Plane crashes in 1916
17 crashes worldwide in 1916, with 84 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.
- Crashes: 17
- Fatal crashes: 13
- Fatalities: 84
- First recorded: March 22, 1916
- Most recent: December 29, 1916
Deadliest
- November 27, 1916: Zeppelin L 34, Castle Eden, United Kingdom (20 fatalities)
- October 1, 1916: Zeppelin L 31 LZ 72, Outside London, United Kingdom (19 fatalities)
- November 27, 1916: Zeppelin L 21 LZ 61, Off Lowestoft, United Kingdom (17 fatalities)
- September 3, 1916: Schütte Lanz SL 11 airship, Near London, United Kingdom (16 fatalities)
- October 12, 1916: Curtiss Model H 7 flying boat, Near Sevastopol Black Sea, Russian Empire (3 fatalities)
Countries
- United Kingdom (5)
- Germany (3)
- France (2)
- Italy (2)
- Russian Empire (2)
- United States (2)
- International waters and airspace (1)
Manufacturers
All crashes
- December 29, 1916: Zeppelin L 38 LZ 84, Seemuppen Courland, Russian Empire (0 fatalities)
- December 28, 1916: Zeppelin L 24 LZ 69, Tondern, Germany (0 fatalities)
- November 27, 1916: Zeppelin L 34, Castle Eden, United Kingdom (20 fatalities)
- November 27, 1916: Zeppelin L 21 LZ 61, Off Lowestoft, United Kingdom (17 fatalities)
- November 13, 1916: Zeppelin Lindau Dornier V1, Seemoos near Friedrichshafen, Germany (1 fatality)
- November 7, 1916: Zeppelin LZ 90 LZ 60, North Sea, World (0 fatalities)
- October 31, 1916: Prototype biplane, Redwood City California, United States (1 fatality)
- October 12, 1916: Curtiss Model H 7 flying boat, Near Sevastopol Black Sea, Russian Empire (3 fatalities)
- October 1, 1916: Zeppelin L 31 LZ 72, Outside London, United Kingdom (19 fatalities)
- September 26, 1916: Albatros D.I, Armee Flug Park 6 Valenciennes, France (1 fatality)
- September 21, 1916: Avro 521 prototype, Upavon, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
- September 17, 1916: Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b, Villers Plouich, France (2 fatalities)
- September 16, 1916: Zeppelin L 6 and Zeppelin L 9, Fuhlsbüttel, Germany (0 fatalities)
- September 3, 1916: Schütte Lanz SL 11 airship, Near London, United Kingdom (16 fatalities)
- June 9, 1916: Curtiss Model E hydroplane AH 8, Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola Florida, United States (1 fatality)
- June 7, 1916: Nieuport monoplanes, Villaverla, Italy (1 fatality)
- March 22, 1916: Nieuport X, Cascina Farello, Italy (1 fatality)