Plane crashes in 1968

340 crashes worldwide in 1968, with 2,445 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 340
• Fatal crashes: 211
• Fatalities: 2,445
• First recorded: January 1, 1968
• Most recent: December 31, 1968

Deadliest

1. May 12, 1968: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Khâm Đức Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam (155 fatalities)
2. April 20, 1968: Boeing 707, Windhoek-JG Strijdom Khomas Region, Namibia (123 fatalities)
3. February 7, 1968: Antonov AN-12, Rohtang Pass Himachal Pradesh, India (102 fatalities)
4. September 11, 1968: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Antibes Alpes-Maritimes, France (95 fatalities)
5. May 3, 1968: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Dawson Texas, United States (85 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (104)
• Vietnam (38)
• Canada (15)
• Russia (15)
• Brazil (14)
• Laos (9)
• United Kingdom (9)
• Nigeria (8)
• Colombia (6)
• Mexico (6)
• Germany (5)
• New Zealand (5)

Manufacturers

• Douglas (51)
• Lockheed (41)
• De Havilland (40)
• Beechcraft (33)
• Boeing (22)
• Fairchild (20)
• Rockwell (17)
• Antonov (12)
• Cessna (12)
• Ilyushin (9)
• PZL-Mielec (8)
• Curtiss (7)

Aircraft

• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (26)
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (19)
• De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (12)
• Fairchild C-123 Provider (12)
• Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor (8)
• Boeing 707 (8)
• De Havilland DH.104 Dove (8)
• PZL-Mielec AN-2 (8)
• Beechcraft D18 (7)
• Cessna 411 (7)
• Curtiss C-46 Commando (7)
• De Havilland DHC-3 Otter (7)

All crashes (page 1 of 4)

