Plane crashes at sea and in international airspace

614 crashes in International waters and airspace since 1909, with 5,745 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 614
Fatal crashes: 493
Fatalities: 5,745
First recorded: July 19, 1909
Most recent: July 1, 2026

All crashes (page 4 of 7)

July 4, 1946: Bristol 170 Freighter, Atlantic Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
April 9, 1946: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Celebes Sea, World (2 fatalities)
March 23, 1946: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Indian Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
December 19, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Timor Sea, World (25 fatalities)
December 11, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (4 fatalities)
December 5, 1945: Martin PBM Mariner, Sargasso Sea, World (13 fatalities)
November 30, 1945: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Pacific Ocean, World (25 fatalities)
November 7, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, English Channel, World (8 fatalities)
November 3, 1945: Boeing 314 Clipper, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
October 16, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (12 fatalities)
October 13, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (6 fatalities)
October 7, 1945: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Pacific Ocean, World (8 fatalities)
September 26, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (20 fatalities)
September 19, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Celebes Sea, World (0 fatalities)
September 16, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Andaman Sea, World (0 fatalities)
August 28, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (19 fatalities)
August 26, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Coral Sea, World (2 fatalities)
August 1, 1945: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Tyrrhenian Sea, World (13 fatalities)
July 9, 1945: Martin PBM Mariner, Sargasso Sea, World (12 fatalities)
July 4, 1945: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Atlantic Ocean, World (15 fatalities)
June 27, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (3 fatalities)
June 18, 1945: Martin PBM Mariner, Yellow Sea, World (5 fatalities)
June 13, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Pacific Ocean, World (6 fatalities)
June 11, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Pacific Ocean, World (5 fatalities)
June 8, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (8 fatalities)
June 2, 1945: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (8 fatalities)
April 28, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), English Channel, World (6 fatalities)
April 5, 1945: Short S.25 Sunderland, Atlantic Ocean, World (12 fatalities)
March 30, 1945: Martin PBM Mariner, Pacific Ocean, World (12 fatalities)
March 27, 1945: Consolidated LB-30 Liberator, Atlantic Ocean, World (14 fatalities)
March 27, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Coral Sea, World (24 fatalities)
March 19, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (17 fatalities)
March 19, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Coral Sea, World (0 fatalities)
March 10, 1945: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Atlantic Ocean, World (14 fatalities)
March 9, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Pacific Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
March 7, 1945: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (9 fatalities)
February 27, 1945: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (6 fatalities)
February 26, 1945: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express, Pacific Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
February 17, 1945: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Atlantic Ocean, World (4 fatalities)
February 12, 1945: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Pacific Ocean, World (12 fatalities)
February 6, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Atlantic Ocean, World (4 fatalities)
January 23, 1945: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ligurian Sea, World (5 fatalities)
January 19, 1945: Douglas DC-3, North Sea, World (3 fatalities)
December 30, 1944: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Atlantic Ocean, World (5 fatalities)
December 15, 1944: Noorduyn Norseman, English Channel, World (3 fatalities)
December 15, 1944: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Atlantic Ocean, World (8 fatalities)
December 12, 1944: Martin PBM Mariner, Pacific Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
December 7, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (16 fatalities)
November 28, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Indian Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
November 27, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (21 fatalities)
November 23, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), English Channel, World (4 fatalities)
November 13, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), North Sea, World (4 fatalities)
November 11, 1944: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Adriatic Sea, World (11 fatalities)
November 11, 1944: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Pacific Ocean, World (17 fatalities)
October 29, 1944: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Timor Sea, World (11 fatalities)
October 26, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Pacific Ocean, World (5 fatalities)
October 15, 1944: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Atlantic Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
October 15, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Baltic Sea, World (7 fatalities)
October 4, 1944: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, North Sea, World (9 fatalities)
September 18, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), North Sea, World (0 fatalities)
September 18, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), North Sea, World (4 fatalities)
September 5, 1944: Martin PBM Mariner, Pacific Ocean, World (4 fatalities)
August 21, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Atlantic Ocean, World (8 fatalities)
August 20, 1944: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Pacific Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
August 20, 1944: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Pacific Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
August 14, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Atlantic Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
August 13, 1944: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (4 fatalities)
July 26, 1944: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Atlantic Ocean, World (26 fatalities)
July 24, 1944: Martin B-26 Marauder, Gulf of Mexico All, World (6 fatalities)
June 24, 1944: Consolidated Canso, Norwegian Sea, World (3 fatalities)
June 21, 1944: Martin PBM Mariner, Pacific Ocean, World (12 fatalities)
June 16, 1944: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
June 13, 1944: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Norwegian Sea, World (1 fatality)
June 12, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Bay of Biscay, World (12 fatalities)
June 12, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Bay of Biscay, World (11 fatalities)
June 8, 1944: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, English Channel, World (5 fatalities)
June 7, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), English Channel, World (2 fatalities)
June 7, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), English Channel, World (0 fatalities)
June 6, 1944: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), English Channel, World (0 fatalities)
May 26, 1944: Junkers JU.290, Bay of Biscay, World (4 fatalities)
May 24, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Norwegian Sea, World (12 fatalities)
May 23, 1944: Caproni Ca.133, Baltic Sea, World (4 fatalities)
May 21, 1944: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (6 fatalities)
May 15, 1944: Caproni Ca.133, Baltic Sea, World (4 fatalities)
May 10, 1944: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Pacific Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
April 30, 1944: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (3 fatalities)
April 15, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Atlantic Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
April 6, 1944: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Caribbean Sea, World (16 fatalities)
April 2, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (5 fatalities)
April 1, 1944: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Mediterranean Sea, World (5 fatalities)
March 25, 1944: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Atlantic Ocean, World (6 fatalities)
March 17, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (2 fatalities)
February 27, 1944: North American B-25 Mitchell, Pacific Ocean, World (3 fatalities)
February 16, 1944: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (14 fatalities)
February 12, 1944: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Gulf of Mexico All, World (0 fatalities)
February 8, 1944: Martin B-26 Marauder, Mediterranean Sea, World (0 fatalities)
January 6, 1944: Short S.25 Sunderland, Atlantic Ocean, World (11 fatalities)
December 30, 1943: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (6 fatalities)
December 27, 1943: Douglas DC-3, Coral Sea, World (24 fatalities)