Aviation accidents in Hong Kong
CrashAtlas records 36 aviation accidents in Hong Kong, accounting for 246 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
36
Recorded accidents
246
Fatalities in this listing
1941–2025
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-08-24 | United States Marine Corps · 149802 | Lockheed KC-130F Hercules | Hong Kong | 59 |
| 1948-12-21 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · XT-104 | Douglas C-54B-5-DO (DC-4) | Hong Kong | 35 |
| 1951-03-11 | Pacific Overseas Airlines · HS-POS | Douglas R5D-1 (DC-4) | Hong Kong | 26 |
| 1967-06-30 | Thai Airways International · HS-TGI | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III | Hong Kong | 24 |
| 1949-02-24 | Cathay Pacific Airways · VR-HDG | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 23 |
| 1946-09-25 | Royal Air Force - RAF · KN414 | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 19 |
| 1951-04-09 | Siamese Airways · HS-SAE | Douglas DC-3 | Hong Kong | 16 |
| 1961-04-19 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49014 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 15 |
| 1988-08-31 | CAAC 301 | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E | Hong Kong | 7 |
| 1994-09-23 | Heavylift Cargo Airlines, lsf Pelita Air Service · PK-PLV | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules | Hong Kong | 6 |
| 1946-03-26 | Royal Air Force - RAF · KN366 | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 4 |
| 1947-01-25 | Philippine Air Lines · PI-C12 | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 4 |
| 1977-09-02 | Transmeridian Air Cargo · G-ATZH | Canadair CL-44D4-2 | Hong Kong | 4 |
| 1999-08-22 | China Airlines 642 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Hong Kong | 3 |
| 1967-11-05 | Cathay Pacific Airways 033 | Convair CV-880-22M-3 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 1946-09-26 | Royal Air Force - RAF · SZ564 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1946-07-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · KN221 | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1941-12-08 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC | Curtiss AT-32D Condor II | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1953-07-27 | Royal Air Force - RAF · TG564 | Handley Page Hastings C.1 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1941-12-08 | Pan American Airways (Pan Am) · NC16735 | Sikorsky S-42B | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1941-12-08 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC | Curtiss AT-32A Condor II | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1941-12-08 | Eurasia · XXII | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 2025-10-20 | ACT Airlines, opf Emirates SkyCargo 9788 | Boeing 747-481 (BDSF) | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1941-12-08 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 26 | Douglas DC-2-118B | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1946-07-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · KN687 | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1949-07-11 | Hong Kong Airways · VR-HDQ | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1941-12-08 | Eurasia · XT-AGE | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1954-07-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · VB887 | Short Sunderland MR.5 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1941-12-08 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC | Curtiss AT-32A Condor II | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1946-08-01 | Royal Air Force - RAF · KN430 | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1941-12-08 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 24 | Douglas DC-2-118B | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1950-08-28 | N.V. Nederlandsche Nieuw Guinee Petroleum Maatschappij · PK-AKR | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1992-12-15 | Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force - RHKAAF · HKG-7 | Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1953-12-22 | United States Navy · 122964 | Lockheed P2V-3 Neptune | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1946-07-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · KN247 | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1941-12-08 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC | Curtiss AT-32D Condor II | Hong Kong | 0 |