List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline (P–Z)

This list of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline summarizes airline accidents and all kinds of incidents, major or minor, by airline company with flight number, location, date, aircraft type, and cause.

JetBlue Flight 292 making an emergency landing in September 2005 with its nose landing gear turned sideways.

This list is dynamic and by no means complete!

While all of the incidents in this list are noteworthy, not all the incidents listed involved fatalities.

P

Pacific Air Lines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 773San Ramon, California7 May 1964Fairchild F-27AReno–Stockton–San FranciscoMass murder/suicide
Pacific Air Transport
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
NC5340Techachapi Mountains18 November 1930Boeing 40B-4ABurbank–OaklandCFIT
NC5390La Tuna Canyon near Burbank5 May 1931Boeing 40B-4San Diego–Los AngelesLow visibility
NC10347San Francisco Bay16 September 1931Boeing 40B-4Oakland–SeattleCFIT
NC5389Burbank16 May 1932Boeing 40B-4San Diego–Burbank–OaklandLow visibility
NC431HEugene24 January 1933Ford 5-AT-D TrimotorCrash on takeoff
NC13345Portland9 November 1933Boeing 247Poor visibility, navigation error, CFIT
Pacific Overseas Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
HS-PC103off Sumatra Island25 October 1948Douglas C-47Possibly shot down
HS-POS
City of Ayudhya
Hong Kong Island11 March 1951Douglas R5D-1Hong Kong–BangkokPoor visibility, CFIT
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 710San Francisco International Airport5 July 1972Boeing 737-200Sacramento–San FranciscoHijacking
Flight 182San Diego25 September 1978Boeing 727-214Sacramento–Los Angeles–San DiegoMid-air collision with a Cessna 172
Flight 1771near Paso Robles7 December 1987BAe 146–200Los Angeles–San DiegoMass murder/suicide
Pacific Western Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 314Cranbrook11 February 1978Boeing 737-200Edmonton–Calgary–Cranbrook–CastlegarRunway incursion, thrust reverser deployed during go-around, loss of control
Flight 501Calgary22 March 1984Boeing 737-200Calgary–Edmonton–Alberta Uncontained engine failure, in-flight fire
Flight 117Kelowna14 July 1986Boeing 737-275Calgary–Kelowna–VancouverPilot error, runway overrun
Pakistan International Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
AP-ACZLash Golath Mountain25 February 1956Douglas C-47BGilgit–IslamabadPilot error, CFIT
AP-AJSoff Charlakhi Island1 July 1957Douglas C-47AChittagong–DhakaWeather, loss of control
Flight 205Delhi-Palam Airport15 May 1958Convair CV-240-7Karachi–Delhi–KarachiPilot error, CFIT
AP-AAHnear Lowery Pass26 March 1965Douglas C-47APeshawar–ChitralWeather, CFIT
Flight 705near Cairo20 May 1965Boeing 720-040BKarachi–Dhahran–Cairo–Geneva–LondonExcessive descent for reasons unknown
AP-ATTnear Patian8 October 1965Fokker F27-200Rawalpindi–SkarduUndetermined
AP-ALMIslamabad6 August 1970Fokker F27-200Rawalpindi–LahoreWeather[1]
AP-AUVnear Shamshernagar Airport31 December 1970Fokker F27-200Pilot error, loss of control
Flight 631near Jalcot8 December 1972Fokker F27-600Gilgit–RawalpindiWeather, CFIT[1]
Flight 74030 mi N of Ta'if26 November 1979Boeing 707-340CKano–Jeddah–KarachiIn-flight fire for reasons unknown
Flight 326Kabul2 March 1981Boeing 720-030BKarachi–PeshawarHijacking
AP-AUXnear Peshawar23 October 1986Fokker F27-600Lahore–PeshawarPoor CRM, crashed short of runway[1]
Flight 404Himalaya Mountains (presumed)25 August 1989Fokker F27-200Gilgit–IslamabadUnexplained disappearance[1]
Flight 268Kathmandu28 September 1992Airbus A300B4-203Karachi–KathmanduCFIT
Flight 544Hyderabad Airport25 May 1998Fokker F27Gwadar–Turbat–HyderabadHijacking
Flight 688near Multan International Airport10 July 2006Fokker F27-200Multan–LahoreImproper maintenance, engine failure, crew errors
Flight 756near Peshawar24 June 2014Airbus A310-324ETRiyadh–PeshawarStruck by ground fire
Flight 661Havelian7 December 2016ATR 42-500Chitral–IslamabadUnder investigation
Flight 8303near Karachi22 May 2020Airbus A320-214Lahore–KarachiUnder investigation
Palair Macedonian Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 301near Skopje5 March 1993Fokker 100Skopje–ZurichWing icing, loss of control
Panair do Brasil
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
PP-PBDSerra de Cantareira18 August 1941Lockheed 18-10 LodestarPorto Alegre–São PauloCFIT
PP-PBHRio Doce, Brazil21 September 1944Lockheed 18-10 LodestarRio de Janeiro–BelemEngine failure
PP-PBNSão Paulo de Olivenca3 January 1947Sikorsky S-43BIquitos–ManausCFIT
Flight 99near Gravatai Air Base28 July 1950Lockheed L-049 ConstellationRio de Janeiro–Porto AlegreWeather, CFIT
Flight 389Uberlandia, Brazil28 February 1952Douglas DC-3A-393Goiania–Uberlandia–Rio de JaneiroPilot error, CFIT
Flight 263near Congonhas Airport17 June 1953Lockheed L-049 ConstellationRio de Janeiro–São PauloBad visibility, crew error
Flight 263near Silvio Pettirossi Int'l Airport16 June 1955Lockheed L-149 ConstellationLondon–Paris–Lisbon–Dakar–Recife–Rio de Janeiro–São Paulo–Ascunción–Buenos AiresPilot error, CFIT
PP-PDOnear Guararapes Int'l Airport1 November 1961Douglas DC-7CLisbon–Ilha do Sal–RecifePilot error, CFIT
Flight 026Galeao Int'l Airport20 August 1962Douglas DC-8-33Buenos Aires–Rio de JaneiroAborted takeoff, ran off runway
PP-PDE
Estevao Ribeiro Baiao Parente
near Parana da Eva14 December 1962Lockheed L-049 ConstellationBelem–ManausCFIT for reasons unknown
Pan American-Grace Airways (Panagra)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
UnknownArequipa Airport21 February 1931Ford TrimotorHijacking
NC403H
San José
near Vitacura16 July 1932Ford 5-AT-C TrimotorSantiago–MendozaWeather, CFIT
NC407HLima Airport22 March 1934Ford 5-AT-C TrimotorEngine failure, crashed on takeoff
NC8417
San Pedro
Mar Chiquita Lake11 June 1934Ford 5-AT-C TrimotorBuenos Aires–SantiagoWeather, CFIT
NC433H
San Felipe
Lima, Peru24 December 1935Ford 5-AT-D TrimotorNoneCFIT
NC14273near San José Pinula10 October 1936Douglas DC-2-118BSan Salvador–Guatemala CityCFIT
NC15065off Cristobal2 August 1937Sikorsky S-43BGuayaquil–Tumaco–Cali–CristobalEngine failure or weather
NC14272
Santa Lucia
Mount Mercedario19 July 1938Douglas DC-2-118ACFIT
Flight 9northeast of Chaparra, Peru22 January 1943Douglas DC-3A-399Santiago–Arequipa–LimaPilot error, CFIT
NC19470off Chorrillos4 January 1945Douglas DC-3AAircraft stolen, CFIT
Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Paninternational
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 112A7/E45 near Hamburg Airport6 September 1971BAC 1-11-515FBHanover–Hamburg–MálagaMaintenance error, double engine failure
Partnair
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 394Hirtshals, Denmark8 September 1989Convair 580Oslo–HamburgStructural failure, counterfeit parts
Pegasus Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 2193
Açelya
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport5 February 2020Boeing 737-86JIzmir–IstanbulUnder investigation (runway overrun on landing)
Pennsylvania Central Airlines (PCA)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Trip 19Lovettsville, Virginia31 August 1940Douglas DC-3-313Washington, DC–Pittsburgh–DetroitLightning strike (probable), loss of control
NC21788
(operating for USAAF)
Atlantic Ocean, off Lake Worth, Florida5 May 1944Douglas C-49HMiami–SavannahMid-air collision with a USAAF B-24
Flight 142Cheat Mountain, near Morgantown, West Virginia14 April 1945Douglas DC-3-313APittsburgh–MorgantownPilot error, CFIT
Flight 105Birmingham Airport6 January 1946Douglas DC-3-392New York City–Pittsburgh–Knoxville–BirminghamPilot error, runway excursion on landing
Flight 410Lookout Rock, Blue Ridge Mountains13 June 1947Douglas C-54Chicago–Cleveland–Pittsburgh–Washington, DC–NorfolkPilot error, CFIT
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
RA-87481Tigil, Russia23 September 2001Yakovlev Yak-40Under investigation (heavy landing, nosegear failure)
Flight 123Ust-Kamchatsk Airport16 April 2011Yakovlev Yak-40KUst Kamchatsk–Petropavlovsk KamchatskyUnder investigation (runway excursion)
Flight 251Kamchatska Peninsula12 September 2012Antonov An-28Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky–PalanaSpatial disorientation, pilot error
Philippine Airlines
Piedmont Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 349
Buckeye Pacemaker
Bucks Elbow Mountain, near Crozet, Virginia30 October 1959Douglas DC-3Washington, DC–CharlottesvillePilot error, CFIT
Flight 22
Manhattan Pacemaker
over Hendersonville, North Carolina19 July 1967Boeing 727-22Asheville–RoanokeMid-air collision with a Cessna 310
PMTair
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
XU-072
(operated by Royal Phnom Penh Airways)
Ratanakiri Airport21 November 2005Xian Y-7-100CUnder investigation
Flight 241Kampot Province25 June 2007Antonov An-24BSiem Reap–Sihanoukville CFIT for reasons unknown
Polar Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
RA-05881near Sangar16 May 2003Antonov An-3TUnder investigation (engine failure, forced landing)
RA-02252Sangar18 November 2005Antonov An-2TPSangar–Sebyan–KyuelWeather, loss of control
RA-26061Deputatskiy Airport21 November 2012Antonov An-26B-100Yakutsk–DeputatskiyUnder investigation (runway excursion)
Flight 9977Vilyuisk Airport16 August 2013Antonov An-2TPVilyuisk–UguletEngine problems for reasons unknown, forced landing
Polyarnya Aviatsiya
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
UnknownDudinka25 December 1945Douglas C-47In-flight fire, crash on takeoff
CCCP-N400Kara Sea13 December 1946Focke-Wulf Fw 200C-3Igarka–ArkangelskDouble engine failure, forced landing
CCCP-N44489 mi N of Kharp, Russia7 March 1948Lisunov Li-2Dudinka–AndermaCFIT
CCCP-N464off Cape Medynski Zavorot16 September 1948Lisunov Li-2TNoneWeather, spatial disorientation, fuel exhaustion, water ditching
CCCP-N49410 mi east of Mys Kosistyy1 November 1948Lisunov Li-2Kresty Kolymskiye–Ust-Yansk–Mys KosistyyEngine failure, icing, stall, loss of control
CCCP-N500Yakutsk Airport23 April 1950Focke-Wulf MK-200Runway overrun
CCCP-N488Khimki Reservoir26 June 1950Consolidated KM-2Pilot error
CCCP-N568Lena River near Yakutsk20 August 1951Antonov An-2Maintenance error, crash on takeoff
CCCP-N591Ust-Tareya28 September 1952Antonov An-2Pilot error, stall, loss of control
CCCP-N479near Kępino4 March 1955Ilyushin Il-12Mys-Kamennyy–Amderma–Arkhangelsk–MoscowEngine fire, forced landing
Flight 341 mi from Katanga30 December 1958Ilyushin Il-14MPevek–Mys Kosistyy–Khatanga–MoscowDeviation from course, premature descent, CFIT
President Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
N90773
Theodore Roosevelt
River Shannon10 September 1961Douglas DC-6Düsseldorf–Shannon–Gander–ChicagoInstrument failure, weather, possible pilot error, loss of control
Puerto Rico International Airlines (Prinair)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 277Luquillo, Puerto Rico5 March 1969de Havilland Heron 2DCharlotte Amalie-San JuanATC error, CFIT
Flight 191Ponce, Puerto Rico24 June 1972de Havilland Heron 2San Juan-PoncePilot error
Flight 610Alexander Hamilton Airport24 July 1979de Havilland Heron 2DSt. Croix-St. KittsOverloading, loss of control
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 9045near Nalchik Airport24 February 1994Antonov An-12BPVolgograd-NalchikIcing, stall, loss of control
RA-86060near Sheremetyevo Airport28 July 2002Ilyushin Il-86Moscow-Saint PetersburgMechanical failure, loss of control
Flight 612near Donetsk22 August 2006Tupolev Tu-154MAnapa-Saint PetersburgWeather, stall, loss of control

