Plane crashes in 1951

491 crashes worldwide in 1951, with 2,304 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 491
Fatal crashes: 319
Fatalities: 2,304
First recorded: January 1, 1951
Most recent: December 31, 1951

All crashes (page 2 of 5)

October 20, 1951: Douglas B-23 Dragon, Mount Shasta California, United States (0 fatalities)
October 19, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Miami Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
October 18, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Seven Islands Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 17, 1951: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Nanaimo British Columbia, Canada (23 fatalities)
October 17, 1951: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Sulmona Abruzzo, Italy (3 fatalities)
October 15, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Ingeli KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (17 fatalities)
October 15, 1951: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Atlantic Ocean, World (12 fatalities)
October 15, 1951: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Kasese Western, Uganda (0 fatalities)
October 15, 1951: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Kalgoorlie Western Australia, Australia (7 fatalities)
October 14, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (9 fatalities)
October 11, 1951: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Conceição do Araguaia Pará, Brazil (4 fatalities)
October 11, 1951: Lisunov LI-2, Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia (1 fatality)
October 9, 1951: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Puerto Leguizamo Putumayo, Colombia (1 fatality)
October 8, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Suwon Gyeonggi, South Korea (1 fatality)
October 8, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mexico (10 fatalities)
October 7, 1951: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, West Lafayette-Purdue University Indiana, United States (3 fatalities)
October 6, 1951: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Godman AAF (Fort Knox) Kentucky, United States (3 fatalities)
October 6, 1951: Noorduyn Norseman, Amele Madang, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
October 6, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mersin Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (5 fatalities)
October 6, 1951: Antonov AN-2, Mt Hor-Taiga Republic of Tuva, Russia (2 fatalities)
October 5, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Ōshima Island Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 3, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Topeka-Forbes Field Kansas, United States (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 1, 1951: Lisunov LI-2, Serkovo Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (6 fatalities)
October 1, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Jeongseon Gangwon, South Korea (4 fatalities)
October 1, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Gunsan North Jeolla, South Korea (1 fatality)
September 29, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Carswell AFB (Fort Worth) Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
September 29, 1951: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Turkey Creek (Warmum) Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
September 29, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, North Korea (4 fatalities)
September 29, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Maedong North Gyeongsang, South Korea (7 fatalities)
September 29, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Amiens Somme, France (0 fatalities)
September 29, 1951: Curtiss C-46 Commando, La Paz La Paz, Bolivia (27 fatalities)
September 27, 1951: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Mt Tanazawa Kantō, Japan (14 fatalities)
September 27, 1951: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Tachikawa AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (5 fatalities)
September 25, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Busan Busan, South Korea (2 fatalities)
September 25, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Blansko South Moravian Region, Czech Republic (6 fatalities)
September 24, 1951: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Cape Newenham Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
September 21, 1951: De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, Karanka, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
September 20, 1951: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Lake Charles Louisiana, United States (1 fatality)
September 19, 1951: Noorduyn Norseman, Buchans Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (7 fatalities)
September 19, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Japan Sea, World (14 fatalities)
September 18, 1951: Bristol 170 Freighter, Morón AFB Buenos Aires province, Argentina (4 fatalities)
September 18, 1951: Antonov AN-2, Tukalan River Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ubatubamirim São Paulo, Brazil (10 fatalities)
September 17, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Wonju Gangwon, South Korea (3 fatalities)
September 17, 1951: Vickers Valetta, Loka Central Equatoria, South Sudan (4 fatalities)
September 15, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bangalore-Hindustan Karnataka, India (1 fatality)
September 14, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Yangdŏk South Pyongan, North Korea (3 fatalities)
September 14, 1951: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Daegu Daegu, South Korea (14 fatalities)
September 12, 1951: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Redwood City California, United States (3 fatalities)
September 12, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Balearic Sea Balearic Islands, Spain (39 fatalities)
September 12, 1951: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Memphis Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
September 12, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Kumchon North Hwanghae, North Korea (2 fatalities)
September 11, 1951: Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator, Palanquero Caldas, Colombia (1 fatality)
September 10, 1951: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Talkeetna Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
September 10, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Chuncheon Gangwon, South Korea (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1951: Noorduyn Norseman, Garibaldi Lake British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 8, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil (16 fatalities)
September 8, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tsushima Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 7, 1951: Antonov AN-2, Gorbovichi Kiev oblast, Ukraine (5 fatalities)
September 7, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Eielson AFB Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
September 7, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Sin'gye North Hwanghae, North Korea (4 fatalities)
September 4, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Mountain Home Idaho, United States (7 fatalities)
September 4, 1951: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Block Island Rhode Island, United States (7 fatalities)
September 3, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Busan Busan, South Korea (4 fatalities)
September 2, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Ichon Kangwon, North Korea (3 fatalities)
September 2, 1951: Convair CV-240, Kingston Kingston City District, Jamaica (0 fatalities)
September 2, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, North Korea (1 fatality)
September 1, 1951: Douglas DC-6, Mexico City Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (0 fatalities)
August 31, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Togiak Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
August 31, 1951: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Little Tanaga Island Alaska, United States (9 fatalities)
August 30, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, North Korea (3 fatalities)
August 30, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Gunsan North Jeolla, South Korea (2 fatalities)
August 27, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Wular Lake Jammu and Kashmir, India (0 fatalities)
August 26, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Ichon Kangwon, North Korea (4 fatalities)
August 26, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Gunsan North Jeolla, South Korea (1 fatality)
August 24, 1951: Douglas DC-6, Union City California, United States (50 fatalities)
August 23, 1951: Noorduyn Norseman, Elk Bay British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 23, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Randolph AFB (Seguin) Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
August 23, 1951: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Pyongyang-Sunan Pyongyang, North Korea (1 fatality)
August 23, 1951: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Shemya Alaska, United States (9 fatalities)
August 23, 1951: Avro 652 Anson, Saras Northern, Sudan (0 fatalities)
August 23, 1951: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Atlanta Georgia, United States (8 fatalities)
August 22, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Summit (Cantwell) Alaska, United States (9 fatalities)
August 20, 1951: Antonov AN-2, Yakutsk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (1 fatality)
August 20, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hua Hin Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand (0 fatalities)
August 16, 1951: Fairchild C-82 Packet, Frankfurt-Main Hesse, Germany (0 fatalities)
August 15, 1951: Avro 683 Lancaster, Tripoli Tripoli, Libya (1 fatality)
August 14, 1951: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Langley AFB (Hampton) Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
August 13, 1951: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Seattle-Boeing Field Washington, United States (11 fatalities)
August 13, 1951: Vickers 490 Wellington XVIII, Richmond North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (8 fatalities)
August 12, 1951: Avro 696 Shackleton, Gibraltar, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
August 12, 1951: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Amak Island Alaska, United States (12 fatalities)
August 12, 1951: Lockheed 10 Electra, Turiaçu Maranhão, Brazil (3 fatalities)
August 12, 1951: Lisunov LI-2, Vilyuisk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (2 fatalities)
August 11, 1951: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Newark New Jersey, United States (0 fatalities)
August 11, 1951: Douglas DC-3, Moisville Eure, France (5 fatalities)
August 10, 1951: Douglas A-20 Havoc, Peterfeld North Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan (5 fatalities)
August 8, 1951: Curtiss C-46 Commando, São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)