Plane crashes in the United Kingdom

158 crashes in the United Kingdom since 1980, with 566 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 158
• Fatal crashes: 63
• Fatalities: 566
• First recorded: January 14, 1980
• Most recent: September 23, 2026

Deadliest

1. December 21, 1988: Boeing 747-100, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom (270 fatalities)
2. August 22, 1985: Boeing 737-200, Manchester-Ringway, Great Manchester, United Kingdom (55 fatalities)
3. January 8, 1989: Boeing 737-400, East Midlands, Leicestershire, United Kingdom (47 fatalities)
4. May 24, 1995: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Leeds-Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (12 fatalities)
5. August 18, 1984: Vickers Varsity, Marchington, Staffordshire, United Kingdom (11 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Cessna (30)
• Piper (20)
• De Havilland (13)
• Boeing (10)
• Britten-Norman (10)
• Beechcraft (8)
• British Aerospace (7)
• Short (6)
• Vickers (5)
• Avro (4)
• Embraer (4)
• Fokker (4)

Aircraft

• Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (10)
• Britten-Norman Islander (9)
• Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (5)
• Cessna 340 (5)
• Cessna 303 Crusader (4)
• Cessna 404 Titan (4)
• De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (4)
• Fokker F27 Friendship (4)
• Partenavia P.68 (4)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (4)
• Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) (4)
• Short 360 (4)

Years

• 1987 (10)
• 1980 (8)
• 1984 (8)
• 1993 (8)
• 1998 (7)
• 1999 (7)
• 1981 (6)
• 1983 (6)
• 1986 (6)
• 1988 (5)
• 1989 (5)
• 1996 (5)

All crashes (page 1 of 2)

• September 23, 2026: BAE Systems Hawk T2, Pencarnisiog, near RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 13, 2025: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• April 29, 2021: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Cranfield, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 19, 2021: Boeing 737-400, Exeter, Devonshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• June 26, 2018: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Enstone, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 6, 2017: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• October 15, 2016: Socata TBM-900, Fairoaks, Surrey, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 14, 2015: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Buttles Farm, Somerset, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• October 3, 2015: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Stapleford, Essex, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• July 31, 2015: Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300, Blackbushe, Hampshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• March 12, 2015: Raytheon 390 Premier I, Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 2, 2015: Saab 340, Stornoway, Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 24, 2014: Gulfstream GIII, Biggin Hill, London Metropolis, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 15, 2014: BAe Jetstream 31, Doncaster-Sheffield-Robin Hood, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 29, 2014: Boeing 737-400, East Midlands, Leicestershire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 9, 2014: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 12, 2013: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 18, 2012: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Welshpool, Powys, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• May 18, 2011: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Bournemouth-Hurn, Dorset, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 2010: GippsAero GA8 Airvan, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 19, 2010: Cessna 501 Citation I, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• October 26, 2010: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Wentworth, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 6, 2010: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Brize Norton AFB, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 15, 2010: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Oxford-Kidlington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• February 13, 2009: Avro RJ100, London-City, London Metropolis, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 17, 2008: Cessna 402, Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• March 30, 2008: Cessna 500 Citation, Biggin Hill, London Metropolis, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• February 2, 2008: Fokker F27 Friendship, Edinburgh, County of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 17, 2008: Boeing 777-200, London-Heathrow, London Metropolis, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 2007: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Headcorn, Kent, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• September 19, 2006: Cessna 303 Crusader, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 5, 2006: Cessna 303 Crusader, Denham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• June 15, 2006: Boeing 737-300, East Midlands, Leicestershire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 30, 2005: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Northrepps, Norfolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 15, 2005: Britten-Norman Islander, Campbeltown, Argyll & Bute, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• October 22, 2004: Cessna 406 Caravan, Inverness, Inverness-shire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• April 7, 2004: Raytheon 390 Premier I, Blackbushe, Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 6, 2003: Socata TBM-700, Oxford-Kidlington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• October 24, 2003: Socata TBM-700, Dundee, Angus (Forfarshire), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 17, 2003: BAe Jetstream 31, Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 29, 2003: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Humberside, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• December 31, 2002: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Dunkeswell, Devonshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 24, 2002: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Aberdeen-Dyce, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 13, 2002: GAF Nomad N.24, Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 4, 2002: Canadair CL-604 Challenger, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• June 3, 2001: Partenavia P.68, Gratwich, Staffordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 27, 2001: Short 360, Edinburgh, County of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• February 4, 2001: Short 360, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 23, 2000: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Blackbushe, Hampshire, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• November 30, 2000: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Fortingall, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• July 7, 2000: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• June 14, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Liverpool-John Lennon (ex Speke), Merseyside, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• December 22, 1999: Boeing 747-200, Stansted, Essex, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• October 15, 1999: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Mitton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 6, 1999: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Sumburgh, Shetland (Zetland), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 3, 1999: Cessna 404 Titan, Glasgow, Strathclyde, United Kingdom (8 fatalities)
• June 30, 1999: Britten-Norman Islander, Middle Wallop AFB, Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• June 22, 1999: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Porthcurno, Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 12, 1999: Fokker F27 Friendship, Saint Peter-La Villiaze, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• November 28, 1998: De Havilland DHC-7 (Dash-7), Ashburton, Devonshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• September 26, 1998: Cessna 560 Citation V Ultra, Fairoaks, Surrey, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 27, 1998: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• July 16, 1998: Cessna 303 Crusader, Nottingham-Tollerton, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• June 12, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• March 30, 1998: Avro 748, Stansted, Essex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 9, 1998: Short 360, Stornoway, Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1997: Fokker F27 Friendship, Saint Peter-La Villiaze, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 3, 1997: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Shobdon, Herefordshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• April 8, 1997: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Bournemouth-Hurn, Dorset, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 3, 1997: Short 330, Liverpool-John Lennon (ex Speke), Merseyside, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 13, 1996: Learjet 25, Northolt AFB, London Metropolis, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 18, 1996: Bristol 170 Freighter, Enstone, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 30, 1996: Cessna 340, Halfpenny Green, Staffordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 19, 1996: Britten-Norman Islander, Tingwall, Shetland (Zetland), United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• March 24, 1996: Vickers Viscount, Belfast-Aldergrove, Antrim, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 24, 1995: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Leeds-Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (12 fatalities)
• May 16, 1995: BAe Nimrod, Lossiemouth AFB, Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 21, 1994: Boeing 737-200, Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• February 25, 1994: Vickers Viscount, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• February 5, 1994: Britten-Norman Islander, Cark, Cumbria, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 7, 1993: Cessna 340, Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 28, 1993: PZL-Mielec AN-28, Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 15, 1993: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• June 12, 1993: Cessna 340, Marshfield (Colerne), Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 27, 1993: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom (9 fatalities)
• May 26, 1993: Cessna 550 Citation II, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 7, 1993: Partenavia P.68, Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 13, 1993: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Sellafield, Cumbria, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• December 10, 1992: Socata TBM-700, Oxford-Kidlington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 1992: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• October 6, 1992: BAe Jetstream 31, Prestwick, Ayrshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• May 1, 1992: Cessna 303 Crusader, The Channel, World, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 17, 1991: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Lydd, Kent, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• June 30, 1991: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Audley End, Essex, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• June 8, 1991: Cessna 340, Longleat House, Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• October 20, 1990: Partenavia P.68, East Midlands, Leicestershire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• May 31, 1990: Cessna 404 Titan, Colonsay Island, Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 30, 1990: Avro 696 Shackleton, Tarbert (Harris Island), Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
• August 8, 1989: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Popham, Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 25, 1989: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Binbrook AFB, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)