Plane crashes in Australia

694 crashes in Australia since 1921, with 1,699 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 694
• Fatal crashes: 401
• Fatalities: 1,699
• First recorded: April 6, 1921
• Most recent: March 19, 2026

Deadliest

1. June 14, 1943: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Mackay Queensland, Australia (40 fatalities)
2. December 19, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rockhampton Queensland, Australia (31 fatalities)
3. June 10, 1960: Fokker F27 Friendship, Mackay Queensland, Australia (29 fatalities)
4. June 26, 1950: Douglas DC-4, York Western Australia, Australia (29 fatalities)
5. August 7, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Townsville Queensland, Australia (27 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• De Havilland (157)
• Avro (88)
• Douglas (55)
• Piper (54)
• Lockheed (53)
• Cessna (39)
• Rockwell (32)
• Consolidated (27)
• Beechcraft (22)
• Boeing (15)
• Fletcher (13)
• Britten-Norman (12)

Aircraft

• De Havilland DH.60 Moth (52)
• Avro 652 Anson (51)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (38)
• Lockheed L-414 Hudson (33)
• De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (28)
• Avro 504 (24)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (20)
• Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 (20)
• Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (18)
• Consolidated B-24 Liberator (14)
• De Havilland DH.84 Dragon (14)
• De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide (14)

Years

• 1942 (67)
• 1943 (44)
• 1945 (25)
• 1944 (20)
• 1980 (18)
• 1988 (18)
• 1989 (18)
• 1981 (16)
• 1986 (16)
• 1983 (15)
• 1984 (15)
• 1926 (13)

All crashes (page 1 of 7)

