Aviation Accidents in 1961

Incidents

208

Fatalities

1,715

208 incidents·

1961Aeroflot / ArmeniaIlyushin Il-18VRussia

fatalities

1961Garuda Indonesia AirwaysDouglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3)Indonesia

fatalities

1961Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.1United Kingdom

fatalities

1961Indian Air Force - IAFde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterIndia

fatalities

1961British European Airways - BEAde Havilland DH-106 Comet 4BTurkey

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124A Globemaster IIUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Pacific AviationBristol 170 Freighter 21Australia

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Moscow Transport Aviation Administration (MUTAIlyushin Il-18BRussia

fatalities

1961Delta Air LinesDouglas DC-7United States of America

fatalities

1961Líneas Aéreas de Nicaragua - LANICACurtiss C-46 CommandoNicaragua

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas VC-47A (DC-3)United States of America

fatalities

1961Belgische LuchtmachtFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarBelgium

fatalities

1961Belgische LuchtmachtFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarBelgium

fatalities

1961VarigCurtiss C-46A-55-CK CommandoBrazil

fatalities

1961JamairDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)India

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1961Katanga GovernmentDouglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)Congo (Democratic Republic)

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2SkhRussia

fatalities

1961LufthansaBoeing 720-030BGermany

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas AC-47AItaly

fatalities

1961Trans Australia Airlines - TAAde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterPapua New Guinea

fatalities

1961Ansett-ANAVickers 720 ViscountAustralia

fatalities

1961Aerolineas Argentinasde Havilland DH-106 Comet 4Brazil

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119C Flying BoxcarCanada

fatalities

1961Rhodesian Air ServicesDouglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)Zimbabwe

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFConvair C-131E (CV-440)United States of America

fatalities

1961Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMIFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarTanzania

fatalities

1961Indian AirlinesVickers 768D ViscountSri Lanka

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1961National AirlinesDouglas DC-6BUnited States of America

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1961Northeast AirlinesVickers 798D ViscountUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Braniff International AirwaysDouglas DC-7CUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Zantop Air TransportDouglas DC-4United States of America

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1961United States NavyDouglas R4D-8L (Super DC-3)Antarctica

fatalities

1961Força Aérea PortuguesaDouglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)Angola

fatalities

1961United States NavyLockheed P2V-7LP NeptuneAntarctica

fatalities

1961Imperial AirlinesLockheed L-049E ConstellationUnited States of America

fatalities

1961United States NavyLockheed P2V-5 NeptuneUnited States of America

fatalities

1961ROC Air Force - 34th SquadronLockheed RB-69A NeptuneChina

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation DirectorateTupolev Tu-104BRussia

fatalities

1961Panair do BrasilDouglas DC-7CBrazil

fatalities

1961Silver City AirwaysBristol 170 Superfreighter 32United Kingdom

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-14MRussia

fatalities

1961British United Airways - BUAVickers 736 ViscountGermany

fatalities

1961United States NavyGrumman UF-1 AlbatrossJapan

fatalities

1961Panair do BrasilCanadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)Brazil

fatalities

1961Royal Air Force - RAFAvro Shackleton MR.2United Kingdom

fatalities

1961BKS Air TransportDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)United Kingdom

fatalities

1961Panair do BrasilDouglas DC-7CBrazil

fatalities

1961Republic of Korea Air Force - ROKAFCurtiss C-46 CommandoSouth Korea

fatalities

1961Indian Air Force - IAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)India

fatalities

1961Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFde Havilland Canada CSR-123 Otter (DHC-3)Canada

fatalities

1961Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.2Libya

fatalities

1961Lloyd International AirwaysDouglas C-54A-1-DC (DC-4)Spain

fatalities

1961Derby AirwaysDouglas C-47B-30-DK Dakota 4France

fatalities

1961Royal Air Force - RAFBlackburn Beverley C.1Bahrain

fatalities

1961Bird & SonsLockheed PV-2D HarpoonLaos

fatalities

1961AviacoBristol 170 Freighter 31ESpain

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFLockheed C-130B HerculesFrance

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1961VarigSud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle IIIBrazil

fatalities

1961CAACShijiazhuang Y-5China

fatalities

1961Overseas National Airways - ONADouglas DC-7United States of America

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-123B-9-FA ProviderUnited States of America

fatalities

1961United Nations - UNDouglas DC-3-214Congo (Democratic Republic)

fatalities

1961Türk Hava Yollari - THYFokker F-27 Friendship 100Turkey

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)United States of America

fatalities

1961StarwaysDouglas DC-4Ireland

fatalities

1961United Nations - UN, lsf Transair SwedenDouglas DC-6BZambia

fatalities

1961Northwest Orient AirlinesLockheed L-188C ElectraUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Aeroflot / UzbekistanTupolev Tu-104AUzbekistan

