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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1960

Occurrences with an event date in 1960.

47 records in 1960, 43 of them fatal. Most often a Douglas DC-3; most often in Soviet Union.

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Occurrences4745 accidents · 0 incidents · 32 mapped
Fatal occurrences43Fatality total known for 46 of 47
Reported fatalities1,263Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthJuly9 occurrences

By month

1960: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January5 occurrences in January 1960, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).4163
February4 occurrences in February 1960, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).4186
March2 occurrences in March 1960, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).266
April2 occurrences in April 1960, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).214
May2 occurrences in May 1960, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).12
June3 occurrences in June 1960, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).3114
July9 occurrences in July 1960, 8 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).865
August3 occurrences in August 1960, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).297
September4 occurrences in September 1960, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).4163
October6 occurrences in October 1960, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).6110
November2 occurrences in November 1960, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).240
December5 occurrences in December 1960, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to July (9).5243

Aircraft types

1960: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Douglas DC-343122
Ilyushin IL-144466
Douglas DC-633145
Ilyushin IL-183352
Lockheed L-104933234
Douglas DC-72235
Lockheed L-18822125
Antonov AN-101132
Antonov AN-21112
Convair 3401154

Countries

1960: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 8 occurrences, 17.0% of the occurrences shown. 8 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.17.0%8100
United StatesUnited States: 8 occurrences, 17.0% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 8).17.0%7378
UnknownUnknown: 7 occurrences, 14.9% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 8).14.9%6121
ItalyItaly: 3 occurrences, 6.4% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 8).6.4%333
PhilippinesPhilippines: 3 occurrences, 6.4% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 8).6.4%362
AustraliaAustralia: 2 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 8).4.3%129
BrazilBrazil: 2 occurrences, 4.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 8).4.3%2115
BoliviaBolivia: 1 occurrences, 2.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 8).2.1%159
DenmarkDenmark: 1 occurrences, 2.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 8).2.1%18
FranceFrance: 1 occurrences, 2.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 8).2.1%12

Deadliest occurrences

1960: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1960 New York mid-air collision16 Dec 1960134Miller Field, Near New York City, U.S.2
World Airways Flight 83019 Sept 196080Barrigada, Guam, near Naval Air Station Agana1
Air France Flight 34329 Aug 196063Atlantic Ocean, off Dakar, Senegal1
Northwest Airlines Flight 71017 Mar 196063Tobin Township, Perry County, near Cannelton, Indiana, United States1
Eastern Air Lines Flight 3754 Oct 196062Winthrop Bay, near Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, United States1
1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision25 Feb 196061Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2
1960 Cochabamba Douglas DC-4 crash5 Feb 196059Near Cochabamba, Bolivia1
Real Transportes Aéreos Flight 43524 Jun 196054Ilha dos Ferros, Baía de Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1
1960 Munich C-131 crash17 Dec 196052West of Munich-Riem Airport, Munich, West Germany1
Capital Airlines Flight 2018 Jan 196050Holdcroft, near Charles City, Virginia1

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  1. Il-18 crash in Ulyanovsk

    26 Dec 1960 · near Barataevka airport, Ulyanovsk Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 17 fatal · not on the map

  2. Philippine Air Lines Flight S85

    22 Dec 1960 · Talamban, Cebu, 2.5 miles from runway 03, near Lahug Airport, Philippines · 28 fatal · not on the map

  3. 1960 Munich C-131 crash

    17 Dec 1960 · West of Munich-Riem Airport, Munich, West Germany · 52 fatal

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  4. 1960 New York mid-air collision

    16 Dec 1960 · Miller Field, Near New York City, U.S. · 134 fatal

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  5. Aeroflot Flight 11

    10 Dec 1960 · 15 km southeast of Repinka, Kazakh SSR · 12 fatal · not on the map

  6. Philippine Air Lines Flight S26

    23 Nov 1960 · Mount Baco, Philippines · 33 fatal · not on the map

  7. 1960 F-84 Thunderstreak crash

    20 Nov 1960 · Lutjelollum (between Wjelsryp and Franeker), the Netherlands · 7 fatal

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  8. Il-14 crash near Penza

    30 Oct 1960 · Penza Oblast, USSR · 5 fatal · not on the map

  9. California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash

    29 Oct 1960 · Toledo Express Airport, Ohio, United States · 22 fatal

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  10. Vikbo Gård air accident

    26 Oct 1960 · Vikbo, Köping, Sweden · 7 fatal

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  11. Tu-104 crash near Ust-Ordynsky

