Aviation accidents in 1996
CrashAtlas records 174 aviation accidents worldwide in 1996, accounting for 2,313 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
174
Recorded accidents
2,313
Fatalities in this listing
1996
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-11-12 | Saudi Arabian Airlines 763 | Boeing 747-168B | India | 312 |
| 1996-07-17 | Trans World Airlines - TWA 881 | Boeing 747-131 | United States of America | 230 |
| 1996-02-06 | Alas Nacionales, lsf Birgenair 301 | Boeing 757-225 | Atlantic Ocean | 189 |
| 1996-11-07 | ADC Airlines 086 | Boeing 727-231 | Nigeria | 144 |
| 1996-08-29 | Vnukovo Airlines 2801 | Tupolev Tu-154M | Norway | 141 |
| 1996-11-23 | Ethiopian Airlines 961 | Boeing 767-260ER | Comoros | 125 |
| 1996-02-29 | Faucett Perú 251 | Boeing 737-222 | Peru | 123 |
| 1996-05-11 | ValuJet Airlines 592 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | United States of America | 110 |
| 1996-10-31 | TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais 402 | Fokker 100 | Brazil | 95 |
| 1996-02-26 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Sudan | 91 |
| 1996-10-02 | AeroPeru 603 | Boeing 757-23A | Pacific Ocean | 70 |
| 1996-05-03 | Federal Airlines · ST-FAG | Antonov An-24RV | Sudan | 53 |
| 1996-11-12 | Kazakhstan Airlines 1907 | Ilyushin Il-76TD | India | 37 |
| 1996-04-03 | United States Air Force - USAF · 73-1149 | Boeing T-43A (737-200) | Croatia | 35 |
| 1996-07-15 | Belgische Luchtmacht · CH-06 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Netherlands | 34 |
| 1996-09-25 | Dutch Dakota Association · PH-DDA | Douglas DC-3C | Netherlands | 32 |
| 1996-11-27 | Russian Air Force · RA-78804 | Ilyushin Il-76MD | Russia | 23 |
| 1996-12-24 | Indian Air Force - IAF · H-1032 | Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-219 Srs. 2 | India | 22 |
| 1996-07-09 | Milne Bay Air · P2-MBB | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Papua New Guinea | 20 |
| 1996-04-05 | Krasnoyarskie Avialinii · RA-76752 | Ilyushin Il-76TD | Russia | 20 |
| 1996-05-10 | Aero Servicios Empresariales · XA-SWJ | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | Mexico | 17 |
| 1996-12-17 | Russian Air Force · 21 red | Antonov An-12RR | Russia | 17 |
| 1996-12-07 | Dirgantara Air Service · PK-VSO | CASA/Nurtanio NC-212-A4 Aviocar 100 | Indonesia | 16 |
| 1996-01-18 | Nigerian Government · 5N-AXO | British Aerospace BAe-125-700B | Nigeria | 14 |
| 1996-11-30 | ACES - Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia 148 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Colombia | 14 |
| 1996-11-01 | Transportes Aéreos Profesionales - TAPSA · TG-TPA | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | Guatemala | 14 |
| 1996-11-14 | Komi Avia · RA-40309 | Antonov An-2T | Russia | 14 |
| 1996-11-19 | United Express, opb Great Lakes Airlines 5925 | Beechcraft 1900C-1 | United States of America | 12 |
| 1996-06-20 | NAMCO · VR-BLJ | Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II | Nigeria | 12 |
| 1996-08-19 | SPair · RA-76513 | Ilyushin Il-76T | Serbia | 11 |
| 1996-06-06 | Hoseba, lsf Ukraine Air Force · UR-76539 | Ilyushin Il-76MD | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 10 |
| 1996-02-12 | Haiti Express Airways · N224E | GAF Nomad N.24A | Haiti | 10 |
| 1996-02-19 | Alp-Air Luftfahrt Verwaltungs-GmbH, lsf Private Wings · D-CASH | Cessna 550 Citation II | Germany | 10 |
| 1996-11-22 | United States Air Force - USAF · 64-14856 | Lockheed HC-130P Combat King | Pacific Ocean | 10 |
| 1996-03-02 | Madrid Táxi Aéreo · PT-LSD | Learjet 25D | Brazil | 9 |
