List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location

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Template:Short description Template:Multiple issues Template:Use dmy dates {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}{{#ifeq:||}} This list of accidents and incidents on airliners by location summarizes airline accidents by state location, airline company with flight number, date, and cause. It is also available grouped

If the aircraft crashed on land, it will be listed under a continent and a country. If the aircraft crashed on a body of water, it will be listed under that body of water (unless that body of water is part of the area of a country). Accidents and incidents written in bold were the deadliest in that country.

Africa

Algeria

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Angola

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Benin

  • 25 December 2003 – UTA Flight 141, A Boeing 727-200, could not gain altitude on takeoff due to overloading, and struck an airport structure at Cotonou Airport. The Boeing 727 slid and broke into three parts, all of which plunged into the Atlantic. Of 150 passengers and 10 crew, 22 people survived.

Botswana

  • 4 April 1974 – a Douglas DC-4 operated by Wenela Air Services crashed while making an emergency landing due to engine failure, killing 78 of the 84 passengers and crew.
  • 11 October 1999 – the 1999 Air Botswana incident occurred when Chris Patswe, a former Air Botswana pilot, hijacked an ATR 42 and crashed it into two other Air Botswana ATR 42. He was the only person who died.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 14 October 2011 – a Cessna 208 operated by Moremi Air crashed near Xakanaka Camp after suffering an engine failure on takeoff. 8 of the 12 occupants were killed.

Burundi

Cameroon

  • 4 March 1962 – Caledonian Airways Flight 153, a Douglas DC-7C, crashed into a swamp shortly after takeoff from Douala International Airport on 4 March 1962, killing all 111 aboard. The cause was never determined.
  • 30 August 1984 – Cameroon Airlines Flight 786, a Boeing 737-2H7C, was taxiing for takeoff from Douala International Airport when engine number 2 suffered a turbine engine failure, which resulted in a fire. All 116 passengers and crews were able to evacuate from the burning aircraft, but two passengers died due to fire outside of the aircraft.
  • 3 December 1995 – Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701, a Boeing 737-200, nose-dived and crashed into a swamp on approach to Douala International Airport, killing 71 people and injuring five. Engine thrust asymmetry and subsequent loss of control are suspected as the cause of the incident.
  • 5 May 2007 – Kenya Airways Flight 507, a Boeing 737-800, crashed shortly after takeoff from Douala International Airport. The aircraft suddenly banked heavily to the right, nose-dived, and crashed into a swamp, killing all 114 aboard. The incident was caused by pilot error. The investigation identified a lack of crew coordination, spatial disorientation, and confusion in the use of the autopilot as contributing factors to Cameroon's deadliest plane crash.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Chad

Comoros

Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • 12 May 1948 – A Sabena Douglas DC-4 crashed south of Libenge after likely flying into a tornado. 31 of the 32 occupants were killed.
  • 8 January 1996 – the 1996 Air Africa crash occurred when an Antonov An-32B, operated by Moscow Airways for Air Africa, failed to take off due to being over maximum takeoff weight. The aircraft overran the runway and ploughed into a crowded market. The 4 crew members survived, but at least 220 people were killed on the ground, with the official report stating 237 deaths.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 15 April 2008 – Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122, a Douglas DC-9, crashed into a residential and market area of Goma after its engines failed during takeoff. Three passengers and 37 people on the ground died; 83 passengers and eight crew survived. Additionally, 111 injuries were reported, 40 of whom were passengers.
  • 25 August 2010 – A Let L-410 of Filair crashed following a loss of control on approach to Bandundu Airport, killing 20 of the 21 people on board. Investigators could not determine the cause of the accident, but the sole survivor stated that a crocodile smuggled in a duffel bag had escaped, causing panic and a sudden weight shift as passengers rushed to the front of the plane.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Djibouti

Egypt

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The tail section of Metrojet flight 9268
  • 6 September 1970 – Pan Am Flight 93, a Boeing 747, was hijacked as a part of the Dawson's Field hijackings and flown to Beirut and then to Cairo. The aircraft was blown up by the hijackers seconds after the passengers were deplaned.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • 21 February 1973 – Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, a Boeing 727, was shot down by Israeli fighter jets after it entered Israeli-controlled airspace above the Sinai peninsula, and its pilots ignored instructions from the fighter pilots. Deaths were 108 of those aboard; one of the five survivors included the copilot.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia

Ghana

  • 2 June 2012 – Allied Air Flight 111, a Boeing 727, overran the runway and crashed into a perimeter fence, minibus, cyclist, and taxicab, resulting in 12 deaths on the ground. All four crew members survived.

