reg istration ▁SP - L K A ) ▁crash ed ▁near ▁T usz yn ▁shortly ▁after ▁take off ▁from ▁L od z ▁due ▁to ▁engine ▁failure ▁and ▁loss ▁of ▁control ▁( although ▁the ▁official ▁cause ▁was ▁bad ▁weather ▁and ▁pilot ▁error ), ▁killing ▁all ▁ 1 8 ▁on ▁board . ▁November ▁A ▁L OT ▁Polish ▁Airlines ▁Li - 2 ▁( reg istration ▁SP - L BE ) ▁was ▁reported ly ▁written ▁off ; ▁it ▁was ▁cancel led ▁from ▁the ▁Polish ▁register ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁December ▁December ▁ 4 ▁United ▁Airlines ▁Fl ight ▁ 1 6 , ▁a ▁DC - 3 A ▁( reg istration ▁N 1 7 1 0 9 ), ▁st alled , ▁entered ▁a ▁spin , ▁and ▁crash ed ▁at ▁St ap leton ▁International ▁Airport ▁during ▁a ▁training ▁flight , ▁killing ▁all ▁three ▁crew . ▁December ▁ 2 7 ▁An ▁Aer of lot ▁Li - 2 ▁( reg istration ▁C CC P - L 4 2 2 8 ) ▁crash ed ▁near ▁N amt se v , ▁Russia ▁while ▁attempting ▁a ▁forced ▁landing ▁following ▁double ▁engine ▁failure ▁due ▁to ▁fuel ▁exhaust ion , ▁killing ▁all ▁ 2 0 ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁acc idents ▁and ▁inc idents ▁involving ▁the ▁DC - 3 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁▁ ▁Military ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁DC - 3 ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁C - 4 7 ▁Sky train , ▁C - 4 8 , ▁C - 4 9 , ▁C -