Plane crashes in Iraq

18 crashes in Iraq since 1980, with 79 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 18
• Fatal crashes: 9
• Fatalities: 79
• First recorded: September 23, 1980
• Most recent: March 12, 2026

Deadliest

1. January 9, 2007: Antonov AN-26, Balad, Salāh ad-Dīn, Iraq (34 fatalities)
2. January 30, 2005: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Baghdad, Baghdād, Iraq (10 fatalities)
3. February 4, 2011: Hawker 850XP, Sulaymānīyah, As-Sulaymāniyyah, Iraq (7 fatalities)
4. November 13, 2008: Antonov AN-12, Al-Taqaddum AFB, Al-Anbar, Iraq (7 fatalities)
5. March 12, 2026: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Iraq (6 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Antonov (5)
• Lockheed (5)
• Cessna (3)
• Beechcraft (1)
• Boeing (1)
• Hawker (1)
• Ilyushin (1)
• Learjet (1)

Aircraft

• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (5)
• Antonov AN-24 (3)
• Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (2)
• Antonov AN-12 (1)
• Antonov AN-26 (1)
• Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty (1)
• Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker (1)
• Cessna 501 Citation I (1)
• Ilyushin II-76 (1)
• Learjet C-21A (1)

Years

• 1982 (2)
• 2006 (2)
• 2007 (2)
• 2008 (2)
• 2016 (2)
• 2020 (2)
• 1980 (1)
• 2004 (1)
• 2005 (1)
• 2009 (1)
• 2011 (1)
• 2026 (1)

All crashes

• March 12, 2026: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Iraq (6 fatalities)
• October 31, 2020: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Balad, Salāh ad-Dīn, Iraq (2 fatalities)
• June 8, 2020: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Al Taji AAF, Salāh ad-Dīn, Iraq (0 fatalities)
• March 16, 2016: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq (3 fatalities)
• March 5, 2016: Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty, Kawrgosk, Arbīl, Iraq (0 fatalities)
• February 4, 2011: Hawker 850XP, Sulaymānīyah, As-Sulaymāniyyah, Iraq (7 fatalities)
• November 2, 2009: Learjet C-21A, Talil AFB (Imam Ali), Dhī Qār, Iraq (0 fatalities)
• November 13, 2008: Antonov AN-12, Al-Taqaddum AFB, Al-Anbar, Iraq (7 fatalities)
• June 27, 2008: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Baghdad, Baghdād), Iraq (0 fatalities)
• February 12, 2007: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Amarah, Maysān, Iraq (0 fatalities)
• January 9, 2007: Antonov AN-26, Balad, Salāh ad-Dīn, Iraq (34 fatalities)
• March 23, 2006: Antonov AN-24, Talil AFB (Imam Ali), Dhī Qār Iraq, Iraq (0 fatalities)
• February 16, 2006: Cessna 501 Citation I, Sulaymānīyah, As-Sulaymāniyyah, Iraq (6 fatalities)
• January 30, 2005: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Baghdad, Baghdād, Iraq (10 fatalities)
• December 29, 2004: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Qayyarah Airfield West AFB, Nīnawā (Nineveh), Iraq (0 fatalities)
• August 28, 1982: Antonov AN-24, An-Nāşirīyah, Dhī Qār, Iraq (0 fatalities)
• April 22, 1982: Antonov AN-24, Iraq, All Iraq, Iraq (0 fatalities)
• September 23, 1980: Ilyushin II-76, Baghdad, Baghdād, Iraq (4 fatalities)