Plane crashes in the Northern Mariana Islands

6 crashes in the Northern Mariana Islands since 1945, with 46 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 6
• Fatal crashes: 5
• Fatalities: 46
• First recorded: August 27, 1945
• Most recent: December 20, 1953

Deadliest

1. August 12, 1948: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Rota Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (12 fatalities)
2. December 20, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Agrihan Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (10 fatalities)
3. August 27, 1945: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Isley Field (Saipan Island) Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (10 fatalities)
4. December 17, 1953: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Agrihan Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (9 fatalities)
5. September 7, 1945: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, North Field AFB (Tinian Island) Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (5 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Boeing (2)
• Consolidated (2)
• Curtiss (1)
• Douglas (1)

Aircraft

• Boeing B-29 Superfortress (2)
• Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (2)
• Curtiss C-46 Commando (1)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (1)

Years

• 1945 (2)
• 1953 (2)
• 1946 (1)
• 1948 (1)

All crashes

• December 20, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Agrihan Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (10 fatalities)
• December 17, 1953: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Agrihan Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (9 fatalities)
• August 12, 1948: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Rota Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (12 fatalities)
• January 7, 1946: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Tinian Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (0 fatalities)
• September 7, 1945: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, North Field AFB (Tinian Island) Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (5 fatalities)
• August 27, 1945: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Isley Field (Saipan Island) Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (10 fatalities)