Plane crashes in 1961

261 crashes worldwide in 1961, with 1,964 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 261
Fatal crashes: 156
Fatalities: 1,964
First recorded: January 2, 1961
Most recent: December 31, 1961

All crashes (page 2 of 3)

August 26, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal, India (0 fatalities)
August 24, 1961: Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard, Muxaluando Bengo, Angola (0 fatalities)
August 14, 1961: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Walterboro South Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
August 14, 1961: Vickers Viking, Lyon-Bron Rhône, France (0 fatalities)
August 14, 1961: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Samarai Island Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
August 14, 1961: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Bordeaux-Léognan-Saucats Gironde, France (0 fatalities)
August 13, 1961: Ilyushin II-18, Riga Vidzeme, Latvia (0 fatalities)
August 13, 1961: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Pha Khao Bolikhamxai Province, Laos (5 fatalities)
August 9, 1961: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Sarcpa Lake Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 9, 1961: Vickers Viking, Mt Holteheia Rogaland, Norway (39 fatalities)
August 9, 1961: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Havana La Habana, Cuba (3 fatalities)
August 9, 1961: Dornier DO.28A/B, Sion Valais, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
August 8, 1961: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Rovaniemi Lapland, Finland (2 fatalities)
August 6, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Budapest Budapest City District, Hungary (30 fatalities)
August 5, 1961: Antonov AN-12, Chandigarh Chandigarh, India (0 fatalities)
August 4, 1961: Douglas DC-4, Rasht Gilan, Iran (0 fatalities)
August 3, 1961: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, New York-Idlewild New York, United States (0 fatalities)
July 31, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pearce Western Australia, Australia (4 fatalities)
July 28, 1961: Ilyushin II-18, Lukhovitsy-Tretyakovo Moscow oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
July 27, 1961: Boeing 707, Hamburg-Helmut-Schmidt Hamburg, Germany (0 fatalities)
July 21, 1961: Douglas DC-6, Shemya Alaska, United States (6 fatalities)
July 20, 1961: Douglas DC-2, Río Grande Oaxaca, Mexico (3 fatalities)
July 19, 1961: Douglas DC-6, Pardo Buenos Aires province, Argentina (67 fatalities)
July 13, 1961: Avro 694 Lincoln, Salta Salta, Argentina (0 fatalities)
July 12, 1961: Ilyushin II-18, Casablanca-Nouasseur (Mohammed V) Grand Casablanca, Morocco (72 fatalities)
July 11, 1961: Douglas DC-8, Denver-Stapleton Colorado, United States (18 fatalities)
July 10, 1961: Tupolev TU-104, Odessa Odessa Oblast, Ukraine (1 fatality)
July 10, 1961: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Biggin Hill London Metropolis, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
July 8, 1961: Ilyushin II-14, Sosnovy Bor Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia (9 fatalities)
July 8, 1961: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Schefferville Quebec, Canada (3 fatalities)
July 1, 1961: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Chushul Jammu and Kashmir, India (3 fatalities)
June 30, 1961: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires City, Argentina (24 fatalities)
June 25, 1961: Miles M.57 Aerovan, Spa-La Sauvenière Liège, Belgium (0 fatalities)
June 23, 1961: Martin JRM-3 Mars, Mt Moriarty (Vancouver Island) British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
June 22, 1961: Ilyushin II-18, Bogoroditsk Tula oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 22, 1961: De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly, La Baule-Escoublac Loire-Atlantique, France (0 fatalities)
June 20, 1961: Douglas DC-7, Oakland California, United States (0 fatalities)
June 20, 1961: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Oakland California, United States (0 fatalities)
June 20, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tehran Tehran City District, Iran (9 fatalities)
June 19, 1961: Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
June 17, 1961: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Kano Kano, Nigeria (1 fatality)
June 16, 1961: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Kinlet Shropshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 15, 1961: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Lake Peñuelas Región de Valparaíso, Chile (6 fatalities)
June 13, 1961: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Douala Littoral, Cameroon (5 fatalities)
June 12, 1961: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Cairo-Intl Cairo, Egypt (20 fatalities)
June 12, 1961: Vickers Viscount, Osaka-Itami Kansai, Japan (0 fatalities)
June 10, 1961: Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, Pacific Ocean, World (8 fatalities)
June 8, 1961: Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, Quitexe Uíge, Angola (5 fatalities)
June 5, 1961: Ilyushin II-14, Chita-Kadala Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia (5 fatalities)
