Aviation accidents in Laos
CrashAtlas records 92 aviation accidents in Laos, accounting for 582 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
92
Recorded accidents
582
Fatalities in this listing
1951–2014
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-16 | Lao Airlines 301 | ATR 72-600 (72-212A) | Laos | 49 |
| 1954-08-16 | Air Vietnam · F-VNAI | Bristol 170 Freighter 21E | Laos | 47 |
| 1968-02-24 | Royal Air Lao · XW-TAD | Douglas DC-3 | Laos | 37 |
| 1953-06-16 | Aigle Azur · F-BEST | Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 34 |
| 1954-12-04 | Air Laos, lsf Aigle Azur · F-BEIA | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 28 |
| 1998-05-25 | Lao Aviation · RDPL-34001 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Laos | 26 |
| 1968-11-25 | Air America · N1386N | Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando | Laos | 26 |
| 1993-12-13 | Lao Aviation · RDPL-34117 | Harbin Y-12-II | Laos | 18 |
| 1967-07-25 | Véha-Akat, lsf China Airlines · XW-PDL | Douglas DC-3C | Laos | 16 |
| 1954-04-13 | Société Indochinoise de Ravitaillement · F-OALK | Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar | Laos | 16 |
| 2014-05-17 | Laos Government · RDPL-34020 | Antonov An-74TK-300 | Laos | 16 |
| 1972-03-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 55-0044 | Lockheed AC-130A Spectre | Laos | 14 |
| 1972-12-21 | United States Air Force - USAF · 56-0490 | Lockheed AC-130A Spectre | Laos | 14 |
| 1975-01-16 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-70417 | Antonov An-2P | Laos | 12 |
| 1966-05-15 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49546 | Douglas AC-47D Spooky | Laos | 10 |
| 1967-12-07 | Lao Cathay Airlines · XW-PFM | Douglas DC-3 | Laos | 10 |
| 1970-04-22 | United States Air Force - USAF · 54-1625 | Lockheed AC-130A Spectre | Laos | 10 |
| 1969-02-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-1133 | Douglas EC-47Q | Laos | 10 |
| 1968-01-11 | United States Navy · 131436 | Lockheed OP-2E Neptune | Laos | 9 |
| 1968-05-22 | United States Air Force - USAF · 56-0477 | Lockheed C-130A Hercules | Laos | 9 |
| 1972-08-27 | Air America · 555 | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Laos | 9 |
| 2000-10-19 | Lao Aviation 703 | Harbin Y-12-II | Laos | 8 |
| 1969-11-24 | United States Air Force - USAF · 56-0533 | Lockheed C-130A Hercules | Laos | 8 |
| 1952-07-21 | L'Armée de L'Air | Amiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52) | Laos | 8 |
| 1973-02-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48636 | Douglas EC-47Q | Laos | 8 |
| 1968-02-17 | United States Navy · 131486 | Lockheed OP-2E Neptune | Laos | 8 |
| 1961-03-23 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-76330 | Douglas SC-47D (DC-3) | Laos | 7 |
| 1966-06-03 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48925 | Douglas AC-47D Spooky | Laos | 6 |
| 1965-12-24 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-1120 | Douglas AC-47D Spooky | Laos | 6 |
| 1969-12-23 | Laos Air Charter · XW-TDJ | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Laos | 6 |
| 1963-07-17 | Air America · B-148 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Laos | 6 |
| 1961-08-13 | Air America · B-136 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Laos | 6 |
| 1962-02-04 | Air America · B-916 | Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando | Laos | 6 |
| 1968-12-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 54-600 | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Laos | 6 |
| 1970-04-10 | Air America · 56-0510 | Lockheed C-130A Hercules | Laos | 6 |
| 1974-10-15 | Royal Air Lao · XW-PBW | Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando | Laos | 5 |
| 1962-08-31 | Bird & Sons · N4877V | Curtiss C-46F Commando | Laos | 5 |
| 1954-05-06 | L'Armée de L'Air, opb Civil Air Transport · 149 | Fairchild C-119C-14-FA Flying Boxcar | Laos | 5 |
| 1967-01-31 | United States Air Force - USAF · 54-611 | Fairchild UC-123B-6-FA Provider | Laos | 5 |
| 1972-02-09 | Continental Air Services, Inc. - CASI · N67961 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Laos | 5 |
| 1972-11-23 | Air America, lsf United States Air Force - USAF · 401 | de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4) | Laos | 4 |
| 1973-03-07 | Air America · 524 | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Laos | 4 |
| 1971-12-27 | Air America · 293 | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Laos | 4 |
| 1970-01-02 | Xieng Khouang Air Transport, lsf Bird & Sons · XW-PGJ | Douglas DC-3 | Laos | 4 |
