Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter crashes

11 crashes involving the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter since 1947, with 239 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 11
• Fatal crashes: 9
• Fatalities: 239
• First recorded: May 22, 1947
• Most recent: July 30, 1987

Deadliest

1. March 22, 1957: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Pacific Ocean, World (67 fatalities)
2. July 30, 1987: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Mexico City-Benito Juarez, Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (65 fatalities)
3. July 30, 1987: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Mexico City-Benito Juarez, Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (65 fatalities)
4. October 15, 1951: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Atlantic Ocean, World (12 fatalities)
5. June 6, 1951: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Kelly AFB (ex Brooks Field, San Antonio) Texas, United States (9 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (4)
• International waters and airspace (3)
• Mexico (2)
• Nigeria (2)

Years

• 1951 (3)
• 1969 (2)
• 1987 (2)
• 1947 (1)
• 1957 (1)
• 1958 (1)
• 1965 (1)

All crashes

• July 30, 1987: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Mexico City-Benito Juarez, Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (65 fatalities)
• July 30, 1987: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Mexico City-Benito Juarez, Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (65 fatalities)
• September 26, 1969: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Uli Anambra, Nigeria (5 fatalities)
• May 8, 1969: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Uli Anambra, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
• October 28, 1965: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Palmdale AFB California, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 19, 1958: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Pacific Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
• March 22, 1957: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Pacific Ocean, World (67 fatalities)
• October 22, 1951: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Kelly AFB (ex Brooks Field, San Antonio) Texas, United States (4 fatalities)
• October 15, 1951: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Atlantic Ocean, World (12 fatalities)
• June 6, 1951: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Kelly AFB (ex Brooks Field, San Antonio) Texas, United States (9 fatalities)
• May 22, 1947: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio, United States (5 fatalities)