Description
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Main Cause
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Fatalities
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Injuries
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2000
|
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January 30 – Kenya Airways Flight 431, an Airbus A310, carrying 169 passengers and 10 crew members, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off Côte d'Ivoire after takeoff from Abidjan; only 10 of the 179 people on board survive.
|
Technical malfunction
|
169
|
10
|
April 19 – Air Philippines Flight 541, a Boeing 737-200, crashes in a coconut plantation on Samal Island, Davao del Norte while preparing to approach the Davao International Airport, killing all 131 people on board in the worst ever accident involving the 737-200.
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Pilot error
|
131
|
0
|
June 22 – Wuhan Airlines Flight 343, a Xian Y-7, is struck by lightning and crashes in Hanyang District, Wuhan, killing all 42 on board and another seven on the ground in the worst ever accident involving the Y-7.
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Pilot error
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42
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0
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July 8 – Aerocaribe Flight 7831, a British Aerospace Jetstream 32, crashes near Chulum Juárez, Mexico, killing all 19 on board.
|
Pilot error
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19
|
0
|
July 17 – Alliance Air Flight 7412, a Boeing 737-200, crashes into government housing in Patna, India, as it approaches the airport, killing 55 of the 58 on board and five people on the ground.
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Pilot error
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55
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3
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July 25 – Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde crashes during takeoff from Paris, France, after striking debris on the runway, killing all 100 passengers and nine crew aboard as well as four people on the ground; the entire Concorde fleet is grounded for one year.
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Tyre burst
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109
|
0
|
July 27 – A Royal Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes into Jarayakhali Hill in western Nepal, while operating a domestic passenger flight from Bajhang Airport to Dhangadhi Airport, killing all 25 people on board.
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Pilot error
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25
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0
|
August 23 – Gulf Air Flight 072, an Airbus A320, crashes into the Persian Gulf off Manama, Bahrain, while attempting to land; all 135 passengers and eight crew members are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
143
|
0
|
October 31 – Singapore Airlines Flight 006, a Boeing 747-400, strikes construction equipment after using a closed runway for takeoff at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taiwan, killing 83 out of 179 people on board.
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Pilot error
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83
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39
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November 15 – ASA Pesada Antonov An-24RV crashes shortly after takeoff from Luanda's Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, Angola, after suffering a catastrophic engine failure; all 57 passengers and crew are killed.
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Unknown
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57
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0
|
Total
|
|
833
|
52
|
|
|
|
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2001
|
|
|
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January 25 – RUTACA Airlines Flight 225, a Douglas DC-3, crashes shortly after takeoff from Tomás de Heres Airport, Venezuela, as a result of an engine failure; all 24 passengers and crew are killed.
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Unknown
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25
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3
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March 24 – Air Caraïbes Flight 1501, a de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashes into a house whilst on approach into Saint Barthélemy Airport, Guadeloupe; all 19 passengers and crew, as well as one person on the ground, are killed.
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Pilot error
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19
|
0
|
March 29 – Avjet charter flight chrashed in Aspen, a Gulfstream III jet with 15 passengers and three crew, crashes on approach into Aspen, Colorado, killing all on board.
|
Pilot error
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18
|
0
|
May 17 – Faraz Qeshm Airlines Yak-40 crash, a Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes into mountains en route to Gorgan Airport, Iran amid poor weather conditions; all 30 passengers and crew are killed, including Iran's Minister of Roads and Transportation, Rahman Dadman.
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Weather
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30
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0
|
July 4 – Vladivostok Air Flight 352, a Tupolev Tu-154, enters a flat spin on approach to Irkutsk Airport in Irkutsk, Russia, crashes down onto its belly and bursts into flames in a wooded area, killing all 145 aboard.
|
Unknown
|
145
|
0
|
September 11 – American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767-200ER with 92 people on board, is hijacked after taking off from Boston, and is flown into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City; all on board are killed as well as around 1600 people on the ground and in the building; the collapse of both towers brings the total death toll from the two crashes to at least 2,763, the deadliest disaster involving commercial aircraft.
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Highjacking
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92
|
0
|
September 11 – United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767-200 with 65 people on board, is hijacked after taking off from Boston and is flown into the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City; all on board are killed as well as around 900 people on the ground and in the building; the collapse of both towers brings the total death toll from the two crashes to at least 2,763, the deadliest disaster involving commercial aircraft.
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Highjacking
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65
|
0
|
September 11 – American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200 with 64 people on board, is hijacked after taking off from Dulles International Airport and is flown into the Pentagon; all on board are killed as well as 125 people in the building and on the ground.
|
Highjacking
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64
|
0
|
September 11 – United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757-200 with 44 people on board, is hijacked after taking off from Newark, New Jersey; passengers struggle with the hijackers, and the aircraft crashes in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing all on board.
|
Highjacking
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44
|
0
|
October 4 – Siberia Airlines Flight 1812, a Tupolev Tu-154, is shot down by the Ukrainian military over the Black Sea; all 66 passengers and 12 crew members are killed.
|
Shootdown
|
78
|
0
|
October 8 – Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686, an MD-87, crashes into a Cessna business jet on takeoff from Milan, Italy, then swerves into a baggage handling building and catches fire; all 110 people on board the MD-87 and all four in the Cessna are killed, as well as four people on the ground.
|
Collision
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118
|
4
|
November 12 – American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300, crashes into a Queens neighborhood in New York City when the plane's vertical tail fin snaps off just after takeoff due to overuse of the rudder by the first officer during a wake turbulence encounter; all 251 passengers and nine crew members on board are killed as well as five people on the ground.
|
Technical malfunction
|
260
|
0
|
November 24 – Crossair Flight 3597, an Avro RJ100, crashes near Bassersdorf, Switzerland, while attempting to land in Zürich; 24 of the 33 people on board lose their lives.
|
Pilot error
|
24
|
9
|
Total
|
|
982
|
16
|
|
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
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January 16 – Garuda Indonesia Flight 421, a Boeing 737-300, experiences a dual flameout after entering a thunderstorm, and crashes into the Bengawan Solo River in Indonesia; a flight attendant is killed but the other 59 people on board survive the accident.
