Year
1953
Occurrences with an event date in 1953.
By month
| Month | Occurrences | Fatal occurrences | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 123 | |
| February | 2 | 85 | |
| March | 3 | 59 | |
| April | 3 | 10 | |
| May | 5 | 109 | |
| June | 2 | 147 | |
| July | 3 | 112 | |
| August | 1 | 4 | |
| September | 3 | 95 | |
| October | 5 | 91 | |
| November | 1 | 5 | |
| December | 1 | 22 |
Aircraft types
| Aircraft type | Occurrences | Fatal occurrences | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilyushin IL-12 | 6 | 6 | 61 |
| Convair CV-240 | 3 | 3 | 74 |
| Douglas DC-3 | 3 | 3 | 56 |
| Douglas DC-6 | 3 | 3 | 112 |
| Lockheed L-749 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| Curtiss C-46 | 2 | 2 | 65 |
| Lisunov LI-2 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| de Havilland DH-106 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
| 2 REPUBLIC F-84 THUNDERJET | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Avro LINCOLN | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Countries
| Country | Occurrences | Share | Fatal occurrences | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28.9% | 11 | 266 | |
| Soviet Union | 15.8% | 6 | 84 | |
| Unknown | 15.8% | 5 | 153 | |
| Germany | 5.3% | 1 | 44 | |
| India | 5.3% | 2 | 61 | |
| Canada | 2.6% | 0 | 0 | |
| France | 2.6% | 1 | 42 | |
| Japan | 2.6% | 1 | 129 | |
| Netherlands | 2.6% | 1 | 2 | |
| Norway | 2.6% | 0 | 0 |
Deadliest occurrences
| Occurrence | Date | Total fatalities | Location | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tachikawa air disaster | 18 Jun 1953 | 129 | Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan | 1 |
| Transocean Air Lines Flight 512 | 12 Jul 1953 | 58 | Approx. 630 km east of Wake Island, Pacific Ocean | 1 |
| National Airlines Flight 470 | 14 Feb 1953 | 46 | Gulf of Mexico, off Fort Morgan, Alabama | 1 |
| 1953 Sabena Convair CV-240 crash | 14 Oct 1953 | 44 | 3 km north of Frankfurt | 1 |
| USMC R4Q NROTC crash | 17 Jul 1953 | 43 | Milton, Florida | 1 |
| BOAC Flight 783 | 2 May 1953 | 43 | Jagalgori, near Calcutta, India | 1 |
| Air France Flight 178 | 1 Sept 1953 | 42 | Mont Le Cimet near Barcelonnette, France | 1 |
| Associated Air Transport Flight 1-6-6A | 7 Jan 1953 | 40 | Fish Haven, Idaho, United States | 1 |
| 1953 Skyways Avro York disappearance | 2 Feb 1953 | 39 | North Atlantic | 1 |
| Transocean Air Lines Flight 942 | 20 Mar 1953 | 35 | Oakland, California | 1 |
All occurrences
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- Aviaco Bristol 170 EC AEG accidentShow on map
4 Dec 1953 · La Cebollera, Madrid Spain · 22 fatal
- Felix Moncla
23 Nov 1953 · over Lake Superior · not on the map
- Il-12 crash in Magdagachi (1953)
4 Nov 1953 · 5 km from Magdagachi Airport, Amur Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 5 fatal · not on the map
- BCPA Flight 304Show on map
29 Oct 1953 · San Mateo County, 3 miles WSW of Woodside, California · 19 fatal
- Il-12 crash near Magadan (1953)Show on map
27 Oct 1953 · 6 km from "13 km" Airport, near Magadan (RSFSR, USSR) · 22 fatal
- Eastern Air Lines Flight 627Show on map
19 Oct 1953 · New York Idlewild Airport, United States · 2 fatal
- 1953 Sabena Convair CV-240 crash
14 Oct 1953 · 3 km north of Frankfurt · 44 fatal · not on the map
- Aeroflot Flight 9
