Aviation Accidents in 1948

34 total · 20 fatal · 503 fatalities

Total occurrences
34
Fatal accidents
20
Hull losses
0
Total fatalities
503
Active span
1948–1948
1948 — accidents by category■ piston (8) 1948 — accidents by month514681012

Most common aircraft types

TypeOccurrences
1948 Airborne Transport DC-3 (DST) disappearance4
Stinson 108-31
1948 Lake Mead Boeing B-29 crash1
crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1 in Saint-Bauzile1
1948 Sabena DC-4 Crash1

Top countries

CountryOccurrences
US1

Most severe accidents

  • 52 fatalities · 1948 Air France Latécoère 631 disappearance
  • 43 fatalities · United Airlines Flight 624
  • 40 fatalities · 1948 KLM Constellation air disaster
  • 37 fatalities · Northwest Airlines Flight 421
  • 32 fatalities · 1948 Airborne Transport DC-3 (DST) disappearance

Frequently asked questions

How many aviation accidents occurred in 1948?

Our multi-source corpus documents 34 aviation accidents in 1948.

How many fatal aviation accidents happened in 1948?

Of the 34 recorded accidents in 1948, 20 were fatal, with a total of 503 fatalities.

Which aircraft types were most involved in accidents in 1948?

Our dataset for 1948 covers accidents across multiple aircraft types. See the type breakdown above for details.

Counts reflect occurrences documented in our multi-source corpus (NTSB, ASN, B3A and 80+ national investigation authorities); coverage varies by source and era and these are not official totals.

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