Guinea

Ivory Coast

  • 3 January 1987 – Varig Flight 797, a Boeing 707, crashed into the jungle near Abidjan after engine failure on 3 January 1987. Of 51 on board, only a single passenger survived.
  • 30 January 2000 – Kenya Airways Flight 431, an Airbus A310, crashed shortly after take off after the stall warning was falsely activated. In an effort to prevent a stall, the pilots pushed the yoke down, leading to a controlled flight into water. The accident killed 169 out of the 179 people onboard.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Kenya

  • 20 November 1974 – Lufthansa Flight 540, a Boeing 747, stalled and crashed shortly after takeoff from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. The investigation showed the leading-edge slats were kept in the retracted position. 59 of the 157 occupants were killed.
  • 28 November 2002 – Two surface-to-air missiles were fired at an Arkia Boeing 757 departing from Mombasa. The missiles did not hit the aircraft, and it continued to Tel Aviv, escorted by Israeli fighter jets.
  • 10 April 2006 – A Harbin Y-12 of the Kenya Air Force crashed into Mount Marsabit in poor weather, killing 14 of the 17 people on board. The official investigation blamed the pilots' decision to continue the approach at an unsafe altitude in poor visibility for the accident, but a report from The Standard alleged the pilot to be intoxicated.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Liberia

Libya

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Mali

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Mauritania

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Morocco

Namibia

Niger

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  • 25 October 1993 – Nigeria Airways Flight 470, an Airbus A310, was hijacked in Nigerian airspace, and landed at Niamey Airport to refuel, as the hijackers planned to continue to Frankfurt. The aircraft was held in Niamey for 4 days, but 129 people were freed after just 2 hours of negotiations. After 4 days, the aircraft was invaded and the hijackers were arrested; one crew member was killed in the operation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Somalia

  • 20 July 1981 – Somali Airlines Flight 40, a Fokker F27, encountered violent turbulence a few minutes after taking off from Mogadishu. The plane shook violently, went into a spiral dive, and lost control after its right wing separated. It then crashed near Balad, killing all 50 people on board.
  • 23 March 2007 – An Ilyushin Il-76 operated by TransAVIAexport Airlines crashed in Mogadishu, killing all 11 on board. The aircraft was allegedly shot down.
  • 2 February 2016 – Daallo Airlines Flight 159, an Airbus A321, was en route to Djibouti when a part of its cabin exploded shortly after taking off from Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport. Two injuries were reported. A passenger was sucked out from the aircraft, and his body was found near Balad – he was believed to be the bomber.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 4 May 2020 – An Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia operated by East African Express Airways crashed killing all 6 on board, allegedly due to a shootdown.

South Africa

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Wreckage of the plane crash that killed President Samora Machel

South Sudan

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Sudan

  • 29 December 2000 - British Airways Flight 2069, a Boeing 747-400, was subject to an attempted hijacking above Sudan. A passenger stormed the cockpit and grabbed the yoke, causing the autopilot to disconnect and a struggle to break out between the hijacker and pilot. This caused the aircraft to climb sharply, stall and then plunge towards the ground. The aircraft was recovered and landed safely at Nairobi. 5 people were injured during the erratic movements.
  • 8 July 2003 - Sudan Airways Flight 139, a Boeing 737-200, crashed in Port Sudan, killing 116 of the 117 aboard. The flight crew was not able to see the runway in the low visibility, and crashed when attempting a missed approach. A toddler was the only survivor.
  • 10 June 2008 - Sudan Airways Flight 109, an Airbus A310, crashed, broke apart, and caught fire upon landing at Khartoum. The aircraft had been dispatched with its port engine thrust reverser deactivated. This condition caused it to veer to the right when the captain activated reverse thrust in both engines to stop the aircraft within 2,080 meters (6,820 ft) of runway left. Thirty people were confirmed dead.
  • 11 November 2010 - an Antonov An-24 of Tarco Air crashed on landing at Zalingei Airport due to pilot error, killing 2 passengers.
  • 19 August 2012 - an Antonov An-26 operated by Alfa Airlines crashed into the Nuba Mountains on approach to Talodi, killing all 32 on board.
  • 3 May 2025 - an IBM Airlines Boeing 737-200 was destroyed on the ground at Nyala Airport by the Sudanese Armed Forces, killing all 20 occupants.

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

  • 7 May 2002 - EgyptAir Flight 843, a Boeing 737 carrying 62 people, was on approach to Tunisia's capital Tunis when it crashed into a nearby hill. The aircraft broke up, killing 14 people.

