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

All crashes (page 2 of 4)

August 28, 1953: Noorduyn Norseman, Round Island Lake Ontario, Canada (3 fatalities)
August 28, 1953: Noorduyn Norseman, Whitehorse Yukon, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 27, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Caprock New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
August 24, 1953: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Vega Texas, United States (1 fatality)
August 23, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Campo Grande Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (0 fatalities)
August 23, 1953: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Laiya Batangas, Philippines (0 fatalities)
August 20, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Picacho Arizona, United States (2 fatalities)
August 20, 1953: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Corumbá Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (3 fatalities)
August 18, 1953: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San Diego California, United States (2 fatalities)
August 17, 1953: Ford 5, Kalispell Montana, United States (0 fatalities)
August 12, 1953: Douglas DC-6, Westover AFB Massachusetts, United States (4 fatalities)
August 12, 1953: Vickers Viking, Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France (0 fatalities)
August 9, 1953: Beechcraft D18, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
August 9, 1953: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Gharyan Jabal al Gharbi, Libya (0 fatalities)
August 8, 1953: Noorduyn Norseman, Doi Mae Ya Mae Hong Son, Thailand (6 fatalities)
August 7, 1953: Aero C-3A, Malacky-Kuchyňa AFB Bratislava Region, Slovakia (4 fatalities)
August 5, 1953: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Atlantic Ocean, World (19 fatalities)
August 5, 1953: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Lammersdorf North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (4 fatalities)
August 4, 1953: Miles M.60 Marathon, Myanaung Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
August 4, 1953: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Ketchikan Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
August 4, 1953: Vickers Valetta, Aqaba Aqaba, Jordan (0 fatalities)
August 3, 1953: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Fethiye Aegean Region, Türkiye (4 fatalities)
August 3, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sharjah Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (1 fatality)
July 30, 1953: Martin PBM Mariner, South China Sea, World (10 fatalities)
July 30, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hanoi Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
July 29, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Askold Island Primorsky Krai, Russia (16 fatalities)
July 29, 1953: Vickers Valetta, Fāyid AFB Ismailia, Egypt (0 fatalities)
July 29, 1953: Noorduyn Norseman, Kaminuriak Lake Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 28, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Menihek Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 27, 1953: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong, China (1 fatality)
July 27, 1953: Ilyushin II-12, Mao-erh-shan Jilin, China (21 fatalities)
July 25, 1953: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Calcutta West Bengal, India (0 fatalities)
July 23, 1953: Junkers JU.52, Chañar La Rioja, Argentina (0 fatalities)
July 22, 1953: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Mediterranean Sea, World (0 fatalities)
July 20, 1953: Lisunov LI-2, Zyrianka Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
July 19, 1953: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Dallas-Love Field Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
July 17, 1953: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Whiting Field NAS Florida, United States (44 fatalities)
July 17, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Williams AFB (Chandler) Arizona, United States (8 fatalities)
July 16, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Johannesburg-Rand Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
July 15, 1953: Convair R3Y Tradewind, North Island-Halsey Field NAS (San Diego) California, United States (0 fatalities)
July 14, 1953: Ford 4, Basin Montana, United States (2 fatalities)
July 14, 1953: Douglas A-26 Invader, Pyongyang Pyongyang, North Korea (4 fatalities)
July 13, 1953: Martin P5M-2 Marlin, Virginia Beach Virginia, United States (7 fatalities)
July 12, 1953: Douglas DC-6, Pacific Ocean, World (58 fatalities)
July 11, 1953: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Stavanger Rogaland, Norway (0 fatalities)
July 10, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Stavanger Rogaland, Norway (10 fatalities)
July 9, 1953: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Pontshill Herefordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 7, 1953: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Pohang North Gyeongsang, South Korea (13 fatalities)
July 7, 1953: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Centreville Maryland, United States (6 fatalities)
