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de Havilland DHC-5 accidents and incidents

Occurrences involving a de Havilland DHC-5, with variants merged.

3 records from 1974 to 2025, 3 of them fatal. Most often in Gabon.

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Occurrences32 accidents · 1 incidents · 3 mapped
Fatal occurrences3Fatality total known for 3 of 3
Reported fatalities44Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1974–20259 Aug 1974 – 22 Mar 2025

By year

de Havilland DHC-5: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19741 occurrences in 1974, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (1).19
19931 occurrences in 1993, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (1).130
20251 occurrences in 2025, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1974 (1).15

Countries

de Havilland DHC-5: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
GabonGabon: 1 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.33.3%130
SomaliaSomalia: 1 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Gabon, 1).33.3%15
SyriaSyria: 1 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Gabon, 1).33.3%19

Deadliest occurrences

de Havilland DHC-5: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1993 Zambia national football team plane crash27 Apr 199330Atlantic Ocean off Gabon1
Buffalo 4619 Aug 19749Ad Dimas, Syria1
2025 DHC-5 crash in Somalia22 Mar 20255Ceel Xabaalbow, 13 km south of Mogadishu1

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  1. 2025 DHC-5 crash in Somalia

    22 Mar 2025 · Ceel Xabaalbow, 13 km south of Mogadishu · 5 fatal

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  2. 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash

    27 Apr 1993 · Atlantic Ocean off Gabon · 30 fatal

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  3. Buffalo 461

    9 Aug 1974 · Ad Dimas, Syria · 9 fatal

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