Plane crashes in 1998

250 crashes worldwide in 1998, with 1,761 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 250
Fatal crashes: 137
Fatalities: 1,761
First recorded: January 2, 1998
Most recent: December 31, 1998

Deadliest

September 2, 1998: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada (229 fatalities)
February 16, 1998: Airbus A300-600, Taipei-Taoyuan (ex Chiang Kai-shek), Taipei City, Taiwan (203 fatalities)
February 2, 1998: Douglas DC-9, Mt Sumagaya, Misamis Oriental, Philippines (104 fatalities)
December 11, 1998: Airbus A310, Surat Thani, Surat Thani, Thailand (101 fatalities)
August 29, 1998: Tupolev TU-154, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (80 fatalities)

Countries

Manufacturers

Cessna (42)
Piper (29)
Antonov (25)
Beechcraft (15)
Boeing (15)
Embraer (8)
PZL-Mielec (8)
Rockwell (8)
De Havilland (7)
Douglas (7)
Learjet (6)
Pilatus (6)

Aircraft

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

December 31, 1998: Antonov AN-32, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1998: IAI Arava 201, Mexico, All Mexico, Mexico (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1998: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Pančevo, Vojvodina, Serbia (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1998: Ilyushin II-86, Moscow, Moscow oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
December 28, 1998: Embraer ERJ-145, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Paraná, Brazil (0 fatalities)
December 27, 1998: Antonov AN-12, Cafunfo, Lunda Norte, Angola (4 fatalities)
December 26, 1998: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Huambo-Albano Machado, Huambo, Angola (14 fatalities)
December 22, 1998: Antonov AN-32, Medellín-José María Córdova (Rionegro), Antioquia, Colombia (5 fatalities)
December 20, 1998: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Ayan, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
December 17, 1998: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Manokotak, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
December 17, 1998: Antonov AN-12, Saurimo, Lunda Sul, Angola (1 fatality)
December 17, 1998: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Libreville, Estuaire (Libreville), Gabon (2 fatalities)
December 16, 1998: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Tegucigalpa-Toncontin, Francisco Morazán, Honduras (2 fatalities)
December 14, 1998: Antonov AN-12, Cuito, Bié, Angola (10 fatalities)
December 12, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
December 11, 1998: Airbus A310, Surat Thani, Surat Thani, Thailand (101 fatalities)
December 8, 1998: Cessna 402, Pahokee, Florida, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
December 7, 1998: Britten-Norman Islander, Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada (7 fatalities)
December 5, 1998: Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, Istanbul-Atatürk, Marmara Region, Türkiye (2 fatalities)
December 4, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Pontiac-Oakland County, Michigan, USA, United States (1 fatality)
December 3, 1998: Avro 748, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 3, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Point Lay, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
December 2, 1998: Cessna 501 Citation I, Umpire, Arkansas, USA, United States (1 fatality)
November 29, 1998: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Port-de-Paix, Northwest, Haiti (0 fatalities)
November 28, 1998: De Havilland DHC-7 (Dash-7), Ashburton, Devonshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
November 27, 1998: Cessna 208A Caravan, Warri, Delta, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
November 27, 1998: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar, Austin-Robert Mueller, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
November 23, 1998: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina (0 fatalities)
November 23, 1998: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
November 20, 1998: Learjet 24, Mexico City-Benito Juarez, Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (0 fatalities)
November 20, 1998: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, USA, United States (1 fatality)
November 19, 1998: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Namche Bazar, Sagarmatha, Nepal (1 fatality)
November 17, 1998: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Monroe, Louisiana, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
November 17, 1998: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Koror, All Palau, Palau (9 fatalities)
November 14, 1998: Boeing 707, Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium (0 fatalities)
November 11, 1998: Antonov AN-12, Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo (Severny), Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (13 fatalities)
November 11, 1998: Ilyushin II-62, Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
November 6, 1998: Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Giebelstadt AFB, Bavaria, Germany (2 fatalities)
November 6, 1998: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Nairobi, Nairobi City District, Kenya (3 fatalities)
November 4, 1998: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Rock, Kansas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
November 1, 1998: Boeing 737-200, Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson, Georgia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
November 1, 1998: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Quetzaltenango-Los Altos, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (11 fatalities)
October 30, 1998: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil (3 fatalities)
October 28, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Hayden-Yampa Valley, Colorado, USA, United States (1 fatality)
October 27, 1998: Learjet 45, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 26, 1998: Antonov AN-12, Angola, All Angola, Angola (6 fatalities)
