Plane crashes in Somalia
42 crashes in Somalia since 1948, with 210 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.
- Crashes: 42
- Fatal crashes: 13
- Fatalities: 210
- First recorded: June 23, 1948
- Most recent: February 10, 2026
Deadliest
- July 20, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Balad, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Somalia (50 fatalities)
- July 20, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Balad, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Somalia (50 fatalities)
- June 28, 1989: Fokker F27 Friendship, Hargeisa, Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia (30 fatalities)
- June 28, 1989: Fokker F27 Friendship, Hargeisa, Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia (30 fatalities)
- April 12, 1964: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hargeisa Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia (15 fatalities)
Manufacturers
- Fokker (14)
- Antonov (6)
- De Havilland (3)
- Embraer (3)
- Avro (2)
- Douglas (2)
- Ilyushin (2)
- Vickers (2)
- Airbus (1)
- Boeing (1)
- Dornier (1)
- Grumman (1)
Aircraft
- Fokker 50 (7)
- Fokker F27 Friendship (7)
- Embraer EMB-120 Brasília (3)
- Antonov AN-24 (2)
- Avro 652 Anson (2)
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (2)
- Ilyushin II-76 (2)
- Airbus A300 (1)
- Antonov AN-12 (1)
- Antonov AN-26 (1)
- Antonov AN-32 (1)
- Antonov AN-8 (1)
Years
All crashes
- February 10, 2026: Fokker 50, Mogadishu-Aden Adde, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- March 22, 2025: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Ceel Xabaalbow, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia (5 fatalities)
- January 18, 2024: Fokker 50, Eelbarde, Bakool, Somalia (1 fatality)
- July 11, 2023: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Mogadishu-Aden Adde, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- July 18, 2022: Fokker 50, Mogadishu-Aden Adde, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- November 3, 2021: Transall C-160, Dolow, Geedo, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- July 21, 2021: De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8), Bur Ache, Geedo, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- December 2, 2020: Boeing 737-500, Garowe, Nugaal, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- September 19, 2020: Fokker 50, Mogadishu-Aden Adde, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- August 4, 2020: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12, Dhobley, Jubbada Hoose, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- July 14, 2020: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Beledweyne-Haji-Sheikh Mahmud Hasan (Ugas Khalif), Hiiraan, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- May 4, 2020: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Bardale, Baay, Somalia (5 fatalities)
- February 14, 2019: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- June 3, 2017: Fokker F27 Friendship, Garbaharey, Geedo, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- May 30, 2017: Dornier DO328Jet, Mogadishu-Aden Adde, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- October 12, 2015: Airbus A300, Afgooye, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- September 6, 2014: Fokker 50, Mogadishu-Aden Adde, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- April 20, 2014: Fokker 50, Guriceel, Galgaduud, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- August 25, 2013: Antonov AN-26, Guriceel, Galgaduud, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- August 9, 2013: Antonov AN-12, Mogadishu-Aden Adde, Banaadir, Somalia (4 fatalities)
- April 28, 2012: Antonov AN-24, Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- November 10, 2011: Fokker 50, Guriceel, Galgaduud, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- March 4, 2010: Fokker F27 Friendship, Bosaso, Bari, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- January 13, 2009: Antonov AN-24, Bosaso, Bari, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- August 13, 2008: Fokker F27 Friendship, K50 (Lambar 50), Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia (3 fatalities)
- March 23, 2007: Ilyushin II-76, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia (11 fatalities)
- March 9, 2007: Ilyushin II-76, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- March 12, 1998: Antonov AN-8, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- February 19, 1998: Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- October 25, 1992: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- October 9, 1992: Antonov AN-32, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia (1 fatality)
- June 28, 1989: Fokker F27 Friendship, Hargeisa, Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia (30 fatalities)
- June 28, 1989: Fokker F27 Friendship, Hargeisa, Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia (30 fatalities)
- July 20, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Balad, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Somalia (50 fatalities)
- July 20, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Balad, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Somalia (50 fatalities)
- August 16, 1975: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bosaso Bari, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- May 6, 1970: Vickers Viscount, Mogadishu Banaadir, Somalia (5 fatalities)
- April 12, 1964: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hargeisa Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia (15 fatalities)
- December 19, 1956: Vickers Valetta, Hargeisa Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- February 21, 1954: Breda-Zappata B.Z.308, Mogadishu Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- July 1, 1948: Avro 652 Anson, Merka Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia (0 fatalities)
- June 23, 1948: Avro 652 Anson, Merka Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia (0 fatalities)