Aviation accidents in Vanuatu
CrashAtlas records 20 aviation accidents in Vanuatu, accounting for 41 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
20
Recorded accidents
41
Fatalities in this listing
1942–2024
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-07-25 | Vanair · YJ-RV4 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Vanuatu | 9 |
| 1942-08-06 | United States Navy · 2389 | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Vanuatu | 8 |
| 1999-05-08 | Vanair · YJ-RV9 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Vanuatu | 7 |
| 1944-01-22 | United States Navy · 08386 | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Vanuatu | 6 |
| 1943-09-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23711 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Vanuatu | 4 |
| 1944-05-12 | United States Navy · 48280 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Vanuatu | 3 |
| 2008-12-19 | Air Vanuatu · YJ-RV2 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander | Vanuatu | 2 |
| 2024-07-15 | Air Taxi Vanuatu · YJ-AT2 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Vanuatu | 1 |
| 1972-10-23 | Air Melanesie · F-OCRH | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Vanuatu | 1 |
| 1945-07-06 | Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF · NZ3529 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1951-06-10 | Qantas · VH-EBW | Short S.25 Sandringham 4 | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1988-09-13 | Dovair · YJ-RV20 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 2018-07-28 | Unity Airlines 239 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1943-08-05 | United States Marine Corps · 12411 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1942-11-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 41-18587 | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1943-11-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 41-38742 | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1944-11-02 | United States Navy · 64009 | Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1990-01-03 | Vanair · YJ-RV3 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1944-01-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23722 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1945-03-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100625 | Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) | Vanuatu | 0 |