1953

Date	Location / Operator	Aircraft Type / Registration	Fatalities
05 Jan 1953	Belfast, Northern Ireland British European Airways	Vickers Viking 610-1B G-AJDL	27/35(0)
07 Jan 1953	Issaquah, Washington Flying Tiger Line	Douglas C-54B-10-DO N86574	7/7(0)
07 Jan 1953	Fish Haven, Idaho Associated Air Transport	Curtiss C-46 N1648M	40/40(0)
15 Jan 1953	25 nm off Agrigento, Italy Military -Royal Air Force	Vickers Valetta Mk1 / Avero Lancaster VX562 / TX270	26/26(0)
26 Jan 1953	Sinnai, Sardinia, Italy Linee Aeree Italiane	Douglas DC-3 I-LAIL	19/19(0)
02 Feb 1953	Off Newfoundland, Canada Lancashire Aircraft Corporation (Skyways)	Avro 685 York 1 G-AHFA	39/39(0)
03 Feb 1953	Lai Chau, Vietnam Air Outremer	Douglas C-47B-15-DK F-OAFR	18/18(0)
07 Feb 1953	Bordeaux, France UTA	Douglas C-54A-5-DC F-BFGR	9/19(0)
09 Feb 1953	Cairo, Egypt Military - Egyptian Air Force	Curtiss-Wright C-46 1001	29/40(0)
14 Feb 1953	Off Mobile, Alabama National Airlines	Douglas DC-6 N90893	46/46(0)
03 Mar 1953	Karachi, Pakistan Canadian Pacific Air Lines	de Havilland DH106 Comet 1A CF-CUN	11/11(0)
04 Mar 1953	Windsor Locks, Connecticut Slick Airways	Curtiss C-46F N4717N	2/2(0)
14 Mar 1953	Kalasahar, India Orient Airways	Convair CV-240-7 AP-AEG	16/16(0)
17 Mar 1953	Off Da Nang, Vietnam Aigle Azur	Douglas DC-3 F-BEFG	8/8(0)
18 Mar 1953	Random Island, Newfoundland Military - U.S. Air Force	Convair RB-36H 51-13721A	23/23(0)
18 Mar 1953	Stephenville, Newfoundland u.s. Air Force	Boeing B-29 Superfortress 44-69982	10/10(0)
20 Mar 1953	Alvarado, California Transocean Air Lines	Douglas DC-4 (C-54-10-DO) N88942	35/35(0)
27 Mar 1953	Itapebi, Brazil Transportes Aéreos Salvador	de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B PP-SLG	14/14(0)
29 Mar 1953	Mtara, Tanganyika Central African Airways	Vickers 616 Viking 1B VP-YEY	13/13(0)
10 Apr 1953	Miandivazo, Madagascar Air France	Junkers JU-5/-3m F-BALE	4/15(0)
10 Apr 1953	Near Anchieta Island, Brazil REAL	Doublas Dc-3 ?	26/?(?)
10 Apr 1953	Off Kingston, Jamaica Caribbean International Airways	Lockheed 18-56 LodeStar VP-JBC	13/13(0)
14 Apr 1953	Near Guwahati, India Airways	Douglas C-47A VT-AUJ	3/3(0)
14 Apr 1953	Selleck, Washington Miami Airlines	Douglas DC-3 (C-47-DL) N65743	7/25(0)
16 Apr 1953	NW of Hanoi, Vietnam Aigle Azur	Douglas DC-3 F-BESS	30/30(0)
20 Apr 1953	San Francisco Bay, California Western Airlines	Douglas DC-6B N91303	8/10(0)
02 May 1953	Near Jalalogori, West Bengal, India British Overseas Airways	de Havilland DH106 Comet 1 G-ALYV	43/43(0)
07 May 1953	Off Hartland Point, England Military - Royal Air Force	Vickers Valetta T-3 WG258	10/10(0)
09 May 1953	New Delhi, India Air India	Douglas DC-3 VT-AUD	18/18(0)
11 May 1953	Prince Rupert, BC, Canada Canadian Pacific Air Lines	Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina CF-CRV	2/19(0)
