Plane crashes in 1980

732 crashes worldwide in 1980, with 4,596 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 732
Fatal crashes: 435
Fatalities: 4,596
First recorded: January 2, 1980
Most recent: December 31, 1980

All crashes (page 5 of 8)

July 5, 1980: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, King Salmon, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 4, 1980: Beechcraft C18S, Wassaw Island, Georgia, United States (2 fatalities)
July 4, 1980: Beechcraft C18S, Wassaw Island, Georgia, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
July 2, 1980: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Kennesaw-Cobb County (McCollum), Georgia, United States (0 fatalities)
July 2, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Gulf of Thailand, World (2 fatalities)
July 2, 1980: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Kennesaw-Cobb County (McCollum), Georgia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 29, 1980: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Fort Pierce-St Lucie County, Florida, United States (4 fatalities)
June 29, 1980: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Fort Pierce-St Lucie County, Florida, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
June 27, 1980: Britten-Norman Islander, Elbe Island, Tuscany, Italy (0 fatalities)
June 27, 1980: Britten-Norman Islander, Elbe Island, Tuscany, Italy (0 fatalities)
June 27, 1980: Douglas DC-9, Ustica, Sicily, Italy (81 fatalities)
June 27, 1980: Douglas DC-9, Ustica, Sicily, Italy (81 fatalities)
June 24, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Douala, Littoral, Cameroon (3 fatalities)
June 24, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Douala, Littoral, Cameroon (3 fatalities)
June 22, 1980: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Columbus-Municipal (Bakalar), Indiana, United States (3 fatalities)
June 22, 1980: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, Columbus-Municipal (Bakalar), Indiana, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
June 21, 1980: Avro 748, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Thailand (0 fatalities)
June 21, 1980: Avro 748, Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, Thailand (0 fatalities)
June 19, 1980: McDonnell Douglas MD-81, Yuma, Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
June 19, 1980: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson, Georgia, United States (0 fatalities)
June 19, 1980: McDonnell Douglas MD-81, Yuma, Arizona, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 19, 1980: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson, Georgia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 17, 1980: Antonov AN-26, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan (0 fatalities)
June 17, 1980: Antonov AN-26, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan (0 fatalities)
June 16, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
June 16, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
June 15, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, San Miguel, San Miguel, Salvador (0 fatalities)
June 15, 1980: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, San Miguel, San Miguel, El Salvador (0 fatalities)
June 14, 1980: Antonov AN-26, Khost, Khost, Afghanistan (0 fatalities)
June 14, 1980: Antonov AN-26, Khost, Khost, Afghanistan (0 fatalities)
June 12, 1980: Avia 14, Brno-Tuřany, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic (0 fatalities)
June 12, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Valley, Nebraska, United States (13 fatalities)
June 12, 1980: Yakovlev Yak-40, Dushanbe, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan (29 fatalities)
June 12, 1980: Avia 14, Brno-Tuřany, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic (0 fatalities)
June 12, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Valley, Nebraska, USA, United States (13 fatalities)
June 12, 1980: Yakovlev Yak-40, Dushanbe, Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan (29 fatalities)
June 9, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Pribuzh, Pskov oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 9, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Pribuzh, Pskov oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 8, 1980: Yakovlev Yak-40, Matala, Huíla, Angola (19 fatalities)
June 8, 1980: Yakovlev Yak-40, Matala, Huíla, Angola (19 fatalities)
June 4, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Ocala, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
June 4, 1980: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Umphang, Tak, Thailand (9 fatalities)
June 4, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Ocala, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 4, 1980: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Umphang, Tak, Thailand (9 fatalities)
June 2, 1980: Antonov AN-22, Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow oblast, Russia (3 fatalities)
June 2, 1980: Antonov AN-22, Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow oblast, Russia (3 fatalities)
June 2, 1980: Fairchild F27, Yacuiba, Tarija, Bolivia (13 fatalities)
June 2, 1980: Fairchild F27, Yacuiba, Tarija, Bolivia (13 fatalities)
June 1, 1980: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Furnace Creek, California, United States (6 fatalities)
June 1, 1980: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Furnace Creek, California, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
