Coulson Aviation crash
An Boeing 737-300 owned by Coulson Aviation used as an air tanker, crashes at Fitzgerald River National Park in the Great Southern Region in Western Australia while fighting multiple fires. Both occupants onboard survive but sustain minor injuries.
Yeti Airlines Flight 691
An ATR 72-500 with registration 9N-ANC, operating a domestic flight from Tribhuvan International Airport to Pokhara Airport crashed near Pokhara, Nepal. There were 68 passengers and four crew members. All 72 people were killed in the crash.
Gold Coast mid-air collision
Two Eurocopter EC130 helicopters operated by Sea World Helicopters undertaking tourist trips collide over the city of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. There are 4 fatalities and 9 survivors.
LATAM Perú Flight 2213
An A320neo-271N taking off from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Juliaca, collided with a fire engine that was crossing the runway, killing two firefighters and injuring a third. All 102 passengers and 6 crew aboard escaped unharmed.
Precision Air Flight 494
An ATR 42-500 flying a domestic flight from Dar Es Salaam, crash landed into Lake Victoria while attempting to land at Bukoba Airport, Tanzania. Of the 43 people on board, 19 were reportedly killed.
Korean Air Flight 631
An Airbus A330-300 flying from Seoul-Incheon International Airport, overshot the runway on its third landing attempt at Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Philippines due to poor weather condition. There are no injuries among the 176 passengers and crew but the aircraft is damaged beyond repair alongside the ILS systems at the airport.
Baltic Sea Cessna crash
A cessna citation 551 crashes due to unknown reasons into the Baltic sea. The plane was intercepted an was described as: "it entered a spiral". So far it was only found debris and oil on the water, but no sign of any survivors.
Meridian Flight 3032
An Antonov An-12 carrying weapons and ammunition cargo from Niš, Serbia to Dhaka, Bangladesh, crashes near Kavala in Greece, killing all 8 on board.
Red Air Flight 203
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating a flight from Santo Domingo to Miami catches fire at Miami International Airport after landing due to the landing gear collapsing causing a runway excursion. There were three minor injuries among the 140 passengers and crew on board. The aircraft was written off.
Tara Air Flight 197
A De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating a flight from Pokhara to Jomsom, Nepal, crashes in poor weather conditions, killing all 22 on board.
Tibet Airlines Flight 9833
An Airbus A319-100, aborts a take-off from Chongqing and veers off the runway. A fire erupts, but all 122 occupants evacuate safely.
DHL Aero Expreso Flight 7216
A Boeing 757-27A PCF suffered hydraulic issues and overran the runway during an emergency landing, breaking in two. Nobody was seriously injured.
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735
A Boeing 737-800 operating a domestic flight from Kunming to Guangzhou, China, crashes into a mountainous region in Guangxi. The aircraft was carrying 132 occupants.
AB Aviation Flight 1103
A Cessna 208D Grand Caravan operating a flight from Moroni to Mohéli, Comoros, crashes into the ocean while enroute. All 14 occupants aboard are killed.
Piedade de Caratinga Beechcraft King Air crash
A Beechcraft King Air C-90B of PEC Aviation crashes 4 kilometers on approach to the Caratinga Airport, at Piedade de Caratinga, near Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing all 5 people on board. Among the victims was the Brazilian singer Marília Mendonça.
Grodno Aviakompania Antonov An-12 crash
An An-12 of Grodno Aviakompania crashes whilst attempting to land at Irkutsk International Airport, Russia whilst operating a cargo flight. All 9 aboard are killed.
An-26 of Optimum Aviation
An An-26 of Optimum Aviation crashes shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport, South Sudan whilst operating a cargo flight. All 5 crew members are killed.
2021 Houston MD-87 crash
In the 2021 Houston MD-87 crash, a McDonnell Douglas MD-87 aircraft crashes on take-off from Houston Executive Airport, Houston, Texas. All 21 people on board survive.
Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51
A Let L-410 operating a domestic flight from Irkutsk to Kazachinskoye, Russia, crashes in a forest about 4 km short of the runway when it is attempting to land for a second time in heavy fog. 4 of the 16 occupants are killed and the 12 survivors are seriously injured.
Siberian Light Aviation Flight 42
An Antonov An-28 operating a domestic flight from Kedrovy to Tomsk, Russia, makes a crash landing after takeoff, injuring 2 of the 18 passengers and crew on board.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise Flight 251
Antonov An-26 operating a domestic flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana, Russia, crashes on approach. All 22 passengers and 6 crew are killed.
Transair Flight 810
A Boeing 737-200C operating a domestic cargo flight in Hawaii between Honolulu, Oahu and the neighbouring island of Maui, suffers engine failure shortly after takeoff and ditches in the sea. Both pilots survive with injuries.
Ryanair Flight 4978
A Boeing 737-800 operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lithuania, is forced to land at Minsk, Belarus, escorted by a Belarusian Air Force MiG-29. Activist Roman Pratasevich, who was on board the aircraft, is arrested.
Key Lime Air Flight 970
A Swearingen SA226 Metroliner operating a cargo flight, suffers a midair collision with a Cirrus SR22 on final approach to Denver’s Centennial Airport. The aircraft manages to make an emergency landing whilst the Cirrus crash-lands in a nearby field. All 3 people aboard the two aircraft survive.
South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410 Turbolet crashes
A South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410 Turbolet crashes whilst operating a domestic flight from Pieri to Yuai, South Sudan. All 8 passengers and 2 crew are killed.
United Airlines Flight 328
A Boeing 777-200, suffers an uncontained engine failure while climbing out of Denver International Airport. Debris from the engine falls into Denver neighborhoods. No injuries are reported.
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Boeing 737-500 operating a domestic flight, crashed shortly after departure from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia.
South West Aviation Antonov An-26
A South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crashes in a residential area after taking off for a charter cargo flight from Juba International Airport, South Sudan, killing at least 7 persons.
Air India Express Flight 1344
Crashes in Karipur International Airport (Kozhikode), Kerala, India after skidding off the runway, killing both pilots and 17 passengers.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303
An Airbus A320 enroute to Karachi from Lahore crashed in a residential neighborhood in Karachi minutes before attempted landing at Jinnah International Airport. There were 107 people onboard.
Southwest Airlines Flight 1392
A Boeing 737-700, strikes a man on landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, Texas. The man is killed but no one on the aircraft is hurt.
East African Express Airways Brasilia crash
An East African Express Airways Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia crashes after being fired upon by Ethiopian ground forces during a charter cargo flight carrying pandemic relief supplies to Berdale, Somalia; all four passengers and two crew are killed.
Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193
A Boeing 737-800 operating a domestic flight from Izmir to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, overruns the runway on landing and drops down an embankment, breaking into several pieces. Of the 183 passengers and crew on board, 3 are killed and 179 are injured.
Caspian Airlines Flight 6936
McDonnell Douglas MD-83, flying a domestic flight from Tehran, Iran overruns the runway on landing at Mahshahr Airport, Iran. The aircraft comes to a stop on a road injuring 2 of the 144 passengers and crew onboard.
Delta Air Lines Flight 89
Delta Air Lines Flight 89, a Boeing 777-200 operated by Delta Air Lines dumps fuel over schools due to a compressor stall injuring 56.
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
Boeing 737-800 bound for Kyiv, Ukraine, crashes shortly after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, Iran, after being hit by a surface-to-air missile launched by Iranian military forces; all 176 on board are killed.
Bek Air Flight 2100
A Fokker 100 operating a domestic flight in Kazakhstan, crashes on takeoff from Almaty International Airport, killing 12 of the 98 people on board and injuring 54.
Busy Bee Congo crash
A Busy Bee Dornier Do 228 crashes into a densely populated area shortly after takeoff from Goma International Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all 19 occupants of the aircraft and 10 people on the ground.
PenAir Flight 3296
Saab 2000 flying from Anchorage, Alaska, United States, to Amaknak Island off the Alaskan coast, overshoots the runway after landing in erratic wind conditions, critically injuring three of the 42 people on board, one of whom dies the next day.
Ukraine Air Alliance Flight 4050
Antonov An-12 en route from Spain to Turkey, crashes on approach to its intermediate stopover at Lviv International Airport in Ukraine, due to fuel exhaustion; five of the eight occupants are killed and the three survivors are seriously injured.
Ural Airlines Flight 178
Airbus A321 bound for Simferopol, Crimea, suffers a double bird strike immediately after takeoff from Zhukovsky International Airport in Moscow, Russia, and performs an emergency belly landing in a cornfield; 74 of the 233 people on board are injured.
Angara Airlines Flight 200
Antonov An-24 operating a domestic flight in Russia, suffers an in-flight engine failure and lands at Nizhneangarsk Airport where it overshoots the runway and crashes into a building; all 43 passengers survive but two of the four crew members are killed.
Alaska mid-air collision
A Taquan Air de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Otter floatplane collides in mid-air with a Mountain Air Service de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane, while both are operating sightseeing flights over George Inlet, Alaska, United States; the DHC-2 pilot and all four passengers are killed; the DHC-3 makes an emergency water landing with the loss of one of its 10 passengers.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 60
Bombardier Q400 inbound from Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh, overshoots the runway in bad weather at Yangon International Airport, Myanmar; all 33 people on board survive but 18 are injured.
Aeroflot Flight 1492
Sukhoi Superjet 100 operating a domestic flight in Russia, suffers an inflight emergency shortly after departing from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, and returns to the airport where it burns out after landing; 41 of the 78 people on board perish.
Miami Air Flight 293
Boeing 737-81Q operating a flight from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to Florida, United States, overshoots the runway on landing at Naval Air Station Jacksonville during a thunderstorm; all 143 passengers and crew survive the accident.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
Boeing 737 MAX 8 bound for Nairobi, Kenya, crashes near Bishoftu, Ethiopia, shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa's Bole International Airport, due to a potential design flaw in the flight control system; all 157 people on board perish.
Colombia DC-3 crash
A Laser Aéreo Douglas DC-3 crashes while attempting to land at La Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio, Colombia, killing all 11 passengers and three crew members on board the aircraft.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 147
Boeing 737-800 flying from Bangladesh to Dubai, undergoes an attempted hijacking and makes an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong; all passengers are safely evacuated and the perpetrator is shot dead by Bangladeshi special forces.
Atlas Air Flight 3591
A Boeing 767 en route from Miami, Florida, to Houston, Texas, United States, crashes into Trinity Bay on approach to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, killing both crew members and the single passenger on board.
Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crash
A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes after overshooting the runway at Fath Air Base in Iran, when the crew attempts to land at the wrong airport; 15 of the 16 people on board lose their lives.
Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256
Boeing 757-200, crash lands after returning to Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana, after suffering a hydraulic failure 45 minutes after takeoff en route to Toronto. All on board initially survive, but one passenger dies a week later due to injuries sustained in the crash.
Lion Air Flight 610
Boeing 737 MAX 8, crashes into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta en route to Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia. All 181 passengers and eight crew are killed.
Air Niugini Flight 73
Boeing 737-800, lands short of the runway and comes to rest in a lagoon at Chuuk International Airport in the Federated States of Micronesia, one passenger dies whilst 34 passengers and 12 crew escape without serious injuries.
Yirol Let L-410 Turbolet crash
A Let L-410 Turbolet crashes into a lake in Yirol, South Sudan, killing 20 of the 23 passengers and crew on board.
Utair Flight 579
Boeing 737-800, overshoots the runway and catches fire while landing in Sochi International Airport, injuring 18 people. One airport employee dies of a heart attack.
Xiamen Airlines Flight 8667
Boeing 737-800, crash-lands at Ninoy Aquino International Airport amidst heavy monsoon rains while landing runway 06/24. The aircraft skids off the end of the runway. All 157 passengers and eight crew are unharmed.
Horizon Air Q400 incident
A Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft registered N449QX, is stolen from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport with no passengers on board and later crashes on Ketron Island, killing the sole occupant.
Ju-Air Junkers Ju 52 crash
A Ju-Air Junkers Ju 52 crashes near Piz Segnas, Switzerland, killing all 20 on board.
Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431
Embraer ERJ-190AR, crashes into wooded terrain in Durango shortly after take-off from Durango International Airport. The aircraft is destroyed, but all 99 passengers and four crew survive.
Air Vanuatu Flight 241
ATR 72-500, skids off the runway after a flight from Tanna to Port Villa, Vanuatu. 13 of the 43 people on board suffer minor injuries.
UY Aviation King Air C90 crash
A Beechcraft King Air C90 crashes at Jagruti Nagar, India, killing all four people on the aircraft and one person on the ground.
Cubana de Aviación Flight 972
Boeing 737-200/Adv, crashes shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba. 112 of the 113 passengers and crew are killed; the sole survivor is seriously injured.
Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633
Airbus A319-100, makes an emergency landing at China's Chengdu Shuangliu Airport after part of the cockpit windshield fails; all 128 passengers and crew survive the incident.
Southwest Airlines Flight 1380
Boeing 737-700 en route over Bernville, Pennsylvania, suffers an engine failure at cruise altitude. Some debris enters the fuselage, causing substantial damage to the aircraft and loss of cabin pressure. The crew safely diverts to Philadelphia International Airport. One passenger is killed; another seven are injured.
US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211
Bombardier Q400 on an international flight from Dhaka to Nepal, crashes at Tribhuvan International Airport; 52 of the 71 people on board are killed.
Iran Bombardier Challenger crash
A Bombardier Challenger 604 private jet crashes in the Zagros Mountains, Iran, killing all 11 people on board.
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704
An ATR 72-200 on a domestic flight in Iran, crashes into the Zagros Mountains killing all 60 passengers and six crew members on board.
Saratov Airlines Flight 703
An Antonov An-148 crashes shortly after taking off from Domodedovo International Airport, Russia. All 71 passengers and crew are killed.
Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622
Boeing 737-800, skids off the end of the runway at Trabzon Airport, Turkey and comes to rest on a cliff. All 168 passengers and crew survive without injury. The aircraft is written off.
Nature Air Flight 9916
Cessna 208 Caravan crashes shortly after takeoff from Punta Islita Airport, Costa Rica. All 12 passengers and crew on board are killed.
West Wind Aviation Flight 280
ATR 42-300, crashes shortly after takeoff from Fond-du-Lac Airport, Saskatchewan, Canada. Of the 25 passengers and crew on board, all initially survive, but one passenger dies of his injuries in the hospital 12 days later.
Khabarovsk Airlines Flight 463
Let L-410 Turbolet, crashes short of the runway at Nelkan Airport in Russia, killing four of the five passengers and both crew members.
Valan International Antonov An-26 crash
In the 2017 Valan International Antonov An-26 crash, an Antonov An-26 crashes into the sea just short of Abidjan's Félix Houphouët Boigny International Airport, Ivory Coast. Four of the ten occupants are killed.
Air France Flight 66
Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure and makes an emergency landing at Goose Bay Airport, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. No one is killed or injured.
Air Canada Flight 759
Airbus A320, nearly lands on a taxiway occupied by four jets at SFO 28R. No one is killed or injured.
Summit Air (Nepal) Flight 409
Let L-410 operating a cargo flight crashes short of Lukla Airport, Nepal in poor visibility. Two of the three crew members are killed, one of whom dies later in hospital.
Aerogaviota Antonov An-26 crash
An Antonov An-26 crashes into a mountain whilst on a military charter flight from Gustavo Rizo Airport, Cuba. All eight on board are killed.
Peruvian Airlines Flight 112
Boeing 737-300, is burnt out following the collapse of the landing gear at Francisco Carle Airport, Jauja. All 150 people on board survive.
South Supreme Airlines Antonov An-26 crash
In the 2017 South Supreme Airlines Antonov An-26 crash, an Antonov An-26 crashes on landing at Wau Airport, South Sudan. All 40 passengers and five crew members survive.
Turkish Airlines Flight 6491
Boeing 747-400F, crashes into a residential area upon attempting landing in thick fog in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The four crew members and 35 people on the ground are killed.
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209
Airbus A320-214, is hijacked by two Gaddafi supporters and forced to land at Malta Airport. After several hours, all passengers and crew are released and the hijackers surrender.
Aerosucre Flight 157
Boeing 727-200, crashes while failing to take off from Puerto Carreño en route to Bogota, Colombia. Only one survives of the six crew members on board.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661
ATR-42-500, crashes at Havelian while en route from Chitral to Islamabad. All 42 passengers and five crew members are killed in the accident.
LaMia Flight 2933
An Avro RJ85 crashes at Cerro Gordo en route to Medellín, Colombia. It was carrying the Brazilian football team Chapecoense. Only six survive among 77 passengers and crew.
Alfa Indonesia DHC-4 crash
A DHC-4T Turbo Caribou operating a cargo flight to Ilaga Airport, Indonesia crashes in the Ilaga Pass. All four crew members are killed.
FedEx Express Flight 910
McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F, skids off the runway after the landing gear collapses on landing at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport; the left wing is severely damaged in a post-crash fire but both pilots survive.
American Airlines Flight 383
Boeing 767-300ER, suffers an uncontained engine failure and fire at Chicago O'Hare Airport. Twenty of the 170 people on board suffer injuries.
Southwest Airlines Flight 3472
Boeing 737 suffers an uncontained engine failure over the Gulf of Mexico causing substantial damage to the aircraft and loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft lands safely at Pensacola International Airport, there are no injuries among the 104 on board.
ASL Airlines Hungary Flight 7332
Boeing 737 overruns a runway on landing at Orio al Serio International Airport; both pilots survive.
Emirates Flight 521
Boeing 777-300 lands wheels-up at Dubai International Airport. Shortly after landing, the plane bursts into flames. All 300 passengers and crew escape from the aircraft unharmed; one firefighter is killed by an explosion.
Singapore Airlines Flight 368
Boeing 777-300ER, suffers an engine fire at Singapore Changi Airport after returning due to a fuel leak. All 241 passengers and crew are unharmed.
Korean Air Flight 2708
Boeing 777-300, suffers an engine failure and resulting fire while taxiing for takeoff at Haneda Airport; all 319 passengers and crew are evacuated although 12 are injured.
EgyptAir Flight 804
Airbus A320, crashes into the eastern Mediterranean Sea after a series of sharp descending turns. All 56 passengers and 10 crew are killed.
Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 crash
Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 cargo plane crashes after an engine failure, killing seven and injuring two.
CHC Helikopter Service Flight 241
In the 2016 Turøy helicopter crash, a Eurocopter EC225L Super Puma helicopter crashes near Turøy, an island off the coast of Norway. All 13 passengers and crew are killed.
Batik Air Flight 7703
Boeing 737-800, collides with an ATR 42 on the runway at Halim Perdanakusma Airport in Jakarta. Both aircraft are substantially damaged. All 60 on board survive.
EgyptAir Flight 181
Airbus A320, is hijacked and forcibly diverted to Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus. All passengers and crew are released unharmed.
Flydubai Flight 981
Boeing 737-800, crashes while landing at Rostov-on-Don, Russia, in poor weather. All 62 people on board are killed.
True Aviation An-26 crash
Antonov An-26 crashes into the sea whilst trying to return to Cox's Bazar Airport, Bangladesh after an engine failure. Three of the four crew are killed.
Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL crash
In the 2016 Air Kasthamandap crash, an Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL crash-lands in Nepal, killing the two crew members and injuring nine passengers.
Tara Air Flight 193
Viking Air-built DHC-6 Twin Otter, flies into a storm and crashes into a mountainside at Dana, Myagdi district, Nepal, killing all 23 on board.
Daallo Airlines Flight 159
An Airbus A321 suffers an explosion shortly after taking off from Aden Adde International Airport, Somalia. Two people are injured and one, the suspected suicide bomber, is killed after falling from the aircraft.
West Air Sweden Flight 294
Bombardier CRJ200 cargo freighter, crashes while in cruise near Akkajaure in Sweden. Both crew members on board are killed.
Services Air Airbus A310 crash
An Airbus A310-300F overshoots the runway at Mbuji-Mayi Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo due to a brake failure. The five crew survive but eight on the ground are killed.
Avia Traffic Company Flight 768
Boeing 737-300, touches down hard at Osh Airport injuring 8, and causing all landing gears to be ripped off. The aircraft skids off the runway and the left engine is ripped off.
Juba An-12 crash
An Allied Services Ltd. Antonov An-12 crashes near the White Nile shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport, killing 37 of 39 on board.
Metrojet Flight 9268
An Airbus A321 explodes in mid-air over the Sinai Peninsula due to a terrorist bomb, 23 minutes after takeoff from Sharm-El-Sheikh, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board.
Dynamic Airways Flight 405
Boeing 767-200, erupts in flames while preparing for take-off at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. All 101 passengers and crew on board survive, but 21 people are injured.
Aviastar Flight 7503
DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashes on a mountain 11 minutes after take-off over Palopo, Indonesia, killing all 10 passengers and crew on board.
British Airways Flight 2276
A Boeing 777-200 aborts takeoff at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, NV following an engine fire. All 189 passengers and crew are evacuated safely.
Senegal mid-air collision
Boeing 737-800 collides in a mid-air with a BAe 125 air ambulance operated by Senegalair over eastern Senegal. The BAe 125 crashes in the Atlantic killing all seven on board, while the 737 lands safely without any injuries to those on board.
Trigana Air Flight 267
An ATR-42 crashes while en route from Sentani Airport, to Oskibil Airport in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua. All 49 passengers and five crew members are killed in the crash in the worst aviation accident ever involving the ATR-42.
Turkish Airlines Flight 1878
An Airbus A320 is severely damaged in a landing accident at Atatürk International Airport. All 102 passengers and crew on board are evacuated without injury.
Asiana Airlines Flight 162
Airbus A320, crashes short of the runway and hits a localizer while landing at Hiroshima Airport, en route from Seoul. All 82 passengers and crew on board survive, but 27 are injured.
Carson Air Flight 66
Swearingen Metro II crashes into a mountain en route to Prince George Airport, British Columbia. Both crew members are killed.
Air Canada Flight 624
An Airbus A320 crashes short of the runway and hits power lines while landing at Stanfield International Airport, en route from Toronto. All 138 passengers and crew on board survive, with 23 treated for minor injuries.
Germanwings Flight 9525
Airbus A320 crashes in southern France en route from Barcelona, Spain to Düsseldorf, Germany as a result of a deliberate act by the first officer. All 144 passengers and six crew on board the aircraft die in the crash.
Delta Air Lines Flight 1086
A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 skids off the runway at LaGuardia Airport and crashes into a fence, coming inches from Flushing Bay. Several people are injured, but there are no fatalities.
TransAsia Airways Flight 235
An ATR-72, stalls on takeoff and crashes into the Keelung River in Taiwan after striking the Huandong Viaduct and a passing taxi. 43 of the 58 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
Airbus A320 en route from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore, crashes into waters off Borneo, killing all 155 passengers and seven crew on board.
Skyway Enterprises Flight 7101
A Short 360 operating a charter flight for FedEx crashes into Maho Bay shortly after takeoff from Princess Juliana International Airport, Saint Martin. Both crew members are killed.
Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915
HESA IrAn-140 (an Antonov An-140 built under license) crashes shortly after takeoff from Mehrabad International Airport, Iran, killing 39 of the 48 people on board.
Air Algérie Flight 5017
A chartered Swiftair McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operating for Air Algérie en route from Burkina Faso to Algiers, crashes in the northern Mali desert after disappearing from radar approximately 50 minutes after takeoff, killing all 110 passengers and six crew members on board.
TransAsia Airways Flight 222
An ATR-72 en route from Kaohsiung to Penghu, Taiwan, crashes during go-around, killing 48 of the 58 people on board.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
A Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, is shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board in the deadliest civilian airliner shootdown incident.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
A Boeing 777 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board, disappears from radar over the Gulf of Thailand. A wing part was later found in Réunion.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702
Boeing 767 is hijacked by the co-pilot while en route from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Rome, Italy, but lands safely at Geneva, Switzerland. All 202 passengers and crew aboard are unharmed.
Nepal Airlines Flight 183
De Havilland Canada DHC-6, crashes near Khidim about 74 kilometres southwest of Pokhara, Nepal, killing all 18 people on board.
LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470
Embraer 190 en route from Maputo International Airport, Mozambique, to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Angola crashes into Bwabwata National Park in northern Namibia, killing all 33 people on board.
Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363
Boeing 737, crashes at Kazan International Airport, Russia, during a go-around, killing all 50 people on board.
Lao Airlines Flight 301
ATR-72 crashes shortly before landing at Pakse International Airport under adverse weather conditions, killing all 44 passengers and five crew on board.
Associated Aviation Flight 361
An Embraer 120 crashes shortly after takeoff from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, killing 15 people on board.
UPS Airlines Flight 1354
Airbus A300 freighter, crashes short of the runway on approach to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, killing the two crew on board.
Southwest Airlines Flight 345
Boeing 737 hard landing at La Guardia in New York. Resulted in collapsed landing gear and total airframe loss. Multiple injuries. No fatalities.
Rediske Air DHC-3 Otter crash
A de Havilland Canada DHC-3 operated by Rediske Air crashes on approach to Soldotna Airport, Alaska, killing all 10 people on board.
Asiana Airlines Flight 214
Boeing 777, crashes short of the runway on landing at San Francisco International Airport, killing three of 307 on board and injuring 182. The crash was the first fatal accident involving the Boeing 777.
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6517
Xian MA60 crashes on landing at El Tari Airport, Indonesia, injuring five people.
Nepal Airlines Flight 555
De Havilland Canada DHC-6, overruns the runway on landing at Jomsom Airport, Nepal, injuring seven people.
National Airlines Flight 102
Boeing 747 freighter, stalls and crashes shortly after takeoff from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, due to load shifting, killing all seven crew members on board.
Lion Air Flight 904
Boeing 737 carrying 101 passengers and seven crew members, crashes into the ocean while attempting to land at Ngurah Rai International Airport on the Indonesian island of Bali, injuring 46 people.
ACE Air Cargo Flight 51
Beechcraft 1900C-1 crashes into a mountain whilst on approach into Dillingham Municipal Airport, Alaska. Both crew and the passengers were killed.
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Fokker 50 crash
In poor weather conditions on approach to Goma International Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all five crew and one of the four passengers.
South Airlines Flight 8971
An Antonov An-24 crash-lands in dense fog at Donetsk International Airport, Ukraine, killing five of 52 people on board.
SCAT Airlines Flight 760
Bombardier CRJ200, crashes in thick fog on approach to Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan, killing all 16 passengers and five crew on board.
Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268
Tupolev Tu-204 on a re-positioning flight, overruns the runway on landing at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport, then breaks apart and catches fire; five of the eight crew on board are killed in the first fatal accident involving the Tu-204.
Air Bagan Flight 11
Fokker 100 crash-lands on a road near Heho Airport, Myanmar, killing one on board, one on the ground and injuring 11.
Amazon Sky An-26 crash
The 2012 Amazon Sky An-26 crash kills a crew of four, when the aircraft hits the ground while crossing the Andes.
Aéro-Service Ilyushin Il-76 crash
An Ilyushin Il-76T freighter crashes short of runway threshold on approach to Maya–Maya Airport, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, in bad weather, killing all six aboard, 26 on the ground, and injuring 14.
Sita Air Flight 601
Dornier Do 228, crashes on the bank of the Manohara River, Kathmandu, Nepal, after a bird strike, killing all 19 on board.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251
An Antonov An-28 crashes in Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, killing 10 of the 14 passengers and crew on board.
Sudan Antonov An-26 crash
An Alfa Airlines Antonov An-24-100 crashes in the Nuba mountain range near Talodi, Sudan, on approach to Talodi Airstrip, killing all 32 people on board.
Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554
Six people attempt to hijack Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554, an Embraer E-190, 10 minutes after takeoff; passengers and crew are able to restrain the hijackers until the aircraft makes an emergency landing; of the 101 on board, two hijackers die and 11 passengers and crew are injured; this is China's first serious hijacking attempt since 1990.
Dana Air Flight 992
A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 carrying 147 passengers and six crew members crashes in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria, on approach to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, killing all on board and 10 more people on the ground.
Allied Air Flight 111
A Boeing 727 overruns the runway on landing at Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana, and crashes through a fence; the aircraft then hits a bus on a nearby road; all four crew survive but 12 are killed on the ground.
Agni Air Dornier 228 crash
Dornier Do 228 crashes near Jomsom Airport, Nepal, during a go-around; of the 21 on board, six survive.
Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash
Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashes into Mount Salak, Indonesia, on an exhibition flight, killing all 45 passengers and crew on board.
Bhoja Air Flight 213
A Boeing 737 crashes near Chaklala airbase, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in bad weather, killing all 127 people on board.
UTair Flight 120
An ATR-72, crashes shortly after takeoff from Roshchino International Airport, Tyumen, Russia, killing 31 of the 43 passengers and crew on board.
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16
A Boeing 767 performs a belly landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport after its landing gear failed to deploy; all 220 passengers and 11 crew members survive without injuries.
Iran Air Flight 742
A Boeing 727 en route from Moscow, Russia, to Tehran, Iran, lands without nose gear at Mehrabad International Airport; all 94 passengers and 14 crew members survive without injuries.
Moremi Air Cessna 208 crash
A Cessna 208 Grand Caravan crashes shortly after taking off from Xakanaka Airstrip, Botswana. The pilot and seven passengers are killed, with four passengers surviving the crash.
Airlines PNG Flight 1600
A de Havilland Canada DHC-8, crashes near the mouth of the Gogol River, Papua New Guinea, killing 28 of 32 on board.
