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BOEING ACCIDENTS (and other airliner mishaps) BY YEAR AND DATE
Note - The below list contains other aircraft mishaps besides Boeing
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RESULTS ARE DISPLAYED BY YEAR AND DATE FROM RECENT TO FIRST CRASH EVER RECORDED FROM 1969.
2008
January 2 - British Airways Flight 38 – Asian Spirit Flight 321, an NAMC YS-11, overruns the runway while landing in Masbate City, Philippines, all 47 on board survived.
January 4 – A Transaven Let L-410 Turbolet crashes near the Los Roques archipelago off Venezuela killing all 14 on board.
January 10 – Air Canada Flight 190, an Airbus A319 experiences severe turbulence over the Canadian Rocky Mountains, injuring ten (six seriously) of the 88 on board, and is forced to divert and make an emergency landing at Calgary International Airport.
January 17 – British Airways Flight 38 a Boeing 777 lands short of the runway at London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. Nine of the 152 people on board are treated for minor injuries, but there are no fatalities.
February 8 – Eagle Airways Flight 2279, a BAe Jetstream 32 is hijacked ten minutes after taking off from Blenheim, New Zealand by a passenger who attacked 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.
February 14 – Belavia Flight 1834, a Bombardier CRJ200, 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.
February 21 – Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518, an ATR 42-300, crashes shortly after taking off from Mérida, Venezuela killing all 46 on board.
April 3 – An Antonov An-28 operated by Blue Wing Airlines crashes near Benzdorp in Suriname. All nineteen on board are killed.
April 11 – A Sudanese airline Antonov An-32 crashes returning shortly after taking off from Chişinău International Airport, Moldova for Turkey. All eight on board are killed.
April 15 – A Douglas DC-9 operated by Hewa Bora Airways crashes into a market near Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 40 people, including three passengers.
May 25 – A Kalitta Air Boeing 747 cargo crashes at Brussels Airport and snaps in two, but without serious injury.
May 30 – TACA Airlines Flight 390, an Airbus A320 overruns the runway at Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras killing seven.
Dec 20 - At least 58 people were injured in the a plane crash in Denver which firemen compared to a scene from a disaster film. The Continental Airlines Boeing 737 went off the runway during takeoff from Denver International Airport in Colorado, plunging into a ravine and shearing off its landing gear and left engine. The entire right side of the plane was burned, and melted plastic from overhead compartments dripped onto the seats. Investigators said the plane's left engine was ripped away along with all the landing gear.
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2007
January 1 – Adam Air Flight 574, a Boeing 737 with 102 people on board, crashes into the ocean off the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, killing all on board.
January 9 – 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.
January 24 – Air West Flight 612, a Boeing 737 with 103 people on board, is hijacked over Sudan shortly after taking off from Khartoum, but lands safely in N'Djamena, Chad.
February 15 – An Air Mauritanie Boeing 737 is hijacked after taking off from Nouakchott, Mauritania, but lands safely in Las Palmas, Spain without any serious injuries among the 79 people on board.
February 18 – A Shuttle America Embraer ERJ-170 jet, operating as Delta Connection flight 6448, was substantially damaged when it overran the end of a snow covered runway while landing at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland, Ohio. The airplane contacted the localizer antenna and a fence prior to coming to rest approximately 150 feet off the end of the runway. The captain, first officer, 2 flight attendants, and 70 passengers were not injured.
February 21 – Adam Air Flight 172, a Boeing 737, suffers structural damage while landing near Surabaya, Indonesia. None of the 149 people on board were seriously injured.
March 7 – Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, a Boeing 737, overshoots the runway and crashes while landing at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, killing 22 of the 140 people on board.
March 17 – UTair Flight 471, a Tupolev Tu-134, suffers severe structural damage while landing in Samara, Russia, killing six of the 63 people on board.
March 23 – A TransAVIAexport Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 crashes in Mogadishu, Somalia killing all 11 on board; the plane, which crashes during the Battle of Mogadishu, is thought to have been shot down.
March 30 – A Sudan Airways flight with 284 people on board is hijacked but lands safely in Khartoum, Sudan.
May 5 – Kenya Airways Flight 507, a Boeing 737 with 114 people on board, crashes near Douala, Cameroon killing everyone on board.
June 3 – A Paramount Airlines Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Lungi, Sierra Leone killing all 22 people on board.
June 21 – A Free Airlines Let-410UVP crashes shortly after takeoff from Kamina Town, Democratic Republic of Congo due to severe overloading, killing 1 and injuring 4 of the 21 people on board.
June 25 – PMTair Flight 241, an Antonov An-24, crashes in southwestern Cambodia killing all 22 on board.
June 28 – A TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737, D2-TBP, with 78 people on board, loses control while landing and crashes in M'banza-Kongo, Angola, killing at least six people on board and injuring an unknown number of others.
The wreckage of TAM Airlines Flight 3054 July 17 – TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, in São Paulo, Brazil killing all 187 people on board and 12 on the ground.
July 27 – Two news helicopters, both Eurocopter Ecureuils, one from KNXV-TV and one KTVK collide in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States, while covering a car chase. All on both helicopters, two from each, were killed.
August 9 – An Air Moorea de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia killing all 20 on board.
August 20 – China Airlines Flight 120, a Boeing 737, bursts into flames after landing at Naha, Japan. None of the 165 passengers were seriously injured.
Scandinavian Airlines 2007 Dash 8 landing gear incidents:
September 9 – 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 were seriously injured, but three days later, after a similar incident, the airline grounds the type.
September 12 – 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 were injured, but due to a similar incident three days prior, all their Dash 8s are grounded.
October 27 – 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 were injured, but due to similar incidents in September, the airline "permanently" removes its Dash 8s from service. Cause is eventually ascribed to maintenance error.
September 16 – 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.
October 4 – An Africa One Antonov An-26 crashes into a residential area Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, shortly after taking off. At least 50 people are killed, most of whom were on the ground.
November 30 – Atlasjet Flight 4203, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, crashes into a mountain near Isparta, Turkey killing all 57 on board.
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2006
May 3 – Armavia Flight 967, an Airbus A320, crashes into the Black Sea near the Russian city of Sochi, killing all 113 on board.
July 9 – S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310, crashes into a concrete barricade and catches fire on landing in Irkutsk, Russia. Of the 203 people on board, 128 are killed.
July 10 – 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 4 crew members on board.
August 22 – Pulkovo Airlines Flight 612, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes near Donetsk, Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
August 27 – Comair Flight 5191, a CRJ-100, crashes during takeoff near Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49 of the 50 people on board.
September 1 – An Iran Air Tours Tu-154 carrying 148 people crashes while attempting to land in Mashad, Iran killing 28 people.
September 29 – Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, a Boeing 737, 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. All 154 people on board the Boeing 737 perish.
October 3 – Turkish Airlines Flight 1476, a Boeing 737, is hijacked over Greece. The plane lands in Brindisi, Italy. None of the 113 people on board are hurt.
October 10 – Atlantic Airways Flight 670, a BAe 146, slides off the runway at Stord, Norway, killing four of the 16 people on board.
October 29 – ADC Airlines Flight 53, a Boeing 737, crashes near Abuja, Nigeria, killing 97 of the 104 people on board.
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2005
The burnt-out wreckage of Flight 358 at Toronto Pearson International AirportFebruary 3 – Kam Air Flight 904, a Boeing 737, crashes in a snowstorm in Afghanistan. All 96 passengers and eight crew members die.
May 3 – Airwork Flight 23, a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner crashes in Taranaki, New Zealand killing both crew members.
June 9 – 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 planes are harmed.
August 2 – Air France Flight 358, an Airbus A340, skids off a runway in Toronto, Ontario, while landing and catches fire; all 309 on board escape without fatalities or serious injuries, but the aircraft is completely destroyed by the fire.
August 10 – A Copterline Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crashes off Tallinn, Estonia killing all 14 on board.
August 14 – Helios Airways Flight 522, a Boeing 737, crashes near Kalamos, Greece with 115 passengers and 6 crew members on board; there are no survivors.
August 16 – West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, an MD-82, crashes in western Venezuela. All on board, 152 passengers and 8 crew members, die.
August 23 – TANS Peru Flight 204, a Boeing 737, crashes near Pucallpa, Peru. Forty of the 92 passengers on board, as well as four of the six crew members, perish.
September 5 – Mandala Airlines Flight 091, a Boeing 737, crashes in Medan, Indonesia, killing 103 of the 111 passengers and all 5 crew members on the plane and an additional 47 people on the ground.
JetBlue Airways Flight 292 upon landing in Los Angeles September 21 – JetBlue Airways Flight 292, an Airbus A320, makes an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California in the United States. There are no injuries to the 139 passengers and six crew members.
October 22 – Bellview Airlines Flight 210, a Boeing 737, crashes in central Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.
December 7 – A passenger disembarking American Airlines Flight 924, a Boeing 757, in Miami, Florida is shot and killed by an air marshal when the marshal believes that he hears the man say that he has a bomb.
December 8 – Southwest Airlines Flight 1248, a Boeing 737, slides off the runway during landing at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois in heavy snow. None of the people on board are injured, but the plane hits two automobiles on the ground, killing a six-year-old boy.
December 10 – Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145, a DC-9 with 110 people on board, crashes during landing in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. 107 people die.
December 19 – Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101, a Grumman Mallard, crashes off the coast of Miami Beach, Florida, killing all 20 on board.
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2004
January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 604, a Boeing 737, crashes into the Red Sea, killing all 135 passengers and 13 crew members.
May 9 – American Eagle Flight 5401 is damaged by high winds during landing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, injuring 13 people.
August 13 – Air Tahoma Flight 185, a Convair 580, crashes near Covington, Kentucky while descending to land, killing the first officer.
