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1956

Occurrences with an event date in 1956.

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Occurrences3531 accidents · 1 incidents · 21 mapped
Fatal occurrences30Fatality total known for 34 of 35
Reported fatalities777Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthJuly6 occurrences

By month

1956: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January1 occurrences in January 1956, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).122
February5 occurrences in February 1956, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).5146
March1 occurrences in March 1956, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).13
April3 occurrences in April 1956, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).333
May1 occurrences in May 1956, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).115
June3 occurrences in June 1956, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).3234
July6 occurrences in July 1956, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).576
August1 occurrences in August 1956, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).00
September3 occurrences in September 1956, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).26
October4 occurrences in October 1956, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).263
November4 occurrences in November 1956, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).484
December3 occurrences in December 1956, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (6).395

Aircraft types

1956: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Douglas DC-34364
Douglas DC-633132
Boeing 377215
Boeing B-47227
Lisunov LI-22112
Lockheed L-104922202
Avro CF-1001115
Avro VULCAN114
Avro YORK1150
Bristol 170113

Countries

1956: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 9 occurrences, 25.7% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.25.7%7316
UnknownUnknown: 6 occurrences, 17.1% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).17.1%427
CanadaCanada: 3 occurrences, 8.6% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).8.6%380
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 3 occurrences, 8.6% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).8.6%322
United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 3 occurrences, 8.6% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).8.6%367
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia: 2 occurrences, 5.7% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).5.7%243
EgyptEgypt: 1 occurrences, 2.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).2.9%152
FranceFrance: 1 occurrences, 2.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).2.9%134
IrelandIreland: 1 occurrences, 2.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).2.9%14
MaltaMalta: 1 occurrences, 2.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 9).2.9%150

Deadliest occurrences

1956: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision30 Jun 1956128Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States2
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (June 1956)20 Jun 195674Atlantic Ocean, off New Jersey, United States1
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-99 Dec 195662Mount Slesse, near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada1
1956 Atlantic R6D-1 disappearance10 Oct 195659Atlantic Ocean, 590 km (368.8 miles) southwest of Land's End, United Kingdom1
1956 Cairo TAI Douglas DC-6 crash20 Feb 19565225 km North-East of Cairo International Airport, Egypt1
1956 Żurrieq Avro York crash18 Feb 195650Near Żurrieq, Malta1
C-118 crash at McGuire13 Jul 1956463 mi south of McGuire Air Force Base, Burlington County (New Jersey, United States)1
1956 Niles Canyon Douglas R5D-2 crash17 Feb 195640Niles Canyon, c. 3.5 mi northeast of Niles, California1
Linee Aeree Italiane Flight 451 (1956)24 Nov 195634Paray-Vieille-Poste, France1
1956 Kano Airport BOAC Argonaut crash24 Jun 195632Kano Airport, Nigeria1

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  1. Monte Giner air crash

    22 Dec 1956 · Cima Giner, Ossana · 21 fatal

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  2. Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9

    9 Dec 1956 · Mount Slesse, near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada · 62 fatal

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  3. Li-2 crash near Anadyr (1956)

    9 Dec 1956 · Mount Ioann, Zolotoy Range, 35 km NE of Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Magadan Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 12 fatal · not on the map

  4. Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (November 1956)

    27 Nov 1956 · 18 km (11.3 mls) ESE of Caracas Airport, Venezuela · 25 fatal · not on the map

  5. Linee Aeree Italiane Flight 451 (1956)

    24 Nov 1956 · Paray-Vieille-Poste, France · 34 fatal

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  6. ČSA Flight 548

    24 Nov 1956 · Eglisau, Switzerland · 23 fatal

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  7. Braathens SAFE Flight 253

    7 Nov 1956 · Hummelfjell · 2 fatal

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  8. French hijacking of the FLN plane

    22 Oct 1956 · Mediterranean Sea · not on the map

  9. Pan Am Flight 6

    16 Oct 1956 · Pacific Ocean Northeast of Hawaii

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  10. 1956 Atlantic R6D-1 disappearance

    10 Oct 1956 · Atlantic Ocean, 590 km (368.8 miles) southwest of Land's End, United Kingdom · 59 fatal · not on the map

  11. 1956 London Heathrow Avro Vulcan crash

    1 Oct 1956 · London Heathrow Airport · 4 fatal

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  12. 1956 Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano hijacking

    28 Sept 1956 · Unknown location · not on the map

  13. 1956 Eindhoven Lockheed T-33 crash

    22 Sept 1956 · Eindhoven (Strijp), the Netherlands · 2 fatal

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  14. Mi-4 crash near Arzamas (1956)

    22 Sept 1956 · near Pletnikha, Kurmyshsky District, Arzamas Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 4 fatal

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  15. Battle of Palmdale

    16 Aug 1956 · Southern California · not on the map

  16. 1956 RAF Lakenheath B-47 crash

    27 Jul 1956 · RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, United Kingdom · 4 fatal

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  17. 1956 Swissair Convair CV-440 crash

    15 Jul 1956 · Shannon, Ireland · 4 fatal

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  18. Malév Flight 387

    13 Jul 1956 · Ingolstadt Manching Airport, Ingolstadt, West Germany

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  19. C-118 crash at McGuire

    13 Jul 1956 · 3 mi south of McGuire Air Force Base, Burlington County (New Jersey, United States) · 46 fatal · not on the map

  20. Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 304

    9 Jul 1956 · over Flat Rock, Michigan, United States · 1 fatal

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  21. 1956 Lom air accident

    3 Jul 1956 · Lom, Czechoslovakia · 21 fatal · not on the map

  22. 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision

    30 Jun 1956 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · 128 fatal

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  23. 1956 Kano Airport BOAC Argonaut crash

    24 Jun 1956 · Kano Airport, Nigeria · 32 fatal

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  24. Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (June 1956)

    20 Jun 1956 · Atlantic Ocean, off New Jersey, United States · 74 fatal

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  25. Convent Crash

    15 May 1956 · Canada · 15 fatal

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  26. Il-14 crash near Sukhumi

    22 Apr 1956 · Black Sea, near the coast of Sukhumi (Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, USSR) · 6 fatal · not on the map

  27. Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2

    2 Apr 1956 · Puget Sound, King County, Washington, U.S. · 5 fatal

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  28. TWA Flight 400

    1 Apr 1956 · Moon Township, Allegheny County, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · 22 fatal

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  29. 1956 USAF Boeing B-47 disappearance

    10 Mar 1956 · Mediterranean Sea · 3 fatal · not on the map

  30. 1956 Cairo TAI Douglas DC-6 crash

    20 Feb 1956 · 25 km North-East of Cairo International Airport, Egypt · 52 fatal · not on the map

  31. 1956 Żurrieq Avro York crash

    18 Feb 1956 · Near Żurrieq, Malta · 50 fatal

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  32. 1956 Niles Canyon Douglas R5D-2 crash

    17 Feb 1956 · Niles Canyon, c. 3.5 mi northeast of Niles, California · 40 fatal

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  33. Maritime Central Airways Bristol 170 accident

    13 Feb 1956 · near Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, Canada · 3 fatal · not on the map

  34. 1956 Hawker Hunter multiple aircraft accident

    8 Feb 1956 · Unknown location · 1 fatal · not on the map

  35. Škapová mountain air accident

    18 Jan 1956 · Škapová mountain, Czechoslovakia · 22 fatal · not on the map