Nusantara Buana Air Flight 823
A CASA C-212 Aviocar crashes in Indonesia during a domestic flight from Medan to Kutacane. All 18 passengers and crew are killed.
Buddha Air Flight 103
A Beechcraft 1900D crashes in dense fog while attempting to land at Kathmandu Tribhuwan International Airport, killing all 16 passengers and three crew members.
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes just after takeoff from Tunoshna Airport, Yaroslavl, Russia, due to pilot error, killing 44 of the 45 people on board. Many were players and staff of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team of the KHL, as the flight was destined for Minsk, Belarus for a league game.
Aerocon Flight 238
A Fairchild Metroliner III crashes near Trinidad, Bolivia, killing eight of nine people on board.
First Air Flight 6560
A Boeing 737 crashes while on approach to Resolute Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada, killing 12 of 15 on board.
Avis Amur Antonov An-12 crash
An Antonov An-12 en route from Magadan Airport to Keperveyem Airport, crashes at Omsukchan, Russia, due to an engine fire, killing all 11 on board.
Caribbean Airlines Flight 523
A Boeing 737 overruns the runway on landing at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana, and breaks in two; seven are injured but all 163 passengers and crew survive.
EgyptAir Flight 667
A Boeing 777 suffers a cockpit fire at Cairo International Airport, injuring seven of 317 on board.
Asiana Airlines Flight 991
A Boeing 747 freighter crashes into the Pacific Ocean, 112 kilometres (70 mi) west of Jeju Island, South Korea, killing the two crew.
Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896
A Let L-410 Turbolet, crashes shortly after takeoff from Recife Airport, Brazil, killing all 16 on board.
Angara Airlines Flight 9007
An Antonov An-24 ditches in the Ob River, Russia, after an engine fire, killing seven of 37 on board.
Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952
A Boeing 727, crashes on landing at Bangoka International Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 74 of 118 on board.
Silk Way Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 crash
An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes into a mountain 25 kilometres (16 mi) short of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, killing all nine people on board the cargo flight from Baku, operated on behalf of NATO.
Missinippi Airways Cessna 208 crash
A Cessna 208 Caravan overruns the runway and crashes into a ravine at Pukatawagan Airport, Manitoba after a failed aborted takeoff. One passenger is killed.
RusAir Flight 9605
A Tupolev Tu-134 crashes onto the Russian highway A133 near the village of Besovets, Petrozavodsk, Russia, while on approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing 47 of 52 on board.
Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428
A Saab 340 crashes off Prahuaniyeu, Río Negro, Argentina, while en route to General Enrique Mosconi International Airport, Comodoro Rivadavia due to ice formation on the wings, propellers and under the fuselage, killing all 22 passengers and crew on board.
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968
A Xian MA60 crashes off the coast of West Papua, Indonesia, while on approach to Kaimana Airport in heavy rain, killing all 25 passengers and crew on board.
United Nations Bombardier CRJ-100 crash
A Georgian Airways plane operated by the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) crashes on landing at N'djili Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo; all but one of the 33 on board are killed.
Southwest Airlines Flight 812
A Boeing 737 ruptures a hole in the fuselage at 36,000 feet, causing the cabin to lose pressure shortly after takeoff from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The plane lands safely at Yuma International Airport, Arizona, with 116 people aboard, two passengers with minor injuries.
Trans Air Congo Antonov An-12 crash
An Antonov An-12 crashes on approach to Pointe Noire Airport, Republic of the Congo, killing all four crew on board and another 19 on the ground.
Central American Airways Flight 731
A Let L-410 Turbolet crashes while on approach to Toncontín International Airport, killing all 14 on board.
Manx2 Flight 7100
A Fairchild Metroliner III crashes at Cork Airport, Republic of Ireland, and catches fire, killing six of 12 people on board.
Iran Air Flight 277
A Boeing 727 crashes at Urmia Airport, Iran, during a go-around, killing 77 of 105 people on board.
Kolavia Flight 348
A Tupolev Tu-154 erupts in flames while taxiing at Surgut International Airport, Russia, killing three out of 124 people and injuring 43.
Tara Air Twin Otter crash
A Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes in the Bilandu Forest near Shreechaur, Okhaldhunga District, Nepal, killing all 22 passengers and crew on board.
Dagestan Airlines Flight 372
A Tupolev Tu-154 operating a domestic flight in Russia, skids off the runway during an emergency landing at Domodedovo International Airport, killing two of the 160 passengers on board and injuring 87.
Sun Way Flight 4412
An Ilyushin Il-76TD flying from Karachi, Pakistan, to Khartoum, Sudan, suffers an engine fire and crashes near Jinnah International Airport, killing all eight crew on board and another four on the ground.
Tarco Airlines Antonov An-24 crash
A Tarco Airlines Antonov An-24 crashes on landing at Zalingei Airport, Sudan, killing six of the 44 on board.
JS Air Flight 201
A Beechcraft 1900 operating a domestic charter flight in Pakistan, crashes immediately after takeoff from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, due to an engine malfunction; all 21 people on board are killed.
Qantas Flight 32
An Airbus A380 flying from London's Heathrow Airport to Sydney, Australia, suffers an uncontained engine failure after taking off from Singapore's Changi Airport; upon turning back, the flight lands safely and all 469 people on board are unharmed.
Aero Caribbean Flight 883
An ATR-72 bound from Haiti to Cuba, crashes in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spíritus, killing all 68 on board in one of the worst-ever accidents involving the ATR 72.
Conviasa Flight 2350
An ATR-42 operating a domestic flight in Venezuela, crashes shortly before landing at Guayana International Airport, killing 15 of the 51 people on board.
Alrosa Flight 514
A Tupolev Tu-154M operating a domestic flight in Russia, makes a successful emergency landing at Izhma Airport after suffering in-flight electrical failure; the aircraft overshoots the runway after landing but all 81 passengers and crew survive the incident.
UPS Airlines Flight 6
A Boeing 747-400 flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Cologne, Germany, crashes at a military base shortly after takeoff, killing both crew members.
Filair Let L-410 crash
A Filair Let L-410 Turbolet crashes on approach to Bandundu Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all but one of the 21 on board.
Henan Airlines Flight 8387
An Embraer E-190 operating a domestic flight in China, overshoots the runway and crashes at Yichun, Heilongjiang, killing 44 of the 91 passengers and five crew members; this is the first hull loss of an Embraer E-Jet.
Agni Air Flight 101
A Dornier Do 228 operating a domestic flight in Nepal, crashes near Shikharpur in heavy rain, shortly after departing from Kathmandu, killing all 14 people on board.
AIRES Flight 8250
A Boeing 737 operating a domestic flight in Columbia, splits apart after a hard landing at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Airport in San Andrés; of the 125 passengers and six crew members on board, two passengers are killed and another 113 injured.
Katekavia Flight 9357
An Antonov An-24 operating a domestic flight in Russia, crashes on approach to Igarka Airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai, killing 12 of the 15 people on board.
Airblue Flight 202
An Airbus A321 operating a domestic flight in Pakistan, crashes in the Margalla Hills northeast of Islamabad, resulting in the deaths of 146 passengers and six crew members; it is the first fatal accident involving an Airbus A321 and Pakistan's worst air disaster.
Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8460
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operating a multi-leg flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Hong Kong in southern China, crashes on landing at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia; both occupants of the aircraft survive the incident.
Air Service Berlin Douglas C-47 crash
An Air Service Berlin Douglas C-47 Skytrain crashes due to engine failure shortly after taking off from Berlin Schönefeld Airport, Germany, for a sightseeing flight over Berlin; 7 of the 28 on board are injured in the accident.
Cameroon Aéro Service C-212 crash
A CASA C-212 Aviocar crashes near Djoum, Cameroon, while operating a charter flight to Yangadou, Republic of the Congo; all 11 occupants are killed, including the entire board of Sundance Resources, an Australian mining conglomerate.
Air India Express Flight 812
A Boeing 737-800 flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Mangalore, India, crashes after overshooting the runway at Mangalore International Airport; 158 of the 166 people on board are killed.
Pamir Airways Flight 112
An Antonov An-24 operating a domestic flight in Afghanistan, crashes shortly after taking off from Kunduz Airport; all 39 passengers and five crew lose their lives.
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771
An Airbus A330 that has flown from Johannesburg, South Africa, crashes on landing at Tripoli International Airport, Libya, killing all but one of the 103 people on board; the sole survivor is a child from the Netherlands.
Cathay Pacific Flight 780
An Airbus A330 flying from Juanda International Airport, Indonesia, to Hong Kong, lands safely after the engine thrust controls malfunction due to contaminated fuel; 57 of the 309 passengers are injured in the evacuation; the two pilots receive the IFALPA Polaris Award for their heroism and airmanship.
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 836
A Boeing 737 operating a domestic flight in Indonesia, overshoots the runway at Rendani Airport; all 103 people on board survive, but three are seriously injured.
AeroUnion Flight 302
An Airbus A300B4F operating a cargo flight from Mexico City, crashes on a missed approach to Monterrey International Airport, Mexico; all five crew members are killed, as well as one person on the ground.
Aviastar-TU Flight 1906
A Tupolev Tu-204 flying from Hurghada, Egypt, to Moscow, Russia, crashes on landing at Domodedovo International Airport in foggy weather; all eight crew on board survive, but the aircraft is written off; this is the first loss of the Tu-204.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409
A Boeing 737-800 bound for the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, crashes into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport; all 90 people on board perish.
Taban Air Flight 6437
A Tupolev Tu-154M operating a domestic flight in Iran, crashes while making an emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport; all 157 passengers and 13 crew survive the accident with 47 receiving minor injuries.
Cargolux Flight 7933
A Boeing 747-4R7F operating a multi-leg cargo flight from Hong Kong to Luxembourg, collides with a ground vehicle on landing at Luxembourg Findel Airport due to ATC error; the driver of the vehicle is injured in the accident.
Northwest Airlines Flight 253
An Airbus A330-300 flying from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, to Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Michigan, United States, is attacked by a man using a small explosive device, causing a small onboard fire; the perpetrator is subdued by passengers and crew, and the fire quickly extinguished.
American Airlines Flight 331
A Boeing 737-800 operating a flight from the United States to Kingston, Jamaica, overshoots the runway on landing at Norman Manley International Airport due to pilot error; there are multiple injuries amongst the 154 people on board.
Avient Aviation Flight 324
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11F bound for Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan, overshoots the runway during takeoff at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China, killing three of the seven crew members on board.
Pel-Air Westwind ditching
An IAI 1124 Westwind ditches in the Pacific Ocean 3.2 nautical miles (6 km) west of Norfolk Island after failing to land at the island's airport, en route from Samoa to Melbourne, Australia; all six people on board survive the incident.
RwandAir Flight 205
A Bombardier CRJ-100 bound for Entebbe, Uganda, crashes into a terminal building at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda shortly after returning for an emergency landing due to difficulties with the flight controls; one of the 10 passengers is killed.
Azza Transport Flight 2241
A Boeing 707 bound for Khartoum, Sudan, crashes on takeoff from Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates, due to pilot error; all six on board the aircraft are killed.
Airlink Flight 8911
A BAe Jetstream 41 operating a domestic flight in South Africa, crashes into a school shortly after taking off from Durban International Airport; the pilot dies two weeks later from injuries sustained in the crash.
Aeroméxico Flight 576
A Boeing 737 flying from Cancún to Mexico City, Mexico, is hijacked by a Bolivian man carrying a fake explosive device; after landing in Mexico City, the aircraft is stormed by officials and all 107 passengers and crew are released unharmed.
Aéro-Frêt An-12 crash
An Aéro-Frêt Antonov An-12 crashes whilst en route to Maya-Maya Airport, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, after breaking up in mid-air as a result of an inflight fire; all six occupants of the aircraft are killed.
Airlines PNG Flight 4684
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating a domestic flight in southeastern Papua New Guinea, crashes into mountainous terrain while on approach to Kokoda Airport due to poor visibility; all 13 people on board perish in the accident.
Bangkok Airways Flight 266
An ATR 72-200 operating a domestic flight in Thailand, crashes while attempting to land at Samui Airport on Ko Samui island, resulting in at least one confirmed death and 37 injuries amongst the 72 people on board.
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 9760
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating a domestic flight in the Indonesian province of Papua, crashes into a mountain on approach to Oksibil Airport in good weather, due to pilot error; all 15 people on board are killed.
Aria Air Flight 1525
An Ilyushin Il-62 operating a domestic flight in Iran, overshoots the runway while attempting to land at Mashhad International Airport, killing 16 of the 173 on board.
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908
A Tupolev Tu-154 flying from Tehran, Iran, to Yerevan, Armenia, crashes 16 minutes after takeoff due to uncontained engine failure, killing all 168 people on board.
Southwest Airlines Flight 2294
A Boeing 737 en route from Nashville, Tennessee, to Baltimore, Maryland, United States, makes an emergency landing in Charleston, West Virginia, after a large hole opens in the skin of the fuselage at 34,000 feet (10,000 m) causing a loss of cabin pressure; the aircraft lands safely and no-one is injured.
Yemenia Flight 626
An Airbus A310 flying from Sanaa, Yemen, to Moroni, Comoros, crashes into the Indian Ocean on approach to Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport due to pilot error; all but one of the 153 occupants are killed, the sole survivor being a 12-year-old girl who is found clinging to the wreckage.
Air France Flight 447
An Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France, crashes in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 people on board; bodies and aircraft debris are recovered within days but the main fuselage and the black boxes are not found until 2011; this remains the deadliest accident involving the A330.
CanJet Flight 918
A Boeing 737 operating a flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica, bound for Halifax, Canada, is seized on the ground before takeoff by a lone gunman; all 174 passengers are quickly released, but six crew members are taken hostage for several hours before being freed unharmed.
Mimika Air Flight 514
A Pilatus PC-6 operating a domestic flight in Western New Guinea, Indonesia, crashes into Mount Gergaji due to pilot error, killing all 11 people on board.
Bond Offshore Helicopters Flight 85N
A Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma returning from the Miller oilfield off the Aberdeenshire coast, Scotland, crashes 11 nautical miles (20 km) northeast of Peterhead due to a catastrophic failure of the main rotor gearbox; all 16 on board are killed.
FedEx Express Flight 80
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operating a cargo flight from Guangzhou, China, to Narita, Japan, crashes while attempting to land at Tokyo Narita International Airport, killing the two crew members on board the flight.
Emirates Flight 407
An Airbus A340-500 en route from Auckland, New Zealand, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, suffers a tailstrike when attempting to take off from its intermediate stopover at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport; the aircraft returns to the airport with no casualties.
Cougar Helicopters Flight 91
A Sikorsky S-92 transporting workers to oil platforms off Canada's Newfoundland coast, ditches in the Atlantic Ocean 34 miles (55 km) east-southeast of Newfoundland due to a main gearbox failure; 17 of the 18 on board are killed.
Turkish Airlines Flight 1951
A Boeing 737-800 flying from Istanbul, Turkey, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, stalls and crashes into a field during final approach to Schiphol Airport, killing nine of the 135 people on board.
Colgan Air Flight 3407
A Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 flying from Newark, New Jersey, to Buffalo, New York, United States, crashes into a house in Clarence Center, New York state, killing all 49 on board the aircraft and one person on the ground.
Manaus Aerotáxi crash
A Manaus Aerotáxi Embraer EMB 110 crashes in the Amazon basin near Santo António, Brazil, due to overloading, killing 24 of the 28 people on board.
US Airways Flight 1549
An Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, ditches in the Hudson River shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport, New York City, due to total engine failure caused by multiple bird strikes; all 155 people on board survive the accident.
Continental Airlines Flight 1404
A Boeing 737-500 with 115 people on board, veers off the runway upon takeoff from Denver International Airport, comes to rest in a ravine near the runway and catches fire; 38 people are injured.
XL Airways Germany Flight 888T
An Airbus A320 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea on approach into Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport, France. All seven on board are killed.
Ryanair Flight 4102
A Boeing 737 suffers up to 90 bird strikes on its final approach to Rome Ciampino Airport, damaging landing gear and both engines. Lands safely; 10 of the 172 on board are treated for minor injuries.
Yeti Airlines Flight 103
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashes 60 nautical miles (110 km) from Mt Everest, Nepal, killing 18 of 19 people on board.
Qantas Flight 72
An Airbus A330-300 makes an emergency landing in Exmouth, Australia, following a rapid descent that leaves over 70 people injured, 14 of them seriously.
Aeroflot Flight 821
A Boeing 737 crashes on approach to Perm Airport from Moscow due to pilot error, killing all 88 people on board in the worst ever accident involving the Boeing 737-500.
Conviasa Boeing 737 crash
In the 2008 Conviasa Boeing 737 crash, a Boeing 737-200 crashes into Illiniza, Ecuador whilst en route to Cotopaxi International Airport, Ecuador. All three on board are killed.
Sriwijaya Air Flight 62
A Boeing 737-200 overruns the runway at Sultan Thaha Airport, Indonesia during a landing attempt, resulting in 26 injuries (14 of them serious). One person on the ground later dies from their injuries.
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895
A Boeing 737 crashes just after takeoff from Manas Airport in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 68 of the 90 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Aéreo Ruta Maya crash
A Cessna 208 Caravan crashes 45 minutes after takeoff from La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala en route to El Estor, Guatemala. 11 of the 14 passengers and crew are killed.
Spanair Flight 5022
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashes on takeoff at Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain. Of the 172 people on board, 154 are killed.
Qantas Flight 30
A Boeing 747-400 en route from Hong Kong to Melbourne, performs an emergency descent and lands in Manila after a hull penetration results in rapid decompression; all aboard survive.
Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164
A Boeing 747-200BSF operated by Kalitta Air crashes shortly after taking off from Bogota's El Dorado International Airport, Colombia due to an engine failure. All eight crew survive, but two on the ground are killed.
Sudan Airways Flight 109
An Airbus A310 crashes at Khartoum International Airport and breaks apart, catching fire. 30 deaths are confirmed, six passengers are listed as missing.
TACA Flight 390
An Airbus A320 overruns the runway at Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, killing five (including two on ground).
Chelyabinsk Antonov An-12 crash
Antonov An-12 crashes shortly after takeoff from Chelyabinsk Airport, Russia due to an onboard fire. All nine crew members are killed.
Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes into a market near Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 40 people, including three passengers.
Chișinău Antonov An-32 crash
In the 2008 Chişinău Antonov An-32 crash, a Sudanese airline Antonov An-32 crashes when returning shortly after taking off from Chişinău International Airport, Moldova, for Turkey. All eight on board are killed.
Blue Wing Airlines 2008 plane crash
An Antonov An-28 operated by Blue Wing Airlines crashes near Benzdorp in Suriname. All 19 on board are killed.
Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518
An ATR 42-300 crashes shortly after taking off from Mérida, Venezuela, killing all 46 on board.
Belavia Flight 1834
A Bombardier CRJ100 hits its left wing on the runway while taking off from Yerevan, Armenia. All 21 on board escape the aircraft before it erupts into flames.
Eagle Airways Flight 2279
A BAe Jetstream 32 is hijacked 10 minutes after taking off from Blenheim, New Zealand by a passenger who attacks both pilots. The hijacker is eventually restrained by the co-pilot and the flight lands safely at Christchurch. All nine on board survive the incident.
British Airways Flight 38
A Boeing 777-200ER lands short of the runway at London Heathrow Airport due to a fuel system problem; all 152 on board survive. This is the first loss of a Boeing 777-200ER, and the first loss of any 777 due to operational incident.
Los Roques archipelago Transaven Let L-410 crash
The 2008 Los Roques archipelago Transaven Let L-410 crash kills all 14 on board.
TAROM Flight 3107
A Boeing 737-300 is written-off after hitting a maintenance car on the runway and veering off the runway during takeoff run at Henri Coandă International Airport, Otopeni, Romania; none of the 123 on board is injured.
Atlasjet Flight 4203
A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 crashes into a mountain near Isparta, Turkey, killing all 57 on board.
Africa One Antonov An-26 crash
The 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash into a residential area in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, shortly after taking off, kills at least 50 people, most of whom are on the ground.
One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carrying 130 people crashes and bursts into flames after attempting to land in Phuket, Thailand, during poor weather conditions, killing 90 people.
Bombardier Dash 8 landing gear incidents
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 1209 a de Havilland Canada Dash 8, experiences a landing gear failure in Aalborg, Denmark; none of the 73 people on board is seriously injured, but three days later, after a similar incident, the airline grounds the aircraft type.
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 2748 a de Havilland Canada Dash 8, experiences a landing gear failure in Vilnius, Lithuania; none of the 52 people on board is injured, but because of a similar incident three days earlier, all their Dash 8s are grounded.
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 2867 a de Havilland Canada Dash 8, experiences a landing gear failure in Copenhagen, Denmark; none of the 44 people on board is injured, but because of similar incidents in September, the airline "permanently" removes its Dash 8s from service; cause is eventually ascribed to maintenance error.
Kongolo Antonov An-32B crash
A Great Lakes Business Company Antonov An-32B crashes short of the runway after experiencing engine failure and attempting to return to Kongolo Airport in Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 14 of the 15 people on board.
China Airlines Flight 120
A Boeing 737-800 bursts into flames after landing at Naha, Japan; none of the 165 passengers on board is seriously injured.
Air Moorea Flight 1121
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 crashes into the lagoon of the island of Moorea in French Polynesia just 11 seconds after takeoff, killing all 20 on board.
TAM Airlines Flight 3054
An Airbus A320 crashes at Congonhas-São Paulo Airport, Brazil, killing all 187 people on board and 12 on the ground.
PMTair Flight 241
An Antonov An-24 crashes in southwestern Cambodia, killing all 22 on board.
Free Airlines L-410 crash
The 2007 Free Airlines L-410 crash shortly after takeoff from Kamina Town, Democratic Republic of Congo because of severe overloading, kills one and injures four of the 21 people on board.
Paramount Airlines Mil Mi-8 crash
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Lungi, Sierra Leone, killing all 22 people on board.
Kenya Airways Flight 507
A Boeing 737-800 with 114 people on board, crashes near Douala, Cameroon, killing all on board.
Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash
The 2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash of an Ilyushin Il-76 near Mogadishu, Somalia, after being hit by a surface-to-air missile, kills all 11 on board; one passenger initially survives, but dies hours later.
UTair Flight 471
A Tupolev Tu-134 suffers severe structural damage while landing in Samara, Russia, killing six of the 63 people on board.
Garuda Indonesia Flight 200
A Boeing 737-400 overshoots the runway and crashes while landing at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, killing 21 of the 140 people on board.
Adam Air Flight 172
A Boeing 737-300 suffers structural damage while landing near Surabaya, Indonesia; none of the 149 people on board is seriously injured.
Air West Flight 612
A Boeing 737 is hijacked shortly after takeoff. The plane landed safely at N'Djamena International Airport, where the hijacker surrenders. All 103 people on board survive.
Balad aircraft crash
An AerianTur-M Antonov An-26 crashes near Balad, Iraq, killing 34 of the 35 people on board. The official cause of the crash is poor weather conditions, but other sources claim that the plane was shot down by a missile.
Adam Air Flight 574
A Boeing 737-400 with 102 people on board, crashes into the ocean off the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, killing all on board in the worst ever crash involving the 737-400.
ADC Airlines Flight 53
A Boeing 737-200 crashes near Abuja, Nigeria, after encountering wind shear, killing 96 of the 105 people on board.
Continental Airlines Flight 1883
A Boeing 757 accidentally lands on a taxiway at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, none of the 154 people onboard are injured.
Atlantic Airways Flight 670
A BAe 146 slides off the runway at Stord Airport, Norway, due to hydroplaning and brake failure, killing four of the 16 people on board.
Turkish Airlines Flight 1476
A Boeing 737 is hijacked in Greek airspace. Plane lands at Brindisi Airport, Italy. Hijacker is arrested. All 113 people on board survive.
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907
A Boeing 737-800 collides with an Embraer Legacy business jet and crashes in Mato Grosso, Brazil; the Embraer Legacy, with seven on board, lands safely with no reported injuries while all 154 people on board the Boeing 737 perish; this crash marks the first loss of a Boeing 737-800.
Iran Air Tours Flight 945
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes while attempting to land in Mashad, Iran, killing 28 of 154 on board.
Comair Flight 5191
A Bombardier Canadair CRJ-100 crashes on takeoff at Blue Grass Airport, Kentucky, due to runway confusion; of the 50 people on board, only the first officer survives.
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near Donetsk, Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
Air Algérie Flight 2208
A Lockheed L‑100 Hercules in Northern Italy crashes as a result of an autopilot malfunction. All three on board are killed.
FedEx Express Flight 630
A McDonnell Douglas MD-10 crashes on landing at Memphis International Airport, Tennessee, after the left main landing gear collapses shortly after touchdown, all three crew members are seriously injured.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688
A Fokker F27 crashes into a wheat field near Multan, Pakistan, ten minutes after taking off, killing all 41 passengers and four crew members on board.
S7 Airlines Flight 778
An Airbus A310 crashes into a concrete barricade at Irkutsk International Airport, Russia, upon landing and catches fire. Of the 203 people on board, 128 are killed.
Yeti Airlines Twin Otter Crash
A DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes during a go-around at Jumla Airport, Nepal. All nine passengers and crew are killed.
Armavia Flight 967
An Airbus A320 crashes into the Black Sea near the Russian city of Sochi, killing all 113 on board.
TEAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 6865
A Let L-410 Turbolet crashes whilst conducting a VFR approach to Macaé Airport, Brazil. All 19 passengers and crew are killed.
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217
An Antonov An-140 crashes shortly after takeoff from Baku Airport due to instrument failure, killing all 23 on board.
Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101
A Grumman Mallard crashes off the coast of Miami Beach, Florida, killing all 20 on board.
Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 with 110 people on board, crashes during landing in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Of the 110 people on board; only two survive.
Southwest Airlines Flight 1248
A Boeing 737-700 slides off the runway during landing at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago in heavy snow. None of the people on board are injured, but the plane hits two automobiles on the ground, killing a passenger.
Bellview Airlines Flight 210
A Boeing 737-200 crashes shortly after takeoff from Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.
JetBlue Flight 292
An Airbus A320 makes an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport because of landing gear steering failure. There are no injuries to the 139 passengers and six crew members.
Air Kasai Antonov An-26B crash
An Air Kasai Antonov An-26B crashes in the Republic of the Congo north of Brazzaville, killing all 13 people on board.
Kavatshi Airlines Antonov An-26B crash
A Kavatshi Airlines Antonov An-26B crashes at Isiro Airport in Matari, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all 11 people on board.
Mandala Airlines Flight 091
A Boeing 737-200 crashes in Medan, Indonesia, killing 103 of the 111 passengers and all five crew members on board the aircraft and an additional 47 people on the ground.
TANS Perú Flight 204
A Boeing 737-200 crashes on approach to Captain Rolden International Airport, Pucallpa, Peru. Thirty-five of the 91 passengers on board, as well as five of the seven crew members, perish.
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashes in western Venezuela. All on board, 152 passengers and eight crew members, die.
Helios Airways Flight 522
A Boeing 737-300 crashes near Kalamos, Greece, with 115 passengers and six crew members on board; there are no survivors.
Copterline Flight 103
A Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crashes off Tallinn, Estonia, killing all 14 on board.
Tuninter Flight 1153
An ATR 72 ditches into the Mediterranean Sea near Palermo, Sicily, with 35 passengers and four crew members on board; 14 passengers and two crew members die.
Air France Flight 358
An Airbus A340-300 skids off a runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Ontario, while landing and catches fire; all 309 on board escape without fatalities, 43 people are injured, the aircraft is completely destroyed by the fire.
Equatorial Express Airlines An-24 crash
An Equatorial Express Antonov An-24 crashes into a mountainside near Baney in Equatorial Guinea, killing all 60 people on board.
Logan Airport runway incursion
US Airways Flight 1170 and Aer Lingus Flight 132 almost collide on a runway at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. None of the 381 people on either plane is harmed.
Lockhart River air disaster
An Aero-Tropics Air Services Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operating on behalf of Transair strikes terrain on approach into Lockhart River Airport, Australia. All 15 passengers and crew are killed.
Airwork Flight 23
A Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III operating a cargo flight between the north and south islands of New Zealand, breaks up in mid-air and crashes in Stratford, North Island, due to pilot error, killing the two crew members on board.
West Caribbean Airways Flight 9955
A Let L-410 Turbolet operating a domestic flight in Colombia, South America, stalls due to engine failure and crashes into a forest shortly after departing from El Embrujo Airport on Providencia Island, killing nine of the 14 people on board.
Regional Airlines Flight 9288
An Antonov An-24RV stalls and crashes into a small hill near Varandey Airport, Russia, due to a possible instrument failure, killing 28 of 52 on board.
Air Transat Flight 961
An Airbus A310 suffers rudder failure after takeoff from Varadero, Cuba; the aircraft returns to Cuba with no casualties.
British Airways Flight 268
A Boeing 747-400 taking off from Los Angeles to London suffers fire in engine 2. The plane flies on three engines to Manchester, where it performs an emergency landing. None of the 369 people on board are harmed.
Kam Air Flight 904
A Boeing 737-200 crashes in a snowstorm in Afghanistan. All 96 passengers and eight crew members die.
Lion Air Flight 583
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crash-lands in Solo City, Indonesia, killing 25 of the 154 people on board.
