Plane crashes in 1953

336 crashes worldwide in 1953, with 1,972 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 336
Fatal crashes: 208
Fatalities: 1,972
First recorded: January 1, 1953
Most recent: December 31, 1953

Deadliest

June 18, 1953: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Tachikawa AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (129 fatalities)
July 12, 1953: Douglas DC-6, Pacific Ocean, World (58 fatalities)
February 14, 1953: Douglas DC-6, Mobile Alabama, United States (46 fatalities)
October 14, 1953: Convair CV-240, Frankfurt-Main Hesse, Germany (44 fatalities)
July 17, 1953: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Whiting Field NAS Florida, United States (44 fatalities)

Countries

Manufacturers

Douglas (75)
Avro (29)
De Havilland (27)
Boeing (21)
Lockheed (20)
Vickers (20)
Curtiss (16)
Fairchild (14)
Convair (12)
Beechcraft (10)
Airspeed (8)
Lisunov (8)

Aircraft

All crashes (page 1 of 4)

December 31, 1953: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1953: Noorduyn Norseman, Iceland (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1953: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Ashuanipi Lake Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 30, 1953: Canadair C-4 North Star, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 29, 1953: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Setcases Catalonia, Spain (11 fatalities)
December 29, 1953: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Kfar Sirkin AFB Tel Aviv District, Israel (0 fatalities)
December 29, 1953: Avro 652 Anson, Canvey Island Essex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 27, 1953: Canadair C-4 North Star, Shemya Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
December 27, 1953: Short S.25 Sunderland, Tsushima Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1953: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong, China (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Saint Eval AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 20, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Agrihan Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (10 fatalities)
December 20, 1953: Vickers Viking, Nuremberg Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
December 20, 1953: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Yalinga-Moke Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
December 19, 1953: Convair CV-240, Zurich Zurich, Switzerland (1 fatality)
December 18, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Ogden-Hinckley Utah, United States (1 fatality)
December 17, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Andersen AFB, Guam Island (19 fatalities)
December 17, 1953: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Agrihan Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands (9 fatalities)
December 16, 1953: Vickers Valetta, Ir-Rabat, Malta (1 fatality)
December 15, 1953: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Tecpán Chimaltenango, Guatemala (2 fatalities)
December 15, 1953: Vickers Viking, Cairo-Almaza Cairo, Egypt (6 fatalities)
December 12, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Nagpur Maharashtra, India (13 fatalities)
December 12, 1953: Junkers JU.52, Maricá Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2 fatalities)
December 11, 1953: Avro 696 Shackleton, Isle of Mull Argyll, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
December 11, 1953: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States (9 fatalities)
December 11, 1953: Fiat G.212, Rome-Centocelle Lazio, Italy (0 fatalities)
December 9, 1953: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Newton Falls Ohio, United States (2 fatalities)
December 6, 1953: Avro 652 Anson, Manuan Lake Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 4, 1953: Bristol 170 Freighter, Somosierra Madrid, Spain (23 fatalities)
December 4, 1953: Avro 652 Anson, Newton AFB Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
November 28, 1953: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Ardmore Oklahoma, United States (0 fatalities)
November 27, 1953: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Forbesganj Bihar, India (0 fatalities)
November 27, 1953: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne, France (6 fatalities)
November 26, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sirte Sirte, Libya (0 fatalities)
November 25, 1953: Avro 652 Anson, Hawarden AFB Flintshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 25, 1953: Bristol 170 Freighter, Mallala South Australia, Australia (3 fatalities)
November 21, 1953: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Hamilton AFB (Novato) California, United States (0 fatalities)
November 17, 1953: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Kokoda Central, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
November 17, 1953: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Pope AFB (Fayetteville) North Carolina, United States (15 fatalities)
November 15, 1953: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, Atlantic Ocean, World (5 fatalities)
November 12, 1953: Junkers JU.52, Villa Mugueta Santa Fe, Argentina (13 fatalities)
November 12, 1953: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Villa Mugueta Santa Fe, Argentina (7 fatalities)
November 11, 1953: Vickers Valetta, Singapore-Changi, Singapore (7 fatalities)
November 10, 1953: Martin PBM Mariner, Jeju Jeju, South Korea (14 fatalities)
November 8, 1953: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, College Grove Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
November 5, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Calhan Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