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Antarctica

Asia

Afghanistan

Armenia

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Azerbaijan

  • 12 October 1948 - an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-12 disappeared in the Main Caucasian Range. The plane and its 10 occupants were never found.
  • 18 August 1973 - Aeroflot Flight A-13, an Antonov An-24B crashed on takeoff from Baku due to engine failure, killing 56.
  • 1 August 1990 - Aeroflot Flight E-35D, a Yakovlev Yak-40, crashed on approach to Stepanakert, killing all 46 on board.
  • 5 December 1995 - Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 56 – Shortly after taking off from Nakhchivan Airport, the Tupolev Tu-134's no. 1 engine failed. The pilots seemed to misread it as a failure on engine no 2. Therefore, they shut down engine no 2. After realizing their failure, the pilots gave full power to engine no 2. But the engine had already stopped. The plane banked heavily and crashed into a field. Fifty-two people were killed.
  • 23 December 2005 - Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217 – The Antonov An-140 suffered an instrument failure. While it was returning to Baku, the plane crashed into a beach. All 23 people on board were killed in the disaster.

Bahrain

  • Air France Douglas DC-4 accidents: On 12 June 1950, a flight from Saigon to Paris crashed in the Persian Gulf while on approach to Bahrain International Airport killing 46 of the 52 on board. Two days later, a second Douglas DC-4 operating on the same flight route, crashed in the Persian Gulf while on approach to Bahrain International Airport, killing 40 of 53 on board.
  • 23 August 2000 - Gulf Air Flight 072, an Airbus A320, crashed in the Persian Gulf while on approach to Bahrain International Airport on 23 August 2000, due to pilot error and spatial disorientation, killing all 143 people on board.

Bangladesh

Cambodia

  • 25 June 2007 - PMTair Flight 241, an Antonov An-24B carrying 22 people, crashed and burst into flames in upside-down condition. No one survived. An official investigation by the Cambodian Government blamed pilot error.
  • 3 September 1997 - Vietnam Airlines Flight 815, a Tupolev Tu-134B-3, crashed and skidded over dry rice paddies and exploded 800 meters from the runway. Only one of the 66 on board survived. The first officer and the flight engineer had warned the captain twice to abort the landing. An official investigation blamed pilot error.

