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1949

Occurrences with an event date in 1949.

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Occurrences3333 accidents · 0 incidents · 24 mapped
Fatal occurrences33Fatality total known for 33 of 33
Reported fatalities671Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthAugust5 occurrences

By month

1949: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January4 occurrences in January 1949, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).439
February4 occurrences in February 1949, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).464
March1 occurrences in March 1949, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).121
April0 occurrences in April 1949, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).00
May3 occurrences in May 1949, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).358
June2 occurrences in June 1949, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).286
July4 occurrences in July 1949, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).4105
August5 occurrences in August 1949, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).556
September2 occurrences in September 1949, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).247
October1 occurrences in October 1949, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).148
November4 occurrences in November 1949, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).4123
December3 occurrences in December 1949, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (5).324

Aircraft types

1949: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Douglas DC-399167
Curtiss C-464449
Douglas DC-43363
Lockheed L-7493395
Ilyushin IL-122239
Avro 685113
Avro 6881120
Avro Anson T211114
Cessna 140112
Curtiss Wright C-461153

Countries

1949: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 9 occurrences, 27.3% of the occurrences shown. 9 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.27.3%9205
UnknownUnknown: 3 occurrences, 9.1% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).9.1%347
AustraliaAustralia: 2 occurrences, 6.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).6.1%239
BrazilBrazil: 2 occurrences, 6.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).6.1%28
ItalyItaly: 2 occurrences, 6.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).6.1%264
United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 2 occurrences, 6.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).6.1%238
CanadaCanada: 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).3.0%123
FranceFrance: 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).3.0%18
HungaryHungary: 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).3.0%16
IndiaIndia: 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).3.0%145

Deadliest occurrences

1949: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Eastern Air Lines Flight 5371 Nov 194955Alexandria, Virginia, United States2
1949 Strato-Freight Curtiss C-46A crash7 Jun 19495310 km (6.3 mi) West of San Juan-Isla Grande Airport, Atlantic Ocean1
Air France Flight 00928 Oct 194948Pico da Vara, São Miguel Island, Azores1
1949 Bombay KLM Lockheed L-749 crash12 Jul 194945Near Bombay (now Mumbai), India1
Standard Air Lines Flight 897R12 Jul 194935Chatsworth, California, United States1
Hurum air disaster20 Nov 194934Hurum, Norway1
Accident of the “Roermond”23 Jun 194933Bari, Italy2
Superga air disaster4 May 194931Superga Hill, Turin, Italy1
American Airlines Flight 15729 Nov 194928Love Field, Dallas, Texas1
Barsebäck air accident8 Feb 194927Øresund, near Barsebäck, Sweden1

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  1. 1949 Bharat Airways accident

    30 Dec 1949 · near Comilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan (today: Bangladesh) · 7 fatal

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  2. 1949 Sabena DC-3 Crash

    18 Dec 1949 · 4 km southeast of the Le Bourget Airport near Aulnay-sous-Bois · 8 fatal · not on the map

  3. 1949 California Arrow Airlines DC-3 crash

    7 Dec 1949 · 5 miles north of Benicia, California · 9 fatal

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  4. American Airlines Flight 157

    29 Nov 1949 · Love Field, Dallas, Texas · 28 fatal

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  5. Hurum air disaster

    20 Nov 1949 · Hurum, Norway · 34 fatal

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  6. Maszovlet Flight 381

    14 Nov 1949 · Jakab-hegy, Kővágószőlős, Hungarian People's Republic · 6 fatal

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  7. Eastern Air Lines Flight 537

    1 Nov 1949 · Alexandria, Virginia, United States · 55 fatal

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  8. Air France Flight 009

    28 Oct 1949 · Pico da Vara, São Miguel Island, Azores · 48 fatal · not on the map

  9. 1949 Mexicana de Aviación DC-3 crash

    26 Sept 1949 · Popocatépetl · 24 fatal · not on the map

  10. Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108

    9 Sept 1949 · over Cap Tourmente near Sault-au-Cochon, Quebec, Canada · 23 fatal · not on the map

  11. Sabena accident near Léopoldville

    27 Aug 1949 · near Léopoldville, Belgian Congo · 5 fatal

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  12. Il-12 crash near Kabansk

    25 Aug 1949 · Mount Kabanya, 31 km S of Kabansk, Buryat-Mongol ASSR (RSFSR, USSR) · 14 fatal

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  13. 1949 Manchester BEA Douglas DC-3 accident

    19 Aug 1949 · Saddleworth Moor, West Riding of Yorkshire, England · 24 fatal · not on the map

  14. Lurga Point air accident

    15 Aug 1949 · Galway Bay, 13 km northwest of Lurga Point, Ireland · 8 fatal

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  15. VARIG accident near Jaquirana

    2 Aug 1949 · near Jaquirana, Brazil · 5 fatal

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  16. 1949 Curtiss C-46 accident at Seattle Boeing Field

    19 Jul 1949 · Seattle Boeing Field, Washington, United States · 7 fatal

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  17. 1949 Bombay KLM Lockheed L-749 crash

    12 Jul 1949 · Near Bombay (now Mumbai), India · 45 fatal

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  18. Standard Air Lines Flight 897R

    12 Jul 1949 · Chatsworth, California, United States · 35 fatal

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  19. 1949 MacRobertson Miller Aviation DC-3 crash

    2 Jul 1949 · Perth, Western Australia · 18 fatal

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  20. Accident of the “Roermond”

    23 Jun 1949 · Bari, Italy · 33 fatal

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  21. 1949 Strato-Freight Curtiss C-46A crash

    7 Jun 1949 · 10 km (6.3 mi) West of San Juan-Isla Grande Airport, Atlantic Ocean · 53 fatal

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  22. 1949 Trans-Air Hawaii accident near Maui

    27 May 1949 · near Kahului Airport, Hawaii · 2 fatal · not on the map

  23. Aeroflot Flight 17

    13 May 1949 · Near Novosibirsk, Soviet Russia · 25 fatal

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  24. Superga air disaster

    4 May 1949 · Superga Hill, Turin, Italy · 31 fatal

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  25. 1949 Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crash

    10 Mar 1949 · Bilinga Queensland, Australia · 21 fatal

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  26. 1949 TAM Perú accident in Cuzco

    24 Feb 1949 · Cuzco Airport · 22 fatal

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  27. 1949 Exhall mid-air collision

    19 Feb 1949 · Exhall, Warwickshire, United Kingdom · 14 fatal

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  28. Barsebäck air accident

    8 Feb 1949 · Øresund, near Barsebäck, Sweden · 27 fatal · not on the map

  29. 1949 Skyways accident near Tripoli

    4 Feb 1949 · near RAF Castel Benito, Libya · 1 fatal · not on the map

  30. 1949 Port Washington mid-air collision

    30 Jan 1949 · Port Washington, North Hempstead, United States · 2 fatal

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  31. BSAA Star Ariel disappearance

    17 Jan 1949 · Atlantic Ocean · 20 fatal · not on the map

  32. 1949 Avro York accident in Brazil

    5 Jan 1949 · near Caravelas, Brazil · 3 fatal

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  33. 1949 Seattle Air Charter Douglas DC-3 accident

    2 Jan 1949 · Seattle Boeing Field, Washington, United States · 14 fatal

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