Plane crashes in 1976

306 crashes worldwide in 1976, with 2,411 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 306
Fatal crashes: 191
Fatalities: 2,411
First recorded: January 1, 1976
Most recent: December 31, 1976

Deadliest

September 19, 1976: Boeing 727-200, Isparta Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (154 fatalities)
October 13, 1976: Boeing 707, Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Santa Cruz, Bolivia (113 fatalities)
September 10, 1976: Douglas DC-9, Vrbovec Zagreb County, Croatia (113 fatalities)
March 6, 1976: Ilyushin II-18, Verkhnyaya Khava Voronezh oblast, Russia (111 fatalities)
October 12, 1976: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (Santa Cruz) Maharashtra, India (95 fatalities)

Countries

United States (88)
Russia (33)
Canada (15)
Mexico (9)
Brazil (8)
Colombia (8)
Bolivia (6)
Ukraine (6)
Kazakhstan (5)
Spain (5)
India (4)
Indonesia (4)

Manufacturers

Douglas (35)
Cessna (31)
De Havilland (25)
Beechcraft (23)
PZL-Mielec (20)
Antonov (18)
Rockwell (18)
Boeing (14)
Lockheed (14)
Piper (14)
Britten-Norman (8)
Tupolev (8)

Aircraft

All crashes (page 1 of 4)