China

Georgia

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Hong Kong

India

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Indonesia

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Iran

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  • 6 September 1929 – Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.66 Hercules G-EBMZ stalls when it flares too early while attempting a night landing at Jask Airport in Jask, Persia. It crashes and bursts into flames when its wing fuel tanks ruptured and emergency flares in its wingtips ignite the fuel. Both crew members and one of the three passengers died.
  • 16 July 1935 - a KLM Douglas DC-2 crashed on takeoff following an emergency landing at Bushehr. No one was killed.
  • 4 December 1946 – Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 crashed at Mashhad, Iran, killing 24.
  • 14 September 1950 – An Iran Air Douglas C-47 Skytrain (registration EP-AAG) crashed on takeoff from Mehrabad Airport, killing all eight on board.
  • 1 December 1950 – An Iran Air C-47A (registration EP-AAJ) struck a mountain near Chamaran en route to Tehran from Tabriz, killing all eight on board.
  • 22 December 1951 – An Egypt Air SNCASE Languedoc circled Tehran twice in a snowstorm and crashed 10 km W of Tehran, killing 22 on board.
  • 25 December 1952 – Iran Air Douglas DC-3; Tehran, Iran: 27 deaths and two survivors.
  • 10 September 1958 – A Mariner P-303 was being ferried to the Netherlands from Biak, Indonesia. Due to technical problems, a forced landing was carried out at Abadan, Iran. About two weeks later, repairs had been accomplished, and the aircraft took off. Shortly after takeoff, an oil leak was observed on engine number one. While on finals for landing at Abadan, the aircraft suddenly lost height and crashed, killing all aboard. It appeared that the remaining propeller reversed thrust, causing the crew to lose control.
  • 15 March 1963 – A TMA Cargo Avro York crashed seven miles southeast of Karaj, killing all 4 on board.
  • 15 March 1974 – A Sud Aviation Caravelle of Sterling Airlines damaged beyond repair while taxiing in Mehrabad International Airport, causing 15 casualties.
  • 21 January 1980 – Iran Air Flight 291; near Tehran, Iran. The aircraft hit high ground in a snowstorm during the approach to land. All 8 crew members and 120 passengers were killed.
  • 3 July 1988 - Iran Air Flight 655, an Airbus A300, is shot down over the Strait of Hormuz by a missile fired from US navy warship USS Vincennes. All 290 passengers and crew on board were killed.
  • 24 May 1991 – A forced landing near Kermanshah, Iran, due to fuel shortage had to be made after three missed approaches by Soviet Metro Cargo Ilyushin Il-76. 4 on-board casualties.
  • 8 February 1993 – Iran Air Tours Flight 962 a Tupolev Tu-154 was departing on a non-scheduled flight from Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, to Mashhad International Airport when it became involved in a mid-air collision with an Iranian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 fighter plane that was on approach to the same airport. All 12 crew members and 119 passengers on board, plus both pilots of the Su-24, were killed, totaling 133 deaths.
  • 15 November 1993 - Aviastar Airlines Flight 051, an Antonov An-124, crashed east of Kerman killing all 17 on board.
  • 12 October 1994 – Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746, a Fokker F28 Fellowship (registered EP-PAV) en route from Isfahan to Tehran suffered a sudden loss of power in both engines at 23:05 local time, 35 minutes after take-off from Isfahan International Airport. The aircraft went into an uncontrolled descent and crashed near Natanz, killing all 59 passengers and 7 crew members on board.
  • 17 May 2001 – A Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 departed from Tehran on a flight to Gorgan Airport carrying 30 people; including the Iranian Transport Minister Rahman Dadman, two deputy ministers and seven more members of parliament. It was forced to divert due to bad weather conditions and was later discovered crashed in the Alborz Mountains, near Sari, Iran. All on board perished.
  • 12 February 2002 – Iran Air Tours Flight 956, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashed into the Sefid Kooh mountains during heavy rain, snow, and dense fog while descending for Khorramabad Airport. All twelve crew members and 107 passengers were killed.
  • 23 December 2002 – Aeromist-Kharkiv Flight 2137, (registration UR-14003), an Antonov An-140 crashed near Ardestan, Iran, killing all 44 on board.
  • 20 April 2005 – Saha Airlines Flight 171, a Boeing 707-320C, registration EP-SHE, flying from Kish Island, crashed on landing at Mehrabad Airport, Tehran following an unstabilized approach with a higher than recommended airspeed. Gear and/or a tire failed after touchdown and the flight overran the far end of the runway. Of the 12 crew and 157 passengers, 3 passengers were killed.
  • 1 September 2006 – Iran Air Tours Flight 945, A Tupolev Tu-154 from Bandar Abbas Airport with 11 crew and 137 passengers on board burst into flames upon landing at Mashhad International Airport, Iran killing 28 of those on board.
  • 15 July 2009 – Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154M, was traveling from Tehran to Yerevan when one of its engines suffered a catastrophic failure. The engine's explosive disintegration severed the hydraulic lines and the fuel lines. The hot hydraulic fluid contacted oxygen and fuel, resulting in a fire that ultimately caused the aircraft to lose its control. The aircraft crashed, killing all 168 people (156 passengers, 12 crew) on board.
  • 24 July 2009 – Aria Air Flight 1525, an Ilyushin IL-62M, (registration UP-I6208), crashed on landing at Mashhad International Airport, killing 16 out of 173 on board.
  • 24 January 2010 – Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashed whilst making an emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 and 13 crew survived the accident with 42 receiving minor injuries.
  • 9 January 2011 – Iran Air Flight 277, a Boeing 727, (registration EP-IRP), on a scheduled domestic service from Tehran to Urmia, Iran, crashed after aborting its approach into Urmia Airport in poor weather. Of 105 aboard, 77 were killed.
  • 18 October 2011 – Iran Air Flight 742; a Boeing 727, (registration EP-IRR), on a scheduled service from Moscow, Russia, to Tehran, made an emergency landing at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport after the nose landing gear failed to deploy. All 113 on board escaped injury.
  • 10 August 2014 – Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 an IrAn-140-100 (registration EP-GPA), was taking off when one of its engines malfunctioned. The aircraft lost its altitude, skidded, crashed into a wall, and burst into flames. The wreckage then stopped on a highway. 40 people were killed.
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Search and rescue team were deployed to search for the wreckage of Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704

Iraq

Israel

Japan

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Wreckage of Japan Airlines Flight 123, the worst single aircraft crash in history
  • 12 August 1985 - Japan Airlines Flight 123, a Boeing 747SR, was flying over Japan when the rear pressure bulkhead failed, causing hydraulic loss, damage to control systems and the detachment of the vertical stabilizer. which led to losing control. Flight crews tried to recover the plane and head back to Tokyo, but the Boeing 747 crashed into Mount Takamagahara, Japan. Only 4 people survived. It is the deadliest single-aircraft crash to date and the deadliest in Japan. Investigators concluded that the rear pressure bulkhead was improperly repaired after being damaged in a tailstrike a few years earlier, resulting in the detachment.
  • 26 October 1986 - Thai Airways International Flight 620, an Airbus A300, suffered an explosion mid-flight after a hand grenade was inadvertently activated. The aircraft landed safely at Osaka Airport with no deaths.
  • 18 April 1993 - Japan Air System Flight 451, a DC-9, experienced wind shear and crashed on landing at Hanamaki Airport. 19 people were injured.
  • 26 April 1994 - China Airlines Flight 140, an Airbus A300, stalled on a go-around and impacted the runway at Naga Airport. Only seven people survived. The first officer accidentally pushed the TO/GA button which raises the throttle position to the same as take offs and go-arounds. The pilots tried to correct the situation, but their action caused the autopilot to raise the nose sharply, causing it to stall.
  • 21 June 1995 - All Nippon Airways Flight 857, a Boeing 747, was hijacked en-route to Hokkaido. A standoff occurred overnight after landing at Hakodate Airport, ending in the aircraft being stormed and the hijacker arrested. 2 people, including the hijacker, were injured.
  • 13 June 1996 - Garuda Indonesia Flight 865, a DC-10, was taking off from Fukuoka when it suffered an engine failure. The pilots then rejected take-off, and the plane overshot the runway, skidded, and burst into flames. The accident claimed 3 lives.
  • 23 July 1999 - All Nippon Airways Flight 61, a Boeing 747-400 is hijacked and taken back over Tokyo, Japan. The captain was killed.
  • 31 January 2001 - The 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident occurred when Japan Airlines Flight 907, a Boeing 747, and Japan Airlines Flight 958, a DC10, nearly collided over Shizuoka. The 747 had to take evasive action to avoid a collision, causing injuries to 100 people on board. Air traffic control errors were attributed to the mishap. Both flights landed safely.
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China Airlines Flight 120 caught fire while taxiing

