Aviation accidents in 1963
CrashAtlas records 175 aviation accidents worldwide in 1963, accounting for 1,518 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
175
Recorded accidents
1,518
Fatalities in this listing
1963
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-11-29 | Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCAL 831 | Douglas DC-8-54F | Canada | 118 |
| 1963-06-03 | Northwest Orient Airlines · N290 | Douglas DC-7CF | Pacific Ocean | 101 |
| 1963-12-08 | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) 214 | Boeing 707-121 | United States of America | 81 |
| 1963-09-04 | Swissair 306 | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III | Switzerland | 80 |
| 1963-04-04 | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-75866 | Ilyushin Il-18 | Russia | 67 |
| 1963-07-28 | United Arab Airlines - UAA 869 | de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C | India | 63 |
| 1963-05-03 | Air Afrique · F-BIAO | Douglas DC-6B | Cameroon | 55 |
| 1963-02-12 | Northwest Orient Airlines 705 | Boeing 720-051B | United States of America | 43 |
| 1963-09-12 | Airnautic · F-BJER | Vickers 610 Viking 1B | France | 40 |
| 1963-03-15 | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB · CP-707 | Douglas DC-6B | Peru | 39 |
| 1963-06-26 | Belgische Luchtmacht · CP-45/OT-CEE | Kaiser-Frazer C-119G Flying Boxcar | Germany | 38 |
| 1963-05-03 | Cruzeiro do Sul · PP-CDW | Convair CV-340-59 | Brazil | 37 |
| 1963-05-12 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-AJX | Douglas DC-3 | Egypt | 34 |
| 1963-07-13 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate 012 | Tupolev Tu-104B | Russia | 33 |
| 1963-08-24 | Aeroflot / Georgia 663 | Avia 14 | Georgia | 32 |
| 1963-06-16 | Tarom · YR-ILL | VEB 14P | Hungary | 31 |
| 1963-06-03 | Indian Airlines · VT-AUL | Douglas DC-3 Hiper | India | 29 |
| 1963-03-02 | Philippine Air Lines 984 | Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 27 |
| 1963-07-03 | New Zealand National Airways Corporation - NAC 441 | Douglas DC-3C | New Zealand | 23 |
| 1963-11-08 | Aero OY 217 | Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) | Finland | 22 |
| 1963-06-10 | Union of Burma Airways · XY-ACS | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | China | 20 |
| 1963-06-16 | Fuerza Aérea de Chile · 953 | Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) | Chile | 19 |
| 1963-08-17 | Fujita Airlines · JA6155 | de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B | Japan | 19 |
| 1963-09-11 | Indian Airlines · VT-DIO | Vickers 768D Viscount | India | 18 |
| 1963-03-20 | Saudi Arabian Government · SA-R-7 | de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C | Italy | 18 |
| 1963-07-01 | Varig · PP-VBV | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 15 |
| 1963-08-12 | Air Inter 2611 | Vickers 708 Viscount | France | 15 |
| 1963-02-01 | Middle East Airlines - MEA 265 | Vickers 754D Viscount | Turkey | 14 |
| 1963-06-19 | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF · 54-4041 | Lockheed RB-69A Neptune | China | 14 |
| 1963-08-08 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 1718/K | Avro Shackleton MR.3 | South Africa | 13 |
| 1963-08-10 | Kongelige Danske Flyvevåbnet · L-865 | Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina | Greenland | 13 |
| 1963-12-27 | Royal Thai Border Police, lsf Air America · B-815 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Thailand | 12 |
| 1963-03-05 | Aeroflot / Turkmenistan · CCCP-75765 | Ilyushin Il-18V | Turkmenistan | 12 |
| 1963-01-11 | Secrétariat Général à l'Aviation Civile - SGAC · F-BAZM | Lockheed L-749A Constellation | France | 12 |
| 1963-04-14 | Icelandair Flugfélag Islands · TF-ISU | Vickers 759D Viscount | Norway | 12 |
| 1963-02-26 | Aeroflot / Polar · CCCP-75732 | Ilyushin Il-18V | Russia | 10 |
| 1963-08-04 | Sadia Transportes Aéreos · PP-SLL | Douglas C-49E (DC-3DST-144) | Brazil | 10 |
| 1963-11-22 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 10 |
| 1963-04-10 | United States Air Force - USAF · 59-0523 | Douglas C-133B Cargomaster | United States of America | 9 |
| 1963-04-26 | United States Air Force - USAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | United States of America | 9 |
| 1963-04-07 | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF · 317 | Curtiss C-46 Commando | Taiwan | 9 |
| 1963-05-01 | Nitto Aviation · JA3115 | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Japan | 9 |
| 1963-01-29 | Continental Air Lines · N242V | Vickers 812 Viscount | United States of America | 8 |
| 1963-04-18 | No. 152 Squadron RAF · XL994 | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.2 | Oman | 8 |
