Aviation accidents in Antarctica
CrashAtlas records 61 aviation accidents in Antarctica, accounting for 316 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
61
Recorded accidents
316
Fatalities in this listing
1946–2013
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-11-28 | Air New Zealand 901 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Antarctica | 257 |
| 1976-09-15 | Armada Argentina, Comando de Aviación Naval · 0644/2-P-103 | Lockheed SP-2E Neptune | Antarctica | 11 |
| 1958-10-16 | United States Air Force - USAF · 52-1017 | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II | Antarctica | 7 |
| 1966-02-02 | United States Navy · 50832 | Douglas LC-47J | Antarctica | 6 |
| 1986-02-17 | Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-41816 | Ilyushin Il-14M | Antarctica | 6 |
| 1961-11-09 | United States Navy · 140439 | Lockheed P2V-7LP Neptune | Antarctica | 5 |
| 1994-11-24 | Kenn Borek Air · C-GKBD | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Antarctica | 4 |
| 1956-10-18 | United States Navy · 122465 | Lockheed P2V-2N Neptune | Antarctica | 4 |
| 1979-01-02 | Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-04193 | Ilyushin Il-14FKM | Antarctica | 3 |
| 1946-12-30 | United States Navy · 59098 | Martin PBM-5 Mariner | Antarctica | 3 |
| 1989-01-26 | Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-52066 | Avia 14 | Antarctica | 3 |
| 2013-01-23 | Kenn Borek Air · C-GKBC | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Antarctica | 3 |
| 1987-12-09 | United States Navy · 159131 | Lockheed LC-130R Hercules | Antarctica | 2 |
| 1959-01-04 | United States Navy · 144673 | de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) | Antarctica | 2 |
| 1970-10-08 | United States Navy · 131644 | Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1981-11-18 | British Antarctic Survey · VP-FAW | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1968-01-01 | United States Navy · 99853 | Douglas LC-117D | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1958-04-24 | GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation · CCCP-N640 | Antonov An-2T | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1962-11-25 | United States Navy · 50777 | Douglas LC-47H | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1993-11-26 | Allcair Air Transport · N1597F | Douglas C-118B (DC-6) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1956-03-18 | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF · 3687 | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1963-03-13 | Aeroflot / Polar · CCCP-98341 | Antonov An-6 | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1959-01-09 | GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation · CCCP-04249 | Ilyushin Il-12L | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1971-02-15 | United States Navy · 148318 | Lockheed LC-130F Hercules | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1960-10-31 | United States Navy · 126513 | Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1958-02-16 | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya · CCCP-N502 | Lisunov Li-2V | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1956-11-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 52-1015 | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1962-11-22 | United States Navy · 17188 | Douglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 2005-01-25 | Alfred Wegener Institut · D-CICE | Dornier 228-101 | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1964-10-22 | United States Navy · 12407 | Douglas LC-47H | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1955-12-22 | United States Navy · 142424 | de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1957-09-13 | United States Navy · 17274 | Douglas R4D-6L (DC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1977-01-29 | British Antarctic Survey · VP-FAP | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1965-10-06 | United States Navy · 17239 | Douglas LC-47H | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1956-02-03 | United States Navy · 144260 | de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1964-12-28 | British Antarctic Survey · VP-FAJ | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1969-03-03 | British Antarctic Survey · VP-FAM | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1965-01-11 | United States Navy · 50778 | Douglas LC-47J | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1973-01-28 | United States Navy · 155917 | Lockheed LC-130R Hercules | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1992-02-25 | Ejército de Chile · E-217 | CASA CN-235M-100 | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1956-07-02 | US Navy (USN) · 144261 | de Havilland Canada U-1B (DHC-3 Otter) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1990-09-12 | Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-41803 | Ilyushin Il-14P | Antarctica | 0 |
| 2006-12-06 | Antarctic Logistics Centre International - ALCI · RA-01146 | Antonov An-2 | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1960-01-06 | United States Navy · 17154 | Douglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1961-11-12 | United States Navy · 17219 | Douglas R4D-8L (Super DC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1969-12-02 | Lineas Aéreas del Estado - LADE · TC-77 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1968-12-01 | Aeroflot / Polar · CCCP-04214 | Lisunov Li-2T | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1958-05-28 | GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation · CCCP-N542 | Antonov An-2T | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1965-12-05 | United States Navy · 17107 | Douglas LC-47H | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1963-03-13 | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya · CCCP-04342 | Antonov An-6 | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1956-02-10 | United States Navy · 144259 | de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1962-12-10 | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA · TA-33 | Douglas C-47A-15-DL Skytrain | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1957-08-31 | United States Navy · 142426 | de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1958-02-01 | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya · CCCP-N501 | Lisunov Li-2V | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1960-12-14 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A65-81 | Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1992-09-24 | Lineas Aéreas del Estado - LADE · T-84 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1958-10-22 | United States Navy · 142427 | de Havilland Canada UC-1 Otter (DHC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1970-02-09 | Belgische-Nederlandse Zuidpool Expeditie · OO-HAD | de Havilland Canada UC-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1959-09-15 | United States Navy · 17163 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1958-02-01 | GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation · CCCP-N496 | Lisunov Li-2V | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1992-11-03 | Ketchikan Air Service · N58JH | de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter | Antarctica | 0 |