Jordan

Kazakhstan

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Crash site of SCAT Airlines Flight 760

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Myanmar

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Nepal

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A memorial park in Kakani for the victims of Thai Airways International Flight 311

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  • 14 May 2012 - Agni Air Flight CHT, a Dornier 228, crashed into rocky terrain after a failed go-around. 15 out of 21 passengers and crews were killed, including Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev.
  • 28 September 2012 - Sita Air Flight 601, a Dornier 228, suffered an engine failure in mid-air. The pilots tried to make their way back to the airport but failed. The plane crashed and burst into flames, killing all 19 people on board.
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Wreckage of Nepal Airlines Flight 183
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Wreckage of Nepal Airlines Flight 555
  • 16 May 2013 - Nepal Airlines Flight 555, a DHC-6, overran the runway at Jomsom Airport with 21 passengers on board. The plane went down a hill and impacted the Gandaki River nose-first. All on board survived.
  • 16 February 2014 - Nepal Airlines Flight 183, a DHC-6, crashed into the jungle near Dikhara, killing all 18 people on board. CFIT was the cause.
  • 24 February 2016 - Tara Air Flight 193, a DHC-6, crashed into the mountainside near Dana village, Myagdi district, killing all 23 people on board.
  • 26 February 2016 - an Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL crash-landed in Chilkhaya, killing two.
  • 27 May 2017 - Goma Air Flight 409, a Let L-140, crashed short of the runway threshold while attempting a landing at Tenzing–Hillary Airport in Nepal. The captain and the first officer died as a result of the accident, another crew member received injuries.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Oman

Pakistan

Philippines

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

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Sri Lanka

Syria

  • 19 June 1947 - Pan Am Flight 121, a Lockheed Constellation, crashed into the Syrian Desert after suffering an engine failure and in-flight fire. 15 of the 36 on board were killed.
  • 20 August 1975 - ČSA Flight 540, an Ilyushin Il-62 flying to Tehran, was stopping in approach to Damascus International Airport in clear weather condition when it crashed and burst into flames, 17 km from the airport. Only two people survived of the 128 on board. An investigation concluded that CFIT was the cause of the deadliest plane crash in Syria's aviation history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Taiwan

  • 4 February 2015 - TransAsia Airways Flight 235, an ATR 72, was flying over Taipei when one of its engines failed. The ATR 72 then rolled sharply to the left, clipped a taxi and the Huandong Viaduct. It impacted Keelung River in an upside-down condition. 43 people out of 58 people were killed. The investigation showed the pilots had incorrectly shut down the functioning engine. Moments the plane crashed was captured by a motorist and CCTV.

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkey

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Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

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Debris left of Kish Air Flight 7170

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

Various countries

Central America

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Bermuda

Barbados

  • 6 October 1976 - Cubana de Aviación Flight 455, a Douglas DC-8, eleven minutes after takeoff, two bombs exploded and ripped the DC-8 to pieces. The aircraft pieces fell to the water, all 73 people on board were killed. Cuba blamed the US and CIA for the bombing.

