de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 21 accidents and incidents involving the de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo, accounting for 273 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
21
Recorded accidents
273
Fatalities in this listing
1973–2025
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-06-21 | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP · FAP-329 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Peru | 59 |
| 1992-04-16 | Kenya Air Force - KAF · 214 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Kenya | 46 |
| 1980-09-17 | Zaire Air Force · 9T-CBC | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 33 |
| 1993-04-27 | Zambian Air Force · AF-319 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Gabon | 30 |
| 1990-02-17 | Zambian Air Force · AF-316 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Zambia | 29 |
| 1979-12-22 | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP · FAP-348 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Peru | 29 |
| 1979-05-27 | Force Aérienne de la République Islamique de Mauritanie · 5T-MAX | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Senegal | 12 |
| 1973-02-28 | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Peru | 12 |
| 1986-04-04 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) · 800 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | South Sudan | 7 |
| 2025-03-22 | Trident Aviation · 5Y-RBA | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Somalia | 5 |
| 1996-07-17 | Tanzanian People's Defence Force · JW9022 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Kenya | 5 |
| 1985-03-14 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) · 833 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | South Sudan | 4 |
| 1994-05-21 | Tanzanian People's Defence Force · JW9024 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Tanzania | 2 |
| 2002-07-25 | Kenya Air Force - KAF | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Kenya | 0 |
| 1981-01-01 | Fuerza Aérea de Chile · 920 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Chile | 0 |
| 1988-11-08 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AHI | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1993-09-20 | Zaire Air Force · 9T-CBB | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1990-07-17 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana · HC-BFH | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Canada | 0 |
| 1983-10-26 | Armée de l'Air du Cameroun · TJX-BS | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Cameroon | 0 |
| 1999-05-01 | Kenya Air Force - KAF · 207 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Kenya | 0 |
| 1984-09-04 | de Havilland Canada · C-GCTC | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | United Kingdom | 0 |