Plane crashes in 1949

348 crashes worldwide in 1949, with 1,898 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 348
Fatal crashes: 210
Fatalities: 1,898
First recorded: January 2, 1949
Most recent: December 31, 1949

Deadliest

November 1, 1949: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Washington DC District of Columbia, United States (55 fatalities)
June 7, 1949: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San Juan, Puerto Rico (53 fatalities)
October 28, 1949: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, São Miguel Azores Islands, Portugal (48 fatalities)
July 12, 1949: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Mumbai Maharashtra, India (45 fatalities)
December 9, 1949: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Lanzhou Gansu, China (38 fatalities)

Countries

United States (57)
United Kingdom (44)
Germany (26)
Canada (20)
Brazil (14)
Mexico (13)
Russia (12)
France (10)
China (8)
Myanmar (7)
Australia (6)
Ecuador (6)

Manufacturers

Douglas (102)
Avro (40)
Curtiss (23)
De Havilland (18)
Boeing (16)
Handley Page (16)
Lockheed (15)
Consolidated (11)
Vickers (10)
Beechcraft (9)
Airspeed (8)
Fairchild (8)

Aircraft

All crashes (page 1 of 4)

December 31, 1949: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Rift Valley Manyara, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1949: Avro 652 Anson, Nairobi-Wilson Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
December 30, 1949: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Comilla Chittagong, Bangladesh (7 fatalities)
December 30, 1949: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Swinderby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
December 30, 1949: Lisunov LI-2, Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia (3 fatalities)
December 28, 1949: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII, Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France (0 fatalities)
December 23, 1949: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Dakar Dakar Region, Senegal (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1949: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Savannah Georgia, United States (11 fatalities)
December 22, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Oceana NAS (Virgnia Beach) Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
December 21, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu, India (0 fatalities)
December 19, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Vitoria Espírito Santo, Brazil (6 fatalities)
December 18, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France (8 fatalities)
December 18, 1949: Avro 652 Anson, Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon (0 fatalities)
December 16, 1949: Douglas DC-3, Orizaba Veracruz, Mexico (17 fatalities)
December 15, 1949: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Walker AFB New Mexico, United States (7 fatalities)
December 12, 1949: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Jungshahi Sindh, Pakistan (26 fatalities)
December 12, 1949: Douglas DC-3, Washington DC District of Columbia, United States (6 fatalities)
December 10, 1949: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Haikou Hainan, China (17 fatalities)
December 9, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (8 fatalities)
December 9, 1949: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Lanzhou Gansu, China (38 fatalities)
December 8, 1949: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Tangmere AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 7, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Vallejo California, United States (9 fatalities)
December 4, 1949: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Yunnan Yunnan, China (5 fatalities)
December 2, 1949: Consolidated Canso, Muntok Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia (6 fatalities)
December 1, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ribeirão Claro Paraná, Brazil (20 fatalities)
November 29, 1949: Douglas DC-6, Dallas-Love Field Texas, United States (28 fatalities)
November 29, 1949: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Masindi Western, Uganda (0 fatalities)
November 29, 1949: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Saint-Just-Chaleyssin Isère, France (5 fatalities)
November 28, 1949: Vickers Valetta, Deversoir AFB Ismailia, Egypt (1 fatality)
November 27, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Đông Khê Cao Bằng Province, Vietnam (10 fatalities)
November 26, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bucaramanga Santander, Colombia (12 fatalities)
November 24, 1949: Bristol 170 Freighter, Mahón Balearic Islands, Spain (0 fatalities)
November 23, 1949: Avro 652 Anson, Kenley AFB Surrey, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 22, 1949: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt Saint Helens Washington, United States (6 fatalities)
November 20, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tofte Buskerud, Norway (34 fatalities)
November 20, 1949: Short S.25 Sunderland, Singapore-Seletar, Singapore (5 fatalities)
November 19, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Detroit-City (Coleman A. Young) Michigan, United States (3 fatalities)
November 17, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yangon Yangon Region, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
November 16, 1949: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Stockton California, United States (9 fatalities)
November 16, 1949: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Stockton California, United States (9 fatalities)
November 16, 1949: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Atlantic Ocean, World (2 fatalities)
November 15, 1949: Avro 685 York, Nairobi-Wilson Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1949: Savoia-Marchetti SM.95, Villa Cisneros Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