Q

Qantas
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
G-AUEDTambo24 March 1927de Havilland DH-9CCharleville–Tambo–BlackallEngine failure
G-AUHIAdelaide Hills4 September 1928de Havilland DH.50JAdelaide–LongreachWeather, loss of control
VH-UHE
Atalanta
near Winton3 October 1934de Havilland DH.50ALoss of control, possible stall
VH-USG
Adelaide
Longreach15 November 1934de Havilland ExpressLondon–Singapore–Darwin–Longreach–Brisbane–SydneyLoss of control due to design defect
G-AEUHTimor Sea off Kupang30 January 1942Short EmpireShot down
VH-USEBrisbane20 February 1942de Havilland ExpressBrisbane–Mount Isa–DarwinUnexplained tailfin failure, loss of control
VH-ADU
Camilla
Port Moresby22 April 1943Short EmpireTownsville–Port MoresbyBroke apart after landing
VH-CAB
(operated for RAAF)
Port Moresby26 November 1943Lockheed C-56B LodestarPort Moresby–TownsvillePoor visibility, CFIT
VH-ABBSydney11 October 1944Short EmpireSydney–TownsvillePilot error, stall, loss of control
VH-EBQLae16 July 1951de Havilland Australia DHA-3 DroverWau–Bulolo–LaePropeller failure, engine separation, loss of control
Flight 1Bangkok23 September 1999Boeing 747-438Sydney–BangkokWeather, crew error
Flight 30South China Sea25 July 2008Boeing 747-438Hong Kong–MelbourneMid-air explosion, mid-air decompression
Flight 72Near Exmouth, Western Australia7 October 2008Airbus A330-303Singapore–PerthAir data inertial reference unit failure and autopilot software design error
Flight 32Between Singapore and Batam4 November 2010Airbus A380-842Singapore–SydneyUncontained engine failure
Flight 32Over eastern India7 January 2012Airbus A380Severe turbulence

R

Red Wings Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 9268M3 near Vnukovo Airport29 December 2012Tupolev Tu-204-100VPardubice–MoscowRunway overrun
Royal Air Maroc (RAM)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 630Atlas Mountains21 August 1994ATR-42-312Agadir–CasablancaDeliberate crash (disputed)
Royal Nepal Airlines (now Nepal Airlines)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
9N-AAHTulachan Dhuri, Nepal1 August 1962Douglas C-47Kathmandu–New DelhiCFIT
9N-AAPHetauda, Makwanpur District12 July 1969Douglas DC-3Kathmandu–Simara (now Jitpur Simara)CFIT
RusAir (now AtlasJet)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 9605A133 near Besovets20 June 2011Tupolev Tu-134A-3Moscow–PetrozavodskCrew failed to go-around, premature descent, CFIT
Ryanair
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 296London Stansted Airport27 February 2002Boeing 737-8ASGround fire
Flight 4102Rome10 November 2008Boeing 737-8ASFrankfurt–RomeMultiple birdstrikes