|
Pilot error
|
1
|
1
|
January 28 – TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727, crashes into a volcano on approach to Tulcán, Ecuador, in low-visibility conditions; all 94 on board are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
94
|
0
|
February 12 – Iran Air Tours Flight 956, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into the Sefid Kooh mountains during heavy rain, snow, and dense fog, while descending for Khorramabad Airport; all twelve crew members and 107 passengers are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
94
|
0
|
April 15 – Air China Flight 129, a Boeing 767-200ER, crashes into a hill during a landing attempt at Busan, South Korea, in misty conditions; of the 155 passengers and 11 crew, 37 survive.
|
Pilot error/ATC
|
129
|
37
|
May 4 – EAS Airlines Flight 4226, a BAC 1-11 500 series, crashes into the Gwammaja neighborhood at Kano, Nigeria, shortly after takeoff; the ensuing crash results in the deaths of 73 on board and at least 30 civilians on the ground.
|
Pilot error
|
73
|
4
|
May 7 – EgyptAir Flight 843, a Boeing 737-566, crashes near Tunis, Tunisia, while landing in rough weather; of the 62 people on board, 14 die.
|
Pilot error
|
14
|
28
|
May 7 – China Northern Airlines Flight 6136, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes near Dalian, China, after a passenger sets fire to the cabin with gasoline; all 103 passengers and nine crew are killed.
|
Highjacking
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112
|
0
|
May 25 – China Airlines Flight 611, a Boeing 747-200B, disintegrates above the Taiwan Strait in mid-flight due to maintenance error, killing all 225 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
225
|
0
|
July 1 – Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154 with 60 passengers and nine crew members on board, collides with DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757 freighter with two pilots on board near Lake Constance, Germany; all people on both planes die.
|
Midair collision
|
71
|
0
|
July 4 – Prestige Airlines Boeing 707 crash, a Boeing 707 crashes at Bangui Airport while attempting an emergency landing, killing 28 of 30 on board.
|
Landing gear/Pilot error
|
28
|
2
|
August 22 – Shangri-La Air Twin Otter Crash, a de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes in thick cloud whilst on approach into Pokhara Airport, Nepal, killing all 18 passengers and crew.
|
Pilot error
|
18
|
0
|
August 30 – Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasília, crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, Brazil, in a rainstorm; the aircraft breaks up into three pieces and catches fire; 23 of 31 on board die.
|
Pilot error
|
23
|
8
|
November 6 – Luxair Flight 9642, a Fokker F50, crashes short of the runway on approach to Luxembourg Findel Airport in foggy weather conditions; of the 19 passengers and three crew on board, only two survive.
|
Pilot error
|
20
|
2
|
November 11 – Laoag International Airlines Flight 585, a Fokker F-27 Friendship, crashes into Manila Bay shortly after takeoff from Ninoy Aquino International Airport; of the 34 people on board, 19 are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
19
|
15
|
December 23 – Aeromist-Kharkiv Flight 2137, an Antonov An-140, crashes near Ardestan in Iran whilst descending into Isfahan International Airport, claiming the lives of all 44 on board; the accident is found to have been caused by insufficient crew training.
|
Pilot error
|
44
|
0
|
Total
|
|
965
|
97
|
|
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
January 8 – Air Midwest Flight 5481, a Beechcraft 1900, crashes on takeoff from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; all 19 passengers and two pilots are killed.
|
Maintenance
|
21
|
0
|
January 8 – Turkish Airlines Flight 634, an Avro RJ100, crashes during its final approach to land at Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, in extensive fog. All of the five crew and 70 of the 75 passengers are killed, five passengers survive with serious injuries.
|
Pilot error
|
75
|
5
|
January 9 – TANS Perú Flight 222, a Fokker F28, crashes while on approach to Chachapoyas Airport; all 46 on board die.
|
Pilot error
|
46
|
0
|
March 6 – Air Algérie Flight 6289, a Boeing 737-200, veers off the runway on takeoff in Tamanrasset, Algeria; 96 of the 97 passengers and all six crew members die.
|
Engine failure
|
102
|
1
|
May 8 – Ukrainian Cargo Airways chartered fligt, an Ilyushin Il-76 suffers a rapid decompression after a cargo door opens mid-flight. The aircraft manages to return to Kinshasa, but not before between 17 and 200 civilians are sucked out to their deaths (casualty numbers vary depending on source).
|
Technical malfunction
|
129
|
0
|
May 26 – UM Airlines Flight 4230, a Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes into the side of a mountain near the town of Maçka, Turkey. All 75 people are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
75
|
0
|
June 22 – Air France Flight 5672, a Bombardier CRJ100ER operating a domestic flight from Nantes to Brest in France, crashes on approach to Brest-Guipavas Airport due to pilot error, killing one of the 24 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
1
|
5
|
July 8 – Sudan Airways Flight 139, a Boeing 737-200, crashes shortly after taking off from Port Sudan, Sudan. 116 of the 117 people on board the plane die; a two-year-old boy is the sole survivor.
|
Engine failure
|
116
|
1
|
August 24 – Tropical Airways Flight 1301, a Let L-410 Turbolet operating a domestic flight in Haiti, crashes into a field shortly after taking off from Cap-Haïtien International Airport, due to a cargo door failure; all 21 people on board are killed.
|
Technical malfunction
|
21
|
0
|
December 25 – UTA Flight 141, a Boeing 727, runs off the end of the runway upon takeoff at Cotonou, Benin, and crashes onto the beach on the Bight of Benin, killing 151 of the 163 occupants.
|
Overweight
|
141
|
22
|
Total
|
|
727
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 604, a Boeing 737-300, crashes into the Red Sea, killing all 135 passengers and 13 crew members in the worst ever accident involving the 737-300.
|
Pilot error
|
148
|
0
|
January 13 – Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154, a Yakovlev Yak-40 collides with a radar station on approach into Tashkent International Airport, Uzbekistan in poor weather. All 37 passengers and crew are killed.
|
Unknown
|
37
|
0
|
February 10 – Kish Air Flight 7170, a Fokker 50, crashes at Sharjah International Airport, killing 43 people. Three survive with serious injuries.
