Plane crashes in 1973

370 crashes worldwide in 1973, with 2,975 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 370
• Fatal crashes: 214
• Fatalities: 2,975
• First recorded: January 2, 1973
• Most recent: December 31, 1973

All crashes (page 4 of 4)

• March 15, 1973: Lockheed P-3 Orion, Brunswick Maine, United States (5 fatalities)
• March 13, 1973: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Portland Maine, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 11, 1973: Ilyushin II-14, Jokhov Island Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• March 9, 1973: MBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet, Phoenix-Sky Harbor Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 9, 1973: Antonov AN-2, Kondinskoye Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia (3 fatalities)
• March 8, 1973: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Columbus-Rickenbacker (Lockbourne AFB) Ohio, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 8, 1973: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Silk Hope North Carolina, United States (14 fatalities)
• March 7, 1973: Rockwell Sabreliner 40, Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Minnesota, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 7, 1973: Rockwell Aero Commander 520, Central Mills Alabama, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 7, 1973: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Smolensk Smolensk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• March 7, 1973: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Ban Phonsaad Xaignabouli Province, Laos (4 fatalities)
• March 6, 1973: Antonov AN-12, Graham Bell Island Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• March 6, 1973: Antonov AN-2, Serov Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• March 5, 1973: Douglas DC-9, La Planche Loire-Atlantique, France (68 fatalities)
• March 5, 1973: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Funchal Madeira, Portugal (3 fatalities)
• March 3, 1973: Ilyushin II-18, Moscow-Sheremetyevo Moscow oblast, Russia (25 fatalities)
• March 3, 1973: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Uranium City Saskatchewan, Canada (1 fatality)
• March 2, 1973: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cockburn Town (San Salvador Island) San Salvador, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
• March 2, 1973: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Ushuaia Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• March 1, 1973: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Vietnam (1 fatality)
• February 28, 1973: Yakovlev Yak-40, Semipalatinsk Pavlodar, Kazakhstan (32 fatalities)
• February 28, 1973: Antonov AN-24, Szczecin-Goleniów West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie), Poland (18 fatalities)
• February 28, 1973: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, San Ramón Junín, Peru (12 fatalities)
• February 28, 1973: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Nabire Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (13 fatalities)
• February 27, 1973: Beechcraft D18, Reykjavik Capital Region, Iceland (0 fatalities)
• February 26, 1973: Learjet 24, Atlanta-DeKalb-Peachtree Georgia, United States (7 fatalities)
• February 24, 1973: Ilyushin II-18, Leninabad Sughd Province, Tajikistan (79 fatalities)
• February 23, 1973: Douglas DC-3, Seddon Marlborough District Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
• February 23, 1973: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Ponta Pelada AFB, Manaus Amazonas, Brazil (3 fatalities)
• February 21, 1973: Learjet 24, Detroit-Willow Run (Ypsilanti) Michigan, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 21, 1973: Boeing 727-200, Ismailia Ismailia, Egypt (108 fatalities)
• February 21, 1973: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Barrancabermeja-Yariguíes Santander, Colombia (2 fatalities)
• February 21, 1973: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Horqueta Chiriquí, Panama (22 fatalities)
• February 19, 1973: Tupolev TU-154, Prague-Ruzyne Prague, Czech Republic (66 fatalities)
• February 19, 1973: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Brookfield Wisconsin, United States (4 fatalities)
• February 17, 1973: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Battle Ground Washington, United States (3 fatalities)
• February 17, 1973: Antonov AN-12, Amderma Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
• February 16, 1973: Fletcher FU-24, Lake Waihola Otago Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
• February 13, 1973: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Davison AAF (Fort Belvoir) Virginia, United States (1 fatality)
• February 12, 1973: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Frobisher Bay Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
• February 10, 1973: Rockwell Aero Commander 690, Ngulia Lodge Coast, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• February 9, 1973: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Thakhet Khammouan Province, Laos (3 fatalities)
• February 8, 1973: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Alcoa Tennessee, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 7, 1973: Beechcraft D18, Paris Tennessee, United States (4 fatalities)
• February 6, 1973: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Shieli Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan (13 fatalities)
• February 6, 1973: Fletcher FU-24, Piako Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
• February 5, 1973: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Pudasjärvi Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland (0 fatalities)
• February 4, 1973: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Salavan Saravane Province, Laos (8 fatalities)
• January 30, 1973: Douglas DC-9, Oslo-Fornebu Oslo City, Norway (0 fatalities)
• January 29, 1973: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rondonópolis Mato Grosso, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• January 29, 1973: Ilyushin II-18, Nicosia Nicosia, Cyprus (37 fatalities)
• January 28, 1973: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Amundsen-Scott Station, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
• January 28, 1973: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Veracruz Veracruz, Mexico (6 fatalities)
• January 27, 1973: Douglas DC-6, Tegucigalpa Francisco Morazán, Honduras (3 fatalities)
• January 26, 1973: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Marion-Williamson Illinois, United States (1 fatality)
• January 25, 1973: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Sachs Harbour Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
• January 22, 1973: Boeing 707, Kano Kano, Nigeria (176 fatalities)
• January 21, 1973: Antonov AN-24, Petukhovo Perm Krai, Russia (39 fatalities)
• January 20, 1973: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Reyes La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• January 20, 1973: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Miami-Opa Locka Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 19, 1973: Vickers Viscount, Mt Ben More Perthshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• January 19, 1973: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pontianak-Supadio West Kalimantan, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• January 16, 1973: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Palm Springs California, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 14, 1973: Ilyushin II-14, Guiyang Guizhou, China (29 fatalities)
• January 13, 1973: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Đà Nẵng Đà Nẵng City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
• January 6, 1973: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Lop Buri AFB Lop Buri, Thailand (0 fatalities)
• January 3, 1973: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Cedar Rapids Iowa, United States (5 fatalities)
• January 3, 1973: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
• January 3, 1973: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Stapleford Essex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 2, 1973: Boeing 707, Edmonton Alberta, Canada (5 fatalities)