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1953

Occurrences with an event date in 1953.

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Occurrences3836 accidents · 1 incidents · 22 mapped
Fatal occurrences34Fatality total known for 35 of 38
Reported fatalities862Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthJanuary6 occurrences

By month

1953: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January6 occurrences in January 1953, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).5123
February2 occurrences in February 1953, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).285
March4 occurrences in March 1953, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).359
April3 occurrences in April 1953, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).310
May5 occurrences in May 1953, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).5109
June2 occurrences in June 1953, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).2147
July3 occurrences in July 1953, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).3112
August2 occurrences in August 1953, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).14
September3 occurrences in September 1953, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).395
October5 occurrences in October 1953, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).591
November2 occurrences in November 1953, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).15
December1 occurrences in December 1953, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to January (6).122

Aircraft types

1953: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Ilyushin IL-126661
Convair CV-2403374
Douglas DC-33356
Douglas DC-633112
Lockheed L-7493348
Curtiss C-462265
Lisunov LI-22238
de Havilland DH-1062254
2 REPUBLIC F-84 THUNDERJET100
Avro LINCOLN100

Countries

1953: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 11 occurrences, 28.9% of the occurrences shown. 11 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.28.9%11266
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 6 occurrences, 15.8% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 11).15.8%684
UnknownUnknown: 6 occurrences, 15.8% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 11).15.8%5153
GermanyGermany: 2 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 11).5.3%144
IndiaIndia: 2 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 11).5.3%261
CanadaCanada: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 11).2.6%00
FranceFrance: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 11).2.6%142
JapanJapan: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 11).2.6%1129
NetherlandsNetherlands: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 11).2.6%12
NorwayNorway: 1 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 11).2.6%00

Deadliest occurrences

1953: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Tachikawa air disaster18 Jun 1953129Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan1
Transocean Air Lines Flight 51212 Jul 195358Approx. 630 km east of Wake Island, Pacific Ocean1
National Airlines Flight 47014 Feb 195346Gulf of Mexico, off Fort Morgan, Alabama1
1953 Sabena Convair CV-240 crash14 Oct 1953443 km north of Frankfurt1
USMC R4Q NROTC crash17 Jul 195343Milton, Florida1
BOAC Flight 7832 May 195343Jagalgori, near Calcutta, India1
Air France Flight 1781 Sept 195342Mont Le Cimet near Barcelonnette, France1
Associated Air Transport Flight 1-6-6A7 Jan 195340Fish Haven, Idaho, United States1
1953 Skyways Avro York disappearance2 Feb 195339North Atlantic1
Transocean Air Lines Flight 94220 Mar 195335Oakland, California1

All occurrences

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  1. Aviaco Bristol 170 EC AEG accident

    4 Dec 1953 · La Cebollera, Madrid Spain · 22 fatal

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  2. Felix Moncla

    23 Nov 1953 · over Lake Superior · not on the map

  3. Il-12 crash in Magdagachi (1953)

    4 Nov 1953 · 5 km from Magdagachi Airport, Amur Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 5 fatal · not on the map

  4. BCPA Flight 304

    29 Oct 1953 · San Mateo County, 3 miles WSW of Woodside, California · 19 fatal

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  5. Il-12 crash near Magadan (1953)

    27 Oct 1953 · 6 km from "13 km" Airport, near Magadan (RSFSR, USSR) · 22 fatal

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  6. Eastern Air Lines Flight 627

    19 Oct 1953 · New York Idlewild Airport, United States · 2 fatal

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  7. 1953 Sabena Convair CV-240 crash

    14 Oct 1953 · 3 km north of Frankfurt · 44 fatal · not on the map

  8. Aeroflot Flight 9

    14 Oct 1953 · at a distance of 2.5 kilometres from Irkutsk Airport, Soviet Russia · 4 fatal · not on the map

  9. Resort Airlines Flight 1081

    28 Sept 1953 · Louisville-Standiford Field, Louisville, Kentucky, United States · 25 fatal

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  10. American Airlines Flight 723