August 24 – Russian aircraft bombings of August 2004:
Siberia Airlines Flight 1047, a Tupolev Tu-154, explodes in mid-air while flying over Rostov Oblast, Russia killing all 38 passengers and 8 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 9 crew members on board.
October 19 – Corporate Airlines Flight 5966, a Handley Page Jetstream, crashes near Kirksville, Missouri in the United States; 13 of the 15 people on board die.
November 21 – China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210, a Bombardier CRJ-200LR, stalls and crashes near Baotou, China shortly after takeoff due to frost contamination; all 53 on board and two people on the ground are killed.
November 30 – Lion Air Flight 538, a DC-9, crash-lands in Solo City, Indonesia, killing 25 of the 154 people on board.
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Date: 03/06/2003
Location: Tamanrasset, Algeria
Airline: Air Algerie
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: 7T-VEZ
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 102:103
Details: The starboard engine caught fire and failed while the plane was attempting to take off. The aircraft continued about 2,000 ft. past the end of the runway and crashed.
Date: 07/04/2002
Location: Bangui, Central African Republic
Airline: Prestige Airlines (Cargo)
Aircraft: Boeing 707-100B
Registration: 9XR-IS
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 25:27
Details: The aircraft crashed 2 miles short of the runway into the Guitangola neighborhood of Bangui. The plane was bound for Brazzaville but diverted to Bangui because of mechanical problems. Two survived but succumbed to their injuries.
Date: 07/01/2002
Location: Uberlingen, Germany
Airline: Bashkirian Airlines / DHL Worldwide Express
Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154M / Boeing 757-200APF
Registration: RA85816 / A9C-DHL
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 71:71
Details: The airliner and cargo plane collided over southern Germany at 35,400 ft. Debris was spread across a 20 mile radius. Fifty-two children on a beach holiday were among the 69 aboard the Tupolev. The Tupolev pilot received contradictory instructions. The collision avoidance warning system (TCAS) told the pilot to ascend followed by an order from the Swiss air traffic controller to descend one second later. The Russian plane did not immediately respond to the tower's order to descend, so it repeated the command 14 seconds later. Thirty seconds later the two planes collided. The Swiss air traffic controller that guided the planes had no way of knowing the Russian pilot was receiving contradictory instruction from his cockpit TCAS unless told so by the pilot. Russian aviation officials said the pilot correctly gave precedence to the control tower, but Western aviation experts said pilots are trained to give precedence to the cockpit warning.
Date: 05/25/2002
Location: Penghu Island, Taiwan
Airline: China Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
Registration: B-18255
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 225:225
Details: The flight crashed into the sea, 31 miles NE of the Penghu (Pescadore) Islands in the strait of Taiwan. The plane disappeared from radar approximately 50 minutes after taking off from Chiang Kai Shek Airport. The aircraft was flying at 35,000 feet, there was no distress call and the weather was good. Wreckage was found on farmland, 47 miles from the crash site suggesting the aircraft broke-up in midair.
Date: 05/07/2002
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Airline: EgyptAir
Aircraft: Boeing 737-500
Registration: SU-GBI
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 15:62
Details: The jet airliner crashed into a hillside, 4 miles from the Tunis-Carthage airport, as the pilot attempted to make a landing. The plane's landing gear had failed to open during the approach into Tunis-Carthage airport and the pilot had made another circuit before attempting a fresh landing when the plane crashed in heavy rain and high winds.
Date: 04/15/2002
Location: Busan, South Korea
Airline: Air China
Aircraft: Boeing 767-200ER
Registration: B-2552
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 128:166
Details: The aircraft crashed onto a mountain, in fog, wind and rain while attempting to land at Kimhae Airport. A strong southerly wind required the aircraft to make a turn and approach the runway from the north. The aircraft crashed near the peak of Mt. Mulbong, approximately 3 mile north of the runway. The plane bounced three times before hitting the ground and exploding. More than 1,000 trees were uprooted by the impact. Preliminary indications are that the pilot was off course when he made his final turn to land. First Air China fatal accident.
Date: 01/28/2002
Location: Ipiales, Colombia
Airline: TAME
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
Registration: HC-BLF
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 92:92
Details: The airliner crashed into the fogbound 15,721 ft. Nevado de Cumbal volcano, in the Andes mountains, near the Ecuador / Colombian border. Air traffic control lost contact with the plane as it circled into Colombian territory to maneuver around snow capped mountain peaks and return to the Ecuadorian border city of Tulcán.
Date: 01/16/2002
Location: Solo, Indonesia
Airline: Garuda Indonesia Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
Registration: PK-GWA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:60
Details: The aircraft suffered a flame out of both engines in torrential rains while on approach to Yogyakarta. The crew made an emergency landing in the Bengawan Solo River, in shallow water. The plane circled several times before diving in a steep course towards the river. The plane's left wing struck a river bank before it plunged into the water. A flight attendant drowned in the shallow water when she jumped from the plane.
Date: 09/11/2001
Location: New York City, New York
Airline: American Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 767-200ER
Registration: N334AA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 92:92 +1000s?
Details: The aircraft was hijacked shortly after it left Logan International Airport in Boston and crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. The building subsequently collapsed. It was one of four planes hijacked by terrorists.
Date: 09/11/2001
Location: New York City, New York
Airline: United Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 767-200
Registration: N612UA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 65:65 +1000s?
Details: The aircraft was hijacked shortly after it left Logan International Airport in Boston and crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center. The building subsequently collapsed. It was one of four planes hijacked by terrorists.
Date: 09/11/2001
Location: Pentagon City, Virginia (Washington DC Metro Area)
Airline: American Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Registration: N644AA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 64:64 +100s?
Details: Shortly after taking off from Dulles International Airport, the aircraft was hijacked and flown into the side of the Pentagon building. It was one of four planes hijacked by terrorists.
Date: 09/11/2001
Location: Buckstown, Pennsylvania
Airline: United Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Registration: N591UA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 45:45
Details: The aircraft was hijacked shortly after taking off from Newark International Airport. It changed direction began heading towards Washington when it crashed at a high rate of speed into a field in the Pennsylvania countryside. It was one of four planes hijacked by terrorists.
Date: 03/03/2001
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Airline: Thai Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
Registration: HS-TDC
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:5
Details: The aircraft exploded and caught fire 35 minutes before its scheduled takeoff. Five members of the cabin crew were the only people aboard the plane at the time. Witnesses said they heard an explosion before flames erupted aboard the aircraft. The explosion was caused by a mixture of C-4, TNT and other chemicals.
Date: 10/31/2000
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Airline: Singapore Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400
Registration: 9V-SPK
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 83:179
Details: The aircraft began its takeoff roll in heavy rain and high winds. The pilot mistakenly tried to take off on a closed runway and the aircraft struck construction equipment, broke in three and burst into flames. The pilot missed some key warnings, including a routine preflight briefing report that warned of the hazard on the runway under construction and two signs indicating the number of the runway he mistakenly went down.
Date: 07/17/2000
Location: Patna, India
Airline: Alliance Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200 Advanced
Registration: VT-EGD
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 52:58 +5
Details: While attempting to land at Patna, the aircraft was too high and the crew attempted a go-around. During the second landing attempt the aircraft was again high, veered to left and lost altitude until it crashed into houses in the Gardanibagh district and burst into flames.
Date: 04/19/2000
Location: Samal Island, Philippines
Airline: Air Philippines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: RP-C3010
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 131:131
Details: The aircraft circled Davao airport in an attempt to land but crashed onto a coconut plantation on the mountainous Samal Island. The plane aborted a previous landing attempt because another plane was on the runway. Weather and visibility were good in the area but the landing attempt may have been hampered by low-lying clouds. The last message from the crew was that they were 7 miles from the airport on final approach. Nothing more was heard from the plane. The aircraft disintegrated upon impact near Mt. Kalangan. The elevation of the accident site was about 500 feet above sea level but the plane should have been at a altitude of 1,500 feet.
Date: 10/31/1999
Location: Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Airline: EgyptAir
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300ER
Registration: SU-GAP
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 217:217
Details: The plane took off from JFK at 1:19 a.m. bound for Cairo, Egypt. Thirty-three minutes later, after attaining an altitude of 33,000 feet, it was observed on radar in an extremely rapid descent and crashed seconds later into the Atlantic Ocean, 60 miles southeast of Nantucket Island The aircraft was named Thutmosis III. There are strong indications one of the co-pilots committed suicide.
Date: 08/31/1999
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Airline: LAPA, Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200C
Registration: LV-WRZ
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 61:103 +10
Details: While attempting to take off from Jorge Newberry airport, the crew aborted takeoff, overran the runway, skidded across a service road and crashed into several cars and into a golf course, bursting into flames. The crew had the wrong flap selection for takeoff.
Date: 07/23/1999
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Airline: All Nippon Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400
Registration:
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:517
Details: Two minutes after taking off Haneda Airport, a man carrying a knife forced a flight attendant to take him in the cockpit of the plane. A fan of computer flight-simulation games, he stated he just wanted to fly a real plane. After forcing the co-pilot out of the cockpit he ordered the captain to fly to a U.S. Air Force base in western Tokyo. When he refused, he stabbed the captain and seized the controls. After a sudden drop in altitude, the co-pilot and an off duty crew member entered the cockpit and overpowered the hijacker. The plane landed safely but the captain died.
Date: 10/10/1998
Location: Kindu, Congo
Airline: Congo Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
Registration: 9Q-CSG
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 41:41
Details: The aircraft crashed into the jungle after the rear engine was hit by a missile fired by Tutsi rebel forces shortly after the plane took off from Kindu Airport bound for Kinshasa.
