Aviation accidents in Atlantic Ocean
CrashAtlas records 138 aviation accidents in Atlantic Ocean, accounting for 2,117 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
138
Recorded accidents
2,117
Fatalities in this listing
1923–2019
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-06-23 | Air-India 182 | Boeing 747-237B | Atlantic Ocean | 329 |
| 2009-06-01 | Air France 447 | Airbus A330-203 | Atlantic Ocean | 228 |
| 1999-10-31 | EgyptAir 990 | Boeing 767-366ER | Atlantic Ocean | 217 |
| 1996-02-06 | Alas Nacionales, lsf Birgenair 301 | Boeing 757-225 | Atlantic Ocean | 189 |
| 1958-08-14 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 607 | Lockheed L-1049H-01-06-162 Super Constellation | Atlantic Ocean | 99 |
| 1956-06-20 | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV 253 | Lockheed L-1049E-55 Super Constellation | Atlantic Ocean | 74 |
| 1956-10-10 | United States Navy · 131588 | Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) | Atlantic Ocean | 59 |
| 1951-03-23 | United States Air Force - USAF · 49-244 | Douglas C-124A Globemaster II | Atlantic Ocean | 53 |
| 1953-02-14 | National Airlines 470 | Douglas DC-6 | Atlantic Ocean | 46 |
| 1959-11-16 | National Airlines, lsf Delta Air Lines 967 | Douglas DC-7B | Atlantic Ocean | 42 |
| 2019-12-09 | Fuerza Aérea de Chile · 990 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Atlantic Ocean | 38 |
| 1962-09-23 | Flying Tiger Line · N6923C | Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation | Atlantic Ocean | 28 |
| 1950-06-05 | Westair Transport · N1248N | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Atlantic Ocean | 28 |
| 1997-09-13 | Luftwaffe · 11+02 | Tupolev Tu-154M | Atlantic Ocean | 24 |
| 1970-05-02 | ALM Antillean Airlines, lsf Overseas National Airways - ONA 980 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-33CF | Atlantic Ocean | 23 |
| 1943-12-24 | Royal Air Force - RAF · T228 | Short Sunderland | Atlantic Ocean | 21 |
| 1966-11-11 | United States Air Force - USAF · 55-5262 | Lockheed EC-121H Super Constellation | Atlantic Ocean | 19 |
| 1942-09-24 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AFCZ | Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat | Atlantic Ocean | 19 |
| 1943-06-01 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC 777 | Douglas DC-3-194 | Atlantic Ocean | 17 |
| 1956-03-02 | United States Air Force - USAF · 53-021 | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II | Atlantic Ocean | 17 |
| 1965-03-23 | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF · 20727 | Canadair CP-107 Argus Mk.2 | Atlantic Ocean | 16 |
| 1965-07-11 | United States Air Force - USAF · 55-0136 | Lockheed EC-121H Super Constellation | Atlantic Ocean | 16 |
| 1944-04-06 | United States Navy · 08044 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 15 |
| 1955-01-17 | United States Navy · 131639 | Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation | Atlantic Ocean | 13 |
| 1944-05-24 | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, lsf Royal Air Force - RAF · DV990 | Short Sunderland III | Atlantic Ocean | 12 |
| 1943-11-10 | Royal Air Force - RAF · EK572 | Short Sunderland III | Atlantic Ocean | 12 |
| 1945-04-05 | 330 (Norw.) Sqn RAF · PP140 | Short Sunderland Mk III | Atlantic Ocean | 12 |
| 1943-01-21 | 461 Sqn RAAF · T9085 | Short Sunderland Mk I | Atlantic Ocean | 11 |
| 1943-11-20 | 422 (Flying Yachtsman) Sqn RCAF · W6031 | Short Sunderland Mk III | Atlantic Ocean | 11 |
| 1944-01-06 | 228 Sqn RAF · JM709 | Short Sunderland Mk III | Atlantic Ocean | 11 |
| 1943-06-13 | 228 Sqn RAF · DV967 | Short Sunderland Mk III | Atlantic Ocean | 11 |
| 1944-06-12 | Royal Air Force - RAF · ML880 | Short Sunderland III | Atlantic Ocean | 11 |
| 1944-06-12 | Royal Air Force - RAF · ML762 | Short Sunderland III | Atlantic Ocean | 11 |
| 1942-09-01 | 461 Sqn RAAF · T9113 | Short Sunderland Mk II | Atlantic Ocean | 11 |
| 1943-06-05 | 330 (Norw.) Sqn RAF · W6052 | Short Sunderland Mk II | Atlantic Ocean | 11 |
| 1940-07-09 | 201 Sqn RAF · N6133 | Short Sunderland Mk I | Atlantic Ocean | 10 |
| 1942-12-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 41-11707 | Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express | Atlantic Ocean | 10 |
| 1965-06-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 51-2680 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | Atlantic Ocean | 10 |
| 1956-11-09 | United States Navy · 127705 | Martin P5M-1 Marlin | Atlantic Ocean | 10 |
| 1943-11-22 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FP240 | Consolidated Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 10 |
| 1942-08-12 | 461 Sqn RAAF · T9090 | Short Sunderland Mk II | Atlantic Ocean | 10 |
| 1944-05-10 | United States Navy · 46520 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 10 |
| 1953-05-07 | Royal Air Force - RAF · WG258 | Vickers Valetta T.3 | Atlantic Ocean | 10 |
| 1943-06-13 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FP232 | Consolidated Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 10 |
| 1955-10-13 | Royal Air Force - RAF · WX510 | Lockheed Neptune MR.1 | Atlantic Ocean | 9 |
| 1960-12-21 | United States Navy | Lockheed P2V Neptune | Atlantic Ocean | 9 |