fatalities

1961Compañia Boliviana de AviacionConsolidated C-87 Liberator ExpressBolivia

fatalities

1961StarwaysDouglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4)Congo (Democratic Republic)

fatalities

1961Air KatangaDouglas DC-4-1009Congo (Democratic Republic)

fatalities

1961United Nations - UNDouglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3)Congo (Democratic Republic)

fatalities

1961Air FranceSud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle IIIMorocco

fatalities

1961CAMBA - Commercializadora Aérea Mixta BolivianaCurtiss C-46A-20-CU CommandoBolivia

fatalities

1961President AirlinesDouglas DC-6BIreland

fatalities

1961REAL Transportes AéreosDouglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3)Brazil

fatalities

1961Ethiopian Air LinesDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)Ethiopia

fatalities

1961Trans World Airlines - TWALockheed L-049 ConstellationUnited States of America

fatalities

1961United Nations - UNDouglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)Congo (Democratic Republic)

fatalities

1961CAACShijiazhuang Y-5China

fatalities

1961Ghana Air Forcede Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterGhana

fatalities

1961Tatmadaw Lei (Burmese Air Force)de Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterMyanmar

fatalities

1961Greenlandair, lsf Eastern Provincial Airwaysde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterGreenland

fatalities

1961United States NavyLockheed P2V-7 NeptuneUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Indian AirlinesDouglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)India

fatalities

1961Overseas AviationVickers 610 Viking 1BFrance

fatalities

1961UnknownConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Trans Australia Airlines - TAAde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterPapua New Guinea

fatalities

1961Air AmericaCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoLaos

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Ulyanovsk Flight SchoolIlyushin Il-18BLatvia

fatalities

1961Cunard Eagle AirwaysVickers 610 Viking 3BNorway

fatalities

1961NordairCurtiss C-46 Super CCanada

fatalities

1961Malev Hungarian AirlinesDouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)Hungary

fatalities

1961Indian Air Force - IAFAntonov An-12India

fatalities

1961Iranian AirwaysDouglas DC-4Iran

fatalities

1961Eastern Air LinesLockheed L-1049C Super ConstellationUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Royal Australian Air Force - RAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Australia

fatalities

1961AeroflotIlyushin Il-18VRussia

fatalities

1961Air FranceBoeing 707-328Germany

fatalities

1961Alaska AirlinesDouglas DC-6AUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Aerolineas VegaDouglas DC-2-243Mexico

fatalities

1961Aerolineas ArgentinasDouglas DC-6Argentina

fatalities

1961CSA Ceskoslovenské AerolinieIlyushin Il-18VMorocco

fatalities

1961United AirlinesDouglas DC-8-12United States of America

fatalities

1961Metropolitan Air Movementsde Havilland DH-114 Heron 2DUnited Kingdom

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation DirectorateTupolev Tu-104BUkraine

fatalities

1961Aeroflot / UkraineIlyushin Il-14PRussia

fatalities

1961NordairConsolidated PBY-5A CatalinaCanada

fatalities

1961Transcontinental SACurtiss C-46A-55-CK CommandoArgentina

fatalities

1961Routh AircraftConsolidated PBY-6A CatalinaUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Forest Industries Flying TankersMartin JRM-3 MarsCanada

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation DirectorateIlyushin Il-18BRussia

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFKaiser-Frazer C-119G Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)Iran

fatalities

1961Overseas National Airways - ONADouglas DC-7United States of America

fatalities

1961International Aircraft ServicesLockheed L-749A ConstellationUnited States of America

fatalities

1961L'Armée de L'AirNord 2501 NoratlasTunisia

fatalities

1961Trans Atlantica ArgentinaLockheed L-1649A StarlinerBrazil

fatalities

1961Continentale Deutsche LuftreedereiDouglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4)Nigeria

fatalities

1961Fuerza Aérea de ChileCanadian Vickers OA-10A Canso A (PBY-5A)Chile

fatalities

1961Air CamerounDouglas DC-4Cameroon

fatalities

1961KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesLockheed L-188C ElectraEgypt

fatalities

1961All Nippon Airways - ANAVickers 744 ViscountJapan

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-133A CargomasterPacific Ocean

fatalities

1961VIASA, lsf KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesDouglas DC-8-53Portugal

fatalities

1961Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterCanada

fatalities

1961Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.2Singapore

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFLockheed C-130B HerculesGermany

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124A Globemaster IIUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Trans Australia Airlines - TAADouglas DC-4-1009Australia

fatalities

1961Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMAAvro 685 York C.1Oman

fatalities

1961Aigle Azur Extrême OrientBoeing S.307 StratolinerVietnam

fatalities

1961United States NavyLockheed P2V NeptuneUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Royal Air Force - RAFAvro Shackleton MR.1AMaldives

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas SC-47AGermany

fatalities

1961Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSADouglas R4D-4 (DC-3)Costa Rica