S

S7 Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 778Irkutsk8 July 2006Airbus A310-324Moscow–IrkutskPilot error
Sabena
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
OO-AGNTatsfield, Surrey10 December 1935Savoia-Marchetti S.73PBrussels–LondonPilot error
OO-AUBOstend, Belgium16 November 1937Junkers Ju 52/3mgeFrankfurt–Cologne–Brussels–LondonWeather, pilot error
OO-AGTSoest, Germany10 October 1938Savoia-Marchetti S.73PBrussels–Düsseldorf–BerlinIn-flight breakup
OO-AGS
(operating for RAF)
Arques, France23 May 1940Savoia-Marchetti S.73PBrussels–LondonShot down
OO-AGZ
(operated by RAF)
Merville, France23 May 1940Savoia-Marchetti S.73PDestroyed on the ground
OO-AUI
(operated by RAF)
near Arques, France23 May 1940Douglas DC-3-227BMerville-LondonShot down by ground fire, forced landing
OO-AURHaren Airport17 September 1946Douglas C-47ABrussels–LondonLoss of speed for reasons unknown
OO-CBGnear Gander18 September 1946Douglas DC-4-1009Brussels–Shannon–Gander–New York CityPilot error
OO-CARnear Mitwaba, Belgian Congo24 December 1947Lockheed C-60AMitwaba–ManonoDouble engine failure, loss of control
OO-AWHHeathrow Airport2 March 1948Douglas DC-3DBrussels–LondonPilot error
OO-CBEnear Magazini, Belgian Congo12 May 1948Douglas DC-4-1009Johannesburg–Léopoldville–Libenga–BrusselsFlew into a tornado, windshear
OO-CBLnear Kimbwe, Belgian Congo31 August 1948Douglas C-47AManono–ElizabethvilleUndetermined
OO-CBKLéopoldville, Belgian Congo27 August 1949Douglas C-47BLéopoldville–ElizabethvilleLoss of engine power, failed to gain height on takeoff
OO-AUQAulnay-sous-Bois, France18 December 1949Douglas C-47AParis–BrusselsWing separation, loss of control
OO-CBAnear Gao Airport24 July 1951Douglas DC-3-455Brussels–Gao–LéopoldvilleEngine failure on takeoff
Flight 425near Kikwit, Belgian Congo4 February 1952Douglas C-47ACostermansville-LéopoldvillePropeller separation, fuselage penetration, loss of control
OO-AWQnear Frankfurt14 October 1953Convair CV-240-12Frankfurt–BrusselsLoss of power on takeoff
OO-AWOnear Kloten Airport19 December 1953Convair CV-240-12Brussels–ZürichPilot error
OO-CBYnear Maribor, Yugoslavia3 June 1954Douglas C-47ABlackbushe-BeogradAttacked by MiG-15 fighter, forced landing
Flight 503Mount Terminillo13 February 1955Douglas DC-6Brussels–RomeNavigation error, CFIT
OO-SFAnear Casablanca18 May 1958Douglas DC-7CBrussels–Lisbon–LéopoldvilleEngine failure, pilot error
Flight 548Brussels15 February 1961Boeing 707-329New York City–BrusselsMechanical failure
Flight 712near Lagos13 July 1968Boeing 707-329CBrussels–LagosExcessive descent for reasons unknown
Flight 571Lod International Airport8 May 1972Boeing 707-329Vienna-Tel AvivHijacking
SAHSA
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 414Tegucigalpa21 October 1989Boeing 727Pilot error
Saratov Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 703near Stepanovskoye, Moscow Oblast11 February 2018Antonov An-148-100BMoscow–OrskUnder investigation (CFIT)
Saturn Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
N640NAnear San Antonio International Airport31 January 1967Douglas DC-6AUndetermined
N9248Rnear Fort Dix10 October 1970Lockheed L-100-20 HerculesDayton–WrightstownWeather, spatial disorientation, pilot error
Flight 14near Springfield, Illinois23 May 1974Lockheed L-100-30 HerculesAlameda–Indianapolis–WilmingtonMetal fatigue, wing separation, loss of control
Saudia
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
HZ-AAFJeddah25 September 1959Douglas C-54AJeddah–RiyadhPilot error, stall, forced landing
HZ-AANRed Sea, 63 mi off Jeddah13 June 1964Douglas C-47ANoneCFIT
HZ-AAMnear Khalif Nseir24 June 1967Douglas C-47Nejran-Jeddah?
HZ-AAZ3 mi S of Dhahran8 July 1968Convair CV-340-68Bahrain–DhahranPoor visibility, aborted approach
UnknownDamascus10 November 1970Douglas DC-3Amman–RiyadhHijacking
Flight 163Riyadh19 August 1980Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStarKarachi–Riyadh–JeddahIn-flight fire for reasons unknown, burned out on the ground
Flight 162over Qatar22 December 1980Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStarDhahran–KarachiExplosive decompression
Flight 763Delhi12 November 1996Boeing 747-168BDelhi–DhahranMid-air collision with a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76
Flight 770Tambaram Air Force Station2 June 1997Boeing 747Dhahran–Riyadh–ChennaiPilot error, landed at wrong airport
Flight 3830Kuala Lumpur International Airport23 August 2001Boeing 747-368Kuala Lumpur-JeddahHydraulic system failure, ran off runway
Flight 810
(leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic)
Zia International Airport25 March 2008Boeing 747-357Madinah–DhakaFuel leak, in-flight fire
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
Seaboard World Airlines
Flight 253ABurevestnik, Kuril Islands1 July 1968Douglas DC-8-63CFSeattle–Yokota ABForced landing
N6834Stockton Airport16 October 1969Douglas DC-8-63CFNoneMechanical failure, runway overrun
Société Générale des Transports Aériens (SGTA)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
F-ADTPnear Schiphol Airport24 August 1924Farman F.61 GoliathEngine failure, forced landing
F-ADTNAtlantic Ocean5 May 1927Farman F.61 GoliathUnexplained disappearance
F-AEIECologne Butzweilerhof Airport23 May 1928Farman F.63bis GoliathCrashed on takeoff
F-ADTQAalsmeer, Netherlands9 July 1930Farman F.63bis GoliathAmsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp–Brussels–ParisMechanical failure, loss of control
Shanxi Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
B-4218Linfen7 October 1988Ilyushin Il-14PNoneCrash on takeoff
Siberia Airlines (now S7 Airlines)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 1812Black Sea4 October 2001Tupolev Tu-154MTel Aviv–NovosibirskShot down by stray surface-to-air missile
Flight 852Omsk Airport14 January 2002Tupolev Tu-204-100Frankfurt–NovosibirskDouble engine failure, skidded off runway
Flight 1047Rostov Oblast24 August 2004Tupolev Tu-154B-2Moscow–SochiTerrorist bombing
Sichuan Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 434near Chengdu24 January 2003Embraer ERJ-145LRChongqing–ChengduAttempted hijacking
Flight 8633over Xiaojin County14 May 2018Airbus A319-100Chongqing–LhasaWindshield failure, uncontrolled decompression
SilkAir
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 185Palembang19 December 1997Boeing 737-300Jakarta–SingaporeDeliberate crash (disputed)
Singapore Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 117Singapore26 March 1991Airbus A310Kuala Lumpur–SingaporeHijacking
Flight 006Taipei31 October 2000Boeing 747-412Singapore–Taipei–Los AngelesGround collision
Flight 368Changi Airport27 June 2016Boeing 777-312ERSingapore-MilanOil leak, in-flight fire
Skyways Limited
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
G-AJPLnear Castel Benito Airport4 February 1949Douglas C-54AFuel exhaustion, double engine failure, loss of altitude
G-AHFInear Gatow15 March 1949Avro York ILoss of control
G-AHFANorth Atlantic2 February 1953Avro York ILondon–Azores–GanderUnexplained disappearance