    20 Oct 1960 · near Ust-Ordynsky, Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (RSFSR, USSR) · 3 fatal

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  12. Itavia Flight 115

    14 Oct 1960 · La Tabella (Marciana Marina), Elba island · 11 fatal

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  13. Eastern Air Lines Flight 375

    4 Oct 1960 · Winthrop Bay, near Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, United States · 62 fatal

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  14. Misrair Flight 738

    29 Sept 1960 · Elba island · 21 fatal

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  15. Austrian Airlines Flight 901

    26 Sept 1960 · 11 km W of Sheremetyevo International Airport, Soviet Union · 31 fatal

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  16. World Airways Flight 830

    19 Sept 1960 · Barrigada, Guam, near Naval Air Station Agana · 80 fatal

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  17. Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 205

    7 Sept 1960 · 12 kilometres east-northeast of Salto, Uruguay · 31 fatal

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  18. Air France Flight 343

    29 Aug 1960 · Atlantic Ocean, off Dakar, Senegal · 63 fatal

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  19. Aeroflot Flight 036

    17 Aug 1960 · Near Tarasovich, Ukraine · 34 fatal · not on the map

  20. Lier accident 1960

    1 Aug 1960 · Lier · not on the map

  21. Deutsche Flugdienst accident near Rimini

    31 Jul 1960 · 1 km short of runway 13 of Rimini Airport, Italy · 1 fatal · not on the map

  22. Chicago Helicopter Airways Flight 698

    27 Jul 1960 · Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois, Chicago, United States · 13 fatal

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  23. Vockerode power station air accident

    22 Jul 1960 · Vockerode power station, German Democratic Republic · 7 fatal · not on the map

  24. Il-12 crash in Minsk

    21 Jul 1960 · Minsk Airport (Byelorussian SSR, USSR) · 8 fatal

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  25. Il-14 crash near Syktyvkar

    20 Jul 1960 · Vilegodsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, 87 km southwest of Syktyvkar (RSFSR, USSR) · 23 fatal

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  26. Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408

    19 Jul 1960 · Brisbane, Australia

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  27. 1960 Danish football air crash

    16 Jul 1960 · Øresund · 8 fatal · not on the map

  28. Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11

    14 Jul 1960 · 8 km northeast off Polillo Island, Philippines · 1 fatal · not on the map

  29. 1960 RB-47 shootdown incident

    1 Jul 1960 · Barents Sea, near the Kola Peninsula · 4 fatal · not on the map

  30. Real Transportes Aéreos Flight 435

    24 Jun 1960 · Ilha dos Ferros, Baía de Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 54 fatal

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  31. Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538

    10 Jun 1960 · Mackay, Queensland, Australia · 29 fatal

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  32. Aeroflot Flight 207

    10 Jun 1960 · Mount Rech, near Tkvarcheli · 31 fatal

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  33. Air Algérie accident near Paris

    19 May 1960 · 13 km southeast of Paris-Orly Airport, France · 2 fatal · not on the map

  34. 1960 U-2 incident

    1 May 1960 · Sverdlovsk, Russia

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  35. Línea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 304

    28 Apr 1960 · Near Calabozo, Guárico · 13 fatal

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  36. Il-18 crash in Sverdlovsk (1960)

    27 Apr 1960 · Koltsovo airport, Sverdlovsk Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 1 fatal

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  37. Northwest Airlines Flight 710

    17 Mar 1960 · Tobin Township, Perry County, near Cannelton, Indiana, United States · 63 fatal

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  38. All Nippon Airways Komaki Airport collision

    16 Mar 1960 · Komaki Airport, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · 3 fatal

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  39. Aeroflot Flight 315 (1960)

    26 Feb 1960 · near Snilow Airport · 32 fatal · not on the map

  40. Alitalia Flight 618

    26 Feb 1960 · Shannon Airport · 34 fatal

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  41. 1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision

    25 Feb 1960 · Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 61 fatal · not on the map

  42. 1960 Cochabamba Douglas DC-4 crash

    5 Feb 1960 · Near Cochabamba, Bolivia · 59 fatal

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  43. Avianca Flight 671

    21 Jan 1960 · Montego Bay Airport, Montego Bay, Jamaica · 37 fatal

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  44. Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871

    19 Jan 1960 · Near Esenboğa International Airport, Turkey, at approximately · 42 fatal

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  45. 1960 Minneapolis Lakers cornfield landing

    18 Jan 1960 · Carroll, Iowa, U.S.

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  46. Capital Airlines Flight 20

    18 Jan 1960 · Holdcroft, near Charles City, Virginia · 50 fatal

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  47. National Airlines Flight 2511

    6 Jan 1960 · Brunswick County, near Bolivia, North Carolina, United States · 34 fatal

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