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210
A Bombardier CRJ200 stalls and crashes near Baotou, China, shortly after takeoff because of frost contamination; all 53 on board and two people on the ground are killed.
Corporate Airlines Flight 5966
A British Aerospace Jetstream crashes near Kirksville, Missouri, United States; 13 of the 15 people on board die.
Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701
A CRJ-200 repositioning flight with no passengers, crashes near Jefferson City, MO, killing both pilots.
MK Airlines Flight 1602
A Boeing 747-200F crashes on takeoff from Halifax Stanfield International Airport, killing all seven on board.
Russian aircraft bombings
Siberia Airlines Flight 1047 a Tupolev Tu-154, explodes in mid-air while flying over Rostov Oblast, Russia, killing all 38 passengers and eight crew members on board.
Volga-AviaExpress Flight 1303 a Tupolev Tu-134, explodes in mid-air while flying over Tula Oblast, Russia, killing all 34 passengers and nine crew members on board.
Air Tahoma Flight 185
A Convair 580 crashes near Covington, Kentucky, while descending to land, killing the first officer.
Gabon Express Flight 221
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 crashes into the sea after attempting an emergency landing at Libreville International Airport, Gabon after an engine failure. 19 of the 30 passengers and crew are killed.
Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815
An Embraer 120ER crashes while on approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport, killing all 33 passengers and crew on board; the cause is never determined.
Kish Air Flight 7170
A Fokker 50 crashes at Sharjah International Airport, killing 43 people. Three survive with serious injuries.
Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154
A Yakovlev Yak-40 collides with a radar station on approach into Tashkent International Airport, Uzbekistan in poor weather. All 37 passengers and crew are killed.
Flash Airlines Flight 604
A Boeing 737-300 crashes into the Red Sea, killing all 135 passengers and 13 crew members in the worst ever accident involving the 737-300.
UTAGE Flight 141
A Boeing 727 runs off the end of the runway upon takeoff at Cotonou, Benin, and crashes onto the beach on the Bight of Benin, killing 151 of the 163 occupants.
FedEx Express Flight 647
A McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10 veers off the runway upon landing after a landing gear collapse and catches fire at Memphis International Airport; two crew members and five passengers escape with only minor injuries.
Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident
A DHL Airbus A300 is struck by a missile near Baghdad, Iraq and loses hydraulic system function, but manages to land safely with only engine controls without any fatalities. This is the first non-fatal landing of an airliner without control surfaces.
Colgan Air Flight 9446
A Beech 1900D crashes into the sea just after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport, Massachusetts. Both pilots are killed.
Tropical Airways Flight 1301
A Let L-410 Turbolet operating a domestic flight in Haiti, crashes into a field shortly after taking off from Cap-Haïtien International Airport, due to a cargo door failure; all 21 people on board are killed.
Sudan Airways Flight 139
A Boeing 737-200 crashes shortly after taking off from Port Sudan, Sudan. All 117 people on board the plane perish; a two-year-old boy initially survives the crash, but dies the following day.
Air France Flight 5672
A Bombardier CRJ100ER operating a domestic flight from Nantes to Brest in France, crashes on approach to Brest-Guipavas Airport due to pilot error, killing one of the 24 people on board.
Qantas Flight 1737
A man attempts to hijack Qantas Flight 1737, a Boeing 717, in Melbourne, Australia, intending to crash the plane in Tasmania. He is overpowered by the flight crew and passengers, but injures three people.
UM Airlines Flight 4230
A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes into the side of a mountain near the town of Maçka, Turkey. All 75 people are killed.
Angola 727 disappearance
A Boeing 727-200 is stolen from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Angola, possibly by two men known to the authorities, and disappears over the Atlantic Ocean; despite an extensive search effort, the aircraft has never been found.
Congo air disaster
In the 2003 Congo air disaster, a Ukrainian Cargo Airways Ilyushin Il-76 suffers a rapid decompression after a cargo door opens mid-flight. The aircraft manages to return to Kinshasa, but not before between 17 and 200 civilians are sucked out to their deaths (casualty numbers vary depending on source).
Air Algérie Flight 6289
A Boeing 737-200 veers off the runway on takeoff in Tamanrasset, Algeria; 96 of the 97 passengers and all six crew members perish.
TANS Perú Flight 222
A Fokker F28 crashes while on approach to Chachapoyas Airport; all 46 on board die.
Turkish Airlines Flight 634
An Avro RJ100 crashes during its final approach to land at Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, in extensive fog. All of the five crew and 70 of the 75 passengers are killed, five passengers survive with serious injuries.
Air Midwest Flight 5481
A Beechcraft 1900 crashes on takeoff from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; all 19 passengers and two pilots are killed.
Aeromist-Kharkiv Flight 2137
An Antonov An-140 crashes near Ardestan in Iran whilst descending into Isfahan International Airport, claiming the lives of all 44 on board; the accident is found to have been caused by insufficient crew training.
Laoag International Airlines Flight 585
A Fokker F-27 Friendship crashes into Manila Bay shortly after takeoff from Ninoy Aquino International Airport; of the 34 people on board, 19 are killed.
Luxair Flight 9642
A Fokker F50 crashes short of the runway on approach to Luxembourg Findel Airport in foggy weather conditions; of the 19 passengers and three crew on board, only two survive.
Northwest Airlines Flight 85
A Boeing 747 experiences a rudder hardover; the crew make an emergency landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and all 404 people on board are unharmed.
Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823
An Embraer EMB 120 Brasília crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, Brazil, in a rainstorm; the aircraft breaks up into three pieces and catches fire; 23 of 31 on board perish.
Shangri-La Air Twin Otter Crash
A DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes in thick cloud whilst on approach into Pokhara Airport, Nepal, killing all 18 passengers and crew.
Swiss International Air Lines Flight 850
A Saab 2000 strikes an earth bank after landing at Werneuchen Airfield after multiple diversions due to a storm system; all 20 on board survive the accident but the aircraft is written off.
Prestige Airlines Boeing 707 crash
A Boeing 707 crashes at Bangui Airport while attempting an emergency landing, killing 28 of 30 on board.
Überlingen mid-air collision
In the Überlingen mid-air collision, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154 with 60 passengers and nine crew members on board, collides with DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757 freighter with two pilots on board near Lake Constance, Germany; all people on both planes perish.
China Airlines Flight 611
A Boeing 747-200B disintegrates above the Taiwan Strait in mid-flight due to maintenance error, killing all 225 people on board.
China Northern Airlines Flight 6136
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashes near Dalian, China, after a passenger sets fire to the cabin with gasoline; all 103 passengers and nine crew are killed.
EgyptAir Flight 843
A Boeing 737-566 crashes near Tunis, Tunisia, while landing in rough weather; of the 62 people on board, 14 perish.
EAS Airlines Flight 4226
A BAC 1-11 500 series, crashes into the Gwammaja neighborhood at Kano, Nigeria, shortly after takeoff; the ensuing crash results in the deaths of 71 passengers and at least 78 civilians on the ground.
Air China Flight 129
A Boeing 767-200ER crashes into a hill during a landing attempt at Busan, South Korea, in misty conditions; of the 155 passengers and 11 crew, 38 survive.
Iran Air Tours Flight 956
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into the Sefid Kooh mountains during heavy rain, snow, and dense fog, while descending for Khorramabad Airport; all twelve crew members and 107 passengers are killed.
TAME Flight 120
A Boeing 727 crashes into a volcano on approach to Tulcán, Ecuador, in low-visibility conditions; all 94 on board are killed.
Garuda Indonesia Flight 421
A Boeing 737-300 experiences a dual flameout after entering a thunderstorm, and crashes into the Bengawan Solo River in Indonesia; a flight attendant is killed but the other 59 people on board survive the accident.
Lion Air Flight 386
A Boeing 737-200 crashes while attempting to take off from Riau, Indonesia; all 103 on board survive.
Shoe bomb attempt
A Boeing 767 a passenger, Richard Reid, attempts to detonate explosives hidden in his shoes, but fails and is subdued by two flight attendants and passengers. The plane lands safely in Boston.
Crossair Flight 3597
An Avro RJ100 crashes near Bassersdorf, Switzerland, while attempting to land in Zürich. Of the 28 passengers and five crew members on board, 21 passengers and three crew members die.
American Airlines Flight 587
An Airbus A300 crashes into a Queens neighborhood in New York City when the plane's vertical tail fin snaps off just after takeoff due to overuse of the rudder by the first officer during a wake turbulence encounter. All 251 passengers and nine crew members on board are killed as well as five people on the ground.
Linate Airport disaster
In the Linate Airport disaster, Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686, an MD-87, crashes into a Cessna business jet on takeoff from Milan, Italy. The MD-87 then swerves into a baggage handling building and catches fire. All 110 people on board Flight 686 die as well as all four in the Cessna. Four people on the ground are also killed.
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812
A Tupolev Tu-154 is shot down by the Ukrainian military over the Black Sea. All 66 passengers and 12 crew members are killed.
September 11 attacks
American Airlines Flight 11 a Boeing 767-200ER with 92 people on board, is hijacked after taking off from Boston, and is flown into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City; all on board are killed as well as around 1600 people on the ground and in the building.
United Airlines Flight 175 a Boeing 767-200 with 65 people on board, is hijacked after taking off from Boston and is flown into the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City; all on board are killed as well as around 900 people on the ground and in the building.
The collapse of both towers brings the total death toll from the two crashes to at least 2,977 and is the deadliest disaster involving commercial aircraft.
American Airlines Flight 77 a Boeing 757-200 with 64 people on board, is hijacked after taking off from Dulles International Airport and is flown into the Pentagon; all on board are killed as well as 125 people in the building and on the ground.
United Airlines Flight 93 a Boeing 757-200 with 44 people on board, is hijacked after taking off from Newark, New Jersey; passengers struggle with the hijackers, and the aircraft crashes in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing all on board.
Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261
A CASA CN-235 suffers port engine failure and crashes onto the N-340 road while attempting to make an emergency landing at Ruiz Picasso International Airport, killing four of 43 on board; the pilot initially survives, but dies several hours later.
Air Transat Flight 236
An Airbus A330 runs out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean and makes an emergency landing in the Azores. Upon landing some of the tires blow out, causing a fire that is extinguished by emergency personnel on the ground. None of the 293 passengers or 13 crew on board the aircraft is seriously injured.
Vladivostok Air Flight 352
A Tupolev Tu-154 enters a flat spin on approach to Irkutsk Airport in Irkutsk, Russia, crashes down onto its belly and bursts into flames in a wooded area, killing all 145 aboard.
Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash
A Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes into mountains en route to Gorgan Airport, Iran amid poor weather conditions. All 30 passengers and crew are killed, including Iran's Minister of Roads and Transportation, Rahman Dadman.
Avjet Aspen crash
A Avjet charter flight a Gulfstream III jet with 15 passengers and three crew, crashes on approach into Aspen, Colorado, killing all on board.
Air Caraïbes Flight 1501
A DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes into a house whilst on approach into Saint Barthélemy Airport, Guadeloupe. All 19 passengers and crew, as well as one person on the ground, are killed.
Thai Airways International Flight 114
A Boeing 737-400 is destroyed by an explosion while on the tarmac at Don Mueang Airport, Thailand. One flight attendant is killed in the explosion, which happened prior to boarding.
Loganair Flight 670A
A Short 360 operating a postal flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Edinburgh Airport, Scotland as a result of a double engine failure. Both crew members are killed.
Japan Airlines mid-air incident
In the 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident, Japan Airlines Flight 907, a Douglas DC-10, and Japan Airlines Flight 958, a Boeing 747, narrowly avoid colliding by a margin of 36 feet (11 meters) near Yaizu, Japan.
RUTACA Airlines Flight 225
A Douglas DC-3 crashes shortly after takeoff from Tomás de Heres Airport, Venezuela as a result of an engine failure. All 24 passengers and crew were killed.
Yemenia Flight 448
A Boeing 727 is hijacked 15 minutes after takeoff from Sana'a International Airport, Yemen; the crew makes an emergency landing at Djibouti; the hijacker is subdued with no casualties to the 91 passengers or 10 crew members on board.
British Airways Flight 2069
In Sudanese airspace at 35,000 ft, a hijacker storms the cabin in an attempt to send the plane into a nosedive. However, Captain William Hagan and First Officer Richard Webb help subdue the mentally ill hijacker, while First Officer Phil Watson levels the flight. None of the 379 passengers or 19 crew on board are seriously injured.
ASA Pesada Antonov An-24 crash
An Antonov An-24 suffers a catastrophic engine failure and crashes shortly after takeoff from Luanda's Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, Angola. All 57 passengers and crew are killed.
Singapore Airlines Flight 006
A Boeing 747-400 strikes construction equipment after using a closed runway for takeoff at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taiwan, killing 83 out of 179 people on board.
Lao Aviation Flight 703
A Harbin Y-12 flying a domestic passenger flight in Laos, crashes into a mountain 12 km from Nathong Airport killing eight of the 17 people on board.
Gulf Air Flight 072
An Airbus A320 crashes into the Persian Gulf off Manama, Bahrain, while attempting to land. All 135 passengers and eight crew members are killed.
Air France Flight 4590
A Concorde crashes during takeoff from Paris, France, after striking debris on the runway, killing all 100 passengers and nine crew aboard as well as four on the ground; the entire Concorde fleet is grounded for one year.
Alliance Air Flight 7412
A Boeing 737-200 crashes into government housing in Patna, India, as it approaches the airport, killing 55 of the 58 on board and five people on the ground.
Hapag-Lloyd Flight 3378
An Airbus A310 crash lands 650 metres (2,130 ft) short of the runway in Vienna after running out of fuel in flight. There are no serious injuries or fatalities.
Aerocaribe Flight 7831
A British Aerospace Jetstream 32 crashes near Chulum Juárez, Mexico, killing all 19 on board.
Malév Flight 262
A Tupolev Tu-154 lands on its belly at Thessaloniki International Airport in Greece. There are no serious injuries or fatalities.
Wuhan Airlines Flight 343
A Xian Y-7 is struck by lightning and crashes in Hanyang District, Wuhan, killing all 42 on board and another seven on the ground in the worst ever accident involving the Y-7.
Air Philippines Flight 541
A Boeing 737-200 crashes in a coconut plantation on Samal Island, Davao del Norte while preparing to approach the Davao International Airport, killing all 131 people on board in the worst ever accident involving the 737-200.
Southwest Airlines Flight 1455
A Boeing 737-300 overruns the runway in Burbank, California. Of the 142 people on board, 44 are injured, two seriously.
Emery Worldwide Flight 17
A DC-8-71F crashes into a salvage yard shortly after takeoff from Sacramento Mather Airport, California. All three crew members are killed.
Alaska Airlines Flight 261
An MD-83 crashes into the Pacific Ocean off Point Mugu, California, after problems with its horizontal stabilizer. All 83 passengers and five crew members are killed.
Kenya Airways Flight 431
An Airbus A310 carrying 169 passengers and 10 crew members, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off Côte d'Ivoire after takeoff from Abidjan. Only 10 people survive.
Marsa Brega Short 360 crash
A Short 360 ditches into the sea near Marsa Brega, Libya as a result of ice buildup. 22 of the 41 passengers and crew are killed.
Crossair Flight 498
A Saab 340 crashes two minutes after takeoff in Niederhasli, Switzerland, killing all 10 people on board.
Cubana de Aviación Flight 310
A Yakovlev Yak-42D crashes into the San Luis Hill near Bejuma, Venezuela, while on approach to Arturo Michelena International Airport; all 22 on board die.
Indian Airlines Flight 814
An Airbus A300 is hijacked en route to Delhi, India; one hostage is killed.
Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509
A Boeing 747-200F crashes after takeoff near Great Hallingbury, England; killing all four crew.
Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 overruns the runway at La Aurora International Airport, killing 16 of 314 people on board and another two on the ground.
SATA Air Açores Flight 530M
A BAe ATP crashes into a mountain whilst on approach into Flores Airport in the Azores. All 35 passengers and crew are killed.
Asian Spirit Flight 100
A Let L-410 Turbolet crashes into a mountain while on approach to Cauayan Airport, killing all 15 passengers and crew on board.
Si Fly Flight 3275
An ATR 42-300 operating a UN relief flight strikes a mountain in poor weather whilst on approach into Pristina Airport, Kosovo. All 24 passengers and crew are killed.
TAESA Flight 725
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes near Uruapan, Mexico, killing all 18 on board.
EgyptAir Flight 990
A Boeing 767 bound for Cairo, Egypt, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 passengers and crew; cause is disputed: a deliberate suicide/homicide act by the relief first officer according to the NTSB, vs. a Boeing mechanical flaw according to Egyptian aviation authorities.
Qantas Flight 1
A Boeing 747 runs off the runway due to a storm and comes to a complete stop just short of a golf course. All on board including 30 injured passengers survive.
Britannia Airways Flight 226A
A Boeing 757 veers off the runway at Girona, Catalonia Spain, while landing in a thunderstorm and comes to rest in a field, broken apart in two places; 43 on board are injured, two seriously, but a passenger initially diagnosed as "lightly injured" dies five days later of unnoticed internal injuries.
Necon Air Flight 128
A BAe 748 collides with a telecommunications tower whilst on approach into Kathmandu Airport, Nepal. All 15 passengers and crew are killed.
LAPA Flight 3142
A Boeing 737 overshoots the runway in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and crashes into a golf course; of the 103 people on board, 63 are killed, as well as two on the ground.
Uni Air Flight 873
A McDonnell Douglas MD-90 suffers an explosion and catches fire after landing in Hualien, Taiwan due to hazardous materials stored in the overhead bins, killing one passenger.
China Airlines Flight 642
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crashes on landing at Hong Kong International Airport during Typhoon Sam; of the 315 people on board, three die.
TACV Flight 5002
A Dornier Do 228 crashes into a mountain whilst returning to São Pedro Airport, Cape Verde in poor weather. All 18 passengers and crew are killed.
Air Fiji Flight 121
An Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante crashes into a mountain en route to Nadi International Airport, Fiji. All 17 passengers and crew are killed.
All Nippon Airways Flight 61
A Boeing 747 is hijacked by a passenger, Yuji Nishizawa, wielding a knife; after fatally stabbing the captain, he is overpowered by the crew; the first officer lands the plane safely at Haneda, Japan.
American Airlines Flight 1420
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 with 139 passengers on board, skids off the runway on landing and crashes into a steel walkway at Little Rock, Arkansas during strong winds; 11 are killed, and 86 are injured.
Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11F crashes shortly after takeoff from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, China. All three crew members, as well as five on the ground, are killed.
Turkish Airlines Flight 5904
A Boeing 737-400 crashes in poor weather near Hamdilli, Ceyhan, Turkey; all six crew die.
Korean Air Flight 1533
A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operating a domestic flight in South Korea, overshoots the runway on landing in Pohang; all 156 people on board survive the incident but the aircraft is destroyed.
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes while on approach to Wenzhou Airport, killing all 61 passengers and crew on board.
Thai Airways International Flight 261
An Airbus A310 crashes during poor weather near Surat Thani, Thailand. Of the 146 people on board, 102 are killed.
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises crash
The 1998 Lignes Aériennes Congolaises crash occurs when rebels using a Strela 2 missile shoot down the Boeing 727, which crashes near Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo, killing all 41 on board.
Lionair Flight 602
An Antonov An-24 is shot down by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and crashes off the coast of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, killing all 55 on board.
PauknAir Flight 4101
A BAe 146 leaves Málaga but never reaches its destination in Melilla. All 38 passengers and four crew onboard perish.
Swissair Flight 111
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crashes into the sea near Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, because of an onboard fire. All 229 people on board perish.
Cubana de Aviación Flight 389
A Tupolev Tu-154M overruns the runway whilst taking off from Quito's Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Ecuador, proceeding to crash into a soccer field. 70 of the 91 passengers and crew are killed, along with 10 on the ground.
Myanma Airways Flight 635
A Fokker F-27 Friendship, crashes while on approach to Tachilek Airport; all 36 on board die.
Korean Air Flight 8702
A Boeing 747-400 flying from Japan to South Korea, rolls off the runway at Gimpo Airport in Seoul and crashes into a ditch; all 395 passengers and crew survive the accident.
Proteus Airlines Flight 706
a Beechcraft 1900D collides in mid-air with a light aircraft over Quiberon Bay. Both aircraft crash into the sea, killing 15 people.
Propair Flight 420
A Fairchild Metroliner crashes shortly after takeoff from Dorval Airport (now Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport), Canada following an inflight fire. All 11 passengers and crew are killed.
MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash
A Harbin Y-12 crashes 13 minutes after takeoff from Erdenet Airport, Mongolia, killing all 28 passengers and crew.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 544
A Fokker F-27 is hijacked shortly after takeoff by three armed men. F-16 fighter jets intercept the plane and force it to land. The hijackers are arrested and sentenced to death. All 38 on board survive.
Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737 crash
A Boeing 737 leased from the Peruvian Air Force crashes while on approach to Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport, killing 75 of 88 on board.
Air France Flight 422
A Boeing 727 leased from TAME Airlines, crashes into the mountains east of Bogotá, Colombia, on takeoff from El Dorado International Airport of Bogotá in foggy weather. All 53 passengers and crew perish.
Philippine Airlines Flight 137
An Airbus A320 overshoots the end of the runway while landing at Bacolod City in the Philippines, plowing through several houses. None of the passengers was harmed, but three people on the ground are killed and several more injured.
Ariana Afghan Airlines crash
A Boeing 727 crashes into Sharki Baratayi Mountain while on approach to Kabul International Airport, killing all 45 on board.
China Airlines Flight 676
An Airbus A300 crashes into a residential area while attempting to land in Taipei, Taiwan. All 196 people on board are killed, in addition to six on the ground.
Cebu Pacific Flight 387
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes into a mountain near Mount Sumagaya in Misamis Oriental in the Philippines, killing all 104 passengers and crew members on board.
United Airlines Flight 826
A Boeing 747 encounters severe turbulence two hours into the flight; the aircraft safely lands back in Tokyo; all survive the accident, but a passenger dies later; despite having no damage, the aircraft is written off.
SilkAir Flight 185
A Boeing 737 crashes into the Musi River near Palembang, Indonesia, killing all 102 people on board.
Aerosvit Flight 241
A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes near Thessaloniki, Greece, killing all 70 people on board.
Air Canada Flight 646
A Bombardier CRJ100ER operating a domestic flight in Canada, crashes on landing at Fredericton, New Brunswick, after a failed go-around attempt; all 42 passengers and crew survive the accident.
Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into the desert near Sharjah Airport, of the 86 on board, only the flight engineer survives.
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes near Fray Bentos, Uruguay, traveling from Posadas to Buenos Aires, resulting in the death of all 74 occupants.
Garuda Indonesia Flight 152
An Airbus A300 crashes into a mountain near Buah Nabar, Indonesia, killing all 234 on board.
Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238
A Dornier Do 228 crashes into a hillside in Lambir Hills National Park, killing all 10 on board.
Vietnam Airlines Flight 815
A Tupolev Tu-134 crashes on approach to Phnom Penh International Airport in heavy rain, killing 64 of the 66 people on board.
Formosa Airlines Flight 7601
A Dornier Do 228 crashes while attempting to land at Beigan, Lienchiang, in the Matsu Islands. All 16 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Fine Air Flight 101
A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61F crashes after take-off at Miami International Airport; all four people on board and one person on the ground are killed.
Korean Air Flight 801
A Boeing 747 crashes while attempting to land in heavy rain at Guam International Airport; of the 254 people on board, only 26 survive.
FedEx Express Flight 14
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crashes upon landing at Newark Liberty International Airport; the two crew members and three passengers escape uninjured.
Air Littoral Flight 701
An ATR 42 flying from France to Italy, overshoots the runway at Florence Airport and crashes into a ditch; all 14 passengers and two of the three crew members survive, but the pilot is killed in the accident.
Sempati Air Flight 304
A Fokker F27 crashes shortly after takeoff from Husein Sastranegara International Airport, killing 28 people on board.
China Southern Airlines Flight 3456
A Boeing 737 makes a hard landing in Shenzhen, China, during poor weather and crashes, killing 35 of the 74 people on board.
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106
A BAe ATP crashes during a failed go-around in bad weather at Buluh Tumbang International Airport, Indonesia. 15 of the 53 passengers and crew are killed.
Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023
An Antonov An-24 breaks up in flight and crashes near Cherkessk, Russia; all 50 on board die.
Comair Flight 3272
An Embraer EMB 120 Brasília crashes near Ida, Michigan, during a snowstorm, killing all 29 on board.
Dirgantara Air Service Flight 5940
A CASA C-212 Aviocar crashes into a gas factory shortly after takeoff from Syamsudin Noor International Airport, Indonesia following an engine failure. 16 of the 17 passengers and crew are killed, as well as two on the ground.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961
A Boeing 767 is hijacked over Kenya. The aircraft runs out of fuel, and the pilot attempts to ditch the aircraft in the ocean off Moroni, Comoros. Of the 175 people on board, 125 are killed (including the three hijackers).
United Express Flight 5925
A Beechcraft 1900 collides with a privately owned Beechcraft King Air at Quincy Regional Airport, Illinois; killing all 14 on board both aircraft.
Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision
Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763, a Boeing 747, collides in mid-air with Air Kazakhstan Flight 1907, an Ilyushin Il-76, near Charkhi Dadri, India. All 312 on board the Boeing 747 and all 37 on board the Ilyushin Il-76 are killed. It is the deadliest mid-air collision in aviation history.
ADC Airlines Flight 86
A Boeing 727 crashes when the crew loses control of the aircraft while avoiding a mid-air collision on approach to Lagos, Nigeria. All 144 passengers and crew on board are killed.
TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402
A Fokker 100 crashes shortly after takeoff from Congonhas-São Paulo Airport, Brazil, striking an apartment building and several houses. All 90 passengers and six crew members on board die. Three people are killed on the ground.
Aeroperú Flight 603
A Boeing 757 crashes into the ocean off Pasamayo, Peru, because of a maintenance error. All 70 people on board are killed.
Hemus Air Flight 7081
A Tupolev Tu-154 is hijacked while en route from Beirut, Lebanon to Varna, Bulgaria. After landing in Varna, the 150 passengers are traded for fuel. The plane then flies on to Oslo Gardermoen Airport, Norway, where the hijacker later surrenders.
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into a mountain on Spitsbergen, an island in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, killing all 141 on board.
Spair Airlines Flight 3601
An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes near Belgrade, Yugoslavia, with 11 fatalities.
TWA Flight 800
A Boeing 747 explodes in mid-air above the ocean off East Moriches, New York, killing all 230 people on board; 70% of passengers are sucked out during the explosion.
Delta Air Lines Flight 1288
A McDonnell Douglas MD-88, experiences an uncontained engine failure during takeoff on Runway 17 at Pensacola, Florida. Fragments from the number one (left) Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 turbofan engine penetrate the fuselage, killing two and seriously injuring one of the 148 people on board.
Garuda Indonesia Flight 865
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10, aborts takeoff due to an engine failure and crashes into a threshold at Fukuoka Airport, Fukuoka, Japan, killing three of 275 on board.
Eastwind Airlines Flight 517
A Boeing 737-200 loses rudder control while on approach to Richmond International Airport, Richmond, Virginia, and makes an emergency landing; no fatalities.
ValuJet Flight 592
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashes in the Everglades near Miami, Florida, because of a fire in its cargo hold. All 110 people on board are killed.
Faucett Flight 251
A Boeing 737 crashes into a hill while attempting to land at Arequipa, Peru. All 123 people on board die.
Birgenair Flight 301
A Boeing 757 with 189 people on board, crashes into the ocean off Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic shortly after taking off. All passengers and crew are killed.
Air Africa crash
An overloaded Antonov An-32 aborts takeoff and overruns into a market in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 227 people on the ground.
American Airlines Flight 965
A Boeing 757 crashes into a mountain while approaching Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Palmira, Colombia, killing 159 of 163 on board.
Trans Service Airlift Electra crash
In the 1995 Trans Service Airlift Electra crash, a Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes shortly after takeoff from Jamba, Angola, due to overloading and shifting baggage; of the 144 people on board, only three survive.
Banat Air Flight 166
A Romavia Antonov An-24 crashes after taking off from Verona Airport, because of overloading and ice accumulation on the wings; all 49 people on board are killed.
Air St. Martin Beech 1900 crash
A Beechcraft 1900D crashes near Belle-Anse, Haiti, killing all 20 people on board.
Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949
A Tupolev Tu-154B crashes after entering a steep downward spiral while at cruising altitude. All 98 passengers and crew are killed.
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 56
A Tupolev Tu-134 crashes on climbout from Nakhchivan Airport after an engine fails due to improper maintenance, killing 52 of 82 on board.
Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701
A Boeing 737 loses control and crashes while on approach to Douala International Airport, Cameroon; of the 76 on board, five survive.
Nigeria Airways Flight 357
A Boeing 737 overruns the runway while landing at Kaduna Airport, killing 11 of 138 on board.
American Airlines Flight 1572
A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 shears off treetops on approach, trees ingested into the engine causing them to flame out and shutdown. The aircraft impacts the runway antenna equipment before rolling to a stop. There is one minor injury of the 78 people on board.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133
A Fokker 50 crashes into a shantytown in Malaysia due to pilot error, killing 34 of 53 on board.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529
An Embraer EMB 120 crashes in a field near Carrollton, Georgia, United States, killing nine of the 29 people on board.
