed. The aircraft was struck off charge on 4 February. 24 January In Colombia, Douglas C-53D HK-2214 of Aerotal Colombia crashed at El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá after an inflight engine failure following which the propeller on the operating engine was mistakenly feathered. The aircraft was on a test flight. All four on board were killed. 1 March A Douglas C-47 of the Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca was damaged beyond repair near La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala. 13 March Douglas C-47B CP-1243 of Aerolíneas La Paz crashed at Beni, Colombia shortly after take-off from Beni Airport. The aircraft was on a cargo flight to San Borja Airport, Bolivia. 18 March In Ethiopia, Douglas C-47B ET-AGM of Ethiopian Airlines crashed whilst on a single-engined approach to Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa. The aircraft was on a training flight. 11 April In the United States, Douglas C-47A N64490 crashed on take-off from Athol-Silverwood Airport, Idaho following an engine failure. Both crewmembers and one of the four passengers were killed. 23 April Douglas C-47B N709Z of Florida Preferred Equity crashed in the United States near Dania, Florida when it stalled whilst a go-around was performed. The aircraft was on a private passenger flight from South Bimini Airport in the Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Florida. One of the eight people on board was severely injured. 28 May Douglas C-47 HR-SAC of SAHSA crashed on approach to Útila Airport in Honduras when the landing gear struck a wall. 2 July A Douglas C-47 of the Royal Thai Navy crashed into the Gulf of Thailand. Two of the twenty-one people on board