Plane crashes in 1950

426 crashes worldwide in 1950, with 2,188 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 426
• Fatal crashes: 240
• Fatalities: 2,188
• First recorded: January 1, 1950
• Most recent: December 31, 1950

Deadliest

1. March 12, 1950: Avro 689 Tudor, Llandow AFB Glamorgan, United Kingdom (80 fatalities)
2. November 13, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt Obiou Isère, France (58 fatalities)
3. June 23, 1950: Douglas DC-4, Lake Michigan Michigan, United States (58 fatalities)
4. August 31, 1950: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Wadi El Natrun Beheira, Egypt (55 fatalities)
5. July 28, 1950: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (51 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (91)
• United Kingdom (37)
• Japan (28)
• Brazil (21)
• Canada (17)
• North Korea (15)
• South Korea (15)
• Türkiye (12)
• Russia (11)
• France (10)
• International waters and airspace (10)
• Colombia (9)

Manufacturers

• Douglas (164)
• Boeing (40)
• Avro (36)
• Beechcraft (24)
• Curtiss (21)
• Lockheed (15)
• Fairchild (14)
• Vickers (14)
• Airspeed (11)
• Consolidated (10)
• Martin (10)
• Handley Page (7)

Aircraft

• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (96)
• Douglas A-26 Invader (28)
• Boeing B-29 Superfortress (24)
• Douglas C-54 Skymaster (22)
• Curtiss C-46 Commando (21)
• Avro 652 Anson (18)
• Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan (10)
• Boeing B-50 Superfortress (10)
• Douglas DC-3 (9)
• Vickers 619 Wellington X (9)
• Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor (8)
• Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (8)

All crashes (page 1 of 5)