Aviateca Flight 901
A Boeing 737 crashes into San Vicente volcano while on approach to Cuscatlán International Airport; all 65 on board die.
Airstan incident
An Airstan Ilyushin Il-76 is intercepted by Taliban-controlled fighter aircraft before being forced to divert to Kandahar International Airport in Afghanistan; the seven crew are held captive for over a year before overpowering their captors and fleeing in the aircraft.
All Nippon Airways Flight 857
A Boeing 747SR is hijacked on a domestic flight between Tokyo and Hakodate in Japan; after landing at its destination, the aircraft is later stormed by police and the hijacker is arrested; all 365 people on board survive the incident.
Ansett New Zealand Flight 703
A de Havilland Canada DHC-8, crashes during a landing approach near the Tararua Ranges, New Zealand, killing four of the 21 people on board.
Knight Air Flight 816
An Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante crashes whilst trying to return to Leeds Bradford Airport, UK in poor weather. All 12 passengers and crew are killed.
TAROM Flight 371
An Airbus A310 crashes near Baloteşti, Romania due to mechanical failure and pilot error, killing all 60 on board.
Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C
A Eurocopter Super Puma is struck by lightning and is forced to make an emergency landing in the North Sea; all 18 on board survive.
Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256
A Douglas DC-9 crashes in a lagoon near María La Baja, Colombia due to an improperly set altitmeter, killing 51 of 52 on board.
Turkish Airlines Flight 278
A Boeing 737-400 crashes on final approach to Van Ferit Melen Airport in eastern Turkey in driving snow. Five of the seven crew and 52 of the 69 passengers are killed.
Air France Flight 8969
An Airbus A300 is hijacked on the tarmac at Algiers, Algeria, by the militant group GIA. After a two-day standoff, the plane is allowed to fly to Marseille, France, where it is stormed by French commandos who kill the hijackers.
Air Algérie Flight 702P
A Boeing 737 crashes on approach to Coventry Airport, England, killing all five on board.
Nigeria Airways Flight 9805
A Boeing 707 operating a cargo flight between Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, suffers an in-flight fire before crashing into marshland in Nigeria; both passengers and one of the three crew members are killed.
Philippine Airlines Flight 434
A bomb explodes on board Philippine Airlines Flight 434, a Boeing 747, killing one passenger, in a prelude to the terrorist Bojinka plot. Despite subsequent difficulties in controlling the aircraft, the crew succeeds in making an emergency landing at Naha, Okinawa.
TWA Flight 427
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 collides with a Superior Aviation Cessna 441 on the runway at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, killing the pilot and passenger in the Cessna; there are no fatalities on board the MD-82.
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 347
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating a domestic flight in Norway, is hijacked by a Bosnian National; after landing at Bodø Airport to release some hostages, the aircraft flies on to Oslo Airport where the hijacker later surrenders.
American Eagle Flight 4184
An ATR 72 turboprop crashes near Roselawn, Indiana, while waiting to land at Chicago, because of ice buildup on its wings. All 68 people on board die.
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746
A Fokker F-28 crashes into a mountain near Natanz, Iran, due to double engine failure, killing all 66 on board.
Vanavara air disaster
A Yakovlev Yak-40 operated by Cheremshanka Airlines crashes near Vanavara, Russia after running out of fuel in bad weather, killing 28 passengers and crew.
USAir Flight 427
A Boeing 737 crashes while attempting to land at Pittsburgh International Airport, killing all 132 people on board. Investigations showed that a fault in the Boeing 737 rudder was to blame for the crash.
Royal Air Maroc Flight 630
An ATR-42 is deliberately crashed into the Atlas Mountains, killing all 44 on board.
Alas Chiricanas Flight 901
An Embraer EMB-110 explodes in mid-air over Panama, killing all 21 people on board. Investigators conclude that a suicide bomber caused the plane to explode, although motives and affiliation of the bomber remain unclear.
USAir Flight 1016
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes while attempting to land at Charlotte, North Carolina, during a thunderstorm. 37 of the 57 people on board are killed.
Air Mauritanie Flight 625
A Fokker F28 Fellowship crashes on landing at Tidjikja Airport, Mauritania in sandstorm conditions. 80 of the 93 passengers and crew are killed.
Airbus Industrie Flight 129
An Airbus A330 on a test flight, crashes at France's Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, killing all seven on board.
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303
A Tupolev Tu-154M breaks up in mid-air and crashes near Xian, China, killing all 160 on board. The deadliest airplane crash ever to occur in China is attributed to a maintenance error.
China Airlines Flight 140
An Airbus A300 crashes while landing at Nagoya, Japan, as a result of pilot error. 264 of the 271 people on board die.
Federal Express Flight 705
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 experiences an attempted hijacking by a FedEx employee; the three crew members are severely injured, but manage to subdue the attacker and land the aircraft safely with no loss of life.
KLM Cityhopper Flight 433
A Saab 340 crashes while trying to return to Schiphol Airport, due to pilot error and equipment failure; the pilot and two passengers die, nine passengers are injured.
Aeroflot Flight 593
An Airbus A310 crashes into a wooded hillside in Siberia. All 75 passengers and crew are killed.
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9045
An Antonov An-12BP crashes on approach into Nalchik Airport, Russia. All 13 passengers and crew are killed. The aircraft was carrying 12,515 kg of coins from the Saint Petersburg Mint.
United Express Flight 6291
A BAe Jetstream 41 crashes on approach into Port Columbus International Airport, Ohio. Five of the eight passengers and crew are killed.
Baikal Airlines Flight 130
A Tupolev Tu-154 loses control and crashes near Irkutsk, Russia, after the hydraulic system failed due to an engine fire, killing all 124 on board and one person on the ground.
Northwest Airlink Flight 5719
A Jetstream 31 crashes into two ridges east of Hibbing, Minnesota, killing all 18 on board.
Avioimpex Flight 110
A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes on approach to Ohrid Airport in Macedonia; all 116 passengers and crew die as a result of the crash, though one passenger lived for 11 days before succumbing to his injuries.
China Northern Airlines Flight 6901
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashes on approach to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, Xinjiang, China; killing 12 of the 102 on board; pilot error is blamed.
China Airlines Flight 605
A Boeing 747-400 overruns Kai Tak Airport's runway 13 on landing during a typhoon; the aircraft is unable to stop before crashing into Hong Kong harbor; all 374 on board escape safely; this crash is the first loss of a Boeing 747-400.
Widerøe Flight 744
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes in Overhalla, Norway, on approach to Namsos Airport, killing both pilots and four passengers; the crash is also known as the Namsos Accident.
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82, overruns the runway at Fuzhou Changle International Airport in heavy weather, killing two of 80 on board.
Sukhumi airliner attacks
In the first of the three Transair Georgia airliner shootdowns, a Tupolev Tu-134A is hit on approach to Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport by a surface-to-air missile; the plane crashes into the Black Sea, killing all five crew members and all 22 passengers.
In the second of the three Transair Georgia airliner shootdowns, a Tupolev Tu-154, carrying soldiers from Tbilisi, is shot down on landing in the Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport; the plane crashes on the runway and catches fire, killing 108 of the 132 people on board.
Lufthansa Flight 2904
An Airbus A320 crashes after overrunning the runway in Warsaw, Poland, killing two and injuring 68 of the 72 people on board.
Everest Air Dornier 228 crash
An Everest Air Dornier Do 228 crashes near Bharatpur in Nepal, killing all 19 people on board.
Tajik Air Yakovlev Yak-40 incident
After overshooting the runway on takeoff from Khorog Airport, killing 82 of the 86 people on board; the accident is the deadliest involving the Yak-40 as well as the deadliest accident in Tajikistan to date.
Sakha Avia Flight 301
A Let L-410 Turbolet crashes on approach to Aldan Airport in Russia, killing all 24 people on board.
Asiana Airlines Flight 733
A Boeing 737 crashes into a mountain in Haenam, South Korea, after failed landing attempts, killing 78 of the 110 people on board; this crash is the first loss of a Boeing 737-500.
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119
A BAe 146 overruns the runway at Yinchuan Hedong Airport, Ningxia, China after an aborted takeoff; the aircraft crashes into a lake, killing 54 passengers and one crew member.
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 724
A Fokker F27 collides with a small hill near the sea, breaks up and plunges into the sea shortly afterwards, killing 41 people on board.
SAM Colombia Flight 501
A Boeing 727 crashes into Mount Paramo Frontino, killing all 132 on board.
Indian Airlines Flight 491
A Boeing 737 strikes a large vehicle on a road just outside Aurangabad Airport, killing 55 of the 118 people on board.
Indian Airlines Flight 427
A Boeing 737-200 is hijacked on a flight between New Delhi and Srinagar, India. The plane lands at Amritsar Airport where it is stormed by commandoes; the hijacker is killed and the 140 passengers and crew survive without injury.
Japan Air System Flight 451
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 encounters windshear and skids off the runway at Hanamaki Airport; all on board survive.
China Eastern Airlines Flight 583
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 makes an emergency landing at Shemya Air Force Base after the slats are accidentally deployed in mid-air near the Aleutian Islands; all on board initially survive, but two die later.
Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301
A Fokker 100 crashes shortly after takeoff from Skopje Airport in Macedonia; 83 of the 97 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Lufthansa Flight 592
An Airbus A310 was hijacked and forced the pilot to fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Plane landed safely and the hijacker surrendered. All 104 on board survived.
Tehran mid-air collision
An Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154 collides in mid-air with an Iranian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24, killing all 133 on board both aircraft.
Lufthansa CityLine Flight 5634
A de Havilland Canada DHC-8 crashes short of the runway at Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing four of 23 on board.
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103
A Boeing 727 collides with a Libyan Air Force MiG-23 near Tripoli International Airport, killing all 159 on board both aircraft.
Martinair Flight 495
Martinair Flight 495 crashes in Faro, Portugal, killing 54 people and injuring 106.
China Southern Airlines Flight 3943
A Boeing 737-300 crashes on descent to Guilin Airport, killing all 141 aboard.
Vietnam Airlines Flight 474
A Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes while on approach to Nha Trang Airport in a tropical storm. Thirty people on board are killed.
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601
A CASA/IPTN CN-235 crashes into Mount Papandayan near the town Garut in Indonesia. All 31 passengers and crew on board are killed.
El Al Flight 1862
A Boeing 747, freighter, crashes into high-rise apartment buildings in Amsterdam after two of its engines detach from the wing. Forty-three people, including the plane's crew of three plus an additional passenger, are killed.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268
An Airbus A300 crashes near Kathmandu, Nepal, killing all 12 crew and 155 passengers.
Aeroflot Flight 2808
A Tupolev Tu-134 crashes into buildings while attempting to land at Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport, killing all 84 on board.
China General Aviation Flight 7552
A Yakovlev 42D loses control just after takeoff from Nanjing Airport and crashes into a pond; 108 of 126 on board die.
Thai Airways International Flight 311
An Airbus A310 crashes on approach into Kathmandu, Nepal, killing all 14 crew and 99 passengers on board.
TWA Flight 843
TWA Flight 843 aborts takeoff at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Lockheed L-1011 turns off the runway onto grass in order to avoid striking a concrete barrier. The plane is destroyed by fire shortly after all 292 passengers and crew evacuate with no loss of life.
Mandala Airlines Flight 660
A Vickers Viscount 816, crashes on approach to Pattimura Airport, Ambon, Indonesia, killing all 63 passengers and seven crew on board.
GP Express Flight 861
A Beechcraft Model 99 crashes on approach into Anniston Metropolitan Airport, Alabama. Three of the six passengers and crew on board are killed.
American Eagle Flight 5456
A CASA C-212 Aviocar operated by Executive Airlines crashes on approach into Eugenio María de Hostos Airport, Puerto Rico. All five passengers and crew are killed.
Copa Airlines Flight 201
A Boeing 737-200 Advanced crashes near Darién, Panama, killing all 47 passengers and crew on board; a faulty attitude indicator is the cause.
USAir Flight 405
A Fokker F-28 crashes on takeoff from New York because of ice buildup. Twenty-seven of the 51 people on board are killed.
Air Inter Flight 148
An Airbus A320 crashes in the Vosges Mountains on approach to Strasbourg, France, killing 87 of 96 people on board.
CommutAir Flight 4281
A Beechcraft 1900C crashes on approach into Adirondack Regional Airport, New York. Two of the four occupants are killed.
China Airlines Flight 358
A Boeing 747 freighter suffers double engine separation and crashes into a hill near Wanli, Taipei, Taiwan, killing all five crew on board.
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751
Both engines of Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, surge shortly after takeoff from Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The pilots successfully make an emergency landing in a nearby field, injuring 25 passengers but incurring not a single fatality.
Continental Express Flight 2574
An Embraer EMB 120RT, crashes on descent in Eagle Lake, Texas, killing all 14 people on board. Maintenance crews traded work shifts during repairs to the horizontal stabilizer, inadvertently leaving 47 bolts missing. Reformers pointed to this error and called for development of a "safety culture".
Indian Airlines Flight 257
A Boeing 737 hits high ground during descent about 30 km from the Imphal airport. All six crew members and 63 passengers are killed.
Nigeria Airways Flight 2120
A Nationair McDonnell Douglas DC-8 chartered by Nigeria Airways to transport Nigerian pilgrims to Mecca, crashes shortly after takeoff from King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, because of a fire caused by tire failure. All 261 on board die, including 14 Canadian crew members.
L'Express Airlines Flight 508
A Beechcraft Model 99 crashes while on approach Birmingham Municipal Airport, Alabama, due to severe thunderstorms, killing 13 people on board.
Lauda Air Flight 004
A Boeing 767 disintegrates in mid-air over Uthai Thani Province and Suphan Buri Province, Thailand, killing all 223 people on board. A thrust reverser had accidentally deployed in flight, causing the disaster. It is the first fatal crash of a Boeing 767.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311
An Embraer EMB 120RT, rolls sharply and crashes on final approach to Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 people on board.
Singapore Airlines Flight 117
An Airbus A310 is hijacked by Pakistani militants en route to Singapore Changi Airport, where, upon landing, it is stormed by Singapore Special Operations forces. All of the hijackers are killed in the operation, with no fatalities among the passengers and crew.
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 108
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes into a mountain shortly after taking off from La Chinita International Airport, Venezuela. All 45 passengers and crew are killed.
United Airlines Flight 585
A Boeing 737 crashes while attempting to land at Colorado Springs Airport, Colorado, killing all 25 people on board. The cause of the crash is not identified until the investigation into the crash of USAir Flight 427 in 1994; both crashes are eventually attributed to defects in a valve associated with the rudder.
Los Angeles runway disaster
A Boeing 737 is landing at Los Angeles International Airport when it strikes SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569, a Fairchild Metro commuter plane, waiting to take off from the same runway. All 12 people aboard the Metro and 21 of the 89 on the Boeing 737 are killed at the time, and two more from the Boeing die three days and 31 days after the crash.
Wayne County Airport runway collision
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 collides with Northwest Airlines Flight 299, a Boeing 727, when the crew of the DC-9 mistakenly taxies onto the active runway at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport; eight of the 54 people on board the DC-9 are killed; all 154 people on board the Boeing 727 survive.
Bangkok Airways Flight 125
A De Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 crashes on approach to Koh Samui Airport in Thailand, killing all 33 passengers and five crew on board.
Alitalia Flight 404
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes on approach to Zürich Airport, Switzerland, killing all 46 people on board.
Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions
In the Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions, a hijacked Boeing 737 operating Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 clips China Southwest Airlines Flight 2402, a Boeing 707, during landing at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and collides with China Southern Airlines Flight 2812, a Boeing 757; of the 225 occupants on board the three aircraft, 128 die.
British Airways Flight 5390
A BAC One-Eleven suffers explosive decompression over Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, when one of the front windscreen panes blows out. The captain is partially blown out of the cockpit, but a flight attendant manages to keep the unconscious pilot from falling out of the aircraft. The first officer lands the aircraft safely at Southampton Airport. All on board survive.
Philippine Airlines Flight 143
A Boeing 737 explodes and burns on the ground at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, killing eight of 120 on board.
Widerøe Flight 839
A DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes into water just after takeoff from Værøy Airport, killing all five people on board.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254
An Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia collides with a Cessna 172, both on the Cessna die. Flight 2254 lands; all seven on board survive.
Indian Airlines Flight 605
An Airbus A320 crashes on its final approach to Bangalore Airport. 92 out of 146 people on board are killed.
Avianca Flight 52
A Boeing 707 runs out of fuel and crashes while attempting to land at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York; of the 158 people on board, 85 survive.
SANSA Flight 32
SANSA Flight 32, crashes into a mountain just after takeoff from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San José, Costa Rica, killing all 20 passengers and three crew on board.
Northwest Airlines Flight 5
A Boeing 727 with 145 on board loses an engine over Madison, Florida, the aircraft makes an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport, all on board survive.
United Express Flight 2415
A BAe Jetstream 31 operated by North Pacific Airlines crashes while attempting to land at Tri-Cities Airport, Washington. All six passengers and crew are killed.
KLM Flight 867
A Boeing 747 flying from Amsterdam to Anchorage, Alaska, flies through a cloud of volcanic debris, subsequently losing power from all four engines. The crew is able to restart the engines and land the plane safely.
Avianca Flight 203
A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel claimed responsibility for the attack.
China Airlines Flight 204
A Boeing 737 crashes into the Chiashan mountain range after takeoff from Hualien Airport due to pilot error; all 54 on board perish.
Tan-Sahsa Flight 414
A Boeing 727 crashes into a mountain known as Cerro de Hula near Tegucigalpa, Honduras, due to pilot error; 127 of 146 on board die.
USAir Flight 5050
A Boeing 737 overruns the runway at LaGuardia Airport attempting to abort takeoff after a tire on a nosewheel bursts due to a mistrimmed rudder; two passengers die.
UTA Flight 772
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 explodes in mid-air over the Sahara desert when a bomb hidden in its forward cargo hold detonates. All 170 people on board are killed. Responsibility for the bombing is later traced back to Abdullah Senussi, the brother-in-law of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, whose government in 2003 agrees to pay compensation to the victims.
Partnair Flight 394
A Convair 580 crashes into the North Sea after its tail section falls off in mid-air. All 55 people on board perish. The disaster is blamed on counterfeit aircraft parts.
Varig Flight 254
A Boeing 737 runs out of fuel because of incorrect navigation and crashes in the Brazilian jungle, killing 13 of the 54 people on board.
Cubana de Aviación Flight 9646
An Ilyushin Il-62M crashes while trying to take off from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba. All 126 people on board the aircraft plus 45 people on the ground are killed in the crash.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404
A Fokker F27 disappears on a flight with 54 on board; the wreckage has never been found.
Olympic Aviation Flight 545
A Shorts 330-220 crashes into Mount Kerkis in Greece. All 34 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Korean Air Flight 803
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes while attempting to land in heavy fog at Tripoli, Libya. 75 of the 199 passengers and crew on board plus four people on the ground are killed in the accident.
United Airlines Flight 232
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 suffers a complete hydraulic system failure over Iowa, United States, after the tail-mounted engine disintegrates. The crew maintains partial control of the aircraft using differential throttle, bringing it to a crash landing on the runway of the Sioux City, Iowa, airport. Of the 296 people on board, 111 die.
Surinam Airways Flight 764
A Douglas DC-8 crashes while attempting to land in heavy fog at Paramaribo, Suriname. The plane hits trees and flips upside down, killing 176 of 187 people on board.
Transbrasil Flight 801
A Boeing 707 crashes on a high speed approach into São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, the left wing striking a building and crashing into a residential area. All three crewmembers and 22 persons on the ground were killed. The 707 involved was used in the 1970 movie Airport when it was owned by Flying Tigers.
Air Ontario Flight 1363
A Fokker F28 crashes immediately after takeoff from Dryden, Ontario, Canada, because of ice on the wings, killing 24 of 69 people on board.
United Airlines Flight 811
A Boeing 747 suffers an explosive decompression shortly after takeoff from Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, caused by a cargo door that burst open during flight. Of 355 people on board, nine passengers are blown out of the plane, but the crew manage to land safely at Honolulu.
Flying Tiger Line Flight 66
A Boeing 747 crashes near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on approach to land, killing all four on board. The crash is caused by miscommunication between ATC and the crew.
Independent Air Flight 1851
A Boeing 707, crashes into a hill on approach to Santa Maria, the Azores. All 144 people on board are killed.
Kegworth air disaster
A Boeing 737 crashes near Kegworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, after one of its engines loses a fan blade and fails. Of the 118 passengers and eight crew, 79 survive. The incident became known as the Kegworth air disaster and is the first loss of a Boeing 737-400.
Pan Am Flight 103
A Boeing 747 disintegrates in the air over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, after a terrorist bomb explodes on board. All 259 people on board and 11 on the ground are killed. The incident is also known as the Lockerbie air disaster.
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703
An Antonov An-24 crashes on approach to Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport, killing one passenger, all others survive.
Indian Airlines Flight 113
A Boeing 737 crashes on approach 2.6 km short of the runway in poor visibility in Ahmedabad, India, killing 133 of the 135 people on board.
Uganda Airlines Flight 775
A Boeing 707-338C crashes while attempting to land at Rome's Fiumicino Airport; 33 of the 52 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604
A Boeing 737 crashes on takeoff after suffering multiple bird strikes; 35 of 98 passengers die, all six crew survive.
Vietnam Airlines Flight 831
A Tupolev Tu-134 crashes on approach to Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. 76 of the 90 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Delta Air Lines Flight 1141
A Boeing 727 crashes on takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as a result of pilot error; of 108 people on board, 12 passengers and two crew members are killed.
CAAC Flight 301
A Hawker Siddeley Trident operating a Guangzhou Baiyun Airport to Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport flight, runs off the runway. Seven of the 89 passengers and crew on board are killed.
British International Helicopters Sikorsky S-61N crash
A Sikorsky S-61 ditches in the North Sea due to an engine fire; all 21 on board survive.
Iran Air Flight 655
An Airbus A300 is shot down over Iranian waters by the missile cruiser USS Vincennes; all 290 people on board are killed.
Air France Flight 296
An Airbus A320 makes a low pass over Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport in landing configuration during an air show and crashes into trees at the end of the runway. Of 130 passengers aboard, three die.
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 46
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes short of the runway at Libertador General Jose de San Martin Airport, killing all 22 on board.
TACA Flight 110
A Boeing 737 suffers dual engine failure due to water ingestion; the aircraft lands safely at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans; all on board survive.
Widerøe Flight 710
A Dash 7 crashes in Torghatten, Norway, in thick fog, killing all 36 passengers in the worst-ever Dash 7 accident.
Aloha Airlines Flight 243
A Boeing 737 suffers explosive decompression during flight but manages to land safely. Of 95 people on board, one flight attendant is blown out of the plane and killed, and several passengers are injured.
Kuwait Airways Flight 422
A Boeing 747 is hijacked en route from Bangkok to Kuwait by Lebanese guerillas demanding the release of Shi'ite prisoners held by Kuwait, leading to a hostage crisis lasting 16 days and encompassing three continents. The flight, initially forced to land at Mashhad in northeastern Iran, travels 3,200 miles to Larnaca, Cyprus and finally to Algiers. Two passengers are shot dead by the hijackers. The remainder of the 112 passengers and crew, including three members of the Kuwaiti royal family, are eventually released and the hijackers allowed to leave Algeria.
Avianca Flight 410
A Boeing 727 crashes into terrain near Cúcuta, Colombia after takeoff as a result of pilot error. All 142 people on board die.
TAT Flight 230
A Fairchild FH-227 crashes near Fontainebleau, France, killing all 23 on board; an electrical problem is suspected.
AVAir Flight 3378
A Swearingen Metroliner III crashes on takeoff from Raleigh-Durham Airport due to pilot error, killing all 12 on board.
Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108
A Swearingen Metroliner III crashes while en route to Düsseldorf Airport, Germany. The crew become disorientated after the aircraft is struck by lightning, leading to an uncontrollable spin. The aircraft disintegrates mid-air, resulting in the deaths of all 21 passengers and crew on board.
Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286
A Swearingen SA.227AC Metro III crashes while on approach to Durango-La Plata Airport. Nine of the 17 passengers and crew on board are killed.
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146
An Ilyushin Il-18 crashes while on approach to Chongqing Airport in China. All 108 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782
A Boeing 737 crashes into a mountain near Seferihisar, Turkey, due to a navigation error, killing all 16 on board.
Philippine Airlines Flight 443
A Shorts 360-300 crashes into Mt. Gurain on the island of Mindanao. All 15 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771
A BAe 146 is hijacked and deliberately crashes near Cayucos, California, by a disgruntled airline employee. All 43 people on board, including the hijacker, are killed.
Korean Air Flight 858
A Boeing 707 crashes into the Andaman Sea after a bomb explodes on board. All 115 people on board are killed.
South African Airways Flight 295
A Boeing 747 crashes into the Indian Ocean after a fire in the cargo hold. All 159 aboard die.
Continental Airlines Flight 1713
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes on takeoff during a snowstorm at Denver's Stapleton International Airport, killing 25 passengers and three crew.
Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 460
An ATR 42-312 crashed into a mountain 15 minutes after takeoff due to pilot error. All 37 on board perish.
Thai Airways Flight 365
A Boeing 737 crashes into the ocean off the coast of Thailand as a result of pilot error. All 83 passengers and crew perish.
Northwest Airlines Flight 255
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashes on takeoff from Detroit as a result of pilot error. Of 155 on board, four-year-old Cecelia Cichan is the only survivor. Two people on the ground in a car also are killed.
Belize Air International C-97 Mexico City crash
A Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter crashes on to a highway shortly after taking off from Mexico City International Airport, Mexico. Five of the twelve passengers and crew are killed, as well as 44 on the ground.
Philippine Airlines Flight 206
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 crashes on the slopes of Mount Ugo, Benguet, as it begins its approach to Loakan Airport in Baguio City; all 50 passengers and crew are killed. Poor visibility is blamed for the crash.
Aeroflot Flight 528
A Yakovlev Yak-40 overruns the runway on landing at Berdyansk, Ukraine, killing eight of 29 on board.
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055
An Ilyushin Il-62M crashes near Warsaw during landing because of engine failure. All 183 passengers and crew members perish in the accident.
American Eagle Flight 5452
A CASA C-212 crashes while landing at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, due to maintenance issues and pilot error. All four passengers survive, both crew are killed.
Garuda Indonesia Flight 035
A Douglas DC-9, crashes while on approach to Medan Airport; 23 of 45 on board die.
Northwest Airlink Flight 2268
A CASA 212 crashes while attempting to land at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Michigan, killing nine of the 19 passengers and crew on board.
Aeroflot Flight 505
A Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes into the ground at Tashkent, Uzbekistan, after encountering a wake vortex from an Ilyushin Il-76 that had taken off one and a half minutes earlier, killing all nine on board.
Skywest Airlines Flight 1834
A Swearingen Metro II collides in mid-air with a private Mooney M-20 near Salt Lake City, killing all 10 on board both aircraft.
Varig Flight 797
A Boeing 707 crashes near Abidjan because of engine failure. Out of the 52 passengers and crew on board, there is only one survivor.
Iraqi Airways Flight 163
A Boeing 737 is hijacked by Hezbollah militants while en route to Amman, Jordan. A confrontation with security forces causes the plane to crash, killing 63 of the 106 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 892
A Tupolev Tu-134A crashes near Schonefeld Airport, East Berlin after the crew misunderstands instructions from ATC, killing 72 of 82 on board; two initially survive, but die later.
British International Helicopters Chinook crash
A Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes on approach to Sumburgh Airport, Shetland Islands; of 47 people on board, 45 perish.
Aeroflot Flight 6502
A Tupolev Tu-134 crashes in Kuybyshev (now Samara), Russia, due to pilot error, killing 70 of 94 people on board.
Pan Am Flight 73
A Boeing 747 is hijacked on the ground at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, by Palestinian militants. Twenty people die after a shootout occurs inside the plane.
Aeroméxico Flight 498
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 collides with a Piper Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft and 15 people on the ground.
LIAT Flight 319
A DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes into the sea en route to E. T. Joshua Airport, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. All 13 passengers and crew are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 2306
A Tupolev Tu-134 crashes near Syktyvkar, Russia, while attempting an emergency landing following a fire in the cargo hold, killing 54 of 92 on board.
Grand Canyon Airlines Flight 6
A De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, collides with a Bell 206 helicopter over the Tonto Plateau, killing all 25 on board both aircraft.
China Airlines Flight 334
A Boeing 747 is hijacked by the pilot, who subdues the two other crew members and changes heading to land in Guangzhou. All three on board survive.
Air Lanka Flight 512
A Lockheed L-1011 is bombed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, killing 21 of 148 on board.
TWA Flight 840 bombing
A Boeing 727 is bombed by Palestinian militants, killing four of the 121 people on board, the plane manages to land safely in Athens.
Mexicana Flight 940
A Boeing 727 crashes into high ground near Santiago Maravatío, Mexico. All 167 passengers and crew are killed in the worst ever air disaster involving the Boeing 727.
Aerovías Guatemala air crash
A Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle crashes into a hill on approach into Santa Elena Airport, Guatemala. All 94 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 101/435
An Antonov An-24 operating a multi-leg domestic flight in the Soviet Union, is hijacked by the co-pilot and diverted to China; the aircraft lands safely at Qiqihar Airport in northeast China and all 51 on board are unharmed.