| 1996-08-03 | Kongelige Danske Flyvevåbnet · F-330 | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A Gulfstream III | Denmark | 9 |
| 1996-11-17 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 7102 | Embraer P-95B Bandeirulha (EMB-111) | Brazil | 9 |
| 1996-08-17 | United States Air Force - USAF · 74-1662 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | United States of America | 9 |
| 1996-07-11 | Archana Airways · VT-ETC | Let L-410UVP-E9D | India | 9 |
| 1996-02-22 | Autoritatea Aeronautica Civila Romana · YR-BMK | Antonov An-24RV | Romania | 8 |
| 1996-02-06 | Aérotaxi Cachanilla · XA-SLQ | Cessna 500 Citation I | Mexico | 8 |
| 1996-02-27 | Aero Tropical · ER-ACE | Antonov An-12BP | Angola | 8 |
| 1996-07-24 | Myanma Airways · XY-AET | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Myanmar | 8 |
| 1996-04-05 | Force Aérienne de la République Islamique de Mauritanie · 5T-MAF | Xian Yunshuji Y-7H | Mauritania | 8 |
| 1996-08-30 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2315 | Embraer XC-95B Bandeirante (EMB-110) | Brazil | 8 |
| 1996-10-06 | Savanair (Angola), lsf GosNII GA · RA-11101 | Antonov An-12B | Angola | 6 |
| 1996-12-22 | Airborne Express · N827AX | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F | United States of America | 6 |
| 1996-04-05 | Formosa Airlines 7613 | Dornier 228-212 | Taiwan | 6 |
| 1996-10-26 | Tyumenaviatrans · RA-88257 | Yakovlev Yak-40K | Russia | 5 |
| 1996-01-29 | Sounds Air · ZK-SFA | Cessna 208 Caravan I | New Zealand | 5 |
| 1996-09-18 | Krissalan de Aviacion · XA-SNB | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Mexico | 5 |
| 1996-07-17 | Tanzanian People's Defence Force · JW9022 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Kenya | 5 |
| 1996-12-21 | SELVA Colombia · HK-4008X | Antonov An-32B | Colombia | 4 |
| 1996-06-24 | Air Nacoia · UR-26197 | Antonov An-26B | Angola | 4 |
| 1996-05-12 | Airlink Luftverkehrs GmbH · OE-FEM | Beechcraft 300LW Super King Air | Austria | 4 |
| 1996-05-19 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2295 | Embraer C-95A Bandeirante (EMB-110K1) | Brazil | 4 |
| 1996-08-08 | Burda Holding · D-CBUR | Dassault Falcon 10 | Germany | 4 |
| 1996-06-09 | Iran Air · EP-IRU | Boeing 727-286 | Iran | 4 |
| 1996-10-03 | Malu Aviation · 9Q-CXK | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 4 |
| 1996-07-20 | Northern Air Cargo · N313RS | Douglas DC-6A | United States of America | 4 |
| 1996-02-05 | Business Air Connection · N131T | Convair C-131E (CV-440) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1996-10-22 | Millon Air · N751MA | Boeing 707-323C | Ecuador | 4 |
| 1996-02-04 | Líneas Aéreas del Caribe - LAC Colombia · HK-3979X | Douglas DC-8-55F | Paraguay | 4 |
| 1996-10-30 | Alberto-Culver USA, Inc. · N23AC | Gulfstream G-IV | United States of America | 4 |
| 1996-08-18 | Harbour Air · C-GCMY | de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter | Canada | 3 |
| 1996-06-13 | Garuda Indonesia Airways 865 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Japan | 3 |
| 1996-11-30 | Robert E.J. Morris · N2TE | Morane Saulnier MS.760B Paris II | United States of America | 3 |
| 1996-06-28 | Air Ivoire · TU-TJE | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 |
| 1996-10-23 | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA · LV-LGP | Boeing 707-372C | Argentina | 2 |
| 1996-05-09 | Buffalo Narrows Airways · C-GDOB | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Canada | 2 |
| 1996-09-13 | Helisul Taxi Aéreo · PT-WAV | Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante | Brazil | 2 |
