Canadair plane crashes

82 crashes involving Canadair aircraft since 1980, with 366 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 82
• Fatal crashes: 53
• Fatalities: 366
• First recorded: April 3, 1980
• Most recent: March 22, 2026

Deadliest

1. January 29, 2025: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-700, Washington-Ronald Reagan-National, Virginia, USA, United States (64 fatalities)
2. November 21, 2004: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China (55 fatalities)
3. August 27, 2006: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Lexington-Blue Grass, Kentucky, USA, United States (49 fatalities)
4. April 4, 2011: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, DR Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (32 fatalities)
5. January 29, 2013: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (21 fatalities)

Models

• Canadair CL-215 (24)
• Canadair CL-601 Challenger (10)
• Canadair CL-415 (9)
• Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100 (8)
• Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200 (8)
• Canadair CL-44 (6)
• Canadair CL-604 Challenger (6)
• Canadair CL-600 Challenger (5)

Countries

• United States (21)
• Greece (10)
• Italy (8)
• Canada (7)
• Spain (6)
• France (5)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (3)
• Armenia (2)
• Kazakhstan (2)
• Mexico (2)
• Russia (2)
• Aruba (1)

Years

• 2004 (6)
• 2007 (6)
• 2013 (4)
• 1980 (3)
• 1983 (3)
• 2003 (3)
• 2005 (3)
• 2015 (3)
• 2022 (3)
• 1981 (2)
• 1984 (2)
• 1988 (2)

