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United States Marine Corps accidents and incidents

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is United States Marine Corps. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

13 records from 1953 to 2017, 11 of them fatal. Most often a Lockheed KC-130; most often in Louisiana.

Occurrences1312 accidents · 0 incidents · 12 mapped
Fatal occurrences11Fatality total known for 13 of 13
Reported fatalities234Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1953–201717 Jul 1953 – 10 Jul 2017

By year

United States Marine Corps: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19531 occurrences in 1953, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).143
19561 occurrences in 1956, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).140
19641 occurrences in 1964, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).14
19651 occurrences in 1965, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).159
19881 occurrences in 1988, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).17
19981 occurrences in 1998, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).120
20001 occurrences in 2000, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).119
20041 occurrences in 2004, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).00
20082 occurrences in 2008, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).14
20091 occurrences in 2009, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).19
20151 occurrences in 2015, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).113
20171 occurrences in 2017, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (2).116

Aircraft types

United States Marine Corps: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Lockheed KC-1302275
Sikorsky CH-53217
Beechcraft 90100
Bell AH-1119
Bell Boeing V-221119
Bell UH-11113
Douglas R51140
Fairchild R41143
Grumman EA-61120
Lockheed HC-130119

Airports most often reported

United States Marine Corps: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR): 1 occurrences, 7.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.7.7%00

Countries

United States Marine Corps: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 7 occurrences, 53.8% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.53.8%6131
JapanJapan: 3 occurrences, 23.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 7).23.1%211
Hong KongHong Kong: 1 occurrences, 7.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 7).7.7%159
ItalyItaly: 1 occurrences, 7.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 7).7.7%120
NepalNepal: 1 occurrences, 7.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 7).7.7%113

Deadliest occurrences

United States Marine Corps: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1965 Hong Kong USMC KC-130F crash24 Aug 196559Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) in British Hong Kong1
USMC R4Q NROTC crash17 Jul 195343Milton, Florida1
1956 Niles Canyon Douglas R5D-2 crash17 Feb 195640Niles Canyon, c. 3.5 mi northeast of Niles, California1
1998 Cavalese cable car crash3 Feb 199820Near Cavalese, Trentino, Italy1
2000 Marana V-22 crash8 Apr 200019Marana Northwest Regional Airport1
2017 United States Marine Corps KC-130 crash10 Jul 201716Leflore County, Mississippi, United States1
2015 Charikot helicopter crash12 May 201513Charikot, Nepal1
2009 California mid-air collision29 Oct 20099The Pacific Ocean, 24 km east of San Clemente Island, California2
1988 Sadamisaki Peninsula US military helicopter crash25 Jun 19887Ehime Prefecture, Japan1
2008 San Diego F/A-18 crash8 Dec 20084University City, San Diego, California1

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  1. 2017 United States Marine Corps KC-130 crash

    10 Jul 2017 · Leflore County, Mississippi, United States · 16 fatal

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  2. 2015 Charikot helicopter crash

    12 May 2015 · Charikot, Nepal · 13 fatal

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  3. 2009 California mid-air collision

    29 Oct 2009 · The Pacific Ocean, 24 km east of San Clemente Island, California · 9 fatal

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  4. 2008 San Diego F/A-18 crash

    8 Dec 2008 · University City, San Diego, California · 4 fatal

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  5. DFW08TA128 · Beech C90

    25 Apr 2008 · Baton Rouge, LA, United States

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  6. Okinawa International University US military helicopter crash

    13 Aug 2004 · Okinawa International University, Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

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  7. 2000 Marana V-22 crash

    8 Apr 2000 · Marana Northwest Regional Airport · 19 fatal

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  8. 1998 Cavalese cable car crash

    3 Feb 1998 · Near Cavalese, Trentino, Italy · 20 fatal

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  9. 1988 Sadamisaki Peninsula US military helicopter crash

    25 Jun 1988 · Ehime Prefecture, Japan · 7 fatal · not on the map

  10. 1965 Hong Kong USMC KC-130F crash

    24 Aug 1965 · Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) in British Hong Kong · 59 fatal

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  11. 1964 Machida F-8 crash

    5 Apr 1964 · Machida, Tokyo, Japan · 4 fatal

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  12. 1956 Niles Canyon Douglas R5D-2 crash

    17 Feb 1956 · Niles Canyon, c. 3.5 mi northeast of Niles, California · 40 fatal

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  13. USMC R4Q NROTC crash

    17 Jul 1953 · Milton, Florida · 43 fatal

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