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

All crashes (page 2 of 3)

July 31, 1959: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Roskilde Sjælland, Denmark (0 fatalities)
July 28, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), El Palomar AFB Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
July 28, 1959: Vickers Viking, Southend Essex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 26, 1959: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kangiqsualujjuaq (Wakeham Bay) Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 24, 1959: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Bandirma Marmara Region, Türkiye (5 fatalities)
July 22, 1959: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, Andover New Hampshire, United States (7 fatalities)
July 19, 1959: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Mumbai Maharashtra, India (0 fatalities)
July 15, 1959: Avro 685 York, Kuwait City, Kuwait (32 fatalities)
July 15, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Babaçulândia Tocantins, Brazil (2 fatalities)
July 14, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Santiago del Estero Santiago del Estero, Argentina (0 fatalities)
July 10, 1959: North American B-25 Mitchell, Santa Bernardina AFB (Durazno) Durazno, Uruguay (5 fatalities)
July 10, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San José-La Sabana San José (Central Valley), Costa Rica (0 fatalities)
July 9, 1959: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Tokyo-Haneda Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
July 7, 1959: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Saint Albans Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
July 6, 1959: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Barksdale AFB Louisiana, United States (0 fatalities)
July 3, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina (0 fatalities)
July 3, 1959: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Gan AFB (Addu Atoll) South Province, Maldivian Islands (0 fatalities)
July 2, 1959: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Puvirnituq Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 1, 1959: Martin B-26 Marauder, Marion Ohio, United States (10 fatalities)
June 30, 1959: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Prince Rupert British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
June 26, 1959: Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, Milan Lombardy, Italy (68 fatalities)
June 25, 1959: Antonov AN-2, Yurgarga River Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 23, 1959: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Burns Oregon, United States (5 fatalities)
June 23, 1959: Douglas DC-4, Cerro Baco Ancash, Peru (14 fatalities)
June 22, 1959: Douglas DC-6, Shannon Munster, Ireland (0 fatalities)
June 21, 1959: Canadair C-4 North Star, Athens-Ellinikon Attica, Greece (0 fatalities)
June 20, 1959: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Prescott Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
June 19, 1959: Noorduyn Norseman, Barrancabermeja Santander, Colombia (1 fatality)
June 19, 1959: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Cugny Aisne, France (2 fatalities)
June 15, 1959: Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard, Mossaka Cuvette, Congo (0 fatalities)
June 12, 1959: Noorduyn Norseman, Sandy Lake Ontario, Canada (8 fatalities)
June 10, 1959: Martin PBM Mariner, Dabolim Goa, India (8 fatalities)
June 7, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mediterranean Sea, World (1 fatality)
June 2, 1959: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Beauvechain AFB Walloon Brabant, Belgium (0 fatalities)
June 1, 1959: Beechcraft D18, Montijo AFB Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (4 fatalities)
June 1, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Nicaragua (60 fatalities)
May 29, 1959: North American B-25 Mitchell, Campo de Marte AFB São Paulo, Brazil (2 fatalities)
May 29, 1959: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Khartoum Khartoum, Sudan (5 fatalities)
May 29, 1959: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Yangjiang Guangdong, China (14 fatalities)
May 26, 1959: Avro 652 Anson, Jurby AFB Isle of Man, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 21, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Moro Ancash, Peru (8 fatalities)
May 21, 1959: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Land's End Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 20, 1959: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Ashiya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (10 fatalities)
May 20, 1959: Avro 652 Anson, Foel Lwyd Conwy, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
May 18, 1959: Vickers Viscount, Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
May 15, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mar del Plata Buenos Aires province, Argentina (10 fatalities)
May 14, 1959: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Lagoa Pati Maputo, Mozambique (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Tournavista Huánuco, Peru (12 fatalities)
May 12, 1959: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Charleston-Yaeger (Kanawha) West Virginia, United States (2 fatalities)
May 12, 1959: Vickers Viscount, Chase Maryland, United States (31 fatalities)
