Plane crashes in 1980

379 crashes worldwide in 1980, with 2,342 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 379
• Fatal crashes: 224
• Fatalities: 2,342
• First recorded: January 2, 1980
• Most recent: December 31, 1980

Deadliest

1. August 19, 1980: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, Riyadh-King Khaled, Manţiqat ar Riyāḍ, Saudi Arabia (301 fatalities)
2. July 8, 1980: Tupolev TU-154, Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (166 fatalities)
3. April 25, 1980: Boeing 727-100, Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos, Canary Islands, Spain (146 fatalities)
4. January 21, 1980: Boeing 727-100, Tehran, Tehran City District, Iran (128 fatalities)
5. September 15, 1980: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Madinah, Saudi Arabia (89 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (132)
• Russia (30)
• France (12)
• Colombia (11)
• Australia (9)
• Canada (8)
• United Kingdom (8)
• Indonesia (7)
• Poland (7)
• Bahamas (6)
• Bolivia (6)
• Brazil (6)

Manufacturers

• Cessna (48)
• Douglas (38)
• Beechcraft (33)
• Piper (31)
• PZL-Mielec (27)
• Rockwell (26)
• Antonov (19)
• De Havilland (16)
• Lockheed (16)
• Britten-Norman (15)
• Boeing (13)
• Convair (8)

Aircraft

• PZL-Mielec AN-2 (27)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (19)
• Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (14)
• Britten-Norman Islander (12)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (11)
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (10)
• Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair (8)
• Cessna 404 Titan (8)
• Cessna 401 (6)
• De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (6)
• Rockwell Grand Commander 680 (6)
• Antonov AN-2 (5)

All crashes (page 1 of 4)

