This is a list of aviation-related events from 1959.
The deadliest crash of this year was TWA Flight 891, a Lockheed L-1649 Starliner which crashed shortly after takeoff from Milan, Italy on 26 June, killing all 68 people on board.
Aviation accidents and incidents in 1959 (1959)
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Jan 11 Jan 16 Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205 Feb 3 Feb 3 Clear Lake crash ("The Day the Music Died") Feb 3 Feb 17 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash Apr 23 May 12 Jun 22 Jun 26 Jun 30 Aug 15 Aug 19 Transair Douglas Dakota accident Sep 24 Sep 29 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 16 Nov 16 Nov 21 Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 202 Dec 1 Dec 4 Dec 13 | |
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