Aircraft type safety record

B52 — accident and safety record

Every recorded B52 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets (1956–2026).

OCCURRENCES98

FATAL73

HULL LOSSES35

B52 safety overview

Most affected: United States (57), Vietnam (14), Thailand (9), Japan (2), Puerto Rico (2)

Top operators: United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) (97), The Boeing Company (1)

Part of the military family overview.

B52 occurrences (1–50 of 98)

2026-06-15 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 60-0061 (8 fatal)
2016-05-19 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 60-0047 (incident)
2008-07-21 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 60-0053 (6 fatal)
1994-06-24 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 61-0026 (4 fatal)
1991-02-03 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 59-2593 (3 fatal)
1988-12-06 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 60-0040 (incident)
1988-02-11 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 58-0219 (hull loss)
1984-10-16 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 57-6479 (2 fatal)
1983-04-11 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 58-0161 (7 fatal)
1982-12-16 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 57-6482 (9 fatal)
1981-10-30 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 55-0078 (8 fatal)
1978-10-19 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0594 (5 fatal)
1977-04-01 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 60-0039 (8 fatal)
1975-09-03 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 57-6493 (3 fatal)
1974-12-12 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 55-0058 (4 fatal)
1974-05-30 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 60-0006 (hull loss)
1974-02-08 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 58-0174 (8 fatal)
1973-01-13 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 55-0116 (hull loss)
1973-01-03 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 55-0056 (incident)
1972-12-27 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0605 (2 fatal)
1972-12-27 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0599 (incident)
1972-12-26 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0674 (2 fatal)
1972-12-26 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0584 (4 fatal)
1972-12-21 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 55-0061 (3 fatal)
1972-12-21 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 55-0050 (incident)
1972-12-20 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0622 (4 fatal)
1972-12-20 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 57-6496 (2 fatal)
1972-12-20 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0669 (1 fatal)
1972-12-20 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 57-6481 (hull loss)
1972-12-20 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 58-0198 (4 fatal)
1972-12-20 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 58-0169 (5 fatal)
1972-12-18 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0608 (2 fatal)
1972-12-18 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 58-0246 (incident)
1972-12-18 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 58-0201 (3 fatal)
1972-11-22 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 55-0110 (hull loss)
1972-10-15 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 55-0097 (hull loss)
1972-07-30 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0677 (5 fatal)
1972-07-08 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 59-2600 (1 fatal)
1972-05-08 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 59-2574 (incident)
1972-03-31 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0625 (8 fatal)
1971-01-07 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 54-2666 (9 fatal)
1970-04-03 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 55-0089 (incident)
1969-10-21 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 57-0041 (hull loss)
1969-10-09 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 57-0172 (6 fatal)
1969-09-04 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 58-0215 (7 fatal)
1969-07-27 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0630 (6 fatal)
1969-07-19 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 55-0676 (hull loss)
1969-05-10 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 56-0593 (6 fatal)
1969-05-08 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 57-0149 (hull loss)
1969-01-21 — United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) — 61-0037 (6 fatal)

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