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List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 July 17 – Miss Macao, a Catalina seaplane operated by a Cathay Pacific subsidiary, over the Pearl River delta from Macau to Hong Kong, is hijacked with 23 passengers and three crew on board by a group attempting to rob the passengers; following a struggle in the cockpit, a crash kills all on board except one passenger, later identified as the lead hijacker; this is the earliest known airliner hijacking.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 August 1 – In the 1948 Air France Latécoère 631 disappearance, a Latécoère 631 disappears over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 52 people on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 This was the worst aviation accident in the Atlantic Ocean at the time and remains the worst ever involving the Latécoère 631.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 August 29 – Northwest Airlines Flight 421, a Martin 2-0-2, crashes near Winona, Minnesota, due to structural failure of a wing, killing all 37 on board in the worst ever accident involving the Martin 2-0-2.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 September 2 – The 1948 Lutana crash; Australian National Airways Flight 331, a Douglas DC-3, crashes into high terrain near Nundle, New South Wales, killing all 13 people on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 October 2 – In the Bukken Bruse disaster, a Det Norske Luftfartsselskap Short Sandringham flying boat, crashes upon landing in Trondheim, Norway; 19 are killed; Bertrand Russell is among the 24 survivors.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 October 20 – In the 1948 KLM Constellation air disaster, a Lockheed Constellation named Nijmegen crashes near Prestwick, Scotland, killing 40.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 December 28 – In the 1948 Airborne Transport DC-3 (DST) disappearance, a Douglas DC-3 disappears without a trace off the coast of Florida with 32 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 January 17 – In the BSAA Star Ariel disappearance, a British South American Airways Avro Tudor IV disappears without a trace en route from Bermuda to Jamaica with 20 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 The loss of the aircraft, along with the 1948 BSAA Star Tiger disappearance remain unsolved to this day, with the resulting speculation helping to develop the Bermuda Triangle legend.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 February 19 – A British European Airways Douglas Dakota collides with a RAF Avro Anson over Exhall, Warwickshire, killing all 14 on board both aircraft.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 March 10 – A Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crashes on takeoff from Coolangatta airstrip, killing all 21 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 May 4 – In the Superga air disaster, an Italian Airlines Fiat G.212 CP carrying the Torino football team crashes into the Superga hills near Turin, killing all 31 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 June 7 – In the 1949 Strato-Freight Curtiss C-46A crash, a Curtiss Wright C-46A-50 Modified D, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after takeoff from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 July 2 – A MacRobertson Miller Airlines Douglas DC-3 crashes on takeoff from Perth, Western Australia, killing all 18 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 July 12 – Standard Air Lines Flight 897R, a Curtiss C-46, crashes at Chatsworth, California, due to pilot error, killing 35 of 48 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 August 19 – A British European Airways Douglas DC-3 crashes into a hillside near Oldham, United Kingdom; of the 32 on board, only 8 survive.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 September 9 – Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108, a Douglas DC-3, explodes over Cap Tourmente near Sault-au-Cochon, Quebec, due to a bomb planted by Albert Guay; all four crew members and 19 passengers on board are killed.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 October 28 – An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes into a mountain on São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal, killing all 48 people on board, including boxer Marcel Cerdan and violinist Ginette Neveu.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 November 1 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 537, a Douglas DC-4, on approach to Washington National Airport, suffers a mid-air collision with a Lockheed P-38; all 55 people on board the DC-4 die, including Congressman George J. Bates, New Yorker cartoonist Helen E. Hokinson, and former Congressman Michael J. Kennedy; the pilot and sole occupant of the P-38 is seriously injured.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 November 20 – In the Hurum air disaster, an Aero Holland Douglas DC-3 crashes near Hurum, Norway, killing 34 of the 35 on board, including 25 children.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 November 29 – American Airlines Flight 157, a Douglas DC-6, en route from New York City to Mexico City with 46 passengers and crew, veers off the runway and strikes buildings after the flight crew loses control on final approach to Dallas Love Field; 26 passengers and 2 flight attendants die.