| 1967-11-19 | Royal Air Force - RAF · WR976 | Avro Shackleton MR.3 | Atlantic Ocean | 9 |
| 1997-09-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 65-9405 | Lockheed C-141B Starlifter | Atlantic Ocean | 9 |
| 1955-05-04 | United States Air Force - USAF · 53-0110 | Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter | Atlantic Ocean | 9 |
| 1955-01-11 | Royal Air Force - RAF · WL743 | Avro Shackleton MR.2 | Atlantic Ocean | 9 |
| 1943-06-11 | United States Navy · 7273 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 8 |
| 1952-06-13 | Svensk Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) · 79001 | Douglas Tp 79 (C-47-DL) | Atlantic Ocean | 8 |
| 1952-11-20 | United States Navy · 124242 | Lockheed P2V-4 Neptune | Atlantic Ocean | 8 |
| 1943-11-17 | United States Navy · 04473 | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 8 |
| 1978-04-26 | United States Navy · 152724 | Lockheed P-3B Orion | Atlantic Ocean | 7 |
| 1953-07-13 | United States Navy · 126503 | Martin P5M-1 Marlin | Atlantic Ocean | 7 |
| 1943-04-04 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AGEJ | Lockheed 18-40 Lodestar (C-56B-LO) | Atlantic Ocean | 7 |
| 1950-02-02 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · PH-TEU | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 7 |
| 1951-09-04 | United States Navy · 122978 | Lockheed P2V-3 Neptune | Atlantic Ocean | 7 |
| 1943-08-27 | AB Aerotransport · SE-BAF | Douglas DC-3-268 | Atlantic Ocean | 7 |
| 1944-03-25 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 41-37274 | Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) | Atlantic Ocean | 6 |
| 1941-04-28 | 10 Sqn RAAF · T9075 | Short Sunderland Mk I | Atlantic Ocean | 6 |
| 1962-05-27 | United States Air Force - USAF · 57-1611 | Douglas C-133A Cargomaster | Atlantic Ocean | 6 |
| 1963-08-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 61-0319 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | Atlantic Ocean | 6 |
| 1973-09-21 | United States Coast Guard · 2123 | Grumman HU-16E Albatross | Atlantic Ocean | 6 |
| 1947-07-03 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 45-519 | Douglas C-54G-1-DO Skymaster | Atlantic Ocean | 6 |
| 1973-03-15 | United States Navy · 152749 | Lockheed P-3B Orion | Atlantic Ocean | 5 |
| 1953-11-15 | USAF - 88th Air Rescue Squadron · 51-0036 | Grumman SA-16A Albatross | Atlantic Ocean | 5 |
| 1963-08-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 61-0322 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | Atlantic Ocean | 5 |
| 1982-10-16 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-1003 | Lockheed C-130B Hercules | Atlantic Ocean | 5 |
| 1942-11-13 | 10 Sqn RAAF · W6054 | Short Sunderland Mk II | Atlantic Ocean | 5 |
| 1943-08-04 | Royal Air Force - RAF · DD859 | Short Sunderland III | Atlantic Ocean | 5 |
| 1941-09-25 | United States Navy · 2402 | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 4 |
| 1943-12-25 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FD903 | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 4 |
| 1965-02-26 | United States Air Force - USAF · 63-8882 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | Atlantic Ocean | 4 |
| 1967-01-11 | Bush Aviation · N122E | Chase YC-122C Avitruc | Atlantic Ocean | 4 |
| 1985-06-27 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 7053 | Embraer P-95 Bandeirulha (EMB-111A) | Atlantic Ocean | 4 |
| 1923-01-13 | Aeromarine Airways | Aeromarine 75 | Atlantic Ocean | 4 |
| 2002-05-08 | United States Navy · 165525 | North American Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner | Atlantic Ocean | 4 |
| 1972-11-17 | S & H Aviation Sales · CF-FOL | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C) | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1983-05-18 | Air Traffic Executive Jet · D-CDPD | Learjet 25B | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1960-03-30 | United States Air Force - USAF · 51-0363 | Boeing KC-97F Stratofreighter | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1943-05-05 | United States Navy · 0891 | Consolidated PBY-3 Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 2002-05-08 | United States Navy · 165522 | North American T-39N Sabreliner | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1944-06-13 | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF · 9816 | Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1927-05-05 | SGTA - Société Générale des Transports Aériens · F-ADFN | Farman F.61 Goliath | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1939-01-21 | Imperial Airways · G-ADUU | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk II | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1992-09-18 | AeroEjecutivos · YV-502C | Douglas C-118A (DC-6) | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1981-01-15 | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD · 255 | Breguet SP-13A Atlantic | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1963-12-09 | H.A. Wharton · N5160V | Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1944-06-24 | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF · 9754 | Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A) | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 2015-05-16 | Klaipedos avialinijos · LY-AET | Antonov An-2R | Atlantic Ocean | 2 |