Bonaire

Costa Rica

Cuba

  • 27 May 1977 - Aeroflot Flight 331, an Ilyushin Il-62, was on approach to José Martí International Airport when it clipped power lines and crashed into the ground. Of the 67 people aboard 2 survived. Pilot error was blamed.
  • 3 September 1989 - Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046, an Ilyushin Il-62M, crashed shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport in bad weather. The aircraft crashed into a residential area. 126 people on board and 24 people on the ground, were killed.
  • 18 August 1993 - American International Airways Flight 808, a DC-8, stalled and crashed during a deep bank on approach to Leeward Point Field at Guantánamo Bay. The 3 pilots survived.
  • 6 March 2005 - Air Transat Flight 961, an Airbus A310, experienced a rudder detachment in flight. The aircraft successfully returned to Varadero.
  • 4 November 2010 - Aero Caribbean Flight 883, an ATR-72, stalled and crashed in the Cuban provinces of Sancti Spiritus. All 68 people on board were killed.
  • 18 May 2018 - Cubana de Aviación Flight 972, a Boeing 737-201 Advanced operated by Global Air, was carrying 113 passengers and crew. While taking off from Havana's José Martí International Airport, the plane suddenly banked to the left, stalled, and nose-dived. It then crashed onto a railway and exploded, killing 110 people. 2 survivors later succumbed to their injuries.

Dominican Republic

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A memorial for the victims of Birgenair Flight 301
  • 6 February 1996 - Birgenair Flight 301, a Boeing 757, stalled and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Dominican coast, killing all 189 on board. The pitot tube was blocked, causing faulty airspeed readings, which the pilots reacted incorrectly to.

Guadeloupe

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

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Wreckage of Tan-Sahsa Flight 414

Jamaica

Panama

  • 6 June 1992 - Copa Airlines Flight 201, while traveling above the Darién Gap, the Boeing 737 rolled to the right, turned over, and suddenly disintegrate in mid-air. It then exploded and crashed into the dense Panamanian forest, killing all 47 people on board.
  • 19 July 1994 - Alas Chiricanas Flight 901, an Embraer E110, suffered an in-flight explosion caused by a bomb. There were 21 deaths and 0 survivors.

Puerto Rico

Saint Barthélemy

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad & Tobago

Europe

Austria

Belarus

  • 28 June 1982 - Aeroflot Flight 8641, a Yakovlev Yak-42, suffered a jackscrew failure, causing the aircraft to lose control, disintegrate in mid-air, and crashed near Mozyr. All 132 people on board were killed.
  • 1 February 1985 - Aeroflot Flight 7841, a Tu-134, suffered double engine failure due to ice ingestion shortly after taking off. To maintain speed, the captain descended onto a forest. The plane clipped some trees and crashed, killing 58 people.
  • 23 May 2021 - Ryanair Flight 4978, a 737 operated by Buzz, was forcibly diverted to Minsk National Airport by the Belarusian government following a false bomb threat. On the ground, activist Roman Protasevich and his partner Sofia Sapega were arrested.

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

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A memorial plaque for the 75 people that perished in Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Finland

France

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A memorial at Düsseldorf Airport to the victims of Germanwings Flight 9525

Germany

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A newsreel footage of the Munich Air Disaster

Greece

  • 8 December 1969 - Olympic Airways Flight 954, a Douglas DC-6 (SX-DAE), crashed during its approach to Athens Ellinikon Airport from Chania on Paneio mountain near Keratea amidst bad weather killing 90 passengers and crew. This was the worst aircraft accident in Greece until 2005.<ref name="ntokoumenta.gr2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

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The wreckage of Banat Air Flight 166, which crashed due to icing

Kosovo

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Montenegro

Netherlands

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Turkish Airlines Flight 1951

North Macedonia

Norway

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Poland

Portugal

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Martinair Flight 495

Romania

Russia

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A memorial for the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczyński
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Burnt wreckage of Kolavia Flight 348
  • 1 January 2011 - Kolavia Flight 348, a Tu-154, was taxiing for take-off at Surgut, when an electrical fire started. Evacuation was immediately ordered by the captain. 43 people were injured, and 3 people were killed.
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Tail of RusAir Flight 9605

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

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Memorial service for the victims of the Tenerife Airport disaster, the deadliest aviation accident in history
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A plaque for 154 victims of Spanair Flight 5022

Sweden

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Wreckage of Linjeflyg Flight 277

Switzerland

Ukraine

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Part of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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Memorial of Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612

United Kingdom

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  • 21 December 1988 - Pan Am Flight 103, a Boeing 747, was destroyed by a bomb over the town of Lockerbie. All 259 on board were killed, and 11 on the ground were killed when the aircraft fell onto residential areas.

International waters

The following accidents and incidents occurred in international waters; that is, more than Template:Convert off the coast of any territory.

Persian Gulf

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EP-IBU, the Airbus A300 involved in the shootdown of Iran Air Flight 655, in 1987

3 July 1988 – Iran Air Flight 655, an Iranian passenger jet carrying 290 passengers, is shot down over the Persian Gulf by the United States Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Vincennes killing all aboard including 66 children.

