Plane crashes in 1974

314 crashes worldwide in 1974, with 2,759 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 314
• Fatal crashes: 200
• Fatalities: 2,759
• First recorded: January 1, 1974
• Most recent: December 31, 1974

Deadliest

1. March 3, 1974: Douglas DC-10, Ermenonville Oise, France (346 fatalities)
2. December 4, 1974: Douglas DC-8, Maskeliya Central Province, Sri Lanka (191 fatalities)
3. April 27, 1974: Ilyushin II-18, Leningrad-Pulkovo Leningrad oblast, Russia (109 fatalities)
4. April 22, 1974: Boeing 707, Denpasar-I Gusti Ngurah Rai Bali, Indonesia (107 fatalities)
5. January 30, 1974: Boeing 707, Pago Pago, American Samoa (97 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (88)
• Russia (31)
• Cambodia (11)
• Canada (11)
• Bolivia (10)
• Colombia (10)
• Brazil (9)
• Vietnam (7)
• France (6)
• Ukraine (6)
• Kazakhstan (5)
• United Kingdom (5)

Manufacturers

• Douglas (52)
• Beechcraft (26)
• PZL-Mielec (25)
• Cessna (22)
• Antonov (20)
• Lockheed (19)
• Rockwell (19)
• De Havilland (15)
• Boeing (14)
• Piper (13)
• Fokker (7)
• Grumman (7)

Aircraft

• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (27)
• PZL-Mielec AN-2 (25)
• Antonov AN-2 (9)
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (8)
• Cessna 414 Chancellor (7)
• Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) (7)
• Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (7)
• Antonov AN-12 (6)
• Britten-Norman Islander (6)
• Curtiss C-46 Commando (6)
• Douglas C-54 Skymaster (6)
• Lockheed 18 LodeStar (6)

All crashes (page 1 of 4)

