This article is a list of fatal accidents involving commercial cargo aircraft and is grouped by the years in which the accidents and incidents occurred.
1947 16 June An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 (CCCP-L4088) crashes on takeoff from Leninabad Airport after failing to gain altitude due to overloading, killing three of seven on board.
1949 29 January An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 (CCCP-L4491) stalls and crashes on takeoff from Nizhnaya Pesha Airport, Russia due to load shifting, killing three of four on board.
1951 27 March An Air Transport Charter Douglas Dakota 3 crashes shortly after takeoff from Ringway Airport en route to Nutts Corner Airport, killing two of the three on board.
1955 24 September Flying Tiger Line Flight 7413–23, a Douglas C-54A (N90433), ditched 1000 mi off Honolulu, Hawaii due to triple engine failure and crew error, killing three of five crew.
1956 13 February: A Maritime Central Airways Bristol Freighter 31 (CF-FZU) crashes on climbout from Frobisher Bay Airport, Canada due to load shifting, killing all three crew.
1958 25 May A Dan-Air Avro 685 York C.1 crashed at Gurgaon, India due to an in-flight fire caused by engine failure, killing four of five on board. 2 September An Independent Air Travel Vickers VC.1 Viking crashed near Southall, Middlesex due to pilot error following engine failure, killing all three crew on board and four people on the ground. 9 September A Flying Tiger Line Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation (N6920C), struck Mount Ōyama near Tokyo, Japan, killing all eight on board.
1959 23 April An Air Charter Avro Super Trader IV crashed on Mount Süphan, Turkey, killing all 12 crew on board. 24 November TWA Flight 595 a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation crashed while landing at Midway International Airport due to pilot error, all 3 crew members and 8 people on the ground were killed.
1961 21 July Alaska Airlines Flight 779 crashes on approach to Sheyma Airport, killing all six crew members on board.
1962 15 March Flying Tiger Line Flight 7816, a Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation, crashed at Adak Island Naval Air Station, Alaska due to pilot error, killing one of seven crew. 14 December Flying Tiger Line Flight 183, a Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation, crashed near Lockheed Air Terminal due to pilot incapacitation, killing all five crew on board and three on the ground.
1964 24 December Flying Tiger Line Flight 282, a Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation, struck the top of Sweeney Ridge in San Bruno, California after an unexplained course change, killing the three crew.
1965 15 December Flying Tiger Line Flight 914, a Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation, struck California Peak due to spatial disorientation, killing the three crew.
1966 15 November Pan Am Flight 708, A Boeing 727 crashed on approach the Frankfurt Airport, killing all three crew members. 24 December A Flying Tiger Line Canadair CL-44D4-1 (N228SW) crashed short of the runway at Da Nang Airport, killing all four crew on board and 107 on the ground.
1967 6 January A Channel Air Lift Curtiss C-46F (N30046) stalls and crashes at Hilo International Airport, Hawaii while attempting an emergency landing after the load shifted to the rear, killing the three crew.
1968 3 July BKS Air Transport Flight C.6845, an Airspeed Ambassador crashed and while landing at Heathrow Airport, killing all three crew members and three of the five passengers.
26 December Pan Am Flight 799, a Boeing 707-321C crashed shortly after takeoff due to improper flap configuration, killing all three crew.
1970 27 July Flying Tiger Line Flight 45, a Douglas DC-8-63AF (N785FT), crashes off of Naha Air Force Base due to excessive descent, killing the four crew.
1976 4 February A Líneas Aéreas del Caribe Douglas DC-6 (HK-1389) crashed into the sea at Santa Marta, Colombia on a flight to Curaçao, three killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 3/76
27 August An Aeronaves del Perú Canadair CL-44 (OB-R-1104) went missing on a flight between from Lima, Peru to Maiquetía, Venezuela, six crew presumed killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 18/76
16 September An Aerosucre Colombia Curtiss C-46 (HK-1282) went missing over the Caribbean on a flight to Aruba, two crew presumed killed.
13 October 1976 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano Boeing 707 crash, the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport, killing all 3 crew members and 88 people on the ground.
27 December A Transportes Aereos Itinez Fairchild Packet (CP-983) destroyed on take-off at San Ramón, Bolivia, two crew and two passengers killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 22/76
1977 13 January JAL Cargo Flight 8054, a Japan Air Lines Douglas DC-8 (JA8054) destroyed shortly after take-off at Anchorage, Alaska, United States, three crew and two cargo handlers killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 2/77
31 January A TransNorthern Aviation Chase C-122 (N5904V) was destroyed on take-off from Anchorage, Alaska, one crew killed and two others seriously injured.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 5/77
11 February A CSA Ilyushin Il-14 (OK-OCA) was destroyed on approach near Bratislava, Czechoslovakia when it hit trees short of the runway, two crew and two passengers killed, one crew seriously injured.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 7/77
4 March An Overseas National Airways Douglas DC-8 (N8635) was destroyed on landing at Niamey, Niger, two killed and two seriously injured.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 9/77
2 April An Aviogenex Tupolev Tu-134A (YU-AJS) crashed on landing at Libreville, Gabon, six crew and two passengers killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 12/77
13 May A LOT Antonov An-12 (SP-LZA) crashed near Aramoun, Lebanon on approach to Beirut International Airport; the crew of nine were killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 17/77
14 May A Dan Air Boeing 707 (G-BEBP) crashed near Lusaka, Zambia, on approach after the horizontal stabiliser and elevator failed, five crew and one passenger killed.