| 1944-08-29 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-47977 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 2 |
| 1979-04-27 | Triple D Transport Co. · N544B | Howard 350 | Atlantic Ocean | 2 |
| 1980-05-19 | Northeast Jet · N125NE | Learjet 25D | Atlantic Ocean | 2 |
| 1943-05-28 | 461 Sqn RAAF · JM675 | Short Sunderland Mk III | Atlantic Ocean | 1 |
| 1996-01-08 | Mustique Airways · J8-VAK | Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander | Atlantic Ocean | 1 |
| 1978-10-01 | Evergreen Air · N74Z | Douglas R4D-6 (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 1 |
| 1984-10-23 | NewCal Aviation · N5488R | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou | Atlantic Ocean | 1 |
| 2000-09-19 | Unknown | Antonov An-2 | Atlantic Ocean | 1 |
| 2019-05-24 | Jet Sales LLC · N832R | Cessna 560 Citation Encore | Atlantic Ocean | 1 |
| 1965-12-10 | United States Navy · 147960 | Lockheed P-2H Neptune | Atlantic Ocean | 1 |
| 1942-11-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 41-18353 | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1986-12-17 | Latin Air Service · N431CA | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1944-08-27 | United States Navy · 33961 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1953-02-27 | United States Navy · 39357 | Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1955-01-26 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-569 | Douglas C-54G-5-DO (DC-4) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1944-03-06 | Royal Air Force - RAF · KG446 | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1944-04-15 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92848 | Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1987-10-11 | Drenair · EC-EFI | Dassault Falcon 20D | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1956-12-12 | Aerovias Sud Americana · N1662M | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1978-09-14 | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD · 253 | Breguet SP-13A Atlantic | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1942-03-28 | United States Navy · 2462 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1971-10-07 | International Sky Cab Airlines · N857JA | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1943-05-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 41-5180 | Curtiss C-46 Commando | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 2018-08-25 | Stargazer Aero · N1955G | Grumman HU-16C Albatross | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1947-10-14 | American International Airways · NC18612 | Boeing 314A | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1979-07-07 | Aggadir Ltd. · N721N | Howard 500 | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1944-02-12 | United States Navy · 08535 | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1944-09-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100517 | Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1941-07-03 | United States Navy · 2347 | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1944-01-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100679 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1942-09-22 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FP525 | Consolidated Catalina IIIA (PBY-5A) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1949-04-27 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16396 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 2001-07-06 | Maxfly Aviation · N812MA | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1965-11-08 | Kongelige Danske Flyvevåbnet · N-605 | Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1943-04-30 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FP224 | Consolidated Catalina 1A | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1973-10-26 | Aerocosta Colombia · HK-1383 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1942-12-14 | United States Navy · 7245 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1952-06-16 | Svensk Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) · 47002 | Consolidated Tp 47 Canso (PBY-5A) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1950-04-09 | Caribbean International Airways · VP-BAO | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1946-07-04 | Bristol Aeroplane Company · G-AHJB | Bristol 170 Wayfarer IIA | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1948-04-23 | United States Navy · 39325 | Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1939-06-19 | Imperial Airways · G-AFCW | Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1971-10-02 | Island Gem Enterprises · N1981W | Douglas DC-3A-228C | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1981-06-02 | Pinders Charter Service · N28377 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1957-05-09 | United States Air Force - USAF · 51-0258 | Boeing KC-97F Stratofreighter | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1943-06-22 | United States Navy · 08318 | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |