Plane crashes in 1959

242 crashes worldwide in 1959, with 1,534 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 242
Fatal crashes: 145
Fatalities: 1,534
First recorded: January 4, 1959
Most recent: December 31, 1959

Deadliest

June 26, 1959: Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, Milan Lombardy, Italy (68 fatalities)
February 3, 1959: Lockheed L-188 Electra, New York-LaGuardia New York, United States (65 fatalities)
June 1, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Nicaragua (60 fatalities)
September 24, 1959: Douglas DC-7, Bordeaux-Mérignac Gironde, France (54 fatalities)
January 16, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Mar del Plata Buenos Aires province, Argentina (51 fatalities)

Countries

United States (48)
Brazil (17)
Russia (16)
Canada (15)
United Kingdom (15)
Argentina (10)
India (7)
New Zealand (7)
Italy (6)
France (5)
Pakistan (5)
Peru (5)

Manufacturers

Douglas (56)
De Havilland (21)
Lockheed (19)
Curtiss (18)
Boeing (16)
Vickers (14)
Avro (10)
Lisunov (9)
Beechcraft (8)
Ilyushin (7)
Noorduyn (7)
Antonov (6)

Aircraft

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

December 31, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San José de Chiquitos Santa Cruz, Bolivia (11 fatalities)
December 29, 1959: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Brunswick Maine, United States (0 fatalities)
December 24, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Palembang South Sumatra, Indonesia (1 fatality)
December 23, 1959: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Mwingi Western, Kenya (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1959: Vickers Viscount, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (42 fatalities)
December 22, 1959: Vickers Viking, Agadir Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco (0 fatalities)
December 21, 1959: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Taihape Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand (1 fatality)
December 21, 1959: Vickers Viscount, Rome-Ciampino Lazio, Italy (2 fatalities)
December 18, 1959: Noorduyn Norseman, Oskélanéo Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 17, 1959: Lisunov LI-2, Vilnius Apskritis of Vilnius, Lithuania (1 fatality)
December 17, 1959: Martin PBM Mariner, Fakfak Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia (5 fatalities)
December 16, 1959: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Ketchikan Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
December 14, 1959: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, Westover AFB Massachusetts, United States (0 fatalities)
December 13, 1959: Ilyushin II-14, Boysun Surxondaryo Province, Uzbekistan (30 fatalities)
December 12, 1959: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, Las Palmas-Gando (Gran Canaria) Canary Islands, Spain (0 fatalities)
December 12, 1959: Convair CV-240, Mendoza Mendoza, Argentina (0 fatalities)
December 12, 1959: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Luabo Zambezia, Mozambique (0 fatalities)
December 8, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Caribbean Sea, World (45 fatalities)
December 8, 1959: Ilyushin II-14, Vorkuta Republic of Komi, Russia (0 fatalities)
December 5, 1959: Douglas DC-3, Puebla-Hermanos Serdán-Huejotzingo Puebla, Mexico (7 fatalities)
December 4, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cumuruxatiba Bahia, Brazil (6 fatalities)
December 2, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Oslo Oslo City, Norway (4 fatalities)
December 1, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas, Venezuela (3 fatalities)
December 1, 1959: Martin 202, Williamsport Pennsylvania, United States (25 fatalities)
December 1, 1959: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Red Bluff California, United States (0 fatalities)
November 29, 1959: Ilyushin II-12, Irkutsk-Intl Irkutsk oblast, Russia (4 fatalities)
November 28, 1959: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Mt Ingamayo Salta, Argentina (2 fatalities)
November 28, 1959: Antonov AN-12, Belaya AFB Irkutsk oblast, Russia (10 fatalities)
November 24, 1959: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Chicago-Midway Illinois, United States (11 fatalities)
November 24, 1959: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Farnborough Hampshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
November 22, 1959: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2 fatalities)
November 22, 1959: De Havilland DH.60 Moth, Melbourne-Moorabbin Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
November 22, 1959: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), São Filipe (Ilha do Fogo), Cabo Verde (0 fatalities)
November 21, 1959: Douglas DC-4, Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon (24 fatalities)
November 21, 1959: Airspeed AS.65 Consul, Elstree Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
November 19, 1959: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Campbell Park (Narrung) South Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
November 17, 1959: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, San Lorenzo Tarija, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
November 16, 1959: Antonov AN-10, Lviv Lviv Oblast, Ukraine (40 fatalities)
November 16, 1959: Douglas DC-7, Pilottown Louisiana, United States (42 fatalities)
November 15, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong, China (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1959: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1959: Bristol 170 Freighter, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
November 13, 1959: North American B-25 Mitchell, Santa Cruz AFB Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1 fatality)
November 9, 1959: Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, Córdoba AFB Córdoba, Argentina (1 fatality)
