Plane crashes in 1957

264 crashes worldwide in 1957, with 1,662 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 264
Fatal crashes: 177
Fatalities: 1,662
First recorded: January 2, 1957
Most recent: December 31, 1957

Deadliest

August 11, 1957: Douglas DC-4, Issoudun Quebec, Canada (79 fatalities)
March 22, 1957: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter, Pacific Ocean, World (67 fatalities)
December 8, 1957: Douglas DC-4, Bolívar Buenos Aires province, Argentina (61 fatalities)
July 16, 1957: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Biak Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (58 fatalities)
November 8, 1957: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Pacific Ocean, World (44 fatalities)

Countries

United States (42)
United Kingdom (24)
Canada (21)
Russia (14)
France (9)
India (9)
Japan (9)
Spain (8)
Brazil (7)
Argentina (6)
Colombia (6)
Mexico (6)

Manufacturers

Douglas (68)
Lockheed (25)
De Havilland (22)
Boeing (17)
Vickers (15)
Ilyushin (12)
Avro (11)
Curtiss (8)
Consolidated (7)
Martin (6)
Bristol (5)
Miles (5)

Aircraft

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

December 31, 1957: Short S.25 Sandringham, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires City, Argentina (9 fatalities)
December 31, 1957: Budd RB-1 Conestoga, Colombia (0 fatalities)
December 30, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Debre Zeit-Harar Meda Oromia, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
December 24, 1957: Lascurain Aura, Mexico City Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (2 fatalities)
December 23, 1957: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Kahuku (Oahu Island) Hawaii, United States (19 fatalities)
December 23, 1957: Avro 685 York, Stansted Essex, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
December 22, 1957: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Aracruz Espírito Santo, Brazil (5 fatalities)
December 21, 1957: Caudron C.440 Goéland, Pontoise-Cormeilles-en-Vexin Val-d'Oise, France (0 fatalities)
December 20, 1957: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Braine-l’Alleud Walloon Brabant, Belgium (0 fatalities)
December 20, 1957: Avro 694 Lincoln, Hemswell AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 20, 1957: Noorduyn Norseman, Ball Lake Ontario, Canada (3 fatalities)
December 18, 1957: Ilyushin II-12, Birobidzhan Evreyskaya oblast (Jewish Autonomous oblast), Russia (27 fatalities)
December 17, 1957: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Oldbury West Midlands, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
December 17, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Wiesbaden-Erbenheim AFB Hesse, Germany (5 fatalities)
December 16, 1957: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Leavesden Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 12, 1957: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Fairchild AFB (Spokane) Washington, United States (8 fatalities)
December 12, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (6 fatalities)
December 11, 1957: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Ozamis City Misamis Occidental, Philippines (2 fatalities)
December 11, 1957: De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, Katherine Northern Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
December 10, 1957: Miles M.60 Marathon, Topcliffe AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 10, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Jeannine Lake Quebec, Canada (3 fatalities)
December 9, 1957: Martin P5M-2 Marlin, Corpus Christi Texas, United States (9 fatalities)
December 8, 1957: Douglas DC-4, Bolívar Buenos Aires province, Argentina (61 fatalities)
December 7, 1957: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Libya (6 fatalities)
December 6, 1957: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne, France (0 fatalities)
December 2, 1957: Ilyushin II-14, Helsinki-Vantaa Uusimaa, Finland (0 fatalities)
November 30, 1957: Miles M.60 Marathon, Thorney Island AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 28, 1957: Douglas DC-6, Norrköping Östergötland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
November 28, 1957: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Ankara-Esenboğa Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye (3 fatalities)
November 23, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Gustavus Alaska, United States (4 fatalities)
November 22, 1957: Martin PBM Mariner, Middelharnis South Holland, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
November 21, 1957: Bristol 170 Freighter, Christchurch Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (4 fatalities)
November 19, 1957: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Tiznit Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco (9 fatalities)
November 17, 1957: Vickers Viscount, Ballerup Hovedstaden, Denmark (0 fatalities)
November 16, 1957: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Merauke Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (3 fatalities)
November 15, 1957: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands, Spain (4 fatalities)
November 15, 1957: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Talkeetna Alaska, United States (6 fatalities)
November 15, 1957: Short S.45 Solent, Brook Isle of Wight, United Kingdom (43 fatalities)
November 14, 1957: Martin 404, Massena New York, United States (0 fatalities)
November 8, 1957: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Pacific Ocean, World (44 fatalities)
November 6, 1957: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Guatemala City-La Aurora Guatemala, Guatemala (2 fatalities)
November 6, 1957: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Castle AFB California, United States (0 fatalities)
November 6, 1957: Bristol Britannia, Bristol-Filton Gloucestershire, United Kingdom (15 fatalities)
November 4, 1957: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, São Sebastião São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
November 4, 1957: Ilyushin II-14, Moscow-Vnukovo Moscow oblast, Russia (4 fatalities)
