Plane crashes in Canada

1,542 crashes in Canada since 1909, with 4,215 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 1,542
Fatal crashes: 728
Fatalities: 4,215
First recorded: September 2, 1909
Most recent: September 26, 2026

Deadliest

December 12, 1985: Douglas DC-8, Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (256 fatalities)
December 12, 1985: Douglas DC-8, Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (256 fatalities)
September 2, 1998: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada (229 fatalities)
November 29, 1963: Douglas DC-8, Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville Quebec, Canada (118 fatalities)
July 5, 1970: Douglas DC-8, Toronto Ontario, Canada (109 fatalities)

Manufacturers

De Havilland (405)
Douglas (153)
Noorduyn (118)
Avro (107)
Beechcraft (95)
Piper (83)
Cessna (62)
Lockheed (62)
Curtiss (40)
Fairchild (38)
Canadian Vickers (34)
Consolidated (34)

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (143)
Noorduyn Norseman (118)
De Havilland DH.60 Moth (109)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (86)
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter (62)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (47)
Avro 652 Anson (46)
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (32)
Beechcraft 100 King Air (28)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (28)
Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso) (27)
Britten-Norman Islander (24)

Years

1929 (43)
1981 (39)
1986 (38)
1930 (35)
1942 (31)
1984 (29)
1931 (28)
1943 (28)
1989 (28)
1982 (27)
1988 (27)
1952 (26)

All crashes (page 1 of 16)

September 26, 2026: Private helicopter, Rang des Écossais / Highway 10, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Quebec, Canada (4 fatalities)
September 18, 2026: Cessna 172, Near Kisbey, Saskatchewan, Canada (2 fatalities)
August 26, 2026: Small plane (training flight), Hatzic / Stave Lake Road, Mission, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
August 3, 2026: Cessna 172, Near Chilliwack Airport, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
June 25, 2026: Turbo Commander 960, Northwest Territories, Canada (3 fatalities)
June 24, 2026: Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840, Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada (3 fatalities)
September 13, 2025: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Makepeace Lake, Manitoba, Canada (4 fatalities)
July 26, 2025: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Deer Lake, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (2 fatalities)
May 2, 2025: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada (1 fatality)
February 17, 2025: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-900, Toronto-Lester Bowles Pearson, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 16, 2024: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 13, 2024: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 18, 2024: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
June 16, 2024: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Red Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
January 23, 2024: BAe Jetstream 31, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada (6 fatalities)
December 27, 2023: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 18, 2023: Grumman G-21A Goose, Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 27, 2023: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Wawa, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 21, 2023: Pilatus PC-12, Kasabonika, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 28, 2023: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Gold River, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 20, 2023: Quest Kodiak 100, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
May 19, 2023: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Deer Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 17, 2023: Pilatus PC-12, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (0 fatalities)
February 28, 2023: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Nakina, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
December 14, 2022: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Goose Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (1 fatality)
October 13, 2022: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Pluto Lake, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
March 8, 2022: Cessna 208A Caravan, Lake Seul, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
January 31, 2022: Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 10, 2021: Socata TBM-910, Westlock, Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 16, 2021: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (1 fatality)
December 10, 2019: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada (3 fatalities)
October 26, 2019: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada (3 fatalities)
August 6, 2019: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Mayo, Yukon, Canada (2 fatalities)
July 30, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 26, 2019: Cessna 208A Caravan, Addenbroke Island, British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
July 15, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Mistastin Lake, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (7 fatalities)
July 12, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lake Boulène, Quebec, Canada (3 fatalities)
July 11, 2019: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Hawk Junction, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
May 1, 2019: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Makkovik, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (1 fatality)
April 24, 2019: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Gillam, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
January 30, 2019: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Whatì, Northwest Territories, Canada (2 fatalities)
November 13, 2018: Cessna 340, Ponoka-Labrie Field, Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 7, 2018: Boeing 747-400, Halifax-Stanfield, Nova Scotia, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 11, 2018: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 1, 2018: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mt Rae, Alberta, Canada (2 fatalities)
February 23, 2018: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 13, 2017: ATR42-300, Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan, Canada (1 fatality)
November 2, 2017: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 26, 2017: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 30, 2017: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Schefferville, Quebec, Canada (2 fatalities)
December 12, 2016: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Saint-Frédéric, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 13, 2016: Cessna 500 Citation, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
October 10, 2016: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Laidman Lake, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
July 17, 2016: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 15, 2016: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Elwyn Creek, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
May 31, 2016: Rockwell Aero Commander 700 (Fuji FA-300), Beaverdell, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 10, 2016: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lumby, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 5, 2016: Convair CV-580, Manning, Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 20, 2016: Beechcraft 1900D, Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
March 29, 2016: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Le Havre-aux-Maisons (Magdalen Islands), Quebec, Canada (7 fatalities)
December 11, 2015: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada (1 fatality)
October 16, 2015: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Taylor, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
September 25, 2015: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Déline, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 15, 2015: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 23, 2015: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Les Bergeronnes, Quebec, Canada (6 fatalities)
August 16, 2015: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 13, 2015: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Mount Seymour, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
March 29, 2015: Airbus A320, Halifax-Stanfield, Nova Scotia, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 20, 2014: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 26, 2014: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Timmins, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 16, 2014: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Grand Manan Islands, New Brunswick, Canada (2 fatalities)
July 11, 2014: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Saint John Harbour, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 25, 2014: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kennedy Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
March 9, 2014: ATR42-300, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 14, 2013: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
November 10, 2013: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Red Lake, Ontario, Canada (5 fatalities)
September 25, 2013: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Hudson Bay, Nunavut, Canada (1 fatality)
August 22, 2013: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Ivanhoe Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada (1 fatality)
August 19, 2013: Douglas DC-3, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 16, 2013: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Hesquiat Lake, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
July 3, 2013: Canadair CL-415, Moosehead Lake, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 10, 2013: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 30, 2013: Beechcraft D18, Red Lake, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
April 3, 2013: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
January 29, 2013: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Three Hills, Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 22, 2012: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada (1 fatality)
November 18, 2012: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada (1 fatality)
November 17, 2012: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), La Crete, Alberta, Canada (1 fatality)
October 30, 2012: Cessna 560 Citation V, Edmonton-Intl, Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 8, 2012: Socata TBM-850, Calabogie, Ontario, Canada (1 fatality)
June 12, 2012: Avro 748, Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 25, 2012: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lillabelle Lake, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
May 13, 2012: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Peachland, British Columbia, Canada (3 fatalities)
January 10, 2012: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, North Spirit Lake, Ontario, Canada (4 fatalities)
October 27, 2011: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
October 4, 2011: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Lutsel K'e, Northwest Territories, Canada (2 fatalities)
September 22, 2011: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada (2 fatalities)
September 4, 2011: Embraer ERJ-145, Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 20, 2011: Boeing 737-200, Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada (12 fatalities)
August 3, 2011: Convair CV-580, Kasba Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)