Year
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.
By month
| Month | Occurrences | Fatal occurrences | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 163 | |
| February | 4 | 186 | |
| March | 2 | 66 | |
| April | 2 | 14 | |
| May | 1 | 2 | |
| June | 3 | 114 | |
| July | 8 | 65 | |
| August | 2 | 97 | |
| September | 4 | 163 | |
| October | 6 | 110 | |
| November | 2 | 40 | |
| December | 5 | 243 |
Aircraft types
| Aircraft type | Occurrences | Fatal occurrences | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas DC-3 | 4 | 3 | 122 |
| Ilyushin IL-14 | 4 | 4 | 66 |
| Douglas DC-6 | 3 | 3 | 145 |
| Ilyushin IL-18 | 3 | 3 | 52 |
| Lockheed L-1049 | 3 | 3 | 234 |
| Douglas DC-7 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| Lockheed L-188 | 2 | 2 | 125 |
| Antonov AN-10 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Antonov AN-2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Convair 340 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
Countries
| Country | Occurrences | Share | Fatal occurrences | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 17.0% | 8 | 100 | |
| United States | 17.0% | 7 | 378 | |
| Unknown | 14.9% | 6 | 121 | |
| Italy | 6.4% | 3 | 33 | |
| Philippines | 6.4% | 3 | 62 | |
| Australia | 4.3% | 1 | 29 | |
| Brazil | 4.3% | 2 | 115 | |
| Bolivia | 2.1% | 1 | 59 | |
| Denmark | 2.1% | 1 | 8 | |
| France | 2.1% | 1 | 2 |
Deadliest occurrences
| Occurrence | Date | Total fatalities | Location | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 New York mid-air collision | 16 Dec 1960 | 134 | Miller Field, Near New York City, U.S. | 2 |
| World Airways Flight 830 | 19 Sept 1960 | 80 | Barrigada, Guam, near Naval Air Station Agana | 1 |
| Air France Flight 343 | 29 Aug 1960 | 63 | Atlantic Ocean, off Dakar, Senegal | 1 |
| Northwest Airlines Flight 710 | 17 Mar 1960 | 63 | Tobin Township, Perry County, near Cannelton, Indiana, United States | 1 |
| Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 | 4 Oct 1960 | 62 | Winthrop Bay, near Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 1 |
| 1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision | 25 Feb 1960 | 61 | Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2 |
| 1960 Cochabamba Douglas DC-4 crash | 5 Feb 1960 | 59 | Near Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1 |
| Real Transportes Aéreos Flight 435 | 24 Jun 1960 | 54 | Ilha dos Ferros, Baía de Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1 |
| 1960 Munich C-131 crash | 17 Dec 1960 | 52 | West of Munich-Riem Airport, Munich, West Germany | 1 |
| Capital Airlines Flight 20 | 18 Jan 1960 | 50 | Holdcroft, near Charles City, Virginia | 1 |
All occurrences
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- Il-18 crash in Ulyanovsk
26 Dec 1960 · near Barataevka airport, Ulyanovsk Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 17 fatal · not on the map
- 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
- 1960 Munich C-131 crashShow on map
17 Dec 1960 · West of Munich-Riem Airport, Munich, West Germany · 52 fatal
- 1960 New York mid-air collisionShow on map
16 Dec 1960 · Miller Field, Near New York City, U.S. · 134 fatal
- Aeroflot Flight 11
10 Dec 1960 · 15 km southeast of Repinka, Kazakh SSR · 12 fatal · not on the map
- Philippine Air Lines Flight S26
23 Nov 1960 · Mount Baco, Philippines · 33 fatal · not on the map
- 1960 F-84 Thunderstreak crashShow on map
20 Nov 1960 · Lutjelollum (between Wjelsryp and Franeker), the Netherlands · 7 fatal
- Il-14 crash near Penza
30 Oct 1960 · Penza Oblast, USSR · 5 fatal · not on the map
- California Polytechnic State University football team plane crashShow on map
29 Oct 1960 · Toledo Express Airport, Ohio, United States · 22 fatal
- Vikbo Gård air accidentShow on map
26 Oct 1960 · Vikbo, Köping, Sweden · 7 fatal
- Tu-104 crash near Ust-OrdynskyShow on map
20 Oct 1960 · near Ust-Ordynsky, Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (RSFSR, USSR) · 3 fatal
- Itavia Flight 115Show on map
14 Oct 1960 · La Tabella (Marciana Marina), Elba island · 11 fatal