November 3, 1957: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Düsseldorf-Lohausen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (7 fatalities)
November 2, 1957: Vickers Viking, Karachi-Muhammad Ali Jinnah-Quaid-e-Azam Sindh, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
November 2, 1957: Vickers Varsity, Saint Peter-La Villiaze Channel Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 2, 1957: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Toulouse-Blagnac Haute-Garonne, France (0 fatalities)
October 30, 1957: Fairchild C-82 Packet, Campeche Campeche, Mexico (3 fatalities)
October 29, 1957: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, Gray Mountain Arizona, United States (16 fatalities)
October 28, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Madrid-Getafe Madrid, Spain (21 fatalities)
October 27, 1957: Ilyushin II-12, SP-7 Polar Station, Russia (1 fatality)
October 26, 1957: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, San Sebastian Basque Country, Spain (0 fatalities)
October 26, 1957: Avro 652 Anson, Natashquan Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 26, 1957: Avro 652 Anson, Tulcán-Teniente Coronel Luis A. Mantilla Carchi, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
October 23, 1957: Short S.25 Sunderland, Nouadhibou Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania (5 fatalities)
October 23, 1957: Vickers Viscount, Belfast-Nutts Corner Antrim, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
October 22, 1957: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Oran-Es Senia Oran, Algeria (8 fatalities)
October 21, 1957: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Colerne AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 20, 1957: Vickers Viscount, Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts) Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
October 20, 1957: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Bideford Greater Wellington Regional Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
October 20, 1957: Noorduyn Norseman, Bowden Lake Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 18, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2 fatalities)
October 12, 1957: Junkers JU.52, Cafayate Salta, Argentina (0 fatalities)
October 11, 1957: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Tanauan Leyte, Philippines (6 fatalities)
October 11, 1957: Martin PBM Mariner, Valkenburg AFB (Leiden) South Holland, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
October 11, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tachikawa AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 10, 1957: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Kodiak Alaska, United States (9 fatalities)
October 8, 1957: Bristol 170 Freighter, Tarif Ha'il, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
October 7, 1957: Dassault M.D.315 Flamant, Cannes Alpes-Maritimes, France (5 fatalities)
October 6, 1957: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Uniontown Pennsylvania, United States (6 fatalities)
October 4, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 3, 1957: Antonov AN-2, Russia (0 fatalities)
October 3, 1957: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon (27 fatalities)
October 2, 1957: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Brandon Vermont, United States (4 fatalities)
October 2, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Iwo Jima, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 1, 1957: Ilyushin II-12, Aksha Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia (27 fatalities)
October 1, 1957: Canadian Vickers Stranraer, Sovereign Lake British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
October 1, 1957: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Sona Lake Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 30, 1957: Douglas DC-4, Osaka-Itami Kansai, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 29, 1957: Waco UIC, Whangarei Northland Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
September 28, 1957: Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, Guidonia AFB Lazio, Italy (4 fatalities)
September 28, 1957: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Port Ellen Argyll, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
September 27, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Parnamirim AFB (Natal) Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (5 fatalities)
September 26, 1957: Vickers Viking, Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands, Spain (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1957: Douglas A-26 Invader, Dayton Ohio, United States (4 fatalities)
September 23, 1957: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Alameda NAS (Oakland) California, United States (0 fatalities)
September 20, 1957: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Panagarh West Bengal, India (0 fatalities)
September 20, 1957: Vickers Varsity, Falstone Northumberland, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
September 18, 1957: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, Montevideo-Carrasco Montevideo City District, Uruguay (1 fatality)
September 15, 1957: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), New Bedford Massachusetts, United States (12 fatalities)
September 14, 1957: Avro 696 Shackleton, Gibraltar, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1957: Douglas DC-3, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
September 11, 1957: Bristol 170 Freighter, Tétouan Tangier-Tétouan, Morocco (0 fatalities)
September 6, 1957: Percival P.66 Pembroke, Baghdad Baghdād, Iraq (0 fatalities)
September 5, 1957: Avro 696 Shackleton, Ballykelly AFB Londonderry, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 4, 1957: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Binghamton New York, United States (0 fatalities)
September 3, 1957: Douglas DC-3, Niquitao Trujillo, Venezuela (8 fatalities)
September 1, 1957: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes, Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal, India (4 fatalities)