May 31, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Gierłoż, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland (0 fatalities)
May 31, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Gierłoż, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland (0 fatalities)
May 30, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Russia (3 fatalities)
May 28, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mobile-Bates Field, Alabama, United States (6 fatalities)
May 28, 1980: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Las Palmas-Gando (Gran Canaria), Canary Islands, Spain (10 fatalities)
May 28, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Teutonic Bore, Western Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
May 28, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Teutonic Bore, Western Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
May 28, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mobile-Bates Field, Alabama, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
May 28, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Útila, Islas de la Bahía, Honduras (0 fatalities)
May 28, 1980: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Las Palmas-Gando (Gran Canaria), Canary Islands, Spain (10 fatalities)
May 28, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Útila, Islas de la Bahía, Honduras (0 fatalities)
May 26, 1980: Fokker F27 Friendship, Forcados, Delta, Nigeria (30 fatalities)
May 26, 1980: Fokker F27 Friendship, Forcados, Delta, Nigeria (30 fatalities)
May 24, 1980: Convair CV-240, Port Orange-Spruce Creek, Florida, United States (6 fatalities)
May 24, 1980: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Carling Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 24, 1980: Convair CV-240, Port Orange-Spruce Creek, Florida, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
May 24, 1980: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Carling Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 23, 1980: Antonov AN-2, Cape Schmidt, Chukotka okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 23, 1980: Antonov AN-2, Cape Schmidt, Chukotka okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1980: Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, Fürstenfeldbruck AFB, Bavaria, Germany (2 fatalities)
May 22, 1980: Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, Fürstenfeldbruck AFB, Bavaria, Germany (2 fatalities)
May 19, 1980: Learjet 25, Gulf of Mexico, World (2 fatalities)
May 16, 1980: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Bonanza, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte, Nicaragua (0 fatalities)
May 16, 1980: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Bonanza, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte, Nicaragua (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1980: Britten-Norman Islander, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (7 fatalities)
May 13, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Esperance, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1980: Britten-Norman Islander, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1980: Britten-Norman Islander, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (7 fatalities)
May 13, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Esperance, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1980: Ilyushin II-14, Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba (3 fatalities)
May 13, 1980: Ilyushin II-14, Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba (3 fatalities)
May 12, 1980: Cessna 401, Gainesville, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
May 12, 1980: Cessna 401, Gainesville, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 11, 1980: Boeing 707, Douala, Littoral, Cameroon (0 fatalities)
May 11, 1980: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Sévignacq, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France (1 fatality)
May 11, 1980: Cessna 404 Titan, Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
May 11, 1980: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Sévignacq, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France (1 fatality)
May 11, 1980: Cessna 404 Titan, Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
May 11, 1980: Boeing 707, Douala, Littoral, Cameroon (0 fatalities)
May 9, 1980: Cessna 411, Vineland, New Jersey, United States (4 fatalities)
May 9, 1980: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Poland (0 fatalities)
May 9, 1980: Cessna 411, Vineland, New Jersey, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
May 6, 1980: Learjet 23, Richmond-Byrd Field, Virginia, United States (2 fatalities)
May 6, 1980: Learjet 23, Richmond-Byrd Field, Virginia, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
May 5, 1980: Partenavia P.68, Saalbach, Salzburg, Austria (6 fatalities)
May 5, 1980: Partenavia P.68, Saalbach, Salzburg, Austria (6 fatalities)
May 4, 1980: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Don Torcuato, Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
May 4, 1980: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Don Torcuato, Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
April 28, 1980: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
April 28, 1980: Beechcraft 99 Airliner, Paris-Orly, Val-de-Marne, France (0 fatalities)