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

All crashes (page 4 of 4)

• March 23, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Krasnaya Zarya, Orel oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• March 23, 1980: Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681, South Bimini, Bimini, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
• March 23, 1980: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Leeds-Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• March 21, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Houston-William P. Hobby, Texas, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
• March 20, 1980: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Decatur-Crystal Lake, Arkansas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 20, 1980: Antonov AN-24, Changsha-Datuopu, Hunan, China (26 fatalities)
• March 18, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Addis Ababa-Bole, Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
• March 17, 1980: Douglas DC-9, Baton Rouge-Metropolitan (Harding Field), Louisiana, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 15, 1980: Antonov AN-8, Arsenyev, Primorsky Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
• March 14, 1980: Ilyushin II-62, Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin, Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland (87 fatalities)
• March 14, 1980: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Tucson-Ryan, Arizona, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 14, 1980: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Incirlik AFB (Adana), Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (18 fatalities)
• March 14, 1980: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Vacaville, California, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• March 13, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San Borja-Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1980: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada (1 fatality)
• March 10, 1980: Beechcraft 90 King Air, New York-LaGuardia, New York, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 8, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Boguchar, Voronezh oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• March 7, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Ecuador, All Ecuador, Ecuador (2 fatalities)
• March 7, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Poland, All Poland, Poland (0 fatalities)
• March 6, 1980: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, South Naknek, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 6, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Nice-Côte d’Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, France (0 fatalities)
• March 6, 1980: Cessna 402, Crescent City-Del Norte County Regional (Jack McNamara), California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 3, 1980: Learjet 25, Port-au-Prince, West, Haiti (6 fatalities)
• March 2, 1980: Douglas A-26 Invader, Georgetown, California, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• March 1, 1980: Tupolev TU-154, Orenburg, Orenburg oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• February 29, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Appomattox, Virginia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 28, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Poptún, Petén, Guatemala (31 fatalities)
• February 27, 1980: Boeing 707, Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines (2 fatalities)
• February 26, 1980: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Dysart, Queensland, Australia (1 fatality)
• February 24, 1980: Britten-Norman Islander, Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor, South Kalimantan, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• February 23, 1980: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, New Orleans-Lakefront, Louisiana, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
• February 22, 1980: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Agra-Kheria (Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay), Uttar Pradesh, India (46 fatalities)
• February 21, 1980: Beechcraft T-44A Pegasus, United States of America, All USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 21, 1980: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Sydney-Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, Australia (13 fatalities)
• February 18, 1980: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), West Dease, Alaska, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• February 16, 1980: Bristol Britannia, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
• February 15, 1980: Convair CV-240, Haiti, All Haiti, Haiti (3 fatalities)
• February 15, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 700 (Fuji FA-300), Everett-Paine Field, Washington, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• February 15, 1980: Beechcraft H18, Olathe-Johnson County (New Century), Kansas, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• February 14, 1980: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Sebring, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 14, 1980: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Houston-George Bush-Intercontinental, Texas, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• February 11, 1980: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Flowerdale, Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)
• February 11, 1980: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Escondido, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• February 8, 1980: Fokker F27 Friendship, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (3 fatalities)
• February 8, 1980: Fletcher FU-24, Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay Regional Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
• February 6, 1980: Gulfstream GII, N'Gaoundéré, Adamaoua, Cameroon (5 fatalities)
• February 4, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), San Jose, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 4, 1980: Cessna 404 Titan, Leeds-Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 3, 1980: Yakovlev Yak-40, Baracoa, Guantánamo, Cuba (1 fatality)
• February 1, 1980: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Zárate, Buenos Aires province, Argentina (3 fatalities)
• January 30, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Magdalena, New Mexico, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• January 30, 1980: Dassault Falcon 10, Toul-Rosières AFB (ex ALG A-98 Rosière en Haye), Meurthe-et-Moselle, France (0 fatalities)
• January 30, 1980: Dassault Falcon 10, Chicago-Merrill C. Meigs, Illinois, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 30, 1980: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Newcastle, Oklahoma, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 29, 1980: Cessna 404 Titan, Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon), Loire-Atlantique, France (0 fatalities)
• January 27, 1980: Boeing 720, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
• January 26, 1980: Antonov AN-2, Novoangarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
• January 24, 1980: Douglas DC-3, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (4 fatalities)
• January 24, 1980: Cessna 411, Columbus-John Glenn (Port Columbus), Ohio, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• January 24, 1980: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, Mandalay-Chanmyathazi (Annisaton), Mandalay Region, Myanmar (43 fatalities)
• January 23, 1980: Tupolev TU-134, Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin, Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland (0 fatalities)
• January 23, 1980: Casa 212 Aviocar, Mt Cemonyet, West Java, Indonesia (13 fatalities)
• January 22, 1980: Fairchild F27, Santa Ana del Yacuma, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1980: Boeing 727-100, Tehran, Tehran City District, Iran (128 fatalities)
• January 21, 1980: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Kaipara Harbour, Auckland Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
• January 18, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), All US Virgin Islands, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 18, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Si Racha, Chonburi, Thailand (5 fatalities)
• January 18, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Ignalina, Aukštaitija (Highlands), Lithuania (3 fatalities)
• January 15, 1980: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Goldsboro, Maryland, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 15, 1980: IAI Arava 201, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi (2 fatalities)
• January 14, 1980: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• January 13, 1980: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Santa Barbara, California, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• January 13, 1980: Douglas DC-9, Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor, South Kalimantan, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• January 11, 1980: Cessna 441 Conquest, Atlantic Ocean, World (2 fatalities)
• January 11, 1980: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, Camiare, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• January 8, 1980: Beechcraft D18, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 7, 1980: Antonov AN-12, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan (1 fatality)
• January 5, 1980: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Palmyra Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 2, 1980: Britten-Norman Islander, Grande-Rivière-du-Nord, North, Haiti (9 fatalities)