De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo crashes

43 crashes involving the De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo since 1973, with 437 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 43
• Fatal crashes: 26
• Fatalities: 437
• First recorded: February 23, 1973
• Most recent: March 22, 2025

Deadliest

1. June 21, 1989: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Tarma, Junín, Peru (62 fatalities)
2. June 21, 1989: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Tarma, Junín, Peru (62 fatalities)
3. April 16, 1992: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base), Nairobi City District, Kenya (52 fatalities)
4. September 17, 1980: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Kindu, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo (33 fatalities)
5. September 17, 1980: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Kindu, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (33 fatalities)

Countries

• Brazil (6)
• Kenya (6)
• Ethiopia (4)
• Peru (4)
• South Sudan (4)
• Chile (2)
• Mexico (2)
• United Kingdom (2)
• Zambia (2)
• Canada (1)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (1)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)

Years

• 1989 (4)
• 1974 (3)
• 1984 (3)
• 1990 (3)
• 1973 (2)
• 1979 (2)
• 1980 (2)
• 1981 (2)
• 1983 (2)
• 1985 (2)
• 1986 (2)
• 1988 (2)

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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• April 4, 1986: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Bor, Jonglei, South Sudan (7 fatalities)
• March 14, 1985: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Akobo, Jonglei, South Sudan (4 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)
• September 5, 1984: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1984: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Egypt (0 fatalities)
• March 17, 1983: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Degehabur, Somali, Ethiopia (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)
• 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 (33 fatalities)
• September 17, 1980: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Kindu, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (33 fatalities)
• December 22, 1979: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Puerto Esperenza Ucayali, Peru (29 fatalities)
• May 27, 1979: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Dakar-Yoff Dakar Region, Senegal (12 fatalities)
• March 16, 1978: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Rio Branco Acre, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1976: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Zambia (0 fatalities)
• October 18, 1974: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Campo dos Afonsos AFB Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2 fatalities)
• September 18, 1974: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Ponta Porã Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (20 fatalities)
• August 9, 1974: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Al-Dimass Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria (9 fatalities)
• February 28, 1973: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, San Ramón Junín, Peru (12 fatalities)
• February 23, 1973: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Ponta Pelada AFB, Manaus Amazonas, Brazil (3 fatalities)