Date: 04/20/1998
Location: Bogota, Colombia
Airline: Air France (operated by TAME)
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: HC-BSU
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 53:53
Details: The aircraft crashed atop fog covered Cerro el Cable mountain and exploded into flames, three minutes after taking off from Bogota's El Dorado airport, en route to Quito. The aircraft was leased to Air France by TAME airlines. The crew did not turn in the proper direction after reaching the Romeo non-directional beacon even though the flight crew acknowledged an air traffic controller's warning that they were off course.
Date: 03/19/1998
Location: Charasyab, Afghanistan
Airline: Ariana Afghan Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: YA-FAZ
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 45:45
Details: The plane was descending for a landing at Kabul when it struck 3,000 ft. Sharki Baratayi Mountain, 300 feet below the summit in dense fog.
Date: 12/28/1997
Location: Pacific Ocean
Airline: United Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100
Registration: N4723U
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:393
Details: The aircraft hit severe clear air turbulence while flying VFR, 950 miles southeast of Tokyo. One passenger was killed.
Date: 12/19/1997
Location: Palembang, Indonesia
Airline: SilkAir
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
Registration: 9V-TRF
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 104:104
Details: The aircraft was on a flight from Jakarta to Singapore. The plane disappeared off radar screens and shortly after, crashed into the Musi River. The plane, almost brand-new, cruising in good weather and with an experienced crew suddenly left normal flight from 35,000 feet and crashed at a high rate of speed into the Sumatran jungle. The right wing and parts of the rudder separated from the aircraft before it crashed. The Indonesian National Transportation Committee found that there was insufficient evidence to find a cause for the accident. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board strongly disagreed and stated the jet's cockpit voice recorder was intentionally disconnected and its flight controls placed in a nose-down position most likely by the captain. While the U.S. NTSB stopped short of using the term suicide, its dissenting report made it clear it believed the crash was the result of actions by the captain.
Date: 08/06/1997
Location: Agana, Guam
Airline: Korean Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-300
Registration: HL-7468
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 228:254
Details: The aircraft crashed into Nimitz Hill, 3 miles short of Runway 06R, while making a non-precision approach in heavy rain to A.B. Won Guam International Airport. The runway glide slope system was inoperative. In addition, the Minimum Safe Altitude Warning system (MSAW) was also not working due to a software problem. The captain's failure to adequately brief and execute the non-precision approach and the first officer's and flight engineer's failure to effectively monitor and cross-check the captain's execution of the approach. Contributing to these failures were the captain's fatigue and Korean Air's inadequate flight crew training. Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) intentional inhibition of the minimum safe altitude warning system (MSAW) at Guam and the agency's failure to adequately manage the system.
Date: 05/08/1997
Location: Huangtian, China
Airline: China Southern Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
Registration: B-2925
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 35:74
Details: After several landing attempts, the aircraft crashed onto the runway during a thunderstorm, broke up and caught fire. The aircraft was diverted to Huangtian from Shenzhen's International Airport.
Date: 11/23/1996
Location: Moroni, Comoros Islands
Airline: Ethiopian Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 767-200ER
Registration: ET-AIZ
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 125:175
Details: The aircraft was hijacked shortly after taking off from Ethiopia by three drunken escaped prisoners. They demanded to be flown to Australia, but wouldn't let the pilot stop to refuel. The plane eventually ran out of fuel and ditched 500 feet offshore of a beach on the island of Comoros. The hijackers fought the pilot for control of the aircraft in the last minutes aloft as the left wing tip struck the water and the plane crashed into the sea flipping at least once before breaking apart.
Date: 11/12/1996
Location: New Delhi, India
Airline: Saudi Arabian Airlines / Kazastan Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100B / Ilyushin Il-76TD
Registration: HZ-AIH / UN-76435
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 349:349
Details: Midair collision 17 km W of New Delhi. The Saudi 747 had just taken off from New Delhi airport ascending to 14,000 feet while the Il-76 was descending. Three hundred twelve killed on the B-747, thirty-seven aboard the Il-76. The Il-76 descended below its assigned altitude. The death toll was reduced from 351 to 349 after Kazastan Airlines reported 37 aboard rather than 39.
Date: 11/07/1996
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Airline: Aviation Development Corporation
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: 5N-BBF
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 143:143
Details: The plane crashed mid-way along its scheduled 50 minute route. The aircraft went into a roll and lost control after taking evasive action to avoid another aircraft. The plane was flying almost at the speed of sound when it crashed and disintegrated. ATC error.
Date: 10/22/1996
Location: Manta, Ecuador
Airline: Million Air
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: N751MA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 4:4 +22
Details: The aircraft crashed into the Dolorosa district in flames shortly after taking off. One engine caught fire during the climb-out.
Date: 10/02/1996
Location: Pasamayo, Peru
Airline: Aeroperu
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Registration: N52AW
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 70:70
Details: The aircraft crashed into the ocean 28 minutes after taking off from Lima, Peru. Pieces of adhesive tape were found covering the static ports, placed there by personnel during aircraft maintenance and cleaning, causing the malfunction of the airspeed indicators and altimeters. The crew was not able to correctly determine their altitude and airspeed and with no ground reference over water and at night, crashed into the ocean. An employee did not remove the adhesive tape from the static ports, nor was it detected by any number of people, including the captain, during the preflight inspection A maintenance worker was tried and convicted of negligent homicide for failing to remove the adhesive tape and received 2 years in jail.
Date: 07/17/1996
Location: East Moriches, New York
Airline: TWA Trans World Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100
Registration: N93119
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 230:230
Details: While on a flight from New York to Paris, France, the aircraft exploded at FL 130, broke up and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island, N.Y. The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the accident was an explosion of the center wing fuel tank resulting from ignition of the flammable fuel/air mixture in the tank. The source of ignition energy for the explosion could not be determined with certainty but, of the sources evaluated by the investigation, the most likely was a short circuit outside of the center wing tank that allowed excessive voltage to enter it through electrical wiring associated with the fuel quantity indication system.
Date: 02/29/1996
Location: Arequipa, Peru
Airline: Compania de Aviacion Faucett SA
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: OB-1451
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 123:123
Details: The aircraft crashed into a hillside several miles from the airport while attempting to land. The pilot reported flying at 9,500 ft. when the aircraft was actually flying 8,640 ft. Controlled flight into terrain.
Date: 02/06/1996
Location: Puerto Plata, Domincan Republic
Airline: Alas Nacionales (operated by Birgen Air)
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Registration: TC-GEN
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 189:189
Details: The plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, 21 km north of Puerto Plata, shortly after taking off. Incorrect airspeed indications resulting from a clogged pitot tube. The readings were greater than the actual airspeed resulting in the crew reducing power and leading to a stall. Failure of the crew to recognize the activation of the control column shaker as a warning of an imminent stall. Failure of the crew to carry out the procedures to recover the aircraft from the stall and restore lift.
Date: 12/20/1995
Location: Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Airline: American Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Registration: N651A
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 160:164
Details: While on a flight from Miami, FL to Cali, Columbia the aircraft crashed into mountainous terrain 38 miles north of Cali while attempting to land. On approach, the crew were requested to report over Tulua VOR which they already passed. This confused them and they decided to go direct to Rozo beacon. Entering the abbreviation "R", incorrectly steered the plane towards Bogota. More than a minute into the turn the crew steered manually toward Cali, but this now took them into the path of a mountain. Crew error. Lack of situational awareness, failure to adequately plan and execute the approach, failure to realize that the FMS had turned the aircraft toward mountains. Crew also neglected to retract the speed brakes after the ground proximity warning system alert. Lack of adequate radar. Different Flight Management System naming convention from that published in navigational charts.
Date: 12/03/1995
Location: Douala, Cameroon
Airline: Cameroon Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: TJ-CBE
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 71:76
Details: The plane went into a dive and crashed 6 km short of the runway into a swamp during a second attempt at landing. Loss of power in the left engine.
Date: 11/13/1995
Location: Kaduna, Nigeria
Airline: Nigeria Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: 5N-AUA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 9:137
Details: The aircraft touched down halfway down the runway, veered off the runway where grass caught fire under the aircraft.
Date: 08/09/1995
Location: Mt. Chichontepec, San Vincente, El Salvador
Airline: AVIATECA
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: N125GU
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 65:65
Details: Crashed into Mt. Chichontepec volcano at night during heavy rain and thunderstorms. Possible damage to the aircraft's DME due to lightning. Confusion between the pilot and ATC due to bad weather and a diversion. The Ground Proximity Warning System had sounded.
Date: 12/29/1994
Location: Van, Turkey
Airline: Turkish Airlines (THY)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
Registration: TC-JES
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 57:76
Details: The aircraft crashed into a hill near the airport in driving snow after a fourth landing attempt.
Date: 12/11/1994
Location: Pacific Ocean
Airline: Philippine Air Lines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
Registration: EI-BWF
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:292
Details: An explosive device detonated at FL 300 under a seat in the passenger cabin blowing a two square foot hole in the fuselage and killing one passenger in seat 26K. The plane made a safe emergency landing at Okinawa.
Date: 09/08/1994
Location: Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Airline: USAir
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
Registration: N513AU
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 132:132
Details: On a flight from Chicago to Pittsburgh, while on approach, the aircraft went into a sudden nose dive and crashed into a wooded ravine 6 miles northwest of the airport. The accident was caused by a loss of control of the aircraft resulting from the movement of the rudder surface to its blowdown limit or an uncommanded rudder reversal. The rudder surface deflected in a direction opposite to that commanded by the pilots as a result of a jam of the main rudder PCU servo valve secondary slide to the servo valve housing offset from its neutral position and overtravel of the primary slide.
