Lockheed PV-1 Ventura crashes

60 crashes involving the Lockheed PV-1 Ventura since 1942, with 250 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 60
• Fatal crashes: 54
• Fatalities: 250
• First recorded: November 18, 1942
• Most recent: November 18, 1996

Deadliest

1. April 17, 1947: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Aljammalab White Nile, Sudan (15 fatalities)
2. July 6, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (11 fatalities)
3. January 17, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Espíritu Santo, Vanuatu (10 fatalities)
4. May 15, 1956: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Jeffersonville Indiana, United States (8 fatalities)
5. January 6, 1945: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Piva Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (7 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (15)
• Canada (6)
• Solomon Islands (6)
• Papua New Guinea (5)
• International waters and airspace (4)
• New Zealand (4)
• Brazil (3)
• Vanuatu (3)
• Colombia (2)
• France (2)
• Netherlands (2)
• United Kingdom (2)

Years

• 1943 (14)
• 1944 (14)
• 1945 (7)
• 1942 (4)
• 1979 (4)
• 1947 (2)
• 1954 (2)
• 1956 (2)
• 1973 (2)
• 1946 (1)
• 1948 (1)
• 1955 (1)

All crashes

• November 18, 1996: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Richmond AFB, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 7, 1979: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Aruba Dutch Antilles, Dutch Antilles (0 fatalities)
• May 26, 1979: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• April 27, 1979: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Guantánamo Bay NAS Guantánamo, Cuba (2 fatalities)
• April 11, 1979: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Belle Glade Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 13, 1977: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Tenerife Magdalena, Colombia (2 fatalities)
• December 9, 1976: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Yosemite National Park California, United States (2 fatalities)
• April 1, 1975: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Culiacán Rosales Sinaloa, Mexico (2 fatalities)
• May 4, 1973: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Union Springs Alabama, United States (2 fatalities)
• April 15, 1973: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Chimichagua Cesar, Colombia (3 fatalities)
• December 3, 1972: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Tucumcari New Mexico, United States (5 fatalities)
• February 19, 1960: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Madeira Ohio, United States (3 fatalities)
• May 15, 1956: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Jeffersonville Indiana, United States (8 fatalities)
• January 26, 1956: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Smithtown New York, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 26, 1955: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Cabo de Santo Agostinho Pernambuco, Brazil (5 fatalities)
• December 17, 1954: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Milwaukee-General Billy Mitchell Wisconsin, United States (4 fatalities)
• November 20, 1954: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Waynesboro Virginia, United States (5 fatalities)
• October 15, 1948: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Recife Pernambuco, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• July 26, 1947: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Recife Pernambuco, Brazil (6 fatalities)
• April 17, 1947: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Aljammalab White Nile, Sudan (15 fatalities)
• February 28, 1946: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Tararua Mountain Range Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand (4 fatalities)
• November 29, 1945: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Mt Saint Helens Washington, United States (3 fatalities)
• August 29, 1945: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Seeadler Harbour (Los Negros Island) Manus, Papua New Guinea (6 fatalities)
• July 1, 1945: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Emirau Island New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
• June 9, 1945: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Lelet New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (6 fatalities)
• May 27, 1945: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands (5 fatalities)
• March 21, 1945: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Kaukapakapa Auckland Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
• January 6, 1945: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Piva Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (7 fatalities)
• December 20, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Bougainville Island Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
• December 4, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Nausori, Fiji Islands (5 fatalities)
• November 3, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands (5 fatalities)
• October 26, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Whenuapai AFB (Auckland) Auckland Council, New Zealand (5 fatalities)
• October 26, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Pacific Ocean, World (5 fatalities)
• October 10, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands (5 fatalities)
• October 5, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Olevuga Island, Solomon Islands (5 fatalities)
• October 3, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Mt Egmont (Mt Taranaki) Taranaki Regional Council, New Zealand (5 fatalities)
• September 9, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Solomon Islands (5 fatalities)
• August 8, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Malekula Island, Vanuatu (4 fatalities)
• July 6, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (11 fatalities)
• April 6, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Luganville, Vanuatu (7 fatalities)
• April 1, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Mediterranean Sea, World (5 fatalities)
• January 17, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Espíritu Santo, Vanuatu (10 fatalities)
• December 7, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Domo Cove, Solomon Islands (4 fatalities)
• August 29, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Mt Baker Washington, United States (6 fatalities)
• August 18, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Llandwrog AFB Gwynedd, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• August 5, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Smithfield Rhode Island, United States (3 fatalities)
• June 25, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Summerville Nova Scotia, Canada (4 fatalities)
• June 13, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Saint-Brieuc Côtes-d'Armor, France (4 fatalities)
• May 14, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Mt Washington Washington, United States (5 fatalities)
• April 23, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Springhaven Nova Scotia, Canada (3 fatalities)
• April 4, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, North Sea, World (4 fatalities)
• March 14, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Puget Sound Washington, United States (6 fatalities)
• March 13, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Port Maitland Nova Scotia, Canada (4 fatalities)
• February 3, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Calais Pas-de-Calais, France (0 fatalities)
• January 22, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, English Channel, World (4 fatalities)
• January 20, 1943: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, West Stow Suffolk, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• December 6, 1942: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Eindhoven North Brabant, Netherlands (4 fatalities)
• December 6, 1942: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Eindhoven North Brabant, Netherlands (4 fatalities)
• November 20, 1942: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Caledonia Nova Scotia, Canada (3 fatalities)
• November 18, 1942: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)