Aviation Accidents in 1958

304 total · 183 fatal · 2445 fatalities

Total occurrences
304
Fatal accidents
183
Hull losses
0
Total fatalities
2,445
Active span
1958–1958
1958 — accidents by category■ piston (132)■ turboprop (11)■ jet (8) 1958 — accidents by month341357911

Most common aircraft types

TypeOccurrences
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)43
Avro 652 Anson12
Curtiss C-46 Commando11
De Havilland DH.104 Dove9
Noorduyn Norseman8

Top countries

CountryOccurrences
US28
CL26
GB19
CA17
FR13

Most severe accidents

  • 99 fatalities · Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij
  • 99 fatalities · KLM Flight 607-E
  • 80 fatalities · Tupolev TU-104 · Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines
  • 80 fatalities · 1958 Aeroflot Tu-104 crash in Chuvash
  • 64 fatalities · Tupolev TU-104 · Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

Frequently asked questions

How many aviation accidents occurred in 1958?

Our multi-source corpus documents 304 aviation accidents in 1958.

How many fatal aviation accidents happened in 1958?

Of the 304 recorded accidents in 1958, 183 were fatal, with a total of 2,445 fatalities.

Which aircraft types were most involved in accidents in 1958?

Our dataset for 1958 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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