| 1963-10-24 | United States Air Force - USAF · 56-4385 | Fairchild C-123B-19-FA Provider | Vietnam | 8 |
| 1963-12-30 | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF · 9697 | Bristol 170 Freighter 31M | France | 8 |
| 1963-10-21 | Indian Air Force - IAF · BK-962 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | India | 8 |
| 1963-03-30 | Aerolinee Itavia · I-TAVI | Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) | Italy | 8 |
| 1963-10-20 | Aeroflot / Polar · CCCP-04197 | Ilyushin Il-14M | Russia | 7 |
| 1963-02-08 | Aeroflot, Komi Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-11193 | Antonov An-10A | Russia | 7 |
| 1963-07-02 | Mohawk Airlines · N449A | Martin 4-0-4 | United States of America | 7 |
| 1963-12-12 | United States Army · 58-1690 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Vietnam | 7 |
| 1963-10-22 | British Aircraft Corporation - BAC · G-ASHG | BAC One-Eleven 200AB | United Kingdom | 7 |
| 1963-09-20 | Garuda Indonesia Airways · PK-GTB | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 1 | Indonesia | 7 |
| 1963-02-27 | United States Air Force - USAF · 56-3597 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | United States of America | 7 |
| 1963-01-10 | United States Navy · 135559 | Lockheed P-2H Neptune | United States of America | 7 |
| 1963-07-16 | Indian Air Force - IAF · BL734 | Antonov An-12A | India | 6 |
| 1963-07-02 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-678 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 6 |
| 1963-07-17 | Air America · B-148 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Laos | 6 |
| 1963-12-07 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-11347 | Antonov An-12B | Russia | 6 |
| 1963-07-15 | Air Madagascar · 5R-MAJ | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Madagascar | 6 |
| 1963-08-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 61-0319 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | Atlantic Ocean | 6 |
| 1963-10-09 | Aeronaves de Panama · HP-385 | Douglas C-74 Globemaster I | France | 6 |
| 1963-01-15 | Cruzeiro do Sul · PP-CEV | Convair CV-240-0 | Brazil | 6 |
| 1963-09-17 | PZL Mielec · SP-PAL | PZL MD-12 | Poland | 5 |
| 1963-02-14 | Royal Air Force - RAF · XN318 | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.1 | Malaysia | 5 |
| 1963-08-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 61-0322 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | Atlantic Ocean | 5 |
| 1963-03-18 | Prospec · PT-BAY | Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra | Brazil | 4 |
| 1963-03-15 | Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA · OD-ACZ | Avro 685 York C.1 | Iran | 4 |
| 1963-01-27 | Aeroflot, Magadan Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-16194 | Lisunov Li-2 | Russia | 4 |
| 1963-02-03 | Slick Airways · N9740Z | Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation | United States of America | 4 |
| 1963-11-15 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana · ETM-6010 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 4 |
| 1963-02-01 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) 265 | Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 3 |
| 1963-04-23 | United States Army · 55-3291 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Iran | 3 |
| 1963-04-12 | United States Air Force - USAF · 56-4380 | Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider | Thailand | 3 |
| 1963-01-22 | Força Aérea Portuguesa · 6601 | Douglas C-54E-15-DO (DC-4) | Spain | 3 |
| 1963-01-17 | West Coast Airlines · N2703 | Fairchild F-27 | United States of America | 3 |
| 1963-12-09 | H.A. Wharton · N5160V | Curtiss C-46A-15-CU Commando | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1963-07-10 | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF · KN278 | Douglas C-47B Dakota 4FP (DC-3) | Canada | 3 |
| 1963-12-12 | Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA · OD-AEB | Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4) | Afghanistan | 3 |
| 1963-12-07 | Zantop Air Transport · N609Z | Curtiss C-46A-20-CU Commando | United States of America | 3 |
| 1963-01-01 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar | India | 2 |
| 1963-08-04 | MIAT - Mongolian Airlines · MT-105 | Ilyushin Il-14 | Mongolia | 2 |
| 1963-03-27 | Smiths Aviation, lsf Royal Air Force - RAF · G-APAZ | Vickers 668 Varsity T.1 | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 1963-09-05 | Air America · B-150 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Laos | 2 |
| 1963-04-13 | Royal Air Force - RAF · XB268 | Blackburn Beverley C.1 | Libya | 2 |
| 1963-08-14 | Aaxico Airlines · N67941 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | United States of America | 1 |