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 January 5 – In the 1950 Sverdlovsk air disaster, a Lisunov Li-2 crashes near Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), Russia, killing all 19 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 March 7 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307, a Martin 2-0-2, crashes near Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, after hitting a flagpole during approach, killing all 13 on board and two on the ground.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 March 12 – The Llandow air disaster: An Airflight Avro 689 Tudor V stalls and crashes after the rear cargo hold was overloaded, resulting in a center of gravity exceeding the aft limit; 80 out of the 83 people on board die, at the time the worst air disaster in history.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 June 12 – An Air France Douglas DC-4 (F-BBDE) on a flight from Saigon to Paris crashes in the Arabian Sea while on approach to Bahrain Airport, killing 46 of 52 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 June 14 – An Air France Douglas DC-4, F-BBDM, crashes in the Arabian Sea while on approach to Bahrain Airport, killing 40 of 53 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 June 24 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501, a Douglas DC-4, with 58 people on board, disappears without a trace over Lake Michigan.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 June 26 – Australian National Airways Amana, a Douglas DC-4, crashes after takeoff from Perth Airport, killing all 29 people on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 August 31 – TWA Flight 903, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, crashes because of an engine fire, in the desert about  NNW of Cairo, Egypt; all 55 on board are killed in the worst ever accident involving the Lockheed L-749.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 October 31 – A British European Airways Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes on the runway at London Heathrow Airport in foggy weather; of the 30 on board, only a stewardess and a passenger survive.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 November 3 – Air India Flight 245, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, crashes into Mont Blanc in France; all 40 passengers and 8 crew are killed.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 November 13 – In the 1950 Tête de l'Obiou C-54 crash, a Douglas C-54 Skymaster operated by Curtiss Reid Flying Services crashes  from Grenoble, France, on the Tête de l'Obiou mountain; all 52 passengers and crew die.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 April 25 – Cubana de Aviación Flight 493, a Douglas DC-4 en route from Miami to Havana, collides in mid-air with a United States Navy Beech SNB-1 Kansan off Key West; all 43 aboard both aircraft are killed.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 June 22 – Pan Am Flight 151, a Lockheed L-049 Constellation en route from Accra, Ghana (then the Gold Coast Territory) to Monrovia, Liberia, crashes into a hill near Sanoye in Bong County, Liberia, 54 miles (86 km) from the airport; all 31 passengers and 6 crew members die.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 June 30 – United Airlines Flight 610, a Douglas DC-6, flies into a mountain in Larimer County, Colorado, due to a navigational error; all 45 passengers and 5 crew members are killed.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 July 21 – A Canadian Pacific Air Lines Douglas DC-4 disappears on a flight from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Tokyo, Japan; all 37 on board are presumed dead; the aircraft has never been found.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 August 24 – United Airlines Flight 615, a Douglas DC-6B, crashes near Decoto (now Union City, California), while on final approach to Oakland, California; all 44 passengers and 6 crew members die.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 November 15 – A LOT Polish Airlines Lisunov Li-2 crashes near Tuszyn shortly after takeoff due to engine failure, killing all 16 passengers and crew on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 December 16 – A Miami Airlines Curtiss C-46 Commando crashes at Elizabeth, New Jersey, after a loss of control following an engine fire, killing all 56 passengers and crew on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 December 29 – Continental Charters Flight 44-2, a Curtiss-Wright C-46, crashes into a ridge near Napoli, New York, while en route to Buffalo, New York; 3 crew members and 23 passengers die.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 January 22 – American Airlines Flight 6780, a Convair CV-240, crashes on approach to Newark, New Jersey, into dwellings in Elizabeth, New Jersey, killing 30 and leading to the Doolittle Commission recommendation for laws coordinating urban zoning to keep airport approach paths clear.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 February 11 – National Airlines Flight 101, a Douglas DC-6 crashed into an apartment building in Elizabeth, New Jersey two minutes after departing Newark Airport.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 March 3 – An Air France SNCASE Languedoc crashes on takeoff from Nice, France, due to jammed controls.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 April 11 – Pan Am Flight 526A, a Douglas DC-4, suffers engine failure and is forced to ditch in the Atlantic  north of San Juan, Puerto Rico; 52 of 69 on board die.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 April 28 – Pan Am Flight 202, a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, crashes after a propeller failure in a remote area of Brazil on its way from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to New York City via Rio de Janeiro; all 50 on board are killed in the worst ever accident involving the Boeing 377.