Date: 07/26/1993
Location: Haenam, South Korea
Airline: Asiana Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-500
Registration: HL-7229
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 68:114
Details: The aircraft hit Mt. Ungeo while on approach after two missed landing attempts in high winds and heavy rain. Captain's decision to land in weather that had fallen below minima.
Date: 05/19/1993
Location: Medellin, Colombia
Airline: SAM (Colombia)
Aircraft: Boeing 727
Registration: HK-2422X
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 132:132
Details: The plane hit Mt. Paramo Frontino at 12,300 ft. while on approach to Maria Cordova Airport. Errors by the crew and the ATC. The aircraft descended into mountainous terrain before actually reaching the Abejorral NDB beacon. The VOR/DME had been sabotaged by terrorists and not in service.
Date: 04/26/1993
Location: Aurangabad, India
Airline: Indian Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: VT-ECQ
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 55:118
Details: The aircraft hit a truck, struck power lines and crashed into a field after failing to gain altitude during takeoff.
Date: 03/31/1993
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Airline: Japan Airlines (Operated by Evergreen International)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100
Registration: N47EV
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 0:5
Details: The No.2 engine and pylon separated from the aircraft at 2,000 feet. The plane landed safely. The engine separation was due to an encounter with severe or possibly extreme turbulence and a fatigue crack.
Date: 12/22/1992
Location: Tripoli, Libya
Airline: Libya Arab Airlines / Libya Air Force
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200 / MiG23UB
Registration: 5A-DIA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 157:157
Details: Midair collision with an Libyan Air Force fighter.
Date: 11/24/1992
Location: Liutang, Guangxi, China
Airline: China Southern Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
Registration: B-2523
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 141:141
Details: The aircraft crashed into a 7,000 ft. mountain, 15 miles from the airport while on apporach. Malfunction of the thrust lever which caused a loss of control of the aircraft.
Date: 10/04/1992
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Airline: El Al Israel
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200F
Registration: 4X-AXG
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 4:4 +47
Details: Shortly after taking off from Schiphol Airport, while climbing through 6,500 feet, the No. 3 engine separated with its pylon from the aircraft and damaged the leading edge of the right wing. The No. 3 engine separated in such a way that the No. 4 engine and pylon also separated from the wing. During an attempted return to the airport, the aircraft crashed into a 11 story building in the Bijlmermeer residential district. The design and certification of the B-747 pylon was found to be inadequate to provide the required level of safety. The system to ensure structural integrity by inspection failed. The separation of the No. 3 engine was initiated by fatigue (corrosion) in the inboard midspar fuse pin. This led to loss of the No. 4 engine and pylon and damage to several systems which ultimately led to loss of control of the aircraft.
Date: 06/06/1992
Location: Tucuti, Panama
Airline: COPA
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: HP-1205CMP
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 47:47
Details: Twenty minutes after leaving Panama, the aircraft changed course to miss an area of thunderstorms. It then went into uncontrolled high speed dive and broke up at FL 100. Non-synchronization of artificial horizons. Malfunctioning attitude indicator. Both attitude indicators functioning off the same gyro. Crew neglected to perform a cross check. Pilot came out of a left bank and continued into a right bank that eventually rolled the aircraft and caused it to go into a steep dive from which recovery was not possible.
Date: 02/20/1992
Location: En route from California to Argentina
Airline: Aerolineas Argentinas
Aircraft: Boeing 747
Registration:
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:?
Details: A passenger died of food poisoning while en route.
Date: 12/29/1991
Location: Wanli, Taiwan
Airline: China Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200F
Registration: B-198
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 5:5
Details: The cargo plane crashed on takeoff after losing an engine due to corroded pins.
Date: 08/16/1991
Location: Imphal, India
Airline: Indian Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: VT-EFL
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 69:69
Details: Crashed into high ground during approach. The crew failed to follow the correct approach course.
Date: 05/26/1991
Location: Ban Nong Rong, Thailand
Airline: Lauda Air
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300ER
Registration: OE-LAV
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 223:223
Details: Twelve minutes after takeoff the crew received a visual REV ISLN advisory warning which indicated that an additional system failure may cause deployment of the No. 1 engine thrust reverser. No action was taken since the manual indicated "No Action Required". Just before reaching FL 310 during a climb, there was an uncommanded deployment of the No. 1 engine thrust reverser. The aircraft stalled, when into a steep high speed dive, broke apart at 4,000 feet and crashed into the jungle. Failure of the reverse thrust isolation valve. Following the accident Boeing made modifications to the thrust reverser system.
Date: 03/03/1991
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Airline: United Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: N999UA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 25:25
Details: While on final approach to Colorado Springs, the aircraft suddenly rolled to the right and pitched nose down until it reached an almost vertical attitude before hitting the ground. Uncommanded deflection of the rudder caused by the jamming of the main rudder PUC servo valve. First female pilot to die on the flight deck of a U.S. airliner.
Date: 02/01/1991
Location: Los Angeles, California
Airline: USAir / Skywest Airlilnes
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300 / Swearingen SA-27AC
Registration: N388US / N683AV
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 34:99
Details: The Skywest Metroliner was told to taxi into position for takeoff and hold. The ATC became preoccupied with another aircraft that departed the tower frequency. A Wings West aircraft reporting "ready for takeoff", caused some confusion because the controller didn't have a flight progress strip in front of her. The strip appeared to have been misfiled at the clearance delivery position. The USAir, which was cleared to land, landed on top of the Metroliner. After the collision, both planes slid off the runway into an unoccupied fire station and burst into flames. The failure of the Los Angeles Air Traffic Facility Management to implement procedures that provided redundancy comparable to the requirements contained in the National Operational Position Standards and the failure of the FAA ATS to provide adequate policy direction and oversight to its ATC facility managers. These failures created an environment in the Los Angeles ATC tower that ultimately led to the failure of the controller to maintain awareness of the traffic situation, culminating in the inappropriate clearances and the subsequent collision of the USAir and SkyWest aircraft. Twenty-two killed aboard the USAir, 12 aboard the Metroliner.
Date: 12/04/1990
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Airline: Trans Arabian Air Transport
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: ST-SAC
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 10:10
Details: Undershot the runway on a second approach, hit powerlines and crashed in fog.
Date: 12/03/1990
Location: Romulus, Michigan
Airline: NWA Northwest Airlines / NWA Northwest Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200 / Douglas DC-9-14
Registration: N278US / N3313L
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 8:198
Details: Ground collision in dense fog. The 727 was on its takeoff roll when the DC-9 taxied onto the active runway. Improper crew coordination aboard the DC-9. Failure to stop and alert ATC of positional uncertainty. Eight killed aboard the DC-9.
Date: 10/02/1990
Location: Guangzhou, China
Airline: Xiamen Airlines / China Southwest Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200 / Boeing 757-200
Registration: B-2510 / B-2812
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 128:226
Details: Shortly after takeoff a hijacker entered the cockpit and demanded to be flown to Hong Kong. The captain circled for 30 minutes and landed at Guangzhou, hitting the runway hard, clipping a B-707 and crashing into a B-757. Eighty-two aboard the B-737 and 46 aboard the B-757 were killed.
Date: 09/11/1990
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Airline: Compania de Aviacion Faucett SA
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: OB-1303
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 18:18
Details: The aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean. The last message that was heard from the crew was they were low on fuel and preparing to ditch.
Date: 05/11/1990
Location: Manila, Philippines
Airline: Philippine Air Lines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
Registration: EI-BZG
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 8:119
Details: There was an explosion in the center fuel tank while the aircraft was being pushed back for flight. Ignition of vapors in the empty center tank probably resulted from faulty wiring. Several causes have been presumed including chafed insulation on the wiring for the center fuel tank float level switch and damaged insulation on the wiring of the nearby wing anti-ice valve.
Date: 01/25/1990
Location: Cove Neck, New York
Airline: AVIANCA
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300B
Registration: HK-2016
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 73:158
Details: The aircraft was put in a series of extended holding patterns as it approached New York. The crew informed ATC they were running out of fuel but did not declare an emergency and were cleared to land. After a missed approach and during a go-around, the plane ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded area. The captain speaking very little English and communicating through the first officer at no time declared an emergency. The first officer used the term "we need priority" several times, rather than declaring an emergency. The ATC did not realize the peril of the aircraft. Failure of the crew to properly communicate the emergency situation to the ATC.
Date: 11/27/1989
Location: Bogota, Colombia
Airline: AVIANCA
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
Registration: HK-1803
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 110:110 +3
Details: The plane burst into flames and crashed shortly after taking off from El Dorado Airport. Detonation of an explosive device placed in a seat on the starboard side of the passenger cabin which ignited fuel vapors in an empty fuel tank. Five police informants, marked for death by a drug cartel were among the passengers killed.
Date: 10/26/1989
Location: Hualein, China
Airline: China Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: B-180
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 54:54
Details: The plane hit a mountain shortly after taking off. The flight crew used an incorrect departure procedure.
Date: 10/21/1989
Location: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Airline: TAN Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: N88705
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 127:146
Details: The aircraft landed short of the runway in heavy rain and high winds after returning to the airport. The crew did not follow the proper approach procedure.
Date: 09/20/1989
Location: New York, New York
Airline: USAir
Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
Registration: N416US
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 2:63
Details: During an aborted takeoff, the aircraft overran the runway, hit a wooden approach lighting pier and came to rest partially submerged in shallow water. The failure of the captain to exercise his authority in a timely manner to reject or continue the troubled takeoff which was initiated by a mistrimmed rudder.