October 24, 1998: Antonov AN-12, Lubutu, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (3 fatalities)
October 21, 1998: Yakovlev Yak-40, Yerevan-Erebuni, Yerevan, Armenia (4 fatalities)
October 21, 1998: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Horn Island, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Johannesburg-Rand, Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1998: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Fortaleza-Pinto Martins, Ceará, Brazil (4 fatalities)
October 19, 1998: Britten-Norman Islander, Indian Church, Orange Walk, Belize (0 fatalities)
October 18, 1998: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Eagle Pass-Maverick County, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 17, 1998: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Brainerd-Lakes Regional, Minnesota, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 17, 1998: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria (0 fatalities)
October 17, 1998: Beechcraft 99 Airliner, Missoula, Montana, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 12, 1998: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Mt Masim, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia (0 fatalities)
October 12, 1998: Cessna 402, Stord-Sørstokken, Hordaland, Norway (9 fatalities)
October 10, 1998: Boeing 727-100, Kindu, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (41 fatalities)
October 9, 1998: Cessna 402, Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
October 8, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Ravenna-Portage County, Ohio, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 5, 1998: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Banning, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
October 5, 1998: Boeing 747SP, Maputo, Maputo City District, Mozambique (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1998: Douglas DC-3, Canaima, Bolívar, Venezuela (1 fatality)
October 1, 1998: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Palm Springs, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 29, 1998: Antonov AN-24, Iranativu Island, Northern Province, Sri Lanka (55 fatalities)
September 28, 1998: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Praia, All Cabo Verde, Cape Verde (1 fatality)
September 26, 1998: Cessna 560 Citation V Ultra, Fairoaks, Surrey, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 25, 1998: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 25, 1998: Britten-Norman Islander, Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Western, Uganda (4 fatalities)
September 25, 1998: BAe 146, Cap de Trois Fourches, Oriental, Morocco (38 fatalities)
September 24, 1998: Convair CV-240, San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), All Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
September 20, 1998: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
September 18, 1998: GAF Nomad N.22, Mona Island, All Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (1 fatality)
September 18, 1998: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, San José-Tobías Bolaños, Heredia (Center-North), Costa Rica (2 fatalities)
September 18, 1998: Cessna 208A Caravan, Brazil, All Brazil, Brazil (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1998: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Mt Noak, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 16, 1998: Boeing 737-500, Guadalajara-Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Jalisco, Mexico (0 fatalities)
September 16, 1998: IAI Arava 201, Escuintla, Chiapas, Mexico (0 fatalities)
September 14, 1998: Antonov AN-32, Lokichoggio, Rift Valley, Kenya (0 fatalities)
September 10, 1998: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Chaklala-Nur Khan AFB (Islamabad), Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
September 10, 1998: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Chaklala-Nur Khan AFB (Islamabad), Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan (5 fatalities)
September 9, 1998: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Telequana Pass, Alaska, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
September 7, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Homer, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 7, 1998: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Centerville, New York, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
September 4, 1998: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Donegal Springs, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 2, 1998: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada (229 fatalities)
September 2, 1998: Antonov AN-26, Malanje, Malanje, Angola (24 fatalities)
September 2, 1998: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, New Stuyahok, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 31, 1998: Boeing 727-200, New York-JFK, New York, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 29, 1998: Tupolev TU-154, Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador (80 fatalities)
August 28, 1998: Dassault Falcon 20, El Paso-Intl, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 26, 1998: Antonov AN-12, Fazenda Libonge, Bengo, Angola (13 fatalities)
August 24, 1998: Douglas DC-3, Pretoria-Wonderboom, Gauteng, South Africa (1 fatality)
August 24, 1998: Antonov AN-32, Leticia-Alfredo Vásquez Cobo, Amazonas, Colombia (0 fatalities)
August 24, 1998: Fokker F27 Friendship, Tachilek, Shan State, Myanmar (36 fatalities)
August 24, 1998: Antonov AN-26, Norilsk-Alykel, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
August 23, 1998: Cessna 402, Marigot-Douglas-Charles (ex Melville Hall), All Dominica, Dominica (11 fatalities)
August 22, 1998: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Iquitos-Moronacocha, Loreto, Peru (0 fatalities)
August 21, 1998: Extra EA-400, Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (1 fatality)