November 7, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tainan Tainan City, Taiwan (15 fatalities)
November 5, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cleveland-Burke Lakefront Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
November 4, 1959: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon Quebec, Canada (5 fatalities)
November 4, 1959: Short S.25 Sunderland, Te Whanga Lagoon (Chatham Island) Southland Regional Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
November 1, 1959: Fletcher FU-24, Tirohanga Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
October 30, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Bucks Elbow Virginia, United States (26 fatalities)
October 30, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Avlona Attica, Greece (19 fatalities)
October 27, 1959: Lisunov LI-2, Karaganda Karagandy, Kazakhstan (1 fatality)
October 26, 1959: Douglas DC-3, Santa Maria California, United States (1 fatality)
October 25, 1959: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Caranavi La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
October 23, 1959: Ilyushin II-14, Moscow-Vnukovo Moscow oblast, Russia (28 fatalities)
October 23, 1959: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Ipoh Perak, Malaysia (2 fatalities)
October 19, 1959: Boeing 707, Arlington Washington, United States (4 fatalities)
October 19, 1959: Vickers Varsity, Tangmere AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
October 17, 1959: Junkers JU.52, Baiyer River Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
October 16, 1959: Noorduyn Norseman, Sioux Lookout Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
October 15, 1959: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Leitchfield Kentucky, United States (8 fatalities)
October 15, 1959: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Jacksonville Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
October 15, 1959: Antonov AN-8, Tula Tula oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
October 15, 1959: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Hardinsburg Kentucky, United States (8 fatalities)
October 13, 1959: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Boerne Texas, United States (4 fatalities)
October 6, 1959: Rockwell Aero Commander 520, Palumeu Sipaliwini, Suriname (2 fatalities)
October 3, 1959: Vickers Viscount, Toronto-Lester Bowles Pearson Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1959: Lisunov LI-2, Khalaktyrka Kamchatka Krai, Russia (4 fatalities)
September 29, 1959: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Buffalo Texas, United States (34 fatalities)
September 25, 1959: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Jeddah Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1959: Douglas DC-7, Bordeaux-Mérignac Gironde, France (54 fatalities)
September 24, 1959: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Great Sitkin Island Alaska, United States (16 fatalities)
September 23, 1959: Saab Scandia, São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil (20 fatalities)
September 23, 1959: Avro 652 Anson, Leeming AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 21, 1959: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Salvador Bahia, Brazil (6 fatalities)
September 16, 1959: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Oederquart Lower Saxony, Germany (4 fatalities)
September 15, 1959: Douglas DC-3, Cape Hallett, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
September 12, 1959: Fletcher FU-24, Putaruru Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
September 12, 1959: Douglas DC-4, Mercedes Ocotepeque, Honduras (3 fatalities)
September 5, 1959: Vickers Viking, Tralicetu Corse-du-Sud, France (0 fatalities)
September 2, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Dyess AFB Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
September 2, 1959: Ilyushin II-18, Moscow-Vnukovo Moscow oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
September 1, 1959: Beechcraft C18S, McGrath Alaska, United States (8 fatalities)
August 27, 1959: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Asunción Distrito Capital, Paraguay (2 fatalities)
August 27, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Maringá Paraná, Brazil (0 fatalities)
August 23, 1959: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Basseterre-Golden Rock, Saint Kitts and Nevis (0 fatalities)
August 19, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Montseny Catalonia, Spain (32 fatalities)
August 15, 1959: Boeing 707, Calverton New York, United States (5 fatalities)
August 15, 1959: Douglas DC-3, San Isidro de El General San José (Central Valley), Costa Rica (1 fatality)
August 14, 1959: Vickers Viscount, Karachi-Muhammad Ali Jinnah-Quaid-e-Azam Sindh, Pakistan (2 fatalities)
August 10, 1959: Lisunov LI-2, Cape Shelagsky Chukotka okrug, Russia (7 fatalities)
August 10, 1959: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Fremont New Hampshire, United States (0 fatalities)
August 10, 1959: Junkers W.33, Kootenay Lake British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 10, 1959: Lisunov LI-2, Kovrik River Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (9 fatalities)
August 7, 1959: Vickers Viking, El Palomar AFB Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
August 5, 1959: Avro 652 Anson, Boscombe Down AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
August 5, 1959: Beechcraft C18S, Bournemouth Dorset, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
August 4, 1959: Ford 5, Moose Creek Idaho, United States (4 fatalities)
August 3, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Saku Arunachal Pradesh, India (6 fatalities)
August 2, 1959: Douglas A-26 Invader, Camagüey Camagüey, Cuba (1 fatality)