May 11, 1959: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Whidbey Island NAS (Ault Field) Washington, United States (9 fatalities)
May 8, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Cuzco-Alejandro Velasco Astete Cuzco, Peru (0 fatalities)
May 7, 1959: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Salvador Bahia, Brazil (0 fatalities)
May 6, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro Pará, Brazil (3 fatalities)
May 6, 1959: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Cardiff Glamorgan, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
May 5, 1959: Avro 652 Anson, Colerne AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 2, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands, Spain (5 fatalities)
April 30, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Poitiers Vienne, France (0 fatalities)
April 29, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Cerro del Télégrafo (Sierra de Valdemeca) Castile-La Mancha, Spain (28 fatalities)
April 29, 1959: Lisunov LI-2, Severny Island Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
April 25, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kerman Kermanshah, Iran (0 fatalities)
April 24, 1959: Lisunov LI-2, Berdsk Novosibirsk oblast, Russia (5 fatalities)
April 24, 1959: Avro 652 Anson, Roborough AFB Devon, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
April 23, 1959: Avro 689 Tudor, Mt Süphan Dağı Eastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye (12 fatalities)
April 22, 1959: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2 fatalities)
April 17, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Bahía de Kino Sonora, Mexico (26 fatalities)
April 15, 1959: Antonov AN-2, Russia (0 fatalities)
April 13, 1959: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, China Lake AFB California, United States (0 fatalities)
April 13, 1959: Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, Toulon-Hyères-Le Palyvestre Var, France (3 fatalities)
April 12, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lisbon Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (11 fatalities)
April 10, 1959: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Río Cuarto Córdoba, Argentina (0 fatalities)
April 10, 1959: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Juneau Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
April 9, 1959: Martin P5M-2 Marlin, Jeju Jeju, South Korea (10 fatalities)
April 8, 1959: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Aden 'Adan, Yemen (0 fatalities)
April 8, 1959: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Aden-Khormaksar 'Adan, Yemen (0 fatalities)
April 2, 1959: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Argentia NAS Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (1 fatality)
April 1, 1959: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, Orting Washington, United States (4 fatalities)
March 31, 1959: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Killeen Texas, United States (4 fatalities)
March 31, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Port-au-Prince West, Haiti (0 fatalities)
March 31, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Naples Campania, Italy (4 fatalities)
March 31, 1959: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Incirlik AFB (Adana) Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (4 fatalities)
March 30, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Alma Georgia, United States (2 fatalities)
March 29, 1959: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Argentia NAS Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
March 29, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Silchar Assam, India (24 fatalities)
March 29, 1959: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Boukpayanga Lobaye, Central African Republic (9 fatalities)
March 27, 1959: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Velletri Lazio, Italy (3 fatalities)
March 15, 1959: Convair CV-240, Chicago-Midway Illinois, United States (0 fatalities)
March 14, 1959: Noorduyn Norseman, Allard River Quebec, Canada (1 fatality)
March 13, 1959: Bristol 170 Freighter, Mahón Balearic Islands, Spain (1 fatality)
March 12, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tobu Nagaland, India (5 fatalities)
March 12, 1959: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Charagua Santa Cruz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
March 10, 1959: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Curralinho Pará, Brazil (23 fatalities)
March 10, 1959: Noorduyn Norseman, Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
March 5, 1959: Vickers Viscount, Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes Managua City District, Nicaragua (15 fatalities)
March 5, 1959: Fletcher FU-24, Dargaville Northland Regional Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
March 4, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dibrugarh-Mohanbari Assam, India (0 fatalities)
March 4, 1959: Baade 152, Ottendorf-Okrilla Saxony, Germany (4 fatalities)
March 1, 1959: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Prado Bahia, Brazil (17 fatalities)
February 28, 1959: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Prescott-Ernest A. Love Arizona, United States (5 fatalities)
February 25, 1959: Lockheed 5 Vega, Los Mochis Sinaloa, Mexico (0 fatalities)