Boeing B-52 Stratofortress — military safety records
Accident and incident records for the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress family. Manufacturer: Boeing. Coverage: 1956–2026.
108Total events
81Fatal accidents
35Hull losses
403Total fatalities
1956–2026Data span
Top operators
| Operator | Events |
|---|---|
| United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | 97 |
| The Boeing Company | 1 |
Occurrences
| Date | Type | Registration | Operator | Severity | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 60-0061 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 2016-05-19 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 60-0047 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | unknown | 0 |
| 2008-07-21 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 60-0053 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 6 |
| 1994-06-24 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 61-0026 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 4 |
| 1991-02-03 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 59-2593 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 3 |
| 1988-12-06 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 60-0040 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | unknown | 0 |
| 1988-02-11 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0219 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1984-10-16 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-6479 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 2 |
| 1983-04-11 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0161 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 7 |
| 1982-12-16 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-6482 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 9 |
| 1981-10-30 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0078 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 1978-10-19 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0594 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 5 |
| 1977-04-01 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 60-0039 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 1975-09-03 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-6493 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 3 |
| 1974-12-12 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0058 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 4 |
| 1974-05-30 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 60-0006 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1974-02-08 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0174 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 1973-01-13 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0116 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1973-01-03 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0056 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | unknown | 0 |
| 1972-12-27 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0605 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 2 |
| 1972-12-27 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0599 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | unknown | 0 |
| 1972-12-26 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0674 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 2 |
| 1972-12-26 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0584 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 4 |
| 1972-12-21 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0061 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 3 |
| 1972-12-21 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0050 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | unknown | 0 |
| 1972-12-20 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0622 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 4 |
| 1972-12-20 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-6496 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 2 |
| 1972-12-20 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0669 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 1 |
| 1972-12-20 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-6481 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1972-12-20 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0169 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 5 |
| 1972-12-18 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0608 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 2 |
| 1972-12-18 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0246 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | unknown | 0 |
| 1972-12-18 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0201 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 3 |
| 1972-11-22 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0110 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1972-10-15 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0097 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1972-07-30 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0677 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 5 |
| 1972-07-08 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 59-2600 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 1 |
| 1972-05-08 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 59-2574 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | unknown | 0 |
| 1972-03-31 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0625 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 1971-01-07 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 54-2666 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 9 |
| 1970-04-03 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0089 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | unknown | 0 |
| 1969-10-21 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-0041 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1969-10-09 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-0172 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 6 |
| 1969-09-04 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0215 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 7 |
| 1969-07-27 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0630 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 6 |
| 1969-07-19 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0676 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1969-05-10 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0593 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 6 |
| 1969-05-08 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-0149 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1969-01-21 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 61-0037 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 6 |
| 1968-12-03 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0115 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1968-11-19 | 1968 Kadena Air Base B-52 crash | 1968 Kadena Air Base B-52 crash | — | fatal | 2 |
| 1968-11-18 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0103 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 2 |
| 1968-10-04 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 60-0027 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 4 |
| 1968-08-29 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 54-2667 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | unknown | 0 |
| 1968-02-29 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-0173 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 1968-01-21 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0188 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 1 |
| 1967-11-02 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 61-0030 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 6 |
| 1967-07-08 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0601 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 5 |
| 1967-07-07 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0595 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 3 |
| 1967-07-05 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-6494 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 4 |
| 1966-11-18 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0228 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 9 |
| 1966-01-17 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0256 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 4 |
| 1966-01-17 | 1966 Palomares B-52 crash | 1966 Palomares B-52 crash | — | fatal | 7 |
| 1965-06-18 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-0179 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 5 |
| 1965-06-18 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-0047 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 3 |
| 1964-11-10 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0108 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 7 |
| 1964-02-07 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 52-0009 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1964-01-13 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0060 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 3 |
| 1963-12-23 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-0043 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 9 |
| 1963-01-30 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-0018 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 2 |
| 1963-01-24 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 53-0406 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 7 |
| 1963-01-24 | 1963 Elephant Mountain B-52 crash | 1963 Elephant Mountain B-52 crash | — | unknown | 0 |
| 1961-10-15 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0196 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 1961-04-07 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 53-0380 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 3 |
| 1961-03-30 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 59-2576 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 6 |
| 1961-03-14 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-0166 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1961-01-24 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0187 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 3 |
| 1961-01-19 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 53-0390 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 1 |
| 1960-12-15 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0098 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1960-12-09 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0114 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 1 |
| 1960-04-01 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0607 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 1960-02-01 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 58-0180 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 7 |
| 1959-10-15 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 57-0036 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 4 |
| 1959-08-10 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 54-2682 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1959-06-23 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0591 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 5 |
| 1959-01-29 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 53-0371 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1958-12-09 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0633 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 1958-09-16 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0065 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 7 |
| 1958-09-08 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0661 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 1958-09-08 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0681 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 5 |
| 1958-07-29 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0093 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 1 |
| 1958-02-11 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0610 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 5 |
| 1957-12-12 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 56-0597 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 1957-11-06 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 53-0382 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | hull_loss | 0 |
| 1957-03-29 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 54-2676 | The Boeing Company | fatal | 3 |
| 1957-01-10 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 55-0082 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 8 |
| 1956-11-30 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 52-8716 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 10 |
| 1956-09-17 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 53-0393 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 5 |
| 1956-02-16 | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 53-0384 | United States Air Force - USAF (since 1947) | fatal | 4 |
Data sourced from NTSB CAROL, Wikidata (Q744913), and official investigation authorities. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-06. See /about for details.