November 4, 1953: Ilyushin II-12, Magdagachi Amur oblast, Russia (5 fatalities)
November 3, 1953: Douglas DC-3, Tarabuco Chuquisaca, Bolivia (28 fatalities)
October 31, 1953: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Marabá Pará, Brazil (4 fatalities)
October 31, 1953: Lisunov LI-2, Kharkiv Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine (15 fatalities)
October 29, 1953: Douglas DC-6, Half Moon Bay California, United States (19 fatalities)
October 27, 1953: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Pacific Ocean, World (1 fatality)
October 27, 1953: Ilyushin II-12, Magadan Magadan oblast, Russia (22 fatalities)
October 26, 1953: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Hinchinbrook Island Queensland, Australia (2 fatalities)
October 23, 1953: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Valmontone Lazio, Italy (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1953: Lisunov LI-2, Mineralnye Vody Stavropol Krai, Russia (1 fatality)
October 20, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires City, Argentina (3 fatalities)
October 20, 1953: De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, Cheviot Hills Queensland, Australia (2 fatalities)
October 19, 1953: Douglas DC-3, Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico (21 fatalities)
October 19, 1953: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, New York-Idlewild New York, United States (2 fatalities)
October 19, 1953: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Hamilton, Bermuda (0 fatalities)
October 17, 1953: Avro 652 Anson, Yajalón Chiapas, Mexico (0 fatalities)
October 17, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lai Châu Lai Châu Province, Vietnam (7 fatalities)
October 15, 1953: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Wigram AFB (Christchurch) Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (4 fatalities)
October 15, 1953: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Wigram AFB (Christchurch) Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (3 fatalities)
October 14, 1953: Convair CV-240, Frankfurt-Main Hesse, Germany (44 fatalities)
October 14, 1953: Ilyushin II-12, Irkutsk-Intl Irkutsk oblast, Russia (4 fatalities)
October 13, 1953: SNCASO SO.30 Bretagne, Tangier-Boukhalef Tangier-Tétouan, Morocco (1 fatality)
October 12, 1953: Vickers Valetta, Aqaba Aqaba, Jordan (0 fatalities)
October 10, 1953: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Kenitra Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen, Morocco (0 fatalities)
October 9, 1953: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 9, 1953: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Keflavik Southern Peninsula, Iceland (9 fatalities)
October 3, 1953: Noorduyn Norseman, Harstad Troms, Norway (0 fatalities)
October 1, 1953: North American B-25 Mitchell, Pine Mountain Georgia, United States (5 fatalities)
September 30, 1953: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Highland Falls New York, United States (1 fatality)
September 28, 1953: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Louisville Kentucky, United States (25 fatalities)
September 28, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
September 27, 1953: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Patea Taranaki Regional Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
September 26, 1953: Antonov AN-2, Bagdarin Republic of Buryatia, Russia (3 fatalities)
September 26, 1953: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Guarinocito Caldas, Colombia (4 fatalities)
September 26, 1953: Vickers Valetta, Bertam Kelantan, Malaysia (8 fatalities)
September 26, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mantet Pyrénées-Orientales, France (4 fatalities)
September 25, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ankara Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye (5 fatalities)
September 22, 1953: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Miles City Montana, United States (0 fatalities)
September 19, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San Luis de Palenque Casanare, Colombia (1 fatality)
September 16, 1953: Convair CV-240, Albany New York, United States (28 fatalities)
September 15, 1953: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Glendun Mountains Antrim, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
September 14, 1953: Curtiss C-46 Commando, São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
September 14, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mérida Yucatán, Mexico (1 fatality)
September 13, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lualaba Lualaba, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
September 12, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
September 8, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San Andrés Lempira, Honduras (3 fatalities)
September 8, 1953: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Yopal Casanare, Colombia (6 fatalities)
September 6, 1953: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, McChord AFB Washington, United States (0 fatalities)
September 6, 1953: Douglas DC-6, Hamilton, Bermuda (0 fatalities)
September 6, 1953: Avro 652 Anson, Ramsey Isle of Man, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
September 2, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (4 fatalities)
September 1, 1953: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Mt Cemet Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France (42 fatalities)
September 1, 1953: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Vail Washington, United States (21 fatalities)
August 30, 1953: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Grove City Pennsylvania, United States (2 fatalities)