|
Pilot error
|
43
|
3
|
May 14 – Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815, an Embraer 120ER, crashes while on approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport, killing all 33 passengers and crew on board; the cause is never determined.
|
Unknown
|
33
|
0
|
June 8 – Gabon Express Flight 221, a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 crashes into the sea after attempting an emergency landing at Libreville International Airport, Gabon after an engine failure. 19 of the 30 passengers and crew are killed.
|
Technical malfunction
|
19
|
11
|
August 24 - Volga-AviaExpress Flight 1353, an Tupolev Tu-134A-3 gets destroyed by terrorist bomb, all 44 occupants dies
|
Terrorism
|
44
|
0
|
August 24 - Siberia Airlines Flight 1047, an Tupolev Tu-154B-2 gets destroyed by terrorist bomb, all 46 occupants dies
|
Terrorism
|
46
|
0
|
October 19 – Corporate Airlines Flight 5966, a British Aerospace Jetstream, crashes near Kirksville, Missouri, United States; 13 of the 15 people on board die.
|
Pilot error
|
13
|
2
|
November 21 – China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210, a Bombardier CRJ200, stalls and crashes near Baotou, China, shortly after takeoff because of frost contamination; all 53 on board and two people on the ground are killed.
|
Icing
|
53
|
0
|
November 30 – Lion Air Flight 583, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crash-lands in Solo City, Indonesia, killing 25 of the 154 people on board.
|
Technical malfunction
|
25
|
109
|
Total
|
|
461
|
125
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
February 3 – Kam Air Flight 904, a Boeing 737-200, crashes in a snowstorm in Afghanistan. All 96 passengers and eight crew members die.
|
Pilot error
|
104
|
0
|
March 16 – Regional Airlines Flight 9288, an Antonov An-24RV, stalls and crashes into a small hill near Varandey Airport, Russia, due to a possible instrument failure, killing 28 of 52 on board.
|
Pilot error
|
28
|
0
|
May 7 - Aero-Tropics Air Services, a Fairchild Swearingen SA227-DC Metro 23 chrashes into terraine at Lockhart River, killing all 15 occupants.
|
Pilot error
|
15
|
0
|
July 16 – An Equatorial Express Antonov An-24 crashes into a mountainside near Baney in Equatorial Guinea, killing all 60 people on board.
|
Overweight
|
60
|
0
|
August 6 – Tuninter Flight 1153, an ATR 72, ditches into the Mediterranean Sea near Palermo, Sicily, with 35 passengers and four crew members on board; 14 passengers and two crew members die.
|
Maintenance
|
16
|
11
|
August 14 – Helios Airways Flight 522, a Boeing 737-300, crashes near Kalamos, Greece, with 115 passengers and six crew members on board; there are no survivors.
|
Pilot error
|
121
|
0
|
August 16 – West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes in western Venezuela. All on board, 152 passengers and eight crew members, die.
|
Pilot error
|
160
|
0
|
August 23 – TANS Perú Flight 204, a Boeing 737-200, crashes on approach to Captain Rolden International Airport, Pucallpa, Peru. Thirty-five of the 91 passengers on board, as well as five of the seven crew members, die.
|
Pilot error
|
40
|
58
|
September 5 – Mandala Airlines Flight 091, a Boeing 737-200, crashes in Medan, Indonesia, killing 103 of the 111 passengers and all five crew members on board the aircraft and an additional 47 people on the ground.
|
Pilot error
|
149
|
31
|
September 5 – A Kavatshi Airlines Antonov An-26B crashes at Isiro Airport in Matari, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all 11 people on board.
|
Unknown
|
11
|
0
|
September 9 – An Air Kasai Antonov An-26B crashes in the Republic of the Congo north of Brazzaville, killing all 13 people on board.
|
Unknown
|
13
|
0
|
October 22 – Bellview Airlines Flight 210, a Boeing 737-200, crashes shortly after takeoff from Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.
|
Unknown
|
117
|
0
|
December 10 – Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 with 110 people on board, crashes during landing in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Of the 110 people on board; only two survive.
|
Weather
|
108
|
2
|
December 19 – Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101, a Grumman Mallard, crashes off the coast of Miami Beach, Florida, killing all 20 on board.
|
Maintenance
|
20
|
0
|
December 23 – Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217, an Antonov An-140, crashes shortly after takeoff from Baku Airport due to instrument failure, killing all 23 on board.
|
Technical malfunction
|
23
|
0
|
Total
|
|
985
|
102
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
March 31 – TEAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 6865, a Let L-410 Turbolet crashes whilst conducting a VFR approach to Macaé Airport, Brazil. All 19 passengers and crew are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
19
|
0
|
May 3 – Armavia Flight 967, an Airbus A320, crashes into the Black Sea near the Russian city of Sochi, killing all 113 on board.
|
Pilot error
|
113
|
0
|
July 9 – S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310, crashes into a concrete barricade at Irkutsk International Airport, Russia, upon landing and catches fire. Of the 203 people on board, 128 are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
125
|
63
|
July 10 – PIA Flight 688, a Fokker F27, crashes into a wheat field near Multan, Pakistan, ten minutes after taking off, killing all 41 passengers and four crew members on board.
|
Maintenance
|
45
|
0
|
August 22 – Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes near Donetsk, Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
170
|
0
|
August 27 – Comair Flight 5191, a Bombardier Canadair CRJ-100, crashes on takeoff at Blue Grass Airport, Kentucky, due to runway confusion; of the 50 people on board, only the first officer survives.
|
Pilot error
|
49
|
1
|
September 1 – Iran Air Tours Flight 945, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes while attempting to land in Mashad, Iran, killing 28 of 154 on board.
|
Tyre burst
|
28
|
0
|
September 29 – Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800, collides with an Embraer Legacy business jet and crashes in Mato Grosso, Brazil; the Embraer Legacy, with seven on board, lands safely with no reported injuries while all 154 people on board the Boeing 737 die; this crash marks the first loss of a Boeing 737-800.
|
Midair collision
|
154
|
0
|
October 10 – Atlantic Airways Flight 670, a BAe 146, slides off the runway at Stord Airport, Norway, due to hydroplaning and brake failure, killing four of the 16 people on board.
