on board were killed. 27 August A Douglas C-47 of the Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua was shot down in Nicaragua near Quilali by forces of the Sandinista National Liberation Front. All ten people on board were killed. 22 September Douglas C-47A L2-4/90/680 of the Royal Thai Air Force was damaged beyond repair when it departed the runway on landing at Surin Airport in Thailand after a tyre burst. 31 October Douglas C-47B RP-C138 of Village Airways went missing in the Philippines on a domestic cargo flight from Davao International Airport to Manila International Airport. There were four people on board. 22 November Douglas C-47A N2204S of Buying Corporation crashed at Salinas Victoria in Mexico. November (unknown date) Douglas C-47A F-BYCU of Stellair crashed in Morocco near Tangier following fuel exhaustion. 18 December A Douglas C-47 of the Royal Thai Navy crashed on take-off from Songkhla Airport in Thailand and was destroyed by fire. 1985 4 May Douglas DC-3C N157U of Perris Valley Paracenter was damaged beyond economic repair when the port engine lost a propeller blade on take-off from Perris Valley Airport in the United States, causing the engine to be torn from its mountings. There were no injuries amongst the two crew and 31 parachutists on board. A mandatory Airworthiness Directive had been issued concerning the propeller, but an investigation found no evidence that it had been complied with. 6 June Douglas C-53D HK-1340 of LACOL Colombia crashed shortly after take-off from La Vanguardia Airport in Villavicencio, Colombia after the starboard engine failed while the aircraft was on a cargo flight. The aircraft was probably overloaded and it caught fire after crashing into trees. Three of the six people on board were killed. 30 June In the United States, Douglas C-47B N168Z of Northern Peninsula Fisheries was substantially damaged at King Salmon, Alaska when both engines failed on approach to King Salmon Airport whilst the aircraft was on an executive flight from Homer Airport, Alaska. The cause of the accident was fuel exhaustion. A fuel filler cap was discovered to be missing after the accident. In March 2000, the aircraft was recorded in a derelict condition at El Mirage, California. 10 September A Douglas DC-3 of Collier County Mosquito Control District crashed at East Naples, Florida in the United States whilst on approach to Naples Municipal Airport following an engine failure. The aircraft was on agricultural duties at the time.