Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation crashes

25 crashes involving the Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation since 1953, with 170 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 25
• Fatal crashes: 13
• Fatalities: 170
• First recorded: November 21, 1953
• Most recent: June 15, 1990

Deadliest

1. April 15, 1969: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Japan Sea, World (31 fatalities)
2. March 16, 1970: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Đà Nẵng Đà Nẵng City District, Vietnam (23 fatalities)
3. November 11, 1966: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Atlantic Ocean, World (19 fatalities)
4. April 25, 1969: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Korat Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (18 fatalities)
5. July 11, 1965: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Atlantic Ocean, World (16 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (9)
• International waters and airspace (3)
• Canada (2)
• Puerto Rico (2)
• Thailand (2)
• Antarctica (1)
• Dominican Republic (1)
• Guam Island (1)
• Iceland (1)
• Japan (1)
• Saudi Arabia (1)
• Vietnam (1)

Years

• 1969 (4)
• 1958 (2)
• 1962 (2)
• 1964 (2)
• 1965 (2)
• 1970 (2)
• 1990 (2)
• 1953 (1)
• 1955 (1)
• 1956 (1)
• 1959 (1)
• 1961 (1)

All crashes

• June 15, 1990: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• April 5, 1990: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Levittown, Puerto Rico (1 fatality)
• March 15, 1978: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Keflavik Southern Peninsula, Iceland (0 fatalities)
• October 8, 1970: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
• March 16, 1970: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Đà Nẵng Đà Nẵng City District, Vietnam (23 fatalities)
• September 6, 1969: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Korat Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (8 fatalities)
• April 25, 1969: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Korat Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (18 fatalities)
• April 15, 1969: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Japan Sea, World (31 fatalities)
• January 24, 1969: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Otis AFB Massachusetts, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 25, 1967: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Nantucket Massachusetts, United States (15 fatalities)
• November 11, 1966: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Atlantic Ocean, World (19 fatalities)
• August 20, 1965: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• July 11, 1965: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Atlantic Ocean, World (16 fatalities)
• November 3, 1964: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Patuxent River NAS Maryland, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 23, 1964: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Roosevelt Roads NAS (Ceiba), Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
• July 31, 1963: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
• December 4, 1962: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Agana, Guam Island (3 fatalities)
• August 31, 1962: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Oakland California, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 22, 1961: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Marysville California, United States (6 fatalities)
• February 28, 1959: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Prescott-Ernest A. Love Arizona, United States (5 fatalities)
• May 25, 1958: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Otis AFB Massachusetts, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 22, 1958: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Sacramento-McClellan California, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 30, 1956: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Dhahran ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia (12 fatalities)
• January 17, 1955: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Codroy Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (13 fatalities)
• November 21, 1953: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Hamilton AFB (Novato) California, United States (0 fatalities)