G-AGNYKyritz26 June 1954Avro York C.IHamburg–BerlinEngine separation, loss of control for reasons unknown
G-ALDVMeesden Green1 April 1958Handley Page Hermes 4AJammed elevator, loss of control
Slick Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
NC59486Denver14 February 1947Curtiss C-46EChicago–Omaha–DenverLoss of control
NC59488Hanksville, Utah21 August 1947Curtiss C-46EDenver–Los AngelesWeather, CFIT
NC56489near Port Columbus International Airport16 May 1948Curtiss C-46ENewark–Chicago–Denver–Burbank–San FranciscoTurbulence, rudder failure, loss of control
Flight 11-8near Cheyenne Regional Airport9 October 1949Curtiss C-46ELas Vegas–DenverTurbulence, icing, loss of control
Flight 162-3near Bradley Field4 March 1953Curtiss C-46FNew York–Windsor Locks–ChicagoPilot error, CFIT
Flight 40ZSan Francisco International Airport3 February 1963Lockheed L-1049H Super ConstellationAlbuquerque–San FranciscoPilot error
Flight 12near Logan International Airport10 March 1964Douglas DC-4New York–Windsor Locks–BostonIcing, loss of control
South African Airways (SAA)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
ZS-AKYRand Airport16 June 1937Junkers Ju 52/3msa1Loss of power, crash on takeoff
ZS-ASTElands Bay, South Africa28 March 1941Lockheed 18-08-01 LodestarWindhoek–Cape TownCFIT
ZS-AVJMount Ingeli15 October 1951Douglas C-47APort Elizabeth–DurbanCFIT
Flight 201
(Yoke Yoke, operated by BOAC)
Mediterranean Sea off San Lucido8 April 1954de Havilland Comet 1London-Rome-Cairo-JohannesburgMetal fatigue, structural failure
Flight 512near Seymour6 March 1962Douglas DC-3Cape Town–CollondalePilot error, CFIT
Flight 406
Rietbok
East London, South Africa13 March 1967Vickers Viscount 818Port Elizabeth–East London–Bloemfontein-JohannesburgUnknown[2] (possible pilot incapacitation and loss of control)
Flight 228
Pretoria
Windhoek20 April 1968Boeing 707-344CJohannesburg–Windhoek–Luanda–Las Palmas–Frankfurt–LondonPilot error, CFIT
Flight 295
Helderberg
Indian Ocean, near Mauritius28 November 1987Boeing 747-244B CombiTaipei–Mauritius–JohannesburgIn-flight fire, in-flight breakup, loss of control
South Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 8971Donetsk Airport13 February 2013Antonov An-24RVOdessa–DonetskPoor visibility, pilot error, loss of control
Southeast Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 308Holston Mountain8 January 1959Douglas DC-3AKnoxville–Bristol Pilot error, CFIT
Southern Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 932Huntington, West Virginia14 November 1970Douglas DC-9-31Kinston–HuntingtonUnexplained descent, CFIT
Flight 242New Hope, Georgia4 April 1977Douglas DC-9-31Muscle Shoals–Huntsville–AtlantaWater ingestion, double engine failure
Southwest Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 1455Burbank, California5 March 2000Boeing 737-3T5Las Vegas–BurbankPilot error, runway overrun
Flight 2066Amarillo International Airport24 May 2003Boeing 737-3H4Las Vegas–AmarilloCrew error, weather, runway excursion
Flight 1248Chicago8 December 2005Boeing 737-7H4Baltimore–ChicagoWeather, runway overrun, ground collision
Flight 2294near Charleston, West Virginia13 July 2009Boeing 737-3H4Nashville–BaltimoreMetal fatigue, structural failure, rapid depressurization
Flight 812Yuma International Airport1 April 2011Boeing 737-3H4Phoenix–SacramentoMetal fatigue, structural failure, rapid depressurization
Flight 345La Guardia Airport22 July 2013Boeing 737-7H4Nashville–New York CityPilot error, landed nose-first, nosegear failure
Flight 149Thurgood International Airport4 August 2016Boeing 737-3H4Baltimore–AtlantaNosegear failure (during pushback)
Flight 3472Gulf of Mexico27 August 2016Boeing 737-7H4New Orleans–OrlandoUncontained engine failure, fuselage penetration
Flight 1380near Philadelphia17 April 2018Boeing 737-7H4New York City–DallasUncontained engine failure, fuselage penetration, explosive decompression
Flight 1392Austin-Bergstrom International Airport7 May 2020Boeing 737-7H4Dallas–AustinUnder investigation (runway incursion, struck person on runway)
Spanair
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 5022Madrid20 August 2008McDonnell Douglas MD-82Barcelona–Madrid–Gran Canaria Pilot error, failure to extend flaps and slats for takeoff
Spantax
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
EC-ARZEl Ortigal de Arriba7 December 1965Douglas C-47ATenerife–Las PalmasEntered a spin after takeoff
EC-BNMArlanda Airport5 January 1970Convair CV-990-30A-5Stockholm–ZürichPilot error, wind shear
Flight 275Tenerife, Canary Islands3 December 1972Convair CV-990-30A-5Tenerife–Munich Pilot error
Flight 995Málaga Airport13 September 1982Douglas DC-10-30Madrid–Málaga–New York CityLanding gear tire failure, aborted take-off
Spencer Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
VP-YFDCroydon Airport25 January 1947Douglas C-47ALondon–Rome–SalisburyPilot error, loss of control
Sriwijaya Air
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 62Sultan Thaha Airport27 August 2006Boeing 737-200Jakarta-JambiHydraulic failure, runway overrun on landing
Flight 182
Citra
off Thousand Islands9 January 2021Boeing 737-524Jakarta-PontianakUnder investigation
Sudan Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
ST-ADYnear Malakal16 August 1986Fokker F27Malakal–KhartoumShot down
Flight 139
White Nile
Port Sudan8 July 2003Boeing 737-2J8CPort Sudan–KhartoumEngine problems, pilot error
Flight 109Khartoum International Airport10 June 2008Airbus A310-324Amman–Damascus–Port Sudan–KhartoumWeather, runway overrun
Surinam Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 764Paramaribo, Suriname7 June 1989Douglas DC-8Amsterdam–Paramaribo Pilot error
Swissair
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
CH-170near Tuttlingen27 July 1934Curtiss AT-32C Condor IIZurich–Stuttgart–Leipzig–BerlinVibration, fatigue, wing separation
HB-ITAnear Senlis7 January 1939Douglas DC-2-115BGeneva–ParisCFIT
HB-IXAKonstanz20 July 1939Junkers Ju 86Z-2Vienna–ZurichEngine fire, loss of control
HB-IRW
Ticino
English Channel off Folkestone19 June 1954Convair CV-240-4Geneva–LondonCrew negligence, fuel exhaustion, water ditching
HB-IMDShannon Airport15 July 1956Convair CV-440-11San Diego–New York City–Gander–Shannon–ZurichPilot error
HB-IRKBodensee18 June 1957Douglas C-47BNoneStall, loss of control
Flight 306
Schaffhausen
Dürrenäsch4 September 1963Sud Aviation Caravelle IIIZurich-Geneva-RomeIn-flight fire, loss of control
HB-IMFJura Mountains10 February 1967Convair CV-440-11NoneCFIT
Flight 330
Baselland
Lucerne21 February 1970Convair CV-990-30A-6Zurich–Tel Aviv–Hong KongTerrorist bombing
Flight 100
Nidwalden
Zarqa, Jordan13 September 1970Douglas DC-8-53Zurich–New York CityHijacking, blown up on the ground
Flight 316
Uri
Athens8 October 1979Douglas DC-8-62Geneva–Athens–Bombay–BeijingCrew error, runway overrun
Flight 111
Vaud
off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia2 September 1998McDonnell Douglas MD-11New York City–GenevaIn-flight fire