| 1963-04-07 | Syrian Arab Airlines · YK-AEB | Douglas DC-6B | Syria | 1 |
| 1963-11-29 | Purdue University · N386T | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 1 |
| 1963-07-24 | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-43833 | Antonov An-2T | Kazakhstan | 1 |
| 1963-07-01 | United States Army · 58-1706 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Vietnam | 1 |
| 1963-06-21 | United States Air Force - USAF · 57-1498 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | United States of America | 1 |
| 1963-08-31 | Aeroflot / Armenia · CCCP-01154 | Antonov An-2T | Armenia | 1 |
| 1963-02-04 | United States Air Force - USAF · 55-4758 | Convair C-131E (CV-440) | United States of America | 1 |
| 1963-01-26 | Skyvan Airways · N67933 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | United States of America | 1 |
| 1963-08-29 | East African Airways Corp. - EAAC · VP-KJT | Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) | Botswana | 0 |
| 1963-08-09 | United States Navy | Douglas C-117D (DC-3) | Italy | 0 |
| 1963-01-21 | Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA · OD-ADO | Douglas DC-4-1009 | Oman | 0 |
| 1963-04-03 | Armada Argentina, Comando de Aviación Naval · 0290/CTA-2 | Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) | Argentina | 0 |
| 1963-08-16 | Aeroflot / Moldova · CCCP-98218 | Antonov An-2T | Moldova | 0 |
| 1963-08-29 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 7008 | Lockheed P-15 Neptune (P2V-5) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1963-10-24 | Kongelige Danske Flyvevåbnet · L-864 | Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A Catalina | Greenland | 0 |
| 1963-04-13 | Sterling Airways · OY-EAP | Douglas DC-6B | Denmark | 0 |
| 1963-05-10 | All Nippon Airways - ANA · JA5040 | Douglas DC-3 (R4D-4) | Japan | 0 |
| 1963-05-14 | Garuda Indonesia Airways · PK-GTC | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1963-09-07 | Borneo Airways · VR-OAE | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 1 | Malaysia | 0 |
| 1963-03-13 | Royal Air Force - RAF · XM290 | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.2 | Kenya | 0 |
| 1963-02-15 | L'Armée de L'Air · 45 | Nord 2501 Noratlas | Chad | 0 |
| 1963-10-12 | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM Paraguay · T-21 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Paraguay | 0 |
| 1963-08-05 | United States Air Force - USAF | Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-08-16 | Aeroflot / Moldova · CCCP-54920 | Lisunov Li-2P | Moldova | 0 |
| 1963-11-10 | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-75686 | Ilyushin Il-18B | Russia | 0 |
| 1963-03-13 | Aeroflot / Polar · CCCP-98341 | Antonov An-6 | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1963-04-30 | All Nippon Airways - ANA · JA5039 | Douglas DC-3-201E | Japan | 0 |
| 1963-03-30 | O. Monasterios · CP-636 | Cessna 180A | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1963-08-16 | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie · OK-LDB | Tupolev Tu-104A | India | 0 |
| 1963-03-30 | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI · MM52-6005 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | Italy | 0 |
| 1963-09-24 | British United Air Ferries · G-AMWA | Bristol 170 Superfreighter 32 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1963-09-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 55-4513 | Fairchild C-123B-12-FA Provider | Thailand | 0 |
| 1963-10-24 | Kongelige Danske Flyvevåbnet · L-862 | Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A Catalina | Greenland | 0 |
| 1963-04-03 | Armada Argentina, Comando de Aviación Naval · 0281/CTA-12 | Douglas LC-47A (DC-3) | Argentina | 0 |
| 1963-08-24 | West Coast Airlines 794 | Fairchild F-27 | Canada | 0 |
| 1963-07-09 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-01243 | Antonov An-2T | Russia | 0 |
| 1963-05-28 | Standard Airways · N189S | Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-05-18 | Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-42483 | Tupolev Tu-104B | Russia | 0 |
| 1963-03-15 | United States Navy · 17158 | Douglas C-117D (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-08-21 | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-45021 | Tupolev Tu-124 | Russia | 0 |
| 1963-02-23 | Corporacion Boliviana de Fomento · CP-624 | Boeing B-17G-DL | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1963-05-22 | Air Algérie · F-OAVR | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Algeria | 0 |
| 1963-08-16 | Aeroflot / Moldova · CCCP-65680 | Lisunov Li-2T | Moldova | 0 |
