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1938

Occurrences with an event date in 1938.

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Occurrences2626 accidents · 0 incidents · 24 mapped
Fatal occurrences25Fatality total known for 26 of 26
Reported fatalities254Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthAugust7 occurrences

By month

1938: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January2 occurrences in January 1938, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).217
February1 occurrences in February 1938, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).15
March1 occurrences in March 1938, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).19
April2 occurrences in April 1938, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).15
May1 occurrences in May 1938, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).15
June1 occurrences in June 1938, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).17
July4 occurrences in July 1938, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).487
August7 occurrences in August 1938, 7 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).743
September1 occurrences in September 1938, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).113
October3 occurrences in October 1938, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).339
November2 occurrences in November 1938, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).220
December1 occurrences in December 1938, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (7).14

Aircraft types

1938: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Potez 5404420
Amiot 1433313
Douglas DC-23342
Bloch MB-2002210
Lockheed Model 142224
Bloch MB-210100
Curtiss HAWK1153
Douglas DC-3116
Fokker C117
Fokker SUPER UNIVERSAL115

Countries

1938: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
UnknownUnknown: 12 occurrences, 46.2% of the occurrences shown. 12 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.46.2%1278
FranceFrance: 2 occurrences, 7.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).7.7%12
NetherlandsNetherlands: 2 occurrences, 7.7% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).7.7%210
United StatesUnited States: 2 occurrences, 7.7% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).7.7%219
American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 1 occurrences, 3.8% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).3.8%17
AustraliaAustralia: 1 occurrences, 3.8% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).3.8%118
ChinaChina: 1 occurrences, 3.8% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).3.8%115
ColombiaColombia: 1 occurrences, 3.8% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).3.8%153
GermanyGermany: 1 occurrences, 3.8% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).3.8%120
JapanJapan: 1 occurrences, 3.8% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).3.8%15

Deadliest occurrences

1938: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1938 Santa Ana air show disaster24 Jul 193853Campo de Marte, Bogotá, Colombia1
Soest plane crash10 Oct 193820Günne, Soest district, Germany2
1938 Kyeema crash25 Oct 193818Mount Dandenong (Mount Corhanwarrabul), Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia1
Kweilin incident24 Aug 193815Zhongshan, Guangdong, China1
Pan Am Flight 22928 Jul 193815Western Pacific Ocean1
1938 Jersey Airport disaster4 Nov 193814near Jersey Airport, Jersey1
LOT Polish Airlines crash in Romania (1938)22 Jul 193814vicinity of the village of Găinești1
1938 Royal Air Force Hawker Audax crash4 Sept 193813Edmonton, London, England1
Northwest Airlines Flight 210 Jan 193810Gallatin County, Montana, U.S. northeast of Bozeman1
TWA Flight 81 Mar 19389Yosemite National Park, Madera County, near Wawona, California1

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  1. Crash of the Ekster

    9 Dec 1938 · Schiphol, Amsterdam · 4 fatal · not on the map

  2. 1938 Amsterdam KLM Douglas DC-3 crash

    14 Nov 1938 · Riekerpolder, near Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands · 6 fatal

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  3. 1938 Jersey Airport disaster

    4 Nov 1938 · near Jersey Airport, Jersey · 14 fatal

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  4. 1938 Kyeema crash

    25 Oct 1938 · Mount Dandenong (Mount Corhanwarrabul), Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia · 18 fatal

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  5. Shootdown of aircraft Š-328.237

    25 Oct 1938 · near the villages of Hodžovo and Bodza in Komárno District, Czecho-Slovakia · 1 fatal

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  6. Soest plane crash

    10 Oct 1938 · Günne, Soest district, Germany · 20 fatal · not on the map

  7. 1938 Royal Air Force Hawker Audax crash

    4 Sept 1938 · Edmonton, London, England · 13 fatal

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  8. Muotathal Heuberge air accident

    27 Aug 1938 · Muotathal Heuberge · 7 fatal

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  9. Montardon air crash of 26 August 1938

    26 Aug 1938 · Montardon · 4 fatal

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  10. Mazerolles air crash of 26 August 1938

    26 Aug 1938 · Mazerolles · 4 fatal

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  11. Kweilin incident

    24 Aug 1938 · Zhongshan, Guangdong, China · 15 fatal

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  12. 1938 Tokyo mid-air collision

    24 Aug 1938 · Ōmori, Ōta, Japan · 5 fatal

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  13. Vénissieux air accident of 22 August 1938

    22 Aug 1938 · Vénissieux · 6 fatal

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  14. 4 August 1938 Bron air accident

    4 Aug 1938 · Bron · 2 fatal

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  15. Pan Am Flight 229

    28 Jul 1938 · Western Pacific Ocean · 15 fatal

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  16. Albon air accident of 27 July 1938

    27 Jul 1938 · Albon · 5 fatal

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  17. 1938 Santa Ana air show disaster

    24 Jul 1938 · Campo de Marte, Bogotá, Colombia · 53 fatal

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  18. LOT Polish Airlines crash in Romania (1938)

    22 Jul 1938 · vicinity of the village of Găinești · 14 fatal

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  19. Beaumont-la-Ronce air accident of 23 June 1938

    23 Jun 1938 · Beaumont-la-Ronce · 7 fatal

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  20. Bron air accident of 10 May 1938

    10 May 1938 · Bron · 5 fatal

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  21. Bathernay air accident of 20 April 1938

    20 Apr 1938 · Bathernay · 5 fatal

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  22. 12 April 1938 Cugnaux air accident

    12 Apr 1938 · Cugnaux

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  23. TWA Flight 8

    1 Mar 1938 · Yosemite National Park, Madera County, near Wawona, California · 9 fatal

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  24. Saint-Laurent-en-Gâtines air accident of 26 February 1938

    26 Feb 1938 · Saint-Laurent-en-Gâtines · 5 fatal

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  25. Samoan Clipper

    11 Jan 1938 · Pago Pago, American Samoa · 7 fatal

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  26. Northwest Airlines Flight 2

    10 Jan 1938 · Gallatin County, Montana, U.S. northeast of Bozeman · 10 fatal

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