• December 31, 1974: Beechcraft H18, Saint Augustine Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 30, 1974: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Bozoy Aktobe, Kazakhstan (3 fatalities)
• December 30, 1974: Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, Río Cuarto Córdoba, Argentina (2 fatalities)
• December 29, 1974: Antonov AN-24, Sibiu Sibiu, Romania (33 fatalities)
• December 28, 1974: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Oloitokitok Rift Valley, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• December 27, 1974: Rockwell Sabreliner 60, Lancaster-Fairfield County Ohio, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 27, 1974: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 27, 1974: Dornier DO.28A/B, Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (0 fatalities)
• December 26, 1974: Britten-Norman Islander, Seattle-Tacoma (SeaTac) Washington, United States (4 fatalities)
• December 26, 1974: Gulfstream GII, Lomé Maritime, Togo (3 fatalities)
• December 25, 1974: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Sông Bé Bình Phước Province, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
• December 25, 1974: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Bannak Pursat, Cambodia (11 fatalities)
• December 24, 1974: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Jersey Channel Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 24, 1974: Antonov AN-2, Baturino Tomsk oblast, Russia (1 fatality)
• December 22, 1974: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Chester California, United States (8 fatalities)
• December 22, 1974: Canadair CL-44, Lusaka Lusaka City District, Zambia (0 fatalities)
• December 22, 1974: Douglas DC-9, Maturín-José Tadeo Monagas (ex Quiriquire) Monagas, Venezuela (75 fatalities)
• December 15, 1974: Douglas DC-3, Takéo Takéo, Cambodia (0 fatalities)
• December 14, 1974: Yakovlev Yak-40, Bukhara Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan (7 fatalities)
• December 13, 1974: Rockwell Aero Commander 680, Innsbruck Tyrol, Austria (3 fatalities)
• December 12, 1974: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Palma Sola Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1974: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Andersen AFB, Guam Island (4 fatalities)
• December 11, 1974: Grumman G-21A Goose, Kodiak Alaska, United States (5 fatalities)
• December 10, 1974: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Deadhorse Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 9, 1974: Ilyushin II-18, Jeddah Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia (9 fatalities)
• December 9, 1974: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kirensk Irkutsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 8, 1974: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kiev Kiev oblast, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
• December 8, 1974: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Antioquia, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1974: Cessna, Iscosasin Pasco, Peru (3 fatalities)
• December 6, 1974: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Leeds-Bradford West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (8 fatalities)
• December 6, 1974: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Pine Bluff-Grider Field Arkansas, United States (4 fatalities)
• December 5, 1974: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Wad Madani Al Jazirah, Sudan (0 fatalities)
• December 4, 1974: Antonov AN-12, Irkutsk-Intl Irkutsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 4, 1974: Douglas DC-8, Maskeliya Central Province, Sri Lanka (191 fatalities)
• December 4, 1974: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Irkutsk-Intl Irkutsk oblast, Russia (13 fatalities)
• December 4, 1974: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Casiguran Sorsogon, Philippines (7 fatalities)
• December 2, 1974: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Deadhorse Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1974: Boeing 727-200, Mt Weather Virginia, United States (92 fatalities)
• December 1, 1974: Boeing 727-200, Thiells New York, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 1, 1974: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Mount Vernon Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1974: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Alabama, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 30, 1974: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Sandakan Sabah, Malaysia (3 fatalities)
• November 29, 1974: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt de la Muerte San José (Central Valley), Costa Rica (4 fatalities)
• November 28, 1974: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, An Lộc Bình Phước Province, Vietnam (5 fatalities)
• November 23, 1974: Douglas DC-9, Belgrade-Nikola Tesla Belgrade City District, Serbia (0 fatalities)
• November 22, 1974: Beechcraft D18, Santa Ana-John Wayne California, United States (3 fatalities)
• November 22, 1974: Cessna 500 Citation, Barcelona Catalonia, Spain (4 fatalities)
• November 21, 1974: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (6 fatalities)
• November 21, 1974: Dassault Falcon 20, Kermanshah Kermanshah, Iran (2 fatalities)
• November 20, 1974: Boeing 747-100, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta (ex Embakasi) Nairobi City District, Kenya (59 fatalities)
• November 20, 1974: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Soddo Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia (2 fatalities)
• November 18, 1974: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Balikesir Marmara Region, Türkiye (5 fatalities)
• November 15, 1974: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Bukoba Kagera Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1974: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Manila-Ninoy Aquino Metro Manila, Philippines (1 fatality)
• November 15, 1974: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Hoonah Alaska, United States (4 fatalities)
• November 14, 1974: Ilyushin II-14, Kiev-Zhuliany-Igor Sikorsky Kiev oblast, Ukraine (6 fatalities)
• November 13, 1974: Lisunov LI-2, Kharat Irkutsk oblast, Russia (1 fatality)
• November 12, 1974: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Kingston Utah, United States (1 fatality)
• November 12, 1974: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tomé-Açu Pará, Brazil (7 fatalities)
• November 11, 1974: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• November 7, 1974: Cessna 401, Los Mochis Sinaloa, Mexico (3 fatalities)
• November 7, 1974: Britten-Norman Islander, Sønderborg Syddanmark, Denmark (3 fatalities)
• November 5, 1974: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ankara-Etimesgut Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
• November 5, 1974: Tupolev TU-104, Chita-Kadala Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
• November 2, 1974: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Bicknell Utah, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 1, 1974: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Surgut Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia (14 fatalities)
• November 1, 1974: Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream, Little Rissington AFB Gloucestershire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• October 30, 1974: Beechcraft D18, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2 fatalities)
• October 30, 1974: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Rea Point (Melville Island) Nunavut, Canada (32 fatalities)
• October 27, 1974: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Old Man's Camp Alaska, United States (4 fatalities)
• October 26, 1974: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Contadora Island Panamá, Panama (0 fatalities)
• October 24, 1974: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Altus Oklahoma, United States (2 fatalities)
• October 22, 1974: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bias Fortes Minas Gerais, Brazil (9 fatalities)
• October 20, 1974: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Jackson-Reynolds Field Michigan, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 20, 1974: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Topraisar Constanța, Romania (1 fatality)
• October 19, 1974: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Calapan Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (1 fatality)
• October 18, 1974: Antonov AN-12, Yeniseysk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (1 fatality)
• October 18, 1974: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Campo dos Afonsos AFB Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2 fatalities)
• October 17, 1974: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kasaan Alaska, United States (5 fatalities)
• October 17, 1974: Beechcraft H18, Iron Mountain Michigan, United States (1 fatality)
• October 16, 1974: Rockwell Aero Commander 680, Calvinia Northern Cape, South Africa (1 fatality)
• October 15, 1974: Britten-Norman Islander, Port Gentil Ogooué-Maritime (Port-Gentil), Gabon (0 fatalities)
• October 15, 1974: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Laos (5 fatalities)
• October 13, 1974: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, South China Sea, World (6 fatalities)
• October 11, 1974: Dinfia IA.50 Guaraní II, Cutral Có Neuquén, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• October 9, 1974: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Nyköping Södermanland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
• October 8, 1974: Douglas DC-3, Krakor Pursat, Cambodia (0 fatalities)
• October 4, 1974: Douglas DC-6, Southend Essex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• October 3, 1974: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Guatemala City-La Aurora Guatemala, Guatemala (6 fatalities)
• October 2, 1974: Britten-Norman Islander, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (2 fatalities)
• October 1, 1974: Volpar Turboliner 18, Lupine Alaska, United States (6 fatalities)
• October 1, 1974: Fletcher FU-24, Waiomatatini Gisborne District Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
• September 30, 1974: Fokker F27 Friendship, Saharood Semnan, Iran (0 fatalities)
• September 30, 1974: Grumman G-73 Mallard, Pacific Ocean, World (4 fatalities)
• September 30, 1974: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan (0 fatalities)
• September 29, 1974: Antonov AN-2, Novoselovo Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (10 fatalities)
• September 28, 1974: Antonov AN-2, Pevek Chukotka okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
• September 27, 1974: Cessna 340, Phoenix-Sky Harbor Arizona, United States (1 fatality)
• September 27, 1974: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Clinton-Regional Oklahoma, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 27, 1974: Rockwell Aero Commander 680, Paracuru Ceará, Brazil (4 fatalities)