14 Oct 1953 · at a distance of 2.5 kilometres from Irkutsk Airport, Soviet Russia · 4 fatal · not on the map
- Resort Airlines Flight 1081Show on map
28 Sept 1953 · Louisville-Standiford Field, Louisville, Kentucky, United States · 25 fatal
- American Airlines Flight 723Show on map
16 Sept 1953 · Colonie, New York, on approach to Albany Airport · 28 fatal
- Air France Flight 178Show on map
1 Sept 1953 · Mont Le Cimet near Barcelonnette, France · 42 fatal
- 1953 Quebec Noorduyn Norseman crash
25 Aug 1953 · Lake Emmanuel, Northern Quebec, Canada · not on the map
- Air France Flight 152Show on map
3 Aug 1953 · Gulf of Fethiye, Turkey, Mediterranean Sea · 4 fatal
- USMC R4Q NROTC crashShow on map
17 Jul 1953 · Milton, Florida · 43 fatal
- Transocean Air Lines Flight 512
12 Jul 1953 · Approx. 630 km east of Wake Island, Pacific Ocean · 58 fatal · not on the map
- Sola accident 1953
10 Jul 1953 · Gimra, Sola. · 11 fatal · not on the map
- Tachikawa air disasterShow on map
18 Jun 1953 · Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan · 129 fatal
- Il-12 crash near ZugdidiShow on map
14 Jun 1953 · near Grigolishi (now Alertkari), 15 km from Zugdidi (Georgian SSR, USSR) · 18 fatal
- Collision of two Li-2s over KemerovoShow on map
27 May 1953 · 16.5 km west of Barzas, Kemerovsky District, Kemerovo Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 27 fatal
- KLM Convair CV-240 "Paulus Potter" accident
25 May 1953 · near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands · 2 fatal · not on the map
- Delta Air Lines Flight 318Show on map
17 May 1953 · 21 km (13 miles) East of Marshall, Texas, United States · 19 fatal
- 1953 Air India accident near Delhi
9 May 1953 · 32 kilometres south of Delhi, India · 18 fatal · not on the map
- BOAC Flight 783Show on map
2 May 1953 · Jagalgori, near Calcutta, India · 43 fatal
- Aeroflot Flight 35Show on map
30 Apr 1953 · Volga, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian SFSR · 1 fatal
- 1953 Boeing KC-97 accident of Boeing
23 Apr 1953 · 112 km southwest of, Seattle, Washington, United States · 1 fatal · not on the map
- Western Air Lines Flight 636Show on map
20 Apr 1953 · San Francisco Bay, California · 8 fatal
- 1953 Central African Airways Vickers Viking accident
29 Mar 1953 · near Kwamsisi, Tanga, Tanganyika · 13 fatal · not on the map
- Transocean Air Lines Flight 942Show on map
20 Mar 1953 · Oakland, California · 35 fatal
- 1953 Avro Lincoln shootdown incidentShow on map
12 Mar 1953 · Hamburg-Berlin air corridor over East Germany
- 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
- National Airlines Flight 470Show on map
14 Feb 1953 · Gulf of Mexico, off Fort Morgan, Alabama · 46 fatal
- 1953 Skyways Avro York disappearance
2 Feb 1953 · North Atlantic · 39 fatal · not on the map
- Sinnai air crashShow on map
26 Jan 1953 · Sinnai · 19 fatal
- Collision over Kazan (1953)
23 Jan 1953 · 3 km southwest of Kazan Airport (Tatar ASSR, RSFSR, USSR) · 11 fatal · not on the map
- 1953 Mediterranean Sea mid-air collision
15 Jan 1953 · over the Strait of Sicily · 26 fatal · not on the map
- Associated Air Transport Flight 1-6-6AShow on map
7 Jan 1953 · Fish Haven, Idaho, United States · 40 fatal
- Ormakammen air accidentShow on map
7 Jan 1953 · Ormakammen in Strand Municipality
- 1953 Nutts Corner BEA Vickers Viking accident
5 Jan 1953 · Nutts Corner, Belfast, Northern Ireland · 27 fatal · not on the map