• December 31, 1980: Avro 748, Lake Manyara, Manyara, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1980: Douglas DC-7, Colombia, All Colombia, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1980: Fletcher FU-24, Yass, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1980: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, Colombia, All Colombia, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• December 29, 1980: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Muskegon, Michigan, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• December 26, 1980: BAe 125, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico (3 fatalities)
• December 25, 1980: Antonov AN-30, Vidim, Irkutsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 24, 1980: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
• December 23, 1980: Partenavia P.68, Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 21, 1980: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia (69 fatalities)
• December 20, 1980: Boeing 707, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• December 19, 1980: Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander, Many-Hart Memorial, Louisiana, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 19, 1980: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Slide Mountain, New York, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• December 18, 1980: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Penang, Penang, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Marondera (Marandellas), Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1980: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Penang, Penang, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
• December 16, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 680, George, Western Cape, South Africa (4 fatalities)
• December 16, 1980: Britten-Norman Trislander, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• December 15, 1980: Antonov AN-2, Candelaria, Artemisa, Cuba (5 fatalities)
• December 15, 1980: Alekseev KM, Caspian Sea, World (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1980: Beechcraft G18S, Atlanta-Fulton County-Brown Field, Georgia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1980: Antonov AN-26, Angola, All Angola, Angola (5 fatalities)
• December 12, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 685, Ashland, Oregon, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 11, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Tamarac, Florida, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 7, 1980: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Michigan City, Indiana, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• December 6, 1980: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• December 5, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Kambala, Morogoro, Tanzania (10 fatalities)
• December 4, 1980: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Lisbon-Portela de Sacavém, Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (7 fatalities)
• December 4, 1980: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Peru, All Peru, Peru (0 fatalities)
• December 2, 1980: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, Albany-Dale Hollow, Kentucky, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 1, 1980: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Indio, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 30, 1980: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Port Aransas, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 30, 1980: Boeing 707, San Francisco, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 29, 1980: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Simanggang, Sarawak, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 1980: Douglas DC-7, Pecos, Texas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 28, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa (4 fatalities)
• November 28, 1980: Douglas DC-6, Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas (4 fatalities)
• November 28, 1980: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Oakey, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 1980: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Driggs-Reed Memorial, Idaho, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• November 26, 1980: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 24, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt El Boquerón, Antioquia, Colombia (20 fatalities)
• November 21, 1980: Boeing 727-100, Colonia, Yap Island, Micronesia (0 fatalities)
• November 21, 1980: Antonov AN-26, Menongue, Cuando Cubango, Angola (0 fatalities)
• November 21, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Dell City, Texas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 21, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 520, Great Inagua Island, Inagua, Bahamas (2 fatalities)
• November 20, 1980: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Cherbourg-Maupertus, Manche, France (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Naples, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 1980: Boeing 747-200, Seoul-Gimpo, Seoul, South Korea (14 fatalities)
• November 18, 1980: Beechcraft H18, Troxelville, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• November 17, 1980: BAe Nimrod, Kinloss AFB, Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• November 17, 1980: Britten-Norman Trislander, Annanberg, Madang, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
• November 15, 1980: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Norman's Cay, Exuma, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
• November 13, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San José del Guaviare, Guaviare, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• November 12, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Drzenin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie), Poland (0 fatalities)
• November 12, 1980: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Jabal al Mansuriyah AFB (Cairo West AFB / Sphinx Intl), Giza, Egypt (13 fatalities)
• November 11, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
• November 10, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Bridgeport-Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial, Connecticut, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• November 9, 1980: Cessna 401, Fort Pierce-St Lucie County, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 5, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Naples, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 5, 1980: Boeing 737-200, Benguela, Benguela, Angola (0 fatalities)
• November 4, 1980: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar, Vargas, Venezuela (11 fatalities)
• November 4, 1980: Canadair CL-44, Akrotiri, Limassol, Cyprus (0 fatalities)
• November 4, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Volodarka, Kiev oblast, Ukraine (1 fatality)
• November 3, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yaxchibal, Petén, Guatemala (7 fatalities)
• November 3, 1980: Convair 880, Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar, Vargas, Venezuela (4 fatalities)
• November 3, 1980: Antonov AN-12, Chita-Kadala, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia (6 fatalities)
• November 2, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Fateyevka, Kursk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• November 1, 1980: Cessna 402, Salley, South Carolina, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 31, 1980: Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, Faléa, Kayes, Mali (0 fatalities)
• October 30, 1980: Cessna 404 Titan, Gowers Corner, Florida, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 29, 1980: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Wagner Field, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 28, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kletsko-Poshtovskiy, Volgograd oblast, Russia (3 fatalities)
• October 28, 1980: Antonov AN-12, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan (6 fatalities)
• October 27, 1980: Britten-Norman Islander, Ryans Creek (Stewart Island), Southland Regional Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
• October 24, 1980: Beechcraft E18, Gainesville, Florida, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• October 23, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Wilma, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• October 17, 1980: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Sula, Montana, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• October 17, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Buffalo, New York, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• October 17, 1980: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 17, 1980: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, France (7 fatalities)
• October 16, 1980: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Fort Sill-Henry Post Field AFB, Oklahoma, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• October 16, 1980: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• October 15, 1980: Curtiss C-46 Commando, La Paz-El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• October 15, 1980: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Chapais, Quebec, Canada (8 fatalities)
• October 14, 1980: Embraer C-95 Bandeirante, Campo de Marte AFB, São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• October 13, 1980: Fokker F27 Friendship, Misool Island, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• October 12, 1980: Canadair CL-215, Beniarrés, Valencian Community, Spain (2 fatalities)
• October 11, 1980: Britten-Norman Islander, Nassau-Lynden Pindling, New Providence, Bahamas (1 fatality)
• October 8, 1980: Tupolev TU-154, Chita-Kadala, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
• October 6, 1980: Douglas DC-6, Panama City-Tocumen, Panamá, Panama (0 fatalities)
• October 4, 1980: Beechcraft E18, Candle, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 3, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mediterranean Sea, World (2 fatalities)
• October 2, 1980: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, McMinnville, Tennessee, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• October 1, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Nigeria, All Nigeria, Nigeria (4 fatalities)
• October 1, 1980: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Salamanca-Matacán AFB, Castile and León, Spain (0 fatalities)
• October 1, 1980: Cessna 500 Citation, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• September 30, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico (2 fatalities)
• September 28, 1980: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Wemindji, Quebec, Canada (6 fatalities)
• September 28, 1980: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Nikiski, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 28, 1980: Beechcraft D18, Frostproof, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)