T

TAAG Angola Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
D2-TYCnear Matala8 June 1980Yakovlev Yak-40KLubango—JambaPossibly shot down
D2-EASnear Menongue Airport16 May 1981Lockheed L-100-20 HerculesShot down
D2-TABMonte Bibala29 November 1982Antonov An-26CFIT
Flight 462near Lubango8 November 1983Boeing 737-2M2Lubango—LuandaStructural failure (official)
Possible shoot down (unofficial)
D2-TFPMaya Maya Airport14 April 1997Fokker F27-600Brazzaville–LuandaLoss of control on takeoff
D2-TBPM'Banza Congo Airport28 June 2007Boeing 737-2M2Luanda—M'Banza—NegageLanded short of runway, right gear collapse
TACA
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 110New Orleans24 May 1988Boeing 737-3T0Belize City–New Orleans Weather, design failure
Flight 510Guatemala City6 April 1993Boeing 767-2S1ERPilot error
Flight 390Tegucigalpa30 May 2008Airbus A320La Paz–Tegucigalpa–San Pedro Sula–Miami Runway overrun in bad weather
TAESA
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 725Uruapan9 November 1999Douglas DC-9-31Mexico City–Uruapan–TijuanaFailure to use checklists, spatial disorientation
TAG Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 730Lake Erie off Cleveland, Ohio28 January 1970de Havilland Dove 6ACleveland—DetroitWing failure
Tajik Air
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
2603563 mi from Tbilisi17 June 1993Antonov An-26BBatumi–Baku–ChimkentSevere turbulence, probable loss of control
87995near Khorugh28 August 1993Yakovlev Yak-40Khorugh–DushanbeOverloading, failure to take off, runway overrun
Flight 3183near Sharjah Airport15 December 1997Tupolev Tu-154B-1Dushanbe–SharjahPilot error, CFIT
TAM Airlines (now LATAM Brasil)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
PT-SBBAgudos8 February 1979Embraer EMB 110C BandeiranteBauru–São Paulo CFIT
UnknownMacaé4 July 1984Embraer EMB 110 BandeiranteRio de Janeiro–Galeão–Macaé Unknown
PT-LUGBauru12 February 1990Fokker F27-200São Paulo–Bauru Pilot error, engine failure, ground collision (car)
Flight 402Congonhas31 October 1996Fokker 100São Paulo–Rio de Janeiro Mechanical failure, pilot error
Flight 283Suzano9 July 1997Fokker 100São José–São Paulo Bombing
Flight 9755Belo Horizonte15 September 2001Fokker 100Recife–Campinas–São Paulo Right engine disintegration, explosive decompression
Flight 3804Araçatuba30 August 2002Fokker 100São Paulo—Campo GrandeFuel starvation, emergency gear-up landing in a field
Flight 3499Viracopos-Campinas International Airport30 August 2002Fokker 100Salvador—São PauloHydraulic system problems, emergency gear-up landing
Flight 3040São Paulo8 August 2006Fokker 100São Paulo–Recife Passenger door opened and separated
Flight 3054Congonhas17 July 2007Airbus A320-233Porto Alegre–São Paulo Pilot error, improper training, bad weather and short runway
TAP Portugal
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 425Madeira19 November 1977Boeing 727-282Brussels–Lisbon–Madeira Overran runway due to poor weather and short runway
Tara Air
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
9N-AFXOkhaldhunga District15 December 2010de Havilland Canada DHC-6-310Lamidanda-KathmanduCFIT
Flight 193Dana, Myadgi District24 February 2016Viking Air DHC-6-400Pokhara-JomsomUnder investigation (CFIT)
TAROM
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
YR-ILBnear Sibiu9 October 1964Ilyushin Il-14PTimișoara–BucharestWeather, in-flight breakup
Flight 35Vladeasa mountains4 February 1970Antonov An-24BBucharest-OradeaCFIT
YR-BCAnear Kogalniceanu Airport7 December 1970BAC 1-11-424EUTel Aviv–BucharestCFIT
YR-AMDLotrului Mountains29 December 1974Antonov An-24RVOradea-BucharestCrew error, CFIT
YR-TPHNouadhibou Airport7 August 1980Tupolev Tu-154B-1Bucharest–NouadhibouCrew error, water ditching
Flight 371
Muntenia
Baloteşti31 March 1995Airbus A310-324Bucharest-BrusselsMisread instruments, loss of control
Flight 3107
Constanţa
Otopeni30 December 2007Boeing 737-38JBucharest-Sharm el SheikhATC errors, poor visibility, ground collision (car)
TARS (now TAROM)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
YR-TAIPlouznice, Czech Republic21 November 1947Lisunov Li-2PBucharest–PragueSpatial disorientation, CFIT
UnknownBeograd Airport9 December 1949Douglas DC-3Sibiu–BucharestHijacking
TAT European Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 230Fontainebleau, France4 March 1988Fairchild FH-227Nancy–ParisElectrical failure, loss of control
F-GCPZPleurtuit Airport23 March 1991Fairchild FH-227Burned while parked
Tatarstan Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 363Kazan International Airport17 November 2013Boeing 737-53AMoscow-KazanPilot error
Texas International Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
N1304Tover Harlingen, Texas6 February 1969Douglas DC-9-15MCLittle Rock-HarlingenMid-air collision with a Piper PA-28
Flight 926Valley International Airport11 January 1970Douglas DC-9-31McAllen-Harlingen-Houston-DallasCollision with obstacles on approach
Flight 655Black Fork Mountain27 September 1973Convair 600Memphis-Pine Bluff-El Dorado-Texarkana-DallasPilot error, deviation from route, poor CRM, CFIT
Flight 987Stapleton Int'l Airport16 November 1976Douglas DC-9-14Denver-HoustonMechanical failure, runway overrun
N9103Ryan Field17 March 1980Douglas DC-9-14Houston-Baton RougeWeather, runway overrun
Thai Airways Company
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 002Chiang Mai Int'l Airport25 December 1967Douglas C-47ABangkok–Chiang MaiPilot disorientation, loss of control
Flight 2319 mi NE of Bangkok27 April 1980Hawker Siddeley HS-748-207 Srs. 2Khon Kaen–BangkokWindshear
HS-TBBnear Phang Nga15 April 1985Boeing 737-2P5Bangkok-PhuketDouble engine failure, CFIT
Flight 365Andaman Sea, 9 mi off Phuket31 August 1987Boeing 737-2P5Hat Yai-PhuketPilot error, stall, loss of control
Thai Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 601
Chiraprapa
near Kai Tak Int'l Airport30 June 1967Sud Aviation Caravelle IIITaipei-Hong KongPilot error
HS-TGK
Tepamart
Bangkok Int'l Airport9 July 1969Sud Aviation Caravelle IIIWeather, heavy landing
HS-TGU
Srisubhan
Kathmandu Airport10 May 1973Douglas DC-8-33Runway overrun
Flight 620
Sukhothai
over Tosa Bay26 October 1986Airbus A300B4-601Bangkok–Manila–OsakaBombing
Flight 311Langtang National Park31 July 1992Airbus A310-304Bangkok-KathmanduCFIT
HS-THOBangkok Int'l Airport22 October 1994Airbus A300B4-103NoneGround collision with a Thai Airways MD-11
Flight 261
Phitsanulok
