Avro plane crashes
1,410 crashes involving Avro aircraft since 1911, with 4,040 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.
- Crashes: 1,410
- Fatal crashes: 695
- Fatalities: 4,040
- First recorded: November 18, 1911
- Most recent: November 28, 2016
Deadliest
- March 12, 1950: Avro 689 Tudor, Llandow AFB Glamorgan, United Kingdom (80 fatalities)
- January 8, 2003: Avro RJ100, Diyarbakir, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye (75 fatalities)
- November 28, 2016: Avro RJ85, La Ceja, Antioquia, Colombia (71 fatalities)
- April 29, 1995: Avro 748, Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka (52 fatalities)
- June 26, 1987: Avro 748, Baguio-Loakan, Benguet, Philippines (50 fatalities)
Models
- Avro 652 Anson (531)
- Avro 504 (246)
- Avro 683 Lancaster (164)
- Avro 748 (101)
- Avro 679 Manchester (93)
- Avro 685 York (88)
- Avro 694 Lincoln (44)
- Avro 696 Shackleton (28)
- Avro 691 Lancastrian (26)
- Avro 594 Avian (22)
- Avro 616 Avian IVM (17)
- Avro 19 (15)
Countries
- United Kingdom (657)
- Canada (107)
- Australia (88)
- Germany (60)
- Netherlands (59)
- International waters and airspace (42)
- France (29)
- Indonesia (20)
- Argentina (19)
- Mexico (19)
- Belgium (18)
- Egypt (18)
Years
- 1942 (115)
- 1943 (95)
- 1944 (85)
- 1946 (60)
- 1941 (53)
- 1940 (51)
- 1947 (50)
- 1939 (49)
- 1948 (42)
- 1949 (40)
- 1952 (38)
- 1945 (37)
All crashes (page 1 of 15)
- November 28, 2016: Avro RJ85, La Ceja, Antioquia, Colombia (71 fatalities)
- November 14, 2014: Avro 748, Panyagor, Jonglei, South Sudan (2 fatalities)
- February 17, 2014: Avro 748, Rubkona, Unity, South Sudan (1 fatality)
- June 12, 2012: Avro 748, Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
- April 2, 2012: Avro 748, Doro, Upper Nile, South Sudan (0 fatalities)
- December 20, 2009: Avro 748, Tonj, Warrap, South Sudan (1 fatality)
- February 13, 2009: Avro RJ100, London-City, London Metropolis, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
- October 31, 2006: Avro 748, Alek, Warrap, South Sudan (0 fatalities)
- March 17, 2006: Avro 748, Fangak (Old Fangak), Jonglei, South Sudan (0 fatalities)
- November 22, 2004: Avro 748, Bangkok-Don Mueang, Bangkok City District, Thailand (0 fatalities)
- June 8, 2004: Avro 748, Libreville, Estuaire (Libreville), Gabon (19 fatalities)
- January 8, 2003: Avro RJ100, Diyarbakir, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye (75 fatalities)
- October 15, 2002: Avro RJ85, Memphis, Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
- June 1, 2002: Avro 748, George, Western Cape, South Africa (3 fatalities)
- April 16, 2002: Avro 748, Sun City, North West, South Africa (0 fatalities)
- November 24, 2001: Avro RJ100, Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland (24 fatalities)
- April 22, 2000: Avro RJ70, Siirt, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
- September 5, 1999: Avro 748, Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal (15 fatalities)
- December 3, 1998: Avro 748, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
- August 6, 1998: Avro 748, Kasabonika, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
- March 30, 1998: Avro 748, Stansted, Essex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
- February 9, 1998: Avro 748, Navegantes-Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil (0 fatalities)
- January 11, 1998: Avro RJ100, Samsun, Black Sea Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
- November 6, 1997: Avro 748, Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal (0 fatalities)
- October 13, 1997: Avro 748, Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
- February 1, 1997: Avro 748, Tambacounda, Tambacounda Region, Senegal (23 fatalities)
- July 11, 1996: Avro 748, Ambon-Pattimura, Maluku, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
- April 25, 1996: Avro 748, Meghauli, Narayani, Nepal (0 fatalities)
- August 9, 1995: Avro 748, Kaimana, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia (10 fatalities)
- April 29, 1995: Avro 748, Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka (52 fatalities)
- April 28, 1995: Avro 748, Jaffna (Palaly), Northern Province, Sri Lanka (45 fatalities)
- July 13, 1994: Avro 696 Shackleton, Agwanit, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
- November 10, 1993: Avro 748, Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada (7 fatalities)
- September 7, 1993: Avro 748, Tanah Merah, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
- January 9, 1993: Avro 748, Surabaya-Juanda, East Java, Indonesia (16 fatalities)
- November 29, 1991: Avro 748, Rivière-au-Saumon, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
- February 7, 1991: Avro 748, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
- April 30, 1990: Avro 696 Shackleton, Tarbert (Harris Island), Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
- January 25, 1990: Avro 748, Mt Rinjani, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (19 fatalities)
- June 28, 1989: Avro 748, Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon (3 fatalities)
- June 28, 1989: Avro 748, Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon (3 fatalities)
- January 12, 1989: Avro 748, Dayton-James M. Cox, Ohio, United States (2 fatalities)
- January 12, 1989: Avro 748, Dayton-James M. Cox, Ohio, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
