Plane crashes in the US Virgin Islands

31 crashes in the US Virgin Islands since 1949, with 126 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 31
• Fatal crashes: 21
• Fatalities: 126
• First recorded: May 4, 1949
• Most recent: January 17, 2011

Deadliest

1. April 27, 1976: Boeing 727-100, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (37 fatalities)
2. May 2, 1970: Douglas DC-9, Caribbean Sea off St Croix, US Virgin Islands (23 fatalities)
3. July 24, 1979: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (8 fatalities)
4. April 21, 1971: Beechcraft E18, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (8 fatalities)
5. July 15, 1965: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (8 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Grumman (6)
• Douglas (4)
• Beechcraft (3)
• Piper (3)
• Boeing (2)
• Britten-Norman (2)
• De Havilland (2)
• Rockwell (2)
• Cessna (1)
• Consolidated (1)
• Convair (1)
• Curtiss (1)

Aircraft

• Grumman G-21A Goose (5)
• Beechcraft E18 (2)
• Britten-Norman Islander (2)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (2)
• Beechcraft C18S (1)
• Boeing 727-100 (1)
• Boeing 727-200 (1)
• Cessna 402 (1)
• Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (1)
• Convair CV-340 (1)
• Curtiss C-46 Commando (1)
• De Havilland DH.104 Dove (1)

Years

• 1978 (5)
• 1970 (3)
• 1981 (3)
• 1965 (2)
• 1976 (2)
• 2006 (2)
• 1949 (1)
• 1951 (1)
• 1967 (1)
• 1968 (1)
• 1971 (1)
• 1974 (1)

All crashes

• January 17, 2011: Convair CV-340, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• July 19, 2006: Douglas DC-3, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• April 18, 2006: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• February 8, 1997: Cessna 402, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (2 fatalities)
• October 28, 1986: Grumman G-73 Mallard, Christiansted, US Virgin Islands (1 fatality)
• November 10, 1984: Learjet 24, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (2 fatalities)
• October 26, 1981: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (3 fatalities)
• August 16, 1981: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (4 fatalities)
• March 28, 1981: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (1 fatality)
• January 18, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• July 24, 1979: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (8 fatalities)
• November 5, 1978: Grumman G-21A Goose, Christiansted, US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• November 3, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (1 fatality)
• September 2, 1978: Grumman G-21A Goose, Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands (4 fatalities)
• June 4, 1978: Grumman G-21A Goose, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• April 5, 1978: Grumman G-21A Goose, Red Hook, US Virgin Islands (2 fatalities)
• March 25, 1977: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• April 27, 1976: Boeing 727-100, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (37 fatalities)
• February 21, 1976: Grumman G-21A Goose, Christiansted, US Virgin Islands (5 fatalities)
• December 12, 1975: Britten-Norman Islander, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• October 2, 1974: Britten-Norman Islander, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (2 fatalities)
• April 21, 1971: Beechcraft E18, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (8 fatalities)
• December 28, 1970: Boeing 727-200, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (2 fatalities)
• November 14, 1970: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• May 2, 1970: Douglas DC-9, Caribbean Sea off St Croix, US Virgin Islands (23 fatalities)
• December 6, 1968: Beechcraft E18, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (7 fatalities)
• December 12, 1967: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (2 fatalities)
• September 15, 1965: Beechcraft C18S, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (3 fatalities)
• July 15, 1965: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (8 fatalities)
• March 10, 1951: North American B-25 Mitchell, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (1 fatality)
• May 4, 1949: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)