Consolidated plane crashes

681 crashes involving Consolidated aircraft since 1933, with 3,987 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 681
• Fatal crashes: 520
• Fatalities: 3,987
• First recorded: December 31, 1933
• Most recent: July 18, 2002

Deadliest

1. August 23, 1944: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Freckleton Lancashire, United Kingdom (61 fatalities)
2. October 13, 1945: Consolidated LB-30 Liberator, Brussels Flemish Brabant, Belgium (31 fatalities)
3. December 3, 1945: Consolidated LB-30 Liberator, Rochefort Charente-Maritime, France (28 fatalities)
4. May 10, 1946: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Munson Florida, United States (27 fatalities)
5. November 22, 1945: Consolidated LB-30 Liberator, Merryfield AFB Somerset, United Kingdom (27 fatalities)

Models

• Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (283)
• Consolidated B-24 Liberator (267)
• Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (50)
• Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express (21)
• Consolidated PBY Catalina (18)
• Consolidated LB-30 Liberator (17)
• Consolidated Canso (9)
• Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express (7)
• Consolidated 16 Commodore (3)

Countries

• United States (207)
• United Kingdom (76)
• International waters and airspace (60)
• Canada (34)
• Australia (27)
• Indonesia (27)
• Brazil (23)
• Papua New Guinea (20)
• India (17)
• France (12)
• Colombia (11)
• Italy (11)

Years

• 1943 (154)
• 1944 (139)
• 1945 (95)
• 1942 (89)
• 1946 (17)
• 1952 (15)
• 1951 (14)
• 1948 (13)
• 1941 (12)
• 1949 (11)
• 1950 (10)
• 1947 (8)

All crashes (page 1 of 7)

