Plane crashes in 1956

243 crashes worldwide in 1956, with 1,439 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 243
Fatal crashes: 142
Fatalities: 1,439
First recorded: January 4, 1956
Most recent: December 30, 1956

Deadliest

June 20, 1956: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park New Jersey, United States (74 fatalities)
June 30, 1956: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Grand Canyon Arizona, United States (70 fatalities)
December 9, 1956: Canadair C-4 North Star, Mt Slesse British Columbia, Canada (62 fatalities)
October 10, 1956: Douglas DC-6, Atlantic Ocean, World (59 fatalities)
June 30, 1956: Douglas DC-7, Grand Canyon Arizona, United States (58 fatalities)

Countries

Manufacturers

Douglas (54)
Avro (28)
De Havilland (20)
Lockheed (18)
Vickers (16)
Boeing (12)
Beechcraft (9)
Curtiss (9)
Convair (6)
Ilyushin (6)
Bristol (5)
Martin (5)

Aircraft

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

December 30, 1956: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Dhahran ash-Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia (12 fatalities)
December 30, 1956: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Miracema do Tocantins Tocantins, Brazil (4 fatalities)
December 27, 1956: Howard Super Ventura (Howard 500), Nashua Pennsylvania, United States (3 fatalities)
December 27, 1956: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Timmins Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 26, 1956: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Talkeetna Alaska, United States (8 fatalities)
December 22, 1956: Convair CV-340, Munich-Riem Bavaria, Germany (3 fatalities)
December 22, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Giner Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy (21 fatalities)
December 22, 1956: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Bow Lake Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 21, 1956: Dassault M.D.315 Flamant, Istres-Le Tubé Bouches-du-Rhône, France (5 fatalities)
December 20, 1956: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Tyrone Pennsylvania, United States (3 fatalities)
December 19, 1956: Vickers Valetta, Hargeisa Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia (0 fatalities)
December 16, 1956: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Long Beach California, United States (0 fatalities)
December 15, 1956: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Postville Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 13, 1956: Vickers Viking, Mt Taurus Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye (6 fatalities)
December 12, 1956: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Bartlesville-Frank Phillips Oklahoma, United States (8 fatalities)
December 12, 1956: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San Miguel Panamá, Panama (0 fatalities)
December 12, 1956: Vickers Viscount, Dannemois Essonne, France (5 fatalities)
December 10, 1956: Bristol 170 Freighter, Cameron Highlands Pahang, Malaysia (8 fatalities)
December 9, 1956: Canadair C-4 North Star, Mt Slesse British Columbia, Canada (62 fatalities)
December 9, 1956: Lisunov LI-2, Mt Gora Ioanna Chukotka okrug, Russia (12 fatalities)
December 8, 1956: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Cáqueza Cundinamarca, Colombia (14 fatalities)
December 7, 1956: Avro 696 Shackleton, Foolow Derbyshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
December 5, 1956: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Glossop Derbyshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
December 2, 1956: SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc, Marseille Bouches-du-Rhône, France (10 fatalities)
November 30, 1956: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Castle AFB California, United States (10 fatalities)
November 28, 1956: Vickers Valetta, Aden-Khormaksar 'Adan, Yemen (0 fatalities)
November 28, 1956: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
November 27, 1956: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Mt Naiguatá Miranda, Venezuela (25 fatalities)
November 27, 1956: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Topcliffe AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 24, 1956: Douglas DC-6, Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne, France (34 fatalities)
November 24, 1956: Ilyushin II-12, Eglisau Zurich, Switzerland (23 fatalities)
November 23, 1956: Vickers Valetta, Cameron Highlands Pahang, Malaysia (7 fatalities)
November 18, 1956: Ilyushin II-14, Irkutsk-Intl Irkutsk oblast, Russia (1 fatality)
November 18, 1956: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Potomac Heights Maryland, United States (2 fatalities)
November 17, 1956: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Mt El Rucio Huíla, Colombia (36 fatalities)
November 15, 1956: Martin 404, Las Vegas-McCarran Nevada, United States (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1956: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Puerto Somoza León, Nicaragua (25 fatalities)
November 15, 1956: Bristol 170 Freighter, Vientiane Vientiane (Viengchan) Capital, Laos (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1956: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Denver-Stapleton Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
November 14, 1956: Avro 652 Anson, Acklington AFB Northumberland, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 11, 1956: Martin P5M-2 Marlin, Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal (4 fatalities)
November 9, 1956: Martin P5M-2 Marlin, Atlantic Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
November 7, 1956: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Mt Hummelfjell Hedmark, Norway (2 fatalities)