4 mi SW of Surat Thani11 December 1998Airbus A310-204Bangkok–Surat ThaniProbable spatial disorientation
Flight 114
Narathiwat
Don Mueang Int'l Airport3 March 2001Boeing 737-4D7Bangkok–Chiang MaiExplosion cause of fuel/air mixture
Flight 679
Song Dao
Suvarnabhumi Int'l Airport8 September 2013Airbus A330-221Guangzhou–BangkokLanding gear collapse, runway excursion
Tianjin Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 7554Hotan Airport29 June 2012Embraer E-190-100LRHotan-ÜrümqiAttempted hijacking
Toa Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
JA6158Mount Ohira23 February 1962de Havilland Heron 1BCFIT
Toa Domestic Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 63Yokotsu Mountain3 July 1971NAMC YS-11A-217Sapporo-HakodateCFIT
Flight 621Itami Airport28 May 1975NAMC YS-11-125Osaka-Oki IslandMechanical failure, runway excursion
Flight 670Miho Airport10 January 1988NAMC YS-11-109Yonago-OsakaIcing, runway overrun
Transair Georgia
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
65893Black Sea off Sukhumi21 September 1993Tupolev Tu-134ASochi-SukhumiShot down by the Abkhaz forces in the course of war
CCCP-65001Babusheri Airport23 September 1993Tupolev Tu-134ASukhumi-TbilisiDestroyed on the ground by Abkhaz forces
TransAsia Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 791off Makung City21 December 2002ATR 72-202Taipei–MacauIcing, loss of control
Flight 222Husi, Penghu23 July 2014ATR 72-500Kaohsiung–MagongPilot error, CFIT
Flight 235Taipei4 February 2015ATR 72-600Taipei–KinmenUnder investigation
TransAVIAexport Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
EW-78849Mogadishu23 March 2007Ilyushin Il-76Entebbe-MogadishuPossible shootdown
Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
NC9649
City of San Francisco
Mount Taylor, New Mexico3 September 1929Ford 5-AT-B Tri-MotorAlbuquerque-Los AngelesLightning strike, CFIT
UnknownAmarillo, Texas30 December 1929Travel Air 6000Crashed on approach
Trans Maldivian Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight N/OMaldives17 May 2004de Havilland Canada Twin OtterMechanical failure
Transocean Air Lines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
N799989 mi off Lurga Point15 August 1949Douglas C-54ARome-New York CityPoor CRM
Flight 5763Tucumcari Airport5 November 1951Martin 2-0-2Oakland-AlbuquerquePoor visibility, pilot error
Flight 501near Fairbanks, Alaska30 December 1951Curtiss C-46F CommandoUmiat-FairbanksPilot error, spatial disorientation
Flight 94212 mi SW of Alvarado, California20 March 1953Douglas C-54GRoswell-Oakland-GuamLoss of control for reasons unknown (possible wing icing)
Flight 512
The Royal Hawaiian
Pacific Ocean, 344 mi E of Wake Island12 July 1953Douglas DC-6Guam-Wake Island-Honolulu-OaklandUndetermined
Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
F-BELB10 mi S of Bangui Airport8 December 1950Douglas C-54ACrew error, CFIT
F-BGODnear Cairo20 February 1956Douglas DC-6BSaigon-Karachi-Cairo-ParisPilot error, crew error, crew fatigue, improper approach
Flight 307Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport24 September 1959Douglas DC-7CBordeaux-Bamako-AbidjanCFIT
Trans Service Airlift
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
9Q-CCRAngola18 December 1995Lockheed L-188C ElectraOverloading, loss of control
Trans World Airlines (TWA)
Trigana Air Service
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
PK-YNMnear Nabire4 November 1994de Havilland Canada DHC-6-100Nabire-ObanoCFIT
PK-YPZ31 mi from Nabire25 May 2002de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300Nabire-EnarotaliCFIT
PK-YPYPuncak Jaya17 November 2006de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300Mulia-IlagaCFIT
Flight 168near Sepingan Airport11 February 2010ATR 42-300Tanjung Redep-SamarindaDouble engine failure, forced landing
Flight 257Papua, Indonesia16 August 2015ATR 42-300Jayapura-OksibilDeviation from approach, CFIT
Tupolev
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
CCCP-N20Moscow18 May 1935Tupolev ANT-20NoneMid-air collision
CCCP-45076near Chkalovsky Airport14 January 1966Tupolev Tu-134NoneLoss of control
CCCP-77102Goussainville, Val-d'Oise3 June 1973Tupolev Tu-144SNoneIn-flight breakup, loss of control
CCCP-77111Khabarovsk Novy Airport23 May 1978Tupolev Tu-144DNoneFuel leak, in-flight fire
Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
TC-SEVnear Gatwick Airport17 February 1959Vickers Viscount 794DAnkara-Rome-LondonWeather, CFIT for reasons unknown
Flight 835Etimesgut, Ankara23 September 1961Fokker F27-100Cyprus–Adana–Ankara–IstanbulPilot error
TC-KOPMt. Medetsiz8 March 1962Fairchild F-27Ankara–AdanaSpatial disorientation
TC-ETIAnkara3 February 1964Douglas C-47AIstanbul–AnkaraDisregard of procedure
TC-JACnear Adana Airport21 January 1972Douglas DC-9-32Damascus–AnkaraDownwind during emergency landing
Flight 301
Van
Cumaovası, Izmir26 January 1974Fokker F28-1000Izmir-IstanbulWing icing, stall, loss of control
Flight 981
Ankara
Ermenonville3 March 1974McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10Istanbul-Paris-LondonDesign error, mechanical failure (faulty cargo door)
Flight 345
Bursa
Sea of Marmara30 January 1975Fokker F28-1000Izmir–IstanbulPossible downwind during landing
Flight 452near Isparta19 September 1976Boeing 727-2F2Istanbul–AntalyaNavigation error, CFIT
TC-JAT
Trabzon
Çubuk, Ankara23 December 1979Fokker F28-1000Samsun–AnkaraDeviation from course
Flight 890
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır13 October 1980Boeing 727-200Istanbul–AnkaraHijacking
Flight 158Esenboğa Airport16 January 1983Boeing 727-2F2Istanbul–AnkaraPoor visibility, crash short of runway
Flight 278Van29 December 1994Boeing 737-4Y0Ankara–VanPoor visibility, CFIT
Flight 5904Ceyhan7 April 1999Boeing 737-4Q8Adana–JeddahWeather, possible icing, crew error
Flight 634
Konya
Diyarbakır8 January 2003Avro RJ100Istanbul–DiyarbakırCFIT
Flight 1476Papola Casale Airport3 October 2006Boeing 737-4Y0Tirana–IstanbulHijacking
Flight 1951near Schiphol, Amsterdam25 February 2009Boeing 737-800Istanbul-AmsterdamInstrument failure, stall, loss of control
Flight 1754Atatürk Airport5 January 2011Boeing 737-8F2Oslo–IstanbulAttempted hijacking
Flight 1878
Gümüşhane
Atatürk Airport25 April 2015Airbus A320-232Milan–IstanbulHard landing leading to fire, landing gear collapse and runway excursion
Flight 6491
(leased from MyCargo Airlines)
near Manas International Airport16 January 2017Boeing 747-412FHong Kong–BishkekUnder investigation (CFIT)

