Plane crashes in 1954

290 crashes worldwide in 1954, with 1,560 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 290
Fatal crashes: 173
Fatalities: 1,560
First recorded: January 2, 1954
Most recent: December 31, 1954

Deadliest

August 16, 1954: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakse Champasak Province, Laos (47 fatalities)
October 31, 1954: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Atlantic Ocean, World (42 fatalities)
April 8, 1954: Canadair C-4 North Star, Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, Canada (37 fatalities)
February 1, 1954: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Tomakomai Hokkaidō, Japan (35 fatalities)
January 10, 1954: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Elba Island Tuscany, Italy (35 fatalities)

Countries

Manufacturers

Douglas (76)
De Havilland (30)
Lockheed (26)
Avro (21)
Vickers (17)
Fairchild (15)
Convair (10)
Consolidated (8)
Curtiss (7)
Lisunov (7)
Short (7)
Beechcraft (6)

Aircraft

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

December 31, 1954: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Stockholm-Bromma Uppland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1954: Ilyushin II-14, Irkutsk-Intl Irkutsk oblast, Russia (17 fatalities)
December 31, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), SP-3 Polar Station, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
December 29, 1954: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, El Bosque AFB (Santiago de Chile) Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile (4 fatalities)
December 29, 1954: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Huntsville Alabama, United States (9 fatalities)
December 29, 1954: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Barranquilla Atlántico, Colombia (0 fatalities)
December 25, 1954: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Prestwick Ayrshire, United Kingdom (28 fatalities)
December 23, 1954: Lisunov LI-2, Polná Vysočina Region, Czech Republic (0 fatalities)
December 23, 1954: Lisunov LI-2, Bratroňov Pardubice Region, Czech Republic (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Pennsylvania, United States (10 fatalities)
December 22, 1954: Avro 652 Anson, Bereina Central, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
December 18, 1954: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, White Plains-Westchester County New York, United States (2 fatalities)
December 18, 1954: Douglas DC-6, New York-Idlewild New York, United States (26 fatalities)
December 18, 1954: Avro 652 Anson, Wabag Enga, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
December 18, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ciudad Piar Bolívar, Venezuela (2 fatalities)
December 17, 1954: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Brampton Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 17, 1954: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Milwaukee-General Billy Mitchell Wisconsin, United States (4 fatalities)
December 17, 1954: Avro 683 Lancaster, Celtic Sea, World (7 fatalities)
December 14, 1954: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, Haines Alaska, United States (4 fatalities)
December 12, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pezinok Bratislava Region, Slovakia (4 fatalities)
December 10, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Guasdualito Apure, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
December 9, 1954: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Johnsville NAS Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
December 8, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Elefsis AFB (Athens) Attica, Greece (19 fatalities)
December 6, 1954: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
December 5, 1954: Ilyushin II-12, Pervomaiski AFB (Almaty) Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (1 fatality)
December 4, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Luang Prabang Louangphabang Province, Laos (29 fatalities)
December 2, 1954: Douglas DC-2, Villa Harding Green Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
December 1, 1954: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Camden New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
November 30, 1954: Douglas DC-3, Berlin New Hampshire, United States (2 fatalities)
November 25, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Jambi Jambi, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
November 25, 1954: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Eschau Bas-Rhin, France (2 fatalities)
November 24, 1954: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Sundsvall Medelpad, Sweden (1 fatality)
November 20, 1954: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Waynesboro Virginia, United States (5 fatalities)
November 16, 1954: Douglas DC-3, Mt Jirishanca Ancash, Peru (24 fatalities)
November 12, 1954: Lisunov LI-2, Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia (6 fatalities)
November 6, 1954: Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, Vaccarizzo Sicily, Italy (5 fatalities)
November 6, 1954: Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, Vaccarizzo Sicily, Italy (4 fatalities)
November 5, 1954: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Glastonbury Connecticut, United States (1 fatality)
November 4, 1954: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Pelican Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
November 4, 1954: Convair T-29, Tucson Arizona, United States (4 fatalities)
November 2, 1954: Nord 1402 Noroit, Lake of Bizerte Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia (7 fatalities)
November 1, 1954: Casa 352, Ronda Andalusia, Spain (11 fatalities)
October 31, 1954: Vickers Viscount, Mangalore Victoria, Australia (3 fatalities)
October 31, 1954: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Atlantic Ocean, World (42 fatalities)