May 30, 1961: Douglas DC-8, Lisbon-Portela de Sacavém Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (61 fatalities)
May 29, 1961: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Singapore-Seletar, Singapore (13 fatalities)
May 27, 1961: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Ramstein AFB Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (0 fatalities)
May 26, 1961: Percival P.66 Pembroke, East Fortune AFB East Lothian (Haddingtonshire), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 25, 1961: Beriev Be-10, Taganrog Rostov oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 24, 1961: Douglas DC-4, Brisbane Queensland, Australia (2 fatalities)
May 24, 1961: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, McChord AFB Washington, United States (18 fatalities)
May 24, 1961: Avro 685 York, Muscat Muscat Governorate, Oman (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1961: Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
May 19, 1961: SCAN-30, Calshot AFB Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 19, 1961: Lockheed 5 Vega, Brownsville Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
May 12, 1961: Douglas DC-3, Mt Arenal Alajuela (Center-North), Costa Rica (2 fatalities)
May 10, 1961: Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, Zarzaitine-In Amenas Illizi, Algeria (78 fatalities)
May 7, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pune Maharashtra, India (4 fatalities)
May 6, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kameshli Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria (0 fatalities)
May 5, 1961: Avro 694 Lincoln, Chajan Córdoba, Argentina (5 fatalities)
May 1, 1961: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Lympne Kent, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 1, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rimkhim Post Uttarakhand, India (0 fatalities)
April 30, 1961: North American B-25 Mitchell, Manaus Amazonas, Brazil (6 fatalities)
April 27, 1961: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Syracuse Sicily, Italy (3 fatalities)
April 27, 1961: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Bangui Ombella-M'Poko, Central African Republic (0 fatalities)
April 24, 1961: Antonov AN-2, Stepanavan Lori, Armenia (16 fatalities)
April 21, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mustang Oklahoma, United States (4 fatalities)
April 18, 1961: Antonov AN-2, Novoye Akhperdino Republic of Chuvashia, Russia (1 fatality)
April 18, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fallon NAS Nevada, United States (6 fatalities)
April 18, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Parker Hong Kong, China (14 fatalities)
April 17, 1961: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Ardestan Isfahan, Iran (5 fatalities)
April 17, 1961: Douglas A-26 Invader, Playa Girón Matanzas, Cuba (4 fatalities)
April 17, 1961: Douglas A-26 Invader, Playa Girón Matanzas, Cuba (1 fatality)
April 15, 1961: Douglas A-26 Invader, Dry Tortugas Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
April 15, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Moncton New Brunswick, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 12, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 12, 1961: Douglas DC-3, Bluefield-Mercer County West Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
April 8, 1961: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Calderon Amazonas, Colombia (0 fatalities)
April 8, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bereina Central, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
April 7, 1961: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Mt Taylor New Mexico, United States (3 fatalities)
April 5, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Blida Blida, Algeria (0 fatalities)
April 4, 1961: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Mercedes Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
April 4, 1961: Antonov AN-2, Dovyren Republic of Buryatia, Russia (2 fatalities)
April 4, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (0 fatalities)
April 3, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt La Gotera Región del Maule, Chile (24 fatalities)
March 30, 1961: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Silver Hill North Carolina, United States (6 fatalities)
March 29, 1961: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Yarumal Antioquia, Colombia (1 fatality)
March 28, 1961: Ilyushin II-18, Forchheim Bavaria, Germany (52 fatalities)
March 27, 1961: Noorduyn Norseman, Rio Benito Centro Sur Province (Evinayong), Equatorial Guinea (0 fatalities)
March 26, 1961: Douglas DC-6, Shannon Munster, Ireland (0 fatalities)
March 25, 1961: Antonov AN-2, Poland (0 fatalities)
March 25, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Natal Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (23 fatalities)
March 23, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Phônsavan Xieng Khouang Province, Laos (7 fatalities)
March 22, 1961: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Nagpur Maharashtra, India (0 fatalities)
March 22, 1961: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Marysville California, United States (6 fatalities)