there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off. May May 31: An Air France Douglas C-47A (registration F-BHKV) crashed near Molière, Algeria while on a military charter flight from Algiers to Colomb Béchar, killing all 15 on board, although some sources put the death toll at 14. June June 4: Capital Airlines Flight 3 (a Douglas C-53B, registration N49553) crashed at Martinsburg Airport while on a training flight due to pilot error and mechanical failure; killing one of three crew on board. June 25: An Indian Airlines Douglas C-47A (registration VT-COJ) crashed near Mohanbari while on a Mohanbari-Damroh supply drop mission due to loss of control after the left wing grazed a hillside, killing five of seven on board. July July 9: An Indian Airlines Douglas C-47A (registration VT-CYM) broke apart in mid-air and crashed near Dhaka while on an Agartala-Dhaka cargo service, killing all three crew. July 13: Five Quebecair aircraft (four Douglas C-47A's and a Douglas C-48) were destroyed in a hangar fire while parked at Rimouski Airport; there were no casualties. August August 12: Argentine Air Force Douglas C-47B T-19 struck terrain after takeoff from Trelew Airport and crashed, killing all 12 on board. August 12: All Nippon Airways Flight 025 (a Douglas C-53, registration JA5045) crashed off the Izu Islands en route to Nagoya from Tokyo, killing all 33 on board. September September 9: USAF Douglas SC-47 43-15345 crashed on takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base due to engine problems, killing 13 of 20 on board. October October 15: A Transporte Aéreo Militar Douglas C-47A (registration TAM-03) struck a mountain near Villa Montes while on a Fortin Campero-Tarija passenger service, killing all 20 on board. November November 8: A Transporte Aéreo Militar Douglas DC-3 (registration TAM-05) disappeared on a cargo flight from San Borja to El Alto International Airport, La Paz. Three members of crew were lost in the accident. See also List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1950s 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. 1958 DC-3