Arrow Air Flight 1285
A Douglas DC-8 operating a multi-leg charter flight from Cairo, Egypt, to Kentucky in the United States, crashes shortly after takeoff from Gander International Airport, Newfoundland, killing all 256 passengers and crew on board, making it the worst air disaster to occur on Canadian soil to date.
EgyptAir Flight 648
A Boeing 737 operating a flight between Greece and Egypt, is hijacked by Palestinian militants and forced to land on the island of Malta where Egyptian special forces storm the aircraft; the incident kills 56 of the 89 passengers, two of the six crew members, and all but one of the hijackers.
Henson Airlines Flight 1517
A Beechcraft Model 99 operating a domestic flight from Maryland to Virginia in the United States, crashes on approach to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, killing all 14 passengers and crew on board.
Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 bound for Atlanta, Georgia, crashes shortly after takeoff from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Wisconsin, due to engine failure and pilot error, killing all 31 people on board.
Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An-26 shootdown
A Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An-26 is shot down over Afghanistan by a ground-to-air missile, while operating a domestic flight from Kandahar to Farah; all 52 people on board are killed.
Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808
A Beech 99 operating a domestic multi-leg flight from Boston, Massachusetts, to Bangor, Maine, crashes on approach to Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport, where it is about to make an unscheduled flag stop; all six passengers and two crew lose their lives.
British Airtours Flight 28M
A Boeing 737 bound for Corfu International Airport, Greece, aborts its takeoff from Manchester Airport, England, because of an engine fire; 55 of the 137 on board are killed, mostly due to smoke inhalation.
Japan Airlines Flight 123
A Boeing 747 operating a domestic flight in Japan, crashes into Mount Takamagahara after suffering a rapid decompression that severs all hydraulic lines and renders the aircraft uncontrollable; with the loss of 520 of the 524 people on board, this is the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in history to date.
Delta Air Lines Flight 191
A Lockheed L-1011 TriStar flying from Florida to California in the Unites States, crashes on approach to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after experiencing wind shear from a sudden microburst thunderstorm; 136 of the 163 people on board are killed, as well as a motorist whose car is struck by the aircraft.
Aeroflot Flight 7425
A Tupolev Tu-154B operating a domestic flight in the Soviet Union, stalls while cruising at 38,000 feet (11,582 m) over Uzbekistan and enters an unrecoverable spin, killing all 200 people on board.
Air India Flight 182
A Boeing 747 en route from Montréal–Mirabel International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, is destroyed over the Atlantic Ocean off the southwest coast of Ireland by a bomb planted by Sikh extremists; all 329 people on board lose their lives.
Braathens SAFE Flight 139
A Boeing 737 operating a domestic flight in Norway, is hijacked by a political activist who demands to speak to the Norwegian Prime Minister Kåre Willoch; all crew and passengers survive unharmed.
TWA Flight 847
A Boeing 727 operating a multi-leg flight from Cairo, Egypt, to San Diego, California, United States, is hijacked by Lebanese militants shortly after taking off from Athens in Greece; one passenger is murdered during the three-day ordeal.
Aeroflot Flight 8381
A Tupolev Tu-134 operating a domestic flight in the Soviet Union, collides with a Soviet Air Force Antonov An-26; both aircraft crash near Zolochev, Ukraine, killing all 94 people on board the two aircraft.
Iberia Airlines Flight 610
A Boeing 727 operating a domestic flight in Spain, crashes into a television broadcast antenna installed on the summit of Monte Oiz while approaching Bilbao Airport, killing all 141 passengers and seven crew on board.
China Airlines Flight 006
A Boeing 747SP en route from Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan, to Los Angeles in the United States, suffers an engine flameout off the coast of California and dives 30,000 feet (9,100 m) before regaining control; the aircraft lands safely in San Francisco and all 274 occupants survive unharmed.
Aeroflot Flight 7841
A Tupolev Tu-134 operating a domestic flight in the Soviet Union, crashes 6.2 miles (10.0 km) east of Minsk National Airport after both engines fail due to ice ingestion, killing 58 of the 80 on board.
Galaxy Airlines Flight 203
A Lockheed L-188 Electra bound for Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, crashes shortly after takeoff from Cannon International Airport in Reno, Nevada, due to an improperly secured air start access door; 70 of the 71 people on board are killed.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 980
A Boeing 727 en route from Paraguay to Florida, United States, impacts Mount Illimani in Bolivia while descending for a scheduled stopover at El Alto International Airport, killing all 29 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 3519
A Tupolev Tu-154B crashes at Krasnoyarsk Airport while attempting an emergency landing following an engine fire, killing 110 of 111 on board.
PBA Flight 1039
An Embraer 110 Bandeirante with 13 passengers and crew on board, crashes on takeoff at Jacksonville, Florida, killing all aboard.
Aeroflot Flight 3352
A Tupolev Tu-154B crashes on landing at Tsentralny Airport, Omsk, Russia, killing 174 passengers and four people on the ground.
Aeroservicios Ecuatorianos Flight 767-103
A Douglas DC-8-55F crashes after failing to get airborne at Quito's Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Ecuador. All four crew, as well as 49 on the ground, are killed.
Cameroon Airlines Flight 786
A Boeing 737 with 109 passengers and seven crew on board, suffers an uncontained engine failure during taxi for takeoff at the Douala, Cameroon airport, starting a fire; two people die as the plane burns to the ground.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 crash
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27-600 crashed into a marsh near Zia International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh while landing in poor weather. With a total death toll of 49 people, it is the deadliest aviation disaster to occur on Bangladeshi soil.
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501
A Boeing 737 suffers an uncontained engine failure during takeoff from Calgary; all passengers and crew are safely evacuated, but the plane burns to the ground.
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 901
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes into a ditch after overshooting the runway at John F. Kennedy Airport, New York, due to pilot error; all 177 passengers and crew onboard survive the incident.
Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash
A Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crashed into a forest near Sofia, Bulgaria, during a snowstorm killing all 50 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 601
An Antonov An-24 crashes on approach to Leshukonskoye Airport due to pilot error, killing 44 of 49 on board.
Ozark Air Lines Flight 650
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 collides with a snow plow in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; all on board survive, however the driver of the snow plow is killed.
Malaysian Airline System Flight 684
An Airbus A300 crashes at Kuala Lumpur Airport in Malaysia. There are no fatalities of the 247 people on board.
Madrid runway disaster
An Iberia Boeing 727 collides with an Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9 on a runway at Madrid–Barajas Airport; 51 people aboard the Boeing 727 and all 42 people aboard the DC-9 are killed.
Avianca Flight 011
A Boeing 747 strikes a hill because of a navigational error while attempting to land in Madrid, Spain; of the 192 passengers and crew aboard, 11 survive.
Aeroflot Flight 6833
A Tupolev Tu-134 is hijacked by seven Georgians attempting to defect from the Soviet Union; the aircraft is stormed by Alpha Group who arrest four hijackers; three are executed while the fourth receives a jail sentence; of the 71 on board (including the hijackers), eight die; the aircraft is written off.
TAAG Angola Airlines Flight 462
A TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737 is shot down just after takeoff from Lubango Airport; all 130 on board die.
Air Illinois Flight 710
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 crashes near Pinckneyville, Illinois, due to electrical problems. All 10 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Gulf Air Flight 771
A Boeing 737 crashes near Mina Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, after a bomb planted by the Abu Nidal Organization detonates on board; all 112 people on board perish.
Guilin Airport collision
In the 1983 Guilin Airport collision, a PLAAF Harbin H-5 bomber collides with a CAAC Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E as it taxies for takeoff at Guilin Qifengling Airport, China. 11 of the 106 occupants aboard the Trident are killed. It is unknown how many casualties, if any, occurred aboard the Harbin H-5.
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
A Boeing 747 is shot down by Soviet fighter planes near Sakhalin and Moneron Island after straying into Soviet airspace; all 269 people on board are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 5463
A Tupolev Tu-134A crashes into a mountain while approaching Alma-Ata Airport, killing all 90 on board.
Air Canada Flight 143
A Boeing 767 runs out of fuel above Manitoba because of a miscalculation; the crew successfully glides the aircraft to a safe landing at a former Air Force base (and current drag strip) at Gimli, Manitoba; the aircraft becomes known as the Gimli Glider.
British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash
A British Airways Sikorsky S-61 helicopter crashes into the sea off the Isles of Scilly; 20 of 26 people on board die, in the worst helicopter accident in the United Kingdom to date and results in a review of helicopter safety.
TAME 737-200 crash
A TAME Boeing 737-200 crashes into a hill near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 119 on board.
Chosonminhang Ilyushin Il-62 crash
A Chosonminhang Ilyushin Il-62 crashes in mountainous terrain near Labé, Guinea, killing all 23 on board.
Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8
Lockheed L-188C Electra; one of the propellers broke away from its engine and struck the fuselage, damaging the flight controls. The pilots were able to make a successful emergency landing.
Air Canada Flight 797
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 catches fire during flight over Kentucky; 23 of 46 passengers die from smoke inhalation even after the crew successfully lands the aircraft at the Cincinnati airport in northern Kentucky.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 855
A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar loses power from all engines 30 minutes after takeoff from Miami International Airport; the pilot is able to return to Miami after restarting one engine; no casualties are reported on board.
Avensa Douglas DC-9 crash
In the 1983 Avensa Douglas DC-9 crash, a Douglas DC-9 crashes at Barquisimeto Airport, Venezuela, killing 22 passengers and one crew member.
Turkish Airlines Flight 158
A Boeing 727 lands about 50 metres (160 ft) short of the runway at Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey, in driving snow, breaks up and catches fire; 47 passengers are killed, all seven crew and 13 passengers survive the accident with injuries.
United Airlines Flight 2885
A Douglas DC-8-54F crashes shortly after taking off from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Michigan. All three crew members are killed.
CAAC Flight 2311
An Ilyushin Il-18 catches fire before landing at Baiyun Airport in Guangzhou, China, resulting 25 deaths of 69 on board though it successfully lands on the runway.
Aeronor Flight 304
A Fairchild F-27 crashes near La Florida Airport, Chile; all 46 on board are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 343
An Ilyushin Il-62 veers off the runway while landing at Luxembourg Findel Airport, killing seven of 77 on board.
Spantax Flight 995
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is destroyed by a fire after an aborted takeoff at Málaga Airport, Spain; 50 of the 294 on board die.
Aerocondor DHC-4 Caribou accident
An Aerolíneas Cóndor de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou flies into high ground in the Andes, Ecuador; all 44 on board are killed.
Pan Am Flight 830
A bomb placed under a seat cushion explodes aboard a Boeing 747-100 flying from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger. The plane makes an emergency landing in Honolulu.
Pan Am Flight 759
A Boeing 727 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, United States, shortly after takeoff; all 145 on board and eight people on the ground are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 411
An Ilyushin Il-62 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport; all 90 on board are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 8641
A Yakovlev Yak-42 breaks up in mid-air and crashes near Mozyr, Belarus due to a failure in the jackscrew mechanism caused by metal fatigue, killing all 132 on board in the first loss of and the deadliest accident involving the Yak-42. The crash remains the worst in Belarus.
British Airways Flight 9
A Boeing 747-200 flies through a cloud of volcanic ash south of Java; all engines fail in flight, forcing the plane to glide; the crew is able to restart the engines and make a safe landing.
Air India Flight 403
A Boeing 707 crashes at Sahar International Airport in Bombay, India, while landing during a heavy rainstorm; 15 of 99 passengers and two of 12 crew are killed.
TABA Fairchild FH-227 accident
A TABA Fairchild FH-227 crashes at Tabatinga Airport, Brazil; all 44 on board are killed.
VASP Flight 168
A Boeing 727 crashes into a hillside in Brazil, killing all 137 on board.
CAAC Flight 3303
A Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a mountain near Yangsuo while on approach to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport, China, in heavy weather; all 112 on board die.
Aeropesca Colombia Flight 217
A Vickers Viscount hits a mountain in Colombia; all 21 on board are killed.
Garuda Fokker F28 crash
The Fokker F28 overruns the runway in bad weather at Tanjung Karang-Branti Airport; all 27 are killed when the aircraft bursts into flames.
Widerøe Flight 933
A de Havilland Canada Twin Otter crashes into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board; this accident sparked conspiracy theories in Norway.
Japan Airlines Flight 350
A Douglas DC-8-61 crashes on approach to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda), Japan; of the 166 passengers and eight crew, 24 passengers are killed.
World Airways Flight 30
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 overshoots the runway at Boston, Massachusetts, United States; two passengers are reported missing.
Air Florida Flight 90
A Boeing 737 crashes into the frozen Potomac River after takeoff from Washington National Airport, Virginia, United States; five on board survive; 74 on board and four on the ground die, including one initial survivor who dies after ensuring that the other crash survivors are rescued from the frozen river.
Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308
A McDonnell Douglas MD-81 crashes in the mountains while approaching Campo dell'Oro Airport in Ajaccio, Corsica, killing all 180 on board.
Aeroflot Flight 3603
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes while attempting to land at Noril'sk Airport due to crew error and CFIT, killing 99 of the 167 passengers and crew on board.
NLM CityHopper Flight 431
A Fokker F28 Fellowship is destroyed in flight by a tornado near Rotterdam, killing all 17 people on board.
Aeropesca Colombia Flight 221
A Vickers Viscount flies into Mount Santa Elena, killing all 50 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 811
An Antonov An-24 collides in mid-air with a Soviet Air Force Tupolev Tu-16 over the Zavitinsky District, Russia, killing 31 of 32 on board the An-24 and all six on board the Tu-16.
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103
A Boeing 737 disintegrates during flight and crashes near Taipei, Taiwan; severe corrosion in the fuselage structure leads to explosive decompression and disintegration at high altitude; all 110 on board are killed.
Bristow Helicopters Westland Wessex crash
In the G-ASWI North Sea ditching, a Bristow Helicopters Westland Wessex suffers engine failure and ditches in the North Sea, killing all 13 on board.
Aeromexico Flight 230
A DC-9 makes a hard landing at Chihuahua Airport, breaks up and a fire breaks out, killing 32 of the 66 people on board.
Somali Airlines Flight 40
A Fokker F27 Friendship crashes shortly after takeoff from Mogadishu International Airport. All 50 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Armenia mid-air collision
A Soviet Air Defence Forces Sukhoi SU-15 collides with an Argentine Canadair CL-44 operating an international cargo flight between Iran and Cyprus; the SU-15 pilot ejects and survives the incident, but all four occupants of the CL-44 are killed.
Dan-Air Flight 240
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 crashes near Nailstone, Leicestershire, due to failure of the baggage door, causing rapid decompression and loss of control; all three crew on board die.
Aeroflot Flight 498
An Ilyushin Il-14 crashes into a mountain on the Holy Nose Peninsula in Lake Baikal due to crew error, killing all 48 on board.
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 901
A BAC One-Eleven crashes near Aeroparque Jorge Newbery after losing control in a thunderstorm, killing all 31 on board.
Aer Lingus Flight 164
A Boeing 737 is hijacked while on approach to London Heathrow Airport. The hijacker demanded to be taken to Iran. The plane landed at Le Touquet – Côte d'Opale Airport. After a nearly 10-hour stand-off the hijacker was arrested. All 108 survive.
Garuda Indonesia Flight 206
A Douglas DC-9 is hijacked by Komando Jihad, the pilot is killed; all others survive.
Saudia Flight 162
A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar suffers an explosive decompression over Qatar, killing two passengers who are blown out of the aircraft; the cause is traced to a fatigue failure of a main landing gear wheel flange.
Continental Micronesia Flight 614
A Boeing 727 with 73 on board, crashes on landing at Yap International Airport; all on board survive.
Korean Air Lines Flight 015
A Boeing 747 crashes on landing at Gimpo International Airport. 15 of the 226 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crash
A Convair CV-880 crashes shortly after taking off from Caracas Airport, Venezuela. All four crew members are killed.
Indian Airlines Flight 423
A Boeing 737 operating a domestic flight from Srinagar to Delhi in India, is hijacked by Sikh extremists and forced to land in Lahore, Pakistan, where special forces storm the aircraft; there are no fatalities.
Florida Commuter Airlines crash
In the Florida Commuter Airlines crash, a Douglas DC-3 ditches into the Atlantic Ocean near the Bahamas, killing all 34 on board.
Saudia Flight 163
A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, lands at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when a fire breaks out on board; the evacuation of the plane is delayed and all 301 on board die.
Aeroflot Flight 4225
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes shortly after takeoff from Almaty International Airport, killing all 163 people on board.
Itavia Flight 870
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Italy, killing all 81 people on board.
Air Wisconsin Flight 965
A Swearingen Metro II crashes after a catastrophic engine failure in poor weather en route to Lincoln Municipal Airport, Nebraska. 13 of the 15 passengers and crew are killed.
Thai Airways Flight 231
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 crashes while on approach to Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand, in severe weather, killing 44 of 53 on board.
Dan-Air Flight 1008
A Boeing 727 crashes into a mountain near Tenerife, Spain, killing all 138 passengers and eight crew on board.
Transbrasil Flight 303
A Boeing 727 crashes into a hill near Florianópolis, Brazil, killing 55 of 58 on board.
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 7
An Ilyushin Il-62, crashes near Warsaw, Poland, after the No. 2 engine disintegrates and severs the elevator and rudder control lines; all 87 on board are killed.
Advance Airlines Flight 4210
A Beechcraft Super King Air 200, crashes shortly after takeoff from Sydney Airport, following failure of one engine due to water in the fuel, killing all 13 people on board.
Iran Air Flight 291
A Boeing 727 crashes into the Alborz Mountains near Tehran, Iran, amid a snowstorm on approach to Mehrabad International Airport; killing all 128 people on board.
Turkish Airlines Ankara crash
A Turkish Airlines Fokker F28 crashes into a hillside near Kuyumcuköy, Ankara, Turkey, while on approach to Esenboğa Airport; of the 45 on board, only four survive.
Air New Zealand Flight 901
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 collides with Mount Erebus, Antarctica, during a sightseeing flight, killing all 257 people on board; this crash is also known as the Mount Erebus Disaster.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740
A Boeing 707 crashes after a fire in the cabin in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; all 145 passengers and 11 crew die.
American Airlines Flight 444
A Boeing 727 takes off with a bomb planted in the cargo hold by the Unabomber. The bomb fails to detonate, giving off large quantities of smoke. Twelve passengers are treated for smoke inhalation, but all 78 on board survive.
Western Airlines Flight 2605
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 strikes a vehicle on a closed runway in dense fog at Mexico City, Mexico; 72 die.
Swissair Flight 316
A Douglas DC-8-62 crashes after overrunning the runway at Athens-Ellinikon International Airport, killing 14 of the 154 passengers and crew on board.
Aeroflot Flight 5484
Aeroflot Flight 5484, a Tupolev Tu-124V breaks up mid-air after experiencing loss of control due to unexplained release of the flaps, killing all 63 people aboard.
Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision
The 1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision between two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s kills 178.
Dan-Air Flight 0034
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748, fails to become airborne at Sumburgh Airport, Scotland, due to a maintenance error, killing 17 of 44 on board.
Garuda Fokker F28 crash
A Garuda Indonesia Fokker F28 strikes a volcano on approach to Medan Airport, Indonesia, killing all 61 on board.
Air New England Flight 248
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashes near Camp Greenough, Massachusetts, while on approach to Barnstable Municipal Airport, killing the pilot.
Downeast Flight 46
A DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes on approach into Knox County Regional Airport, Maine. 17 of the 18 passengers and crew are killed.
American Airlines Flight 191
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes upon takeoff from O'Hare International Airport after its left engine becomes detached from the wing, killing all 271 on board and two on the ground in the worst single-aircraft accident on U.S. soil.
TWA Flight 841
A Boeing 727 goes into a dive over Saginaw, Michigan, following the loss of the number 7 slat; despite the loss of 34,000 feet (10,000 m) in altitude within 63 seconds, all 89 passengers and crew survive an emergency landing at Detroit after the first officer regains control of the plane at 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
Quebecair Flight 255
A Fairchild F-27 bound for Montreal, crashes minutes after takeoff from Quebec City as it was attempting to return to the airport following the explosion of its number 2 engine, killing 17 of the 24 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 1691
A Tupolev Tu-104 crashes near Vnukovo International Airport while attempting to make an emergency landing after a fire alarm is reported, killing 58 of 119 on board.
Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600
A Boeing 727 crashes following a missed approach at Doha International Airport, Qatar; 44 of the 64 on board are killed.
Air New Zealand Flight 4374
A Fokker F-27 Friendship crashes while on approach into Auckland International Airport, New Zealand. The captain and one passenger are killed.
Air Rhodesia Flight 827
A Vickers Viscount on a flight between Kariba and Salisbury, is shot down by Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army militants using a SA-7 (Strela 2) surface-to-air missile shortly after takeoff in similar circumstances to Flight 825 five months earlier; all 55 passengers and four crew are killed.
Varig Flight 967
A Boeing 707 bound for Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 125 miles (201 km) after takeoff from Narita International Airport; the cause for the disappearance remains unknown, as neither survivors (six-man flight crew) nor wreckage have ever been found.
United Airlines Flight 173
A Douglas DC-8 runs out of fuel while circling near Portland, Oregon, United States, as the crew investigates a light indicating a problem with the landing gear; the plane crashes in a suburban area damaging two unoccupied houses, killing 10 and injuring 24 of the 181 on board.
Alitalia Flight 4128
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea when on approach to Palermo International Airport in Palermo, Italy. Of the 129 passengers and crew, 108 are dead.
Icelandic Airlines Flight 001
A Douglas DC-8 on a charter flight crashes into a coconut plantation while on approach to Katunayake, Sri Lanka, for a refueling stop; 183 out of 262 people on board are killed.
PSA Flight 182
A Boeing 727 collides with a Cessna 172 over San Diego, California, United States; all 135 aboard the airliner, both pilots of the Cessna, and seven people on the ground are killed, making this the worst aviation disaster in California history, and the deadliest mid-air collision in North America.
Air Rhodesia Flight 825
Air Rhodesia Flight 825 from Kariba to Salisbury is shot down by a SA-7 surface-to-air missile; 18 of the 56 passengers initially survive the emergency landing, 10 are subsequently killed by Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) militants.
Polish Airlines Flight 165 hijacking
In the LOT Flight 165 hijacking, two East German citizens hijack a Tupolev Tu-134, and force it to land at Tempelhof Airport; there are no casualties to the 63 passengers on board.
Helikopter Service Flight 165
A Sikorsky S-61 crashes into the North Sea while en route to Statfjord oil field due to fatigue failure of a rotor, killing all 18 on board.
Air Canada Flight 189
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes on takeoff in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, because of tire failure; Two of the 107 passengers and crew on board die.
National Airlines Flight 193
A Boeing 727 lands short on approach to Pensacola, Florida, United States, in Escambia Bay, as a result of pilot error; three passengers out of 58 people on board drown.
Korean Air Lines Flight 902
A Boeing 707 is shot down by Soviet fighter planes; the plane crash-lands near the Soviet Union's border with Finland; two of the 109 people on board are killed, the rest are subsequently released.
Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash
In the 1978 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash, a Tupolev Tu-134 crashes near the village of Gabare, Bulgaria, killing all 73 people on board.
LAV HS 748 accident
A Línea Aeropostal Venezolana Hawker Siddeley HS 748 crashes on departure from Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela; all 46 on board are killed.
Continental Airlines Flight 603
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10, crashes on takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport after a tire blows on the left main landing gear, causing it to collapse; of 200 on board, two die at the time and two others die of their injuries three months later.
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314
A Boeing 737-200, from Edmonton crashes at Cranbrook Airport after one thrust reverser did not fully stow following an aborted landing, killing 42 of the 49 people on board.
Air India Flight 855
A Boeing 747, crashes into the Arabian Sea as a result of instrument malfunction and pilot error, killing all 213 passengers and crew on board.
SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730
A Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle operating a flight from Geneva, Switzerland, to Madeira, Portugal, crashes into the sea while on final approach to its destination due to pilot error, killing 36 of the 57 people on board.
United Airlines Flight 2860
A McDonnell Douglas DC-8 flying from San Francisco, California, to Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, crashes in the Wasatch mountain range in Utah, killing the three crew on board.
Air Indiana Flight 216
A Douglas DC-3 carrying the Purple Aces basketball team on a charter flight from Evansville, Indiana, to Nashville, Tennessee, crashes shortly after take-off due to overloading and pilot error, killing all 29 passengers and crew.
Malaysian Airline System Flight 653
A Boeing 737 operating a flight from Penang to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, crashes into a swamp near Tanjung Kupang, Johor, as a result of a failed hijacking attempt; all 100 people on board are killed.
Libyan Arab Airlines Tu-154 crash
A Libyan Arab Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near Benghazi, Libya, due to fuel exhaustion, while en route from King Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia, to Benina International Airport in Libya; 59 of the 165 people on board lose their lives.
TAP Air Portugal Flight 425
A Boeing 727 operating a multi-leg flight from Belgium to Portugal, plunges over a steep bank and bursts into flames after overshooting the runway at Madeira Airport due to pilot error, killing 131 of the 164 people on board.
Mississippi CV-240 crash
A Convair CV-240 chartered by Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes into a heavily-wooded swamp in Amite County, Mississippi, United States, while en route from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, due to fuel exhaustion; four of the 24 passengers and both crew members are killed.
Lufthansa Flight 181
A Boeing 737 flying from Mallorca to Germany, is hijacked over the Mediterranean Sea by members of the PFLP (a Palestinian revolutionary organization) who murder the pilot; the aircraft eventually lands in Mogadishu where it is stormed by German police commandos; three of the hijackers are killed, the fourth is captured, and there are no other fatalities.
Japan Airlines Flight 472
A McDonnell Douglas DC-8 bound for Tokyo, is hihacked by Japanese Red Army (JRA) militants shortly after departing from Bombay, India, and forced to land in Dhaka, Bangladesh; the hijackers' demands are eventually met and all 151 passengers and crew are released unharmed.
Japan Airlines Flight 715
A McDonnell Douglas DC-8 operating a multi-leg flight from Tokyo to Singapore, crashes into a hillside while on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia due to pilot error, killing 34 of the 79 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 331
An Ilyushin Il-62 operating a multi-leg flight from Moscow, Soviet Union, to Havana, Cuba, crashes due to pilot error while on approach to its destination, José Martí International Airport, killing all but two of the 70 people on board, plus one person on the ground.
Dan-Air Boeing 707 crash
A Dan-Air Boeing 707 crashes near Lusaka Airport, Zambia, at the conclusion of a multi-leg flight from London's Heathrow Airport, via Athens and Nairobi, due to structural failure; the one passenger and five crew members are killed.
Aviateca Convair 240 crash
An Aviateca Convair 240 crashes shortly after taking off from La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala, in central America, due to a maintenance error, killing all 28 people on board.
Delta Air Lines Flight 1080
A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operating a domestic flight in California, United States, experiences a loss of pitch control during takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport due to a malfunctioning elevator; the aircraft is able to land safely with no casualties.
Southern Airways Flight 242
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 flying from northwest Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia, crash lands on a highway near New Hope, Georgia, after encountering dual engine failure in a thunderstorm; 63 of the 85 people on board are killed, as well as nine on the ground.
Tenerife airport disaster
In the Tenerife airport disaster, two Boeing 747s, KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736, collide on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport in heavy fog; 583 of the 644 people on board the two aircraft are killed in the deadliest accident in the history of commercial aviation.
Aeroflot Flight 5003
An Ilyushin Il-18 operating a domestic flight in the western Soviet Union, crashes due to pilot error after a missed approach to Mineralnye Vody Airport, killing 77 of the 98 people on board.
Linjeflyg Flight 618
A Skyline Vickers Viscount 838 operating a multi-leg domestic flight in Sweden, crashes in the district of Kälvesta, western Stockholm, due to atmospheric icing, killing all 22 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 3843
A Tupolev Tu-104 operating a flight from Khabarovsk Novy Airport, Soviet Union, to Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan, crashes in a field just short of its destination due to an engine fire; all 90 people on board are killed.
EgyptAir Flight 864
A Boeing 707 crashes into an industrial complex near Bangkok, Thailand, due to pilot error; all 52 on board are killed as well as another 19 on the ground.
Aeroflot Flight 2415
A Tupolev Tu-104 crashes shortly after takeoff from Moscow due to crew disorientation following artificial horizon failure, killing all 73 on board.
Aeroflot Flight 2415
A Tupolev Tu-104 crashes shortly after takeoff from Moscow due to crew disorientation following artificial horizon failure, killing all 73 on board.
Olympic Airways Flight 830
A NAMC YS-11A crashes into a mountain in Greece in low visibility, killing all 50 on board.
Indian Airlines Flight 171
A Sud Caravelle crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Bombay Airport; all 95 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Cubana de Aviación Flight 455
A Douglas DC-8 is bombed by anti-Castro militants and crashes near Bridgetown, Barbados, killing all 73 people on board.
Turkish Airlines Flight 452
A Boeing 727 crashes into a hillside near Karatepe, Turkey, while on approach to Antalya Airport; all 154 passengers and crew die.
Zagreb mid-air collision
Zagreb mid-air collision between British Airways Flight 476, a Hawker Siddeley Trident, and Inex-Adria Flight 550, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, kills all 176 people on board both aircraft.
Anapa mid-air collision
Aeroflot Flight 7957, an Antonov An-24, collides with Aeroflot Flight 31, a Yakovlev Yak-40, over the Black Sea off Anapa due to ATC and crew errors, killing all 70 on board both aircraft.