Date: 09/03/1989
Location: Sao Jose do Xingu, Brazil
Airline: VARIG
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: PP-VMK
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 13:54
Details: The aircraft ran out of fuel due to a navigation error and crashed into the jungle. The crew entered a heading of 027 degrees instead of 270 into the flight computer. Although the flight from Maraba to Belem was supposed to last 45 minutes, after two hours, the captain still thought he was flying in the right direction. The course was finally corrected but the plane ran out of fuel and crashed into the jungle.
Date: 03/21/1989
Location: Guarulhos, Brazil
Airline: Transbrasil
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: PT-TCS
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 3:3 +18
Details: The plane crashed into houses during an approach. Crew error. High speed approach. Deep stall.
Date: 02/24/1989
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Airline: United Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100
Registration: N4713U
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 9:356
Details: After leaving Honolulu, on a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia, the loss of an improperly latched foward lower lobe cargo door resulted in explosive decompression and loss of power in the No. 3 and 4 engines. Nine passengers were sucked out of the plane and lost at sea. The plane landed safely. The cargo door opening was attributed to a faulty switch or wiring in the door control system which permitted electrical actuation of the door latches towards the unlatched position after initial door closure and before takeoff.
Date: 02/08/1989
Location: Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal
Airline: Independent Air Inc.
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300B
Registration: N7231T
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 144:144
Details: The airliner hit a mountain while attempting to land at Santa Maria. The crew mistakenly continued to descend through 3,000 ft. which it was cleared to. Because of a overlap in communications, the tower did not notice the mistake. The aircraft continued to descend and the pilots did not comment or react to warnings from the GPWS for 7 seconds. The aircraft then hit Pico Alto mountain at an altitude of 2,000 ft. Procedural errors by the flight crew and ATC. Descent of the aircraft below minimum sector altitude. Transmission from the tower of a QNH value higher than the actual value.
Date: 01/08/1989
Location: Leicestershire, England
Airline: British Midland Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
Registration: G-OBME
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 47:126
Details: While en route and climbing through FL 280, a vibration was felt and the smell of smoke was detected. A fan blade on the No. 1 engine detached and caused a compressor stall and vibration of the aircraft. The crew throttled back the No. 2 engine and the vibration stopped. Soon after it was decided to shut down the No. 2 engine. While attempting to land, power was lost in the No. 1 engine, the aircraft stalled and crashed into trees 3,000 ft. short of the runway. The crew mistakenly shut down the wrong engine, lost power in the disabled engine and was unable to maintain flight in the final approach.
Date: 12/21/1988
Location: Lockerbie, Scotland
Airline: Pan American World Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100A
Registration: N739PA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 259:259 +11
Details: The airliner disappeared from radar shortly after leveling off at FL 310 while on a flight from Heathrow Airport, London, to New York. The aircraft broke up with two main sections of wreckage coming down in the town of Lockerbie. Detonation of an explosive device in the forward cargo area. Musician Paul Jeffreys killed. The aircraft was named Clipper Maid of the Seas.
Date: 12/14/1988
Location: Luxor, Egypt
Airline: GAS Air
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: 5N-AYJ
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 8:8 +5
Details: Crashed while landing in poor weather. Forced landing. Fuel exhaustion.
Date: 10/19/1988
Location: Ahmedabad, India
Airline: Indian Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: VT-EAH
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 124:129
Details: The plane hit an electrical mast, 5 miles short of runway during an approach in fog and burst into flames.
Date: 10/17/1988
Location: Rome, Italy
Airline: Uganda Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: 5X-UBC
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 33:52
Details: Undershot runway and hit building while performing a third landing attempt in fog.
Date: 09/15/1988
Location: Bahar Dar, Ethiopia
Airline: Ethiopian Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: ET-AJA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 35:104
Details: During takeoff, the aircraft ingested numerous pigeons into both engines. One engine lost thrust almost immediately and the second lost thrust during the emergency return to the airport. The aircraft crashed while trying to land. Engine failure due to ingestion of 10-16 Columba Guinea birds.
Date: 08/31/1988
Location: Dallas, Texas
Airline: Delta Air Lines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200 Advanced
Registration: N473DA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 14:108
Details: The aircraft stalled and crashed during takeoff, hitting a ILS localizer antenna, 1,000 feet beyond the end of the runway. Crew error. Improperly set flaps and slats. Failure of the takeoff safety warning system.
Date: 04/28/1988
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Airline: Aloha Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: N73711
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:95
Details: The aircraft suffered separation of the top of the fuselage resulting in explosive decompression and severe structural damage. A flight attendant was sucked out of the opening in the fuselage and her body never recovered. The plane landed safely. Undetected disbonding and fatigue cracking.
Date: 04/05/1988
Location: Combi, Cyprus
Airline: Kuwait Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
Registration: 9K-ADA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 2
Details: Hijacking. Two hostages killed on the ground.
Date: 03/17/1988
Location: Cucuta, Colombia
Airline: AVIANCA
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
Registration: HK-1716
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 143:143
Details: The aircraft struck a mountain at 6,200 feet after taking off in mist and haze. The crew took off under VFR conditions during adverse weather conditions. Inappropriate presence of a non-crew pilot in the cockpit and his great talkativeness distracting part of the crew which resulted in carelessness and disorientation in monitoring the heading and altitude necessary to maneuver the plane. VFR flight into IFR conditions.
Date: 02/27/1988
Location: Ercan, Cyprus
Airline: Talia Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200 Advanced
Registration: TC-AKD
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 15:15
Details: Crashed into mountain 20 kms E of Kyrenia Turkey while on approach. Crew error. Pilot discontinued IFR approach and descended ignoring mountains ahead. Realized his mistake, he tried to climb and turn left but struck the mountain.
Date: 01/02/1988
Location: Izmir, Turkey
Airline: Condor
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200A
Registration: D-ABHD
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 16:16
Details: Off the ILS sidebeam and crashed into a hill on approach in poor weather. The crew used the wrong VOR and ILS. Pilot overconfidence and co-pilot inactivity during approach.
Date: 11/29/1987
Location: Andaman Sea
Airline: Korean Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: HL-7406
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 115:115
Details: The plane crashed while on a flight from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok. Detonation of an explosive device in the passenger cabin left by two passengers who exited the plane at Abu Dhabi. A 75 year old man and Korean woman were arrested as they tried to use fake passports to fly to Rome. While under guard, the man bit into a cyanide capsule and died. The woman, a North Korean agent, confessed to the crime.
Date: 11/28/1987
Location: Mauritius, Indian Ocean
Airline: South African Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200B
Registration: ZS-SAS
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 159:159
Details: The plane took off from Taiwan on a flight to South Africa. While over the Indian Ocean, the crew reported a fire on one of the six cargo pallets in the main air-freight hold. On the CVR, the captain is heard informing the crew that there were explosives in the cargo hold and possibly a nuclear device. The captain had refused to take off, but finally agreed when threatened with dismissal if he didn't make the fight. The fire caused incapacitation and disorientation of the crew, in-flight break-up and loss of control of the aircraft. The plane crashed into the Indian Ocean 220 kms NE of Mauritius. Transportation of hazardous materials in the cargo hold.
Date: 08/31/1987
Location: Ko Phuket, Thiland
Airline: Thai Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: HS-TBC
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 83:83
Details: The aircraft stalled and crashed into the ocean after the crew's attention was diverted to concern over another aircraft. Failure of the crew to monitor their airspeed.
Date: 08/04/1987
Location: Calama, Chile
Airline: LAN Chile
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: CC-CHJ
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 2:33
Details: The landing gear failed during landing, the aircraft broke in two and caught fire. Touched down 500 meters short of the runway threshold.
Date: 07/30/1987
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Airline: Belize Air International Ltd.
Aircraft: Boeing B-377 Stratofreighter
Registration: HI-481
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 5:12 +54
Details: The cargo plane crashed on a roadway into a restaurant after taking off in adverse weather conditions.
Date: 01/03/1987
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Airline: Varig
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: PP-VJK
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 50:51
Details: The plane crashed in the jungle while returning to Abidjan after taking off with the No. 1 engine on fire.
Date: 12/25/1986
Location: Ay, Saudi Arabia
Airline: Iraqi Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200C
Registration: YI-AGJ
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 63:106
Details: Hijacking. While on a flight from Baghdad to Amman, hijackers exploded a hand grenade in the passenger cabin. While making an emergency descent a second hand grenade exploded in the cockpit causing the plane to lose control and crash-land.
Date: 11/06/1986
Location: Sumburgh Head, Shetlands, Scotland
Airline: British International Helicopters
Aircraft: Boeing-Vertol Chinook
Registration: G-BWFC
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 45:47
Details: Crashed due to rotor failure.
Date: 09/05/1986
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Airline: Pan American World Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100
Registration: N656PA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 16:383
Details: Hijacking. Sixteen passengers killed while on ground. The aircraft was named Clipper Empress of the Seas.
Date: 04/02/1986
Location: Athens, Greece
Airline: TWA Trans World Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
Registration: N54340
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 4:121
Details: Detonation of a explosive device in the passenger compartment causing four passengers to be sucked out. The plane landed safely at Athens. The plastic explosive was left under a seat by a woman carrying a Lebanese passport.
Date: 03/31/1986
Location: Maravatio, Mexico
Airline: Mexicana
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: XA-MEM
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 167:167
Details: While climbing through 29,000 feet, an overheated tire exploded in the wheel well after takeoff and damaged the hydraulic and electrical systems of the aircraft. The plane lost control and crashed.
Date: 02/16/1986
Location: Makung, Taiwan
Airline: China Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: B-1870
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 13:13
Details: The aircraft crashed into the ocean during an attempted go-around after a missed landing attempt.
Date: 01/28/1986
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Airline: VASP
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: PP-SME
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:72
Details: The crew accidently tried to take off from a taxiway. The takeoff was aborted but the aircraft overran the runway and collided with structures and broke in two.