U

Ukraine International Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 752near Shahriar, Iran8 January 2020Boeing 737-8KVTehran–KievAccidental shootdown
United Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
NC13304Chesterton, Indiana10 October 1933Boeing 247Newark–Cleveland–Chicago–OaklandBombing
NC13357Parley's Canyon, Utah23 February 1934Boeing 247Salt Lake City–CheyennePoor visibility, weather, CFIT
Flight 6Western Springs, Illinois20 December 1934Boeing 247Icing, loss of power
Flight 4near Silver Crown, Wyoming7 October 1935Boeing 247DSalt Lake City–CheyennePilot error
NC13323Cheyenne30 October 1935Boeing 247DNonePilot error
Trip 34Rice Canyon, California27 December 1936Boeing 247DSan Francisco–Los AngelesPilot error
Flight 23off San Francisco9 February 1937Douglas DC-3A-197Burbank–San FranciscoLoss of control due to co-pilot dropping microphone
Flight 1Haydens Peak, Wyoming17 October 1937Douglas DC-3-197Newark–OaklandWeather, CFIT
Flight 9Cleveland24 May 1938Douglas DST-A-207ANewark–Cleveland–ChicagoIn-flight fire
Flight 6off Point Reyes, California29 November 1938Douglas DC-3A-191Seattle–San DiegoPilot error, fuel exhaustion, water ditching
Flight 16Bountiful Peak, Utah4 November 1940Douglas DC-3-197Oakland–San Francisco–Sacramento–Reno–Elko–Salt Lake CityWeather, loss of radio communication, pilot error, CFIT
Flight 21Chicago4 December 1940Douglas DC-3A-197CNew York–Philadelphia–Allentown–Akron–Cleveland–ChicagoPossible icing, stall, loss of control
NC16072Salt Lake City Municipal Airport12 January 1941Douglas DC-3A-197NoneBurned in hangar fire
Flight 4Salt Lake City1 May 1942Douglas DST-A-207ASan Francisco–New York CityDeviation from course for reasons unknown, CFIT
Flight 14
Mainliner Tacoma
Elk Mountain31 January 1946Douglas DC-3-194HBoise–DenverDeviation from course, CFIT
Flight 28
Mainliner Lake Michigan
near Cheyenne8 October 1946Douglas DC-4San Francisco–CheyenneLoss of altitude on approach
Flight 404
Mainliner Elko
Cleveland, Ohio11 November 1946Douglas C-53D (DC-3)Chicago–ClevelandPilot error
Flight 521
Mainliner Lake Tahoe
LaGuardia Airport29 May 1947Douglas C-54BNew York City-ClevelandPilot error
Flight 608
Mainliner Washington D.C.
Bryce Canyon, Utah24 October 1947Douglas DC-6Los Angeles-ChicagoIn-flight fire
Flight 624
Mainliner Utah
Aristes, Pennsylvania17 June 1948Douglas DC-6Los Angeles–Chicago–New York CityFalse warning of in-flight fire, crew error operating extinguishers
Flight 129near Fort Wayne, Indiana28 April 1951Douglas DC-3A-197Cleveland–Fort WayneWindshear
Flight 610
Mainliner Overland Trail
Crystal Mountain, Colorado30 June 1951Douglas DC-6San Francisco–Oakland–Salt Lake City–Denver–ChicagoDeviation from course for reasons unknown, CFIT
Flight 615
Mainliner Omaha
near Decoto, California24 August 1951Douglas DC-6BBoston–Hartford–Cleveland–Chicago–Oakland–San FranciscoPilot error, navigation error, CFIT
Flight 7030
Mainliner Oahu
off Redwood City, California12 September 1951Boeing Stratocruiser 10–34NoneStall, loss of control
Flight 16Stapleton Int'l Airport4 December 1951Douglas DC-3ANoneStall, loss of control
Flight 314Michigan City, Indiana26 August 1953Convair CV-340-31Chicago-DetroitMid-air collision with an American Airlines Convair 240
N37512
Mainliner Idaho
Long Island MacArthur Airport4 April 1955Douglas DC-6NonePilot error, loss of control
Flight 409
Mainliner Capistrano
Medicine Bow Peak6 October 1955Douglas DC-4New York City–Chicago–Denver–Salt Lake City–San FranciscoDeviation from course for reasons unknown, CFIT
Flight 629
Mainliner Denver
Longmont, Colorado1 November 1955Douglas DC-6BDenver–PortlandBombing
Flight 718
Mainliner Vancouver
Grand Canyon30 June 1956Douglas DC-7Los Angeles-ChicagoMid-air collision with TWA Constellation
Flight 736Arden, Nevada21 April 1958Douglas DC-7Los Angeles–New York CityMid-air collision with USAF F-100 fighter
Flight 826
Mainliner Will Rogers
over Staten Island16 December 1960Douglas DC-8-11Chicago–New York CityMid-air collision with TWA Constellation
Flight 859Stapleton Int'l Airport11 July 1961Douglas DC-8-12Omaha–DenverMechanical failure, pilot error
Flight 297Howard County, Maryland23 November 1962Vickers Viscount 745DNewark–Washington, D.C.Bird strike
Flight 823near Parrottsville, Tennessee9 July 1964Vickers Viscount 745DPhiladelphia-Washington, DC-Knoxville-HuntsvilleIn-flight fire for reasons unknown, loss of control
Flight 389Lake Michigan off Chicago16 August 1965Boeing 727-22New York City–ChicagoCFIT, pilots misread altimeters
Flight 227Salt Lake City International Airport11 November 1965Boeing 727-22New York City–Cleveland–Chicago–Denver–Salt Lake City–San FranciscoCrashed short of the runway, pilot error
Flight 459Cuba11 January 1969Boeing 727Jacksonville, TX–MiamiHijacking
Flight 266Pacific Ocean off Los Angeles18 January 1969Boeing 727-22CLos Angeles–Denver–MilwaukeeMechanical failure, total loss of electrical power, spatial disorientation
Flight 14over Riverside, California25 June 1969Douglas DC-8Los Angeles–New York CityHijacking
Flight 611
City of Bristol
Philadelphia Int'l Airport19 July 1970Boeing 737-222Engine failure, pilot error, runway overrun
Flight 553
City of Lincoln
Chicago8 December 1972Boeing 737-222Washington, D.C.–ChicagoApproach landing stall, pilot error
Flight 2860near Kaysville, Utah18 December 1977Douglas DC-8-54FSan Francisco–Salt Lake CityElectrical failure, pilot error, ATC error
Flight 173Portland, Oregon28 December 1978Douglas DC-8-61New York City–Denver–PortlandFuel exhaustion, pilot error
Flight 2885Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport11 January 1983Douglas DC-8-54FCleveland–Detroit–Los AngelesAircraft upset, crew error
Flight 811Pacific Ocean24 February 1989Boeing 747-122Honolulu–Auckland–SydneyCargo door opened—explosive decompression
Flight 232Sioux City, Iowa19 July 1989McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10Denver–PhiladelphiaManufacturing error, engine failure
Flight 585Colorado Springs, Colorado3 March 1991Boeing 737-291Peoria–Moline-Denver-Colorado SpringsMechanical failure, rudder reversion
Flight 826Pacific Ocean, 956 mi ESE of Tokyo28 December 1997Boeing 747-122Tokyo-HonoluluSevere turbulence
N7274UEppley Airfield13 May 2001Boeing 727-222NoneDamaged by hailstorm
Flight 175World Trade Center, New York City11 September 2001Boeing 767-222Boston–Los AngelesTerrorism, hijacking
Flight 93Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania11 September 2001Boeing 757-222Newark–San FranciscoTerrorism, hijacking
Flight 955Heathrow Airport5 July 2007Boeing 777-222ERMechanical failure, on-board fire
Flight 634Newark Liberty Int'l Airport10 January 2010Airbus A319-131Chicago–NewarkLanding gear failure
Flight 663en route from Washington, DC to Denver7 April 2010Boeing 757-222Suspicious activity
Flight 497Louis Armstrong New Orleans Int'l Airport7 April 2011Airbus A320Electrical failure, runway overrun
United Arab Airlines (now EgyptAir)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 73817 mi off Elba29 September 1960Vickers Viscount 739BIn-flight breakup
Flight 869Khao Yai Mountain19 July 1962de Havilland Comet 4CHong Kong–Bangkok–CairoCFIT
SU-AJXAz Zahweyyin, Egypt12 May 1963Douglas DC-3Cairo–AlexandriaCFIT
Flight 8696 mi off Bombay Airport27 July 1963de Havilland Comet 4CLoss of control
Flight 749near Cairo18 March 1966Antonov An-24BPilot error
SU-AOL180 km off Cyprus18 August 1968Antonov An-24BCairo–DamascusControlled flight into water
SU-APCAswan Airport20 March 1969Ilyushin Il-18DJeddah–AswanPoor visibility, pilot error, pilot fatigue
ET-AAQ
(leased from Ethiopian Airlines)
2 mi south of Suez10 April 1969Douglas C-47AAsmara–CairoShot down
SU-ANZCairo19 July 1970Antonov An-24BNonePilot error, stall, loss of control
Flight 8444 mi from Tripoli International Airport2 January 1971de Havilland Comet 4CPoor visibility, pilot error
UPS Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
N568UPCorbin Airport31 January 1985Swearingen ExpediterLouisville–LondonOverloading, failed to go-around, ran off runway
Flight 774Ellington Field11 September 1998Boeing 767-34AFLouisville–HoustonWeather, runway excursion
Flight 6971Standiford Field7 June 2005McDonnell Douglas MD-11FAnchorage–LouisvillePilot error, nose gear failure
Flight 1307Philadelphia8 February 2006Douglas DC-8-71Atlanta–PhiladelphiaIn-flight fire for reasons unknown
Flight 6Dubai3 September 2010Boeing 747-44AF (SCD)Dubai–CologneIn-flight fire, loss of control
Flight 1354near Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport14 August 2013Airbus A300F4-622RLouisville–BirminghamPilot error, CFIT
Flight 61Incheon International Airport6 June 2016McDonnell Douglas MD-11FSeoul–AnchorageRunway excursion
Ural Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 178near Zhukovsky International Airport15 August 2019Airbus A321-211Moscow–SimferopolBird strikes, forced landing
Uruguayan Air Force
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 571Border between Chile and Argentina13 October 1972Fairchild FH-227Montevideo–Mendoza–Santiago CFIT
US Airways (formerly USAir)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 5050Flushing, Queens20 September 1989Boeing 737-401New York–Charlotte Crew error
Flight 1493Los Angeles, California1 February 1991Boeing 737-300Syracuse–Washington DC–Columbus–Los Angeles–San Francisco Ground collision
Flight 405Flushing, Queens22 March 1992Fokker F-28New York–Cleveland Ice buildup, pilot error, inadequate deicing procedures
Flight 427Aliquippa, Pennsylvania8 September 1994Boeing 737-300Chicago–Pittsburgh–Palm Beach Mechanical failure
Flight 1016Charlotte, North Carolina2 July 1994Douglas DC-9Columbia–Charlotte Wind shear, crew error
Flight 1170Logan International Airport9 June 2005Boeing 737-3B7Boston–Philadelphia Near collision
Flight 1549Hudson River, New York15 January 2009Airbus A320New York–Charlotte–Seattle Bird strike, loss of power to both engines
Union des Transports Aériens (UTA)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
F-BHMSMount Alcazaba2 October 1964Douglas DC-6BUndetermined
Flight 772Sahara Desert19 September 1989McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30N'Djamena–Paris Terrorist bombing
Union des Transports Africains de Guinée (UTA)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 141Bight of Benin25 December 2003Boeing 727-223Cotonou–Kufra–Beirut–Dubai Overloading, failed to take off
US-Bangla Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 211Tribhuvan International Airport12 March 2018Bombardier Dash 8 Q400Dhaka–KathmanduPilot error, spatial disorientation, loss of situational awareness
UTair Aviation (now Utair)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
RA-26012Antalya Airport9 November 2002Antonov An-26BWeather, poor visibility, CFIT
Flight 471Kurumoch Airport17 March 2007Tupolev Tu-134A-3Surgut–Samara–BelgorodHard landing, structural failure
VQ-BACVnukovo International Airport16 January 2010Boeing 737-500Runway overrun
Flight 120Roschino International Airport2 April 2012ATR 72–201Tyumen–SurgutCrew error, wing icing, stall, loss of control
Flight 579Sochi International Airport1 September 2018Boeing 737-8ASMoscow–SochiUnder investigation (runway overrun)

