Plane crashes in 1996

273 crashes worldwide in 1996, with 2,856 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 273
Fatal crashes: 155
Fatalities: 2,856
First recorded: January 4, 1996
Most recent: December 28, 1996

Deadliest

November 12, 1996: Boeing 747-100, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India (312 fatalities)
January 8, 1996: Antonov AN-32, Kinshasa-Ndolo, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (298 fatalities)
July 17, 1996: Boeing 747-100, East Moriches, New York, USA, United States (230 fatalities)
February 6, 1996: Boeing 757-200, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (189 fatalities)
November 7, 1996: Boeing 727-200, Ejirin, Lagos, Nigeria (144 fatalities)

Countries

United States (72)
Canada (16)
Russia (16)
Brazil (9)
Peru (8)
Australia (7)
Argentina (6)
Angola (5)
Colombia (5)
Germany (5)
India (5)
Mexico (5)

Manufacturers

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (12)
Britten-Norman Islander (11)
PZL-Mielec AN-2 (10)
Beechcraft 90 King Air (8)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (7)
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise (7)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) (7)
Antonov AN-32 (6)
Antonov AN-12 (5)
Cessna 402 (5)
Ilyushin II-76 (5)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules (5)

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

December 28, 1996: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
December 24, 1996: Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748, Dubagunta, Andhra Pradesh, India (22 fatalities)
December 24, 1996: Learjet 35, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
December 23, 1996: Antonov AN-72, Nagurskoye (Franz Josef Archipelago), Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1996: Douglas DC-8, Narrows, Virginia, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
December 21, 1996: Antonov AN-32, Medellín-José María Córdova (Rionegro), Antioquia, Colombia (4 fatalities)
December 17, 1996: Douglas DC-8, Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
December 17, 1996: Antonov AN-12, Andreapol, Tver oblast, Russia (17 fatalities)
December 16, 1996: Cessna 425 Conquest, Ronkonkoma-Long Island-McArthur Field, New York, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
December 13, 1996: Casa 212 Aviocar, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
December 13, 1996: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa (3 fatalities)
December 12, 1996: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Port Johnson, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
December 11, 1996: Beechcraft G18S, Roosevelt Roads NAS (Ceiba), All Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (1 fatality)
December 10, 1996: Antonov AN-74, Mirny, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
December 9, 1996: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Boise, Idaho, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
December 9, 1996: Transall C-160, Chevilly, Loiret, France (0 fatalities)
December 7, 1996: Casa 212 Aviocar, Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor, South Kalimantan, Indonesia (18 fatalities)
December 6, 1996: Beechcraft 99 Airliner, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 6, 1996: Learjet 36, Stephenville, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (2 fatalities)
December 2, 1996: Let L-410, Nyagan, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
November 30, 1996: Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, Santa Ana-John Wayne, California, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
November 30, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera, Antioquia, Colombia (14 fatalities)
November 30, 1996: Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681, Mansfield-Lahm, Ohio, USA, United States (1 fatality)
November 28, 1996: Beechcraft 100 King Air, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines (0 fatalities)
November 27, 1996: Ilyushin II-76, Abakan, Republic of Khakassia, Russia (23 fatalities)
November 26, 1996: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Mt Beech Knob, West Virginia, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
November 26, 1996: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Bethel, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
November 23, 1996: Boeing 767-200, Moroni-Prince Saïd Ibrahim (ex Hahaya), All Comoros Islands, Comoros (125 fatalities)
November 22, 1996: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Pacific Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
November 22, 1996: Antonov AN-32, Baykit, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
November 19, 1996: Beechcraft 1900C, Quincy-Baldwin Field, Illinois, USA, United States (12 fatalities)
November 19, 1996: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Quincy-Baldwin Field, Illinois, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
November 18, 1996: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Richmond AFB, New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
November 17, 1996: Embraer C-95 Bandeirante, Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil (9 fatalities)
November 17, 1996: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Eagle County-FlyVail, Colorado, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
November 16, 1996: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Orange, Virginia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
November 16, 1996: Tupolev TU-134, Đà Nẵng, Đà Nẵng City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1996: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Point Lookout, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
November 14, 1996: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Most Pyssa, Republic of Komi, Russia (14 fatalities)
November 13, 1996: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Ngong, Kajiado, Kenya (8 fatalities)
November 12, 1996: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Bahía Blanca-Comandante Espora, Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
November 12, 1996: Boeing 747-100, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India (312 fatalities)
November 12, 1996: Ilyushin II-76, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India (37 fatalities)
