Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes

18 crashes involving the Lockheed L-188 Electra since 1981, with 245 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 18
• Fatal crashes: 10
• Fatalities: 245
• First recorded: January 8, 1981
• Most recent: July 16, 2003

Deadliest

1. December 18, 1995: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Jamba, Cuando Cubango, Angola (141 fatalities)
2. January 21, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Reno-Tahoe (ex Cannon), Nevada, USA, United States (70 fatalities)
3. February 8, 1999: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (7 fatalities)
4. September 12, 1988: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Nueva Loja-Lago Agrio, Sucumbíos, Ecuador (7 fatalities)
5. January 8, 1981: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Guatemala City-La Aurora, Guatemala (6 fatalities)

Countries

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)
• United States (4)
• Ecuador (2)
• Angola (1)
• Argentina (1)
• Aruba (1)
• Canada (1)
• Guatemala (1)
• Honduras (1)
• Indonesia (1)
• Ireland (1)

Years

• 1985 (4)
• 1989 (2)
• 1990 (2)
• 1995 (2)
• 1999 (2)
• 1981 (1)
• 1984 (1)
• 1986 (1)
• 1988 (1)
• 1994 (1)
• 2003 (1)

All crashes

• July 16, 2003: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
• March 1, 1999: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Shannon, Munster, Ireland (0 fatalities)
• February 8, 1999: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (7 fatalities)
• December 18, 1995: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Jamba, Cuando Cubango, Angola (141 fatalities)
• March 13, 1995: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1994: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
• July 14, 1990: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Aruba, Aruba (0 fatalities)
• March 21, 1990: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Tegucigalpa-Toncontin, Francisco Morazán, Honduras (3 fatalities)
• September 23, 1989: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Trelew, Chubut, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• September 4, 1989: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Taura, Guayas, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
• September 12, 1988: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Nueva Loja-Lago Agrio, Sucumbíos, Ecuador (7 fatalities)
• February 5, 1986: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Kasongo-Lunda, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (2 fatalities)
• November 30, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Medan-Polonia, North Sumatra, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• January 29, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Dobbins AFB, Georgia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Reno-Tahoe (ex Cannon), Nevada, USA, United States (70 fatalities)
• January 9, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown, Missouri, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• May 30, 1984: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Chalkhill, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• January 8, 1981: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Guatemala City-La Aurora, Guatemala (6 fatalities)