Plane crashes in Israel

41 crashes in Israel since 1936, with 46 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 41
• Fatal crashes: 11
• Fatalities: 46
• First recorded: December 30, 1936
• Most recent: October 2, 2026

Deadliest

1. June 6, 1967: Tupolev TU-16, Afula Northern District, Israel (17 fatalities)
2. April 29, 1964: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Mitzpe Ramon Southern District, Israel (9 fatalities)
3. October 24, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ekron-Tel Nof AFB Central District, Israel (5 fatalities)
4. April 24, 1999: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Haifa, Haifa District, Israel (4 fatalities)
5. December 7, 1948: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) Northern District, Israel (3 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Dornier (5)
• Douglas (5)
• Airspeed (3)
• Curtiss (3)
• Lockheed (3)
• Piper (3)
• Boeing (2)
• De Havilland (2)
• IAI (2)
• Noorduyn (2)
• Nord (2)
• ATR (1)

Aircraft

• Dornier DO.28A/B (5)
• Curtiss C-46 Commando (3)
• Airspeed AS.65 Consul (2)
• De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide (2)
• Douglas C-54 Skymaster (2)
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (2)
• Noorduyn Norseman (2)
• Nord 2501 Noratlas (2)
• Airspeed AS.10 Oxford (1)
• ATR42-300 (1)
• Boeing 707 (1)
• Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker (1)

Years

• 1948 (10)
• 1949 (3)
• 1970 (3)
• 1950 (2)
• 1973 (2)
• 1982 (2)
• 1987 (2)
• 1936 (1)
• 1953 (1)
• 1954 (1)
• 1961 (1)
• 1964 (1)

All crashes

• October 2, 2026: Tecnam P92 Echo Mk II, Highway 65, near Kafr Qara, Wadi Ara, Israel (1 fatality)
• April 3, 2016: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Tel Aviv-Sde Dov, Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• August 1, 2013: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Eilat, Southern District, Israel (1 fatality)
• June 18, 2001: ATR42-300, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion, Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• April 24, 1999: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Haifa, Haifa District, Israel (4 fatalities)
• July 23, 1996: IAI 1124 Westwind, Rosh Pina, Northern District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• August 17, 1995: Britten-Norman Islander, Haifa, Haifa District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• July 13, 1990: Dornier DO.28A/B, Israel (1 fatality)
• November 25, 1988: Dornier DO.28A/B, Israel (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1987: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Ayoun, Northern District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1987: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Ayoun, Northern District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• September 12, 1982: Dornier DO.28A/B, Tel Aviv-Sde Dov, Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• September 12, 1982: Dornier DO.28A/B, Tel Aviv-Sde Dov, Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• May 2, 1976: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) Northern District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• July 19, 1973: Dornier DO.28A/B, Tel Aviv-Sde Dov Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• April 18, 1973: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Israel (0 fatalities)
• November 30, 1970: Boeing 707, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• November 30, 1970: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion Tel Aviv District, Israel (2 fatalities)
• January 21, 1970: IAI 1123 Westwind, Beit She'an Northern District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• October 26, 1969: Vickers Viscount, Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• June 6, 1967: Tupolev TU-16, Afula Northern District, Israel (17 fatalities)
• April 29, 1964: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Mitzpe Ramon Southern District, Israel (9 fatalities)
• September 22, 1961: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Lod Central District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• July 2, 1954: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Lod Central District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• December 29, 1953: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Kfar Sirkin AFB Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• October 31, 1950: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Jerusalem-Atarot Jerusalem District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• February 5, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Lod Central District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• June 26, 1949: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Sde Avraham Southern District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• June 13, 1949: Douglas DC-3, Israel (0 fatalities)
• January 2, 1949: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Tel Aviv-Sde Dov Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1948: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) Northern District, Israel (3 fatalities)
• November 10, 1948: Noorduyn Norseman, Ekron-Tel Nof AFB Central District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• October 31, 1948: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, Herzliya Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• October 24, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ekron-Tel Nof AFB Central District, Israel (5 fatalities)
• October 15, 1948: Douglas DC-5, Ramat-David AFB Northern District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• September 30, 1948: Noorduyn Norseman, Ekron-Tel Nof AFB Central District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• July 20, 1948: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Lod Central District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• July 17, 1948: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Tel Aviv Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• July 4, 1948: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Ekron-Tel Nof AFB Central District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• May 23, 1948: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Latrun Jerusalem District, Israel (1 fatality)
• December 30, 1936: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Afula Northern District, Israel (2 fatalities)