Plane crashes in 1963

211 crashes worldwide in 1963, with 1,838 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 211
Fatal crashes: 137
Fatalities: 1,838
First recorded: January 1, 1963
Most recent: December 31, 1963

Deadliest

November 29, 1963: Douglas DC-8, Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville Quebec, Canada (118 fatalities)
June 3, 1963: Douglas DC-7, Pacific Ocean, World (101 fatalities)
December 8, 1963: Boeing 707, Elkton Maryland, United States (81 fatalities)
September 4, 1963: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Dürrenäsch Aargau, Switzerland (80 fatalities)
April 4, 1963: Ilyushin II-18, Urakhcha Republic of Tatarstan, Russia (67 fatalities)

Countries

Manufacturers

Douglas (53)
De Havilland (24)
Boeing (13)
Lockheed (13)
Antonov (9)
Curtiss (9)
Lisunov (9)
Fairchild (8)
Ilyushin (8)
Vickers (8)
Scottish (7)
Avro (5)

Aircraft

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

December 31, 1963: Douglas DC-3, Logar Logar, Afghanistan (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1963: Avro 652 Anson, Mexico (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1963: Ilyushin II-14, Egypt (0 fatalities)
December 30, 1963: Bristol 170 Freighter, Marville AFB Meuse, France (8 fatalities)
December 30, 1963: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Edale Derbyshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
December 29, 1963: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Bura Coast, Kenya (0 fatalities)
December 27, 1963: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Songkhla Songkhla, Thailand (12 fatalities)
December 23, 1963: Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard, Reims Marne, France (0 fatalities)
December 23, 1963: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Columbus AFB Mississippi, United States (9 fatalities)
December 21, 1963: Convair CV-580, Midland Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
December 19, 1963: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San Antonio de los Baños Artemisa, Cuba (12 fatalities)
December 19, 1963: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Velletri Lazio, Italy (3 fatalities)
December 18, 1963: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, La Paz-El Alto La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
December 17, 1963: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings, Thorney Island AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
December 16, 1963: Lisunov LI-2, Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland (0 fatalities)
December 16, 1963: Lisunov LI-2, Parbig Tomsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
December 13, 1963: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Araraquara São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
December 12, 1963: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Buôn Ma Thuột Đắk Lắk Province, Vietnam (7 fatalities)
December 12, 1963: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Ghazni Ghazni, Afghanistan (3 fatalities)
December 9, 1963: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Atlantic Ocean, World (3 fatalities)
December 8, 1963: Boeing 707, Elkton Maryland, United States (81 fatalities)
December 7, 1963: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Nederland Colorado, United States (3 fatalities)
December 7, 1963: Ilyushin II-14, Königsbrück Saxony, Germany (0 fatalities)
December 7, 1963: Antonov AN-12, Kirensk Irkutsk oblast, Russia (6 fatalities)
December 3, 1963: Lisunov LI-2, Pevek Chukotka okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
November 30, 1963: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Addis Ababa-Lideta Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
November 29, 1963: Douglas DC-8, Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville Quebec, Canada (118 fatalities)
November 29, 1963: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Morgantown West Virginia, United States (1 fatality)
November 25, 1963: Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard, Balessing West, Cameroon (0 fatalities)
November 22, 1963: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Jammu Jammu and Kashmir, India (8 fatalities)
November 15, 1963: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ixtepec Oaxaca, Mexico (4 fatalities)
November 15, 1963: Lisunov LI-2, Izobilnoye Krasnodar Krai, Russia (6 fatalities)
November 8, 1963: Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, M'Banza Congo Zaire, Angola (9 fatalities)
November 8, 1963: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mariehamn Åland, Finland (22 fatalities)
November 2, 1963: Martin 202, Newark New Jersey, United States (0 fatalities)
October 29, 1963: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Toyama Chūbu, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 24, 1963: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam (8 fatalities)
October 24, 1963: Dassault M.D.315 Flamant, Saint-Pierre la Mer Aude, France (4 fatalities)
October 22, 1963: BAc 111, Chicklade Wiltshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
October 21, 1963: Fletcher FU-24, Taneatua Bay of Plenty Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
October 20, 1963: Ilyushin II-14, Graham Bell Island Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (7 fatalities)
October 18, 1963: Antonov AN-12, Aswan Aswan, Egypt (31 fatalities)
October 11, 1963: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Ladysmith KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (0 fatalities)
October 9, 1963: Douglas C-74 Globemaster I, Marseille-Marignane Bouches-du-Rhône, France (6 fatalities)
September 28, 1963: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Maha Sarakham Maha Sarakham, Thailand (0 fatalities)