November 5, 1956: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, Blackbushe Hampshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
November 3, 1956: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San Miguel Panamá, Panama (0 fatalities)
November 2, 1956: Lisunov LI-2, Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia (2 fatalities)
November 1, 1956: Short S.25 Sunderland, Richards Bay KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2 fatalities)
October 30, 1956: Percival P.66 Pembroke, Västerås Västmanland, Sweden (7 fatalities)
October 30, 1956: Hurel-Dubois HD.321, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1 fatality)
October 30, 1956: Short S.25 Sunderland, Castle Archdale AFB (Lisnarick) Fermanagh, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 30, 1956: Casa 2.111, Pilas Andalusia, Spain (2 fatalities)
October 28, 1956: Ilyushin II-14, Mediterranean Sea, World (18 fatalities)
October 26, 1956: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Newburg Pennsylvania, United States (4 fatalities)
October 26, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Daly Waters Northern Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
October 23, 1956: Curtiss C-46 Commando, La Paz La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
October 22, 1956: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Cubelles Catalonia, Spain (5 fatalities)
October 20, 1956: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Tallahassee Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
October 19, 1956: Fletcher FU-24, Manunui Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand (1 fatality)
October 19, 1956: Douglas DC-3, Agartala Tripura, India (3 fatalities)
October 18, 1956: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (4 fatalities)
October 16, 1956: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
October 14, 1956: Junkers JU.52, Rauch Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
October 14, 1956: Casa 352, San Nicolás del Puerto Andalusia, Spain (8 fatalities)
October 11, 1956: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Itabira Minas Gerais, Brazil (0 fatalities)
October 10, 1956: Douglas DC-6, Atlantic Ocean, World (59 fatalities)
October 10, 1956: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Campbeltown Argyll, United Kingdom (9 fatalities)
October 7, 1956: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Birmingham West Midlands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 5, 1956: Avro 652 Anson, Mt Le Grammont Valais, Switzerland (2 fatalities)
October 5, 1956: Vickers Viking, Harare Harare Province, Zimbabwe (2 fatalities)
October 4, 1956: Grumman G-21A Goose, Béjaïa Béjaïa, Algeria (1 fatality)
October 4, 1956: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Venado Tuerto Santa Fe, Argentina (0 fatalities)
October 3, 1956: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Charleston-Intl South Carolina, United States (3 fatalities)
October 1, 1956: Avro 652 Anson, Kitale Rift Valley, Kenya (3 fatalities)
September 29, 1956: SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc, Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain (1 fatality)
September 28, 1956: Avro 694 Lincoln, Turnhouse AFB Midlothian (County of Edinburgh), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 26, 1956: Avro 685 York, Kuujjuaq (ex Fort Chimo) Quebec, Canada (2 fatalities)
September 25, 1956: De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth, Southport Merseyside, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Yale Colorado, United States (12 fatalities)
September 23, 1956: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Mackar Inlet Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 18, 1956: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Mouangko Littoral, Cameroon (1 fatality)
September 17, 1956: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1956: Avro 652 Anson, Belfast Antrim, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1956: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Madera California, United States (5 fatalities)
September 16, 1956: Antonov AN-2, Botyobiya Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (1 fatality)
September 14, 1956: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Eccleshall Staffordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1956: Avro 685 York, Hall Beach (Sanirajak) Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fürstenfeldbruck AFB Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1956: Noorduyn Norseman, Hägernäs Uppland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
September 11, 1956: Lisunov LI-2, Cherepovets Vologda oblast, Russia (4 fatalities)
September 11, 1956: Short S.25 Sunderland, Uruguay (0 fatalities)
September 10, 1956: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Japan Sea, World (16 fatalities)
September 10, 1956: Avro 652 Anson, Gibraltar, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1956: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Amman Amman City District, Jordan (1 fatality)
September 8, 1956: Ilyushin II-12, Dikson Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
September 6, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Minas Gerais, Brazil (0 fatalities)
September 5, 1956: Vickers Valetta, Car Nicobar Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (0 fatalities)
August 29, 1956: Douglas DC-6, Cold Bay Alaska, United States (15 fatalities)
August 26, 1956: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Sand Point NAS Washington, United States (0 fatalities)
August 26, 1956: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Ahwaz Khuzestan, Iran (0 fatalities)
August 26, 1956: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Herzeele Nord, France (0 fatalities)