De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo crashes
25 crashes involving the De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo since 1980, with 246 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.
- Crashes: 25
- Fatal crashes: 14
- Fatalities: 246
- First recorded: September 17, 1980
- Most recent: March 22, 2025
Deadliest
- June 21, 1989: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Tarma, Junín, Peru (62 fatalities)
- April 16, 1992: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base), Nairobi City District, Kenya (52 fatalities)
- September 17, 1980: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Kindu, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (36 fatalities)
- April 27, 1993: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Libreville, Estuaire (Libreville), Gabon (30 fatalities)
- February 17, 1990: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Lusaka, Lusaka City District, Zambia (29 fatalities)
Countries
- Kenya (6)
- Brazil (2)
- Ethiopia (2)
- South Sudan (2)
- Canada (1)
- Chile (1)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
- Ecuador (1)
- Egypt (1)
- Gabon (1)
- Mexico (1)
- Peru (1)
Years
All crashes
- March 22, 2025: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Ceel Xabaalbow, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia (5 fatalities)
- August 8, 2024: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Pieri, Jonglei, South Sudan (3 fatalities)
- May 28, 2009: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Quevedo, Los Ríos, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
- September 29, 2008: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Lokichoggio, Rift Valley, Kenya (0 fatalities)
- December 30, 2006: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta (ex Embakasi), Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
- July 25, 2002: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Mugumo, Central, Kenya (0 fatalities)
- May 1, 1999: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Mandera, North Eastern, Kenya (1 fatality)
- July 17, 1996: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base), Nairobi City District, Kenya (5 fatalities)
- May 15, 1995: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Ponta Pelada AFB, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (0 fatalities)
- May 21, 1994: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania (2 fatalities)
- April 27, 1993: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Libreville, Estuaire (Libreville), Gabon (30 fatalities)
- April 16, 1992: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base), Nairobi City District, Kenya (52 fatalities)
- November 12, 1990: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (9 fatalities)
- July 17, 1990: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
- February 17, 1990: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Lusaka, Lusaka City District, Zambia (29 fatalities)
- June 21, 1989: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Tarma, Junín, Peru (62 fatalities)
- May 18, 1989: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Doctor Arroyo, Nuevo León, Mexico (0 fatalities)
- November 8, 1988: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia (1 fatality)
- April 4, 1986: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Bor, Jonglei, South Sudan (7 fatalities)
- March 14, 1985: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Akobo, Jonglei, Sudan (4 fatalities)
- September 5, 1984: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
- April 2, 1984: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Egypt, All Egypt, Egypt (0 fatalities)
- March 17, 1983: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Degehabur, Somali, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
- December 31, 1981: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Punta Arenas, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, Chile (0 fatalities)
- September 17, 1980: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Kindu, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (36 fatalities)