| 1963-12-18 | Servicios Aereos Cochabamba · CP-694 | Boeing B-17G | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1963-01-17 | Bristow Helicopters · G-APLN | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 1 | Morocco | 0 |
| 1963-12-17 | Royal Air Force - RAF · TG610 | Handley Page Hastings C.1 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1963-06-16 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-15957 | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-08-23 | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-54989 | Lisunov Li-2 | Russia | 0 |
| 1963-06-21 | Varig · PP-NBP | Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando | Brazil | 0 |
| 1963-01-18 | Aeroflot, Syktyvkar · CCCP-09166 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1963-11-30 | Ethiopian Air Lines · ET-AAT | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1963-05-05 | Paraense Transportes Aéreos · PP-BTR | Douglas DC-4 | Brazil | 0 |
| 1963-05-30 | American Airlines · N5616 | Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-10-23 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-24308 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1963-11-01 | Lake Central Airlines · N45335 | Douglas C-53C (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-08-23 | Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-35359 | Antonov An-2V | Russia | 0 |
| 1963-09-28 | Eastern Air Lines · N843D | Douglas DC-7B | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-10-29 | All Nippon Airways - ANA · JA5024 | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1963-09-26 | Air France · F-BHKU | Douglas C-47A-30-DK Dakota III | Algeria | 0 |
| 1963-09-06 | Panair do Brasil · PP-PDU | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R | Brazil | 0 |
| 1963-03-13 | Força Aérea Portuguesa | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Portugal | 0 |
| 1963-07-10 | Aerovias Panama Airways - APASA · HP-382 | Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4) | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 |
| 1963-07-31 | United States Air Force - USAF · 56-2005 | Douglas C-133A Cargomaster | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-05-07 | United States Air Force - USAF · 61-0644 | North American T-39A Sabreliner | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-12-21 | Union Oil Company of California · N7601 | Convair CV-580 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-02-25 | Ariana Afghan Airlines · YA-AAA | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Afghanistan | 0 |
| 1963-07-03 | Aerolineas Argentinas 527 | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N | Argentina | 0 |
| 1963-04-08 | Panair do Brasil · PP-PDM | Douglas DC-7C | Brazil | 0 |
| 1963-08-01 | United States Army · 60-5440 | de Havilland Canada CV-2A Caribou (DHC-4) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1963-04-03 | Aeroflot / Polar · CCCP-11338 | Antonov An-12 | Russia | 0 |
| 1963-06-01 | Aeroflot / Uzbekistan · CCCP-98275 | Antonov An-2T | Uzbekistan | 0 |
| 1963-12-16 | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze · SP-LBG | Lisunov Li-2T | Poland | 0 |
| 1963-10-24 | Danish Government, lsf Icelandair Flugfélag Islands · TF-IST | Douglas C-54A-10-DC (DC-4) | Greenland | 0 |
| 1963-08-27 | United States Air Force - USAF · 56-0474 | Lockheed C-130A Hercules | Japan | 0 |
| 1963-02-16 | Zantop Air Transport · N616Z | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-03-13 | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya · CCCP-04342 | Antonov An-6 | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1963-03-29 | Air Congo · 9Q-CUS | Douglas DC-3D | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1963-03-21 | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-32614 | Antonov An-2T | Russia | 0 |
| 1963-10-23 | Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-16172 | Lisunov Li-2 | Russia | 0 |
| 1963-11-02 | Allegheny Airlines · N177A | Martin 2-0-2 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-04-04 | Hudson Bay Air Transport · CF-FLC | Grumman G-73 Mallard | Canada | 0 |
| 1963-01-22 | Cruzeiro do Sul · PP-CDY | Convair CV-340-59 | Brazil | 0 |
| 1963-03-04 | Flugtransport · N16067 | Douglas DC-3A-191 | Germany | 0 |
| 1963-01-07 | United States Navy · 140966 | Lockheed P-2H Neptune | United States of America | 0 |
| 1963-09-21 | The Decca Navigator Co Ltd · G-APKR | Vickers 651 Valetta C.1 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1963-03-04 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-30655 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1963-01-11 | Maritime Central Airways · CF-HTI | Curtiss C-46E-1-CS Commando | Canada | 0 |
| 1963-07-31 | United States Navy · 141329 | Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation | Canada | 0 |