September 28, 1963: Douglas DC-7, Nashville Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1963: Bristol 170 Freighter, Saint Peter-La Villiaze Channel Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 22, 1963: Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, Atlantic Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
September 21, 1963: Vickers Viking, London-Gatwick West Sussex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 20, 1963: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Indonesia (7 fatalities)
September 18, 1963: Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard, Luxeuil-Saint Sauveur AFB Haute-Saône, France (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1963: PZL-Mielec MD-12, Białobrzegi Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland (5 fatalities)
September 12, 1963: Vickers Viking, Py Pyrénées-Orientales, France (40 fatalities)
September 11, 1963: Vickers Viscount, Agra-Kheria (Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay) Uttar Pradesh, India (18 fatalities)
September 10, 1963: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Tilbuster New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
September 10, 1963: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Nabire Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
September 7, 1963: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Sibu Sarawak, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
September 6, 1963: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Recife-Guararapes Pernambuco, Brazil (0 fatalities)
September 5, 1963: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Ban Phonemuang Vientiane Province, Laos (2 fatalities)
September 4, 1963: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Dürrenäsch Aargau, Switzerland (80 fatalities)
September 2, 1963: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Laos (15 fatalities)
August 31, 1963: Antonov AN-2, Kapan Syunik, Armenia (1 fatality)
August 31, 1963: Lisunov LI-2, Sharya Kostroma oblast, Russia (1 fatality)
August 29, 1963: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Salvador Bahia, Brazil (0 fatalities)
August 28, 1963: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Atlantic Ocean, World (6 fatalities)
August 28, 1963: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Atlantic Ocean, World (5 fatalities)
August 24, 1963: Avia 14, Kutaisi Imereti, Georgia (32 fatalities)
August 24, 1963: Fairchild F27, Calgary Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 21, 1963: Tupolev TU-124, Leningrad Leningrad oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
August 17, 1963: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Hachijō-jima, Japan (19 fatalities)
August 16, 1963: Beriev Be-10, Russia (0 fatalities)
August 16, 1963: Douglas A-26 Invader, Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam (3 fatalities)
August 15, 1963: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, A Lưới Thừa Thiên–Huế Province, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
August 14, 1963: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Malmstrom AFB Montana, United States (1 fatality)
August 12, 1963: Vickers Viscount, Tramoyes Ain, France (16 fatalities)
August 10, 1963: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Desolation Cape Kommune Kujalleq, Greenland (13 fatalities)
August 8, 1963: Avro 696 Shackleton, Stettynskloof Western Cape, South Africa (13 fatalities)
August 4, 1963: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Mt Pangdae-san (Bangtaesan) Gangwon, South Korea (6 fatalities)
August 4, 1963: Douglas DC-3, Ibicaré Santa Catarina, Brazil (10 fatalities)
August 4, 1963: Ilyushin II-14, Mt Otgontenger Zavkhan, Mongolia (0 fatalities)
July 31, 1963: Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation, Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 28, 1963: De Havilland DH.106 Comet, Mumbai Maharashtra, India (63 fatalities)
July 24, 1963: Antonov AN-2, Karaganda Karagandy, Kazakhstan (1 fatality)
July 23, 1963: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Seldovia Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
July 20, 1963: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Saint Mary's, Isles of Scilly Surrey, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
July 17, 1963: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Pak Tha Bokèo Province, Laos (6 fatalities)
July 16, 1963: Antonov AN-12, New Delhi-Palam National Capital Territory of Delhi, India (2 fatalities)
July 15, 1963: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Farafangana Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar (6 fatalities)
July 13, 1963: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Carmacks Yukon, Canada (5 fatalities)
July 13, 1963: Tupolev TU-104, Irkutsk-Intl Irkutsk oblast, Russia (33 fatalities)
July 10, 1963: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Cockburn Harbour, Turks and Caicos Islands (0 fatalities)
July 3, 1963: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Córdoba-Ambrosio Taravella (Pajas Blancas) Córdoba, Argentina (0 fatalities)
July 3, 1963: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina (2 fatalities)
July 3, 1963: Douglas DC-3, Mt Ngatamahinerua Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand (23 fatalities)
July 2, 1963: Martin 404, Rochester New York, United States (7 fatalities)
July 2, 1963: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tauramena Casanare, Colombia (6 fatalities)
July 1, 1963: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Passo Fundo Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (15 fatalities)
July 1, 1963: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Hàng Bức Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam (1 fatality)
June 29, 1963: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, San Carlos de Bariloche Río Negro, Argentina (0 fatalities)
June 26, 1963: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Augustdorf North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (38 fatalities)