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1950

Occurrences with an event date in 1950.

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Occurrences2422 accidents · 2 incidents · 20 mapped
Fatal occurrences22Fatality total known for 24 of 24
Reported fatalities732Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthJune4 occurrences

By month

1950: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January2 occurrences in January 1950, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).263
February1 occurrences in February 1950, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).15
March3 occurrences in March 1950, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).3110
April0 occurrences in April 1950, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).00
May1 occurrences in May 1950, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).113
June4 occurrences in June 1950, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).4201
July3 occurrences in July 1950, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).3115
August2 occurrences in August 1950, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).274
September1 occurrences in September 1950, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).00
October2 occurrences in October 1950, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).234
November3 occurrences in November 1950, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).2106
December2 occurrences in December 1950, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (4).211

Aircraft types

1950: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Douglas C-5432102
Douglas DC-433173
Curtiss C-462267
Lisunov LI-22227
Lockheed L-74922103
Martin 22221
Avro 6891180
Boeing B-291119
Boeing B-50100
Cac WIRRAWAY113

Countries

1950: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 6 occurrences, 25.0% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.25.0%6165
CanadaCanada: 3 occurrences, 12.5% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 6).12.5%249
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 3 occurrences, 12.5% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 6).12.5%352
AustraliaAustralia: 2 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 6).8.3%232
BrazilBrazil: 2 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 6).8.3%264
FranceFrance: 2 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 6).8.3%2106
United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 2 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 6).8.3%2108
BahrainBahrain: 1 occurrences, 4.2% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 6).4.2%186
EgyptEgypt: 1 occurrences, 4.2% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 6).4.2%155
IcelandIceland: 1 occurrences, 4.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 6).4.2%00

Deadliest occurrences

1950: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1950 Bahrain Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes12 Jun 195086In the sea south-east of Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain1
Llandow air disaster12 Mar 195080Sigingstone, near Llandow aerodrome, Wales1
1950 Tête de l'Obiou C-54 crash13 Nov 195058Near Grenoble, France1
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 250123 Jun 195058Lake Michigan1
TWA Flight 90331 Aug 195055Itay El Barud, Egypt1
Panair do Brasil Flight 09928 Jul 195051Morro do Chapéu and Morro das Cabras between Sapucaia do Sul and Gravataí and Rio Grande do Sul1
Air India Flight 2453 Nov 195048Mont Blanc, France1
1950 Douglas C-54D disappearance26 Jan 195044Yukon, Canada; in vicinity of Snag1
C-46 crash near Myrtle Beach23 Jul 1950399 mi northwest of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, Horry County (South Carolina, USA)1
1950 Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crash26 Jun 19502919 km north-west of York, Western Australia1

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  1. Maroochy air crash

    30 Dec 1950 · Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia · 3 fatal

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  2. Li-2 crash on the Karatau Range

    27 Dec 1950 · Mynzhilgi Mountain, Karatau Range, 72 km from Turkestan, South Kazakhstan Oblast (Kazakh SSR, USSR) · 8 fatal

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  3. 1950 Tête de l'Obiou C-54 crash

    13 Nov 1950 · Near Grenoble, France · 58 fatal

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  4. 1950 Rivière-du-Loup B-50 nuclear weapon loss incident

    10 Nov 1950 · Rivière-du-Loup, approx 300 mi northeast of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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  5. Air India Flight 245

    3 Nov 1950 · Mont Blanc, France · 48 fatal

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  6. 1950 Heathrow BEA Vickers Viking crash

    31 Oct 1950 · London Heathrow Airport, London, England · 28 fatal

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  7. Northwest Airlines accident near Almelund

    13 Oct 1950 · Almelund, Minnesota, United States · 6 fatal

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  8. 1950 Geysir air crash

    14 Sept 1950 · Bárðarbunga, Iceland

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  9. TWA Flight 903

    31 Aug 1950 · Itay El Barud, Egypt · 55 fatal

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  10. 1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash

    5 Aug 1950 · Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California · 19 fatal

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  11. Il-12 crash in Karaganda

    30 Jul 1950 · Karaganda airport (Kazakh SSR, USSR) · 25 fatal

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  12. Panair do Brasil Flight 099

    28 Jul 1950 · Morro do Chapéu and Morro das Cabras between Sapucaia do Sul and Gravataí and Rio Grande do Sul · 51 fatal · not on the map

  13. C-46 crash near Myrtle Beach

    23 Jul 1950 · 9 mi northwest of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, Horry County (South Carolina, USA) · 39 fatal

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  14. 1950 Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crash

    26 Jun 1950 · 19 km north-west of York, Western Australia · 29 fatal

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  15. Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501

    23 Jun 1950 · Lake Michigan · 58 fatal

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  16. 1950 Bahrain Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes

    12 Jun 1950 · In the sea south-east of Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain · 86 fatal · not on the map

  17. 1950 Westair Transport accident

    5 Jun 1950 · Sargasso Sea, approx. 480 km east of Melbourne, Florida, United States · 28 fatal · not on the map

  18. Aerovias Brasil accident near Ilhéus

    30 May 1950 · near Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil · 13 fatal

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  19. 1950 Turkish State Airlines Ankara crash

    25 Mar 1950 · Unknown location · 15 fatal · not on the map

  20. Llandow air disaster

    12 Mar 1950 · Sigingstone, near Llandow aerodrome, Wales · 80 fatal

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  21. Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307

    7 Mar 1950 · Lynnhurst, near Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · 15 fatal

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  22. 1950 British Columbia B-36 crash

    13 Feb 1950 · Mount Kologet, British Columbia, Canada · 5 fatal

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  23. 1950 Douglas C-54D disappearance

    26 Jan 1950 · Yukon, Canada; in vicinity of Snag · 44 fatal

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  24. 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash

    7 Jan 1950 · Koltsovo Airport, Sverdlovsk, USSR · 19 fatal

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