| 1996-05-15 | R & B Leasing · N1865D | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Bahamas | 2 |
| 1996-08-27 | Air Moldova · ER-33647 | Antonov An-2R | Moldova | 2 |
| 1996-12-06 | Chrysler Aviation · N14TX | Learjet 36A | Canada | 2 |
| 1996-12-09 | Emery Worldwide, lsf Desert Air Transport · N75142 | Douglas C-47A-1-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 2 |
| 1996-08-12 | First Air · C-GNDN | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Canada | 2 |
| 1996-12-24 | Aircraft Charter Group Inc · N388LS | Learjet 35A | United States of America | 2 |
| 1996-02-16 | AVCOM - Aviones Comerciales De Guatemala · TG-JAK | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Guatemala | 2 |
| 1996-06-13 | Aviaagro · RA-84744 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 2 |
| 1996-06-21 | China Flying Dragon Aviation · B-3822 | Harbin Y-12-IV | China | 2 |
| 1996-10-08 | Ajax-Cargo, opb Aeroflot Russian International Airlines · RA-82069 | Antonov An-124-100 | Italy | 2 |
| 1996-05-11 | Milne Bay Air · P2-ISD | Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander | Papua New Guinea | 1 |
| 1996-01-08 | Mustique Airways · J8-VAK | Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander | Atlantic Ocean | 1 |
| 1996-05-19 | Loganair · G-BEDZ | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | United Kingdom | 1 |
| 1996-06-04 | Aeroexecutivos Táxi Aéreo · PT-KBC | Learjet 25C | Brazil | 1 |
| 1996-07-17 | Aerolatino, lsf Trans Caribe · XA-TCF | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Mexico | 1 |
| 1996-07-30 | SISAM - Società Italiana Servizi Aerei Mediterranei, lsf CFS · I-CFSU | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Italy | 1 |
| 1996-08-14 | Air North · C-FGNI | Douglas DC-4 (C-54A-15-DC) | Canada | 1 |
| 1996-11-26 | Arctic Transportation Services · N4704B | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | United States of America | 1 |
| 1996-04-24 | Tanzanair - Tanzania Air Services · 5H-TZD | Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II | Tanzania | 1 |
| 1996-12-23 | Federal Border Guard Aviation Command | Antonov An-72 | Russia | 0 |
| 1996-08-13 | MAC Aviation · EC-CKR | Learjet 25B | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1996-04-02 | Pacific Airways · RP-C1154 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | Philippines | 0 |
| 1996-01-04 | Salair · N358SA | Convair CV-440F SCD | United States of America | 0 |
| 1996-12-10 | Vostsibaero · RA-74037 | Antonov An-74-200 | Russia | 0 |
| 1996-06-07 | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI · MM62108 | Alenia G-222TCM | Italy | 0 |
| 1996-12-09 | L'Armée de L'Air · R-155/61-ZU | Transall C-160R | France | 0 |
| 1996-07-17 | Operation Blessing · 9Q-CUB | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1996-05-29 | Trans Guyana Airways · 8R-GHG | Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander | Guyana | 0 |
| 1996-06-16 | Pink Aviation Services · OE-FDI | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-400 | Netherlands | 0 |
| 1996-01-28 | Affretair · Z-WSB | Douglas DC-8-55F | Zimbabwe | 0 |
| 1996-07-11 | Bouraq Indonesia Airlines · PK-IHN | British Aerospace BAe-748-402 Srs. 2B | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1996-01-01 | Virunga Air Charter - VAC · ER-48077 | Antonov An-32B | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1996-08-07 | Transair Cargo · 9Q-CJR | Douglas DC-6A | Angola | 0 |