• December 31, 1950: Miles M.57 Aerovan, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1950: Boeing 247, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• December 30, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Yakutat Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 30, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mar del Plata Buenos Aires province, Argentina (17 fatalities)
• December 29, 1950: Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VI, Barra Head Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (8 fatalities)
• December 29, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Sunchon South Pyongan, North Korea (3 fatalities)
• December 28, 1950: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Serui (Yapen Island) Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (3 fatalities)
• December 27, 1950: Lisunov LI-2, Karatau Jambyl, Kazakhstan (8 fatalities)
• December 24, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Montalto di Castro Lazio, Italy (0 fatalities)
• December 23, 1950: Noorduyn Norseman, Kirkness Lake Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
• December 22, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Penticton British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
• December 22, 1950: Casa 352, Antequera Andalusia, Spain (5 fatalities)
• December 20, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kampong Aur Pahang, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
• December 20, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Natsui-gawa Tōhoku, Japan (4 fatalities)
• December 20, 1950: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Benina Benghazi, Libya (5 fatalities)
• December 19, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt Tabayoc Benguet, Philippines (37 fatalities)
• December 18, 1950: AAC.1 Toucan, Đà Nẵng Đà Nẵng City District, Vietnam (15 fatalities)
• December 18, 1950: AAC.1 Toucan, Đà Nẵng Đà Nẵng City District, Vietnam (15 fatalities)
• December 18, 1950: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Mt McCreight (Vancouver Island) British Columbia, Canada (11 fatalities)
• December 17, 1950: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Campina Grande Paraíba, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• December 16, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
• December 15, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Páramo Las Siete Lagunas Mérida, Venezuela (31 fatalities)
• December 14, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ribeirão Preto São Paulo, Brazil (1 fatality)
• December 13, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Londrina Paraná, Brazil (3 fatalities)
• December 13, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kotagiri Tamil Nadu, India (21 fatalities)
• December 13, 1950: Douglas DC-4, Sydney Nova Scotia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1950: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Niamey Niamey City District, Niger (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1950: Avro 652 Anson, Oran-Es Senia Oran, Algeria (2 fatalities)
• December 12, 1950: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Apia-Faleolo, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) (7 fatalities)
• December 11, 1950: Douglas A-20 Havoc, São Paulo-Guarulhos São Paulo, Brazil (1 fatality)
• December 11, 1950: Avro 652 Anson, Le Touquet Pas-de-Calais, France (0 fatalities)
• December 11, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Bolling AFB Washington DC, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 9, 1950: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Mt Fuji Chūbu, Japan (3 fatalities)
• December 9, 1950: Avro 652 Anson, Central Coast New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 8, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Col de l'Ouillat Pyrénées-Orientales, France (5 fatalities)
• December 8, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Bangui Ombella-M'Poko, Central African Republic (46 fatalities)
• December 8, 1950: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• December 8, 1950: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Yonpo AFB (Hamhung) South Hamgyong, North Korea (1 fatality)
• December 6, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Gyeongsan North Gyeongsang, South Korea (2 fatalities)
• December 6, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Renton Washington, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 5, 1950: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Eskişehir Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
• December 5, 1950: Vickers 619 Wellington X, Xàbia Valencian Community, Spain (7 fatalities)
• December 5, 1950: Avro 652 Anson, Stanthorpe Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 5, 1950: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Eskişehir Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye (2 fatalities)
• December 4, 1950: Avro 19, Stockholm Uppland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
• December 4, 1950: Vickers Valetta, Al Kibrit AFB Suez, Egypt (0 fatalities)
• December 3, 1950: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Woodley Berkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 2, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Pakchŏn North Pyongan, North Korea (3 fatalities)
• December 2, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hagaru-ri AFB South Hamgyong, North Korea (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1950: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Ponta Pelada AFB, Manaus Amazonas, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Chamaran Tehran, Iran (8 fatalities)
• December 1, 1950: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hagaru-ri AFB South Hamgyong, North Korea (0 fatalities)
• November 30, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Seoul Seoul, South Korea (3 fatalities)
• November 30, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Malatya-Borenköy AFB Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye (2 fatalities)
• November 28, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Boeun North Chungcheong, South Korea (1 fatality)
• November 28, 1950: North American B-25 Mitchell, Coolidge Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Daegu Daegu, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Galunggung West Java, Indonesia (15 fatalities)
• November 27, 1950: Avro 652 Anson, Glen Loch Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 1950: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Barbers Point NAS Hawaii, United States (5 fatalities)
• November 27, 1950: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Tangmere AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 25, 1950: Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I, Calcutta West Bengal, India (2 fatalities)
• November 25, 1950: Douglas DC-3, Holguín Holguín, Cuba (0 fatalities)
• November 25, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Khitokha, Bhutan (3 fatalities)
• November 24, 1950: Lockheed 10 Electra, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• November 24, 1950: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Fathan Glinne Stirlingshire, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• November 24, 1950: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Medellín-José María Córdova (Rionegro) Antioquia, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• November 23, 1950: Martin PBM Mariner, Sasebo Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
• November 23, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Quincemil Cuzco, Peru (9 fatalities)
• November 22, 1950: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Crowley Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 22, 1950: Fairchild C-82 Packet, Neubiberg AFB Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
• November 22, 1950: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Yangon Yangon Region, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
• November 21, 1950: Douglas DC-3, Mt Moran Wyoming, United States (21 fatalities)
• November 21, 1950: Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator, Daegu Daegu, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• November 21, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hyesan Ryanggang, North Korea (3 fatalities)
• November 19, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Pyongyang Pyongyang, North Korea (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 1950: Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator, Santa Ana Mountain (Orange County) California, United States (4 fatalities)
• November 17, 1950: North American B-25 Mitchell, Kegelman AFB Oklahoma, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 17, 1950: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, San Juan-Isla Grande (Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci), Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
• November 17, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Surabaya-Juanda West Java, Indonesia (2 fatalities)
• November 17, 1950: Fairchild C-82 Packet, Donaldson AFB-Donaldson Center Airport (Greenville) South Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 16, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Comobabi Arizona, United States (6 fatalities)
• November 16, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hobsonville Auckland Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
• November 16, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Comobabi Arizona, United States (7 fatalities)
• November 15, 1950: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Montpellier Hérault, France (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1950: Lisunov LI-2, Făgăraș Mountains Argeș, Romania (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1950: Curtiss C-46 Commando, La Paz La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• November 14, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Seoul Seoul, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• November 14, 1950: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Kontagora Niger, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
• November 13, 1950: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt Obiou Isère, France (58 fatalities)
• November 11, 1950: Douglas A-26 Invader, Kanggye Chagang, North Korea (0 fatalities)
• November 11, 1950: Fairchild C-82 Packet, Pickens South Carolina, United States (4 fatalities)
• November 11, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Emirdağ Aegean Region, Türkiye (4 fatalities)
• November 10, 1950: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Colima Colima, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• November 10, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Uiju North Pyongan, North Korea (4 fatalities)
• November 9, 1950: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Busan Busan, South Korea (0 fatalities)
• November 9, 1950: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Iruma AFB (Johnson AFB), Sayama Kantō, Japan (5 fatalities)
• November 9, 1950: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Turukhansk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (2 fatalities)