• December 31, 1968: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Fond-du-Lac Saskatchewan, Canada (2 fatalities)
• December 31, 1968: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Soto la Marina Tamaulipas, Mexico (26 fatalities)
• December 31, 1968: Vickers Viscount, Port Hedland Western Australia, Australia (26 fatalities)
• December 31, 1968: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San Andrés-Gustavo Rojas Pinilla San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1968: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Canada (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1968: Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner, Langley AFB (Hampton) Virginia, United States (6 fatalities)
• December 31, 1968: Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, Paramaribo-Zanderij Para, Suriname (0 fatalities)
• December 27, 1968: Convair CV-580, Chicago-O'Hare Illinois, United States (28 fatalities)
• December 27, 1968: Beechcraft D18, Campo dos Afonsos AFB Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1 fatality)
• December 27, 1968: Douglas DC-9, Sioux City Iowa, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 26, 1968: Boeing 707, Elmendorf-Richardson AFB (JBER) Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 26, 1968: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ponta Grossa Paraná, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• December 26, 1968: Douglas DC-3, Ensenada Baja California, Mexico (12 fatalities)
• December 24, 1968: Convair CV-580, Bradford Pennsylvania, United States (20 fatalities)
• December 24, 1968: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Prudhoe Bay Alaska, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 24, 1968: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Nairobi-Wilson Nairobi City District, Kenya (3 fatalities)
• December 21, 1968: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Pleasant Hope Missouri, United States (5 fatalities)
• December 20, 1968: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Pie de la Cuesta AFB Guerrero, Mexico (2 fatalities)
• December 19, 1968: Casa 352, Gran Tarajal (Fuerteventura) Canary Islands, Spain (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1968: Beechcraft G18S, Kenai Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1968: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Glendive Montana, United States (1 fatality)
• December 18, 1968: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Imnaha Oregon, United States (1 fatality)
• December 17, 1968: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Chu Lai Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam (3 fatalities)
• December 15, 1968: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Sanak Island Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 15, 1968: Lisunov LI-2, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
• December 14, 1968: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Mt Pico del Este, Puerto Rico (8 fatalities)
• December 13, 1968: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Ban Hai Xieng Khouang Province, Laos (9 fatalities)
• December 13, 1968: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Biên Hòa Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1968: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Shaft Lake British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
• December 12, 1968: Boeing 707, Caracas Caracas Federal District, Venezuela (51 fatalities)
• December 12, 1968: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Freeport West Grand Bahama, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
• December 9, 1968: Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, Las Vegas-McCarran Nevada, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 9, 1968: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, The Pas Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
• December 8, 1968: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Wolf Creek Montana, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 7, 1968: Cessna 411, Houston-William P. Hobby Texas, United States (1 fatality)
• December 7, 1968: Douglas DC-7, Uli Anambra, Nigeria (4 fatalities)
• December 6, 1968: Beechcraft E18, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (7 fatalities)
• December 6, 1968: Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, Sønderborg Syddanmark, Denmark (1 fatality)
• December 6, 1968: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Røros Sør-Trøndelag, Norway (0 fatalities)
• December 6, 1968: Cessna 411, Teterboro New Jersey, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 5, 1968: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Seattle-Boeing Field Washington, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 5, 1968: Ilyushin II-14, Beijing Beijing, China (0 fatalities)
• December 3, 1968: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• December 2, 1968: Fairchild F27, Pedro Bay Alaska, United States (39 fatalities)
• December 2, 1968: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Tiraumea Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand (0 fatalities)
• November 30, 1968: De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover, Longana, Vanuatu (0 fatalities)
• November 29, 1968: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Rosario Santa Fe, Argentina (2 fatalities)
• November 29, 1968: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lloa Pichincha, Ecuador (2 fatalities)
• November 28, 1968: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Tonle Cham AFB Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 1968: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Paducah Kentucky, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 1968: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Old San Soak, Laos (0 fatalities)
• November 25, 1968: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Savannakhét Savannakhét Province, Laos (26 fatalities)
• November 25, 1968: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Qacha's Nek Qacha's Nek, Lesotho (0 fatalities)
• November 23, 1968: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Santa Ana-John Wayne California, United States (9 fatalities)
• November 23, 1968: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, San Lorenzo Nariño, Colombia (5 fatalities)
• November 22, 1968: Noorduyn Norseman, Dryden Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• November 21, 1968: Rockwell Aero Commander 680, Barrow Alaska, United States (7 fatalities)
• November 20, 1968: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Nederland Texas, United States (5 fatalities)
• November 19, 1968: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (2 fatalities)
• November 18, 1968: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Albany New York, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 18, 1968: Beechcraft D18, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County Michigan, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 17, 1968: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Lovely Banks Victoria, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1968: Grumman C-1A Trader, Chania Crete, Greece (3 fatalities)
• November 14, 1968: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Warri Delta, Nigeria (3 fatalities)
• November 12, 1968: Convair CV-580, Santa Barbara California, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 11, 1968: Beechcraft D18, Tapijulapa Tabasco, Mexico (6 fatalities)
• November 11, 1968: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San Borja Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• November 9, 1968: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Málaga Santander, Colombia (6 fatalities)
• November 7, 1968: Cessna 411, Maquinista Savio Buenos Aires province, Argentina (6 fatalities)
• November 7, 1968: Cessna 402, Allentown-Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem-Easton) Pennsylvania, United States (1 fatality)
• November 7, 1968: Douglas DC-6, Mar del Plata Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• November 7, 1968: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Zambales Zambales, Philippines (11 fatalities)
• November 7, 1968: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Wichita-Beechcraft Field Kansas, United States (1 fatality)
• November 6, 1968: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• November 2, 1968: Antonov AN-12, Lensk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (6 fatalities)
• October 31, 1968: North American B-25 Mitchell, Recreio dos Bandeirantes Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (17 fatalities)
• October 25, 1968: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, Lebanon New Hampshire, United States (32 fatalities)
• October 25, 1968: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tafelberg Sipaliwini, Suriname (3 fatalities)
• October 25, 1968: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Klawock Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 24, 1968: Ilyushin II-14, Berlin-Schönefeld Berlin, Germany (0 fatalities)
• October 24, 1968: Cessna 401, Hopewell Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 23, 1968: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Houghton Michigan, United States (3 fatalities)
• October 22, 1968: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Ching Chuan Kang AFB (Taichung) Taichung City, Taiwan (6 fatalities)
• October 20, 1968: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Buôn Ma Thuột Đắk Lắk Province, Vietnam (23 fatalities)
• October 20, 1968: Ilyushin II-18, Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
• October 20, 1968: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Feijó Acre, Brazil (19 fatalities)
• October 19, 1968: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Akhisar Aegean Region, Türkiye (7 fatalities)
• October 18, 1968: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Cleveland-Hopkins Ohio, United States (7 fatalities)
• October 18, 1968: Fletcher FU-24, Harihari West Coast Regional Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
• October 17, 1968: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Canutama Amazonas, Brazil (4 fatalities)
• October 15, 1968: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
• October 12, 1968: Rockwell Aero Commander 680, Tin City Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 11, 1968: Avia 14, Prague-Ruzyne Prague, Czech Republic (11 fatalities)
• October 8, 1968: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Las Vegas-McCarran Nevada, United States (4 fatalities)
• October 7, 1968: Britten-Norman Islander, Paso Canoas Puntarenas (Central and South Pacific), Costa Rica (10 fatalities)
• October 7, 1968: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Hàm Tân Bình Thuận Province, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
• October 6, 1968: Antonov AN-24, Mary Mary Province, Turkmenistan (0 fatalities)
• October 6, 1968: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Tapini Central, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
• October 4, 1968: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Minot AFB North Dakota, United States (4 fatalities)
• October 3, 1968: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Camp Evans AFB Thừa Thiên–Huế Province, Vietnam (24 fatalities)