all 25 passengers on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. April 8: A Douglas C-47B (registration VH-PAT) operated by Papuan Airlines made an emergency landing at Bereina Airport after the cargo began smoking, probably caused by improperly packed chemicals. The aircraft burned out after landing; all three crew on board survived. April 12: A Douglas DC-3S (registration N541S) operated by US Steel slid off the runway at Mercer County Airport, West Virginia; all four on board survived (including the vice president of US Steel), but the aircraft was written off. April 12: A Douglas C-47A (registration CF-GXE) operated by the Canada Department of Transport force-landed at St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada after both engines failed on takeoff for a calibration flight; all three on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. April 21: A Douglas C-47A (registration N200) operated by the Federal Aviation Agency crashed near Mustang, Oklahoma due to pilot error and loss of control while on a training flight, killing all four on board. May May 6: A Douglas C-47B (registration SU-ALP) operated by United Arab Airlines crashed and burned 300 yards from Al Qamishli Airport; all seven on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. May 19: A USAF Douglas SC-47A (registration 43-15277) crashed shortly after takeoff from Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany, killing both pilots. April 12: A Douglas DC3 (registration CF-GXE) operated by the Canada Department of Transport force-landed at Saint-Jean Airport, Quebec, Canada (CYJN) after both engines failed on takeoff for a calibration flight; all three on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. This never happened in CYYT July July 31: A RAAF Douglas C-47B (registration A65-109) struck a hill shortly after takeoff from Pearce Airport while returning from calibrating a tracking station for the Mercury Project, killing four of seven on board. August August 6: A Douglas C-47A (registration HA-TSA) operated by Malév Hungarian Airlines crashed at Budapest while on a sightseeing flight due to carelessness of the crew, killing all 27 on board and three on the ground in Hungary's worst air disaster at the time. August 26: A Douglas C-47A (registration VT-AXA) operated by Indian Airlines crashed on takeoff from Dum Dum Airport; all three on board survived; but the aircraft was written off. September September 5: A Douglas C-47A (registration ET-T-16) operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed due to propeller malfunction while on a survey flight, killing