Plane crashes in Australia

182 crashes in Australia since 1980, with 327 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 182
• Fatal crashes: 111
• Fatalities: 327
• First recorded: February 11, 1980
• Most recent: March 19, 2026

All crashes (page 2 of 2)

• October 29, 1991: Boeing 707, Woodside Beach, Victoria, Australia (5 fatalities)
• September 9, 1991: GAF Nomad N.22, Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia (4 fatalities)
• April 26, 1991: Lockheed P-3 Orion, Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands), Western Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
• February 14, 1991: Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• January 7, 1991: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 7, 1990: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• July 26, 1990: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Wondai, Queensland, Australia (5 fatalities)
• July 17, 1990: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Goombungee, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• May 11, 1990: Cessna 500 Citation, Mareeba, Queensland, Australia (11 fatalities)
• April 22, 1990: Cessna 501 Citation I, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• April 5, 1990: GAF Nomad N.22, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 12, 1990: GAF Nomad N.24, Edinburgh AFB, South Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
• January 26, 1990: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia (2 fatalities)
• November 29, 1989: Fletcher FU-24, Frogmore, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• November 18, 1989: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Mt Barren Jack (Burrinjuck), New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• October 27, 1989: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
• September 20, 1989: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Orroroo, South Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
• August 18, 1989: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 6, 1989: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Tolmie, Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)
• July 5, 1989: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Cape Richards, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• May 22, 1989: Britten-Norman Islander, Derby, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1989: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• December 16, 1988: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Sturt Meadows Station, Western Australia, Australia (20 fatalities)
• December 5, 1988: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lake Monduran, Queensland, Australia (3 fatalities)
• November 1, 1988: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Stanwell Park, New South Wales, Australia (3 fatalities)
• October 31, 1988: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Nandawar, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• October 14, 1988: Partenavia P.68, Kolane, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 19, 1988: Fletcher FU-24, Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• July 14, 1988: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, King Island-Currie, Tasmania, Australia (0 fatalities)
• May 20, 1988: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Mount Garnett, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• April 7, 1988: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia (3 fatalities)
• December 22, 1987: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Cassilis, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• June 21, 1987: Cessna 402, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia (4 fatalities)
• February 2, 1987: Cessna 402, Mount Dianne, Queensland, Australia (5 fatalities)
• December 22, 1986: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• October 17, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Edinburgh AFB, South Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• September 3, 1986: Cessna 402, Melbourne-Essendon, Victoria, Australia (6 fatalities)
• September 2, 1986: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Cairns, Queensland, Australia (8 fatalities)
• July 16, 1986: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Benalla, Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 4, 1986: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Camden, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1986: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Lismore, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• February 27, 1986: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Canning Dam, Western Australia, Australia (2 fatalities)
• November 9, 1985: Partenavia P.68, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (2 fatalities)
• October 10, 1985: IAI 1124 Westwind, Sydney-Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• August 7, 1985: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Biloela, Queensland, Australia (1 fatality)
• April 13, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1984: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 25, 1984: Britten-Norman Islander, Wilton, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 10, 1984: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Barham, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• September 11, 1984: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Norfolk Island, All Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
• May 16, 1984: Cessna 340, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia (4 fatalities)
• February 25, 1984: Fletcher FU-24, Stuart Mill, Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
• February 20, 1984: Cessna 500 Citation, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia (2 fatalities)
• January 20, 1984: Rockwell Aero Commander 685, Ben Lomond, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• December 7, 1983: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Point Cook (Melbourne), Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)
• November 15, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Cairns, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• August 28, 1983: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Adavale, Queensland, Australia (12 fatalities)
• August 4, 1983: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 17, 1983: Rockwell Aero Commander 685, Bass Strait, All Australia, Australia (2 fatalities)
• June 15, 1983: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Moomba, South Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
• May 24, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Bargo, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• February 21, 1983: Cessna 402, Nagoorin, Queensland, Australia (1 fatality)
• June 9, 1982: Fokker F27 Friendship, Amberley, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 3, 1982: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Dysart, Queensland, Australia (2 fatalities)
• January 5, 1982: Cessna 411, Brisbane-Archerfield, Queensland, Australia (5 fatalities)
• November 8, 1981: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• September 21, 1981: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Weipa, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 4, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mount Augustus, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• May 3, 1981: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
• April 30, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia (4 fatalities)
• April 27, 1981: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1981: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Emerald, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• January 26, 1981: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Portland, Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)
• December 31, 1980: Fletcher FU-24, Yass, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 23, 1980: Partenavia P.68, Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 16, 1980: Britten-Norman Trislander, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• November 28, 1980: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Oakey, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• May 28, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Teutonic Bore, Western Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
• May 13, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Esperance, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• February 26, 1980: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Dysart, Queensland, Australia (1 fatality)
• February 21, 1980: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Sydney-Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, Australia (13 fatalities)
• February 11, 1980: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Flowerdale, Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)