July 7, 1953: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Louisiana Louisiana, United States (3 fatalities)
July 6, 1953: Lisunov LI-2, Rushan Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan (7 fatalities)
July 6, 1953: Avro 652 Anson, Kindu Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo (4 fatalities)
July 6, 1953: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Fort McCoy Wisconsin, United States (4 fatalities)
July 5, 1953: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Picinguaba São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
July 5, 1953: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Pentreuchaf Gwynedd, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 2, 1953: Martin PBM Mariner, Adak Alaska, United States (12 fatalities)
July 1, 1953: Douglas A-26 Invader, Pyongyang Pyongyang, North Korea (3 fatalities)
July 1, 1953: Antonov AN-2, Koryaki Kamchatka Krai, Russia (11 fatalities)
July 1, 1953: Douglas A-26 Invader, North Korea (1 fatality)
June 30, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tehran-Mehrabad Tehran City District, Iran (0 fatalities)
June 29, 1953: Douglas DC-3, Los Angeles California, United States (1 fatality)
June 28, 1953: North American B-25 Mitchell, Campo de Marte AFB São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
June 28, 1953: Short S.25 Sunderland, Sangley Point AFB (Manila) Metro Manila, Philippines (0 fatalities)
June 25, 1953: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Dakar-Yoff Dakar Region, Senegal (0 fatalities)
June 23, 1953: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (8 fatalities)
June 22, 1953: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
June 19, 1953: Aero C-3A, Hradčany AFB Liberec Region, Czech Republic (2 fatalities)
June 19, 1953: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Dalcross AFB Inverness-shire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
June 18, 1953: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Tachikawa AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (129 fatalities)
June 17, 1953: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil (17 fatalities)
June 17, 1953: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina (0 fatalities)
June 17, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Seongnam AFB (Seoul) Gyeonggi, South Korea (0 fatalities)
June 16, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Phou Lassi Mountains Champasak Province, Laos (34 fatalities)
June 16, 1953: Vickers Valetta, Fāyid AFB Ismailia, Egypt (0 fatalities)
June 15, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San Ramón Mountains San José (Central Valley), Costa Rica (9 fatalities)
June 15, 1953: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Copiapó Región de Atacama, Chile (7 fatalities)
June 14, 1953: Ilyushin II-12, Zugdidi Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia (18 fatalities)
June 9, 1953: Vickers Viking, Juan A. Pradere Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
June 8, 1953: Douglas B-18 Bolo, Aragarças Goiás, Brazil (0 fatalities)
May 29, 1953: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Abashiri Hokkaidō, Japan (1 fatality)
May 27, 1953: Lisunov LI-2, Barzas Kemerovo oblast, Russia (20 fatalities)
May 27, 1953: Lisunov LI-2, Barzas Kemerovo oblast, Russia (7 fatalities)
May 27, 1953: Bristol 170 Freighter, Blenheim Marlborough District Council, New Zealand (5 fatalities)
May 26, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Iron Mountain Oregon, United States (10 fatalities)
May 25, 1953: Convair CV-240, Amsterdam North Holland, Netherlands (2 fatalities)
May 25, 1953: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, Kings Canyon National Park California, United States (0 fatalities)
May 24, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Saint Louis-Lambert Missouri, United States (6 fatalities)
May 22, 1953: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Des Moines Iowa, United States (2 fatalities)
May 21, 1953: Douglas A-26 Invader, Chuncheon Gangwon, South Korea (2 fatalities)
May 19, 1953: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Andersen AFB, Guam Island (1 fatality)
May 17, 1953: Douglas A-26 Invader, North Korea (2 fatalities)
May 17, 1953: Vickers Valetta, Luqa, Malta (2 fatalities)
May 17, 1953: Douglas DC-3, Marshall Texas, United States (19 fatalities)
May 15, 1953: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Weinheim Baden-Württemberg, Germany (6 fatalities)
May 15, 1953: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Weinheim Baden-Württemberg, Germany (2 fatalities)
May 14, 1953: Avro 696 Shackleton, Belfast-Aldergrove Antrim, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1953: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Kleine-Brogel AFB Limburg, Belgium (0 fatalities)
May 12, 1953: Aero C-3A, Šumperk Olomouc Region, Czech Republic (0 fatalities)
May 11, 1953: Consolidated Canso, Prince Rupert British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
May 11, 1953: AAC.1 Toucan, Hanoi-Gia Lâm Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)