|
Technical malfunction
|
4
|
12
|
October 29 – ADC Airlines Flight 53, a Boeing 737-200, crashes near Abuja, Nigeria, after encountering wind shear, killing 96 of the 105 people on board.
|
Weather
|
96
|
9
|
Total
|
|
803
|
85
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
January 1 – Adam Air Flight 574, a Boeing 737-400 with 102 people on board, crashes into the ocean off the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, killing all on board in the worst ever crash involving the 737-400.
|
Pilot error
|
102
|
0
|
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.
|
Unknown
|
34
|
1
|
March 7 – Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, a Boeing 737-400, overshoots the runway and crashes while landing at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, killing 21 of the 140 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
112
|
119
|
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.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
6
|
20
|
May 5 – Kenya Airways Flight 507, a Boeing 737-800 with 114 people on board, crashes near Douala, Cameroon, killing all on board.
|
Pilot error
|
114
|
0
|
June 25 – PMTair Flight 241, an Antonov An-24, crashes in southwestern Cambodia, killing all 22 on board.
|
Unknown
|
22
|
0
|
June 28 – TAAG Angola Airlines, a Boeing 737-200, D2-TBP, with 78 people on board, loses control while landing in M'banza-Kongo, Angola, killing at least six people on board and injuring an unknown number of others.
|
Unknown
|
130
|
0
|
July 17 – TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes at Congonhas-São Paulo Airport, Brazil, killing all 187 people on board and 12 on the ground.
|
Pilot error
|
199
|
13
|
August 9 – Air Moorea Flight 1121, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6, crashes into the lagoon of the island of Moorea in French Polynesia just 11 seconds after takeoff, killing all 20 on board.
|
Maintenance
|
20
|
0
|
August 26 – A Great Lakes Business Company Antonov An-32B crashes short of the runway after experiencing engine failure and attempting to return to Kongolo Airport in Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 14 of the 15 people on board.
|
Engine failure
|
14
|
1
|
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.
|
Pilot error
|
90
|
40
|
November 30 – Atlasjet Flight 4203, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, crashes into a mountain near Isparta, Turkey, killing all 57 on board.
|
Pilot error
|
57
|
0
|
Total
|
|
900
|
194
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
January 4 – Transaven Let L-410 crash near Los Roques archipelago, kills all 14 on board.
|
Engine failure
|
14
|
0
|
February 21 – Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518, an ATR 42-300, crashes shortly after taking off from Mérida, Venezuela, killing all 46 on board.
|
Pilot error
|
46
|
0
|
April 3 – Blue Wing Airlines, an Antonov An-28, crashes near Benzdorp in Suriname. All 19 on board are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
19
|
0
|
April 15 – Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashes into a market near Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 40 people, including three passengers.
|
Engine failure
|
40
|
111
|
May 30 – TACA Flight 390, an Airbus A320, overruns the runway at Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, killing five (including two on ground).
|
Pilot error
|
3
|
65
|
June 10 – Sudan Airways Flight 109, an Airbus A310, crashes at Khartoum International Airport and breaks apart, catching fire. 30 deaths are confirmed, six passengers are listed as missing.
|
Pilot error/ATC
|
30
|
17
|
August 20 – Spanair Flight 5022, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes on takeoff at Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain. Of the 172 people on board, 154 are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
154
|
18
|
August 24 – Aéreo Ruta Maya, a Cessna 208 Caravan, crashes 45 minutes after takeoff from La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala en route to El Estor, Guatemala. 11 of the 14 passengers and crew are killed.
|
Engine failure
|
11
|
3
|
August 24 – Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895, a Boeing 737, crashes just after takeoff from Manas Airport in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 68 of the 90 passengers and crew on board are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
65
|
18
|
September 14 – Aeroflot Flight 821, a Boeing 737, crashes on approach to Perm Airport from Moscow due to pilot error, killing all 88 people on board in the worst ever accident involving the Boeing 737-500.
|
Pilot error
|
88
|
0
|
October 8 – Yeti Airlines Flight 103, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashes 60 nautical miles (110 km) from Mt Everest, Nepal, killing 18 of 19 people on board.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
18
|
0
|
Total
|
|
488
|
232
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
February 7 – A Manaus Aerotáxi Embraer EMB 110 crashes in the Amazon basin near Santo António, Brazil, due to overloading, killing 24 of the 28 people on board.
|
Overweight
|
24
|
4
|
February 12 – Colgan Air Flight 3407, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 flying from Newark, New Jersey, to Buffalo, New York, United States, crashes into a house in Clarence Center, New York state, killing all 49 on board the aircraft and one person on the ground.
|
Autopilot
|
50
|
4
|
February 25 – Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Istanbul, Turkey, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, stalls and crashes into a field during final approach to Schiphol Airport, killing nine of the 135 people on board.
|
Technical malfunction
|
9
|
120
|
April 17 – Mimika Air Flight 514, a Pilatus PC-6 operating a domestic flight in Western New Guinea, Indonesia, crashes into Mount Gergaji due to pilot error, killing all 11 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
11
|
0
|
June 1 – Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France, crashes in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 people on board; bodies and aircraft debris are recovered within days but the main fuselage and the black boxes are not found until 2011; this remains the deadliest accident involving the A330.
|
UI/Pilot error
|
228
|
0
|
June 30 – Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310 flying from Sanaa, Yemen, to Moroni, Comoros, crashes into the Indian Ocean on approach to Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport due to pilot error; all but one of the 153 occupants are killed, the sole survivor being a 12-year-old girl who is found clinging to the wreckage.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
152
|
1
|
July 15 – Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154 flying from Tehran, Iran, to Yerevan, Armenia, crashes 16 minutes after takeoff due to uncontained engine failure, killing all 168 people on board.
|
Engine failure
|
168
|
0
|
July 24 – Aria Air Flight 1525, an Ilyushin Il-62 operating a domestic flight in Iran, overshoots the runway while attempting to land at Mashhad International Airport, killing 16 of the 173 on board.
