Aircraft type safety record

CAT — accident and safety record

Every recorded CAT accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets (1937–2025).

OCCURRENCES670
FATAL367
HULL LOSSES30

CAT safety overview

Most affected: BW (27), FR (26), US (13), CA (12), CO (6)

Top operators: United States Navy (212), United States Navy - USN (208), Royal Air Force - RAF (52), Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF (49), Royal Netherlands Navy - Marineluchtvaartdienst (MLD) (12)

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CAT occurrences (1–50 of 670)

  • 2025-10-31 — PBY LLC (incident)
  • 2015-07-03 — Flying Fireman (incident)
  • 1998-07-27 — Plane Sailing (2 fatal)
  • 1994-07-08 — Erickson Group, Ltd. (incident)
  • 1994-01-15 — The Catalina Company — N5404J (incident)
  • 1989-05-21 — Enrico Recchi — N285NJ (2 fatal)
  • 1989-05-21 — Enrico Recchi (2 fatal)
  • 1986-05-31 — Jonathan Seagull Holdings — C-FOWE (incident)
  • 1986-04-14 — Can-Air Services — C-FSAT (hull loss)
  • 1986-01-27 — Aeroservicio Parragué - ASPAR — CC-CCS (1 fatal)
  • 1986-01-27 — Aeroservicios Parrague (1 fatal)
  • 1985-05-09 — Drilling Muds (1 fatal)
  • 1981-07-12 — The Flying Fireman — C-GFFJ (hull loss)
  • 1981-07-12 — Flying Fireman (incident)
  • 1980-12-19 — Government of Newfoundland and Labrador — C-FIGJ (incident)
  • 1980-12-19 — Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (incident)
  • 1979-06-28 — Philippe Cousteau — N101CS (1 fatal)
  • 1979-06-28 — Philippe Cousteau (1 fatal)
  • 1978-10-04 — Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira (1941-) — 6550 (12 fatal)
  • 1975-08-18 — Confederate Air Force (3 fatal)
  • 1975-02-06 — Unknown (3 fatal)
  • 1973-06-09 — Lineas Aéreas Interiores de Catalina — HK-1020 (1 fatal)
  • 1973-06-09 — Lineas Aéreas Interiores de Catalina (1 fatal)
  • 1972-09-24 — Austin Airways — CF-AAD (hull loss)
  • 1972-09-24 — Austin Airways (incident)
  • 1972-04-13 — Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira (1941-) — 6514 (2 fatal)
  • 1971-09-03 — Field Aviation — CF-HTN (2 fatal)
  • 1971-09-01 — Field Aviation (incident)
  • 1971-06-25 — Sis-Q Flying Service (incident)
  • 1970-07-18 — Unknown (2 fatal)
  • 1968-08-08 — The Flying Fireman — CF-FFY (2 fatal)
  • 1968-02-08 — Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira (1941-) — 6521 (4 fatal)
  • 1967-12-22 — Peruvian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea del Perú (20 fatal)
  • 1967-11-09 — Securité Civile (1 fatal)
  • 1967-11-08 — Sécurité civile — F-ZBAQ (1 fatal)
  • 1967-03-11 — Cie Dariénitas de Servicios (incident)
  • 1967-01-14 — China Airlines (incident)
  • 1966-11-26 — SATENA - Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales — FAC-621 (12 fatal)
  • 1966-11-26 — SATENA (12 fatal)
  • 1966-10-19 — Cruzeiro do Sul — PP-PEC (4 fatal)
  • 1966-08-27 — Rolled Steel Corp. (incident)
  • 1966-04-20 — French Government / UTA (incident)
  • 1965-11-04 — Aeropesca Colombia — HK-811 (2 fatal)
  • 1965-09-04 — Aéronavale — 34039 (incident)
  • 1965-09-04 — Aéronavale (incident)
  • 1965-09-03 — French Government / UTA (incident)
  • 1965-04-10 — Liston Aircraft (2 fatal)
  • 1964-05-03 — Royal Danish Air Force - Flyvevåbnet — L-867 (incident)
  • 1964-05-03 — Kongelige Danske Flyvevåbnet (incident)
  • 1964-01-29 — Brazilian Air Force - Força Aérea Brasileira (1941-) — 6508 (1 fatal)

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