SAETA Flight 232
A Vickers Viscount 785D, goes missing mid-route from Quito to Cuenca, Ecuador; all four crew members and 55 passengers are killed, but the scene remains undiscovered for over 26 years until February 2003, when climbers on the eastern face of the stratovolcano Chimborazo come upon the site.
ČSA Flight 001
An Ilyushin Il-18 crashes near Bratislava in Czechoslovakia, killing 76 of 78 people on board.
Operation Entebbe
An Airbus A300, is hijacked from Athens by two Palestinians and two Germans who divert the flight to Libya and then to Uganda, where the plane is met by pro-Palestinian forces from Idi Amin's government; Israeli troops eventually storm the airport in Operation Entebbe, killing hijackers and Ugandan soldiers and freeing all but three of the hostages; Israeli colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, brother of Benjamin Netanyahu, is also killed in the raid.
Sabah Air GAF Nomad crash
In the 1976 Sabah Air GAF Nomad crash, a GAF N-22B Nomad crashes into the sea on approach into Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Malaysia. All 11 passengers and crew are killed. Several local political leaders were on board at the time.
Air Manila Flight 702
A Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes shortly after takeoff from NAS Agana, Guam due to engine failure and pilot error, killing all 45 on board; one person on the ground also dies when a car is struck by the aircraft.
Aeroflot Flight 418
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into a mountainside on the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea; all 45 on board die.
Aeroflot Flight 1802
An Antonov An-24 crashes near Viktorovka, Chernikov Region due to loss of control following an unexplained rudder deflection, killing all 52 on board.
American Airlines Flight 625
A Boeing 727 crashes on approach to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, killing 37 of 88 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 909
An Ilyushin Il-18 crashes near Voronezh due to loss of control following an electrical failure, killing all 111 on board.
Aeroflot Flight 3739
A Tupolev Tu-104 crashes on takeoff from Irkutsk after the aircraft rolled to the right, killing 24 of 114 on board.
Taxi Aereo el Venado Douglas DC-4 accident
Taxi Aereo el Venado Douglas DC-4 accident, crashes into a mountain in Colombia killing all 13 on board.
Aeroflot Flight 2003
A Tupolev Tu-124 crashes just after takeoff from Vnukovo Airport due to instrument failure, killing all 61 passengers and crew on board and one person on the ground.
Middle East Airlines Flight 438
A Boeing 720 crashes in Saudi Arabia when a bomb explodes in the forward baggage compartment, killing all 81 people on board.
Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes on approach in Prague suburb, killing 75 of 120 on board.
Malév Flight 240
A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes on approach near Lebanon, killing all 60 people on board.
Garuda Indonesia Flight 150
A Fokker F-28 Fellowship crashes while on approach to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in foggy weather; 25 of 61 on board die; one person on the ground also dies.
Interflug Flight 1107
A Tupolev Tu-134 crashes while on approach to Leipzig, killing 27 of 34 on board.
Wien Air Alaska Flight 99
A Fairchild F-27 crashes into Seuvokuk Mountain, Alaska, while on approach to Gambell Airport, killing 10 of 32 on board.
ČSA Flight 540
An Ilyushin Il-62 crashes while on approach to Damascus, Syria. 126 of the 128 passengers and crew on board die in the accident.
Agadir air disaster
An Air Maroc-operated Boeing 707 owned by Royal Jordanian Airlines crashes while on approach to Agadir, Morocco due to pilot error; all 188 on board die in the worst-ever accident involving the Boeing 707.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 66
A Boeing 727, encounters wind shear on final approach and strikes approach lights at John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing 113 of 124 people on board.
Turkish Airlines Flight 345
A Fokker F-28, crashes into the Sea of Marmara after a missed approach; all 42 on board die; the cause is never determined.
Golden West Airlines Flight 261
A De Havilland Twin Otter, collides with a Cessna 150 near Whittier, California, killing all 14 people in both aircraft.
Avensa Flight 358
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9, suffers dual engine failure after takeoff and crashes near Maturín, Venezuela, killing all 77 on board.
Martinair Flight 138
A Douglas DC-8 on a charter flight, crashes into a mountain shortly before landing, on approach to Katunayake, Sri Lanka, for a refueling stop; killing all aboard – 182 Indonesian hajj pilgrims bound for Mecca, and nine crew members.
TWA Flight 514
A Boeing 727 inbound to Dulles International Airport, crashes into Mount Weather in Bluemont, Virginia, killing all 85 passengers and seven crew.
Northwest Airlines Flight 6231
A Boeing 727 enters a downward spiral and crashes twelve minutes after takeoff from JFK International Airport, New York. All three crew members on board are killed.
Lufthansa Flight 540
Lufthansa Flight 540 crashes shortly after takeoff in Nairobi, Kenya; 59 of 157 on board are killed in the first crash of a Boeing 747.
Air Vietnam Flight 706
A Boeing 727 is hijacked and crashes in Phan Rang, Vietnam; all 75 on board die.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes on approach to Charlotte, North Carolina; 72 of 82 people on board are killed.
TWA Flight 841
A Boeing 707 breaks up after a bomb explodes in the cargo hold and plunges into the Ionian Sea, killing all 88 on board.
Pan Am Flight 812
A Boeing 707-320B, crashes into mountainous terrain 42.5 nautical miles (78.7 km) northwest of Denpasar, Bali. All 107 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Court Line Flight 95
A BAC One-Eleven collides with a Piper Aztec on the runway at London Luton Airport, killing the pilot of the Aztec; there are no casualties on board the One-Eleven, but the aircraft is substantially damaged; the Aztec is written off.
Sterling Airways Tehran Caravelle accident
In the 1974 Sterling Airways Tehran Caravelle accident, a Sterling Airways Sud Aviation Caravelle experienced a landing gear failure at Mehrabad International Airport. The aircraft caught fire and 15 passengers were killed.
Turkish Airlines Flight 981
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes in the Ermenonville forest near Senlis, France, after the rear underfloor cargo door opens in mid-flight; all 346 on board die.
Pan Am Flight 806
A Boeing 707-320B crashes on approach to Pago Pago International Airport on American Samoa. 97 of the 101 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Turkish Airlines Flight 301
Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes after takeoff from Izmir Cumaovasi Airport due to wing icing; of the 73 on board, only seven survive.
Commonwealth Commuter Flight 317
A Beechcraft Model 99A crashes short of the runway, on approach into Johnstown–Cambria County Airport, Pennsylvania. 12 of the 17 passengers and crew are killed.
Rome airport attacks and hijacking
In the 1973 Rome airport attacks and hijacking, armed gunmen kill two people in the terminal, then firebomb Pan Am Flight 110, killing 30 inside the aircraft. The gunmen then hijack a Lufthansa-operated Boeing 737 en route to Munich, killing two more before landing and surrendering in Kuwait.
National Airlines Flight 27
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 with 128 on board, suffers an uncontained engine failure at 39,000 feet 65 miles southwest of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Debris from the engine punctures the fuselage and a passenger is blown out of the aircraft, but the aircraft is able to land safely with no other casualties.
Aeroflot Flight 964
A Tupolev Tu-104 crashes while on approach to Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, Soviet Union. All 122 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 3932
A Tupolev Tu-104 crashes shortly after takeoff from Koltsovo Airport in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union. All 108 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Texas International Airlines Flight 655
A Convair 600 crashes into Black Fork Mountain while avoiding thunderstorms, killing all 11 passengers and crew on board.
JAT Airways Flight 769
JAT Airways Flight 769, a Sud Aviation Caravelle, crashes into Mt. Maganik near Kolašin, Montenegro, killing all 41 on board.
World Airways Flight 802
A Douglas DC-8-63CF crashes on approach into Cold Bay Airport, Alaska. All six occupants are killed.
Aviaco Flight 118
Aviaco Flight 118, a Sud Caravelle, en route from Madrid to A Coruña crashes while approaching A Coruña Alvedro airport, in Montrove, 2 km from the airport; all 85 on board die, and one on the ground.
Delta Air Lines Flight 723
A Douglas DC-9 descends prematurely and crashes on final approach to Boston Logan International Airport, killing all 89 on board; probable cause is unstabilized final approach by the flight crew.
Ozark Air Lines Flight 809
A Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 crashes short of the runway at St. Louis International Airport due to windshear from a thunderstorm, killing 38 of 44 on board.
Japan Airlines Flight 404
A Boeing 747 is hijacked after takeoff from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands; one hijacker is killed and the flight's purser injured by a grenade blast; after several days and multiple flight legs, the passengers are released in Benghazi, Libya, and the aircraft is blown up on the ground; this is the first loss of a Boeing 747-200.
Pan Am Flight 816
A Boeing 707 crashes shortly after takeoff from Faa'a's airport Tahiti, French Polynesia, killing 77 out of 78 on board.
Varig Flight 820
A Boeing 707 experiences an onboard fire and crashes near Paris, France, killing 123 out of 134 on board.
Aeroméxico Flight 229
A Douglas DC-9 crashes into the side of Las Minas Mountain while on approach to Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport; all 27 on board die.
Indian Airlines Flight 440
A Boeing 737 crashes while on approach to Palam Airport in New Delhi, India. 48 of the 65 passengers and crew on board are killed in the accident.
Aeroflot Flight 109
A Tupolev Tu-104 is hijacked en route to Chita from Irkutsk; a bomb the hijacker held detonates and the aircraft crashes east of Lake Baikal, killing all 81 on board.
Invicta International Airlines Flight 435
A Vickers Vanguard 952 from Bristol Lulsgate to Basle, flies into a hillside near Hochwald, Switzerland, somersaults and breaks up, killing 108 with 37 survivors.
Nantes mid-air collision
An Iberia McDonnell Douglas DC-9 collides with a Spantax Convair CV-990. All 68 people on board the DC-9 were killed. The CV-990 was able to make a successful emergency landing at Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base.
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 307
An Ilyushin Il-18 crashes short of the runway at Sheremetyevo International Airport, killing all 25 on board.
Aeroflot Flight 630
An Ilyushin Il-18 crashes 25 miles (40 km) from Ura-Tube, Tajikistan, due to loss of control as a result of pilot error, killing all 79 on board.
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114
A Boeing 727 strays off course and is shot down by Israeli jets in the Sinai war zone, killing 108 of 113 people on board.
Aeroflot Flight 141
A Tupolev Tu-154, crashes short of the runway at Prague Ruzyně Airport for reasons unknown, killing 66 of 100 on board.
EgyptAir Flight 741
An EgyptAir Ilyushin Il-18 crashes in the Kyrenia mountain range while on approach to Nicosia International Airport; all 37 on board die.
Kano air disaster
A Boeing 707 crashes while attempting to land at Kano International Airport in Nigeria, killing 176 of the 202 passengers and crew on board.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
A Lockheed L-1011 TriStar flying from New York to Miami, crashes in the Florida Everglades when the crew is distracted by a faulty gear-down light, resulting in the deaths of 101 of the 176 people on board; this is the first crash of a widebody aircraft and the first loss of a Lockheed Tristar.
Braathens SAFE Flight 239
A Fokker F-28 operating a domestic flight in Norway, crashes into terrain in Asker on approach to Oslo Airport, Fornebu, killing 40 of the 45 people on board.
Chicago–O'Hare runway collision
In the 1972 Chicago–O'Hare runway collision, Delta Airlines Flight 954, a Convair CV-880, and North Central Airlines Flight 575, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, collide on the runway due to ATC communication errors, killing 10 people and injuring 17.
United Airlines Flight 553
A Boeing 737 crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 43 of 60 people on board and two people on the ground; one of the fatalities is Dorothy Hunt, wife of Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt. The crash is the first fatal crash involving the 737-200.
Spantax Flight 275
A Convair 990 Coronado, crashes in Tenerife while taking off in almost zero visibility; all 155 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Ansett Airlines Flight 232
A Fokker F27 Friendship operating a domestic flight in Australia, is hijacked on approach to Alice Springs; after landing at the airport, the perpetrator fatally shoots himself during a confrontation with the police.
Lufthansa Flight 615
A Boeing 727 en route from Damascus to Frankfurt, is hijacked by sympathizers of Black September who demand the release of the three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre; the ensuing stand-off is eventually resolved and there are no casualties.
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
A Fairchild F-27 en route from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, crashes in the Andes due to pilot error; 29 of the 45 on board lose their lives, and the remaining 16 survive for 72 days by feeding on the dead.
Aeroflot Flight 217
An Ilyushin Il-62 flying from Paris to Moscow, crashes on approach to Sheremetyevo International Airport for reasons unknown; all 174 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 1036
An Ilyushin Il-18V, crashes into the Black Sea during takeoff from Sochi International Airport in the Soviet Union, for reasons unknown; all 109 passengers and crew are killed.
Japan Airlines Flight 472
A Douglas DC-8 flying from London to Tokyo with 122 on board, overshoots the runway after landing at the wrong airport; there are no fatalities.
Aeroflot Flight 558
An Ilyushin Il-18 en route from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, to Moscow in the Soviet Union, crashes due to an in-flight fire; all 102 people on board are killed.
Thandwe crash
A Burma Airways Douglas C-47 crashes into the sea, shortly after departing from Thandwe Airport in the Burmese state of Myanmar, killing 25 of the 28 on board.
Königs Wusterhausen air disaster
In the 1972 Königs Wusterhausen air disaster, an Interflug Ilyushin Il-62 flying from East Germany to Bulgaria, crashes near Königs Wusterhausen, to the southeast of Berlin; all 156 passengers and crew are killed in Germany's worst air disaster.
Pan Am Flight 841
A Boeing 747 en route from San Francisco to Saigon, South Vietnam, is hijacked over the South China Sea by a political protester; the hijacker is killed at a fake re-fuelling stop and no-one else is harmed.
Lake Winnebago mid-air collision
In the 1972 Lake Winnebago mid-air collision, North Central Airlines Flight 290, a Convair CV-580, and Air Wisconsin Flight 671, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, collide over Lake Winnebago near Appleton, Wisconsin, killing all 13 people on board the two aircraft.
Prinair Flight 191
A de Havilland Heron, over-rotates because of pilot error and crashes in Ponce, Puerto Rico, killing five of the 20 people on board.
British European Airways Flight 548
A Hawker Siddeley Trident undergoes a series of stalls due to pilot error, followed by a deep stall, and crashes near Staines, United Kingdom; all 118 on board are killed.
Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z bombing
A carry-on suitcase bomb explodes on Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z, a Convair 880, at 29,000 feet (8,800 m) over Vietnam; all 81 on board perish.
Japan Airlines Flight 471
A Douglas DC-8 en route from Bangkok, Thailand, to New Delhi, India, crashes on approach to Palam Airport, killing 82 of the 87 on board and three people on the ground.
American Airlines Flight 96
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10, suffers explosive depressurisation when one of its cargo doors fails in mid-flight; the crew performs an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport, Michigan, where all 67 on board are evacuated safely.
Aeroflot Flight 1491
An Antonov An-10 suffers in-flight structural failure on approach to Kharkiv Airport in Ukraine; all 122 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Alitalia Flight 112
A Douglas DC-8 operating a domestic flight from Rome to Palermo, Italy, crashes into Mount Longa some 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of its destination, killing all 115 passengers and crew on board; it remains the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy.
EgyptAir Flight 763
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 flying from Egypt to South Yemen, crashes on approach to Aden International Airport, killing all 30 passengers and crew.
Sterling Airways Flight 296
A Sud Caravelle flying from Colombo, Ceylon, to Copenhagen, Denmark, crashes near Kalba in the United Arab Emirates due to pilot error; all 112 on board die in the worst air disaster in the history of the UAE.
Mohawk Airlines Flight 405
A Fairchild F-27 flying from New York City to Albany, New York, crashes while descending to land at Albany County Airport, killing 16 of the 48 people on board and one on the ground.
Lufthansa Flight 649
A Boeing 747 en route from Tokyo to Frankfurt, is hijacked during the Delhi–Athens leg and forced to divert to Aden, South Yemen, where all 182 passengers and crew are released in exchange for a $5 million ransom.
JAT Flight 367
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 suffers a bomb explosion in mid-air, killing 27 of the 28 on board; Vesna Vulović, the only survivor, is entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for surviving the longest fall without a parachute, over 33,000 feet (10,000 m).
Iberia Airlines Flight 602
A Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle flying from Valencia to Ibiza, crashes into a mountain while on approach to Ibiza Airport, killing all 104 passengers and crew on board.
LANSA Flight 508
A Lockheed L-188 Electra en route from Lima to Pucallpa, Peru, breaks apart in mid-air during a thunderstorm and crashes in the Amazon Rainforest; of the 92 on board, the sole survivor is a German teenager who falls 2 miles (3.2 km) strapped to her seat, and then walks for 10 days through the rainforest before being rescued by local lumbermen.
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 (D. B. Cooper)
A Boeing 727 flying from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, United States, is hijacked by an unidentified person who parachutes from the aircraft mid-flight after extorting US$200,000 of ransom money from the US government; the aircraft lands safely and all 41 on board are unharmed, but the perpetrator is never apprehended.
Indian Ocean Vickers Viscount crash
A Merpati Nusantara Vickers Viscount 828 crashes in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on approach to Tabing Airport in Padang, due to poor visibility in bad weather; all 66 people on board are killed.
British European Airways Flight 706
A Vickers Vanguard turboprop flying from London's Heathrow Airport to Salzburg, Austria, breaks up in mid-air and crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, after suffering explosive decompression; all 63 people on board are killed.
Paninternational Flight 112
A BAC One-Eleven flying from Hamburg, Germany, to Málaga, Spain, suffers dual engine failure shortly after takeoff and crashes onto the motorway near Hamburg Airport, killing 22 of the 121 people on board.
Alaska Airlines Flight 1866
A Boeing 727 operating a flight from Anchorage, Alaska, to Seattle, Washington, United States, crashes into a mountain in the Tongass National Forest near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 on board.
Pan Am Flight 845
A Boeing 747-100 flying from Los Angeles, California, United States, to Tokyo, Japan, collides with approach lighting structures on taking off from its intermediate stop, San Francisco International Airport, and then crashes after turning back to attempt an emergency landing at the same airport; there are no fatalities but 29 of the 199 passengers are injured.
All Nippon Airways Flight 58
A Boeing 727-200 operating a domestic flight from Sapporo to Tokyo, Japan, collides with a JASDF F-86 Sabre fighter jet at Shizukuishi near Morioka, killing all 162 passengers and crew on board; the F-86 pilot parachutes to safety, but is later arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Aeroflot Flight 1912
A Tupolev Tu-104 operating a multi-leg domestic flight between Odessa and Vladivostok in the Soviet Union, crash lands at Irkutsk Airport, killing 97 of the 126 people on board.
Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 63
A NAMC YS-11 operating a domestic flight in Japan, crashes into Yokotsu Mountain near Hakodate Airport on Japan's Hokkaidō island, killing all 68 passengers and crew in the worst-ever disaster involving the YS-11.
Allegheny Airlines Flight 485
A Convair CV-580 operating a multi-leg domestic flight between Washington, D.C., and Virginia in the United States, crashes on approach to Tweed New Haven Airport, Connecticut, killing 28 of the 31 people on board.
Hughes Airwest Flight 706
A Douglas DC-9 operating a domestic flight from Los Angeles, California, to Seattle, Washington, United States, collides with a US Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II fighter jet, and crashes into the San Gabriel Mountains near Duarte, California, killing all 49 people on board; the fighter jet pilot is also killed, but the Radar Intercept Officer successfully bails out.
Aviogenex Flight 130
A Tupolev Tu-134 flying from London's Gatwick Airport to Rijeka Airport in Croatia, crashes on landing at its destination due to pilot error, killing 78 of the 83 people on board.
Surgut Aeroflot Antonov An-12 crash
An Aeroflot Antonov An-12 crashes due to icing while on approach to Surgut International Airport, RSFSR, Soviet Union (under almost identical circumstances to the accident that happened on January 22, above); all seven on board are killed.
Surgut Aeroflot Antonov An-12 crash
An Aeroflot Antonov An-12 crashes due to icing while on approach to Surgut International Airport, RSFSR, Soviet Union, killing all 14 on board the aircraft.
Southern Airways Flight 932
A chartered Douglas DC-9 crashes on approach at Tri-State Airport in Huntington, West Virginia, killing all 75 on board, including 37 players of the Marshall University football team and all but one of the coaching staff.
Wichita State University football team plane crash
In what is known as the Wichita State Crash, a Martin 4-0-4 aircraft crashes near Silver Plume, Colorado; it is one of two planes carrying the Wichita State University football team to Logan, Utah, for a game. Of the 40 people on board, 31 are killed.
Dawson's Field hijackings
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine orchestrates the Dawson's Field hijackings of El Al Flight 219 (Boeing 707), Pan Am Flight 93 (Boeing 747), Swissair Flight 100 (Douglas DC-8), TWA Flight 741 (Boeing 707), and (on September 9) BOAC Flight 775 (Vickers VC10); the unprecedented scale of the incident draws international outrage and plays a major role in instigating the eventual widespread implementation of air passenger screening, heretofore done only haphazardly and inconsistently; Flight 93 is the first ever loss of the Boeing 747.
China Airlines Flight 206
A NAMC YS-11 crashes in thick fog and a severe thunderstorm into Yuan Mountain, near Taipei International Airport, killing 14 of 31 people on board.
LANSA Flight 502
A Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop crashes and burns shortly after takeoff from Cuzco, Peru, killing 99 people on the plane and two on the ground; among the dead are 49 U.S. high school exchange students.
Air Canada Flight 621
A Douglas DC-8 explodes following a failed landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, with 109 fatalities.
Dan-Air Flight 1903
The 1970 Dan-Air de Havilland Comet crash takes place near Girona, Spain, due to a navigation error, killing all 112 on board.
ALM Flight 980
A Douglas DC-9 operated by Overseas National Airways ditches near St. Croix, Virgin Islands, killing 23, including two infants and one crew member; 40, including four crew members, survive.
Philippine Airlines Flight 215
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 explodes in mid-air and crashes 75 miles (121 km) north of Manila; killing all 36 on board; a bomb is suspected.
Japan Airlines Flight 351
A Boeing 727 is hijacked to North Korea by a Japanese Red Army faction.
Eastern Air Lines Shuttle Flight 1320
A Douglas DC-9-31 on a flight from Newark, New Jersey to Boston, Massachusetts is hijacked by a suicidal man. He shoots both the captain and co-pilot before being subdued. The captain makes a successful emergency landing in Boston, and the hijacker is arrested. The co-pilot dies from his injuries.
Swissair Flight 330
A bomb in the cargo hold of Swissair Flight 330, a Convair CV-990, detonates nine minutes after takeoff from Zurich International Airport, Switzerland; all 38 passengers and nine crew perish.
Dominicana DC-9 air disaster
In the Dominicana DC-9 air disaster; all 102 persons on board are killed when the aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 crashes near Loma Alta, Argentina, killing all 37 on board.
Spantax CV-990 crash
In the Spantax Convair crash; five of the ten people on board are killed when the aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
Olympic Airways Flight 954
A DC-6 crashes into Mt. Paneio while on approach to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport. All 90 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Air France Flight 212
A Boeing 707-328B crashes into the sea shortly after takeoff from Simón Bolívar International Airport with the loss of all 62 on board.
Nigeria Airways Flight 825
A Vickers VC-10 crashes on approach to Lagos International Airport killing all 87 passengers and crew on board.
Mohawk Airlines Flight 411
A Fairchild 227 crashes near Glens Falls, New York, killing all 14 people on board.
Philippine Airlines Flight 158
A BAC One-Eleven crashes on approach to Manila International Airport, killing 45 of the 47 passengers and crew on board.
Allegheny Airlines Flight 853
A Douglas DC-9 collides in flight with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee and crashes near Fairland, Indiana, killing all 83 occupants aboard the two aircraft.
TWA Flight 840 hijacking
In the TWA Flight 840 hijacking, two operatives from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine force a Boeing 707 to land at Damascus, Syria; all passengers are released except for two passengers who are released two months later; there are no casualties to the 127 on board, but the aircraft's nose section is blown up.
Yukhnov mid-air collision
Aeroflot Flight 831, an Ilyushin Il-14 collides in mid-air with a Soviet Air Force Antonov An-12 over Yukhnovsky District, Russia, killing all 120 people on both aircraft.
Mexicana Flight 704
A Boeing 727 crashes near Salinas Victoria in Mexico. All 79 passengers and crew on board are killed.
LAN Chile Flight 160
A Boeing 727 crashes near Colina, Chile; all 60 on board survive.
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165
An Antonov An-24 crashes in southern Poland, killing all 53 people on board.
Aswan Ilyushin Il-18 crash
A United Arab Airlines flight crashes while attempting to land at Aswan International Airport. 100 of the 105 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Viasa Flight 742
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 crashes on takeoff from Maracaibo, Venezuela. All 84 passengers on board, plus 71 people on the ground are killed in the crash. At 155 people dead, it was the worst aviation disaster in history at that time.
Prinair Flight 277
A de Havilland Heron crashes into mountainous territory at Luquillo, Puerto Rico, killing all 19 people on board.
Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 104
A Handley Page Dart Herald suffers engine failure and crashes while on approach to Tainan Airport, Taiwan; all 36 on board die.
Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708
A Douglas DC-3 crashes near Lone Pine, California, killing all 35 people on board.
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 933
A Douglas DC-8 crashes into Santa Monica Bay due to pilot error, killing 15 of 45 on board.
Allegheny Airlines Flight 737
A Convair CV-580 crashes while on approach to Bradford Regional Airport. 11 of the 28 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701
A Boeing 727-100C arriving at London Gatwick Airport from Frankfurt Airport crashes into a house in dense fog, killing 48 of the 62 persons aboard; a married couple living at the house also die, but their baby survives.
MacRobertson Miller Airlines Flight 1750
A Vickers Viscount 720 crashes near Port Hedland in Western Australia, killing all 26 people on board.
North Central Airlines Flight 458
A Convair CV-580 crashes into a hangar at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, killing 27 of the 45 people on board and one person on the ground.
Allegheny Airlines Flight 736
A Convair CV-580 crashes while on approach to Bradford Regional Airport. 20 of the 47 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Pan Am Flight 217
A Boeing 707 crashes near Caracas, Venezuela, as a result of pilot error; all 51 on board die.
Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55
A Fairchild F-27B crashes into Pedro Bay, Alaska. All 39 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Japan Airlines Flight 2
A Douglas DC-8 ditches in San Francisco Bay as a result of pilot error, all on board survive.
Northeast Airlines Flight 946
A Fairchild 227 crashes near Etna, New Hampshire, killing 32 passengers and crew.
Air France Flight 1611
A Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle crashes near Nice, France, killing all 95 passengers and crew on board.
Los Angeles Airways Flight 417
A Sikorsky S-61L prototype crashes in Compton, California, resulting in the loss of 21 lives.
El Al Flight 426 hijacking
Three members of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijack El Al Flight 426 from Rome to Tel Aviv. Diverting to Algiers the negotiations extend over 40 days. Both the hijackers and the hostages go free.
Heathrow BKS Air Transport Airspeed Ambassador crash
In the 1968 BKS Air Transport Heathrow crash, an Airspeed Ambassador freight aircraft experiences metal fatigue and crashes while landing, striking two unoccupied British European Airways airliners. Six of the freighter's crew of eight are killed, as are eight racehorses being transported. All Airspeed Ambassadors are grounded until a redesign strengthens the flaps.
Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A
A Douglas DC-8 is forced to land in the Soviet Union; on board are over 200 American troops bound for Vietnam.
Los Angeles Airways Flight 841
A Sikorsky S-61L crashes near Paramount, California, resulting in the loss of 23 lives.
Braniff Flight 352
A Lockheed L-188A Super Electra en route from Houston, Texas to Dallas, breaks up in mid-air in a thunderstorm and crashes near Dawson, Texas; killing its five crew and 80 passengers. Nine years earlier Braniff Flight 542 crashes 49 miles (79 km) away in Buffalo.
South African Airways Flight 228
A Boeing 707 crashes just after takeoff from Strijdom International Airport, Windhoek, South West Africa (now Namibia), due to pilot error; of the 128 on board, only five survive.
BOAC Flight 712
A Boeing 707 suffers an engine fire after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport; the plane makes an emergency landing at Heathrow, but five of 127 aboard die in the resulting fire.
Aer Lingus Flight 712
A Vickers Viscount 803 crashes off the Irish coast; all 61 on board perish.
Air France Flight 212
A Boeing 707 crashes into the northwestern slope of La Soufrière Mountain in Guadeloupe with the loss of all 63 lives on board.
Aeroflot Flight 15
An Ilyushin Il-18D crashes en route from Yemelyanovo, Russia to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. 83 out of the 84 passengers and crew are killed.
TWA Flight 128
A Convair 880 crashes in Constance, Kentucky, on approach to Greater Cincinnati Airport, killing 70 of 82 persons on board.
Aeroflot Flight 2230
An Ilyushin Il-18 crashes just after takeoff from Koltsovo Airport, killing all 107 passengers and crew on board in the worst-ever accident involving the Il-18; the cause of the crash remains undetermined.
TWA Flight 159
A Boeing 707 overruns the runway at Greater Cincinnati Airport and catches fire; all on board escape the aircraft, but a passenger dies four days later.
Iberia Airlines Flight 062
A Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes at Black Down Hill, Sussex, United Kingdom; all 37 passengers and crew are killed.
