Plane crashes in Malta

35 crashes in Malta since 1930, with 169 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 35
• Fatal crashes: 15
• Fatalities: 169
• First recorded: June 5, 1930
• Most recent: October 24, 2016

Deadliest

1. November 24, 1985: Boeing 737-200, Luqa, Malta (60 fatalities)
2. February 18, 1956: Avro 685 York, Luqa, Malta (50 fatalities)
3. April 5, 1946: Vickers 440 Wellington X, Ir-Rabat, Malta (20 fatalities)
4. February 12, 1954: Avro 696 Shackleton, Gozo Island, Malta (10 fatalities)
5. October 24, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Valetta, Malta (9 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Avro (9)
• Vickers (6)
• Douglas (5)
• Fairey (4)
• Lockheed (3)
• Handley Page (2)
• Boeing (1)
• CMASA (1)
• Savoia-Marchetti (1)
• Short (1)
• Supermarine (1)
• Swearingen (1)

Aircraft

• Avro 685 York (5)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (4)
• Fairey III (4)
• Vickers Valetta (3)
• Avro 683 Lancaster (2)
• Lockheed P-2 Neptune (2)
• Avro 652 Anson (1)
• Avro 696 Shackleton (1)
• Boeing 737-200 (1)
• CMASA Wal (1)
• Douglas DC-2 (1)
• Handley Page H.P.30 (1)

Years

• 1946 (6)
• 1952 (4)
• 1953 (3)
• 1930 (2)
• 1932 (2)
• 1934 (2)
• 1954 (2)
• 1956 (2)
• 1958 (2)
• 1935 (1)
• 1941 (1)
• 1942 (1)

All crashes

• October 24, 2016: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Luqa, Malta (5 fatalities)
• November 24, 1985: Boeing 737-200, Luqa, Malta (60 fatalities)
• January 5, 1960: Vickers Viscount, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• May 20, 1958: Avro 685 York, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• May 4, 1958: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Krendi, Malta (0 fatalities)
• February 18, 1956: Avro 685 York, Luqa, Malta (50 fatalities)
• January 13, 1956: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• April 13, 1954: Avro 685 York, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• February 12, 1954: Avro 696 Shackleton, Gozo Island, Malta (10 fatalities)
• December 16, 1953: Vickers Valetta, Ir-Rabat, Malta (1 fatality)
• September 28, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• May 17, 1953: Vickers Valetta, Luqa, Malta (2 fatalities)
• December 30, 1952: Avro 683 Lancaster, Luqa, Malta (4 fatalities)
• October 8, 1952: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• July 25, 1952: Vickers Viking, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• June 16, 1952: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• January 28, 1951: Short S.45 Solent, Marsaxlokk Bay, Malta (1 fatality)
• May 26, 1950: Vickers Valetta, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• May 24, 1947: Avro 685 York, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• December 23, 1946: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• December 2, 1946: Avro 685 York, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• October 3, 1946: Douglas DC-2, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• August 14, 1946: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Luqa, Malta (1 fatality)
• April 8, 1946: Avro 652 Anson, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• April 5, 1946: Vickers 440 Wellington X, Ir-Rabat, Malta (20 fatalities)
• October 24, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Valetta, Malta (9 fatalities)
• May 13, 1942: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Valetta, Malta (0 fatalities)
• August 13, 1941: Supermarine Walrus, Birżebbuġa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• June 22, 1935: Savoia-Marchetti S.66, Marsaxlokk Bay Malta, Malta (0 fatalities)
• September 22, 1934: Handley Page H.P.30, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• July 17, 1934: Fairey III, Hal Far AFB, Malta (1 fatality)
• February 17, 1932: Fairey III, Marsa Scirocco, Malta (1 fatality)
• February 16, 1932: CMASA Wal, Valetta, Malta (0 fatalities)
• July 7, 1930: Fairey III, Hal Far AFB, Malta (2 fatalities)
• June 5, 1930: Fairey III, Birżebbuġa, Malta (2 fatalities)