Date: 11/24/1985
Location: Luqa, Malta
Airline: EgyptAir
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: SU-AYH
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 60:96
Details: Hijacking. While on the ground at Malta the aircraft was stormed by Egyptian forces. During the fight, several hand grenades were thrown into the cabin causing a fire.
Date: 08/22/1985
Location: Manchester, England
Airline: British Airtours
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: G-BGJL
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 55:137
Details: An engine failure led to a ruptured fuel tank and fire during takeoff. Thermal metal fatigue of the combustor. Slow braking, using reverse thrust and turning the aircraft to starboard, sideways to a prevailing wind, all helped to feed the flames. The aircraft was named River Orrin.
Date: 08/12/1985
Location: Mt. Osutaka, near Ueno Village, Japan
Airline: Japan Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-SR46
Registration: JA8119
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 520:524
Details: The aircraft suffered an aft pressure bulkhead failure at 24,000 ft. after takeoff. The aircraft had severe control difficulties and eventually collided with a mountain. Improper repair of bulkhead by Boeing after a tail strike in 1978. Worst single plane disaster in aviation history. Kyu Sakamoto, 43, famous for his Japanese song "Sukiyaki" was killed in the accident. The Boeing official who had approved the repair committed suicide after the accident.
Date: 06/23/1985
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Airline: Air India
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200B
Registration: VT-EFO
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 329:329
Details: The aircraft broke up in flight and crashed into the ocean. Detonation of an explosive device in the forward cargo hold. Terrorist working in Vancouver, Canada, checked baggage with bombs onto two flights. One bag transferred at Toronto onto flight 182. The other would have been transferred at Tokyo onto another Air India flight, but exploded at the airport killing 2 baggage handlers. The aircraft was named Kanishka.
Date: 06/14/1985
Location: Athens, Greece
Airline: TWA Trans World Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: UNK
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:153
Details: The aircraft was hijacked while enroute from Athens to Rome over Italian airspace. U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem was murdered aboard.
Date: 04/15/1985
Location: Phuket, Thailand
Airline: Thai Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: HS-TBB
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 11:11
Details: The aircraft hit high ground during good weather conditions and after transmitting an emergency message that they lost both engines.
Date: 02/19/1985
Location: Durango, Vizcaya, Spain
Airline: Iberia Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: EC-DDU
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 148:148
Details: The aircraft crashed into an antenna on Mt. Oiz. Incorrect interpretation of Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS). The captain was heard shouting "shut up" at the GPWS as it announced "pull up." Overconfidence in altitude alert system. Incorrect interpretation of its warnings.
Date: 01/01/1985
Location: La Paz, Bolivia
Airline: Eastern Air Lines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200 Advanced
Registration: N819EA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 29:29
Details: The aircraft hit Mt. Illimani at an altitude of 19,600 feet during an approach. The crew did not follow the prescribed airway. Navigation error. Controlled flight into terrain.
Date: 08/30/1984
Location: Douala, Cameroon
Airline: Cameroon Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200C
Registration: TJ-CBD
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 2:116
Details: When taxing to takeoff a compressor disc in the No. 2 engine failed. Debris punctured the wing and fueltank causing a fire.
Date: 12/14/1983
Location: Medellin, Colombia
Airline: TAMPA
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: HK-2401
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 3:3 +22
Details: The aircraft crashed into powerlines and a building shortly after takeoff. No. 3 engine failure during climbout with No. 4 set at idle.
Date: 12/07/1983
Location: Madrid, Spain
Airline: Iberia Airlines / AVIACO
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200 / Douglas DC-9-32
Registration: EC-CFJ / EC-CGS
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 93:135
Details: While taking off, the B-727 struck the DC-9 on the runway in poor visibility, fog and snow. Because of poor visibility and inadequate signs and markings the, DC-9 inadvertently wandered on the runway being used by the B-727 to take off. The airport had no ground radar. Fifty-one killed aboard the 727, all 42 aboard the DC-9.
Date: 11/27/1983
Location: Madrid-Barajas, Spain
Airline: AVIANCA
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200B
Registration: HK-2910
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 181:192
Details: While attempting to land at Madrid, the crew intercepted the wrong ILS track which caused the pilot to initiate a right turn short of the VOR beacon. The aircraft impacted a series of hills during which the right wing broke off, the aircraft cartwheeled and broke into 5 pieces and came to rest upside down. Procedural errors by the crew including the pilot not knowing his precise position before descending, failure of the crew to take corrective action after a warning from the ground proximity warning system and deficient teamwork on the flight deck. The aircraft was named Magnus Viking, LN-RNA and dry-leased from SAS.
Date: 11/08/1983
Location: Lubango, Huila, Angola
Airline: TAAG Angola Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: D2-TBN
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 130:130
Details: The airliner crashed immediately after takeoff. Shot down by rebels with a surface to air missile.
Date: 09/23/1983
Location: Mina Jebel Ali, UAE
Airline: Gulf Air
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: A40-BK
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 112:112
Details: Crashed into the desert after a distress message and during an emergency landing attempt. Detonation of an explosive device in the baggage compartment.
Date: 09/01/1983
Location: Sakhalin Island, Russia
Airline: Korean Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200B
Registration: HL-7442
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 269:269
Details: On a flight from Alaska to South Korea, the airliner drifted off course and twice penetrated Soviet airspace. During the second penetration, the airliner was shot down by a Russian Su-15 Air Force fighter with air-to-air missiles. The aircraft crashed into international waters in the Sea of Japan. U.S. Representative from Georgia Lawrence McDonald killed.
Date: 07/11/1983
Location: Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Airline: TAME
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: HC-BIG
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 118:118
Details: The jetliner scraped a mountian peak, exploded in flames and slid down a ravine coming to rest at the foot of a mountain. The plane was attempting to land in the Andean city of Cuenca. Under-qualification of pilot.
Date: 01/16/1983
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Airline: Turkish Airlines (THY)
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: TC-JBR
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 47:67
Details: The flight originated in West Germany and stopped in Istanbul before beginning a 40-minute flight to Ankara's Esenboga airport. The aircraft crashed short of the runway in fog, snow and poor visibility. Windshear.
Date: 07/09/1982
Location: Kenner, Louisiana
Airline: Pan American World Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: N4737
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 145:145
Details: The aircraft crashed during a thunderstorm, 29 seconds after taking off from New Orleans International Airport. The plane reached an altitude of 95 to 150 feet and then began to descend and crashed into trees and houses bursting into flames. Microbust induced windshear. Limited capability of current ground-based low-level windshear detection technology. The aircraft was named Clipper Defiance.
Date: 06/22/1982
Location: Bombay, India
Airline: Air India
Aircraft: Boeing 707-400
Registration: VT-DJJ
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 90:90
Details: The crew initiated a go-around after a heavy landing and a subsequently bounced lifted off the runway but descended back onto the ground and broke up. Deliberate reduction of engine power by the pilot 12 seconds prior to first impact due to altitude unawareness resulting in a high rate of descent and very hard landing.
Date: 06/08/1982
Location: Sierra de Pacatuba, Brazil
Airline: VASP
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200A
Registration: PP-SRK
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 137:137
Details: The aircraft crashed into a 2,500 ft. mountain during an approach in heavy rain and fog. Despite two altitude alert system warnings and the co-pilot's warning of the mountains ahead, the captain continued to descend below the minimum descend altitude. Non-observance of air traffic and carrier's procedures.
Date: 05/25/1982
Location: Brasilia, Brazil
Airline: VASP
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: PP-SMY
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 2:118
Details: The aircraft broke in two after a hard landing. The pilot's misuse of rain repellant caused an optical illusion.
Date: 01/13/1982
Location: Washington, D.C.
Airline: Air Florida
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: N62AF
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 74:79 +4
Details: The aircraft crashed into the 14th St. bridge and the Potomac River and sank shortly after taking off from Washington National Airport. The aircraft reached a peak altitude of 300 ft. The flight crew's failure to use the engine anti-icing system during takeoff. Failure to de-ice the plane a second time before takeoff and taking off with snow/ice on the airfoil surfaces of the aircraft. Ice which accumulated on the engine pressure probes resulted in erroneously high Engine Pressure Ratio (EPR) readings. When the throttles were set to takeoff EPR, the engines were actually developing significantly less than takeoff thrust. The crew's inexperience in icing condtions.
Date: 08/22/1981
Location: Sanyi, Miao-li, Taiwan
Airline: Far Eastern Air Transport
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: B-2603
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 110:110
Details: The aircraft experienced in-flight structural failure. Severe corrosion in belly of plane led to a pressure hull rupture and disintegration of the plane.
Date: 11/19/1980
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Airline: Korean Air Lines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200B
Registration: HL-7445
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 15:226
Details: Undershot runway and crashed while landing in fog. Crew error.
Date: 04/25/1980
Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands
Airline: Dan Air Services
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
Registration: G-BDAN
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 146:146
Details: The plane crashed into a mountain 5,500 ft. high at 300 mph during an approach to Tenerife. The pilot while in a holding pattern, took the aircraft in an area of high ground not maintaining the correct altitude. Lack of communication between the pilot and copilot.
Date: 04/12/1980
Location: Florianopolis, Brazil
Airline: Transbrasil
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: PT-TYS
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 55:58
Details: The plane crashed into a hill while landing during a thunderstorm. The pilot misjudged his speed and distance and failed to initiate a go-around. Improper flight supervision and control of the engines.
Date: 02/27/1980
Location: Manila, Philippines
Airline: China Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: B-1826
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 2:135
Details: The aircraft undershot the runway crashed and burned.
