Aviation accidents in Africa

The NTSB database holds 38 accidents and incidents in Africa, recorded between 1964 to 1978. 3 of them were fatal (8%), and 8 people died.

The deadliest year was 1969, with 5 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (22 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Beechcraft D-18S, Douglas DC-3 and Piper PA-23.

38 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

Records

Fatal

Deaths

Share fatal

1964 to 1978

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 38 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 28

1970s 10

Aircraft types involved

Beechcraft D-18S 3 Douglas DC-3 3 Piper PA-23 3 Cessna 185 3 Piper PA-18 2 Cessna 180 2

Operators involved

Air Libya 2 World Wide HEL 2 U.s.dept.agric 1 American Overs 1 Colorado Inter 1 Pan American U 1

All 38 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
26 Sep 1969	Boeing C-97 N52676	Nigeria, Africa no coordinates	Flight Test RE	Fatal	5
28 Mar 1964	Beechcraft D-18S N178L	Benghazi Libya, Africa no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Jan 1972	Cessna 182 N6251A	Kibati, Africa no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 May 1978	Douglas DC-6A N3493F	Zandery, Africa no coordinates	Other-Foreign Flag Carrier	Minor injuries	-
8 Feb 1978	Douglas DC-3 N189UM	Tamanrst, Africa no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
7 May 1975	Beechcraft B55 N9717S	Luanda Angola, Africa no coordinates	Aircraft Facil	No injuries	-
31 Jan 1975	Piper PA-23 N6759Y	Mulgulanga V, Africa no coordinates	Colorado Inter	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1973	Douglas DC3 N7119	Tamnrsset, Africa no coordinates	Aero Service C	Minor injuries	-
28 Nov 1972	Beechcraft 65-80 N2613	Ora, Africa no coordinates	Mobil Oil Liby	No injuries	-
8 Jun 1971	Bell 47G-4A N4002G	Angola, Africa no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	No injuries	-
29 Dec 1970	Beechcraft D18S N5967C	Benghazi, Africa no coordinates	Air Libya	No injuries	-
21 Nov 1970	Bell 206A N7820S	Plettnbrg Bay, Africa no coordinates	Superior Oil C	No injuries	-
27 Jun 1969	Piper PA-22 N8542D	Bulawayo, Africa no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1969	Sikorsky S-62A N665Y	Dakar, Africa no coordinates	World Wide HEL	No injuries	-
25 Apr 1969	Douglas DC-4 N3934C	Enugu, Africa no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
17 Jan 1969	Beechcraft D18S N5967C	Zuetina, Africa no coordinates	Air Libya	No injuries	-
2 Apr 1968	Douglas DC-3 N91260	Trigol, Africa no coordinates	U S AID	No injuries	-
13 Mar 1968	Cessna 185A N494F	Bengazi, Africa no coordinates	American Overs	No injuries	-
26 Feb 1968	Douglas DC-3 N91260	Diboc, Africa no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
5 Jan 1968	Cessna 185 N4164Y	Katete, Africa no coordinates	United Mission	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1967	Bell 47G3B1 N1341X	Dhahran, Africa no coordinates	World Wide HEL	No injuries	-
10 Feb 1967	Bell 204-B N1901R	Ghinnir, Africa no coordinates	Ethi-Us Mappin	Serious injuries	-
24 Sep 1966	Cessna U206 N2169F	Ndareda Tanzania, Africa no coordinates	Marianists of	No injuries	-
15 Jul 1966	Cessna 337 N2148X	Djibouti Somalild, Africa no coordinates	Aircraft Ferry	No injuries	-
5 Jul 1966	Cessna 185A N4053Y	Benghazi Libya, Africa no coordinates	I.a.d.c.o.	No injuries	-
9 Jun 1966	Hughes 300 N9451F	Cairo U.a.r, Africa no coordinates	Pan American U	No injuries	-
29 Mar 1966	Piper PA-18 N1797A	El Obeid Sudan, Africa no coordinates	U.s.dept.agric	No injuries	-
25 Nov 1965	Grumman G-44 N37187	Lagos Nigeria, Africa no coordinates	Avtn Serv Intl	Serious injuries	-
31 Oct 1965	Dehaviland DHC-2 N7904C	El Adem Libya, Africa no coordinates	World Wide HLP	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1965	Grumman G-164 N625U	Wad Ek Mansi Sudn, Africa no coordinates	Seaboard-World	No injuries	-
24 Feb 1965	Piper PA-18 N39782	Kitaka Kenya Afri, Africa no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
22 Jan 1965	Beechcraft D-18S N1555V	Libya Africa, Africa no coordinates	All World Avtn	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1964	Piper PA-23 N616F	Nairobi E Africa, Africa no coordinates	Prog Air Inc	No injuries	-
1 Oct 1964	Cessna 180 N5053E	Aira Ethiopia, Africa no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
4 Aug 1964	Cessna 180 N9436C	Ft Victra S Rhoda, Africa no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
10 Jun 1964	Piper PA-24 N7599P	Obo Cen Parica Re, Africa no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
16 Feb 1964	Piper PA-23 N2274P	Cairo Egypt, Africa no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
21 Jan 1964	Beechcraft D-18S N178L	Libya Africa, Africa no coordinates	-	No injuries	-