Plane crashes in French Polynesia

11 crashes in French Polynesia since 1958, with 140 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 11
• Fatal crashes: 8
• Fatalities: 140
• First recorded: February 19, 1958
• Most recent: January 30, 2011

Deadliest

1. July 22, 1973: Boeing 707, Papeete Tahiti, French Polynesia (78 fatalities)
2. August 9, 2007: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Moorea, Tahiti, French Polynesia (20 fatalities)
3. February 19, 1958: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Raiatea Island Windward Islands, French Polynesia (15 fatalities)
4. April 18, 1991: Dornier DO228, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia (10 fatalities)
5. June 30, 1972: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Hao Island Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia (6 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Boeing (2)
• Cessna (2)
• Beechcraft (1)
• Consolidated (1)
• De Havilland (1)
• Dornier (1)
• Douglas (1)
• Gulfstream (1)
• Mitsubishi (1)

Aircraft

• Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (1)
• Boeing 707 (1)
• Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker (1)
• Cessna 411 (1)
• Cessna 441 Conquest (1)
• Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (1)
• De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (1)
• Dornier DO228 (1)
• Douglas DC-6 (1)
• Gulfstream GIV (1)
• Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise (1)

Years

• 1958 (1)
• 1969 (1)
• 1971 (1)
• 1972 (1)
• 1973 (1)
• 1990 (1)
• 1991 (1)
• 1994 (1)
• 2004 (1)
• 2007 (1)
• 2011 (1)

All crashes

• January 30, 2011: Gulfstream GIV, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (0 fatalities)
• August 9, 2007: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Moorea, Tahiti, French Polynesia (20 fatalities)
• April 16, 2004: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (0 fatalities)
• May 27, 1994: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (5 fatalities)
• April 18, 1991: Dornier DO228, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia (10 fatalities)
• December 5, 1990: Cessna 441 Conquest, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (3 fatalities)
• July 22, 1973: Boeing 707, Papeete Tahiti, French Polynesia (78 fatalities)
• June 30, 1972: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Hao Island Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia (6 fatalities)
• June 5, 1971: Cessna 411, Hao Island Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia (3 fatalities)
• July 1, 1969: Douglas DC-6, Papeete Tahiti, French Polynesia (0 fatalities)
• February 19, 1958: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Raiatea Island Windward Islands, French Polynesia (15 fatalities)