- January 4, 1989: Avro 748, Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor, South Kalimantan, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
- January 4, 1989: Avro 748, Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor, South Kalimantan, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
- December 3, 1988: Avro 748, Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
- December 3, 1988: Avro 748, Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
- September 15, 1988: Avro 748, Cheney, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
- September 15, 1988: Avro 748, Cheney, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
- December 7, 1987: Avro 748, Udon Thani, Udon Thani, Thailand (0 fatalities)
- December 7, 1987: Avro 748, Udon Thani, Udon Thani, Thailand (0 fatalities)
- June 26, 1987: Avro 748, Baguio-Loakan, Benguet, Philippines (50 fatalities)
- June 26, 1987: Avro 748, Baguio-Loakan, Benguet, Philippines (50 fatalities)
- June 23, 1987: Avro 748, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
- June 23, 1987: Avro 748, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
- April 28, 1987: Avro 748, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Thailand (0 fatalities)
- April 28, 1987: Avro 748, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Thailand (0 fatalities)
- July 1, 1985: Avro 748, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania (4 fatalities)
- July 1, 1985: Avro 748, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania (4 fatalities)
- October 11, 1983: Avro 748, Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States (10 fatalities)
- October 11, 1983: Avro 748, Pinckneyville, Illinois, USA, United States (10 fatalities)
- August 7, 1983: Avro 748, Pasto-Antonio Nariño, Nariño, Colombia (0 fatalities)
- August 7, 1983: Avro 748, Pasto-Antonio Nariño, Nariño, Colombia (0 fatalities)
- July 4, 1983: Avro 748, Kasaba Bay, Northern, Zambia (0 fatalities)
- July 4, 1983: Avro 748, Kasaba Bay, Northern, Zambia (0 fatalities)
- April 16, 1983: Avro 748, Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan (17 fatalities)
- April 16, 1983: Avro 748, Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan (17 fatalities)
- December 10, 1982: Avro 748, Manado-Sam Ratulangi, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
- December 10, 1982: Avro 748, Manado-Sam Ratulangi, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
- July 11, 1982: Avro 748, Jolo Island, Sulu, Philippines (4 fatalities)
- July 11, 1982: Avro 748, Jolo Island, Sulu, Philippines (4 fatalities)
- December 29, 1981: Avro 748, Sydney-J. A. Douglas McCurdy, Nova Scotia, Canada (0 fatalities)
- December 29, 1981: Avro 748, Sydney-J. A. Douglas McCurdy, Nova Scotia, Canada (0 fatalities)
- June 26, 1981: Avro 748, Nailstone, Leicestershire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
- June 26, 1981: Avro 748, Nailstone, Leicestershire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
- December 31, 1980: Avro 748, Lake Manyara, Manyara, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
- December 31, 1980: Avro 748, Lake Manyara, Manyara, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
- June 21, 1980: Avro 748, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Thailand (0 fatalities)
- June 21, 1980: Avro 748, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Thailand (0 fatalities)
- April 27, 1980: Avro 748, Bangkok, Bangkok City District, Thailand (44 fatalities)
- April 27, 1980: Avro 748, Bangkok, Bangkok City District, Thailand (44 fatalities)
- August 22, 1979: Avro 748, Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (4 fatalities)
- July 31, 1979: Avro 748, Sumburgh Shetland (Zetland), United Kingdom (17 fatalities)
- July 15, 1979: Avro 748, Moosonee Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
- September 7, 1978: Avro 748, Colombo-Ratmalana Western Province, Sri Lanka (0 fatalities)
- March 3, 1978: Avro 748, Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas, Venezuela (47 fatalities)
- October 18, 1977: Avro 748, Manila-Ninoy Aquino Metro Manila, Philippines (5 fatalities)
- February 9, 1977: Avro 748, Makassar (Ujung Pandang) South Sulawesi, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
- April 15, 1976: Avro 748, Cutral Có Neuquén, Argentina (34 fatalities)
- January 23, 1976: Avro 748, Palu-Mutiara SIS Al-Jufri Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
- January 20, 1976: Avro 748, Loja Loja, Ecuador (34 fatalities)
- June 17, 1975: Avro 748, Pedro Afonso Tocantins, Brazil (4 fatalities)
- May 10, 1975: Avro 748, Manila-Ninoy Aquino Metro Manila, Philippines (0 fatalities)
- February 3, 1975: Avro 748, Manila-Ninoy Aquino Metro Manila, Philippines (33 fatalities)
- January 9, 1974: Avro 748, Florencia Caquetá, Colombia (32 fatalities)
- July 28, 1973: Avro 748, Acapulco-General Juan N. Álvarez Guerrero, Mexico (0 fatalities)
- July 5, 1973: Avro 748, Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Santander, Colombia (3 fatalities)
- November 28, 1972: Avro 748, Bislig Surigao del Sur, Philippines (0 fatalities)
- April 7, 1972: Avro 696 Shackleton, Lossiemouth AFB Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
- February 9, 1972: Avro 748, Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (0 fatalities)