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
All crashes (page 3 of 3)
- February 24, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Aleppo Aleppo Governorate, Syria (19 fatalities)
- February 21, 1956: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, West Palm Beach Florida, United States (5 fatalities)
- February 20, 1956: Vickers Viscount, Chicago-Midway Illinois, United States (0 fatalities)
- February 20, 1956: Douglas DC-6, Cairo Cairo, Egypt (52 fatalities)
- February 20, 1956: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Aarhus-Tirstrup Midtjylland, Denmark (0 fatalities)
- February 18, 1956: Avro 685 York, Luqa, Malta (50 fatalities)
- February 17, 1956: Martin 404, Owensboro Kentucky, United States (0 fatalities)
- February 17, 1956: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt Sunol Ridge California, United States (40 fatalities)
- February 17, 1956: Vickers Valetta, Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
- February 16, 1956: Douglas DC-3, Najran Najran, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
- February 16, 1956: Avro 652 Anson, Grenå Midtjylland, Denmark (0 fatalities)
- February 16, 1956: Avro 652 Anson, Aarhus-Tirstrup Midtjylland, Denmark (0 fatalities)
- February 16, 1956: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Tracy California, United States (4 fatalities)
- February 14, 1956: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Toronto-Downsview Ontario, Canada (4 fatalities)
- February 14, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kuujjuaq (ex Fort Chimo) Quebec, Canada (2 fatalities)
- February 13, 1956: Bristol 170 Freighter, Frobisher Bay Nunavut, Canada (3 fatalities)
- February 12, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Dirfi (Dirphys) Central Greece, Greece (17 fatalities)
- February 8, 1956: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Delta of Orinoco National Park Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
- February 6, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
- February 4, 1956: Avro 652 Anson, King Leopold Ranges Northern Territory, Australia (5 fatalities)
- February 4, 1956: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Miami Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
- February 4, 1956: Avro 652 Anson, Wanaaring New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
- February 3, 1956: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
- February 2, 1956: Avro 683 Lancaster, Newquay-Saint Mawgan AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
- February 2, 1956: Casa 352, Zaragoza Aragon, Spain (7 fatalities)
- January 28, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lyon-Bron Rhône, France (3 fatalities)
- January 28, 1956: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Capaya Miranda, Venezuela (10 fatalities)
- January 26, 1956: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Smithtown New York, United States (3 fatalities)
- January 25, 1956: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Blida Blida, Algeria (3 fatalities)
- January 25, 1956: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Blida Blida, Algeria (3 fatalities)
- January 24, 1956: Avro 685 York, Kuujjuaq (ex Fort Chimo) Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
- January 24, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Nantes Loire-Atlantique, France (0 fatalities)
- January 21, 1956: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Invercargill Southland Regional Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
- January 20, 1956: Vickers Viscount, Blackbushe Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
- January 20, 1956: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Estación Popalito Antioquia, Colombia (0 fatalities)
- January 19, 1956: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
- January 18, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Torysky Prešov Region, Slovakia (22 fatalities)
- January 17, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Oreway Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (4 fatalities)
- January 13, 1956: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
- January 12, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hobart Tasmania, Australia (1 fatality)
- January 11, 1956: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Miliana Aïn Defla, Algeria (5 fatalities)
- January 9, 1956: Miles M.60 Marathon, Thorney Island AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
- January 4, 1956: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Ellsworth AFB South Dakota, United States (0 fatalities)