Cyprus Airways Flight 284
A De Havilland Comet is destroyed by a bomb over the Mediterranean; all 66 passengers and crew perish in the crash.
ČSA Flight 523
An Ilyushin Il-18D flight from Prague Ruzyně International Airport, Czechoslovakia, to Havana, crashes after takeoff from a refuelling stop in Gander, Canada, killing 37 of 69 people on board.
Piedmont Airlines Flight 22
A Boeing 727 departing from Asheville, North Carolina, crashes shortly after takeoff after a mid-air collision with a twin-engine Cessna 310 on instrument approach to Asheville; all 82 passengers and crew on both aircraft die.
Thai Airways International Flight 601
A Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes into the sea on landing at Kai Tak Airport, killing 24 of 80 on board.
Mohawk Airlines Flight 40
BAC One-Eleven, crashes in Blossburg, Pennsylvania, killing all 34 people on board.
Stockport air disaster
A British Midland Canadair C-4 Argonaut carrying passengers returning from Palma de Mallorca is on approach to Manchester Airport when an engine loses power because of a design failure in the aircraft's fuel system; of the 84 passengers aboard, 72 were killed.
Air Ferry DC-4 accident
A Douglas DC-4 crashes into a mountain en route from Manston Airport, England to Perpignan Airport, France. All 88 passengers and crew are killed.
Nicosia Britannia disaster
A Globe Air-operated Bristol Britannia on a charter flight in bad weather near Lakatamia, Cyprus, killing 126 of the 130 on board.
South African Airways Flight 406
A Vickers Viscount 818, crashes into the sea while on approach to East London, South Africa, killing all 25 passengers and crew on board. The report on the accident speculated that the pilot of the plane suffered a fatal heart attack while on approach and the co-pilot was unable to regain control of the aircraft.
West Coast Airlines Flight 720
A Fokker F27 Friendship crashes shortly after taking off from Klamath Falls, Oregon. All four occupants are killed.
TWA Flight 553
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 collides with a Beechcraft Baron near Dayton, Ohio, killing all 26 on both planes.
Varig Flight 837
A Douglas DC-8 crashes while on approach to Roberts International Airport due to pilot error, killing 51 of 90 on board as well as five on the ground.
Lake Central Flight 527
A Convair 340 crashes near Marseilles, Ohio, after a propeller detaches and severs the fuselage, causing a loss of control; all 38 on board die.
Garuda Indonesia Flight 708
A Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes on landing at Sam Ratulangi Airport, killing 22 of 84 passengers on board; all eight crew survive.
TABSO Flight 101
An Ilyushin Il-18B crashes into a wooded hillside shortly after takeoff from Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, killing all 82 aboard.
Pan Am Flight 708
A Boeing 727 crashes near Berlin, Germany; all three crew members are killed.
All Nippon Airways Flight 533
All Nippon Airways Flight 533, a NAMC YS-11, plunges into Seto Inland Sea after an overrun at Matsuyama Airport, Shikoku, Japan, killing all 50 passengers and crew; this crash is the first loss of a YS-11.
West Coast Airlines Flight 956
West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with 18 fatalities 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Wemme, Oregon, marking the first loss of a Douglas DC-9.
Ansett-ANA Flight 149
Ansett-ANA Flight 149, a Vickers Viscount, crashes near Winton, Queensland, Australia, killing all 24 people on board.
Britannia Airways Flight 105
Britannia Airways Flight 105, a Bristol Britannia, crashes on approach to Jože Pučnik Airport, Slovenia, due to an incorrectly set altimeter, killing 98 of 117 passengers and crew on board.
Braniff Flight 250
Braniff Flight 250, a BAC One-Eleven, flies into an active squall line and breaks apart in mid-air near Falls City, Nebraska. All 42 on board are killed.
LANSA Flight 501
A Lockheed L-749A Constellation crashes into a mountain in Tomas District, Peru, killing all 49 passengers and crew on board.
American Flyers Flight 280
An Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes into a hill short of Ardmore Municipal Airport in Oklahoma, United States. 83 of the 98 passengers and crew on board are killed.
United Arab Airlines Flight 749
An Antonov An-24 crashes while attempting to land at Cairo International Airport. All 30 passengers and crew on board are killed.
BOAC Flight 911
A Boeing 707 bound for Hong Kong breaks up in mid-air and crashes at Mount Fuji near Gotenba, Japan, killing all 124 passengers and crew.
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402
A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-43 crashes on landing at Tokyo International Airport in Japan, killing 64 passengers and crew; eight passengers survive.
Aeroflot Flight 65
A Tupolev Tu-114 crashes on takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport due to crew and ATC errors, killing 21 of 63 on board.
All Nippon Airways Flight 60
A Boeing 727-100 crashes into Tokyo Bay, Japan; all 133 aboard are killed in Japan's worst air disaster at that time.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17
A Sikorsky S-61 helicopter crashes near Faridpur, Bangladesh, Pakistan; of the 23 on board, only a passenger survives.
Lufthansa Flight 005
A Convair 440 crashes at Bremen Airport; all 46 on board perish.
Air India Flight 101
A Boeing 707–437 crashes into the southwest face of Mont Blanc in France; all 106 passengers and 11 crew are killed. Sixteen years earlier Air India Flight 245 had crashed in almost exactly the same spot.
Avianca Flight 4
A Douglas C-54 suffers engine failure and crashes off Cartagena, Colombia, killing 56 of the 64 on board.
Carmel mid-air collision
The 1965 Carmel mid-air collision; Eastern Air Lines Flight 853, a Lockheed Super Constellation, collides with TWA Flight 42, a Boeing 707 over Carmel, New York. Flight 42 makes an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport; Flight 853 is forced to crash land on Hunt Mountain near Danbury, Connecticut, killing three passengers and one of the pilots on board. No casualties are reported on board Flight 42.
Aeroflot Flight 99
A Tupolev Tu-124 crashes near Murmansk, Russia, due to pilot error, killing 32 of 64 on board.
United Airlines Flight 227
A Boeing 727 crashes short of the runway during landing at Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah; 43 of 91 aboard are killed.
American Airlines Flight 383
A Boeing 727 crashes while on approach to Greater Cincinnati airport; of the 62 people on board, one flight attendant and three passengers survive.
Pan Am Flight 292
A Boeing 707 crashes into Chances Peak, Montserrat, in stormy weather; all 30 on board die.
United Airlines Flight 389
A Boeing 727 crashes into Lake Michigan at night, after the pilots apparently misread their altimeters; all 24 passengers and six crew perish in the first fatal crash of the Boeing 727.
Cambrian Airways Liverpool crash
In the Cambrian Airways Liverpool crash, a Vickers Viscount crashes on approach into Liverpool-Speke Airport, United Kingdom. Both crew members, as well as two on the ground, are killed.
Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crash
A Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crashes on landing at Lympne Airport, Kent, United Kingdom, due to a waterlogged runway; all 52 on board survive; this crash marks the first loss of the Avro 748/HS 748.
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21
A Douglas DC-6 crashes near 100 Mile House, British Columbia, after the explosion of a device in the lavatory; all 46 passengers and six crew aboard perish.
Continental Airlines Flight 12
A Boeing 707 runs off the end of the runway at Kansas City Downtown Airport, breaking into three pieces; all 66 on board survive.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705
A Boeing 720 crashes on descent to Cairo International Airport, killing 119 of 125 on board in the worst-ever accident involving the 720.
Iberia Airlines Flight 401
A Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation crashes after striking a tractor on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport, Tenerife, during a go-around in foggy weather; 30 of 49 passengers and crew die.
British United Airways Flight 1030X
A Douglas C-47 crashes on landing at Jersey Airport due to pilot error; of the 27 passengers and crew on board, only a flight attendant survives.
Aeroflot Flight 513
A Tupolev Tu-124V stalls and crashes after taking off from Kuybyshev Airport, Russia. 30 out of the 39 passengers and crew are killed.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 663
A Douglas DC-7B on takeoff overreacts in avoiding Pan Am Flight 212 (a Boeing 707) on approach, loses control, and crashes into the ocean several miles off Jones Beach State Park, New York, killing all 84 on board.
LAN Chile Flight 107
A Douglas DC-6 crashes shortly after takeoff from Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport in Santiago, Chile. All 87 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 20
An Ilyushin Il-18 crashes on approach to Alma-Ata in poor visibility, killing 64 of 103 on board.
Flying Tiger Line Flight 282
A Lockheed Constellation crashes near San Bruno, California, after an unexplained course deviation, killing the crew of three.
TWA Flight 800
A Boeing 707 suffers engine failure and crashes at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, killing 50 of 73 on board; the cause is an inoperative thrust reverser.
Linjeflyg Flight 267
A Convair CV-340 crashes during the approach to Engelholm, Sweden, when, in instrument meteorological conditions, the crew abandons the set procedure and descends prematurely; 31 people are killed; 12 survive.
Bonanza Air Lines Flight 114
A Fairchild F27 flies into a mountain in poor weather while on a nighttime approach to Las Vegas, Nevada; all 29 aboard perish when the plane crashes only 10 feet (3 m) below a ridge.
Aeroflot Flight 721
An Ilyushin Il-18 crashes into a hillside while on approach to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport due to pilot error, killing 87 of 93 on board.
United Airlines Flight 823
Vickers Viscount crashes near Parrottsville, Tennessee, after a fire on board; all 39 passengers and crew die.
Civil Air Transport Flight 106
A Curtiss C-46 crashes near Shenkang, Taiwan, killing all 57 on board.
Pacific Air Lines Flight 773
A Fairchild F27 crashes near San Ramon, California, killing all 44 aboard, after a passenger shoots both the captain and first officer before turning the gun on himself.
Paradise Airlines Flight 901A
Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes near Lake Tahoe, killing all 85 aboard when it collides with a mountain.
British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802
Bristol Britannia crashes into a mountain near Innsbruck, Austria. All 75 passengers and eight crew are killed in the crash.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 304
Douglas DC-8 flying from New Orleans International Airport to Washington National Airport, crashes into Lake Pontchartrain, killing all 51 passengers and seven crew aboard.
Pan Am Flight 214
A Boeing 707 is struck by positive lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831
A Douglas DC-8 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal/Dorval Airport, killing all 118 people on board.
Aero Flight 217
A Douglas DC-3 crashes in poor visibility near the Mariehamn Airport, killing 22 out of 25 on board.
Swissair Flight 306
Crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, due to an in-flight fire, killing all 80 on board.
Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 Neva river ditching
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 ditches in the Neva river in Leningrad after engine failure; there are no fatalities among the 52 on board, but the aircraft is destroyed.
United Arab Airlines Flight 869
A de Havilland Comet 4C crashes into the sea while on approach to Bombay Airport, India, killing all 63 on board.
New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441
A Douglas DC-3 en route from Whenuapai Airport, Auckland to Tauranga, crashes into the Kaimai Ranges; all 23 aboard die, making it the worst air disaster in mainland New Zealand to date.
Mohawk Airlines Flight 121
A Martin 4-0-4 crashes near Rochester, New York, while attempting takeoff, killing seven of the 43 people on board.
Northwest Airlines Flight 293
A Douglas DC-7C operating a military charter crashes into the sea off Annette Island, Alaska. All 101 passengers and crew are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 25
A Ilyushin Il-18 crashes in Tatarstan after suffering an engine malfunction, killing all 67 people aboard.
Northwest Airlines Flight 705
A Boeing 720 breaks up in turbulence associated with a severe thunderstorm and crashes into the Everglades; all 43 passengers and crew members on board are killed.
Ankara mid-air collision
In the Ankara mid-air collision, Middle East Airlines Flight 265, a Vickers Viscount, collides with a Turkish Air Force Douglas C-47, killing all 17 on board both aircraft and 87 on the ground.
LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash
A LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crashes on approach to Okecie International Airport, Warsaw, Poland, due to loss of control; all 33 passengers and crew on board lose their lives.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 512
Eastern Air Lines Flight 512, a Douglas DC-7B operating a domestic flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, to New York City, crashes as a result of pilot error during a missed approach at New York's Idlewild Airport; 25 of the 51 on board are killed.
Varig Flight 810
Varig Flight 810, a Boeing 707-441 flying from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Los Angeles, California, United States, crashes into a mountain near Lima airport in Peru, killing all 97 occupants.
United Airlines Flight 297
United Airlines Flight 297, a Vickers Viscount 745D operating a multi-leg flight between the US states of New Jersey and Georgia, crashes near Ellicott City, Maryland, following a bird strike; all 17 people on board lose their lives.
Aeroflot Flight 3
Aeroflot Flight 3, a Tupolev Tu-104 operating a domestic flight in the Soviet Union, crashes near Kuruna, Nanaysky District, due to an unexplained loss of control; all 86 on board are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 415
Aeroflot Flight 415, an Antonov An-10 operating a domestic flight in the Soviet Union, crashes into a mountain near Sochi Airport due to ATC and crew errors; all 81 on board lose their lives.
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 301
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 301, a Bristol Britannia destined for Nadi, Fiji, crashes during an attempted "go-around" on a three-engined approach at Honolulu Airport, Hawaii, after experiencing engine problems shortly after takeoff; 27 of the 40 on board are killed.
United Arab Airlines Flight 869
United Arab Airlines Flight 869, a de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C operating an international scheduled flight from Hong Kong to Cairo, via Bangkok, crashes into the Khao Yai mountain while descending to Bangkok; all 26 people on board lose their lives.
Alitalia Flight 771
Alitalia Flight 771, a Douglas DC-8 operating a multi-leg flight between Sydney, Australia, and Rome, Italy, hits high terrain while descending near Junnar in India, due to navigation error; all 94 on board are killed.
Aeroflot Flight 902
Aeroflot Flight 902, a Tupolev Tu-104 operating a domestic flight in the Soviet Union, is shot down by a missile near Voznesenka, Krasnoyarsk Krai; all 84 people on board perish in Russia's worst air accident to that date.
Air France Flight 117
Air France Flight 117, a Boeing 707 operating an international multi-leg flight from Paris, France, to Santiago, Chile, crashes into a forested hill on the island of Guadeloupe, while approaching Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport; all 113 on board are killed; the cause of the crash is never determined.
Air France Flight 007
Air France Flight 007, a chartered Boeing 707, catches fire after overshooting the runway on takeoff, killing all but two of the 130 passengers and crew on board; among the fatalities are many of the civic and cultural leaders of Atlanta, Georgia; it is the worst single-aircraft accident to that date.
Continental Airlines Flight 11
Continental Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 707 flying from Chicago, Illinois, to Kansas City, Missouri, breaks up in mid-air near Unionville, Missouri, after a passenger's bomb explodes in the lavatory, killing all 45 people on board.
Godthab Catalina crash
An Eastern Provincial Airlines Canso flying boat sinks at Godthab Harbour, Greenland, killing 15 of the 21 on board.
Channel Airways Dakota accident
A Channel Airways Douglas C-47 Dakota crashes into a hill on the Isle of Wight in bad weather, while en route from Jersey to London's Southend Airport, killing 12 of the 18 on board.
Flying Tiger Line Flight 739
Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation chartered by the United States military to transport 96 American soldiers to South Vietnam, disappears over the western Pacific.
Turkish Airlines Taurus Mountains crash
A Turkish Airlines Fairchild F-27 crashes into the Bolkar Mountains while on approach to Turkey's Adana Airport, killing all 11 on board.
Caledonian Airways Flight 153
Caledonian Airways Flight 153, a Douglas DC-7 operating a non-scheduled multi-leg flight out of Luxembourg, crashes into a jungle swamp at Douala, Cameroon, killing all 111 on board.
American Airlines Flight 1
American Airlines Flight 1, a Boeing 707 destined for Los Angeles, California, United States, crashes in Jamaica Bay, Queens, New York, due to a rudder malfunction; all 95 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident
An Avensa Fairchild F-27 crashes into San Juan mountain on Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea, killing all 23 on board.
Ansett-ANA Flight 325
Ansett-ANA Flight 325, a Vickers Viscount, crashes into Botany Bay, Australia, 9 minutes after takeoff, killing all 15 people on board.
Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 322
Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 322, a de Havilland Comet, crashes in Campinas, Brazil, shortly after takeoff, killing all 12 crew and 40 passengers on board.
Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8
Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8, a Lockheed Constellation L-049, crashes on landing at Byrd Field near Richmond, Virginia; all 74 passengers—mostly new US Army recruits being flown to their base for training—die of carbon monoxide asphyxiation, along with three crew members; the captain and flight engineer survive by escaping the burning wreckage.
Derby Aviation crash
In the 1961 Derby Aviation crash, a Douglas Dakota crashes into Canigou mountainside en route to Perpignan from London, killing all 34 aboard.
Turkish Airlines Flight 835
Turkish Airlines Flight 835, a Fokker F27 Friendship crashes while on approach to Esenboğa Airport; 28 of the 29 passengers and crew on board perish in the crash.
Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash
Ndola United Nations DC-6 Crash, a Douglas DC-6B, carrying Dag Hammarskjöld, second Secretary-General of the United Nations, crashes near Ndola, killing all 16 on board.
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashes on takeoff from Chicago as a result of a maintenance error causing the ailerons to become detached from the control wheels; all 37 on board die.
Air France Flight 2005
Air France Flight 2005, a Sud Aviation Caravelle, crashes on approach to Rabat–Salé Airport, killing all 71 people and six crew on board.
President Airlines Douglas DC-6 crash
A President Airlines Douglas DC-6 crashes shortly after takeoff from Shannon Airport en route to Gander due to loss of control caused by possible pilot error, killing all 83 passengers and crew on board. The crash remains the worst in Irish territory.
TWA Flight 529
TWA Flight 529, a Lockheed Constellation L-049 propliner, abruptly pitches up and crashes shortly after takeoff from Chicago's Midway Airport, killing all 73 passengers and five crew on board; a 5/16 inch bolt that fell out of the elevator control linkage just before the crash is blamed.
Holtaheia Vickers Viking crash
An Eagle Airways Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes at Holta, Strand, Norway, killing all 39 on board, including 36 people from the Archbishop Lanfranc School.
Alaska Airlines Flight 779
Alaska Airlines Flight 779, a Douglas DC-6A on a military contract flight crashes short of the runway at Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska. All six crew members are killed.
Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 644
Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 644, a Douglas DC-6, crashes half an hour after takeoff from Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina. All 67 passengers and crew on board are killed.
United Airlines Flight 859
United Airlines Flight 859, a Douglas DC-8, crashes on landing at Stapleton International Airport, killing 17 passengers and one person on the ground.
KLM Flight 823
KLM Flight 823, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashes while on approach to Cairo International Airport due to pilot error; 20 of 36 on board die.
Viasa Flight 897
Viasa Flight 897, a Douglas DC-8, crashes shortly after taking off from Lisbon Portela Airport. All 61 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Air France Flight 406
Air France Flight 406, a Lockheed Starliner, crashes into the Sahara Desert near the Edjele oilfield in Algeria after a bomb goes off on board. All 78 passengers and crew are killed in the crash.
LAN Chile Flight 621
LAN Chile Flight 210, a Douglas DC-3, crashes in the Andes, killing all 24 on board including footballers and coaching staff from the CD Green Cross Chilean football team.
ČSA Flight 511
ČSA Flight 511, an Ilyushin Il-18, crashes in Gräfenberg, West Germany. All 52 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Sabena Flight 548
Sabena Flight 548, a Boeing 707, crashes on approach in Brussels, Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team: a runaway stabilizer is thought to have been the cause of the first fatal accident involving a 707 in regular passenger service.
American Airlines Flight 1502
American Airlines Flight 1502, a Boeing 707 crashes into the sea off Montauk Point, New York after a loss of control. All six crew members on board are killed.
Aero Flight 311
Aero Flight 311, a Douglas DC-3, crashes into woods near Koivulahti, Finland, killing all 25 on board.
New York mid-air collision
The 1960 New York mid-air collision: United Airlines Flight 826, a Douglas DC-8, and TWA Flight 266, a Lockheed Super Constellation, collide in mid-air over Staten Island in New York; all 128 aboard the two planes and six people on the ground are killed. This is the first crash in which a flight recorder was used to provide details in a crash investigation. The accident was the deadliest aviation disaster in history at the time.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo football team C-46 crash
The Cal Poly football team plane crash: a chartered Curtiss C-46 crashes on takeoff at the Toledo Express Airport in Toledo, Ohio, with the loss of 22 people including 16 players on the California Polytechnic State University football team.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 375
Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, a Lockheed L-188 Super Electra, crashes on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport into Winthrop Bay, after multiple bird strikes; 62 of 72 aboard die.
Austrian Airlines Flight 901
Austrian Airlines Flight 901, a Vickers Viscount, crashes short of runway 07 at Sheremetyevo International Airport. 31 of the 37 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Ethiopian Air Lines Flight 372
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 372, a C-47 Skytrain, crashes into a mountain near Jimma, Ethiopia, killing the pilot.
Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538
Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538, a Fokker F-27, crashes into the ocean near Mackay, Queensland, Australia, killing all 29 on board in Australia's worst civilian air disaster. This crash was responsible for the mandatory installation of cockpit voice recorders in airliners in Australia, followed by the rest of the world.
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710, a Lockheed L-188 Super Electra en route from Chicago to Miami, Florida, breaks apart at 15,000 feet (4,600 m) and crashes near Tell City, Indiana, killing all 63 on board.
Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision
The 1960 Rio de Janeiro air crash: A United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6A) collides with Real Transportes Aéreos Flight 753, a Douglas DC-3, over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; of the 38 occupants of the American aircraft, three survive, and all 26 passengers and crew of the Brazilian aircraft are killed.
Avianca Flight 671
Avianca Flight 671, a Lockheed Constellation, crashes on landing at Sangster International Airport, Jamaica, killing two of the seven crew and 35 of 39 passengers on board in Jamaica's worst aviation accident.
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871, a Sud Aviation Caravelle, crashes while on approach to Esenboğa Airport, Ankara, Turkey, killing all 42 on board; an undetermined descent was to blame for the first fatal crash of the Sud Caravelle.
Capital Airlines Flight 20
Capital Airlines Flight 20, a Vickers Viscount, en route from Washington National Airport to Norfolk International Airport crashes near Holdcroft, Virginia due to engine failure caused by icy conditions; all 50 on board are killed.
National Airlines Flight 2511
National Airlines Flight 2511, a Douglas DC-6B bound from New York to Miami, crashes near Bolivia, North Carolina, when a bomb planted on board explodes in mid-air; all 34 people on board are killed.
Allegheny Airlines Flight 371
Allegheny Airlines Flight 371, a Martin 2-0-2 crashes on approach into Williamsport Regional Airport, Pennsylvania. Only one passenger survives out of the 26 passengers and crew on board.
Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 202
Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 202, a Douglas DC-4, crashes after an apparent in-flight fire, killing 24 of 27 on board.
National Airlines Flight 967
National Airlines Flight 967, a Douglas DC-7B, crashes into the Gulf of Mexico while on a flight from Tampa, Florida, to New Orleans, Louisiana; all 40 on board perish.
Piedmont Airlines Flight 349
Piedmont Airlines Flight 349, a Douglas DC-3, crashes on Bucks Elbow Mountain near Charlottesville, Virginia, killing the crew of three and 23 of 24 passengers; the sole survivor is seriously injured; the cause is a navigational error during an Instrument Landing System approach.
Braniff Flight 542
Braniff Flight 542, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, breaks up in mid-air and crashes 4 miles (6.4 km) from Buffalo, Texas; all 34 on board perish.
TAI Flight 307
TAI Flight 307, a Douglas DC-7, crashes into a pine forest on departure from Mérignac Airport, France; 54 of the 65 people on board are killed.
Transair Douglas Dakota accident
A Transair Douglas Dakota crashes into a mountain in Spain, killing all 32 on board.
American Airlines Flight 514
American Airlines Flight 514, a Boeing 707 crashes near Calverton-Peconic River Airport, New York after a loss of control. All five crew members are killed in the first crash involving a Boeing 707.
TWA Flight 891
TWA Flight 891, a Lockheed Starliner, crashes due to a lightning strike shortly after taking off from Milan Malpensa Airport. All 68 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Capital Airlines Flight 75
Capital Airlines Flight 75, a Vickers Viscount 745D flying from New York City to Atlanta, breaks up in flight over Chase, Maryland, due to loss of control in severe turbulence; all 31 on board are killed.
Air Charter Turkey crash
In the 1959 Air Charter Turkey crash, an Avro Super Trader IV crashes on Mount Süphan, Turkey; all 12 crew on board die.
Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash
In the 1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash, a chartered Vickers Viscount 793 carrying the Turkish prime minister and other government officials crashes in heavy fog during its final approach into London Gatwick Airport; five of the eight crew and nine of the 16 passengers die in the accident; Prime Minister Adnan Menderes is among the 10 survivors.
Pan Am Flight 115
Pan Am Flight 115, a Boeing 707 with 119 people on board experiences an unplanned emergency descent from 35,000 ft to 6,000 ft. The crew manage to regain control and make an emergency landing in Gander, Canada.
American Airlines Flight 320
American Airlines Flight 320, a Lockheed L-188 Super Electra, crashes into the East River, New York City, as a result of pilot error; 65 passengers and crew are killed.
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205 crashes after missing an approach to Mar Del Plata Airport in Argentina, killing 51 of the 52 people on board.
Lufthansa Flight 502
Lufthansa Flight 502, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, crashes on approach to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Brazil, 36 of the 39 on board are killed.
Southeast Airlines Flight 308
Southeast Airlines Flight 308, a Douglas DC-3, crashes into the Holston Mountain, Tennessee, United States, on approach to the Tri-Cities Regional Airport killing all 10 people on board.
BOAC Bristol Britannia crash
A BOAC Bristol Britannia crashes near Christchurch, Dorset, England, killing nine of 12 on board.
Aviaco SNCASE Languedoc crash
An Aviaco SNCASE Languedoc crashes in the Guadarrama Mountains, killing all 21 people on board.
British European Airways Flight 142
British European Airways Flight 142, a Vickers Viscount, collides with an Italian Air Force North American F-86 Sabre over Italy, all 31 on board die.
Aeroflot Tu-104 Kanash crash
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104 crashes near Kanash, Russia due to a loss of control after encountering severe turbulence, killing all 80 on board.
London Vickers Viking accident
An Independent Air Travel Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes near Southall, Middlesex, killing all three crew on board and another four people on the ground.
Northeast Airlines Flight 258
Northeast Airlines Flight 258, a Convair 240, crashes near Nantucket International Airport due to pilot error, killing 25 of 34 on board.
Aeroflot Flight 4
Aeroflot Flight 4, a Tupolev Tu-104, crashes after stalling in an updraft, killing all 64 people on board.
KLM Flight 607-E
KLM Flight 607-E, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation (named Hugo de Groot) en route from Amsterdam to New York, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after takeoff from Shannon Airport in Ireland, killing all 99 passengers and crew, including six members of the Egyptian fencing team.
Central African Airways plane crash
A Central African Airways Vickers Viscount crashes near Benina International Airport due to pilot error, killing 36 of 54 on board.
Dan-Air Avro York crash
An Avro York 685 cargo aircraft crashes during a forced landing after an engine catches fire en route from Karachi to Delhi, killing four of the five people on board.
United Airlines Flight 736
United Airlines Flight 736, a Douglas DC-7, collides near Las Vegas, Nevada, with a US Air Force F-100 Super Sabre fighter on a training mission. All 47 aboard the airliner and both F-100 crew members are killed.
Capital Airlines Flight 67
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.
Winter Hill air disaster
In the Winter Hill air disaster, a Silver City Airways Bristol 170 Freighter traveling from the Isle of Man to Manchester Ringway Airport crashes into Winter Hill, Lancashire, killing 35 people and injuring seven.
Munich air disaster
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.
Aquila Airways Solent crash
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.
Pan Am Flight 7
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.
Maritime Central Airways Flight 315
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.
KLM Flight 844
KLM Flight 844, a Lockheed Super Constellation, crashes after takeoff from Biak-Mokmer Airport, Indonesia, killing 58 of 68 on board.
Blackbushe Viking accident
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.
British European Airways Flight 411
British European Airways Flight 411, a Vickers Viscount, crashes while on approach to Manchester Airport, killing all 20 on board and two on the ground.
Northeast Airlines Flight 823
Northeast Airlines Flight 823, a Douglas DC-6, crashes during a snowstorm shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport; 20 of the 101 occupants die.
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810
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 located several months later. Aboard are four members of the Canadian Football League Saskatchewan Roughriders, and former Iowa Hawkeye Outland Trophy winner Cal Jones.
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253
Linea Aeropostal Flight 253, a Lockheed L-749 Constellation, crashes while on approach to Caracas International Airport, killing all 25 on board.
Braathens SAFE Flight 253
Braathens SAFE Flight 253, a de Havilland Heron, crashes into Hummelfjell mountain near Tolga, Norway, killing two of 12 on board.
Pan Am Flight 6
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.
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 304
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.
Grand Canyon mid-air collision
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.
Kano Airport BOAC Argonaut crash
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 three of the seven crew.
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Flight 253
Linea Aeropostal Flight 253, a Lockheed L-1049 Constellation, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey. All 74 passengers and crew on board are killed.
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 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.
TWA Flight 400
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.
Scottish Airlines Malta air disaster
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.
United Airlines Flight 629
United Airlines Flight 629, a Douglas DC-6B, is bombed by Jack Gilbert Graham over Longmont, Colorado; all 44 on board are killed.