| 1996-04-30 | Royal Cambodian Air Force · XU-MLB | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Defender | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1996-03-24 | British World Airways · G-OPFE | Vickers 808C Viscount | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1996-05-14 | Líneas Aéreas Allegro · XA-SNR | Douglas DC-9-15 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1996-12-17 | MK Airlines · 9G-MKD | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-55F | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1996-10-23 | Propair · C-GKFS | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Canada | 0 |
| 1996-12-06 | Contact Air · C-GSFP | Beechcraft 99 Airliner | Canada | 0 |
| 1996-07-23 | Arkia · 4X-AIP | IAI 1124 Westwind | Israel | 0 |
| 1996-10-09 | Transoriente Colombia · HK-3982 | Dornier Do 28D-2 Skyservant | Colombia | 0 |
| 1996-07-30 | Lotnictwo Marynarki Wojennej (Polish Navy) · 1319 | Antonov An-2T | Poland | 0 |
| 1996-04-07 | Island Air Gold Coast · VH-HIA | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Australia | 0 |
| 1996-08-02 | Skyways Kenya · N190LE | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | South Sudan | 0 |
| 1996-01-01 | TAM Linhas Aéreas · PT-OGW | Cessna 208 Caravan I | Brazil | 0 |
| 1996-02-25 | Kampuchea Airlines · XU-314 | Antonov An-24RV | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1996-03-30 | LANC Colombia - Lineas Aéreas Norte de Colombia · HK-2497 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1996-07-14 | NATO · LX-N90457 | Boeing E-3A Sentry (707-300B) | Greece | 0 |
| 1996-11-01 | Lineas Aéreas del Este SA - LADESA · CX-BRS | Fairchild F-27 | Paraguay | 0 |
| 1996-09-16 | North Star Air Cargo 1215 | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-200 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1996-01-25 | Transportes Aéreos Neuquén - TAN · LV-AOR | Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III | Argentina | 0 |
| 1996-10-07 | Sempati Air Transport · PK-JFK | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | Singapore | 0 |
| 1996-02-24 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 3010 | Cessna 208 Caravan I | South Africa | 0 |
| 1996-09-01 | Air Services Limited - ASL · 8R-GGR | Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander | Guyana | 0 |
| 1996-01-01 | Private · TG-JAN | Dornier Do 28D-2 Skyservant | Guatemala | 0 |
| 1996-05-01 | Fly Linhas Aéreas · PP-LBY | Boeing 727-2B6 | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1996-11-01 | Perimeter Airlines (Inland) · C-FHOZ | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Canada | 0 |
| 1996-04-25 | Royal Nepal Airlines · 9N-ABR | British Aerospace BAe-748-352 Srs. 2B SCD | Nepal | 0 |
| 1996-01-06 | Imperial Air · OB-1604 | Antonov An-32B | Peru | 0 |
| 1996-09-27 | Chaillotine Air Service · F-GJMA | Dassault Falcon 10 | Spain | 0 |
| 1996-11-16 | Vietnam Airlines · VN-A114 | Tupolev Tu-134B-3 | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1996-05-05 | Aviation Boreal · C-GCZG | Douglas DC-3C | Canada | 0 |
| 1996-07-09 | Tyden Air · N67TA | Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 |
| 1996-03-17 | Wagner Foundation · N904WA | IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Iceland | 0 |
| 1996-06-28 | Samordok Aviakompanija, lsf Sakha Avia · RA-87423 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Russia | 0 |
| 1996-05-18 | Archana Airways · VT-ETB | Let L-410UVP-E9D | India | 0 |
| 1996-04-07 | Dolphin Express Airlines · N143SA | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Vista Liner 300 | British Virgin Islands | 0 |
| 1996-11-06 | Sakha Avia · RA-47356 | Antonov An-24RV | Russia | 0 |
| 1996-06-17 | Samarkand Flight Enterprise · UK-17798 | Antonov An-2R | Tajikistan | 0 |