|
Pilot error
|
16
|
19
|
August 2 – Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 9760, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating a domestic flight in the Indonesian province of Papua, crashes into a mountain on approach to Oksibil Airport in good weather, due to pilot error; all 15 people on board are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
15
|
0
|
August 4 – Bangkok Airways Flight 266, an ATR 72-200 operating a domestic flight in Thailand, crashes while attempting to land at Samui Airport on Ko Samui island, resulting in at least one confirmed death and 37 injuries amongst the 72 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
1
|
41
|
August 11 – Airlines PNG Flight 4684, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating a domestic flight in southeastern Papua New Guinea, crashes into mountainous terrain while on approach to Kokoda Airport due to poor visibility; all 13 people on board die in the accident.
|
Pilot error
|
13
|
0
|
November 12 – RwandAir Flight 205, a Bombardier CRJ-100 bound for Entebbe, Uganda, crashes into a terminal building at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda shortly after returning for an emergency landing due to difficulties with the flight controls; one of the 10 passengers is killed.
|
Technical malfunction
|
1
|
10
|
November 28 – Avient Aviation Flight 324, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F bound for Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan, overshoots the runway during takeoff at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China, killing three of the seven crew members on board.
|
Pilot error
|
3
|
4
|
Total
|
|
691
|
203
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
January 25 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, a Boeing 737-800 bound for the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, crashes into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport; all 90 people on board die.
|
Pilot error
|
90
|
0
|
May 12 – Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771, an Airbus A330 that has flown from Johannesburg, South Africa, crashes on landing at Tripoli International Airport, Libya, killing all but one of the 104 people on board; the sole survivor is a child from the Netherlands.
|
Pilot error
|
103
|
1
|
May 17 – Pamir Airways Flight 112, an Antonov An-24 operating a domestic flight in Afghanistan, crashes shortly after taking off from Kunduz Airport; all 39 passengers and five crew lose their lives.
|
Weather
|
44
|
0
|
May 22 –Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737-800 flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Mangalore, India, crashes after overshooting the runway at Mangalore International Airport; 158 of the 166 people on board are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
158
|
8
|
July 28 – Airblue Flight 202, an Airbus A321 operating a domestic flight in Pakistan, crashes in the Margalla Hills northeast of Islamabad, resulting in the deaths of 146 passengers and six crew members; it is the first fatal accident involving an Airbus A321 and Pakistan's worst air disaster.
|
Pilot error
|
152
|
0
|
August 3 – Katekavia Flight 9357, an Antonov An-24 operating a domestic flight in Russia, crashes on approach to Igarka Airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai, killing 12 of the 15 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
12
|
3
|
August 16 – AIRES Flight 8250, a Boeing 737 operating a domestic flight in Colombia, splits apart after a hard landing at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Airport in San Andrés; of the 125 passengers and six crew members on board, two passengers are killed and another 113 injured.
|
Pilot error
|
2
|
129
|
August 24 – Agni Air Flight 101, a Dornier Do 228 operating a domestic flight in Nepal, crashes near Shikharpur in heavy rain, shortly after departing from Kathmandu, killing all 14 people on board.
|
Technical malfunction
|
14
|
0
|
August 24 – Henan Airlines Flight 8387, an Embraer E-190 operating a domestic flight in China, overshoots the runway and crashes at Yichun, Heilongjiang, killing 44 of the 91 passengers and five crew members; this is the first hull loss of an Embraer E-Jet.
|
Pilot error
|
44
|
52
|
August 25 – Filair, Let L-410 Turbolet crashes on approach to Bandundu Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all but one of the 21 on board.
|
Crocodile
|
20
|
1
|
September 13 – Conviasa Flight 2350, an ATR-42 operating a domestic flight in Venezuela, crashes shortly before landing at Guayana International Airport, killing 15 of the 51 people on board.
|
Technical malfunction
|
17
|
23
|
November 4 – Aero Caribbean Flight 883, an ATR-72 bound from Haiti to Cuba, crashes in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spíritus, killing all 68 on board in one of the worst-ever accidents involving the ATR 72.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
68
|
0
|
November 5 – JS Air Flight 201, a Beechcraft 1900 operating a domestic charter flight in Pakistan, crashes immediately after takeoff from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, due to an engine malfunction; all 21 people on board are killed.
|
Engine failure
|
21
|
0
|
November 11 – Tarco Airlines, Antonov An-24 crashes on landing at Zalingei Airport, Sudan, killing six of the 44 on board.
|
Pilot error
|
2
|
6
|
December 4 – Dagestan Airlines Flight 372, a Tupolev Tu-154 operating a domestic flight in Russia, skids off the runway during an emergency landing at Domodedovo International Airport, killing two of the 160 passengers on board and injuring 87.
|
Pilot error
|
2
|
92
|
December 15 – Tara Air, de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes in the Bilandu Forest near Shreechaur, Okhaldhunga District, Nepal, killing all 22 passengers and crew on board.
|
Unknown
|
22
|
0
|
Total
|
|
771
|
315
|
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
January 1 – Kolavia Flight 348, a Tupolev Tu-154, erupts in flames while taxiing at Surgut International Airport, Russia, killing three out of 124 people and injuring 43.
|
Technical malfunction
|
3
|
43
|
January 9 – Iran Air Flight 277, a Boeing 727, crashes at Urmia Airport, Iran, during a go-around, killing 77 of 105 people on board.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
78
|
27
|
February 10 – Manx2 Flight 7100, a Fairchild Metroliner III, crashes at Cork Airport, Republic of Ireland, and catches fire, killing six of 12 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
6
|
6
|
February 14 – Central American Airways Flight 731, a Let L-410 Turbolet, crashes while on approach to Toncontín International Airport, killing all 14 on board.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
14
|
0
|
April 4 – United Nations Flight 834, a Georgian Airways plane operated by the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) crashes on landing at N'djili Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo; all but one of the 33 on board are killed.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
32
|
1
|
May 7 – Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968, a Xian MA60, crashes off the coast of West Papua, Indonesia, while on approach to Kaimana Airport in heavy rain, killing all 25 passengers and crew on board.
