five of 19 on board. September 26: A Lisunov Li-2 (registration CCCP-16154) operated by Aeroflot/Yakutsk crashed 59 mi W of Oymyakon, Russia due to double engine failure caused by crew error, killing all six on board. The aircraft was operating a Yakutsk-Oymyakon cargo service. October October 7: A Douglas Dakota IV (registration G-AMSW) operated by Derby Aviation crashed on Canigou, France due to a navigation error, killing all 34 on board. October 17: A Douglas C-47B (registration G-AMVC) operated by BKS Air Transport crashed at Groglin Fell, United Kingdom, killing all four on board; the cause was not determined. November November 10: A Força Aérea Portuguesa Douglas C-47A (registration 6154) crashed into terrain in bad weather at Chitado, Angola, killing all 18 on board. November 22: A Douglas C-47A (registration VP-YRX) operated by Rhodesian Air Services crashed on approach to Livingstone, Zambia due to engine failure and loss of control, killing two of three on board. December December 7: A Douglas C-47A (registration VT-AZV) operated by Jamair crashed on takeoff from Amritsar, India due to fuel starvation and pilot error; both pilots survived, but the aircraft was written off. December 18: A Lisunov Li-2 (registration CCCP-84603) operated by Aeroflot/Yakutsk crashed near Olyokminsk, Russia, killing four. 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 by the United States Army Air Forces and as the R4D by the United States Navy. In Royal Air Force (and other British Commonwealth air forces') service, these aircraft were known as Dakotas. 1961 DC-3