Plane crashes in Samoa Islands (Western Samoa)

10 crashes in Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) since 1950, with 56 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 10
• Fatal crashes: 6
• Fatalities: 56
• First recorded: December 12, 1950
• Most recent: January 7, 1997

Deadliest

1. January 13, 1970: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Faleolo, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (32 fatalities)
2. April 27, 1978: Cessna 402, Apia-Fagali'i, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (10 fatalities)
3. December 12, 1950: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Apia-Faleolo, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (7 fatalities)
4. January 7, 1997: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Apia-Fagali'i, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (3 fatalities)
5. May 11, 1966: Douglas DC-3, Apia, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (3 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• De Havilland (4)
• Douglas (2)
• Britten-Norman (1)
• Cessna (1)
• Consolidated (1)
• Percival (1)

Aircraft

• De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (4)
• Britten-Norman Islander (1)
• Cessna 402 (1)
• Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (1)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (1)
• Douglas DC-3 (1)
• Percival P.50 Prince (1)

Years

• 1988 (2)
• 1950 (1)
• 1960 (1)
• 1966 (1)
• 1970 (1)
• 1978 (1)
• 1979 (1)
• 1984 (1)
• 1997 (1)

All crashes

• January 7, 1997: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Apia-Fagali'i, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (3 fatalities)
• August 20, 1988: Britten-Norman Islander, Asau, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (0 fatalities)
• June 17, 1988: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Tau, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (0 fatalities)
• July 21, 1984: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Tau, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (1 fatality)
• November 5, 1979: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Tau, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (0 fatalities)
• April 27, 1978: Cessna 402, Apia-Fagali'i, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (10 fatalities)
• January 13, 1970: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Faleolo, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (32 fatalities)
• May 11, 1966: Douglas DC-3, Apia, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (3 fatalities)
• December 4, 1960: Percival P.50 Prince, Faleolo, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1950: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Apia-Faleolo, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (7 fatalities)