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 3 of 3)

March 22, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pabna Rajshahi, Bangladesh (0 fatalities)
March 22, 1961: Avro 694 Lincoln, Belfast-Aldergrove Antrim, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
March 22, 1961: Avro 652 Anson, Lancelin Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
March 17, 1961: Lisunov LI-2, Ufa Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia (2 fatalities)
March 16, 1961: Tupolev TU-104, Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia (7 fatalities)
March 15, 1961: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Ponta Grossa Paraná, Brazil (3 fatalities)
March 14, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Brasília Distrito Federal, Brazil (0 fatalities)
March 14, 1961: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Yuba City California, United States (0 fatalities)
March 9, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Páramo de Turmal Trujillo, Venezuela (12 fatalities)
March 9, 1961: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Lake George Florida, United States (8 fatalities)
March 9, 1961: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Jiri Janakpur, Nepal (0 fatalities)
March 8, 1961: Piaggio P.166 Albatross, Mt Owen Stanley Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
March 6, 1961: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
March 5, 1961: Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States (9 fatalities)
March 4, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Belém Pará, Brazil (2 fatalities)
March 3, 1961: De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly, Birmingham West Midlands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
March 2, 1961: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Mt Meru Arusha Region, Tanzania (1 fatality)
February 28, 1961: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, Selfridge ANGB (Mt Clemens) Michigan, United States (5 fatalities)
February 23, 1961: Convair CV-340, Bader Field AFB New Jersey, United States (0 fatalities)
February 22, 1961: Noorduyn Norseman, Fort Nelson British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
February 20, 1961: Avro 652 Anson, North Barrule Isle of Man, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
February 19, 1961: Convair CV-240, LBJ Ranch Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
February 18, 1961: Douglas DC-7, Nuremberg Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
February 17, 1961: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kamaishi Tōhoku, Japan (0 fatalities)
February 15, 1961: Boeing 707, Brussels Flemish Brabant, Belgium (73 fatalities)
February 15, 1961: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Doi Tung Chiang Rai, Thailand (5 fatalities)
February 15, 1961: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Kananga Kasai-Occidental, Democratic Republic of Congo (3 fatalities)
February 10, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bizana Eastern Cape, South Africa (5 fatalities)
February 6, 1961: Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard, Alpe d'Huez Isère, France (3 fatalities)
February 5, 1961: Fletcher FU-24, Waipu Northland Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
February 4, 1961: Vickers Viking, Düsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (0 fatalities)
February 3, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Java Sea, Indonesia (26 fatalities)
February 2, 1961: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Kwamouth Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
February 1, 1961: Tupolev TU-104, Vladivostok Primorsky Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
January 31, 1961: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Lake Upemba Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (3 fatalities)
January 30, 1961: Ilyushin II-14, Stalingrad Volgograd oblast, Russia (1 fatality)
January 28, 1961: Boeing 707, Montauk Point New York, United States (6 fatalities)
January 27, 1961: Grumman G-21A Goose, Tambacounda Tambacounda Region, Senegal (6 fatalities)
January 27, 1961: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Shannon Munster, Ireland (4 fatalities)
January 27, 1961: Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, Mendoza Mendoza, Argentina (2 fatalities)
January 26, 1961: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, Trinity Bay Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (23 fatalities)
January 26, 1961: Lockheed L-049 Constellation, Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Minas Gerais, Brazil (0 fatalities)
January 24, 1961: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Faro (Goldsboro) North Carolina, United States (3 fatalities)
January 24, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Burangrang West Java, Indonesia (21 fatalities)
January 23, 1961: Douglas C-54 Skyraider, Bilbao-Sondica Basque Country, Spain (0 fatalities)
January 23, 1961: Nord 2501 Noratlas, Vilkerath North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (4 fatalities)
January 23, 1961: Lisunov LI-2, Sam Neua Houaphan Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
January 23, 1961: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base) Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
January 22, 1961: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Katy Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
January 22, 1961: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Midway Island United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States (9 fatalities)
January 19, 1961: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Monticello Utah, United States (5 fatalities)
January 19, 1961: Douglas DC-8, New York-Idlewild New York, United States (4 fatalities)
January 17, 1961: Lisunov LI-2, Pervoye Maya Volgograd oblast, Russia (5 fatalities)
January 15, 1961: Casa 2.111, Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands, Spain (4 fatalities)
January 15, 1961: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Fort Campbell AFB Kentucky, United States (5 fatalities)
January 9, 1961: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Spangdahlem AFB Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (0 fatalities)
January 4, 1961: Martin PBM Mariner, Puerto Belgrano NAS Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
January 3, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Koivulahti Ostrobothnia, Finland (25 fatalities)
January 3, 1961: Antonov AN-2, Santash Pass Issyk Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan (9 fatalities)
January 2, 1961: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Biak Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (5 fatalities)
January 2, 1961: Avia 14, Prague-Ruzyne Prague, Czech Republic (10 fatalities)