Date: 01/21/1980
Location: Elburz Mtns., near Laskarak, Markazi, Iran
Airline: Iran National Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
Registration: EP-IRD
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 128:128
Details: The aircraft crashed into a mountain during a landing attempt in fog and snow. Inoperative ground radar, inoperative ILS. The aircraft was named "Shiraz."
Date: 11/26/1979
Location: At Ta'if, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Airline: Pakistan International Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: AP-AWZ
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 156:156
Details: After being airborne about a half an hour a cabin attendant reported a fire in the aft cabin area. Seventeen minutes later the aircraft crashed into a rocky desert while attempting an emergency landing. Blaze may have been started by a passenger possibly from a leaking kerosene stove carried aboard by a Haj pilgrim passenger.
Date: 03/14/1979
Location: Doha Airport, Qatar
Airline: Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: JY-ADU
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 45:64
Details: The aircraft crashed while attempting to land in a thunderstorm after a missed approach. Windshear. The aircraft was named "The City of Petra."
Date: 12/17/1978
Location: Hyderabad, India
Airline: Indian Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: VT-EAL
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:132 +3
Details: Couldn't climb on takeoff due to non-availability of leading edge slats, overran the runway and killed 3 maintenance workers cutting grass.
Date: 09/25/1978
Location: San Diego, California
Airline: Pacific Southwest Airlines / Private
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200 / Cessna 172
Registration: N533PS / N7711G
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 137:137 +7
Details: Midair collision. The PSA was descending and about to land at Lindbergh Field. The Cessna was climbing while engaged in practice approaches. The 727 overtook and struck the Cessna from the rear. The primary cause was the PSA crew lost sight of the Cessna and did not make that fact known to the ATC. The ATC failed to realize from the PSA transmissions that they lost sight of the Cessna. One hundred thirty-five killed on the PSA, two on the Cessna seven on the ground. Crew fatigue may have played a part in the accident as there are unofficial reports that the crew attended an all night party and had only 2 hours sleep from the night before.
Date: 05/08/1978
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Airline: National Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: N4744
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 3:58
Details: The aircraft crashed while attempting a non-precision instrument appoach to Pensacola and landed in 12 feet of water, 3 nm short of the runway. Failure of the crew to monitor altitude and descent rate and the failure of the 1st officer to provide the captain with the required altitude and approach performance call-outs. The crew also turned off the GPWS and failed to configure the aircraft properly in a timely manner.
Date: 04/20/1978
Location: Murmansk, Russia, USSR
Airline: Korean Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300B
Registration: HL-7429
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 2:109
Details: The aircraft, which deviated off course, suffered rapid decompression after being fired upon by a Russian fighter. The aircraft made an emergency landing on a frozen lake.
Date: 02/11/1978
Location: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Airline: Pacific Western Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: C-FPWC
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 42:49
Details: The aircraft touched down just as the crew noticed a snow plow on the runway. A go-around was initiated but the thrust reverses did not stow away properly because hydraulic power was automatically cut off at lift-off. The aircraft missed the plow, overran the runway, crashed and burned. Estimated time of arrival given by Calgary ATC in error. Crew did not report over its final approach beacon.
Date: 01/01/1978
Location: Bandra, Maharashtra, India
Airline: Air India
Aircraft: Boeing 747-200B
Registration: VT-EBD
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 213:213
Details: Following a right turn, after taking off, the plane rolled to the left beyond 90 degrees, went into a steep dive, crashed and exploded in shallow water. Irrational control wheel inputs on the part of the captain after his attitude director indicator malfunctioned leading to complete loss of situational awareness.
Date: 12/04/1977
Location: Straits of Johore, near Kampung Ladang, Malaysia
Airline: Malaysia Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: 9M-MBD
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 100:100
Details: During a hijacking and while descending from 21,000 to 7,000 feet, both pilots were shot and the aircraft crashed into a swamp.
Date: 11/19/1977
Location: Funchal, Island of Madeira, Portugal
Airline: TAP Air Portugal
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: CS-TBR
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 131:164
Details: The aircraft landed 1,000 ft. past the aiming point of the runway in heavy rain, overran the runway and plunged off a cliff during a third landing attempt. Hydroplaning, due to poor drainage on the runway. Excessive speed during landing.
Date: 11/03/1977
Location: Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Airline: El Al Israel
Aircraft: Boeing 747
Registration: UNK
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:?
Details: Explosive decompression.
Date: 03/27/1977
Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands
Airline: Pan American World Airways / KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100 / Boeing 747-200B
Registration: N736PA / PH-BUF
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 583:644
Details: Both aircraft were diverted to Tenerife because of a bombing at Las Palmas Airport. After an extended delay, both planes were instructed to back track up the runway. The KLM plane reached its takeoff point while the Pan Am plane was still on the runway. The Pan Am plane continued up the runway missing the taxiway turnout. There was heavy fog on the runway. The KLM plane began its takeoff roll without permission with the Pan Am plane still on the runway. The KLM plane hit the Pan Am plane just as it was taking off. Both planes burst into flames. This was the worst death toll in aviation history. KLM 234 + 14 crew, Pan Am 326 + 9 crew killed. The Pan Am aircraft was named Clipper Victor.
Date: 12/25/1976
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Airline: EgyptAir
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: SU-AXA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 20:52 +72
Details: The aircraft crashed into an industrial area during a landing attempt. Lack of altitude awareness and disorientation leading to an uncontrolled descent. Crew did not make use of navigational aids.
Date: 10/13/1976
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Airline: Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano
Aircraft: Boeing 707-100
Registration: N730JP
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 3:3 +113
Details: The aircraft failed to climb and crashed into trees, poles and houses at the end of the runway and came to rest in a soccer field 560 meters beyond the runway. The failure of the crew to select enough thrust to achieve the necessary acceleration. Crew fatigue.
Date: 09/20/1976
Location: Karatepe Mountains, Turkey
Airline: THY Turkish Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: TC-JBH
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 154:154
Details: The aircraft struck Mt. Karatepa during an approach to land. The crew attempted a landing at Isparta instead of Antalya.
Date: 05/09/1976
Location: Madrid, Spain
Airline: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100F
Registration: 5-8104
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 17:17
Details: The aircraft was struck by lightning while descending through FL100. There was an explosion in the No. 1 fuel tank which caused the left wing to fail and the plane to crash. Ignition of fuel vapor in the No.1 tank in the vicinity of the motor drive fuel valve.
Date: 04/27/1976
Location: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Airline: American Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
Registration: N1963
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 37:88
Details: After touching down 2,200 feet down the runway, a go-around procedure was initiated. When there was no acceleration felt, the throttles were closed again. After attaining a nose-up attitude of 11 degrees, the aircraft ran off the end of the runway and struck a localizer antenna. The wingtip then clipped a hillside, the aircraft hit an embankment, went airborne and contacted the ground bursting into flames. The captain's actions and his judgement in initiating a go-around manoeuver with insufficient runway remaining after a long touchdown.
Date: 04/05/1976
Location: Ketchikan, Alaska
Airline: Alaska Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
Registration: N124AS
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:57
Details: The plane overran the runway while landing. The captain's faulty judgement in initiating a go-around after he was committed to a full stop landing following an excessively long and fast touchdown from an unstabilized approach.
Date: 01/01/1976
Location: Al Qaysumah, Saudi Arabia
Airline: Middle East Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 720-100B
Registration: OD-AFT
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 82:82
Details: The aircraft broke-up at FL 370 and crashed in the desert. Detonation of an explosive device the forward cargo compartment.
Date: 08/07/1975
Location: Denver, Colorado
Airline: Continental Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: N88777
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 0:131
Details: The aircraft climbed to about 100 feet above runway 35L and then crashed near the departure end of the runway. At the time of the accident, a thunderstorm with associated rain showers was moving over the northern portion of the airport. The aircraft's encounter, immediately following takeoff, with severe wind shear at an altitude and airspeed which precluded recovery to level flight.
Date: 08/03/1975
Location: Immouzer, Morocco
Airline: Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: JY-AEE
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 188:188
Details: The aircraft was on approach when the right wing tip and No. 4 engine struck a mountain peak at 2,400 feet. Part of the wing separated and the plane crashed into a ravine. Crew error.
Date: 06/24/1975
Location: JFK Airport, New York, New York
Airline: Eastern Air Lines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: N8845E
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 115:124
Details: The aircraft crashed into the approach lights to runway 22L at JFK while on an ILS approach to the runway. Aircraft's encounter with heavy rain and a very strong thunderstorm that was located astride the ILS localizer course which resulted in a high descent rate into approach light towers. The flightcrew's delayed recognition and correction of the high descent rate and their reliance upon visual cues rather than on flight instrument reference. However, the adverse winds might have been too severe for a successful approach and landing even had they relied upon and responded rapidly to the indications of the flight instruments. Contributing to the accident was the continued use of Runway 22L when it should have become evident to both air traffic control personnel and the flightcrew that a severe weather hazard existed along the approach path.
Date: 12/01/1974
Location: Berryville, Virginia
Airline: TWA Trans World Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: N54328
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 92:92
Details: The plane crashed into high terrain at approximately 270 mph during an approach to Dulles Airport. The crew's decision to descend before aircraft reached the approach segment. The crew ignored high terrain marked on the en route chart and continued their descent. Lack of clarity in ATC procedures. The issuance of the approach clearance when the flight was 44 miles from the airport on an unpublished route without clearly defined minimum altitudes. Inadequate depiction of altitude restrictions on the profile view of the approach chart for the VOR/DME approach to Runway 12 at Dulles International Airport.
Date: 12/01/1974
Location: Bear Mountain, Stony Point, New York
Airline: NWA Northwest Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: N274US
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 3:3
Details: The aircraft stalled in a climb from which recovery was not effected. The loss of control of the aircraft because the flight crew failed to recognize and correct the aircraft's high-angle-of-attack, low-speed stall and its descending spiral. The stall was precipitated by the flight crew's improper reaction to erroneous airspeed and Mach indications which had resulted from a blockage of the pitot heads by atmospheric icing. Contrary to standard operational procedures, the flight crew had not activated the pitot head heaters.