| 1972-07-25 | Air America · N5662 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Laos | 3 |
| 1973-02-09 | Air America · 374 | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Laos | 3 |
| 1968-02-27 | United States Navy · 131484 | Lockheed OP-2E Neptune | Laos | 2 |
| 1972-02-04 | Air America · 393 | de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4) | Laos | 2 |
| 1961-10-01 | Bird & Sons · N7456C | Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon | Laos | 2 |
| 1963-09-05 | Air America · B-150 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Laos | 2 |
| 1966-04-17 | Continental Air Services, Inc. - CASI · N8744R | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 2 |
| 1960-11-26 | Air America · B-130 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Laos | 2 |
| 1971-06-02 | Air America · XW-PFL | Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando | Laos | 2 |
| 1971-12-21 | Lao Airlines - S.A. de Transports Aériens · XW-TFC | Douglas DC-3 | Laos | 2 |
| 1962-11-27 | Air America · N5004X | Fairchild C-123B-16-FA Provider | Laos | 2 |
| 1965-10-03 | Air America · N5003X | Fairchild C-123B-16-FA Provider | Laos | 1 |
| 1958-04-20 | Aigle Azur Extrême Orient · F-BHEL | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Laos | 1 |
| 1964-03-24 | Continental Air Services, Inc. - CASI · XW-PBJ | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 2 | Laos | 0 |
| 1954-02-13 | Air Outre-Mer · F-OAHY | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1972-11-06 | Air America · 648 | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Laos | 0 |
| 1970-07-23 | Lao Airlines - S.A. de Transports Aériens · XW-TDO | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1968-01-12 | North Vietnamese Air Force | Antonov An-2 | Laos | 0 |
| 2002-02-14 | Lao Aviation · RDPL-34118 | Harbin Y-12-II | Laos | 0 |
| 1968-05-23 | Air America · 655 | Fairchild C-123B-8-FA Provider | Laos | 0 |
| 1956-06-15 | Air Laos · F-OAOU | Bristol 170 Freighter 31E | Laos | 0 |
| 1975-03-13 | Royal Air Lao · XW-TFP | Boeing S.307B-1 Stratoliner | Laos | 0 |
| 1957-07-18 | Aigle Azur Extrême Orient · F-BHEK | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Laos | 0 |
| 1954-03-13 | Autrex · F-BCYI | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1976-03-24 | Royal Air Lao · XW-PND | Douglas C-54A-1-DO (DC-4) | Laos | 0 |
| 1965-11-18 | Air America · 538 | Fairchild C-123B-13-FA Provider | Laos | 0 |
| 1968-01-12 | North Vietnamese Air Force | Antonov An-2 | Laos | 0 |
| 1966-03-26 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF · L2-18/00 | Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1990-04-22 | Lao Aviation · RDPL-34008 | Antonov An-24RV | Laos | 0 |
| 1954-04-25 | Autrex · F-BCYJ | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1976-03-24 | Royal Air Lao · XW-PNI | Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4) | Laos | 0 |
| 1964-09-20 | Bird & Sons · XW-PBO | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 2 | Laos | 0 |
| 1971-12-24 | Air America · 613 | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Laos | 0 |
| 1951-02-12 | Aigle Azur · F-OABK | Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1956-08-27 | Aigle Azur Extrême Orient · F-BHEJ | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Laos | 0 |
| 1960-12-15 | Air Laos · XW-PAD | Douglas C-47D | Laos | 0 |
| 1976-03-24 | Royal Air Lao · XW-PNF | Douglas R5D-1 (DC-4) | Laos | 0 |
| 1967-08-13 | Continental Air Services, Inc. - CASI · N9473Z | Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando | Laos | 0 |
| 1972-03-30 | United States Air Force - USAF · 69-6571 | Lockheed AC-130E Spectre | Laos | 0 |
| 1976-03-24 | Royal Air Lao · XW-TDR | Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1970-07-23 | Xieng Khouang Air Transport · XW-TDC | Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1976-03-24 | Royal Air Lao · XW-TDF | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1974-04-28 | Air America · N389EX | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Laos | 0 |
| 1976-03-24 | Royal Air Lao · XW-TAF | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1980-01-31 | Lao Aviation · RDPL-34037 | Antonov An-26 | Laos | 0 |
| 1964-04-07 | Continental Air Services, Inc. - CASI · XW-PBN | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 2 | Laos | 0 |
| 1955-03-14 | Air Laos · F-BFGN | Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1964-03-24 | Continental Air Services, Inc. - CASI · XW-PBP | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 2 | Laos | 0 |