Plane crashes in Papua New Guinea

303 crashes in Papua New Guinea since 1928, with 1,140 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 303
Fatal crashes: 178
Fatalities: 1,140
First recorded: March 3, 1928
Most recent: September 7, 2026

All crashes (page 3 of 4)

August 27, 1943: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
August 27, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Winima Morobe, Papua New Guinea (7 fatalities)
August 15, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tsile Tsile Morobe, Papua New Guinea (9 fatalities)
August 15, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tsile Tsile Morobe, Papua New Guinea (6 fatalities)
July 27, 1943: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Buin Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (10 fatalities)
July 23, 1943: Martin B-26 Marauder, Salamaua Morobe, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
July 19, 1943: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Buin Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (10 fatalities)
June 26, 1943: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Rabaul East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (9 fatalities)
May 21, 1943: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Put Put (Lihir Island) East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (7 fatalities)
May 21, 1943: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Rabaul East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
May 12, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kokoda Central, Papua New Guinea (5 fatalities)
April 26, 1943: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Aita Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (3 fatalities)
April 22, 1943: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (13 fatalities)
April 18, 1943: Mitsubishi G4M, Buin Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (10 fatalities)
April 18, 1943: Mitsubishi G4M, Buin Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (12 fatalities)
April 12, 1943: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (11 fatalities)
April 12, 1943: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Matong East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (6 fatalities)
March 15, 1943: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
March 11, 1943: Avro 652 Anson, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
March 11, 1943: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tufi Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
March 8, 1943: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Gasmata West New Britain, Papua New Guinea (9 fatalities)
January 10, 1943: Martin B-26 Marauder, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (7 fatalities)
January 7, 1943: Martin B-26 Marauder, Salamaua Morobe, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
January 3, 1943: Martin B-26 Marauder, Dobodura Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
December 19, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Alotau Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
December 17, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Kokoda Central, Papua New Guinea (7 fatalities)
December 15, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Soputa Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (3 fatalities)
December 2, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
November 30, 1942: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Dobodura Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
November 10, 1942: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mount Obree Central, Papua New Guinea (17 fatalities)
November 2, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
November 1, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
October 28, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Alotau Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
October 5, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Rabaul East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (9 fatalities)
September 26, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Duma Point Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
September 14, 1942: Douglas DC-2, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (5 fatalities)
August 13, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Buna Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
August 9, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Malapla Island Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
August 9, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Kabanga East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (9 fatalities)
August 9, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Rabaul East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
August 7, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Mount Suckling Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
August 2, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Musa Point Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
July 24, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Buna Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
July 4, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Lae Morobe, Papua New Guinea (6 fatalities)
June 9, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Salamaua Morobe, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
May 28, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Lae Morobe, Papua New Guinea (7 fatalities)
May 25, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Montague Harbour East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
May 14, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
May 10, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Deboyne Island Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (7 fatalities)
May 6, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Bwagaoia (Misima Island) Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (9 fatalities)
May 4, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Bougainville Island Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
May 2, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Trobriand Islands (Kiriwina Islands) Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
April 18, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Rabaul East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (5 fatalities)
April 15, 1942: Simmonds Spartan, Goroka Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
April 11, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Tufi Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
April 8, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
April 6, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Trobriand Islands (Kiriwina Islands) Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
February 24, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Rabaul East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
February 23, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
February 11, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Gasmata West New Britain, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
January 26, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
January 21, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Yambo Morobe, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
January 21, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Bismarck Sea near Kavieng New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (3 fatalities)
January 19, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Kabu River East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
January 19, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Tonda Western (Fly), Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
January 15, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Kavieng New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
December 8, 1941: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
October 30, 1941: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Black Cat Creek Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
October 23, 1941: Ford 5, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
September 7, 1941: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
February 6, 1941: De Havilland DH.66 Hercules, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
March 15, 1940: De Havilland DH.86 Express, Kavieng New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
January 21, 1940: De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (3 fatalities)
November 6, 1939: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Black Cat Creek Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
October 26, 1939: Fokker F7, Kiunga Western (Fly), Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
August 6, 1939: Fokker Super Universal, Alexishaven Madang, Papua New Guinea (5 fatalities)
May 9, 1938: De Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth, Salamaua Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
March 5, 1938: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Surprise Creek (Wai Ungu) Western (Fly), Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
October 16, 1937: De Havilland DH.50, Waipali Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
August 27, 1937: Stinson SR-7 Reliant, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
March 21, 1937: De Havilland DH.50, Ramu Madang, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
May 28, 1936: De Havilland DH.50, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
October 23, 1935: De Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth, Salamaua Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
September 30, 1935: De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
August 20, 1935: De Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
July 13, 1935: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Kaiapit Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
December 16, 1934: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Black Cat Creek Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
November 2, 1934: De Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth, Kaiapit Morobe, Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
October 15, 1933: General Aircraft Genairco, Kabakaul East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
September 30, 1933: Avro 594 Avian, Bulolo Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
December 26, 1932: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
October 18, 1932: Junkers W.33, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1931: Junkers W.34, Wampit Morobe, Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
March 18, 1931: Fokker F3, Salamaua Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
January 17, 1931: Junkers W.34, Wampit Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
October 7, 1930: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Bulolo Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
May 31, 1930: Handley Page H.P.27, Kuper Range Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
March 6, 1930: Junkers W.34, Wau Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)