Douglas DC-7 crashes

65 crashes involving the Douglas DC-7 since 1956, with 739 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 65
• Fatal crashes: 30
• Fatalities: 739
• First recorded: June 30, 1956
• Most recent: February 18, 1993

Deadliest

1. March 4, 1962: Douglas DC-7, Douala Littoral, Cameroon (111 fatalities)
2. June 3, 1963: Douglas DC-7, Pacific Ocean, World (101 fatalities)
3. February 8, 1965: Douglas DC-7, Jones Beach New York, United States (84 fatalities)
4. May 18, 1958: Douglas DC-7, Casablanca-Nouasseur (Mohammed V) Grand Casablanca, Morocco (61 fatalities)
5. June 30, 1956: Douglas DC-7, Grand Canyon Arizona, United States (58 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (35)
• Brazil (3)
• Bolivia (2)
• Germany (2)
• Mauritania (2)
• Nigeria (2)
• Senegal (2)
• Spain (2)
• Cameroon (1)
• Colombia (1)
• Dominican Republic (1)
• France (1)

Years

• 1961 (6)
• 1964 (5)
• 1958 (4)
• 1962 (4)
• 1966 (4)
• 1968 (4)
• 1959 (3)
• 1963 (3)
• 1965 (3)
• 1980 (3)
• 1957 (2)
• 1960 (2)

All crashes

• February 18, 1993: Douglas DC-7, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• November 6, 1992: Douglas DC-7, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 1, 1992: Douglas DC-7, Kyburz, California, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 8, 1988: Douglas DC-7, Bir Moghreïn, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania (5 fatalities)
• December 8, 1988: Douglas DC-7, Bir Moghreïn, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania (5 fatalities)
• October 9, 1986: Douglas DC-7, Dakar-Yoff, Dakar Region, Senegal (3 fatalities)
• October 9, 1986: Douglas DC-7, Dakar-Yoff, Dakar Region, Senegal (3 fatalities)
• December 31, 1980: Douglas DC-7, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 1980: Douglas DC-7, Pecos, Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 28, 1980: Douglas DC-7, Pecos, Texas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• September 14, 1979: Douglas DC-7, Surveyor Peak Oregon, United States (12 fatalities)
• June 22, 1979: Douglas DC-7, Barstow-Daggett California, United States (1 fatality)
• September 6, 1978: Douglas DC-7, Farmerville Louisiana, United States (1 fatality)
• April 30, 1978: Douglas DC-7, Miami-Intl Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1977: Douglas DC-7, South Carolina South Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 12, 1977: Douglas DC-7, Yakutat Alaska, United States (4 fatalities)
• October 4, 1976: Douglas DC-7, Mt Kenya Central, Kenya (4 fatalities)
• March 3, 1974: Douglas DC-7, Luton Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1973: Douglas DC-7, Trinidad-Jorge Heinrich Arauz Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• June 21, 1973: Douglas DC-7, Miami-Intl Florida, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 31, 1972: Douglas DC-7, San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico (5 fatalities)
• October 2, 1970: Douglas DC-7, Madrid-Barajas Madrid, Spain (0 fatalities)
• July 26, 1970: Douglas DC-7, Abidjan Lagunes, Ivory Coast (0 fatalities)
• June 5, 1969: Douglas DC-7, Eket Akwa Ibom, Nigeria (4 fatalities)
• December 7, 1968: Douglas DC-7, Uli Anambra, Nigeria (4 fatalities)
• September 27, 1968: Douglas DC-7, Cherry Point MCAS (Cunningham Field) North Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 2, 1968: Douglas DC-7, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 20, 1968: Douglas DC-7, Munich-Riem Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
• December 30, 1966: Douglas DC-7, Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
• September 12, 1966: Douglas DC-7, Tachikawa AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• May 18, 1966: Douglas DC-7, Denver-Stapleton Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 1, 1966: Douglas DC-7, Miami-Intl Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 16, 1965: Douglas DC-7, Charlotte-Douglas North Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 8, 1965: Douglas DC-7, Jones Beach New York, United States (84 fatalities)
• February 8, 1965: Douglas DC-7, Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain (0 fatalities)
• September 28, 1964: Douglas DC-7, Istanbul-Yeşilköy Marmara Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
• July 30, 1964: Douglas DC-7, Washington-Dulles Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 20, 1964: Douglas DC-7, Charlotte-Douglas North Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 17, 1964: Douglas DC-7, Richmond Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 24, 1964: Douglas DC-7, Deer Valley Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 28, 1963: Douglas DC-7, Nashville Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 3, 1963: Douglas DC-7, Pacific Ocean, World (101 fatalities)
• April 8, 1963: Douglas DC-7, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• November 30, 1962: Douglas DC-7, New York-Idlewild New York, United States (25 fatalities)
• October 29, 1962: Douglas DC-7, La Paz-El Alto La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• October 22, 1962: Douglas DC-7, Biorka Island Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 4, 1962: Douglas DC-7, Douala Littoral, Cameroon (111 fatalities)
• December 16, 1961: Douglas DC-7, Chicago-O'Hare Illinois, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 1, 1961: Douglas DC-7, Recife-Guararapes Pernambuco, Brazil (45 fatalities)
• October 14, 1961: Douglas DC-7, Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro Pará, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• September 26, 1961: Douglas DC-7, Norfolk-Chambers Field NAS Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 20, 1961: Douglas DC-7, Oakland California, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 18, 1961: Douglas DC-7, Nuremberg Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
• July 14, 1960: Douglas DC-7, Polillo Island Quezon, Philippines (1 fatality)
• February 26, 1960: Douglas DC-7, Shannon Munster, Ireland (34 fatalities)
• November 16, 1959: Douglas DC-7, Pilottown Louisiana, United States (42 fatalities)
• September 24, 1959: Douglas DC-7, Bordeaux-Mérignac Gironde, France (54 fatalities)
• February 20, 1959: Douglas DC-7, San Francisco California, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 18, 1958: Douglas DC-7, Casablanca-Nouasseur (Mohammed V) Grand Casablanca, Morocco (61 fatalities)
• April 21, 1958: Douglas DC-7, Las Vegas Nevada, United States (47 fatalities)
• March 25, 1958: Douglas DC-7, Miami-Intl Florida, United States (9 fatalities)
• March 10, 1958: Douglas DC-7, Long Beach California, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 28, 1957: Douglas DC-7, Miami-Intl Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 31, 1957: Douglas DC-7, Sunland California, United States (7 fatalities)
• June 30, 1956: Douglas DC-7, Grand Canyon Arizona, United States (58 fatalities)