, ▁Connecticut ▁due ▁to ▁pilot ▁error ▁and ▁radio ▁problems ; ▁all ▁ 1 1 ▁on ▁board ▁surv ived . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁was ▁le ased ▁from ▁North ▁American ▁A viation . ▁▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 8 : ▁A ▁Douglas ▁DC - 2 - 1 1 2 ▁( NC 1 3 7 3 5 ) ▁had ▁engine ▁failure ▁while ▁taking ▁off ▁from ▁Mont gom ery , ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁The ▁engine ▁caught ▁fire ▁and ▁fell ▁from ▁the ▁plane . ▁ ▁The ▁plane ▁struck ▁a ▁tree ▁upon ▁landing ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁air port . ▁ ▁All ▁ 1 3 ▁on ▁board , ▁including ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁ 3 , ▁surv ived ▁with ▁only ▁the ▁Captain , ▁John ▁David ▁H iss ong , ▁sust aining ▁minor ▁burn s . ▁▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 : ▁A ▁Douglas ▁DC - 3 - 2 0 1 B ▁( NC 2 1 7 2 7 ) ▁crash ed ▁into ▁water ▁off ▁V ero ▁Beach , ▁Florida ▁during ▁a ▁storm ; ▁although ▁all ▁ 1 6 ▁on ▁board ▁were ▁injured , ▁none ▁were ▁killed . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁was ▁written ▁off . ▁▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁T rip ▁ 1 2 , ▁a ▁Douglas ▁DC - 3 - 2 0 1 E ▁( NC 1 9 9 6 8 ), ▁made ▁an ▁emer gency ▁landing ▁at ▁New ▁Orleans ▁en ▁route ▁from ▁Houston ▁after ▁the ▁pilot ▁allowed ▁the ▁aircraft ▁to ▁descend ▁too ▁low ▁during