|
Pilot error
|
25
|
0
|
May 18 – Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428, a Saab 340, crashes off Prahuaniyeu, Río Negro, Argentina, while en route to General Enrique Mosconi International Airport, Comodoro Rivadavia due to ice formation on the wings, propellers and under the fuselage, killing all 22 passengers and crew on board.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
22
|
0
|
June 20 – RusAir Flight 9605, a Tupolev Tu-134, crashes onto the Russian highway A133 near the village of Besovets, Petrozavodsk, Russia, while on approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing 47 of 52 on board.
|
Pilot error
|
47
|
5
|
July 8 – Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952, a Boeing 727, crashes on landing at Bangoka International Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 74 of 118 on board.
|
Pilot error
|
74
|
40
|
July 11 – Angara Airlines Flight 9007, an Antonov An-24, ditches in the Ob River, Russia, after an engine fire, killing seven of 37 on board.
|
Engine failure
|
7
|
19
|
July 13 – Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896, a Let L-410 Turbolet, crashes shortly after takeoff from Recife Airport, Brazil, killing all 16 on board.
|
Engine failure
|
16
|
0
|
August 20 – First Air Flight 6560, a Boeing 737, crashes while on approach to Resolute Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada, killing 12 of 15 on board.
|
Pilot error
|
12
|
3
|
September 6 – Aerocon Flight 238, a Fairchild Metroliner III, crashes near Trinidad, Bolivia, killing eight of nine people on board.
|
Unknown
|
8
|
1
|
September 7 – Yak-Service Flight 9633, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes just after takeoff from Tunoshna Airport, Yaroslavl, Russia, due to pilot error, killing 44 of the 45 people on board. Many were players and staff of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team of the KHL, as the flight was destined for Minsk, Belarus for a league game.
|
Pilot error
|
44
|
1
|
September 25 – Buddha Air Flight 103, a Beechcraft 1900D, crashes in dense fog while attempting to land at Kathmandu Tribhuwan International Airport, killing all 16 passengers and three crew members.
|
Pilot error
|
19
|
0
|
September 29 – Nusantara Buana Air Flight 823, a CASA C-212 Aviocar crashes in Indonesia during a domestic flight from Medan to Kutacane. All 18 passengers and crew are killed.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
18
|
0
|
October 13 – Airlines PNG Flight 1600, a de Havilland Canada DHC-8, crashes near the mouth of the Gogol River, Papua New Guinea, killing 28 of 32 on board.
|
UI/Pilot error
|
28
|
4
|
October 14 – Moremi Air Services, Cessna 208 Grand Caravan crashes shortly after taking off from Xakanaka Airstrip, Botswana. The pilot and seven passengers are killed, with four passengers surviving the crash.
|
Engine failure
|
8
|
4
|
Total
|
|
461
|
154
|
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
April 2 – UTair Flight 120, an ATR-72, crashes shortly after takeoff from Roshchino International Airport, Tyumen, Russia, killing 31 of the 43 passengers and crew on board.
|
Icing
|
33
|
10
|
April 20 – Bhoja Air Flight 213, a Boeing 737, crashes near Chaklala airbase, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in bad weather, killing all 127 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
127
|
0
|
May 9 – Sukhoi, a Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashes into Mount Salak, Indonesia, on an exhibition flight, killing all 45 passengers and crew on board.
|
Pilot error
|
45
|
0
|
May 14 – Agni Air Flight CHT, a Dornier Do 228 crashes near Jomsom Airport, Nepal, during a go-around; of the 21 on board, six survive.
|
Unknown
|
15
|
6
|
June 3 – Dana Air Flight 992, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 carrying 147 passengers and six crew members crashes in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria, on approach to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, killing all on board and 10 more people on the ground.
|
Engine failure
|
153
|
0
|
August 19 – Alfa Airlines, Antonov An-24-100 crashes in the Nuba mountain range near Talodi, Sudan, on approach to Talodi Airstrip, killing all 32 people on board.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
32
|
0
|
September 12 – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251, an Antonov An-28, crashes in Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, killing 10 of the 14 passengers and crew on board.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
10
|
4
|
September 28 – Sita Air Flight 601, a Dornier Do 228, crashes on the bank of the Manohara River, Kathmandu, Nepal, after a bird strike, killing all 19 on board.
|
Engine failure
|
19
|
0
|
December 25 – Air Bagan Flight 11, a Fokker 100, crash-lands on a road near Heho Airport, Myanmar, killing one on board, one on the ground and injuring 11.
|
Pilot error
|
2
|
9
|
Total
|
|
436
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
January 29 – SCAT Airlines Flight 760, a Bombardier CRJ200, crashes in thick fog on approach to Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan, killing all 16 passengers and five crew on board.
|
Unknown
|
21
|
0
|
February 13 – South Airlines Flight 8971, an Antonov An-24, crash-lands in dense fog at Donetsk International Airport, Ukraine, killing five of 52 people on board.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
5
|
9
|
March 4 – Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, a Fokker 50 crashes in poor weather conditions on approach to Goma International Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all five crew and one of the four passengers.
|
Pilot error
|
6
|
0
|
July 6 – Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a Boeing 777, crashes short of the runway on landing at San Francisco International Airport, killing three of 307 on board and injuring 182. The crash was the first fatal accident involving the Boeing 777.
|
Pilot error
|
3
|
187
|
July 7 – Rediske Air, a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 operated by Rediske Air crashes on approach to Soldotna Airport, Alaska, killing all 10 people on board.
|
Unknown
|
10
|
0
|
October 3 – Associated Aviation Flight 361, an Embraer 120, crashes shortly after takeoff from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, killing 16 people on board.
|
Engine failure
|
16
|
4
|
October 16 – Lao Airlines Flight 301, an ATR-72, crashes shortly before landing at Pakse International Airport under adverse weather conditions, killing all 44 passengers and five crew on board.
|
Pilot error
|
49
|
0
|
November 17 – Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363, a Boeing 737, crashes at Kazan International Airport, Russia, during a go-around, killing all 50 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
50
|
0
|
November 29 – LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470, an Embraer 190, en route from Maputo International Airport, Mozambique, to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Angola is deliberately crashed by the captain into Bwabwata National Park in northern Namibia, killing all 33 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
33
|
0
|
Total
|
|
193
|
200
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
|
February 16 – Nepal Airlines Flight 183, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6, crashes near Khidim about 74 kilometres southwest of Pokhara, Nepal, killing all 18 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
18
|
0
|
March 8 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a Boeing 777 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board, disappears from radar over the Gulf of Thailand. A wing part was later found in Réunion.
