Plane crashes in 1971

310 crashes worldwide in 1971, with 2,279 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 310
• Fatal crashes: 185
• Fatalities: 2,279
• First recorded: January 2, 1971
• Most recent: December 31, 1971

All crashes (page 3 of 4)

• May 19, 1971: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Hibbing-Range (Chisholm) Minnesota, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 17, 1971: Dornier DO.28A/B, Juancho E. Yrausquin (Saba Island) Dutch Antilles, Dutch Antilles (0 fatalities)
• May 15, 1971: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• May 15, 1971: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, Titograd Central Region, Montenegro (0 fatalities)
• May 14, 1971: Convair CV-240, Buhl Idaho, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 14, 1971: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Datteln North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (3 fatalities)
• May 13, 1971: Stinson SR-10 Reliant, Bettles Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
• May 13, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Somerset Island Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
• May 11, 1971: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Guatemala City-La Aurora Guatemala, Guatemala (5 fatalities)
• May 10, 1971: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Utsunomiya Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
• May 7, 1971: Douglas DC-3, Mae Hong Son Mae Hong Son, Thailand (0 fatalities)
• May 6, 1971: Carstedt Jet Liner 600, Coolidge Arizona, United States (12 fatalities)
• May 6, 1971: Noorduyn Norseman, Winkle Lake Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• May 4, 1971: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Vietnam (5 fatalities)
• May 4, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Paz-El Alto La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• May 4, 1971: Douglas A-26 Invader, Springerville Arizona, United States (1 fatality)
• May 2, 1971: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Gagetown New Brunswick, Canada (1 fatality)
• May 2, 1971: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Donaldson AFB-Donaldson Center Airport (Greenville) South Carolina, United States (4 fatalities)
• April 29, 1971: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Chernivtsi Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
• April 29, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Muang Nham Xieng Khouang Province, Laos (4 fatalities)
• April 28, 1971: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Alief-Andrau Airpark (Houston) Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 28, 1971: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, Ponta Pelada AFB, Manaus Amazonas, Brazil (16 fatalities)
• April 25, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cheyenne Wyoming, United States (5 fatalities)
• April 24, 1971: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Napier Hawke's Bay, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
• April 21, 1971: Beechcraft E18, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (8 fatalities)
• April 20, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Chiang Mai Chiang Mai, Thailand (0 fatalities)
• April 19, 1971: North American B-25 Mitchell, Paxton Nebraska, United States (2 fatalities)
• April 19, 1971: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Sheet Harbour Nova Scotia, Canada (4 fatalities)
• April 17, 1971: Learjet 24, Butte Montana, United States (4 fatalities)
• April 16, 1971: Beechcraft G18S, Grand Canyon-National Park Arizona, United States (5 fatalities)
• April 15, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Basa AFB (Floridablanca) Pampanga, Philippines (40 fatalities)
• April 15, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Laos (0 fatalities)
• April 11, 1971: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Tezhen Ahal Province, Turkmenistan (0 fatalities)
• April 8, 1971: Antonov AN-2, Stalevo Pleven, Bulgaria (1 fatality)
• April 6, 1971: Douglas DC-3, Nairobi-Wilson Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• April 5, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tortola-Terrance B. Lettsome, British Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
• April 4, 1971: Fokker F27 Friendship, Jos Plateau, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Luang Prabang Louangphabang Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
• April 1, 1971: NAMC YS-11, Jakarta-Kemayoran City District of Jakarta, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• March 31, 1971: Antonov AN-10, Voroshilovgrad Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine (65 fatalities)
• March 31, 1971: Boeing 720, Ontario California, United States (5 fatalities)
• March 31, 1971: Antonov AN-24, Moscow-Bykovo Moscow oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• March 30, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Colombia (0 fatalities)
• March 26, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hasimara West Bengal, India (15 fatalities)
• March 26, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Red Devil Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 25, 1971: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Bergamo-Orio al Serio Lombardy, Italy (0 fatalities)
• March 23, 1971: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette, Istres-Le Tubé Bouches-du-Rhône, France (3 fatalities)
• March 22, 1971: Noorduyn Norseman, Kuujjuaq (ex Fort Chimo) Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
• March 21, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Tha Tham Bleung Vientiane Province, Laos (3 fatalities)
