This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 that occurred in 1958, 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. January January 3: A Varig Douglas DC-3 (registration PP-VDL) crashed at Porto Alegre, Brazil due to pilot error while on a training flight; both pilots survived, but the aircraft was written off. January 8: An Air France Douglas DC-3 (registration F-BAOA) crashed at Biard Airport, France due to landing gear and engine problems while on a training flight; all eight on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. January 16: An Interior Enterprise Douglas DC-3 (registration N75391) struck a ridge and crashed at Aklavik, Canada due to a navigation error; all three on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. January 21: A Transporte Aéreo Militar (the civil service of the Bolivian Air Force) Douglas DC-3 (registration TAM-04) crashed in the mountains while operating a Tipuani-La Paz passenger service, killing all 11 on board. February February 15: USAF Douglas VC-47A 42-93817 struck Mount Vesuvius, Italy while on a Ramstein AFB-Naples-Turkey service, killing all 16 on board. February 16: A Polyarnaya Aviatsiya Lisunov Li-2V (registration CCCP-N502) was written off at Mirny Ice Station after the pilot missed the runway when the tail skid locked up and got stuck; a tractor attempted to free the aircraft, but it broke through the ice and sank; the casualty count was unknown. March March 22: A Fleming Airways System Transport Douglas DC-3 (registration PI-C262) crashed on climbout from Bacolod Airport after the pilot lifted the aircraft too soon; all 40 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. March 24: An Indian Airlines Douglas C-47A (registration VT-CYN) stalled and crashed near Kathmandu while en route due to a navigation error, killing all 20 on board. March 28: An Aeroflot Li-2 (CCCP-L4198) crashed at Spilve Airport, Latvia after it descended too low on final approach during a training flight; there were no casualties. April April 7: AREA Ecuador Flight 222 (a Douglas C-47A, registration HC-ACL) struck Cerro Illiniza due to pilot error, killing all 32 on board. April 10: A Douglas DC-3 (registration EC-ABN) force-landed near Palma de Mallorca due to engine problems on takeoff;