|
Unknown
|
239
|
0
|
July 17 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, is shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board in the deadliest civilian airliner shootdown incident.
|
Shootdown
|
298
|
0
|
July 23 – TransAsia Airways Flight 222, an ATR-72 en route from Kaohsiung to Penghu, Taiwan, crashes during go-around, killing 48 of the 58 people on board.
|
Pilot error
|
48
|
10
|
July 24 – Air Algérie Flight 5017, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Burkina Faso to Algiers, crashes in the northern Mali desert after disappearing from radar approximately 50 minutes after takeoff, killing all 110 passengers and six crew members on board.
|
Icing
|
116
|
0
|
August 10 – Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915, a HESA IrAn-140 (an Antonov An-140 built under license) crashes shortly after takeoff from Mehrabad International Airport, Iran, killing 39 of the 48 people on board.
|
Overweight/ Engine failure
|
40
|
8
|
December 28 – Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501, an Airbus A320 en route from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore, crashes into waters off Borneo, killing all 155 passengers and seven crew on board.
|
Pilot error
|
162
|
0
|
Total
|
|
921
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
February 4 – TransAsia Airways Flight 235, an ATR-72, stalls on takeoff and crashes into the Keelung River in Taiwan after striking the Huandong Viaduct and a passing taxi. 43 of the 58 passengers and crew on board are killed.
|
Pilot error/Engine failure
|
43
|
15
|
March 24 – Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashes in southern France en route from Barcelona, Spain to Düsseldorf, Germany as a result of a deliberate act by the first officer. All 144 passengers and six crew on board the aircraft die in the crash.
|
Suicide
|
150
|
0
|
August 16 – Trigana Air Service Flight 267, an ATR-42, crashes while en route from Sentani Airport, to Oskibil Airport in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua. All 49 passengers and five crew members are killed in the crash in the worst aviation accident ever involving the ATR-42.
|
Pilot error
|
54
|
0
|
October 2 – Aviastar Flight 7503, a de HavillandDHC-6 Twin Otter, crashes on a mountain 11 minutes after take-off over Palopo, Indonesia, killing all 10 passengers and crew on board.
|
Pilot error
|
10
|
0
|
October 31 – Metrojet Flight 9268, an Airbus A321, explodes in mid-air over the Sinai Peninsula due to a terrorist bomb, 23 minutes after takeoff from Sharm-El-Sheikh, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board.
|
Terrorism
|
224
|
0
|
November 4 – Allied Services Ltd, an Antonov An-12 crashes near the White Nile shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport, killing 37 of 39 on board.
|
Unknown
|
37
|
2
|
Total
|
|
518
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
February 2 – Daallo Airlines Flight 159, an Airbus A321, suffers an explosion shortly after taking off from Aden Adde International Airport, Somalia; two people are injured and one, the suspected suicide bomber, is killed after falling from the aircraft.
|
Terrorism
|
1
|
2
|
February 24 – Tara Air Flight 193, a Viking Air-built de HavillandDHC-6 Twin Otter, flies into a storm and crashes into a mountainside at Dana, Myagdi district, Nepal, killing all 23 on board.
|
Pilot error
|
23
|
0
|
February 26 – Air Kasthamandap, a PAC 750XL crash-lands in Nepal, killing the two crew members and injuring nine passengers.
|
Engine failure
|
2
|
9
|
March 9 – True Aviation, an Antonov An-26 crashes into the sea whilst trying to return to Cox's Bazar Airport, Bangladesh after an engine failure, killing three of the four crew on board.
|
Engine failure
|
3
|
1
|
March 19 – Flydubai Flight 981, a Boeing 737-800, crashes while landing at Rostov-on-Don, Russia, in poor weather, killing all 62 people on board.
|
Weather/Pilot error
|
62
|
0
|
April 13 – Sunbird Aviation, a Britten-Norman Islander crashes on approach to Kiunga Airport in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, while operating a non-scheduled domestic charter flight, killing all 12 on board.
|
Engine failure
|
12
|
0
|
May 19 – EgyptAir Flight 804, an Airbus A320, crashes into the eastern Mediterranean Sea after a series of sharp descending turns; all 56 passengers and 10 crew are killed.
|
Fire
|
66
|
0
|
November 28 – LaMia Airlines Flight 2933, an Avro RJ85, crashes at Cerro Gordo en route to Medellín, Colombia, whilst carrying the Brazilian football team Chapecoense; all but six of the 77 passengers and crew die.
|
Pilot error
|
71
|
6
|
December 7 – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661, an ATR-42-500, crashes at Havelian while en route from Chitral to Islamabad; all 42 passengers and five crew members are killed in the accident.
|
Engine failure
|
47
|
0
|
Total
|
|
287
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
November 15 – Khabarovsk Airlines Flight 463, a Let L-410 Turbolet, crashes short of the runway at Nelkan Airport in Russia, killing four of the five passengers and both crew members.
|
Engine failure
|
6
|
1
|
December 13 – West Wind Aviation Flight 280, an ATR 42-300, crashes shortly after takeoff from Fond-du-Lac Airport, Saskatchewan, Canada. Of the 25 passengers and crew on board, all initially survive, but one passenger dies of his injuries in the hospital 12 days later.
|
Icing
|
1
|
24
|
December 31 – Nature Air Flight 9916, a Cessna 208 Caravan crashes shortly after takeoff from Punta Islita Airport, Costa Rica. All 12 passengers and crew on board are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
12
|
0
|
Total
|
|
19
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
February 11 – Saratov Airlines Flight 703, an Antonov An-148, crashes shortly after taking off from Domodedovo International Airport, Russia. All 71 passengers and crew are killed.
|
Icing/Pilot error
|
71
|
0
|
February 18 – Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704, an ATR 72–200 on a domestic flight in Iran, crashes into the Zagros Mountains killing all 60 passengers and six crew members on board.
