Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes

56 crashes involving the Lockheed L-188 Electra since 1959, with 1,126 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 56
• Fatal crashes: 33
• Fatalities: 1,126
• First recorded: February 3, 1959
• Most recent: July 16, 2003

Deadliest

1. December 18, 1995: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Jamba, Cuando Cubango, Angola (141 fatalities)
2. August 9, 1970: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Cuzco-Alejandro Velasco Astete Cuzco, Peru (101 fatalities)
3. December 24, 1971: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Puerto Inca Huánuco, Peru (91 fatalities)
4. May 3, 1968: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Dawson Texas, United States (85 fatalities)
5. April 22, 1966: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Ardmore Oklahoma, United States (83 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (25)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (4)
• Ecuador (4)
• Indonesia (3)
• Argentina (2)
• Canada (2)
• Colombia (2)
• Peru (2)
• Angola (1)
• Aruba (1)
• Brazil (1)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)

Years

• 1985 (8)
• 1989 (4)
• 1960 (3)
• 1970 (3)
• 1959 (2)
• 1961 (2)
• 1972 (2)
• 1974 (2)
• 1975 (2)
• 1976 (2)
• 1977 (2)
• 1979 (2)

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 (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 (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1994: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of 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 23, 1989: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Trelew, Chubut, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• September 4, 1989: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Taura, Guayas, Ecuador (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)
• 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 (2 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)
• November 30, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Medan-Polonia, North Sumatra, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• January 29, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Dobbins AFB, Georgia, United States (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 21, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Reno-Tahoe (ex Cannon), Nevada, United States (70 fatalities)
• January 9, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown, Missouri, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 9, 1985: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown, Missouri, United States (3 fatalities)
• May 30, 1984: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Chalkhill, Pennsylvania, United States (4 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)
• November 18, 1979: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Salt Lake City Utah, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 5, 1979: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Inigok Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 6, 1977: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Saint Louis-Lambert Missouri, United States (3 fatalities)
• June 30, 1977: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Caribbean Sea, World (4 fatalities)
• June 5, 1976: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Agana-Antonio Borja Won Pat, Guam Island (46 fatalities)
• March 12, 1976: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Udrivik Lake Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 10, 1975: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (2 fatalities)
• April 30, 1975: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Deadhorse Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 10, 1974: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Deadhorse Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 30, 1974: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Rea Point (Melville Island) Nunavut, Canada (32 fatalities)
• August 27, 1973: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (42 fatalities)
• March 19, 1972: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Ogden-Hill AFB Utah, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 9, 1972: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Manila-Ninoy Aquino Metro Manila, Philippines (0 fatalities)
• December 24, 1971: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Puerto Inca Huánuco, Peru (91 fatalities)
• August 24, 1970: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Ogden-Hill AFB Utah, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 9, 1970: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Cuzco-Alejandro Velasco Astete Cuzco, Peru (101 fatalities)
• February 5, 1970: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• May 3, 1968: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Dawson Texas, United States (85 fatalities)
• February 16, 1967: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Manado-Sam Ratulangi North Sulawesi, Indonesia (22 fatalities)
• April 22, 1966: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Ardmore Oklahoma, United States (83 fatalities)
• March 27, 1965: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Whenuapai AFB (Auckland) Auckland Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
• August 6, 1962: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Knoxville Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 17, 1961: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Chicago-O'Hare Illinois, United States (37 fatalities)
• June 12, 1961: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Cairo-Intl Cairo, Egypt (20 fatalities)
• October 4, 1960: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Boston Massachusetts, United States (62 fatalities)
• September 14, 1960: Lockheed L-188 Electra, New York-LaGuardia New York, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 17, 1960: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Tell City Indiana, United States (63 fatalities)
• September 29, 1959: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Buffalo Texas, United States (34 fatalities)
• February 3, 1959: Lockheed L-188 Electra, New York-LaGuardia New York, United States (65 fatalities)