Date: 11/20/1974
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Airline: Lufthansa
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100
Registration: D-ABYB
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 59:157
Details: The aircraft stalled and crashed during takeoff. The wing flaps were not extended. First fatal Boeing 747 accident to occur.
Date: 09/15/1974
Location: Phan Rang, Vietnam
Airline: Air Vietnam
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100C
Registration: XV-NJC
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 75:75
Details: Hijacked. Detonation of two hand grenades in the passenger compartment after the pilot refused to fly to Hanoi, North Vietnam. The aircraft attempted to land, executed a missed approach and dove into the ground from a height of 1,000 feet.
Date: 09/08/1974
Location: Ionian Sea, off Kefallinia, Greece
Airline: TWA Trans World Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300B
Registration: N8734
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 88:88
Details: The aircraft pitched up, rolled to the left, went into a steep spiral dive and crashed into the ocean. Detonation of an explosive device in the aft cargo hold. A Palestinian organization claimed responsibility. The blast probably buckled the cabin floor damaging the elevator and rudder controls.
Date: 06/27/1974
Location: Battambang, Khmer Republic
Airline: Cambodia Air Commercial
Aircraft: Boeing 307B-1 Stratoliner
Registration: XW-TFR
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 19:39
Details: Crashed during takeoff and burned after 3 engines failed. Mechanical failure due to improper maintenance procedures.
Date: 04/22/1974
Location: Grogak, Bali, Indonesia
Airline: Pan American World Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: N446PA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 107:107
Details: The aircraft was on a flight from Hong Kong to Denpassar, Bali. While on approach, the plane crashed into Mt. Mesehe at 4,000 ft. killing all aboard. Premature execution of a right hand turn to join the 263 degrees outbound track which was based on the indication given by only one of the ADFs while the other one was still in steady condition. External or internal interference causing an incorrect indication from the automatic direction finder. The aircraft was named Clipper Climax.
Date: 01/30/1974
Location: Pago Pago, American Samoa
Airline: Pan American World Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300B
Registration: N454PA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 97:101
Details: The aircraft crashed and burned while making ILS approach to Pango Pango International Airport. There was a failure of the crew to correct an excessive rate of descent causing the aircraft to fly into trees short of the runway. Windshear, sensory illusory, inadequate monitoring of flight instruments, and the failure of the crew to call out descent rate. Most aboard the aircraft were not injured by the crash but succumbed to fire and panic afterwards. The aircraft was named Clipper Raidant.
Date: 12/17/1973
Location: Rome, Italy
Airline: Pan American World Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300B
Registration: N407PA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 30:177
Details: Two phosphorus bombs thrown into the aircraft ready for departure. The aircraft was named Clipper Celestial.
Date: 11/03/1973
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Airline: Pan American World Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: N458PA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 3:3
Details: Smoke in the cockpit and uncontrollable fire caused by spillage of nitric acid on sawdust packing in the cargo hold. The aircraft was named Clipper Titian.
Date: 08/28/1973
Location: Los Angeles, California
Airline: TWA Trans World Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300B
Registration: N8705T
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 1:149
Details: The plane porpoised while descending to LAX. The aircraft was subjected to 2 minutes of peak acceleration forces of 2.4 g A combination of design tolerances in the aircraft's longitudinal control system which, under certain conditions, produced a critical relationship between control forces and aircraft response.
Date: 07/22/1973
Location: Papeete, Tahiti
Airline: Pan American World Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300B
Registration: N417PA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 78:78
Details: The aircraft crashed 30 seconds after takeoff from Faaa Airport into the ocean. Cause unknown. It is possible an instrument failure diverted the crews attention during a turn. The aircraft was named Clipper Winged Racer.
Date: 07/11/1973
Location: Orly Airport, Paris, France
Airline: VARIG
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: PP-VJZ
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 123:134
Details: Fire aboard the aircraft in the aft right toilet was reported and an emergency descent made. The plane was heavily damaged by fire before fire fighters could rescue passengers. Most fatalities were due to CO before rescuers could reach passengers. The fire started in the aft right toilet either from an electrical short or discarded cigarette.
Date: 05/31/1973
Location: New Delhi, India
Airline: Indian Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: VT-EAM
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 48:65
Details: The plane crashed and caught fire after hitting power lines during a landing attempt. The landing was made despite visibility below minimal. Crew error.
Date: 02/21/1973
Location: Isma'iliya, Egypt
Airline: Libya Arab Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: 5A-DAH
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 110:113
Details: On a flight from Tripoli to Cairo, the aircraft drifted over Israeli territory due to strong tailwinds and was shot down by Israeli Phantom fighters. After being hit, a fire broke out and the crew attempted to make an emergency landing in the desert but crashed and burst into flames. Cairo approach control radar and beacon not functioning.
Date: 01/22/1973
Location: Kano, Nigeria
Airline: Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300C
Registration: JY-ADO
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 176:202
Details: The landing gear collapsed after hitting a depression in the runway while landing. The aircraft ran off the side of the runway and caught fire.
Date: 12/08/1972
Location: Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois
Airline: United Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
Registration: N9031U
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 43:61 +2
Details: The aircraft crashed while making a nonprecision instrument approach to Runway 31L. The accident occurred in a residential area approximately 1.5 miles southeast of the approach end of Runway 31L. Upon reaching mimimum descent altitude, the pilot raised the nose of the aircraft to stop the descent. The stall warning horn sounded and continued to sound until the plane crashed 17 seconds later. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and subsequent fire. The captain's failure to exercise positive flight management during the execution of a non-precision approach, which culminated in a critical deterioration of airspeed resulting in a stall from which level flight could no longer be maintained. U.S. Representative from Illinois George Collins killed. Wife of Watergate's E. Howard Hunt, Dorothy Hunt, killed.
Date: 09/04/1971
Location: Juneau, Alaska
Airline: Alaska Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
Registration: N2969G
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 111:111
Details: The aircraft crashed into the slopes of Chikat Mountain while attempting a non-precision instrument landing at Juneau Municipal Airport. Display of misleading navigation information which resulted in the premature descent below obstacle clearance altitude. The crew didn't use all available navaids to check the position of the aircraft.
Date: 07/30/1971
Location: Morioko, Japan
Airline: All Nippon Airlines / Japanese Air Force
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200 / Air Force F86F
Registration: JA8329 / UNK
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 163:164
Details: A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-86F fighter collided with the B-727. Both aircraft crashed, but the fighter pilot ejected safely. All one hundred sixty-two killed aboard the 727. The apprentice airman aboard the F86 was arrested for involuntary homicide, tried and acquitted.
Date: 07/30/1971
Location: San Francisco, California
Airline: Pan American World Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100
Registration: N747PA
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 0:218
Details: The aircraft struck approach lights at the departure end of runway during takeoff. Miscalculation of available runway length and takeoff speed by crew. Erroneous information from the dispatcher. The aircraft was named Clipper America.
Date: 03/31/1971
Location: Ontario, California
Airline: Western Air Lines
Aircraft: Boeing 720B
Registration: N3166
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 5:5
Details: The aircraft suddenly rolled to the left and crashed after a missed 3 engine ILS approach. Failure of the aircraft rudder hydraulic actuator support fitting which led to the loss of left rudder control.
Date: 01/09/1971
Location: Edison, New Jersey
Airline: American Airlines / Private
Aircraft: Boeing 707-300 / Cessna 150
Registration: N7595A / N60942
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 2:21
Details: Midair collision at 3,000 ft.. The 707 landed safely. Two killed on the Cessna.
Date: 12/28/1970
Location: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Airline: Trans Caribbean Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
Registration: N8790R
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 2:55
Details: The aircraft experienced a hard landing which caused it to bounce. The crew executed a second touchdown which caused the main landing gear to fail. The aircraft then overran the runway and hit an embankment. Captain's use of improper techniques in recovering from a high bounce generated by a poorly executed approach and touchdown.
Date: 01/18/1969
Location: Off Los Angeles, California
Airline: United Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-200QC
Registration: N7434U
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 38:38
Details: The aircraft crashed into Santa Monica Bay shortly after a night takeoff in poor weather and visibility. The crew reported a fire warning in the No. 1 engine and shut it down. After initiating a turn, the aircraft crashed into the water at high speed. The aircraft was dispatched with one generator inoperative. While this was legal, United was required to repair the generator at the first airport where there were repair facilities. The aircraft flew for a total of 41 hours with the inoperative generator passing through airports that had the facilities to repair the generator. Shutting down the engine took the second generator offline leaving just one generator which became overloaded causing it to trip, resulting in the loss of all electrical power in the aircraft. For reasons undetermined, the battery standby switch was not turned on. At night, in rain, with no lights or instruments, the captain became disoriented and crashed into the Pacific Ocean, 11.5 miles west of Los Angeles International Airport, four minutes after its initial takeoff roll. Battery backup for instruments was not required at the time. This crash prompted the FAA to require all transport category aircraft to have a standby attitude indicator which is powered by an independent source. False fire warning which prompted the shutting down of the No. 1 engine. Failure of the crew to unpower the heavy electrical loads before shutting down the No. 1 engine. Failure of UAL to repair the No. 3 generator in a timely manner.
Date: 01/05/1969
Location: Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, England
Airline: Ariana Afghan Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 727-100C
Registration: YA-FAR
Fatalities/No. Aboard: 50:65 +2
Details: The aircraft descended below the glide slope and crashed into trees and a house short of the runway. Incorrect setting of flaps and instruments.
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