30 June A Cooperativa de Montecillos Lockheed L-188 Electra (N126US) went missing on a flight between San José, Costa Rica and Maiquetía, Venezuela, three crew and one passenger presumed killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 21/77
6 July A Fleming International Airways Lockheed L-188 Electra (N280F) crashed on take-off at St Louis, Missouri, United States, three crew killed.
20 July An Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-ABF) flying from Tippi Airport, (TIE/HATP), to Jimma Airport, (JIM/HAJM), crashed into a mountain in bad weather at Tubo Milkie, Ethiopia, three crew and two passengers killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 23/77
20 August A Monarch Aviation Convair CV-880-22-2 (N8817E) crashed on departure from Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José, Costa Rica (SJO/MROC). The three crew were killed when the aircraft struck trees 2 minutes and 20 seconds after take-of, due to being overloaded.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 25/77
25 August An Island Airways Short Skyvan (N4917) crashed and burned from the runway at Kona International Airport, Hawaii, two crew killed.
2 September A Transmeridian Air Cargo Canadair CL-44 (G-ATZH) crashed near Waglan Island, Hong Kong following engine failure on take-off, four crew killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 26/77
12 September A Safe Air Cargo Douglas DC-7BF (N6314J) crashed on take-off at Yakutat, Alaska, United States, four crew killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 28/77
30 September An Aviateca Douglas DC-3 (TG-AKA) crashed on landing at Mundo Maya International Airport, Flores, El Petén, Guatemala, of the three crew on board one was killed and one seriously injured.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 30/77
19 November An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 707 (ET-ACD) was destroyed when it hit trees on departure from Rome, Italy, three crew and two passengers killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 34/77
20 November A Norcanair Bristol 170 (C-FWAD) stalled on take-off at Hay River, Northwest Territories after the load shifted, one killed and one seriously injured.
18 December United Airlines Flight 2860, a Douglas DC-8-54AF crashed into the mountains near Kaysville, Utah, United States, three crew killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 38/77
1978 28 February A Talair DHC-6 Twin Otter (P2-TGT) crashed on approach to Garaina Airport, Garaina, Papua New Guinea, one killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 6/78
14 August An Aeropesca Colombia Curtiss C-46 Commando (HK-1350C) crashed in bad weather, with no navigation equipment, near Tota, Boyacá, Colombia.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 19/78
27 August After take-off from Muscat International Airport, A'Seeb, (MCT/OOMS), a New World Air Charters Douglas DC-6 (N122A) crashed into Jabel Hameem near Muscat, Oman, four crew killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 20/78
1979 30 January A Varig Boeing 707-320C disappeared on a flight from Tokyo, Japan to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, five crew missing presumed killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 4/79
26 March An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18D (DM-STL) destroyed by fire following engine failure on take-off from Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola, four crew and six passengers killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 8/79
25 May A Sea Airmotive de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou (N581PA) stalled during a crosswind turn and destroyed at Bullen Point, Alaska, United States; the three crew were killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 14/79
26 July Lufthansa Cargo Flight 527, a Boeing 707-330C (D-ABUY), operating a cargo service from Rio de Janeiro to Frankfurt via Dakar, collided with a mountain 5 minutes after take-off from Galeão. The crew of 3 died.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 20/79
28 September A Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos Lockheed Hercules (CP-1375) crashed on take-off at Tocumen International Airport, Panama, four crew killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 25/79
18 November Transamerica Airlines Flight 18, a Lockheed L-188CF Electra (N859U), departed Hill AFB for an IFR cargo flight to Nellis AFB, disintegrated in flight near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States following electrical failure, three crew killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 29/79
1980 16 February A Redcoat Air Cargo Bristol 175 Britannia 253 (G-BRAC), en route from Belize International Airport to RAF Brize Norton crashed after take-off at Billerica, Massachusetts, United States, due to intake icing; four crew and three passengers killed and one crew member seriously injured.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 4/80
1 August An Aeronaves del Perú Douglas DC-8 (OB-R-1143) crashed into a mountain on approach to Mexico City, Mexico in fog, three of the seven crew killed.Civil Aviation Authority CAP479 World Airline Accident Summary - Page 16/80
23 August A Transamerica Airlines Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules (N18ST), en route from Panama City–Bay County International Airport, FL (PFN/KPFN) to San Diego, collided with and killed a parachutist near Otay, California, United States. All five people involved were killed.