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-54E-5-DO (DC-4)United Kingdom

fatalities

1961Air FranceLockheed L-1649A StarlinerAlgeria

fatalities

1961Indian Air Force - IAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)India

fatalities

1961United Arab Airlines - UAADouglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3)Syria

fatalities

1961Indian Air Force - IAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)India

fatalities

1961Air CamerounCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoCentral African Republic

fatalities

1961Federal Aviation Agency - FAADouglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)United States of America

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Hong Kong

fatalities

1961United States NavyDouglas R4D-5 (DC-3)United States of America

fatalities

1961Cubana de AviaciónDouglas DC-3ACuba

fatalities

1961Cubana de AviaciónDouglas DC-3A-228CCuba

fatalities

1961L'Armée de L'AirDouglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3)France

fatalities

1961Maritime Central AirwaysDouglas R4D-1 (DC-3)Canada

fatalities

1961US Steel Co.Douglas DC-3SUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Canada Department of TransportDouglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)Canada

fatalities

1961TexacoCurtiss C-46A-35-CU CommandoColombia

fatalities

1961Papuan AirlinesDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)Papua New Guinea

fatalities

1961L'Armée de L'AirBreguet 761SAlgeria

fatalities

1961L'Armée de L'AirDouglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)Algeria

fatalities

1961Eastern Provincial AirwaysDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)St. Pierre and Miquelon

fatalities

1961LAN ChileDouglas DC-3CChile

fatalities

1961CSA Ceskoslovenské AerolinieIlyushin Il-18VGermany

fatalities

1961Cunard Eagle AirwaysDouglas DC-6AIreland

fatalities

1961Força Aérea Brasileira - FABDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Brazil

fatalities

1961Polish Air ForceAntonov An-2TPoland

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas SC-47D (DC-3)Laos

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFLockheed TC-121C Super ConstellationUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Pakistan International Airlines - PIADouglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)Bangladesh

fatalities

1961Seven Seas AirlinesDouglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4)India

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2TRussia

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateTupolev Tu-104BRussia

fatalities

1961Aeronorte - Empr. de Transpoeres Aéreos Norte do BrasilDouglas C-53 (DC-3)Brazil

fatalities

1961Força Aérea Brasileira - FABDouglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)Brazil

fatalities

1961Indian Air Force - IAFDouglas C-47 (DC-3)India

fatalities

1961Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAVDouglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)Venezuela

fatalities

1961United States NavyLockheed P2V-7S NeptuneUnited States of America

fatalities

1961IberiaLockheed L-1049G Super ConstellationBrazil

fatalities

1961C.E. de CamposDouglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)Brazil

fatalities

1961Royal Air Force - RAFScottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.1Tanzania

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFBoeing KC-97 StratotankerUnited States of America

fatalities

1961United States NavyConvair R4Y-1Z (CV-340)United States of America

fatalities

1961REAL Transportes AéreosDouglas C-47B-45-DK (DC-3)Brazil

fatalities

1961Lyndon B JohnsonConvair CV-240-0United States of America

fatalities

1961Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)Douglas DC-7CFGermany

fatalities

1961SabenaBoeing 707-329Belgium

fatalities

1961Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMIFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarCongo (Democratic Republic)

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1961South African Air Force - SAAFDouglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3)South Africa

fatalities

1961Kurt ConleVickers 610 Viking 1BGermany

fatalities

1961Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMIFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarCongo (Democratic Republic)

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation DirectorateTupolev Tu-104ARussia

fatalities

1961American AirlinesBoeing 707-123United States of America

fatalities

1961Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAAMorane Saulnier MS.760A Paris IAArgentina

fatalities

1961Panair do BrasilLockheed L-049 ConstellationBrazil

fatalities

1961Garuda Indonesia AirwaysDouglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3C)Indonesia

fatalities

1961LuftwaffeNord 2501D NoratlasGermany

fatalities

1961Royal Air Force - RAFHandley Page Hastings C.2Kenya

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas SC-54D (DC-4)Spain

fatalities

1961Aeroflot / UkraineAvia 14(P)Ukraine

fatalities

1961United States NavyLockheed WV-2 Super ConstellationU.S. Minor Outlying Islands

fatalities

1961Capitol AirwaysCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoUnited States of America

fatalities

1961Aeronaves de MéxicoDouglas DC-8-21United States of America

fatalities

1961Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation DirectorateLisunov Li-2Russia

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFFairchild C-119G Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-47D (DC-3)Saudi Arabia

fatalities

1961United States Air Force - USAFDouglas C-124C Globemaster IIGermany

fatalities

1961Aero OYDouglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C)Finland

fatalities

1961CSA Ceskoslovenské AerolinieAvia 14-32ACzechia

fatalities

1961Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLDDouglas R4D-1 (DC-3)Indonesia

fatalities

Countries

United States of America38
Russia16
Brazil15
Germany10
India9
Canada8
Congo (Democratic Republic)8
United Kingdom6

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