    16 Sept 1953 · Colonie, New York, on approach to Albany Airport · 28 fatal

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  11. Air France Flight 178

    1 Sept 1953 · Mont Le Cimet near Barcelonnette, France · 42 fatal

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  12. 1953 Quebec Noorduyn Norseman crash

    25 Aug 1953 · Lake Emmanuel, Northern Quebec, Canada · not on the map

  13. Air France Flight 152

    3 Aug 1953 · Gulf of Fethiye, Turkey, Mediterranean Sea · 4 fatal

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  14. USMC R4Q NROTC crash

    17 Jul 1953 · Milton, Florida · 43 fatal

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  15. Transocean Air Lines Flight 512

    12 Jul 1953 · Approx. 630 km east of Wake Island, Pacific Ocean · 58 fatal · not on the map

  16. Sola accident 1953

    10 Jul 1953 · Gimra, Sola. · 11 fatal · not on the map

  17. Tachikawa air disaster

    18 Jun 1953 · Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan · 129 fatal

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  18. Il-12 crash near Zugdidi

    14 Jun 1953 · near Grigolishi (now Alertkari), 15 km from Zugdidi (Georgian SSR, USSR) · 18 fatal

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  19. Collision of two Li-2s over Kemerovo

    27 May 1953 · 16.5 km west of Barzas, Kemerovsky District, Kemerovo Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 27 fatal

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  20. KLM Convair CV-240 "Paulus Potter" accident

    25 May 1953 · near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands · 2 fatal · not on the map

  21. Delta Air Lines Flight 318

    17 May 1953 · 21 km (13 miles) East of Marshall, Texas, United States · 19 fatal

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  22. 1953 Air India accident near Delhi

    9 May 1953 · 32 kilometres south of Delhi, India · 18 fatal · not on the map

  23. BOAC Flight 783

    2 May 1953 · Jagalgori, near Calcutta, India · 43 fatal

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  24. Aeroflot Flight 35

    30 Apr 1953 · Volga, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian SFSR · 1 fatal

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  25. 1953 Boeing KC-97 accident of Boeing

    23 Apr 1953 · 112 km southwest of, Seattle, Washington, United States · 1 fatal · not on the map

  26. Western Air Lines Flight 636

    20 Apr 1953 · San Francisco Bay, California · 8 fatal

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  27. 1953 Central African Airways Vickers Viking accident

    29 Mar 1953 · near Kwamsisi, Tanga, Tanganyika · 13 fatal · not on the map

  28. Transocean Air Lines Flight 942

    20 Mar 1953 · Oakland, California · 35 fatal

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  29. 1953 Avro Lincoln shootdown incident

    12 Mar 1953 · Hamburg-Berlin air corridor over East Germany

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  30. 1953 Canadian Pacific Airlines de Havilland DH.106 Comet accident in Karachi

    3 Mar 1953 · near Karachi-Mauripur military airfield, Pakistan · 11 fatal · not on the map

  31. National Airlines Flight 470

    14 Feb 1953 · Gulf of Mexico, off Fort Morgan, Alabama · 46 fatal

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  32. 1953 Skyways Avro York disappearance

    2 Feb 1953 · North Atlantic · 39 fatal · not on the map

  33. Sinnai air crash

    26 Jan 1953 · Sinnai · 19 fatal

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  34. Collision over Kazan (1953)

    23 Jan 1953 · 3 km southwest of Kazan Airport (Tatar ASSR, RSFSR, USSR) · 11 fatal · not on the map

  35. 1953 Mediterranean Sea mid-air collision

    15 Jan 1953 · over the Strait of Sicily · 26 fatal · not on the map

  36. Associated Air Transport Flight 1-6-6A

    7 Jan 1953 · Fish Haven, Idaho, United States · 40 fatal

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  37. Ormakammen air accident

    7 Jan 1953 · Ormakammen in Strand Municipality

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  38. 1953 Nutts Corner BEA Vickers Viking accident

    5 Jan 1953 · Nutts Corner, Belfast, Northern Ireland · 27 fatal · not on the map