|
Weather
|
66
|
0
|
March 12 – US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211, a Bombardier Q400 on an international flight from Dhaka to Nepal, crashes at Tribhuvan International Airport; 52 of the 71 people on board are killed.
|
Pilot error
|
51
|
0
|
April 17 – Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, a Boeing 737-700 en route over Bernville, Pennsylvania, suffers an engine failure at cruise altitude. Some debris enters the fuselage, causing substantial damage to the aircraft and loss of cabin pressure. The crew safely diverts to Philadelphia International Airport. One passenger is killed; another seven are injured.
|
Engine failure
|
1
|
8
|
May 18 – Cubana de Aviación Flight 972, a Boeing 737-200/Adv, crashes shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba. 112 of the 113 passengers and crew are killed; the sole survivor is seriously injured.
|
Overweight
|
112
|
1
|
August 4 – Ju-Air, a Junkers Ju 52 crashes near Piz Segnas, Switzerland, killing all 20 on board.
|
Pilot error
|
20
|
0
|
September 9 – South West Aviation, an L-410 Turbolet crashes into a lake in Yirol, South Sudan, killing 20 of the 23 passengers and crew on board.
|
Weather
|
20
|
3
|
September 28 – Air Niugini Flight 73, a Boeing 737-800, lands short of the runway and comes to rest in a lagoon at Chuuk International Airport in the Federated States of Micronesia, one passenger dies whilst 34 passengers and 12 crew escape without serious injuries.
|
Pilot error
|
1
|
6
|
October 29 – Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, crashes into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta en route to Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia. All 181 passengers and eight crew are killed.
|
Technical malfunction
|
189
|
0
|
November 9 – Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256, a Boeing 757-200, crash lands after returning to Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana, after suffering a hydraulic failure 45 minutes after takeoff en route to Toronto. All on board initially survive, but one passenger dies a week later due to injuries sustained in the crash.
|
Technical malfunction
|
1
|
5
|
Total
|
|
532
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
March 9 – Laser Aéreo, a Douglas DC-3 crashes while attempting to land at La Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio, Colombia, killing all 11 passengers and three crew members on board the aircraft.
|
Engine failure
|
14
|
0
|
March 10 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 bound for Nairobi, Kenya, crashes near Bishoftu, Ethiopia, shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa's Bole International Airport, due to a potential design flaw in the flight control system; all 157 people on board died.
|
Technical malfunction
|
157
|
0
|
May 5 – Aeroflot Flight 1492, a Sukhoi Superjet 100 operating a domestic flight in Russia, suffers an inflight electrical failure shortly after departing from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, and returns to the airport where it catches fire after landing; 41 of the 78 people on board died.
|
Lightning
|
41
|
10
|
May 13 – Taquan Air, a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Otter floatplane collides in mid-air with a Mountain Air Service de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane, while both are operating sightseeing flights over George Inlet, Alaska, United States; the DHC-2 pilot and all four passengers are killed; the DHC-3 makes an emergency water landing with the loss of one of its 10 passengers.
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Midair collision
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6
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10
|
June 27 – Angara Airlines Flight 200, an Antonov An-24 operating a domestic flight in Russia, suffers an in-flight engine failure and lands at Nizhneangarsk Airport where it overshoots the runway and crashes into a building; all 43 passengers survive but two of the four crew members are killed.
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Unknown
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2
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22
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October 17 – PenAir Flight 3296, a Saab 2000 flying from Anchorage, Alaska, United States, to Amaknak Island off the Alaskan coast, overshoots the runway after landing in erratic wind conditions, critically injuring two of the 42 people on board, one of whom dies the next day.
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ATC/Weather
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1
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12
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November 24 – Busy Bee Congo, a Dornier Do 228 crashes into a densely populated area shortly after takeoff from Goma International Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all 19 occupants of the aircraft and 10 people on the ground.
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Engine failure
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29
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1
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December 27 – Bek Air Flight 2100, a Fokker 100 operating a domestic flight in Kazakhstan, crashes on takeoff from Almaty International Airport, killing 13 of the 98 people on board and injuring 66.
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Icing
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13
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66
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Total
|
|
254
|
121
|
|
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
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January 8 – Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, a Boeing 737-800 bound for Kyiv, Ukraine, crashes shortly after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, Iran, after being hit by two surface-to-air missiles launched by Iranian military forces; all 176 crew and passengers on board are killed.
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Shootdown
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176
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0
|
February 5 – Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193, a Boeing 737-800 operating a domestic flight between İzmir and Istanbul in Turkey, skids off the runway and drops down an embankment on landing at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport; three of the 183 people on board are killed.
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Weather
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3
|
179
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May 22 – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303, an Airbus A320, crashes in a residential neighborhood in Karachi minutes before a second attempted landing at Jinnah International Airport. 2 passengers survive among the 99 on board. One victim on the ground later dies from her injuries.
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Pilot error
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97
|
2
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August 7 – Air India Express Flight 1344, a Boeing 737-800 operating an international repatriation flight, crashes on landing at Kozhikode International Airport, skidding off the runway and plunging into a gorge; 21 occupants are killed, including both pilots.
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Pilot error
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21
|
167
|
Total
|
|
297
|
348
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
|
January 9 – Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, a Boeing 737-500 operating a domestic flight to Pontianak, Indonesia, crashes shortly after takeoff from Jakarta's Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. All 62 passengers and crew are killed in the crash.
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Technical malfunction
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62
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0
|
March 2 – South Sudan Supreme Airlines, a Let L-410 Turbolet crashes whilst operating a domestic flight from Pieri to Yuai, South Sudan. All 8 passengers and 2 crew are killed.
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Engine failure
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10
|
0
|
July 6 – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise Flight 251, an Antonov An-26 operating a domestic flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana, Russia, crashes on approach. All 22 passengers and 6 crew are killed
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Unknown
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28
|
0
|
September 12 – Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51, a Let L-410 operating a domestic flight from Irkutsk to Kazachinskoye, Russia, crashes in a forest short of the runway while attempting to land in heavy fog. 4 of the 16 occupants are killed and the 12 survivors are
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Pilot error
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4
|
12
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Total
|
|
104
|
12
|