Atlantic Ocean

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Tailfin of Air France Flight 447
  • Air France Flight 1611 – crashed into the Mediterranean sea off Nice. All 89 passengers and 6 crew members on board were killed.
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Memorial for the victims of the downing of Air India Flight 182
  • Air India Flight 182 – was flying over the Atlantic Ocean off the west of Ireland when a bomb placed by a Sikh extremist exploded in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747 disintegrated and plunged into the Atlantic killing everyone aboard in Ireland's deadliest aviation disaster.
  • American Airlines Flight 63 – Attempted bombing over Atlantic Ocean, terrorist was restrained and sedated.
  • Birgenair Flight 301 – crashed in the Caribbean Sea, near the Dominican Republic; all 189 passengers and crew killed. Investigators found that a nest was found blocking its airspeed indicator, causing the pilot to misread it.
  • BOAC Flight 777 was shot down by Luftwaffe fighter planes in the Bay of Biscay on 1 June 1943. All 17 aboard died, including actor Leslie Howard.
  • Cubana Flight 455 – bombed, then crashed off west coast of Barbados.
  • Dominicana DC-9 air disaster – crashed into the Caribbean Sea shortly after takeoff.
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A marine vessel search the missing EgyptAir Flight 990 on 31 October 1999
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TWA Flight 800 sequence of events
  • TWA Flight 800 – The Boeing 747 was climbing just after taking off when suddenly its fuel tank exploded. The front cabin of the plane detached from the plane and fell straight to the Atlantic. The middle and the back cabin remained intact, but burning. The 'decapitated' plane then climbed and later crashed off the Atlantic coast of East Moriches, New York. All on board were killed. Investigators found that a faulty cable ignited a fire in the fuel tank, causing it to explode violently.
  • Vieques Air Link Flight 901A, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, off Vieques, Puerto Rico, with 9 deaths.

Black Sea

  • Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 – was flying near Ukraine on 4 October 2001. By coincidence, the Ukrainian army was conducting a military practice to shoot a target with a missile. Rather than locking onto its actual target, the missile locked onto the Siberia Airlines plane. All 78 people aboard were killed. Ukraine paid ~$15 million compensation to victims' relatives.
  • Transair Georgian Airline Crash (21 September) – Shot down into the Black Sea by a missile upon landing.

Caribbean Sea

Indian Ocean

  • Lionair Flight 602 crashed into the ocean off the coast of Mannar District, Sri Lanka while carrying 55 on board. Everyone aboard were killed. The wreckage was discovered in 2012.
  • Korean Air Flight 858 was destroyed by a bomb planted by North Korean agents on 29 November 1987. All 115 on board died.
  • South African Airways Flight 295 crashed into the Indian Ocean in international waters off the coast of Mauritius on 28 November 1987 after a catastrophic in-flight fire. The cause of the fire was never determined. All 159 aboard were killed.
  • Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing over the Indian ocean while heading from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. All 239 people on board were presumed dead.

Pacific Ocean

Oceania

Australia

Fiji

  • 24 July 1999 - *Air Fiji Flight 121, crashed into the mountainside due to pilot error, killing everyone on board.

Federated states of Micronesia

  • 18 September 2018 - Air Niugini Flight 73 crash lands at Chuck International Airport in the Federated states of Micronesia.

French Polynesia

  • 22 July 1973 - Pan Am Flight 816 crashes into the sea for undetermined reasons, killing 78 people on board.
  • 9 August 2007 - Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes into the sea due to an elevator cable failure killing all 20 on board.

Guam (United States)

New Zealand

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Recovery of Air New Zealand Flight 4374 from the harbour it crashed in, in Mangere, Auckland

Papua New Guinea

  • Airlines PNG Flight 4684 – On 11 August 2009, in bad weather, a de Havilland Twin Otter was on approach to Kokoda Airport carrying 13 passengers and crew. The plane crashed into the eastern slope of the Kokoda Gap. All on board killed.
  • Airlines PNG Flight 1600 – On 13 October 2011, a de Havilland Canada Dash 8 was en route to Madang Airport while carrying 32 people when one of its propellers oversped. This causing a catastrophic engine failure. The pilots decided to land the plane near Guabe River. While the plane was landing, the plane gradually, disintegrated. Eventually, the plane exploded. The cockpit was flung from the main body. Only 4 people survived.
  • 2016 Sunbird Aviation crash – On 13 April 2016, a Britten-Norman BN-2T aircraft crashed into a forest, just 1 km short of the runway in Kiunga. All 12 people on board perished.