• July 18, 2002: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Estes Park, Colorado, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 27, 1998: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• January 15, 1994: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
• May 21, 1989: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Torino-Aeritalia, Piedmont, Italy (2 fatalities)
• May 21, 1989: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Torino-Aeritalia, Piedmont, Italy (2 fatalities)
• May 31, 1986: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Plymouth, Devonshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 31, 1986: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Plymouth, Devonshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 14, 1986: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Kahului, Hawaii, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 14, 1986: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Kahului, Hawaii, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 27, 1986: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Lake Gutierrez, Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile (1 fatality)
• January 27, 1986: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Lake Gutierrez, Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile (1 fatality)
• July 29, 1985: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Northport, Washington, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 29, 1985: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Northport, Washington, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• May 9, 1985: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Lewistown, Montana, United States (1 fatality)
• May 9, 1985: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Lewistown, Montana, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 13, 1984: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Port Isabel, Texas, United States (7 fatalities)
• October 13, 1984: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Port Isabel, Texas, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
• July 12, 1981: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• July 12, 1981: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 27, 1980: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Ramona, California, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 27, 1980: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Ramona, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 28, 1979: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Lisbon-Alverca Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (1 fatality)
• October 4, 1978: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Santo Antônio do Içá Amazonas, Brazil (12 fatalities)
• August 18, 1975: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Harlingen-Valley Intl Texas, United States (3 fatalities)
• August 9, 1975: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Port Hardy British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• February 6, 1975: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Wikieup Arizona, United States (3 fatalities)
• June 27, 1974: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Safford Arizona, United States (2 fatalities)
• June 9, 1973: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Villavicencio Meta, Colombia (1 fatality)
• September 24, 1972: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Kuujjuarapik (Poste-de-la-Baleine) Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 15, 1972: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Monaco (0 fatalities)
• July 27, 1972: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Wenatchee Washington, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 13, 1972: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Humaitá Amazonas, Brazil (2 fatalities)
• September 3, 1971: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pine Point Northwest Territories, Canada (2 fatalities)
• November 14, 1970: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• July 27, 1970: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Diamond Lake Oregon, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 18, 1970: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Columbia California, United States (2 fatalities)
• September 3, 1969: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Greybull Wyoming, United States (2 fatalities)
• August 8, 1968: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Jarvis Lake British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
• July 22, 1968: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, McGrath Alaska, United States (4 fatalities)
• February 8, 1968: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Guajará-Mirim Rondônia, Brazil (4 fatalities)
• December 22, 1967: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Peru (20 fatalities)
• November 8, 1967: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Marseille-Marignane Bouches-du-Rhône, France (1 fatality)
• November 26, 1966: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, La Pedrera Amazonas, Colombia (12 fatalities)
• October 19, 1966: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Belém Pará, Brazil (4 fatalities)
• August 27, 1966: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Highland Park Illinois, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 4, 1965: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Puerto Arturo Vaupés, Colombia (2 fatalities)
• October 4, 1965: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Klamath Falls Oregon, United States (2 fatalities)
• May 3, 1964: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Upernavik Qaasuitsup Kommunia, Greenland (0 fatalities)
• February 8, 1964: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express, La Paz-El Alto La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• January 29, 1964: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Belém Pará, Brazil (1 fatality)
• August 10, 1963: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Desolation Cape Kommune Kujalleq, Greenland (13 fatalities)
• April 26, 1962: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Daru Western (Fly), Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
• September 17, 1961: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Santa Rosa de Yacuma Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• August 14, 1961: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Walterboro South Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 8, 1961: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Schefferville Quebec, Canada (3 fatalities)
• June 15, 1961: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Lake Peñuelas Región de Valparaíso, Chile (6 fatalities)
• February 15, 1961: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Doi Tung Chiang Rai, Thailand (5 fatalities)
• May 21, 1960: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express, La Paz-El Alto La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• March 15, 1960: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, El Refugio Meta, Colombia (6 fatalities)
• December 16, 1959: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Ketchikan Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
• June 20, 1959: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Prescott Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 10, 1959: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Curralinho Pará, Brazil (23 fatalities)
• September 8, 1958: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pozo California, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 6, 1958: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Preston Holguín, Cuba (5 fatalities)
• March 12, 1958: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Belém Pará, Brazil (1 fatality)
• February 19, 1958: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Raiatea Island Windward Islands, French Polynesia (15 fatalities)
• February 5, 1958: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Palakkad Kerala, India (10 fatalities)
• October 1, 1957: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Sona Lake Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 21, 1957: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Asunción Distrito Capital, Paraguay (2 fatalities)
• June 16, 1957: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Kikori Gulf, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
• June 4, 1957: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Chamela Jalisco, Mexico (1 fatality)
• May 21, 1957: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Aures Mountain Range Khenchela, Algeria (9 fatalities)
• April 15, 1957: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Mérida Yucatán, Mexico (5 fatalities)
• March 13, 1957: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Natagaima Tolima, Colombia (12 fatalities)
• December 8, 1956: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Cáqueza Cundinamarca, Colombia (14 fatalities)
• August 26, 1956: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Sand Point NAS Washington, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 12, 1956: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Marabá Pará, Brazil (1 fatality)
• April 18, 1956: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Parintins Amazonas, Brazil (3 fatalities)
• December 22, 1955: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Kyleakin Ross and Cromarty, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• July 5, 1955: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Pune Maharashtra, India (5 fatalities)
• February 21, 1955: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Santiago de Chile-Los Cerrillos Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile (0 fatalities)
• January 31, 1955: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, La Pedrera Amazonas, Colombia (5 fatalities)
• September 29, 1954: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Belém Pará, Brazil (2 fatalities)
• August 19, 1954: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Chincoteague Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 13, 1954: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Marabá Pará, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• May 8, 1954: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Sơn La Sơn La Province, Vietnam (7 fatalities)
• April 16, 1954: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Grise Fiord Nunavut, Canada (9 fatalities)
• April 12, 1954: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Điện Biên Phủ Điện Biên Province, Vietnam (9 fatalities)
• March 28, 1954: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Bjørnøya Island Svalbard, Norway (8 fatalities)
• January 6, 1954: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Colón Colón, Panama (7 fatalities)
• December 31, 1953: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
• December 17, 1953: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Agrihan Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (9 fatalities)
• October 31, 1953: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Marabá Pará, Brazil (4 fatalities)
• July 7, 1953: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Louisiana Louisiana, United States (3 fatalities)
• July 5, 1953: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Picinguaba São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• May 11, 1953: Consolidated Canso, Prince Rupert British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
• January 28, 1953: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Black Peak Washington, United States (10 fatalities)
• December 19, 1952: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Dahr Ain el Abid Mount Lebanon Governorate (Jabal Lubnan), Lebanon (1 fatality)
• November 12, 1952: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Mt South Washington, United States (11 fatalities)
• November 11, 1952: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Agana-Harmon Field AFB, Guam Island (3 fatalities)