List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1945

This is a List of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 variants that have taken place in the year 1945, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war are outside the scope of this list.


 * January 8: United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command C-47 41-7797 crashed in India, three killed.


 * January 10: American Airlines Flight 6001 DC-3 NC25684 hit a hill during an instrument approach at Burbank, California, United States.


 * February 23: American Airlines Flight DC-3 NC18142 flew into a mountain near Marion, Virginia, United States.


 * April 14: Pennsylvania Central DC-3 N25692 flew into a mountain near Morgantown, West Virginia, United States.


 * June 4: Pan American Airlines DC-3A NC33611 stalled on take-off at Piarco Airport, Port of Spain, Trinidad.


 * August 5: United States Army Air Forces C-47 41-18505 crashed at Des, Iceland.


 * September 7: Eastern Airlines DC-3 NC33631 crashed at Florence, South Carolina, United States following a fire.


 * December 12: United States Army Air Forces C-47 41-38700 crashed probably in Italy.


 * December 19: RAAF ambulance aircraft A65-83 crashed on or near an island in the Banda Sea during a storm.


 * December 30: Eastern Airlines DC-3 NC18123 overshot the runway on landing at La Guardia Airport, New York, United States and ended up in Flushing Bay.