November 9, 1996: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), New Bern, North Carolina, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
November 7, 1996: Boeing 727-200, Ejirin, Lagos, Nigeria (144 fatalities)
November 7, 1996: Cessna 340, Pawtucket-North Central State, Rhode Island, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
November 7, 1996: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Donzeil, Creuse, France (8 fatalities)
November 6, 1996: Antonov AN-24, Ust-Nera, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
November 1, 1996: Antonov AN-12, Nizhnevartovsk, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
November 1, 1996: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Gods River, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 1, 1996: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Flores-Mundo Maya (Santa Elena), Petén, Guatemala (14 fatalities)
October 31, 1996: Douglas DC-3, San Juan-Isla Grande (Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci), All Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
October 31, 1996: Fokker 100, São Paulo-Congonhas, São Paulo, Brazil (99 fatalities)
October 30, 1996: Fletcher FU-24, Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
October 30, 1996: Gulfstream GIV, Chicago-Executive (Palwaukee), Illinois, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
October 26, 1996: Yakovlev Yak-40, Khanty-Mansiysk, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia (5 fatalities)
October 23, 1996: Boeing 707, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires City, Argentina (2 fatalities)
October 23, 1996: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 22, 1996: Boeing 707, Manta-Eloy Alfaro, Manabí, Ecuador (34 fatalities)
October 20, 1996: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Charlo, New Brunswick, Canada (8 fatalities)
October 19, 1996: Rockwell Aero Commander 685, Eden-Northridge, Wisconsin, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 18, 1996: Cessna 404 Titan, Huancayo, Junín, Peru (3 fatalities)
October 15, 1996: Britten-Norman Islander, Hampton Court, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Guyana (0 fatalities)
October 13, 1996: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
October 11, 1996: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Itaguazurenda, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (3 fatalities)
October 11, 1996: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Cuiabá-Marechal Rondon, Mato Grosso, Brazil (0 fatalities)
October 9, 1996: Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, Taraira, Vaupés, Colombia (0 fatalities)
October 8, 1996: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Jindřichovice pod Smrkem, Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj), Czech Republic (0 fatalities)
October 8, 1996: Antonov AN-124, Torino-Caselle, Piedmont, Italy (4 fatalities)
October 6, 1996: Antonov AN-12, Lucapa, Lunda Norte, Angola (7 fatalities)
October 3, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Kahemba, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (6 fatalities)
October 2, 1996: Boeing 757-200, Lima, Lima, Peru (70 fatalities)
September 30, 1996: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Ilaga, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
September 30, 1996: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Portage Lake, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (2 fatalities)
September 28, 1996: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Chillicothe-Ross County, Ohio, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 27, 1996: Dassault Falcon 10, Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain (0 fatalities)
September 25, 1996: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Den Oever, North Holland, Netherlands (32 fatalities)
September 24, 1996: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lake Brooks, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 23, 1996: Britten-Norman Islander, Ngau, All Fiji Islands, Fiji (0 fatalities)
September 22, 1996: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Cassiar, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
September 20, 1996: Partenavia P.68, Schönhagen, Brandenburg, Germany (2 fatalities)
September 20, 1996: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Littlefield, Arizona, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 18, 1996: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Bahía Tortugas, Baja California Sur, Mexico (5 fatalities)
September 16, 1996: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Pittsburgh-Intl, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1996: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil (2 fatalities)
September 9, 1996: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Lakeland, Florida, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 5, 1996: Cessna 340, Wise River, Montana, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 5, 1996: Douglas DC-10, Newburgh-Stewart, New York, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 30, 1996: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Conchas, New Mexico, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 30, 1996: Embraer C-95 Bandeirante, Queluz, São Paulo, Brazil (8 fatalities)
August 29, 1996: Tupolev TU-154, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway (141 fatalities)
August 27, 1996: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Pelenia, Drochia, Moldova (2 fatalities)
August 25, 1996: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Corsica, All France, France (1 fatality)
August 23, 1996: Fletcher FU-24, Motueka, Tasman District Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
August 21, 1996: Boeing 707, Istanbul-Atatürk, Marmara Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
August 19, 1996: Ilyushin II-76, Belgrade-Nikola Tesla (ex Surčin), Belgrade City District, Serbia (12 fatalities)
August 18, 1996: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Alliford Bay, British Columbia, Canada (3 fatalities)
August 17, 1996: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Mt Sleeping Indian (Mt Sheep), Wyoming, USA, United States (9 fatalities)
August 17, 1996: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Sovetskoye, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
August 15, 1996: Britten-Norman Islander, Panama City, Panamá, Panama (0 fatalities)