V

ValuJet Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 592Everglades11 May 1996McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32Miami–AtlantaIn-flight fire
Varig
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
PP-VAL
Maua
Porto Alegre Airport28 February 1942Junkers Ju 52/3mgeCrashed after takeoff
PP-VBIJaquirana2 August 1949Curtiss C-46DSão Paulo-Porto AlegreIn-flight fire
PP-VBZSão Paulo–Congonhas Airport4 June 1954Curtiss C-46ASão Paulo-Porto AlegreCrew error, crash on takeoff
PP-VCFBage Airport7 April 1957Curtiss C-46ABagé-Porto AlegreIn-flight fire, wing separation, loss of control
PP-VCSSalgado Filho International Airport18 October 1957Douglas C-47APorto Alegre–São PauloCrew error, possible engine failure, ground turbulence
PP-CDSFederal Airport12 April 1960Douglas C-53Jaguarão–Rio Grande–Pelotas–Porto AlegrePilot error
Flight 810La Cruz Peak27 November 1962Boeing 707-441Rio de Janeiro–Lima–Bogota–Panama City–Mexico City–Los AngelesDeviation from course for reasons unknown
PP-VCQnear Brasilia22 December 1962Convair CV-240-2Rio de Janeiro–Belo Horizonte–BrasiliaUnexplained descent
PP-VBVnear Passo Fundo Airport1 July 1963Douglas C-47BPorto Alegre–Passo FundoWeather, pilot error
Flight 837Roberts International Airport5 March 1967Douglas DC-8-33Rome–Monrovia–Rio de JaneiroPilot error
PP-VBJGravata15 July 1968Curtiss C-46 Super CSão Paulo–RecifeCFIT
PP-VLJGaleão International Airport9 June 1973Boeing 707-323CSão Paulo–Rio de JaneiroCrew error, loss of control
Flight 820Orly International Airport11 July 1973Boeing 707-345CRio de Janeiro–ParisIn-flight fire
Flight 967125 mi off Japan30 January 1979Boeing 707-323CTokyo–Los Angeles–Rio de JaneiroUnexplained disappearance
Flight 797Abidjan3 January 1987Boeing 707-379CAbidjan–Rio de JaneiroEngine failure
Flight 254Mato Grosso3 September 1989Boeing 737-241São Paulo–Maraba–BelemFuel exhaustion and pilot error
Varney Air Lines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
NC741KBluff Mountain21 January 1931Boeing 40B-4Portland–PascoCFIT
NC10338Pasco, Washington26 November 1931Boeing 40B-4Portland–PascoPoor visibility
NC891Enear Walsenburg, Colorado1 May 1935Lockheed Vega 5CEngine failure
NC176WWalsenburg, Colorado28 September 1936Lockheed Vega 5CEl Paso–PueblaEngine failure, CFIT
VASP
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 376Brasília25 May 1982Boeing 737-2A1São Paulo–Brasília Weather conditions
Flight 168Fortaleza8 June 1982Boeing 727-212 AdvancedRio de Janeiro–FortalezaCFIT
Vietnam Airlines
Vladivostok Air
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 352Budarovka, Russia4 July 2001Tupolev Tu-154MEkaterinburg–Irkutsk–VladivostokPilot error
Vnukovo Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 2801Operafjellet, Norway29 August 1996Tupolev Tu-154MMoscow-SvalbardCFIT

W

Walcot Air Line
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
G-AAZKnear Meopham, Kent21 July 1930Junkers F.13geLe Torquet-CroydonStall, loss of control
West Caribbean Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 708near Machiques16 August 2005McDonnell Douglas MD-82Panama City-MartiniquePoor CRM, updrafts, stall, loss of control
West Coast Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 956Wemme, Oregon1 October 1966Douglas DC-9-14San Francisco-Eugene-Portland-SeattleExcessive descent for reasons unknown
Flight 720Klamath Falls, Oregon10 March 1967Fokker F27 FriendshipKlamath Falls-MedfordCrashed after takeoff due to an icing accident
Western Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
NC13314Burbank, California1 September 1935Boeing 247DBurbank-SaugusEngine failure, loss of altitude
Flight 6near Salt Lake City15 December 1936Boeing 247DLas Vegas-Salt Lake CityCFIT
Flight 7near Newhall, California12 January 1937Boeing 247DSalt Lake City-BurbankCFIT
Flight 1near Fairfield, Utah15 December 1942Douglas DC-3A-191Pilot error
NC33621near Hollywood, California24 April 1946Douglas DC-3A-367NoneImproper maintenance, engine failure, pilot error
Flight 2314 mi S of Lebec, California13 November 1946Douglas DC-3ALas Vegas-BurbankRadio problems, pilot error, CFIT
Flight 4450 mi E of San Diego24 December 1946Douglas DC-3AHoltville-San DiegoPilot error, CFIT
Flight 636San Francisco Bay20 April 1953Douglas DC-6BLos Angeles-San Francisco-OaklandOptical illusion, pilot error, controlled flight into water
N15569Los Angeles International Airport29 June 1953Douglas DC-3ANoneMaintenance error, loss of control
Flight 3419 mi ENE of Wright, Wyoming26 February 1954Convair CV-240-1Salt Lake City-Rapid CityWeather, loss of control for reasons unknown
N8406Hover Daggett, California25 July 1957Convair CV-240-1Las Vegas-Los AngelesBombing
Flight 366Ontario International Airport31 March 1971Boeing 720-047BNonePoor visibility, rudder failure, loss of control
Flight 701Algeria2 June 1972Boeing 727Los Angeles-SeattleHijacking
Flight 470Casper Airport31 March 1975Boeing 737-247Denver-Casper-MinneapolisRunway overrun
Flight 44Buffalo, Wyoming31 July 1979Boeing 737-200Pilot error, landed at wrong airport
Flight 2605Juarez International Airport31 October 1979McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10Los Angeles-Mexico CityPoor CRM, runway confusion, collision with truck on runway
Widerøe
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 933Barents Sea off Gamvik11 March 1982de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300Kirkenes-Vadsø-Berlevåg-Mehamn-Honningsvåg-AltaClear-air turbulence, pilot error, structural failure, loss of control
Flight 710Torghatten6 May 1988de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102Trondheim-Namsos-Brønnøysund-Sandnessjøen-BodøPilot error, CFIT
Flight 839Værøy12 April 1990de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300Værøy-BodøWindshear, structural failure, loss of control
Flight 744Berg, Overhalla27 October 1993de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300Trondheim-NamsosCrew error, CFIT
World Airways
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 830near Agana Naval Air Station19 September 1960Douglas DC-6Agana Naval Air Station-Wake Island AirfieldPilot error, CFIT
Flight 30Logan International Airport23 January 1982McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CFWeather, runway excursion
Wuhan Airlines
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
B-4211Huajia8 October 1992Avia 14MLanzhou-XianEngine failure, CFIT
Flight 343Hanyang District, Wuhan22 June 2000Xian Y-7-100Enshi City-WuhanLightning strike, windshear

X

Xiamen Airlines (now XiamenAir)
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 8301Guangzhou Baiyun Int'l Airport2 October 1990Boeing 737-247Xiamen-GuangzhouHijacking, runway collision with a China Southwest Boeing 707 and China Southern Boeing 757
Flight 8667Ninoy Aquino Int'l Airport16 August 2018Boeing 737-85CXiamen–ManilaUnder investigation (skidded off runway)

Y

Yak-Service
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 9633near Yaroslavl7 September 2011Yakovlev Yak-42DYaroslavl-MinskPilot error
Yemenia
Flight designationLocationDateAircraft typeRouteCause
Flight 626Moroni, Comoros Islands30 June 2009Airbus A310-324Sanaa-MoroniCrew error, stall, loss of control


See also

References

  1. "Major Pakistani air crashes – The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 28 July 2010.
  2. Margo, Cecil; Preller, R.H.; Struwig, D.J. (1967). Rietbok Air Accident (PDF) (Report). South African Civil Aviation Authority.
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