17 May 1953	Near Marshall, Texas Delta Air Lines	Douglas DC-3 N28345	19/20(0)
24 May 1953	St. Louis, Missouri Meteor Air	Douglas DC-3 N53596	6/7(?)
25 May 1953	Amsterdam, Netherlands KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	Convair CV-240-4 PH-TEI	0/34(2)
27 May 1953	Goose Wade, Russia Aeroflot	Li-2 / Li-2T CCCP-L4534	20/20(0)
14 Jun 1953	Near Zugdidi, Georgia Aeroflot	Ilyushin IL-2 CCCP-L1375	18/18(0)
15 Jun 1953	San Ramon Mtns., Costa Rica LACSA	Douglas DC-3 TI-1002	9/17(0)
15 Jun 1953	Near Reo Copiapo, Chile LAN Chile	Lockheed 18 Loadstar CC-CLD-0100	7/7(0)
16 Jun 1953	Mount Phou-Lassy, French Indo-China Aigle Azur	Douglas DC-3 F-BEST	34/34(0)
17 Jun 1953	Sao Paulo, Brazil Panair do Brasil	Lockheed 049-46-21 Constellation PP-PDA	17/17(0)
18 Jun 1953	Tachikawa AFB, Tokyo, Japan Military - U.S. Air Force	Douglas C-124A Globemaster II 51-137A	129/129(0)
12 Jul 1953	Pacific Ocean, 325 miles east of Wake Island Transocean Air Lines	Douglas DC-6A N90806	58/58(0)
17 Jul 1953	Near Milton, Florida Military - U.S. Navy	Fairchild R4Q-2 131663	44/46(0)
27 Jul 1953	Near Kanggye, North Korea Aeroflot	Ilyushin IL-12 ?	21/21(0)
03 Aug 1953	Off Fethiye Point, Turkey Air France	Lockheed L- 749A Constellation F-BAZS	4/42(0)
03 Aug 1953	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Orient Airways	Douglas DC-3 AP-AAD	1/25(0)
05 Aug 1953	Off Irish coast Military - U.S. Air Force	Convair B-36 52-1369	19/23(0)
18 Aug 1953	Near San Diego, California Aerovias Contreras	Curtiss C-46A XA-GOT	2/2(0)
01 Sep 1953	Near Barcelonnette, France Air France	Lockheed 749A Constellation F-BAZZ	42/42(0)
01 Sep 1953	Vail, Washington Regina Cargo Airlines	Douglas DC-3 N19941	21/21(0)
08 Sep 1953	San Andres, Honduras TACA	Douglas C-47A XH-TAR	3/3(0)
14 Sep 1953	Chablekal, Mexico Transportes Aéreos Mexicanos	Douglas C-47A XA-GIC	1/2(0)
16 Sep 1953	Albany, New York American Airlines	Convair CV-240-0 N94255	28/28(0)
25 Sep 1953	Ankara, Turkey Devlet Hava Yollari	Douglas DC-3 TC-EGE	5/21(0)
28 Sep 1953	Louisville, Kentucky Resort Airlines	Curtiss C-46F-1-CU N66534	25/41(0)
14 Oct 1953	Frankfurt, Germany Sabena	Convair CV-240-12 OO-AWQ	44/44(0)
17 Oct 1953	Lai Chau, Vietnam Compagnie Sila	Douglas C-47B F-VNAE	2/7(0)
19 Oct 1953	New York City, New York Eastern Air Lines	Lockheed 749A Constellation N119A	2/27(0)
19 Oct 1953	Near Monterrey, Mexico Aerovias Contreras	Douglas C-46A-CU ( DC-3) XA-GOT	21/21(0)
27 Oct 1953	Near Magadan, Russia Aeroflot	Ilyushin IL-12 L1765	22/32(?)
29 Oct 1953	Near Half Moon Bay, California British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines	Douglas DC-6 VH-BPE	19/19(0)
31 Oct 1953	Kharkov. Ukraine, Russia Aeroflot	Li-2 L4732	15/16(0)
03 Nov 1953	Tarabuco, Bolivia Lloyd Aereo Boliviano	Douglas DC-3 CP-600	28/28(0)
11 Nov 1953	Off Argyll, Scotland Military - Royal Air Force	Avro Shackleton MR-2 WL746	10/10(0)
04 Dec 1953	Near Guaderrama, Spain Aviaco	Bristol 170 Freighter 21 EC-AEG	23/33(0)
12 Dec 1953	Nagpur, India Indian Airlines	Douglas DC-3 VT-CHF	13/14(0)
15 Dec 1953	Tecpan Mt., Guatemala Aviateca	Curtiss C-46D TG-AQA	2/2(0)
15 Dec 1953	Near Cairo, Egypt Misair	VC-Viking SU-AFK	6/6(?)
17 Dec 1953	Guam, Mariana Islands Military - U.S. Air Force	Boeing B-29 44-87741	11/16(8)
19 Dec 1953	Zurich, Switzerland Sabena	Convair CV-240 OO-AWO	1/44(0)
21 Dec 1953	Dah-el-Kadeeb, Syria Syrian Airways	Douglas DC-3 YK-AAF	9/15(0)