Plane crashes in Western Sahara

14 crashes in Western Sahara since 1926, with 16 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 14
• Fatal crashes: 6
• Fatalities: 16
• First recorded: November 11, 1926
• Most recent: July 13, 1994

Deadliest

1. October 12, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Gueltat Zemmour, Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (5 fatalities)
2. June 21, 1993: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Awsard, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (3 fatalities)
3. February 24, 1985: Dornier DO228, Dakhla, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (3 fatalities)
4. November 11, 1926: Breguet 14, Cape Bojador Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (3 fatalities)
5. February 26, 1934: Latécoère 28, Cape Bojador Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (1 fatality)

Manufacturers

• Breguet (3)
• Latécoère (3)
• Lockheed (2)
• Savoia-Marchetti (2)
• Avro (1)
• Britten-Norman (1)
• Dornier (1)
• Pilatus (1)

Aircraft

• Breguet 14 (3)
• Latécoère 26 (2)
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (2)
• Avro 696 Shackleton (1)
• Britten-Norman Islander (1)
• Dornier DO228 (1)
• Latécoère 28 (1)
• Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) (1)
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 (1)
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.95 (1)

Years

• 1926 (1)
• 1927 (1)
• 1928 (1)
• 1929 (1)
• 1930 (1)
• 1934 (1)
• 1940 (1)
• 1949 (1)
• 1976 (1)
• 1978 (1)
• 1981 (1)
• 1985 (1)

All crashes

• July 13, 1994: Avro 696 Shackleton, Agwanit, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
• June 21, 1993: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Awsard, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (3 fatalities)
• February 24, 1985: Dornier DO228, Dakhla, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (3 fatalities)
• October 12, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Gueltat Zemmour, Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (5 fatalities)
• July 21, 1978: Britten-Norman Islander, Laâyoune Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
• December 4, 1976: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Laâyoune Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1949: Savoia-Marchetti SM.95, Villa Cisneros Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
• December 21, 1940: Savoia-Marchetti SM.82, Villa Cisneros Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
• February 26, 1934: Latécoère 28, Cape Bojador Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (1 fatality)
• December 27, 1930: Latécoère 26, Tarfaya Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
• May 2, 1929: Breguet 14, Villa Cisneros Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (1 fatality)
• June 29, 1928: Latécoère 26, Tarfaya Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
• December 8, 1927: Breguet 14, Villa Cisneros Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
• November 11, 1926: Breguet 14, Cape Bojador Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (3 fatalities)