November 14, 1949: Lisunov LI-2, Pécs Baranya, Hungary (6 fatalities)
November 13, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lanywa Magway Region, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
November 11, 1949: CRDA CANT Z.506, Lake of Bracciano Lazio, Italy (1 fatality)
November 10, 1949: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Finningley AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 9, 1949: Stinson SR-10 Reliant, Asunción Distrito Capital, Paraguay (6 fatalities)
November 9, 1949: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Mikkalo Oregon, United States (1 fatality)
November 8, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yunnan Yunnan, China (0 fatalities)
November 7, 1949: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya (0 fatalities)
November 4, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Akron-Canton Ohio, United States (3 fatalities)
November 4, 1949: Fairchild C-82 Packet, Barksdale AFB Louisiana, United States (1 fatality)
November 4, 1949: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Calgary Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 3, 1949: Avro 683 Lancaster, Selsey West Sussex, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
November 3, 1949: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Saint George's, Bermuda (11 fatalities)
November 3, 1949: Noorduyn Norseman, Senneterre Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 3, 1949: Short S.25 Sunderland, Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer Var, France (4 fatalities)
November 1, 1949: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Normanton West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 1, 1949: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Washington DC District of Columbia, United States (55 fatalities)
October 28, 1949: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, São Miguel Azores Islands, Portugal (48 fatalities)
October 28, 1949: Grumman G-73 Mallard, London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
October 25, 1949: Bristol 170 Freighter, Burruyacú Tucumán, Argentina (6 fatalities)
October 23, 1949: Douglas A-26 Invader, Midland Texas, United States (5 fatalities)
October 22, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Malakal Upper Nile, South Sudan (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1949: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Coolibah Northern Territory, Australia (1 fatality)
October 20, 1949: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Karachi Sindh, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
October 18, 1949: SNCASE SE.200, Marseille Bouches-du-Rhône, France (0 fatalities)
October 18, 1949: Aero C-3A, Malacky-Kuchyňa AFB Bratislava Region, Slovakia (3 fatalities)
October 17, 1949: Fiat G.212, Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt (0 fatalities)
October 17, 1949: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Jaqué Darién, Panama (7 fatalities)
October 16, 1949: Douglas A-26 Invader, Chino California, United States (5 fatalities)
October 15, 1949: Short SA.6 Sealand, Spangereid Vest-Agder, Norway (4 fatalities)
October 14, 1949: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Machacamarca Oruro, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
October 13, 1949: Avro 652 Anson, Mexico (0 fatalities)
October 13, 1949: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Isleham Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (12 fatalities)
October 12, 1949: Avro 652 Anson, Tamworth New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
October 10, 1949: Douglas DC-3, Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico (8 fatalities)
October 9, 1949: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Cheyenne Wyoming, United States (3 fatalities)
October 9, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Isachsen (Ellef Ringnes Island) Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 9, 1949: Noorduyn Norseman, Toro Lake Quebec, Canada (5 fatalities)
October 8, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya (0 fatalities)
October 6, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Türkiye (6 fatalities)
October 5, 1949: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Mitchell North Carolina, United States (9 fatalities)
October 4, 1949: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Hutton Cranswick East Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1949: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Tapini Central, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1949: Miles M.57 Aerovan, K1 AFB Kirkuk, Iraq (0 fatalities)
October 1, 1949: SNCASE SE.1010, Carcès Var, France (6 fatalities)
September 30, 1949: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Iguape São Paulo, Brazil (3 fatalities)
September 30, 1949: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Raton New Mexico, United States (10 fatalities)
September 30, 1949: Fairchild C-82 Packet, McCleary Washington, United States (3 fatalities)
September 29, 1949: Avro 694 Lincoln, Mildenhall AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 29, 1949: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Newark New Jersey, United States (0 fatalities)
September 27, 1949: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Castilla Buenos Aires province, Argentina (5 fatalities)
September 26, 1949: Avro 694 Lincoln, Staythorpe Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
September 26, 1949: Douglas DC-3, Mt Popocatépetl Puebla, Mexico (24 fatalities)
September 26, 1949: Avro 694 Lincoln, Staythorpe Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
September 26, 1949: Avro 652 Anson, Lakes Entrance Victoria, Australia (5 fatalities)
September 26, 1949: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Beacon Hill Wiltshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
September 24, 1949: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti Isfahan, Iran (0 fatalities)