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 June 28 – American Airlines Flight 910, a Douglas DC-6 carrying 55 passengers and 5 crew collides with a Temco Swift private plane on final approach to Dallas Love Field, killing both occupants of the Swift; the DC-6 lands safely with no injuries to the passengers or crew.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 August 12 – A Transportes Aéreos Nacional Douglas C-47A explodes in mid-air on a domestic flight in Brazil; all 24 on board die.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 December 6 – A Cubana de Aviación Douglas DC-4 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda after failing to gain altitude after takeoff, killing 37 of 41 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 January 5 – In the 1953 Nutts Corner Viking accident, a British European Airways Vickers Viking crashes on approach to Belfast-Nutts Corner Airport, killing 27 of the 31 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 February 2 – In the 1953 Skyways Avro York disappearance, a plane with 39 on board disappears over the North Atlantic.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 July 12 – Transocean Air Lines Flight 512, a Douglas DC-6A, crashes in the Pacific Ocean while en route from Wake Island to Honolulu, Hawaii.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 August 3 – Air France Flight 152, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation ditched into the Mediterranean Sea while en route from Rome to Beirut after break-away of an engine.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 September 1 – Air France Flight 178, a Lockheed Constellation, crashes into a mountain in southern France; all 42 on board are killed.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 September 16 – American Airlines Flight 723, a Convair 240, crashes while on approach to Albany Airport; all 28 passengers and crew die.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 October 29 – BCPA Flight 304, a Douglas DC-6B, crashes into King's Mountain, southeast of Half Moon Bay, California, on its approach to San Francisco International Airport, killing all 11 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet flying from Rome to London on the last leg of a flight from Singapore, disintegrates in mid-air, when metal fatigue from repeated pressurization cycles compromises the fuselage, killing the 29 passengers and six crew.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 March 13 – A BOAC Lockheed L-749A Constellation crashes as it attempts to land at Kallang Airport, Singapore; of the 40 passengers and crew on board, 33 are killed.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 April 8 – South African Airways Flight 201, a de Havilland Comet flying from Rome to Cairo bound for Johannesburg, disintegrates in mid-air, killing all 14 passengers and 7 crew; as in BOAC Flight 781, the cause is metal fatigue at stress risers at the corners of the square windows in the aluminum skin.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 July 23 – The 1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown: a Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 is attacked by two PLAAF La-7 fighters and crashes off Hainan Island, killing 10 of 19 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 September 5 – KLM Flight 633, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, ditches after takeoff from Shannon Airport in Ireland, killing 28 of 56 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 December 25 – In the 1954 Prestwick air disaster a British Overseas Airways Corporation Boeing 377 Stratocruiser crashes on landing at Prestwick Airport, Scotland, 28 of the 36 onboard killed.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 January 12 – TWA Flight 694, a Martin 2-0-2, collides with a privately owned Douglas DC-3 over Cincinnati, Ohio, killing all 15 on board both aircraft.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 February 19 – TWA Flight 260, a Martin 4-0-4, crashes into the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico, killing all 16 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 March 26 – Pan Am Flight 845/26, a Boeing 377, ditches into the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon coast, killing four of the 23 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 April 4 – A United Airlines Douglas DC-6 crashes after takeoff from Long Island MacArthur Airport, New York, killing all 3 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 April 11 – An Air India Lockheed L-749 Constellation named Kashmir Princess explodes under suspicious circumstances; 16 people are killed and three survive.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 July 27 – El Al Flight 402, a Lockheed L-049 Constellation, inadvertently strays over Bulgarian territory on its way from Vienna to Tel Aviv, and is shot down by two Bulgarian fighter aircraft, killing all 58 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 October 6 – United Airlines Flight 409, a Douglas DC-4, crashes into Medicine Bow Peak near Centennial, Wyoming, killing all 66 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 November 1 – United Airlines Flight 629, a Douglas DC-6B, is bombed by Jack Gilbert Graham over Longmont, Colorado; all 44 on board are killed.