List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by airline
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The List of accidents and incidents on commercial airlines grouped by airline summarizes airline accidents by airline company with flight number, location, date, aircraft type, and cause.
It is also available grouped:
- List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by location,
- List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft, and
- List of accidents and incidents on commercial airlines alphabetically.
This list is dynamic and by no means complete! For alternative, more exhaustive lists, see:
However, airlines often seem to be remembered by their worst accidents, and in that sense this list presents a good overview.
While all of the incidents in this list are noteworthy, it is important to note that not all the incidents listed involved fatalities.
- See also: aviation accidents and incidents
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| FedEx Express | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 705 | Memphis | April 7, 1994 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Attempted hijacking |
| Flight 647 | Memphis | December 18, 2003 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F | Pilot error |
| Flash Airlines | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 604 | Sharm el-Sheikh | January 3, 2004 | Boeing 737-3Q8 | Undetermined |
| Flying Tiger Line | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 739 | Pacific Ocean | March 15, 1962 | Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation | Undetermined |
| Garuda Indonesia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 200 | Yogyakarta | March 7, 2007 | Boeing 737-400 | Undetermined |
| Flight 152 | Medan - Sibolangit | September 26, 1998 | Airbus A300-B4 | Bad weather and pilot error |
| Gulf Air | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 771 | Jebel Ali | September 23, 1983 | Boeing 737-200 | Terrorism, bombing |
| Flight 072 | Al Muharraq | August 23, 2000 | Airbus A320-212 | Pilot error |
| Gol Transportes Aéreos | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 1907 | Mato Grosso, Brazil | September 29, 2006 | Boeing 737-800 SFP | Mid-air collision |
| Hapag-Lloyd Airlines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 3378 | Vienna | July 12, 2000 | Airbus A310-304 | Mechanical failure, fuel depletion |
| Hawthorne Nevada Airlines | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 708 | Lone Pine | February 18, 1969 | Douglas DC-3 | Weather, CFIT |
| Helios Airways | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 522 | Marathon, Greece | August 14, 2005 | Boeing 737-31S | Undetermined |
| IAS Cargo Airlines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Unknown | Lusaka Airport, Zambia | May 14, 1977 | Boeing 707-321C | Structural failure |
| Icelandic Airlines (Loftleidir) | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Icelandic Airlines Flight LL 001 | Sri Lanka | November 15, 1978 | Douglas DC-8-63CF | Disputed |
| Independent Air | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 1851 | Santa Maria, Azores | February 8, 1989 | Boeing 707 | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Indian | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 814 | Kathmandu | December 24, 1999 | Airbus A300B2 | Hijacking |
| Inex-Adria Aviopromet (now Adria Airways) | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 550 | Zagreb | September 10, 1976 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 | Mid-air collision |
| Iran Air | ||||
| Flight 655 | Strait of Hormuz | July 3, 1988 | Airbus A300B2-203 | US Military Missile Shoot-Down |
| Iran Air Tours | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 945 | Mashad | September 1, 2006 | Tupolev TU-154M | ? |
| Iraqi Airways | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 163 | Arar | December 25, 1986 | Boeing 737-270C | Hijacking |
| Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Unknown | Shahdād, Iran | 19 February 2003 | Ilyushin IL-76-M | Unknown |
| Japan Airlines (JAL) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 404 | Benghazi | July 23, 1973 | Boeing 747 | Hijacking |
| Flight 472 | Mumbai | September 28, 1977 | Douglas DC-8 | Hijacking |
| Flight 350 | Tokyo, Japan | February 9, 1982 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Suicide attempt |
| Flight 123 | Mt. Osutaka, Japan | August 12, 1985 | Boeing 747-100SR-46 | Faulty maintenance, explosive decompression in rear bulkhead, loss of control |
| Flight 907 and Flight 958 | Yaizu, Japan | January 31, 2001 | Boeing 747-446D and Douglas DC-10-40D | ATC error, avoidance maneuvers |
| JAT Yugoslav Airlines (now Jat Airways) | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 364 | Srbská Kamenice | January 26, 1972 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 | Terrorism, bombing |
| JAT -Unknown | Titograd, Maganik, Montenegro | September 11, 1973 | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VIN | ATC error |
| JetBlue Airways | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 292 | Los Angeles | September 21, 2005 | Airbus A320-232 | Mechanical failure |