All crashes

• March 22, 2026: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-900, New York-LaGuardia, New York, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 25, 2026: Canadair CL-650 Challenger, Bangor, Maine, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• February 17, 2025: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-900, Toronto-Lester Bowles Pearson, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• January 29, 2025: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-700, Washington-Ronald Reagan-National, Virginia, USA, United States (64 fatalities)
• July 24, 2024: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal (18 fatalities)
• February 9, 2024: Canadair CL-604 Challenger, Naples, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 25, 2023: Canadair CL-215, Karystos, Central Greece, Greece (2 fatalities)
• December 30, 2022: Canadair CL-600 Challenger, Venado, San Luis Potosí, Mexico (2 fatalities)
• October 27, 2022: Canadair CL-415, Linguaglossa, Sicily, Italy (2 fatalities)
• January 27, 2022: Canadair CL-604 Challenger, Heraklion, Crete, Greece (0 fatalities)
• July 26, 2021: Canadair CL-605 Challenger, Truckee, California, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• August 8, 2020: Canadair CL-215, Lobios, Galicia, Spain (1 fatality)
• May 5, 2019: Canadair CL-601 Challenger, La Rosita, Coahuila, Mexico (13 fatalities)
• January 13, 2019: Canadair CL-601 Challenger, Ox Ranch (Uvalde), Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 2018: Canadair CL-604 Challenger, Shahr-e-Kord, Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari, Iran (11 fatalities)
• June 26, 2016: Canadair CL-215, Dervenochoria, Central Greece, Greece (0 fatalities)
• January 8, 2016: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Akkajaure Lake, Norrbotten, Sweden (2 fatalities)
• July 17, 2015: Canadair CL-215, Faraklo, Peloponnese, Greece (0 fatalities)
• March 1, 2015: Canadair CL-601 Challenger, Marco Island, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 29, 2015: Canadair CL-601 Challenger, Aruba, Aruba, Aruba (3 fatalities)
• January 5, 2014: Canadair CL-601 Challenger, Aspen-Pitkin County-Sardy Field, Colorado, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• September 7, 2013: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• July 3, 2013: Canadair CL-415, Moosehead Lake, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
• June 13, 2013: Canadair CL-601 Challenger, Chino, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 29, 2013: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (21 fatalities)
• July 17, 2012: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Saint George, Utah, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• April 4, 2011: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, DR Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (32 fatalities)
• November 12, 2009: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100, Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda (1 fatality)
• February 14, 2008: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100, Yerevan-Zvartnots, Armavir, Armenia (0 fatalities)
• December 26, 2007: Canadair CL-604 Challenger, Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (1 fatality)
• October 4, 2007: Canadair CL-215, Duru Lake, Marmara Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
• July 23, 2007: Canadair CL-415, Diliso, Central Greece, Greece (2 fatalities)
• July 23, 2007: Canadair CL-415, Acciano, Abruzzo, Italy (1 fatality)
• May 20, 2007: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100, Toronto-Lester Bowles Pearson, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• February 13, 2007: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100, Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• August 27, 2006: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Lexington-Blue Grass, Kentucky, USA, United States (49 fatalities)
• July 6, 2006: Canadair CL-215, Patroklos Island, Attica, Greece (0 fatalities)
• August 1, 2005: Canadair CL-415, Calvi, Haute-Corse, France (2 fatalities)
• March 18, 2005: Canadair CL-415, Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany, Italy (2 fatalities)
• February 2, 2005: Canadair CL-600 Challenger, Teterboro, New Jersey, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 2004: Canadair CL-601 Challenger, Montrose, Colorado, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• November 21, 2004: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China (55 fatalities)
• October 14, 2004: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 9, 2004: Canadair CL-215, Chamadouro, Beira Alta, Portugal (0 fatalities)
• April 3, 2004: Canadair CL-66 Cosmopolitan, Shabunda, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
• March 8, 2004: Canadair CL-415, Les Salles-sur-Verdon, Var, France (2 fatalities)
• August 16, 2003: Canadair CL-415, Esine, Lombardy, Italy (0 fatalities)
• June 22, 2003: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100, Brest-Bretagne (Guipavas), Finistère, France (1 fatality)
• March 25, 2003: Canadair CL-215, Port de Pollença, Balearic Islands, Spain (2 fatalities)
• February 17, 2002: Canadair CL-44, Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
• January 4, 2002: Canadair CL-604 Challenger, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• October 10, 2000: Canadair CL-604 Challenger, Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mid-Continent), Kansas, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• July 15, 2000: Canadair CL-215, Volos, Thessaly, Greece (2 fatalities)
• August 16, 1999: Canadair CL-600 Challenger, Fort Lauderdale-Executive, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 16, 1997: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada (0 fatalities)
• November 17, 1997: Canadair CL-415, La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (1 fatality)
• July 30, 1996: Canadair CL-215, Lake Fanaco, Sicily, Italy (1 fatality)
• April 24, 1995: Canadair CL-601 Challenger, Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• March 20, 1994: Canadair CL-601 Challenger, Bassett, Nebraska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 22, 1993: Canadair CL-215, Patras, Peloponnese, Greece (2 fatalities)
• July 26, 1993: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100, Byers, Kansas, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 1, 1992: Canadair CL-44, Aguadilla-Rafael Hernández, All Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
• July 15, 1992: Canadair CL-215, Isthmia, Peloponnese, Greece (0 fatalities)
• August 6, 1991: Canadair CL-215, San Massimo, Liguria, Italy (2 fatalities)
• June 19, 1991: Canadair CL-215, Chute des Passes, Quebec, Canada (2 fatalities)
• August 22, 1989: Canadair CL-215, Puerto Ordaz, Bolívar, Venezuela (3 fatalities)
• January 27, 1989: Canadair CL-215, Quiliano, Liguria, Italy (2 fatalities)
• September 9, 1988: Canadair CL-215, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain (4 fatalities)
• July 6, 1988: Canadair CL-44, Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz (ex Soledad), Atlántico, Colombia (3 fatalities)
• February 13, 1987: Canadair CL-215, San Joan de Moró, Valencian Community, Spain (2 fatalities)
• February 7, 1985: Canadair CL-601 Challenger, Milan-Linate, Lombardy, Italy (0 fatalities)
• July 11, 1984: Canadair CL-215, Zadar, Zadar, Croatia (1 fatality)
• March 10, 1984: Canadair CL-215, Elefsis AFB (Elefsina), Attica / Αττική, Greece (3 fatalities)
• September 29, 1983: Canadair CL-215, Montreal-Pierre-Elliott Trudeau (ex Dorval), Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 4, 1983: Canadair CL-215, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (2 fatalities)
• January 3, 1983: Canadair CL-600 Challenger, Hailey-Friedman Memorial, Idaho, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 19, 1982: Canadair CL-44, Miami-Intl, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 18, 1981: Canadair CL-44, Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia (4 fatalities)
• March 2, 1981: Canadair CL-215, Cañaveruelas, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (4 fatalities)
• November 4, 1980: Canadair CL-44, Akrotiri, Limassol, Cyprus (0 fatalities)
• October 12, 1980: Canadair CL-215, Beniarrés, Valencian Community, Spain (2 fatalities)
• April 3, 1980: Canadair CL-600 Challenger, California City, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)