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 February 18 – The 1956 Scottish Airlines Malta air disaster: a Scottish Airlines Avro York crashes near Żurrieq, Malta due to pilot error, killing all 50 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 April 1 – TWA Flight 400, a Martin 4-0-4, crashes on takeoff at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, killing 22 of the 36 on board; 14 survive.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 April 2 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2, a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, ditches into Puget Sound after takeoff from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport after the cowl flaps are incorrectly set for takeoff; four passengers and a flight attendant die.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 June 20 – Linea Aeropostal Flight 253, a Lockheed L-1049 Constellation, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 June 24 – In the 1956 BOAC Argonaut accident, a Canadair C-4 Argonaut, crashes shortly after taking off from Kano Airport, Nigeria, into a thunderstorm, killing 32 of the 38 passengers and 3 of the seven crew.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 June 30 – The 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision between United Airlines Flight 718, a DC-7 and TWA Flight 2, a Lockheed Constellation, over the Grand Canyon, kills all 128 aboard both aircraft; operating under Visual Flight Rules, the planes fail to see each other and collide; the Federal Aviation Administration is created in the aftermath.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 July 9 – Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 304, a Vickers Viscount, sheds a propeller blade over Flat Rock, Michigan; the blade penetrates the passenger cabin, killing one of 35 aboard; this is the first known case of a turboprop shedding a blade in passenger service.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 October 16 – Pan Am Flight 6, a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, is forced to ditch in the Pacific Ocean between Hawai'i and San Francisco; all 31 on board are rescued by a nearby United States Coast Guard ship.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 November 7 – Braathens SAFE Flight 253, a de Havilland Heron, crashes into Hummelfjell mountain near Tolga, Norway, killing two of 12 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 November 27 – Linea Aeropostal Flight 253, a Lockheed L-749 Constellation, crashes while on approach to Caracas International Airport, killing all 25 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 December 9 – Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board; the wreckage is found several months later.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 Aboard are four members of the Canadian Football League Saskatchewan Roughriders, and former Iowa Hawkeye Outland Trophy winner Cal Jones.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 February 1 – Northeast Airlines Flight 823, a Douglas DC-6, crashes during a snowstorm shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport; twenty of the 101 occupants die.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 March 14 – British European Airways Flight 411, a Vickers Viscount, crashes while on approach to Manchester Airport, killing all 20 on board and 2 on the ground.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 May 1 – In the 1957 Blackbushe Viking accident, an Eagle Aviation Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes after engine failure at Blackbushe Airport; of the 35 on board, only a passenger survives.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 July 16 – KLM Flight 844, a Lockheed Super Constellation, crashes after takeoff from Biak-Mokmer Airport, Indonesia, killing 58 of 68 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 August 11 – Maritime Central Airways Flight 315, a Douglas DC-4, crashes near Issoudun, Quebec after encountering turbulence in a thunderstorm, killing all 79 passengers and crew on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 November 8 – Pan Am Flight 7, a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, disappears between San Francisco and Honolulu; small pieces of wreckage and human remains are found almost a week later by the United States Navy; all 44 on board are believed to have been killed; incapacitation of the crew by carbon dioxide fire extinguishing agent is a suspected cause of the crash.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 November 15 – In the 1957 Aquila Airways Solent crash, a flying boat crashes near Chessell, Isle of Wight, UK, due to engine failure, killing 45 out of the 58 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 February 6 – In the Munich air disaster, a British European Airways Airspeed Ambassador operating as Flight 609 crashes while attempting a take off in a snowstorm from Munich-Riem Airport, killing 23 of 44 passenger and crew members on board including eight Manchester United footballers.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 February 27 – In the Winter Hill air disaster, a Silver City Airways Bristol 170 Freighter travelling from the Isle of Man to Manchester Ringway Airport crashes into Winter Hill, Lancashire, killing 35 people and injuring seven.
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1919 – 1959 
 April 6 – Capital Airlines Flight 67, a Vickers 745D Viscount, crashes at Tri-City Airport (now MBS International Airport) near Freeland, Michigan, killing all 47 passengers and crew; an undiscovered ice buildup on the wing and windy conditions are possible causes.