• March 19, 1971: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Helendale California, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 19, 1971: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Thiện Ngôn Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
• March 18, 1971: Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair, Le Touquet Pas-de-Calais, France (0 fatalities)
• March 17, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Cần Thơ Cần Thơ City District, Vietnam (6 fatalities)
• March 11, 1971: Douglas DC-3, Lubbock Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 5, 1971: Beechcraft D18, Prainha Pará, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• March 4, 1971: Beechcraft U-21 Ute, Huế Thừa Thiên Huế Province, Vietnam (5 fatalities)
• March 2, 1971: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Santiago La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• March 2, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ecuador (0 fatalities)
• February 28, 1971: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Sarh Moyen-Chari, Chad (0 fatalities)
• February 28, 1971: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Nice Alpes-Maritimes, France (2 fatalities)
• February 27, 1971: Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Luang Prabang Louangphabang Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
• February 26, 1971: Cessna 411, Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States (1 fatality)
• February 26, 1971: Volpar Turboliner 18, Columbia South Carolina, United States (8 fatalities)
• February 22, 1971: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Potaro Potaro-Siparuni, Guyana (0 fatalities)
• February 19, 1971: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Barrancabermeja-Yariguíes Santander, Colombia (6 fatalities)
• February 19, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Houston-C.R.C. Crose Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 19, 1971: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt Huayca Lima, Peru (6 fatalities)
• February 18, 1971: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Iowa City Iowa, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 17, 1971: Curtiss C-46 Commando, La Paz La Paz, Bolivia (12 fatalities)
• February 16, 1971: Antonov AN-12, Sovetskiy AFB (Vorkuta-2) Republic of Komi, Russia (0 fatalities)
• February 15, 1971: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
• February 14, 1971: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Lakeside California, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 14, 1971: Douglas DC-3, Shawnee Oklahoma, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 14, 1971: Beechcraft H18, Nagoya Chūbu, Japan (0 fatalities)
• February 14, 1971: Beechcraft H18, Ōmura AFB Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
• February 14, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Phnom Penh-Pochentong Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2 fatalities)
• February 10, 1971: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Nondalton Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 10, 1971: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Phan Rang Ninh Thuận Province, Vietnam (5 fatalities)
• February 7, 1971: Ilyushin II-14, Kirovsk Murmansk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• February 3, 1971: Rockwell Aero Commander 520, Columbia South Carolina, United States (6 fatalities)
• February 2, 1971: Fokker F27 Friendship, Lahore-Allama Muhammad Iqbal Punjab, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
• February 1, 1971: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Biak Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (8 fatalities)
• January 31, 1971: Antonov AN-12, Surgut Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia (7 fatalities)
• January 29, 1971: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Reed City Michigan, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 27, 1971: Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander, New York New York, United States (5 fatalities)
• January 27, 1971: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Mt San Félix Antioquia, Colombia (11 fatalities)
• January 25, 1971: Vickers Viscount, Mérida Mérida, Venezuela (13 fatalities)
• January 23, 1971: Boeing 707, Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (Santa Cruz) Maharashtra, India (0 fatalities)
• January 23, 1971: Fokker F27 Friendship, Sokcho Gangwon, South Korea (2 fatalities)
• January 23, 1971: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Botucatu-Fazenda Jau São Paulo, Brazil (1 fatality)
• January 22, 1971: Antonov AN-12, Surgut Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia (14 fatalities)
• January 22, 1971: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Königstein im Taunus Hesse, Germany (6 fatalities)
• January 22, 1971: Avro 748, Accra-Kotoka Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1971: Nord 262, Mézilhac Ardèche, France (21 fatalities)
• January 21, 1971: Beechcraft 70 Queen Air, Arris Batna, Algeria (8 fatalities)
• January 21, 1971: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Santander, Colombia (7 fatalities)
• January 21, 1971: Ilyushin II-18, Rostov-on-Don Rostov oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• January 20, 1971: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Palca Junín, Peru (35 fatalities)
• January 19, 1971: Cessna 411, Teterboro New Jersey, United States (1 fatality)
• January 18, 1971: Ilyushin II-18, Zurich-Kloten Zurich, Switzerland (45 fatalities)