• March 19, 2026: Cessna 441 Conquest, Broome, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• February 6, 2026: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Normanton, Queensland, Australia (1 fatality)
• September 27, 2025: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Moruya, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• July 20, 2025: Cessna 406 Caravan, Oakey, Queensland, Australia (2 fatalities)
• January 7, 2025: Cessna 208A Caravan, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia (3 fatalities)
• January 8, 2024: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 10, 2023: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 4, 2023: Rockwell Gulfstream 695A Jetprop 1000, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia (3 fatalities)
• April 7, 2023: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Hillcrest, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• February 6, 2023: Boeing 737-300, Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• October 3, 2022: Britten-Norman Islander, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 2020: Cessna 404 Titan, Lockhart River (Iron Range), Queensland, Australia (5 fatalities)
• January 23, 2020: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Peak View, New South Wales, Australia (3 fatalities)
• December 14, 2019: Angel Aircraft Corporation Model 44 Angel, Mareeba, Queensland, Australia (2 fatalities)
• December 8, 2018: Britten-Norman Islander, West Portal (Southwest National Park), Tasmania, Australia (1 fatality)
• December 31, 2017: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Cottage Point, New South Wales, Australia (6 fatalities)
• June 16, 2017: Fletcher FU-24, Upper Turon, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• May 30, 2017: Cessna 441 Conquest, Renmark, South Australia, Australia (3 fatalities)
• April 22, 2017: GippsAero GA8 Airvan, Gibb River, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• February 21, 2017: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Melbourne-Essendon, Victoria, Australia (5 fatalities)
• January 26, 2017: Grumman G-73 Mallard, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (2 fatalities)
• December 13, 2016: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Moomba, South Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• January 28, 2016: Cessna 208A Caravan, Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• September 25, 2015: Cessna 550 Citation Bravo, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 8, 2015: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Badu Island, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• June 12, 2014: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• January 29, 2014: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Aldinga, South Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• October 1, 2012: De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, Borumba Dam, Queensland, Australia (6 fatalities)
• February 24, 2011: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Horn Island, Queensland, Australia (1 fatality)
• December 20, 2010: Fletcher FU-24, Wynella Station, Queensland, Australia (1 fatality)
• October 15, 2010: GippsAero GA8 Airvan, Lady Barron, Tasmania, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 6, 2010: GippsAero GA8 Airvan, Orange, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• June 15, 2010: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• March 22, 2010: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (2 fatalities)
• January 14, 2010: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Beagle Bay, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 2009: IAI 1124 Westwind, Norfolk Island, Australia (0 fatalities)
• February 6, 2009: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 7, 2008: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia (4 fatalities)
• October 16, 2008: GippsAero GA8 Airvan, Buckingham Bay, Northern Territory, Australia (1 fatality)
• September 9, 2008: GippsAero GA8 Airvan, Cooinda, Northern Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 17, 2008: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• April 9, 2008: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• August 16, 2007: PAC Cresco 08-600 (08-750), Tully, Queensland, Australia (1 fatality)
• July 31, 2007: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Clonbinane, Victoria, Australia (2 fatalities)
• April 9, 2007: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 12, 2006: Partenavia P.68, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• October 31, 2006: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Raglan, Queensland, Australia (3 fatalities)
• July 1, 2006: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 2, 2005: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia (4 fatalities)
• July 8, 2005: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia (3 fatalities)
• May 7, 2005: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Lockhart River (Iron Range), Queensland, Australia (15 fatalities)
• August 30, 2004: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, El Questro, Western Australia, Australia (2 fatalities)
• July 28, 2004: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Benalla, Victoria, Australia (6 fatalities)
• February 19, 2004: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (1 fatality)
• February 8, 2004: Cessna 208A Caravan, Green Island, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• January 27, 2004: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• August 11, 2003: Cessna 404 Titan, Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia (2 fatalities)
• May 15, 2003: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 6, 2003: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 7, 2002: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 9, 2002: Cessna 340, Cairns, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 10, 2001: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
• November 27, 2001: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia (4 fatalities)
• June 25, 2001: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• April 29, 2001: Cessna 208A Caravan, Nagambie, Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)
• April 10, 2001: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Thornton Peak, Queensland, Australia (4 fatalities)
• September 4, 2000: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Wernadinga Station, Queensland, Australia (8 fatalities)
• September 2, 2000: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Port Keats, Northern Territory, Australia (1 fatality)
• June 24, 2000: Beechcraft 70 Queen Air, Leonora, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• May 31, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia (8 fatalities)
• January 16, 1999: Britten-Norman Islander, Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands), Western Australia, Australia (3 fatalities)
• October 21, 1998: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Horn Island, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 20, 1998: Partenavia P.68, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• November 18, 1996: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Richmond AFB, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1996: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Point Lookout, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• October 30, 1996: Fletcher FU-24, Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• April 7, 1996: Britten-Norman Islander, Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• February 12, 1996: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Cannington, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• February 8, 1996: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, King Island-Currie, Tasmania, Australia (1 fatality)
• February 7, 1996: GippsAero GA8 Airvan, Latrobe Valley (Morwell), Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1995: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Horn Island, Queensland, Australia (1 fatality)
• November 22, 1995: Partenavia P.68, Tangalooma, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• September 16, 1995: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• April 27, 1995: IAI 1124 Westwind, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia (3 fatalities)
• March 16, 1995: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Yea, Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 21, 1994: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Melbourne-Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)
• December 19, 1994: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Cooplacurripa, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• November 9, 1994: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia (2 fatalities)
• April 24, 1994: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sydney-Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 21, 1994: Britten-Norman Islander, Weipa, Queensland, Australia (6 fatalities)
• March 9, 1994: Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• January 14, 1994: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Sydney-Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• December 3, 1993: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Melbourne-Essendon, Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
• September 17, 1993: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (6 fatalities)
• July 20, 1993: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (1 fatality)
• June 11, 1993: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Young, New South Wales, Australia (7 fatalities)
• May 29, 1993: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Innamincka, South Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• April 14, 1993: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Mackay, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 16, 1992: Fletcher FU-24, Coogah, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• November 12, 1991: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Jaspers Brush, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)