accident. The aircraft was destroyed in the subsequent fire and both crew were killed. 24 April In Australia, Douglas DC-3 VH-EDC of South Pacific Airmotive, that had been chartered to carry the cadet pipe band of The Scots College to an ANZAC Day ceremony on Norfolk Island, suffered power loss in the left engine on take-off from Sydney International Airport and ditched in Botany Bay. All 21 passengers and four crew on board were rescued by private watercraft operating on the bay, with the flight attendant suffering serious injuries; the aircraft was subsequently written-off. Investigators found that the cause was a combination of poor maintenance, an overloaded aircraft and improper handling during the take-off and subsequent emergency. 28 May In Colombia, Douglas C-53D HK-2213 of Transoriente Colombia crashed near Villavicencio after both engines failed shortly after take-off from La Vanguardia Airport on a scheduled passenger flight. Seven of the twenty-nine people on board were killed. 26 June In Canada, Douglas C-47A C-FROD of Buffalo Airways crashed on approach to Fort Simpson Airport, Northwest Territories due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Trout Lake Airport. There were two crew on board at the time; both were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. 1 August Douglas C-47A 6041 of Türk Hava Kuvvetleri was written off in an accident at Eskişehir Airport in Turkey. 26 September Douglas C-47D FAP2009 of Transportes Aéreo Militar - TAM Paraguay was written off in a take-off accident at Bahia Negra Airport in Paraguay while on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, Luque. The pilot was killed when a propeller blade entered the cockpit but the other 28 passengers and crew survived. 24 November In Paraguay, Douglas C-47B FAP2028 of Transportes Aéreo Militar - TAM Paraguay was damaged beyond repair when it overran the runway on take-off at Puerto la Victoria Airport on a cargo flight to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport. 15 December Basler BT-67 N96BF of SL Aviation Services was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident at Lobito Airport in Angola when flight was attempted with insufficient airspeed. Both crew were killed. 17 December On the 59th anniversary of the first flight of the DC-3, Douglas C-47A YV-761-C of Servivensa crashed on approach to Cerro Aicha Airport in Venezuela, killing all nine people on board. 1995 12 March Douglas C-47B C-FDTT of Transfair was written