Douglas DC-2 - Accidents

Accidents

• On December 20, 1934, a KLM DC-2-115A, registration PH-AJU and named Uiver, crashed at Rutbah Wells in Iraq, killing entire crew. The aircraft was operating a flight from Schiphol to Batavia. This the first loss of a DC-2 and the first fatal accident involving the DC-2.
• On May 6, 1935, a TWA DC-2-115, registration NC13785, crashed near Atlanta, Missouri due to navigation errors, killing five of eight on board.
• On July 20, 1935, a KLM DC-2-115E, registration PH-AKG and named Gaai, crashed on landing at Pian San Giacomo in bad weather, killing all 13 on board.
• On January 14, 1936, an American Airlines DC-2-120, registration NC14274, crashed into a swamp near Goodwin, Arkansas, killing all 17 on board.
• On April 7, 1936, a TWA DC-2-112, registration NC13721, crashed into Chestnut Ridge near Uniontown, Pennsylvania in fog, killing 12 of 14 on board.
• On December 9, 1936, a KLM DC-2-115E, registration PH-AKL and named Lijster, crashed on take off at Croydon Airport killing 15 of the 17 passengers and crew on board. The aircraft was operating a flight from London to Amsterdam. Juan de la Cierva, inventor of the autogiro, was among the dead.
• On March 25, 1937, a TWA DC-2-112, registration NC13730, crashed into a small gully near Clifton, Pennsylvania due to icing, killing all 13 on board.
• On July 28, 1937, a KLM DC-2-115L, registration PH-ALF and named Flamingo, crashed into a field near Belligen, Belgium after takeoff due to an in-flight fire, killing all 15 on board.
• On August 10, 1937, an Eastern Air Lines DC-2-112, registration NC13739, crashed on landing at Daytona Beach Airport after striking a pylon, killing four of nine on board.
• On August 23, 1937, a Pan American-Grace Airways DC-2-118A, registration NC14298, crashed and burned 20 mi north of San Luis, Argentina in dense fog, killing all three on board.
• On November 23, 1937, a PLL LOT DC-2-115D, registration SP-ASJ, crashed in the Pirin mountains, killing all six occupants. The aircraft was operating a flight from Thessaloniki to Bucharest.
• On March 1, 1938, a TWA DC-2-112 operating as Flight 8 crashed in Yosemite National Park due to severe weather, killing all nine on board; the wreckage was found three months later.
• On July 19, 1938, a Pan American-Grace Airways DC-2-118A, registration NC14272 and named Santa Lucia, crashed into Mount Mercedario, killing all four on board; the wreckage was found in early 1941.
• On October 25, 1938, an Australian National Airways DC-2-210, registration VH-UYC and named Kyeema, crashed into Mount Dandenong due to weather and navigation errors, killing all 18 on board.
• On January 7, 1939, a Swissair DC-2-115B, registration, HB-ITA, crashed into a hill near Senlis, Oise killing five of 17 passengers and crew. The aircraft was opoerating a flight from Zurich to Paris.
• On March 26, 1939, a Braniff Airways DC-2-112, registration NC13237, lost control and crashed on takeoff at Oklahoma City after an engine cylinder blew, killing eight of 12 on board.
• On August 9, 1940, a Deutsche Luft Hansa DC-2-115E, registration D-AIAV, crashed near Lämershagen, Germany due to pilot error, killing two of 13 on board.