| LANSA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight OB-R-939 | Cuzco, Peru | 9 August 1970 | Lockheed L-188-A Electra | Pilot error |
| Flight 508 | Puerto Inca, Amazon Rainforest, Peru | 24 December 1971 | Lockheed L-188-A Electra | Pilot error, lightning strike |
| LAPA | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| LAPA flight 3142 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | August 31, 1999 | Boeing 737-204C | Pilot error, operational error, negligence |
| Lauda Air | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 004 | Uthai Thani | May 26, 1991 | Boeing 767-3Z9ER | Mechanical failure |
| Lion Air | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 538 | Surakarta, Indonesia | November 30, 2004 | McDonnell Douglas MD 82 | Pilot error |
| LOT Polish Airlines | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 007 | Warsaw | March 14, 1980 | Ilyushin Il-62M | Engine failure |
| Flight 5055 | Warsaw | May 9, 1987 | Ilyushin Il-62M | Engine failure |
| Lufthansa | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 540 | Nairobi | November 20, 1974 | Boeing 747-130 | Mechanical failure, pilot error |
| Flight 181 | Mogadishu | October 17, 1977 | Boeing 737 | Hijacking |
| Flight 2904 | Warsaw | September 14, 1993 | Airbus A320-200 | Pilot error |
| Luxair | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 9642 | Niederanven | November 6, 2002 | Fokker F50 | Pilot error |
| National Airlines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 967 | Gulf of Mexico | November 16, 1959 | Douglas DC-7B | Possible bombing |
| Flight 2511 | Bolivia, North Carolina | January 6, 1960 | Douglas DC-6B | Bombing, murder and suicide |
| Flight 193 | Escambia Bay, Florida | May 8, 1979 | Boeing 727-235 | CFIT |
| NLM Cityhopper (now KLM Cityhopper) | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 431 | Moerdijk | October 6, 1981 | Fokker F28 Fellowship 4000 | Weather, extreme turbulence |
| Northeast Airlines | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 823 | Rikers Island, New York | February 1, 1957 | Douglas DC-6A | CFIT |
| Northwest Airlines | ||||
| Flight designation(s) | Location(s) | Date | Aircraft type(s) | Cause |
| Flight 2501 | Lake Michigan | June 23, 1950 | Douglas DC-4 | Undetermined |
| Flight 255 | Romulus, Michigan | August 16, 1987 | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | Pilot error |
| Flight 957 and Flight 7 | Seattle, Washington and Memphis, Tennessee | October 28, 1998 | Both Airbus A320s | Hazardous material leakage |
| One-Two-GO Airlines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 269 | Phuket | September 16, 2007 | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | Under investigation (failed go-around, bad weather) |
| Olympic Airways | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 417 | After takeoff from Athens, Greece | January 4, 1998 | Boeing 747 | Second-hand smoke and failure to re-seat a sensitive passenger killed the victim [4] [5] [6] |
| Qantas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| G-AUED | Tambo, Queensland | March 24, 1927 | de Havilland DH-9C | ? |
| VH-USG | Longreach, Queensland | November 15, 1934 | de Havilland DH-86 | ? |
| VH-USE | Brisbane | February 20, 1942 | de Havilland DH-86 | ? |
| VH-ADU | Port Moresby | April 22, 1943 | Short S-23 Empire Flying Boat | ? |
| VH-CAB | Port Moresby | November 26, 1943 | Lockheed L-18-56 Lodestar | ? |
| VH-ABB | Sydney | October 11, 1944 | Short S-23 Empire Flying Boat | ? |
| G-AGLX | Indian Ocean | March 23, 1946 | Avro Lancastrian | ? |
| VH-EBQ | Lae | July 16, 1951 | de Havilland Drover II | Centre propeller failure |
| Flight 1 | Bangkok, Thailand | September 23, 1999 | Boeing 747-438 | Weather, crew error |
| Romavia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| YR-AMR | Verona | December 13, 1995 | Antonov AN-24 | Surpassed maximum take off weight |
| Ryanair | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 296 | Stansted | February 27, 2002 | Boeing 737-800 | Ground fire |
| ValuJet Airlines (Now AirTran Airways) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 592 | Everglades | May 11, 1996 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | In-flight fire |
| Varig | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 820 | Orly International Airport | July 11, 1973 | Boeing 707 | In-flight fire |
| Flight 797 | Abidjan | January 3, 1987 | Boeing 707-379C | Engine failure |
| Flight 254 | Mato Grosso | September 3, 1989 | Boeing 737-241 | Pilot error |
| VASP | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 168 | Fortaleza | June 8, 1982 | Boeing 727-212 Advanced | CFIT |
| Vnukovo Airlines | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 2801 | Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway | August 29, 1996 | Tupolev Tu-154M | CFIT |
| Volga Avia Express | ||||
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 1303 | Tula Oblast | August 24, 2004 | Tupolev Tu-154 | Terrorism |
| World Airways | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight designation | Location | Date | Aircraft type | Cause |
| Flight 30 | Boston, Massachusetts | January 23, 1982 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Weather |