Aviation Accidents in 1956

267 total · 159 fatal · 1943 fatalities

Total occurrences
267
Fatal accidents
159
Hull losses
0
Total fatalities
1,943
Active span
1956–1956
1956 — accidents by category■ piston (118)■ turboprop (3)■ jet (3) 1956 — accidents by month341357911

Most common aircraft types

TypeOccurrences
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)38
Avro 652 Anson14
Curtiss C-46 Commando9
Lockheed P-2 Neptune6
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver5

Top countries

CountryOccurrences
US23
CA19
GB13
CL11
FR9

Most severe accidents

  • 128 fatalities · 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
  • 74 fatalities · Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation · Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV
  • 74 fatalities · Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253 (June 1956)
  • 70 fatalities · Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation · Trans World Airlines - TWA
  • 62 fatalities · Canadair C-4 North Star · Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCAL

Frequently asked questions

How many aviation accidents occurred in 1956?

Our multi-source corpus documents 267 aviation accidents in 1956.

How many fatal aviation accidents happened in 1956?

Of the 267 recorded accidents in 1956, 159 were fatal, with a total of 1,943 fatalities.

Which aircraft types were most involved in accidents in 1956?

Our dataset for 1956 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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