- Eastern Air Lines Flight 375Show on map
4 Oct 1960 · Winthrop Bay, near Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, United States · 62 fatal
- Misrair Flight 738Show on map
29 Sept 1960 · Elba island · 21 fatal
- Austrian Airlines Flight 901Show on map
26 Sept 1960 · 11 km W of Sheremetyevo International Airport, Soviet Union · 31 fatal
- World Airways Flight 830Show on map
19 Sept 1960 · Barrigada, Guam, near Naval Air Station Agana · 80 fatal
- Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 205Show on map
7 Sept 1960 · 12 kilometres east-northeast of Salto, Uruguay · 31 fatal
- Air France Flight 343Show on map
29 Aug 1960 · Atlantic Ocean, off Dakar, Senegal · 63 fatal
- Aeroflot Flight 036
17 Aug 1960 · Near Tarasovich, Ukraine · 34 fatal · not on the map
- Lier accident 1960
1 Aug 1960 · Lier · not on the map
- Deutsche Flugdienst accident near Rimini
31 Jul 1960 · 1 km short of runway 13 of Rimini Airport, Italy · 1 fatal · not on the map
- Chicago Helicopter Airways Flight 698Show on map
27 Jul 1960 · Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois, Chicago, United States · 13 fatal
- Vockerode power station air accident
22 Jul 1960 · Vockerode power station, German Democratic Republic · 7 fatal · not on the map
- Il-12 crash in MinskShow on map
21 Jul 1960 · Minsk Airport (Byelorussian SSR, USSR) · 8 fatal
- Il-14 crash near SyktyvkarShow on map
20 Jul 1960 · Vilegodsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, 87 km southwest of Syktyvkar (RSFSR, USSR) · 23 fatal
- Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408Show on map
19 Jul 1960 · Brisbane, Australia
- 1960 Danish football air crash
16 Jul 1960 · Øresund · 8 fatal · not on the map
- Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11
14 Jul 1960 · 8 km northeast off Polillo Island, Philippines · 1 fatal · not on the map
- 1960 RB-47 shootdown incident
1 Jul 1960 · Barents Sea, near the Kola Peninsula · 4 fatal · not on the map
- Real Transportes Aéreos Flight 435Show on map
24 Jun 1960 · Ilha dos Ferros, Baía de Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 54 fatal
- Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538Show on map
10 Jun 1960 · Mackay, Queensland, Australia · 29 fatal
- Aeroflot Flight 207Show on map
10 Jun 1960 · Mount Rech, near Tkvarcheli · 31 fatal
- Air Algérie accident near Paris
19 May 1960 · 13 km southeast of Paris-Orly Airport, France · 2 fatal · not on the map
- 1960 U-2 incidentShow on map
1 May 1960 · Sverdlovsk, Russia
- Línea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 304Show on map
28 Apr 1960 · Near Calabozo, Guárico · 13 fatal
- Il-18 crash in Sverdlovsk (1960)Show on map
27 Apr 1960 · Koltsovo airport, Sverdlovsk Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 1 fatal
- Northwest Airlines Flight 710Show on map
17 Mar 1960 · Tobin Township, Perry County, near Cannelton, Indiana, United States · 63 fatal
- All Nippon Airways Komaki Airport collisionShow on map
16 Mar 1960 · Komaki Airport, Aichi Prefecture, Japan · 3 fatal
- Aeroflot Flight 315 (1960)
26 Feb 1960 · near Snilow Airport · 32 fatal · not on the map
- Alitalia Flight 618Show on map
26 Feb 1960 · Shannon Airport · 34 fatal
- 1960 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision
25 Feb 1960 · Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 61 fatal · not on the map
- 1960 Cochabamba Douglas DC-4 crashShow on map
5 Feb 1960 · Near Cochabamba, Bolivia · 59 fatal
- Avianca Flight 671Show on map
21 Jan 1960 · Montego Bay Airport, Montego Bay, Jamaica · 37 fatal
- Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871Show on map
19 Jan 1960 · Near Esenboğa International Airport, Turkey, at approximately · 42 fatal
- 1960 Minneapolis Lakers cornfield landingShow on map
18 Jan 1960 · Carroll, Iowa, U.S.
- Capital Airlines Flight 20Show on map
18 Jan 1960 · Holdcroft, near Charles City, Virginia · 50 fatal
- National Airlines Flight 2511Show on map
6 Jan 1960 · Brunswick County, near Bolivia, North Carolina, United States · 34 fatal