that an engine had failed and that they were returning to San Francisco. July 27: Frontier Airlines Flight 188 (a Douglas C-47A, registration N4994E) ran off the runway on takeoff from Gallup Airport, New Mexico due to pilot error; all 16 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. August August 11: A Tarom Lisunov Li-2 (registration YR-TAN) crashed in the Lotriora Valley, Romania, killing all 24 on board. August 17: A Gulf Aviation Douglas C-47 (registration G-AOFZ) crashed on takeoff from Muscat, Oman due to loss of power caused by pilot error; all 20 on board survive, but the aircraft was written off. August 17: A Lauderdale Leasing Douglas DC-3 (registration N28343) crashed near Mérida, Mexico while on a smuggling flight; both pilots survived, but the aircraft was written off. August 27: Brazilian Air Force C-47A 2037 crashed at Altamira, Pará, killing six. August 29: Turkish Air Force C-47B 43-6014 crashed at Tuzla, Istanbul due to a bird strike, killing five of nine on board. September September 16: Iberia Flight 261, a Douglas C-47A (EC-AXC) leased from Spantax, ditched off Puertito de El Sauzal, Spain after the number one engine oversped; one passenger died (of 27 on board) after refusing to leave the aircraft when it sank. The cause of the engine problem was not determined as the wreckage was not recovered. November November 11: USAF Douglas C-47D 43-48961 crashed in Vietnam due to engine failure; all four on board survived, but the aircraft was written off; the aircraft was used for propaganda missions. November 22: An Aden Airways R4D-1 (VR-AAN) exploded in mid-air and crashed at Wadi Rabtah, Yemen after a bomb placed in the passenger cabin detonated, killing all 30 on board. November 26: USAF Douglas C-47D 44-76544 crashed near Tan Son Nhut Airport while attempting to return after the pilot reported an engine problem, killing all 26 on board. November 26: A DC-3 crashed on takeoff from Gulfport, Mississippi, killing both pilots. December December 24: Avianca Flight 729, a Douglas C-47A (registration HK-161) disappeared while on a Bogota-Cali-Pasto service with 29 on board; the wreckage was found on January 4, 1967 on a mountainside from Pasto. See also List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1960s References Notes Military versions of the DC-3 were known as C-47 Skytrain, C-48, C-49, C-50, C-51, C-52, C-53 Skytrooper, C-68, C-84, C-117 Super Dakota and YC-129