List of disasters in Antarctica by death toll


The following is a list of all known disasters in Antarctica which have resulted in fatalities. It includes disasters which happened on land, as well as in the waters surrounding the continent.
YearTypeFatalitiesIncidentLocationComments-
1819Accident – Shipwreck644San TelmoDrake Passage, Southern Ocean-
1979Accident – Aircraft257Air New Zealand Flight 901Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica-
2019Accident – Aircraft382019 Chilean Air Force C-130 crashDrake Passage, AntarcticaAircraft lost en route from Chile to Teniente R. Marsh Airport, King George Island-
2010Accident – Shipwreck22South Korean trawler Insung Ross Sea, near the McMurdo Station5 confirmed dead, 17 missing and presumed dead-
1976Accident – Aircraft11Livingston Island plane crashLivingston Island, Antarctica-
1985Accident – Aircraft10Nelson Island plane crashNelson Island, Antarctica-
1823Accident – Shipwreck7Schooner JennyDrake Passage, Southern OceanMost likely a legend-
1958Accident – Aircraft7Cape Hallett Bay plane crashCape Hallett Bay, Antarctica6 survivors-
1966Accident – Aircraft6Ross Ice Shelf plane crashRoss Ice Shelf, Antarctica-
1986Accident – Aircraft6Philippi Glacier plane crashPhilippi Glacier, Antarctica-
1961Accident – Aircraft5Wilkes Station plane crashWilkes Station, Antarctica-
1956Accident – Aircraft4McMurdo Station plane crashMcMurdo Station, Antarctica4 survivors-
1994Accident – Aircraft4Rothera Research Station plane crashnear the Rothera Research Station, Antarctica-
2010Accident – Aircraft4Terre Adélie helicopter crashnear the Dumont d'Urville Station, Terre Adélie, Antarctica-
1946Accident – Aircraft3Antarctica PBM Mariner crashThurston Island, Antarctica-
1958Accident – Aircraft3Marguerite Bay plane crashMarguerite Bay, Antarctica4 survivors
1965Accident – Tractor3Tractor falls into creviceMilorgknausane nunataks, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica-
1989Accident – Aircraft3Mirny Station plane crashMirny Station, Antarctica-
1999Accident – Aircraft3Terre Adélie helicopter crashnear the Dumont d'Urville Station, Terre Adélie, Antarctica-
2013Accident – Aircraft3Mount Elizabeth plane crashMount Elizabeth, Antarctica-
2012Accident – Shipwreck3Jeong Woo 2 Ross Sea, near the McMurdo Station3 missing were presumed dead, 7 burn injuries, 2 serious-
1929Accident – Aircraft2Whaler scouting flight crashwest of Scott Island, Antarctica-
1948Accident – Fire 2Hope Bay fireBase D, Hope Bay, Graham Land, Antarctica1 survivor-
1959Accident – Aircraft2Marble Point plane crashMarble Point, Antarctica3 survivors-
1969Accident – Aircraft2Mount McLennan helicopter crashTaylor Valley, Antarctica6 survivors-
1987Accident – Aircraft2D-59 plane crash1390 km northwest of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica11 survivors-
2008Accident – Aircraft2Neumayer-Station III helicopter crashnear Neumayer-Station III, Antarctica3 survivors-
2012Accident – Fire 2Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station fireComandante Ferraz Antarctic Base, Antarctica1 minor burn injury-
2018Accident – TBD2TBDMcMurdo Station, AntarcticaThe accident is currently under investigation-
2008Accident – Fire 1Progress Station fireProgress Station, Antarctica2 serious burn injuries-
2016Accident - Snowmobile1McMurdo Shear Zone AccidentMcMurdo Shear Zone, Antarctica-