October 28, 1954: Ilyushin II-12, Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (19 fatalities)
October 28, 1954: Avro 652 Anson, Crosby AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 26, 1954: Avro 694 Lincoln, San Luis San Luis, Argentina (10 fatalities)
October 26, 1954: Avro 696 Shackleton, Ballykelly AFB Londonderry, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 25, 1954: Vickers Varsity, Fenton Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 24, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Limone Piemonte Piedmont, Italy (21 fatalities)
October 23, 1954: Short S.25 Sunderland, Vágar Vágar, Faroe Islands (4 fatalities)
October 21, 1954: Douglas DC-3, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (6 fatalities)
October 20, 1954: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Daegu Daegu, South Korea (1 fatality)
October 20, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hua Hin Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand (7 fatalities)
October 16, 1954: Convair CV-240, Capilla del Señor Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
October 15, 1954: North American B-25 Mitchell, Nebraska City Nebraska, United States (3 fatalities)
October 13, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Skardu Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
October 11, 1954: Stinson SR-10 Reliant, Campo de Marte AFB São Paulo, Brazil (5 fatalities)
October 11, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bangkok-Don Mueang Bangkok City District, Thailand (4 fatalities)
October 9, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Guatemala City-La Aurora Guatemala, Guatemala (0 fatalities)
October 8, 1954: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 8, 1954: Douglas A-20 Havoc, Piraí Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (6 fatalities)
October 7, 1954: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Recife Pernambuco, Brazil (0 fatalities)
October 6, 1954: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Willows California, United States (13 fatalities)
October 6, 1954: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Pope AFB (Fayetteville) North Carolina, United States (2 fatalities)
October 4, 1954: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Middle Wallop AFB Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1954: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Fox Mountain Yukon, Canada (4 fatalities)
September 30, 1954: Miles M.60 Marathon, Calne Wiltshire, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
September 29, 1954: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Belém Pará, Brazil (2 fatalities)
September 29, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Nagoya-Komaki Chūbu, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 28, 1954: Martin P5M-2 Marlin, Sangley Point AFB (Manila) Metro Manila, Philippines (12 fatalities)
September 27, 1954: Ilyushin II-12, Novosibirsk-Severny Novosibirsk oblast, Russia (29 fatalities)
September 25, 1954: Beechcraft C18S, Aizuwakamatsu Tōhoku, Japan (5 fatalities)
September 22, 1954: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Kenora Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 22, 1954: Avro 685 York, Stansted Essex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 21, 1954: Fairchild C-82 Packet, Fawnskin California, United States (1 fatality)
September 20, 1954: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Santa Clarita California, United States (0 fatalities)
September 18, 1954: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Neuquén-Juan Domingo Perón Neuquén, Argentina (2 fatalities)
September 16, 1954: AAC.1 Toucan, Mouzaia Blida, Algeria (8 fatalities)
September 15, 1954: Vickers Viking, Cairo-Almaza Cairo, Egypt (3 fatalities)
September 15, 1954: Short S.25 Sunderland, Saint Peter (Guernsey) Channel Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 14, 1954: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Chichester Dam New South Wales, Australia (3 fatalities)
September 12, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (6 fatalities)
September 12, 1954: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Thule AFB (Pituffik) Qaasuitsup Kommunia, Greenland (10 fatalities)
September 5, 1954: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Shannon Munster, Ireland (28 fatalities)
September 4, 1954: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Japan Sea, World (1 fatality)
September 4, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hanoi-Gia Lâm Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
September 3, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Greenland (0 fatalities)
September 1, 1954: Grumman G-21A Goose, King Salmon Bay (Admiralty Island) Alaska, United States (5 fatalities)
August 30, 1954: SNCASO SO.30 Bretagne, Hanoi Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
August 29, 1954: Casa 352, Pico de la Braña Principality of Asturias, Spain (4 fatalities)
August 29, 1954: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Puán Buenos Aires province, Argentina (6 fatalities)
August 28, 1954: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States (1 fatality)
August 28, 1954: Beechcraft D18, Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Luanda, Angola (2 fatalities)
August 27, 1954: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Ellsworth AFB South Dakota, United States (26 fatalities)
August 26, 1954: Lisunov LI-2, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalin oblast, Russia (26 fatalities)
August 25, 1954: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 25, 1954: North American B-25 Mitchell, San José California, United States (7 fatalities)
August 25, 1954: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cowombat Flat New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
August 24, 1954: Beechcraft D18, Tokyo Kantō, Japan (4 fatalities)