December 31, 1976: Cessna 401, Tampa-Peter O’Knight Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1976: Tupolev TU-104, Kiev-Borispol Kiev oblast, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1976: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Zambia (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1976: Tupolev TU-154, Kiev-Borispol Kiev oblast, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1976: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Sion Valais, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
December 30, 1976: Britten-Norman Islander, Mara (Mentawai Island) West Sumatra, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
December 30, 1976: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Trujillo La Libertad, Peru (24 fatalities)
December 29, 1976: Cessna 411, Berz-Macomb (Detroit) Michigan, United States (2 fatalities)
December 28, 1976: Britten-Norman Islander, Bir Moghreïn Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania (3 fatalities)
December 28, 1976: Beechcraft D18, Cairo Illinois, United States (0 fatalities)
December 27, 1976: Fairchild C-82 Packet, San Ramón Beni, Bolivia (6 fatalities)
December 25, 1976: Boeing 707, Bangkok-Don Mueang Bangkok City District, Thailand (73 fatalities)
December 23, 1976: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Lanseria Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1976: Antonov AN-22, Seshcha AFB Bryansk oblast, Russia (7 fatalities)
December 21, 1976: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Zurich-Kloten Zurich, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
December 21, 1976: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Shiraz Fars, Iran (9 fatalities)
December 18, 1976: Ilyushin II-14, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalin oblast, Russia (9 fatalities)
December 17, 1976: Antonov AN-24, Kiev-Zhuliany-Igor Sikorsky Kiev oblast, Ukraine (48 fatalities)
December 17, 1976: Yakovlev Yak-40, Ust-Kut Irkutsk oblast, Russia (7 fatalities)
December 16, 1976: Yakovlev Yak-40, Zaporozhie Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine (5 fatalities)
December 16, 1976: Convair CV-880, Miami-Intl Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
December 16, 1976: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Victoria British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 15, 1976: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Iquitos-Moronacocha Loreto, Peru (0 fatalities)
December 14, 1976: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Oborso Oromia, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
December 12, 1976: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Wildwood-Cape May County New Jersey, United States (4 fatalities)
December 12, 1976: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Framingham Massachusetts, United States (0 fatalities)
December 11, 1976: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Winchester-Randolph County Indiana, United States (1 fatality)
December 10, 1976: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Chisasibi Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 9, 1976: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Yosemite National Park California, United States (2 fatalities)
December 9, 1976: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Mineral Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
December 8, 1976: Cessna 402, Mwanza Mwanza Region, Tanzania (10 fatalities)
December 7, 1976: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Cali Valle del Cauca, Colombia (5 fatalities)
December 7, 1976: Yakovlev Yak-40, Armavir Krasnodar Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
December 5, 1976: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Santa Ana-John Wayne California, United States (5 fatalities)
December 4, 1976: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Grand View-On-Hudson New York, United States (3 fatalities)
December 4, 1976: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Laâyoune Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
November 30, 1976: Douglas C-117 Skytrain, Victoria Texas, United States (5 fatalities)
November 30, 1976: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, Cairo Cairo, Egypt (0 fatalities)
November 29, 1976: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Tok Alaska, United States (2 fatalities)
November 28, 1976: Tupolev TU-104, Moscow-Sheremetyevo Moscow oblast, Russia (73 fatalities)
November 26, 1976: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Walney Island Cumbria, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 24, 1976: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Pahiatua Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand (1 fatality)
November 23, 1976: NAMC YS-11, Kozani West Macedonia, Greece (50 fatalities)
November 23, 1976: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Paz-El Alto La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
November 22, 1976: MBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet, Schwabmünchen Bavaria, Germany (5 fatalities)
November 22, 1976: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Das Island Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
November 21, 1976: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Lubumbashi Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (6 fatalities)
November 19, 1976: Beechcraft D18, Huaynamota Nayarit, Mexico (8 fatalities)
November 19, 1976: Casa 212 Aviocar, Calhandriz Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (2 fatalities)
November 19, 1976: Beechcraft D18, Sachse Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
November 18, 1976: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Atlantic Ocean, World (1 fatality)
November 18, 1976: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Villa de Casas Tamaulipas, Mexico (2 fatalities)
November 17, 1976: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Independence Kansas, United States (1 fatality)
November 17, 1976: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Tallahassee Florida, United States (3 fatalities)
November 16, 1976: Douglas DC-9, Denver-Stapleton Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
November 12, 1976: Dassault Falcon 20, Naples Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
November 12, 1976: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Shannon Munster, Ireland (5 fatalities)
November 12, 1976: Cessna 500 Citation, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
November 12, 1976: Learjet 25, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
November 12, 1976: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), India (0 fatalities)
November 12, 1976: Douglas DC-3, Ta'izz Ta'izz, Yemen (0 fatalities)
November 11, 1976: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Spring Lake Michigan, United States (2 fatalities)
November 9, 1976: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Barcelos Amazonas, Brazil (5 fatalities)
November 5, 1976: Douglas DC-3, Willemstad-Hato Dutch Antilles, Dutch Antilles (2 fatalities)
November 4, 1976: Fokker F27 Friendship, Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor South Kalimantan, Indonesia (29 fatalities)
November 2, 1976: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Rychnów West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie), Poland (0 fatalities)
November 1, 1976: Grumman C-1A Trader, Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan (6 fatalities)
October 30, 1976: Ilyushin II-18, Tashkent-Yuzhny Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan (0 fatalities)
October 28, 1976: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Radūm Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
October 28, 1976: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Petrolina Pernambuco, Brazil (2 fatalities)
October 25, 1976: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yopal Casanare, Colombia (36 fatalities)
October 24, 1976: Cessna 401, Hot Springs-Ingalls Field Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1976: Rockwell Aero Commander 690, Culver City California, United States (1 fatality)
October 20, 1976: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Hampton Virginia, United States (4 fatalities)
October 14, 1976: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Mare Harbour, Falkland Islands (1 fatality)
October 13, 1976: Beechcraft 100 King Air, San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico (5 fatalities)
October 13, 1976: Boeing 707, Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Santa Cruz, Bolivia (113 fatalities)
October 13, 1976: Douglas DC-6, Asmara Maekel, Eritrea (0 fatalities)
October 12, 1976: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (Santa Cruz) Maharashtra, India (95 fatalities)
October 6, 1976: Douglas DC-8, Bridgetown-Grantley Adams, Barbados (73 fatalities)
October 5, 1976: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Bayswater Nova Scotia, Canada (2 fatalities)
October 4, 1976: Douglas DC-7, Mt Kenya Central, Kenya (4 fatalities)
October 4, 1976: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Lagos-Murtala Muhammed Lagos, Nigeria (1 fatality)
October 2, 1976: Antonov AN-2, Khoyto-Gol Republic of Buryatia, Russia (0 fatalities)
September 26, 1976: Gulfstream GII, Hot Springs-Ingalls Field Virginia, United States (11 fatalities)
September 26, 1976: Learjet 25, Campinas-Viracopos São Paulo, Brazil (7 fatalities)
September 26, 1976: Antonov AN-2, Novosibirsk Novosibirsk oblast, Russia (5 fatalities)
September 26, 1976: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Alpena Michigan, United States (15 fatalities)
September 24, 1976: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Oranjestad Dutch Antilles, Dutch Antilles (2 fatalities)
September 23, 1976: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sakon Nakhon Sakon Nakhon, Thailand (0 fatalities)
September 22, 1976: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mosher Creek British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
September 19, 1976: Boeing 727-200, Isparta Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (154 fatalities)
September 19, 1976: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Piñon New Mexico, United States (2 fatalities)
September 18, 1976: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Ashdown Arkansas, United States (3 fatalities)
September 17, 1976: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bhopal-Raja Bhoj Madhya Pradesh, India (0 fatalities)
September 16, 1976: Cessna 402, Mwanza Mwanza Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
September 15, 1976: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Mt Barnard (Livingston Island), Antarctica (11 fatalities)
September 15, 1976: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, West Palm Beach Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
September 13, 1976: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mt Palagyo Rizal, Philippines (8 fatalities)
September 13, 1976: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Brighton-Grass Field Florida, United States (4 fatalities)