North America

Canada

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The Gimli Glider, known for the pilot's heroic action to glide when the plane encountered fuel exhaustion, which saves everyone on board

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The victims of Arrow Air Flight 1285

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Wreckage of Air France Flight 358

United States

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Mexico

South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

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Landing gear of TAM Airlines Flight 3054
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Wreckage of GOL Transportes Aereos Flight 1907

Chile

  • Aeronor Flight 304 suffered an engine malfunction and crashed into a stone wall near La Florida Airport, La Serena, killing all 46 people on board.
  • LAN Chile Flight 160 crashed into a farm near Colina. All 60 people on board survived.
  • LAN Chile Flight 210, the aircraft smashed into the side of the Andes mountain while carrying 24 people including 8 professional footballers and 2 coaching staff from CD Green Cross. All aboard were killed.
  • LAN Chile Flight 107 the Douglas DC-6 crashed into the side of La Corona Mountain in the Andes, killing everyone on board.
  • British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian Star Dust G-AGWH crashed in the Andes (the "STENDEC" incident).

Colombia

  • Aeropesca Colombia Flight 221, the Vickers Viscount 745D, named Ciudad de Popayana, crashed and exploded after impacting Mount Santa Elana on 26 August 1981, killing all 50 people on board.
  • Aeropesca Colombia Flight 217, the Vickers Viscount carrying 21 people crashed into a mountain on 26 March 1982. All aboard were killed.
  • Air France Flight 422 – a Boeing 727 leased from TAME Airlines, it crashes into the mountains east of Bogotá, Colombia shortly after takeoff, killing all 53 people on board.
  • American Airlines Flight 965 – Crashed into a mountain in Colombia, killing 159 and leaving 4 survivors. Pilot error was the main cause.
  • Avianca Flight 4 – A Douglas C-54 was taking off from Bogota when it suddenly stalled, causing a rapid descent. The aircraft crashed into the sea, leaving 8 survivors.
  • Avianca Flight 203 – Exploded by bomb as part of an assassination attempt while flying over Soacha.
  • Avianca Flight 410 – Crashed in Santander, Colombia.
  • AIRES Flight 8250 – Upon landing on San Andrés Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport, the Boeing 737 crashed and broke up into several parts. 2 people were killed, while 119 others were injured. Pilots action saved the aircraft from post-impact fire and collision with the airport.
  • Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256 – The Douglas DC-9 impacted with the ground in a marshy lagoon near María La Baja, 56 km from Cartagena Airport due to a false altimeter setting. 51 people were killed. The only survivor was a 9-year-old girl who apparently fell out before the aircraft caught fire.
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Vigil was held in Chapecó to honor the victims of LaMia Flight 2933
  • LaMia Flight 2933 – A charter flight by an Avro RJ85, operated by LaMia, crashed near the José María Córdova International Airport in Colombia. It was transporting the Brazilian Chapecoense football squad from Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, to José María Córdova International Airport in Colombia. 71 people, including 19 players of the Chapecoense football team, were killed.
  • SAM Colombia Flight 501 – A Boeing 727 operated by SAM Colombia hit Mt. Paramo de Frontino at 12,300 ft. while on approach to José María Córdova International Airport, killing all 132 people on board. The VHF omnidirectional range/distance measuring equipment had been sabotaged by terrorists and was not in service.
  • TAME Flight 120 – The Boeing 727-134 was on approach to Teniente Coronel Luis a Mantilla International Airport in foggy conditions on 28 January 2002, when it crashed into the side of Cumbal Volcano, killing all 94 people on board instantly. Colombian authorities concluded that pilot error was the cause of the accident.
  • West Caribbean Airways flight 9955, a Let L-410 Turbolet that crashed soon after take off from El Embrujo Airport on 26 March 2005, following a stall due to EFTO and pilot error. 9 of the 14 on board died.

Ecuador

  • 1982 Aerocondor DHC-4 Caribou accident – flew into high ground
  • TAME Flight 173 – The Boeing 737, named Ciudad de Loja, was on approach to Cuenca when the pilots went distracted. They were not aware that the plane was flying dangerously low and flew into terrain. At the same time, it was suspected that both pilots were experimenting with their aircraft, indicating a possible lack of experience. It then crashed into a hill, killing all 119 people on board.

Guyana

Peru

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  • TANS Perú Flight 222 Crashed on approach, January 2003.
  • TANS Peru Flight 204, a Boeing 737-200 passenger plane which crashed during a storm in the Peruvian jungle, killing at least 40 people of the approximately 100 on board.
  • LATAM Perú Flight 2213, an Airbus A320neo collided with a fire truck. All passengers were unharmed but three firefighters were killed.

Suriname

  • Surinam Airways Flight 764 – The McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 clipped a tree and flipped over while on approach to Zanderij airport, Suriname, killing 176 people, including a group of Surinamese football players called Colourful 11.

Uruguay

  • Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 – The plane was cruising when its pitot tubes froze and caused a false stall warning. The pilots put the aircraft on nose down to increase speed. With the stall warning still sounding as the plane neared overspeed, one of its slats came off, and the plane crashed at Nuevo Berlín, Uruguay at a nearly perpendicular angle, killing all aboard.

Venezuela

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See also

References

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