| 1996-10-11 | STAP-Serv. y Transportes Aéreos Petroleros · CP-1516 | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Brazil | 0 |
| 1996-09-23 | Vanua Air Charter · DQ-FIF | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Fiji | 0 |
| 1996-08-17 | Azovtransavia · RA-01672 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1996-03-20 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) | Antonov An-26 | South Sudan | 0 |
| 1996-02-09 | Nagasaki Airways · JA5322 | Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander | Japan | 0 |
| 1996-04-24 | Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas · RP-C1980 | Dassault Falcon 20F | Philippines | 0 |
| 1996-11-16 | Air Philippines · RP-C1981 | NAMC YS-11-109 | Philippines | 0 |
| 1996-05-11 | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP · FAP-326 | Antonov An-32B | Peru | 0 |
| 1996-06-30 | Air Afrique, lsf DAS Air Cargo · 5X-JON | Boeing 707-369C | Mali | 0 |
| 1996-11-19 | Airwave Transport · C-GPTA | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | Canada | 0 |
| 1996-08-09 | Transportes Aéreos Petroleros SA - TAPSA · LV-LNY | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | Argentina | 0 |
| 1996-01-01 | Weasua Air Transport · RA-87290 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Liberia | 0 |
| 1996-03-11 | Farnas Aviation Services · ST-FAR | Antonov An-26 | Sudan | 0 |
| 1996-05-15 | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA · TC-67 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Argentina | 0 |
| 1996-07-18 | Mrs 4000 Investments Ltd · C-FDFC | Bristol 170 Freighter 31 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1996-10-08 | Olympia - Frank · UR-70289 | Antonov An-2P | Czechia | 0 |
| 1996-06-01 | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF · 3181 | Fairchild RC-119L Flying Boxcar | Taiwan | 0 |
| 1996-06-16 | Wildcountry Airways · C-FMEL | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Canada | 0 |
| 1996-04-20 | Cherskoye Aviation Enterprise · RA-33631 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1996-01-01 | Branton Air Service · 5Y-BIL | Douglas DC-3D | Kenya | 0 |
| 1996-09-30 | Trigana Air Service · PK-YPF | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1996-01-01 | Weasua Air Transport · RA-87999 | Yakovlev Yak-40K | Liberia | 0 |
| 1996-11-22 | Turin Flight Enterprise · RA-48104 | Antonov An-32A | Russia | 0 |
| 1996-02-04 | Táxi Aéreo Weston · PT-KPA | Cessna 500 Citation I | Brazil | 0 |
| 1996-12-13 | Merpati Nusantara Airlines · PK-NCO | CASA/Nurtanio NC-212-AB4 Aviocar 200 | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1996-01-08 | African Air, lsf Moscow Airlines · RA-26222 | Antonov An-32B | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1996-06-20 | Loren Davis Ministries International · N23WT | Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G | United States of America | 0 |
| 1996-01-24 | Masco Corporation · N191MC | Dassault Falcon 10 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1996-07-25 | Weasua Air Transport, lsf NovgorodAvia · RA-87573 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Liberia | 0 |
| 1996-12-02 | Kostroma Air Enterprise · RA-67436 | Let L-410UVP | Russia | 0 |
| 1996-09-05 | FedEx · N68055 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10CF | United States of America | 0 |
| 1996-08-21 | EgyptAir · SU-AVX | Boeing 707-366C | Turkey | 0 |
| 1996-05-17 | Air Alfa · TC-ALP | Airbus A300B4-203 | Turkey | 0 |
| 1996-07-09 | Tyden Air · N62TA | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 |