United Airlines Flight 409
United Airlines Flight 409, a Douglas DC-4, crashes into Medicine Bow Peak near Centennial, Wyoming, killing all 66 on board.
El Al Flight 402
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.
Kashmir Princess
An Air India Lockheed L-749 Constellation named Kashmir Princess explodes under suspicious circumstances; 16 people are killed and three survive.
MacArthur Airport United Airlines crash
A United Airlines Douglas DC-6 crashes after takeoff from Long Island MacArthur Airport, New York, killing all three on board.
Pan Am Flight 845/26
Pan Am Flight 845/26, a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, ditches into the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon coast, killing four of the 23 on board.
American Airlines Flight 711
American Airlines Flight 711, a Convair CV-240 crashes into a field on approach into Springfield-Branson Regional Airport, Missouri. 13 of the 35 passengers and crew are killed.
TWA Flight 260
TWA Flight 260, a Martin 4-0-4, crashes into the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico, killing all 16 on board.
Cincinnati mid-air collision
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.
Prestwick air disaster
In the 1954 Prestwick air disaster a British Overseas Airways Corporation Boeing 377 Stratocruiser crashes on landing at Prestwick Airport, Scotland, killing 28 of the 36 on board.
KLM Flight 633
KLM Flight 633, a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, ditches after takeoff from Shannon Airport in Ireland, killing 28 of 56 on board.
KLM Flight 608
KLM Flight 608, crashes into the North Sea for reasons unknown, killing all 12 passengers and nine crew members on board.
Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown
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.
Swissair Convair CV-240 crash
In the 1954 Swissair Convair CV-240 crash, a Convair CV-240 ditches into the English Channel after running out of fuel. All survive the ditching, but three of the passengers drown due to a lack of lifejackets.
South African Airways Flight 201
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 seven 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.
BOAC Lockheed Constellation crash
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.
BOAC Flight 781
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.
BCPA Flight 304
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.
American Airlines Flight 723
American Airlines Flight 723, a Convair 240, crashes while on approach to Albany Airport; all 28 passengers and crew die.
Air France Flight 178
Air France Flight 178, a Lockheed Constellation, crashes into a mountain in southern France; all 42 on board are killed.
Air France Flight 152
Air France Flight 152, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation ditches into the Mediterranean Sea while en route from Rome to Beirut after an engine separated. Four elderly passengers drowned.
Transocean Air Lines Flight 512
Transocean Air Lines Flight 512, a Douglas DC-6A, crashes in the Pacific Ocean while en route from Wake Island to Honolulu, Hawaii. All 58 passengers and crew are killed.
BOAC Flight 783
BOAC Flight 783, a de Havilland Comet, breaks up in mid-air and crashes near Calcutta, India after flying into a thunderstorm; all 43 on board die.
National Airlines Flight 470
National Airlines Flight 470, a Douglas DC-6 en route from Tampa, Florida to New Orleans, Louisiana crashes into the Gulf of Mexico after encountering severe turbulence. All 46 passengers and crew are killed.
Skyways Avro York disappearance
In the 1953 Skyways Avro York disappearance, a plane with 39 on board disappears over the North Atlantic.
Nutts Corner BEA Vickers Viking accident
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.
Bermuda air crash
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.
Transportes Aéreos Nacional Douglas C-47 mid-air fire
A Transportes Aéreos Nacional Douglas C-47A explodes in mid-air on a domestic flight in Brazil; all 24 on board die.
American Airlines Flight 910
American Airlines Flight 910, a Douglas DC-6 carrying 55 passengers and five 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.
Pan Am Flight 202
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.
Pan Am Flight 526A
Pan Am Flight 526A, a Douglas DC-4, suffers engine failure and is forced to ditch in the Atlantic 11 miles (18 km) north of San Juan, Puerto Rico; 52 of 69 on board die.
Air France SNCASE Languedoc crash
An Air France SNCASE Languedoc crashes on takeoff from Nice, France, due to jammed controls. All 38 people on board are killed.
National Airlines Flight 101
National Airlines Flight 101, a Douglas DC-6 crashes into an apartment building in Elizabeth, New Jersey, two minutes after departing Newark Airport, killing 33 people (including four residents of the building).
American Airlines Flight 6780
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.
Continental Charters Flight 44-2
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; three crew members and 23 passengers die.
Misrair SNCASE Languedoc crash
A Misrair SNCASE Languedoc crashes west of Tehran, killing all 20 people on board.
Miami Airlines C-46 crash
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.
LOT Li-2 Tuszyn air disaster
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.
United Airlines Flight 615
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 six crew members die.
Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-4 disappearance
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.
United Airlines Flight 610
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 five crew members are killed.
Pan Am Flight 151
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 six crew members die.
Cubana de Aviación Flight 493
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.
Ringway Dakota crash
In the 1951 Ringway Dakota crash, an Air Transport Charter Douglas DC-3 crashes shortly after taking off from Manchester-Ringway Airport, England. Two of the three crew members are killed.
National Airlines Flight 83
National Airlines Flight 83, a Douglas DC-4, crashes on landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania. Seven of the 28 passengers and crew are killed, one of them being heroine flight attendant Frankie Housley who died trying to save more passengers.
Tête de l'Obiou C-54 crash
In the 1950 Tête de l'Obiou C-54 crash, a Douglas C-54 Skymaster operated by Curtiss Reid Flying Services crashes 30 miles (48 km) from Grenoble, France, on the Tête de l'Obiou mountain; all 52 passengers and crew die.
Air India Flight 245
Air India Flight 245, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, crashes into Mont Blanc in France; all 40 passengers and eight crew are killed. Sixteen years later, Air India Flight 101 crashes in almost exactly the same spot.
Heathrow BEA Vickers Viking crash
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.
TWA Flight 903
TWA Flight 903, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, crashes because of an engine fire, in the desert about 65 miles (105 km) NNW of Cairo, Egypt; all 55 on board are killed in the worst ever accident involving the Lockheed L-749.
Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crash
Australian National Airways Amana, a Douglas DC-4, crashes after takeoff from Perth Airport, killing all 29 people on board.
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501, a Douglas DC-4, with 58 people on board, disappears without a trace over Lake Michigan.
Air France multiple Douglas DC-4 accidents
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.
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. This aircraft was operating on the same flight route as F-BBDE.
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.
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307
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.
Sverdlovsk plane crash
In the 1950 Sverdlovsk air disaster, a Lisunov Li-2 crashes near Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), Russia, killing all 19 on board.
American Airlines Flight 157
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 two flight attendants die.
Hurum air disaster
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.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 537
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.
Air France Flight 009
Air France Flight 009, a 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.
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108
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.
Manchester BEA Douglas DC-3 accident
A British European Airways Douglas DC-3 crashes into a hillside near Oldham, United Kingdom; of the 32 on board, only eight survive.
Standard Air Lines Flight 897R
Standard Air Lines Flight 897R, a Curtiss C-46, crashes at Chatsworth, California, due to pilot error, killing 35 of 48 on board.
MacRobertson Miller Aviation DC-3 crash
A MacRobertson Miller Airlines Douglas DC-3 crashes on takeoff from Perth, Western Australia, killing all 18 on board.
Strato-Freight Curtiss C-46A crash
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. Of the 81 passengers and crew on board, 53 are killed.
Superga air disaster
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.
Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crash
A Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crashes on takeoff from Coolangatta airstrip, killing all 21 on board.
Exhall mid-air collision
A British European Airways Douglas Dakota collides with a RAF Avro Anson over Exhall, Warwickshire, killing all 14 on board both aircraft.
BSAA Star Ariel disappearance
In the BSAA Star Ariel disappearance, an Avro Tudor IV disappears without a trace en route from Bermuda to Jamaica with 20 on board; the loss of the aircraft remains an unsolved mystery to this day, with the resulting speculation contributing to the Bermuda Triangle legend.
Airborne Transport DC-3 (DST) disappearance
In the 1948 Airborne Transport DC-3 (DST) disappearance, a Douglas DC-3 flying from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami, Florida, disappears without a trace off the coast of Florida with 32 on board.
KLM Constellation air disaster
In the 1948 KLM Constellation air disaster, a Lockheed Constellation named Nijmegen, flying from Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, to New York City, United States, crashes near Prestwick, Scotland, killing all 40 on board.
Bukken Bruse disaster
In the Bukken Bruse disaster, a Det Norske Luftfartsselskap Short Sandringham flying boat crashes upon landing in Trondheim, Norway, killing 19 of the 43 people on board; Bertrand Russell is among the 24 survivors.
Australian National Airways DC-3 crash
In 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.
Northwest Airlines Flight 421
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. This crash is also the first loss of a 2-0-2.
Air France Flight 072
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. This was the worst aviation accident in the Atlantic Ocean at the time and remains the worst ever involving the Latécoère 631.
Miss Macao
Miss Macao, a Catalina seaplane en route from Macau to Hong Kong in southern China, is hijacked over the Pearl River delta by a group attempting to rob the passengers; following a struggle in the cockpit, a crash kills all but one of the 26 people on board (the sole survivor is later identified as the lead hijacker); this is the earliest known airliner hijacking.
Northwood mid-air collision
The Northwood mid-air collision, between a Scandinavian Airlines System-operated Douglas DC-6 and an RAF Avro York, kills all 39 passengers and crew on board both aircraft.
United Airlines Flight 624
United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6, crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, after failed attempts to extinguish what was believed to have been an onboard fire; all 39 passengers and four crew are killed.
British European Airways Flight S200P
British European Airways Flight S200P, a Vickers VC.1 Viking, crashes into Irish Law Mountain in Scotland due to pilot error; all on board survive.
Pan Am Flight 1-10
Pan Am Flight 1-10, a Lockheed Constellation, crashes while on approach to Shannon Airport, Ireland; of the 31 people on board, only one survives.
Gatow air disaster
In the 1948 Gatow air disaster, a British European Airways Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes near RAF Gatow, Berlin, following a collision with a Soviet Air Force Yakovlev Yak-3 fighter; all 14 people on board the Viking are killed, as well as the Soviet pilot.
Northwest Airlines Flight 4422
Northwest Airlines Flight 4422, a Douglas C-54 Skymaster, crashes into Mount Sanford in the Alaska Territory, killing 30; although found, the wreckage is initially inaccessible and is not rediscovered until 1999 after being buried for more than 50 years.
BSAA Star Tiger disappearance
In the BSAA Star Tiger disappearance, an Avro Tudor IV disappears without a trace en route from the Azores to Bermuda with 31 on board; the loss of the aircraft remains an unsolved mystery to this day, with the resulting speculation contributing to the Bermuda Triangle legend.
Los Gatos DC-3 crash
In the 1948 Los Gatos DC-3 crash, an Airline Transport Carriers Douglas DC-3 crashes in the Diablo Range, California, after an engine fire; all 32 passengers and crew are killed.
Korangi Creek crash
In the 1947 Korangi Creek crash, an Air India Douglas DC-3 crashes shortly after takeoff, killing all 23 on board.
Pan Am Flight 923
Pan Am Flight 923, a Douglas DC-4, crashes into Tamgas Mountain on Annette Island, Alaska, killing all 18 passengers and crew on board; the cause of the accident is never determined.
United Airlines Flight 608
United Airlines Flight 608, a Douglas DC-6, crashes near Bryce Canyon Airport, Utah, United States, when fire caused by a design flaw destroys the aircraft; all 52 on board perish in the first hull loss of the DC-6.
Kvitbjørn disaster
In the Kvitbjørn disaster, a Norwegian Air Lines Short Sandringham flying boat strikes a mountain near Lødingsfjellet, Norway, killing all 35 on board.
BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident
In the 1947 BSAA Star Dust accident, an Avro Lancastrian airliner disappears over the Andes after transmitting an enigmatic coded message ("STENDEC"); the fate of the aircraft remains a mystery for more than 50 years, until the crash site is finally located in 2000; it is apparent that all 11 people onboard perished in the accident.
Pan Am Flight 121
Pan Am Flight 121, a Lockheed L-049 Constellation, crashes in the Syrian desert, en route from Karachi to Istanbul, killing 14 of the 36 on board.
Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 410
Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 410, a Douglas DC-4, crashes into Lookout Rock, in the West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains of the United States en route from Pittsburgh to Washington DC; all 50 passengers and crew are killed.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 605
Eastern Air Lines Flight 605, a Douglas DC-4, loses control and crashes near Bainbridge, Maryland, United States, killing all 53 passengers and crew on board in the deadliest airliner crash in US history at the time.
United Airlines Flight 521
United Airlines Flight 521, a Douglas DC-4, crashes on takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, New York, United States, due to pilot error; 42 of the 48 on board lose their lives.
Avianca Douglas DC-4 crash
An Avianca Douglas DC-4 crashes into Mount El Tabalazo due to pilot error, killing all 53 passengers and crew on board.
KLM Douglas DC-3 Copenhagen accident
In the 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 Copenhagen accident, a Douglas DC-3 crashes shortly after takeoff from Kastrup Airport in Denmark, killing all 22 passengers and crew on board.
Croydon Dakota accident
In the 1947 Croydon Dakota accident, a Spencer Airways Douglas C-47A fails to get airborne at Croydon Airport, United Kingdom, and crashes into a parked ČSA aircraft; 12 of the 22 on board are killed.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 665
Eastern Air Lines Flight 665, a Douglas C-49, crashes into high ground near Galax, Virginia, after the pilot became disorientated, killing all but one of the 19 on board.
BOAC Douglas C-47
In the 1947 BOAC Douglas C-47 crash, a BOAC Douglas C-47A crashes into Barley Hill near Stowting, Kent, United Kingdom, due to fuel starvation, killing eight of the 16 on board.
TWA Flight 6963
TWA Flight 6963, a Lockheed L-049 Constellation, crashes near Shannon Airport due to an inaccurate altimeter caused by maintenance errors, killing nine of 23 on board.
Railway Air Services Dakota
In the 1946 Railway Air Services Dakota crash, a Douglas DC-3 crashes shortly after taking off from Northolt Airport, England and comes to rest on top of a house. All five occupants survive the crash without injury.
KLM Douglas DC-3 Amsterdam
In the 1946 KLM Douglas DC-3 Amsterdam accident, a Douglas DC-3 crashes while attempting to land at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands; all 26 passengers and crew on board are killed.
American Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-4
An American Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-4 crashes into mountainous terrain after takeoff from Stephenville, Newfoundland, killing all 39 passengers and crew on board.
British European Airways Flight 530
British European Airways Flight 530, a Douglas C-47, crashes into Mistberget mountain near Eidsvoll, Norway; killing three of five crew; all 10 passengers survived.
TWA Flight 513
TWA Flight 513, a Lockheed L-049 Constellation, crashes near Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, after a fire in the baggage compartment; of the six crew on board, only one survives.
Australian National Airways DC-3
The 1946 Australian National Airways DC-3 crash near Hobart, Tasmania, kills all 25 on board.
Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 105
Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 105, a Douglas DC-3, crashes in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, killing three of the four crew members; the flight attendant and all 16 passengers survive.
Honolulu Clipper
The Honolulu Clipper, Boeing's 314 prototype, makes a forced landing in the Pacific Ocean 650 miles (1,050 km) east of Oahu due to double engine failure; all 37 on board survive the incident; the aircraft is deliberately sunk when salvage is deemed impractical.
National Airlines Flight 16
National Airlines Flight 16, a Lockheed L-18 Lodestar operating a multi-leg domestic flight in Florida, United States, overshoots the runway after landing at the new municipal airport in south Lakeland, killing two of the 15 people on board.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 45
Eastern Air Lines Flight 45, a Douglas DC-3A, collides with a Douglas A-26 Invader over Florence, South Carolina, United States; one of the 24 on board the DC-3 and two of the three on board the A-26 lose their lives.
Australian National Airways Stinson crash
The Tokana, a Stinson operated by Australian National Airways, crashes near Tooborac, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Melbourne, Victoria, as the result of a fatigue crack in a wing spar; all 10 people on board are killed.
China Clipper
The China Clipper, a Pan Am Martin M-130 flying boat operating an airmail service from Miami, Florida, United States, to Leopoldville in the Belgian Congo, crashes in Port of Spain, Trinidad, killing all 25 people on board.
TWA Flight 277
TWA Flight 277, a Douglas C-54 Skymaster, crashes into Fort Mountain, Maine, United States, in severe weather, killing all seven passengers and crew on board.
American Airlines Flight 2
American Airlines Flight 2, a Douglas DC-3, crashes into the Mississippi River between Arkansas and Tennessee, United States, for reasons unknown, killing all 24 occupants (21 passengers and three crew members).
American Airlines Flight 63
American Airlines Flight 63, a Douglas DC-3 nicknamed the Flagship Missouri, crashes near Centerville, Tennessee, United States, after ice forms on its wings and propellers; all eight passengers and three crew members lose their lives.
American Airlines Flight 63
American Airlines Flight 63, a Douglas DC-3 nicknamed the Flagship Ohio, crashes near Trammel, Kentucky, United States, after the crew loses control due to severe turbulence and violent downdrafts; 20 of the 22 people on board are killed.
BOAC Flight 777
BOAC Flight 777, a Douglas DC-3 flying from Lisbon in Portugal, to Bristol, England, is shot down by Luftwaffe fighter aircraft over the Bay of Biscay, killing all 17 people on board.
Pan Am Flight 1104
Pan Am Flight 1104, a Martin M-130 nicknamed the Philippine Clipper, crashes into a mountain near Boonville, California, United States, due to pilot error; all 19 occupants are killed, including Rear Admiral Robert H. English, the serving submarine commander of the US Navy.
American Airlines Flight 28
American Airlines Flight 28, a Douglas DC-3, crashes near Palm Springs, California, United States, after being struck by a U.S. Army Air Corps Lockheed B-34 bomber; all 12 aboard the airliner die, while the bomber lands safely with minor damage.
KNILM Douglas DC-3 shootdown
KNILM Douglas DC-3 PK-AFV is shot down by three Japanese fighters and crashes 50 miles (80 km) north of Broome, Western Australia, killing four of 12 on board.
Qantas Short Empire shootdown
Qantas Short Empire G-AEUH is shot down by seven Japanese fighters and crashes 13 nautical miles (24 km) from East Timor; 13 of 18 on board die.
TWA Flight 3
TWA Flight 3, a Douglas DC-3 returning to California crashes into Potosi Mountain 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States; all 22 aboard die, including actress Carole Lombard and her mother.
Northwest Airlines Flight 5
Northwest Airlines Flight 5, a Douglas DC-3, crashes at Moorhead, Minnesota in fog due to icing; of the 15 on board, only the pilot survived.
American Airlines Flight 1
American Airlines Flight 1 a Douglas DC-3, stalls and crashes at Lawrence Station, Ontario, Canada while attempting to find a place to land, killing all 20 on board; the cause of the crash is never determined.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 21
Eastern Air Lines Flight 21, a Douglas DC-3, crashes while descending to land at Atlanta, Georgia, United States, killing eight of 16 aboard; World War I hero and Eastern Air Lines president Eddie Rickenbacker is among the survivors.
Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash
A Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crashes near Schönteichen in Saxony, Germany, after ice forms on the tail, killing all 29 passengers and crew on board.
Lovettsville air disaster
In the Lovettsville air disaster, Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19, a Douglas DC-3A, crashes at Lovettsville, Virginia, United States, during an intense thunderstorm; all 25 on board lose their lives.
Kaleva airplane
In the Kaleva shootdown, an Aero Junkers Ju 52 en route from Tallinn, Estonia, to Helsinki, Finland, is shot down by two Soviet bombers over the Gulf of Finland during peacetime; all nine on board are killed.
Pan Am Sikorsky S-43 crash
A Pan Am Sikorsky S-43 crashes into Guanabara Bay, Brazil, due to loss of control following engine failure, killing 12 of the 14 on board.
Imperial Airways flying boat ditching
An Imperial Airways flying boat ditches in the North Atlantic, 285 miles southeast of New York, due to loss of power; the aircraft later sinks and three of the 12 on board lose their lives.
Northwest Airlines Flight 1
Northwest Airlines Flight 1, a Lockheed L14H Super Electra, crashes on descent to Miles City, Montana, United States, after an intense fire breaks out in the cockpit due to a fuel leak from the aircraft's cross-feed fuel valve; all four on board are killed.
Jersey Airport disaster
In the 1938 Jersey Airport disaster, a Jersey Airways de Havilland DH.86 crashes on takeoff from Jersey Airport due to pilot error; all 13 passengers and crew lose their lives as well as one person on the ground.
Kyeema crash
Kyeema, an Australian National Airways Douglas DC-2 crashes in heavy fog into Mount Dandenong in Victoria, Australia, killing all 18 people on board.
Hawaii Clipper
Pan American World Airways Flight 229, a Martin M-130 flying boat named the Hawaii Clipper, disappears in the Pacific Ocean westbound from Guam to Manila with six passengers and nine crew on board.
Yosemite TWA crash
In the 1938 Yosemite TWA crash, a Douglas DC-2 disappears on a flight from San Francisco to Winslow in Arizona, United States; the aircraft is found three months later on a mountain in Yosemite National Park; all nine on board have perished.
Samoan Clipper
Pan American World Airways Flight 1, a Sikorsky S-42 flying boat named the Samoan Clipper, explodes over Pago Pago, American Samoa, killing all seven on board.
Northwest Airlines Flight 2
Northwest Airlines Flight 2, a Lockheed L14H Super Electra, crashes near Bozeman, Montana, United States, killing all 10 on board; the machine with which the manufacturer measured component vibration is found to be inaccurate, causing the aircraft to be more prone to flutter than anticipated.
Sabena Junkers Ju 52 Ostend crash
The 1937 Sabena Junkers Ju 52 Ostend crash kills all 11 on board, including the Grand Duke Georg Donatus and Grand Duchess Cecilie of Hesse.
Hindenburg disaster
The Zeppelin Hindenburg bursts into flames and crashes while attempting a landing at Naval Air Engineering Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States; of the 97 people on board, 35 are killed; one person on the ground also dies.
TWA Flight 15A
TWA Flight 15A, a Douglas DC-2 crashes in Clifton, Pennsylvania due to ice accumulation. All 13 passengers and crew are killed.
Airlines of Australia Stinson crash
An Airlines of Australia Stinson Model A suffers controlled flight into terrain in Queensland, killing four of the seven people on board.
Western Air Express Flight 7
Western Air Express Flight 7, a Boeing 247, crashes into a mountain near Newhall, California, United States. Five of the 13 people aboard die, including famed adventurer, author and filmmaker, Martin Johnson.
United Airlines Trip 34
United Airlines Trip 34, a Boeing 247, crashes at Rice Canyon (near Newhall, California, United States) due to pilot error, killing all 12 on board.
KLM Croydon accident
A KLM Douglas DC-2 crashes on takeoff from Croydon Airport, England; 15 of 17 on board die.
Chicago and Southern Flight 4
Chicago and Southern Flight 4, a Lockheed Model 10 Electra, crashes after takeoff due to pilot error, killing all eight on board.
Havørn Accident
In the Havørn Accident, a Norwegian Air Lines Junkers Ju 52 crashes into Lihesten mountain in Hyllestad, Norway, killing all seven on board.
TWA Flight 1
TWA Flight 1, a Douglas DC-2, crashes near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States, due to pilot error, killing 12 of the 14 passengers and crew aboard.
American Airlines Flight 1
American Airlines Flight 1, a Douglas DC-2, crashes into a swamp near Goodwin, Arkansas, killing all 17 passengers and crew on board; the cause is never determined.
SABENA Savoia-Marchetti S.73 crash
A SABENA Savoia-Marchetti S.73 crashes near Tatsfield, Surrey, England, due to pilot error, while en route from Brussels Airport, Belgium, to Croydon Airport in South London; all 11 people on board perish in the accident.
United Airlines Flight 4
United Airlines Trip 4, a Boeing 247D flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, crashes near Silver Crown, Wyoming, due to pilot error; all 12 people on board lose their lives.
TWA Flight 6
TWA Flight 6, a Douglas DC-2 operating a multi-leg flight from Los Angeles, California, to Newark, New Jersey, United States, crashes near Atlanta, Missouri, due to poor visibility and depleted fuel; five of the 13 on board are killed, including a U.S. senator.
Hillman's Airways de Havilland Dragon Rapide crash
A Hillman's Airways de Havilland Dragon Rapide crashes into the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent, due to pilot error, killing all seven on board.
Swissair Tuttlingen accident
A Swissair Curtiss T-32 Condor II crashes near Tuttlingen, Germany, after a wing separates in a thunderstorm, killing all 12 passengers and crew on board.
Air France Wibault 282T crash
An Air France Wibault 282T crashes into the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent, killing all six on board.
United Airlines Utah crash
A United Air Lines Boeing 247 crashes into a Utah canyon in bad weather, killing all eight on board.
Imperial Airways Ruysselede crash
In the 1933 Imperial Airways Ruysselede crash in Belgium, an Avro Ten collides with a radio mast, killing all 10 on board.
United Airlines Boeing 247 mid-air explosion
The United Airlines crash near Chesterton: a Boeing 247 is destroyed by a bomb over Chesterton, Indiana, United States, in the first proven case of air sabotage on a commercial aircraft; all seven on board are killed.
Imperial Airways Diksmuide crash
The 1933 Imperial Airways Dixmude crash in Belgium of an Armstrong Whitworth Argosy II is the first suspected case of air sabotage; all 15 on board are killed.
Transcontinental & Western Air Fokker F-10 crash
A Transcontinental & Western Air Fokker F-10 Trimotor crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, after a wing breaks off in flight, killing all eight aboard, including University of Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne.
Avro Ten Southern Cloud disappearance
An Australian National Airways Avro 618 Ten, Southern Cloud, disappears in severe weather on a flight from Sydney to Melbourne, killing all eight on board in Australia's first significant airline disaster; the crash site in the Snowy Mountains remains undiscovered until 1958.
R101
On its maiden voyage from England to British India, the British civil airship R101 crashes and burns in Allonne, Oise, France, while flying at low altitude at night in a rainstorm, killing 48 out of 54 on board, the worst civil airship disaster in history.
Air Union Farman Goliath crash
An Air Union Farman F.63 Goliath crashes during an emergency landing at Marden Airfield, Marden, Kent, England, following failure of the right tailplane, killing two of six on board.
Luft Hansa Junkers G 24 crash
A Junkers G 24 crashes near Marden Park in Godstone, Surrey, England; of the eight on board, only one passenger survives.
Jask Imperial Airways de Havilland Hercules crash
An Imperial Airways de Havilland Hercules crashes whilst landing at Jask Airport, Iran, killing three of the five occupants.
Imperial Airways Handley Page W.10 crash
An Imperial Airways Handley Page W.10 ditches in the English Channel due to engine failure, killing seven of the 13 on board.
Imperial Airways Vickers Vulcan crash
An Imperial Airways Vickers Vulcan crashes on a test flight from Croydon Airport, England, with a pilot and five passengers near Purley, Surrey, 3 miles (4.8 km) from the airport, with the loss of four passengers. As a result of the crash Imperial Airways stopped the flying of staff (so-called joy rides) on test flights.
KLM Fokker F.VIII crash
A KLM Fokker F. VIII crashes near Sevenoaks, Kent, England, due to structural failure of the tailfin, killing one of 11 on board.
Air Union Blériot 155 crash
An Air Union Blériot 155 crashes at Leigh, Kent, England, after the aircraft catches fire in mid-air during an attempted emergency landing at Penshurst Airfield, killing both crew members and all five passengers; this is the first in-flight fire to occur on an airliner.
Air Union Blériot 155 crash
An Air Union Blériot 155 crashes during a failed emergency landing attempt at College Farm in Aldington, Kent, England, after experiencing engine failure; two of the 15 on board are killed on impact and the pilot succumbs to his injuries one day later.
Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crash
An Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crashes near Purley, Surrey, England, due to a stall during an attempted emergency landing in response to an unknown mechanical defect, killing all eight on board.
Daimler Airway de Havilland DH.34 crash
A Daimler Airway de Havilland DH.34 crashes at Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England, after stalling while attempting an emergency landing, killing all five on board.
Air Union Farman Goliath crash
An Air Union Farman F.60 Goliath crashes near East Malling, Kent, England, due to engine failure, and confusion among the passengers, killing one of 13 on board.
Air Union Farman Goliath crash
An Air Union Farman F.60 Goliath crashes near Monsures, Somme, France, due to the structural failure of a wing, killing all six on board.
Picardie mid-air collision
In the Picardie mid-air collision, a de Havilland DH.18A, G-EAWO, operated by Daimler Hire Ltd., collides with a Farman F.60 Goliath, F-GEAD, operated by Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens (CGEA), over the Thieulloy-St. Antoine road near Picardie, France, killing all seven people on both aircraft. This is the first mid-air collision of two airliners.
Golders Green Handley Page O/400 crash
A Handley Page O/400 hits a tree and crashes at Golders Green, London, after failing to gain height following takeoff, killing four out of eight on board.
Verona Caproni Ca.48 crash
A Caproni Ca.48 crashes at Verona, Italy, during a flight from Venice to Taliedo, Milan, killing all on board (14, 15, or 17 people, according to different sources).
Wingfoot Air Express crash
The Goodyear dirigible Wingfoot Air Express catches fire and crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, Illinois, while carrying passengers to a local amusement park, killing thirteen people: three out of the five on board and ten others on the ground, with 27 others on the ground being injured.