Plane crashes in Benin

10 crashes in Benin since 1935, with 146 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 10
• Fatal crashes: 3
• Fatalities: 146
• First recorded: January 25, 1935
• Most recent: December 25, 2003

Deadliest

1. December 25, 2003: Boeing 727-200, Cotonou-Cardinal Bernardin Gantin (ex Cadjehoun), Littoral, Benin (141 fatalities)
2. October 11, 1940: Dewoitine D.338, Dadjo Collines, Benin (3 fatalities)
3. July 10, 1938: Caudron C.440 Goéland, Nikki Borgou, Benin (2 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Antonov (2)
• Caudron (2)
• De Havilland (2)
• Boeing (1)
• Dewoitine (1)
• Douglas (1)
• Lockheed (1)

Aircraft

• Antonov AN-26 (2)
• De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (2)
• Boeing 727-200 (1)
• Caudron C.280 Phalène (1)
• Caudron C.440 Goéland (1)
• Dewoitine D.338 (1)
• Douglas DC-3 (1)
• Lockheed C-60 LodeStar (1)

Years

• 1983 (2)
• 1985 (2)
• 1935 (1)
• 1938 (1)
• 1940 (1)
• 1945 (1)
• 1950 (1)
• 2003 (1)

All crashes

• December 25, 2003: Boeing 727-200, Cotonou-Cardinal Bernardin Gantin (ex Cadjehoun), Littoral, Benin (141 fatalities)
• December 31, 1985: Antonov AN-26, Parakou, Borgou, Benin (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1985: Antonov AN-26, Parakou, Borgou, Benin (0 fatalities)
• February 24, 1983: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Bétérou, Borgou, Benin (0 fatalities)
• February 24, 1983: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Bétérou, Borgou, Benin (0 fatalities)
• February 16, 1950: Douglas DC-3, Cotonou-Cardinal Bernardin Gantin (ex Cadjehoun) Littoral, Benin (0 fatalities)
• December 14, 1945: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, Kouandé Atakira, Benin (0 fatalities)
• October 11, 1940: Dewoitine D.338, Dadjo Collines, Benin (3 fatalities)
• July 10, 1938: Caudron C.440 Goéland, Nikki Borgou, Benin (2 fatalities)
• January 25, 1935: Caudron C.280 Phalène, Parakou Borgou, Benin (0 fatalities)