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Operator

United States Navy

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

Occurrences1716 accidents · 0 incidents · 10 mapped
Fatal occurrences9Fatality total known for 13 of 17
Reported fatalities184Plus 2 serious injuries reported
Years1942–202216 Aug 1942 – 24 Jan 2022

By year

United States Navy: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19421 occurrences in 1942, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).12
19452 occurrences in 1945, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).227
19461 occurrences in 1946, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).13
19511 occurrences in 1951, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).143
19591 occurrences in 1959, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).11
19601 occurrences in 1960, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).161
19691 occurrences in 1969, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).131
19732 occurrences in 1973, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).116
19811 occurrences in 1981, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).00
19931 occurrences in 1993, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).00
19951 occurrences in 1995, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).00
20011 occurrences in 2001, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).00
20121 occurrences in 2012, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).00
20171 occurrences in 2017, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).00
20221 occurrences in 2022, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1945 (2).00

Aircraft types

United States Navy: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Beechcraft SNB-11143
Convair CV-9901116
Douglas C-117100
Douglas DC-31161
Douglas DC-41143
Douglas R61161
Ep 3e ARIES100
F/a 18e SUPER HORNET100
GM Built TBM AVENGER1114
Grumman A6100

Airports most often reported

United States Navy: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Camarillo International Airport (CMA)Camarillo International Airport (CMA): 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.5.9%00
Edwards Air Force Base (EDW)Edwards Air Force Base (EDW): 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Camarillo International Airport (CMA), 1).5.9%00
Streamline Heliport (0WA0)Streamline Heliport (0WA0): 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Camarillo International Airport (CMA), 1).5.9%00
Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (NUW)Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (NUW): 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Camarillo International Airport (CMA), 1).5.9%00

Countries

United States Navy: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 9 occurrences, 52.9% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.52.9%689
UnknownUnknown: 2 occurrences, 11.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).11.8%00
AntarcticaAntarctica: 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).5.9%13
BrazilBrazil: 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).5.9%161
ChinaChina: 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).5.9%00
IcelandIceland: 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).5.9%00
JapanJapan: 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).5.9%131
LibyaLibya: 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).5.9%00

US states and territories

United States Navy: US states and territories
StateOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
CaliforniaCalifornia: 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.5.9%00
WashingtonWashington: 1 occurrences, 5.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 1).5.9%00

Deadliest occurrences

United States Navy: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision25 Feb 196061Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2
Cubana de Aviación Flight 49325 Apr 195143Key West, Florida2
1969 EC-121 shootdown incident15 Apr 196931over the Sea of Japan2
1973 Sunnyvale mid-air collision12 Apr 1973161 km south of Moffet Field, California2
Flight 195 Dec 194514Atlantic Ocean1
Disappearance of US Navy Martin PBM-5 592255 Dec 194513Sargasso Sea, off the coast of Florida, United States1
1946 Antarctica PBM Mariner crash30 Dec 19463Thurston Island, Antarctica1
L-8 "Ghost Blimp" incident16 Aug 19422Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Francisco, California, U.S.1
1959 San Diego F3H crash4 Dec 19591Clairemont, San Diego, US1

All occurrences

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  1. 2022 United States Navy F-35C Lightning accident

    24 Jan 2022 · South China Sea · not on the map

  2. Ja'Din shootdown incident

    18 Jun 2017 · Unknown location

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  3. 2012 Virginia Beach F/A-18 crash

    6 Apr 2012 · Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

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  4. Hainan Island incident

    1 Apr 2001 · over the South China Sea

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  5. LAX96TA046 · Piper PA-28-181

    16 Nov 1995 · EDWARDS, CA, United States

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  6. SEA93FA094 · Grumman A6E

    14 Apr 1993 · STEPTOE, WA, United States

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  7. Gulf of Sidra incident (1981)

    19 Aug 1981 · off the Libyan coast · not on the map

  8. 1973 Sólheimasandur Douglas C-117D crash

    21 Nov 1973 · Near Sólheimasandur

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  9. 1973 Sunnyvale mid-air collision

    12 Apr 1973 · 1 km south of Moffet Field, California · 16 fatal

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  10. 1969 EC-121 shootdown incident

    15 Apr 1969 · over the Sea of Japan · 31 fatal · not on the map

  11. 1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision

    25 Feb 1960 · Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 61 fatal · not on the map

  12. 1959 San Diego F3H crash

    4 Dec 1959 · Clairemont, San Diego, US · 1 fatal

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  13. Cubana de Aviación Flight 493

    25 Apr 1951 · Key West, Florida · 43 fatal

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  14. 1946 Antarctica PBM Mariner crash

    30 Dec 1946 · Thurston Island, Antarctica · 3 fatal

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  15. Flight 19

    5 Dec 1945 · Atlantic Ocean · 14 fatal · not on the map

  16. Disappearance of US Navy Martin PBM-5 59225

    5 Dec 1945 · Sargasso Sea, off the coast of Florida, United States · 13 fatal · not on the map

  17. L-8 "Ghost Blimp" incident

    16 Aug 1942 · Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Francisco, California, U.S. · 2 fatal · not on the map