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10 worst accidents in Antarctica
Last updated: 17 January 2022

List of the 10 worst aviation occurrences (including criminal occurrences), excluding ground fatalities, including collision fatalities.

fat. date type registration operator location pic cat
257 28-NOV-1979DC-10-30 ZK-NZP Air New Zealand Antarctica A1
11 15-SEP-1976Lockheed SP-2E Neptune 0644/2-P-103 Argentine Navy Antarctica   A1
7 16-OCT-1958Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 52-1017 USAF Antarctica   A1
6 02-FEB-1966Douglas LC-47J 50832 US Navy Antarctica   A1
6 17-FEB-1986Ilyushin Il-14M CCCP-41816 Aeroflot, Central Region Antarctica   A1
5 09-NOV-1961Lockheed P2V-7LP Neptune 140439 US Navy Antarctica   A1
4 18-OCT-1956Lockheed P2V-2N Neptune 122465 US Navy Antarctica   A1
4 24-NOV-1994DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 C-GKBD Kenn Borek Air Antarctica A1
3 30-DEC-1946Martin PBM-5 Mariner 59098 US Navy Antarctica   A1
3 02-JAN-1979Ilyushin Il-14FKM CCCP-04193 Aeroflot, Central Region Antarctica   A1