Inflight passenger announcements

Please keep in mind that these airline announcement scripts can vary greatly
according to the time of day, the length of the flight, the aircraft type, the origin
and destination and of course, the airline. These texts are provided simply as a
guidance.
Boarding
Door closure
Safety demonstration
Take-off/ascent
Turbulence
Descent/final
Landing
Boarding
This announcement is usually made while the aircraft is parked at the gate and
the last passengers are boarding.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Captain has turned on the Fasten Seat Belt sign. If
you havent already done so, please stow your carry-on luggage underneath
the seat in front of you or in an overhead bin. Please take your seat and fasten
your seat belt. And also make sure your seat back and folding trays are in
their full upright position.
If you are seated next to an emergency exit, please read carefully the special
instructions card located by your seat. If you do not wish to perform the
functions described in the event of an emergency, please ask a flight attendant
to reseat you.
At this time, we request that all mobile phones, pagers, radios and remote
controlled toys be turned off for the full duration of the flight, as these items
might interfere with the navigational and communication equipment on this
aircraft. We request that all other electronic devices be turned off until we fly
above 10,000 feet. We will notify you when it is safe to use such devices.
We remind you that this is a non-smoking flight. Smoking is prohibited on the
entire aircraft, including the lavatories. Tampering with, disabling or destroying
the lavatory smoke detectors is prohibited by law.
If you have any questions about our flight today, please dont hesitate to ask one
of our flight attendants. Thank you.
Door closure
Usually before the door is closed, or while it is closed, this announcement is
made.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is/my name is X and Im your chief flight attendant.
On behalf of (Captain Z and) the entire crew, welcome aboard ??? Airlines flight
???, non-stop service from ??? to ??? (then continuing on to ???).
Our flight time will be of ??? hours and ??? minutes. We will be flying at an
altitude of ??? feet/meters at a ground speed of ??? miles per hour/kilometers
per hour.
At this time, make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright
position. Also make sure your seat belt is correctly fastened. Also, we advise you
that as of this moment, any electronic equipment must be turned off. Thank
you.
When the door is closed and the aircraft is about to pushback, the Captain or the
Chief flight attendant will make an announcement intended to the flight
attendants.

Flight attendants/Cabin Crew, please prepare for gate departure.

Flight attendants/Cabin Crew, doors on automatic, cross-check and report.
Thank you.

Safety demonstration
Depending on the type of aircraft and presence of a video system, this
announcement will be made.
Ladies and gentlemen, Id like to direct your attention to the television
monitors. We will be showing our safety demonstration and would like the next
few minutes of your complete attention.
If there is no video system and the flight attendants do the demonstration
themselves in the aisles, the announcement might be as follows.
Now we request your full attention as the flight attendants demonstrate the
safety features of this aircraft.
Either on the video screen, or live, the safety demonstration might sound like
this. If it is a video presentation, it usually starts with a friendly welcome from
the airline, the reminder of the seat belt sign currently illuminated, the seat back
and tray table restriction, as well as the carry-on luggage.
When the seat belt sign illuminates, you must fasten your seat belt. Insert
the metal fittings one into the other, and tighten by pulling on the loose end of
the strap. To release your seat belt, lift the upper portion of the buckle. We
suggest that you keep your seat belt fastened throughout the flight, as we may
experience turbulence.
There are several emergency exits on this aircraft (??? forward, ??? aft, and ???
over each wing.) Please take a few moments now to locate your nearest exit. In
some cases, your nearest exit may be behind you. If we need to evacuate the
aircraft, floor-level lighting will guide you towards the exit. Doors can be opened
by moving the handle in the direction of the arrow. Each door is equipped with
an inflatable slide which may also be detached and used as a life raft.
Oxygen and the air pressure are always being monitored. In the event of a
decompression, an oxygen mask will automatically appear in front of you. To
start the flow of oxygen, pull the mask towards you. Place it firmly over your
nose and mouth, secure the elastic band behind your head, and breathe
normally. Although the bag does not inflate, oxygen is flowing to the mask. If you
are travelling with a child or someone who requires assistance, secure your
mask on first, and then assist the other person. Keep your mask on until a
uniformed crew member advises you to remove it.
In the event of an emergency, please assume the bracing position. (Lean
forward with your hands on top of your head and your elbows against your
thighs. Ensure your feet are flat on the floor.)
A life vest is located in a pouch under your seat or between the armrests. When
instructed to do so, open the plastic pouch and remove the vest. Slip it over your
head. Pass the straps around your waist and adjust at the front. To inflate the
vest, pull firmly on the red cord, only when leaving the aircraft. If you need to
refill the vest, blow into the mouthpieces. Use the whistle and light to attract
attention. (Also, your seat bottom cushion can be used as a flotation device. Pull

the cushion from the seat, slip your arms into the straps, and hug the cushion to
your chest.)
The following electronic devices (calculators, CD players, laptop computers)
may be used when the seat belt sign is off, or when permitted by your crew.
Cellular/mobile telephones, remote-controlled toys or any electronic device
operating with an antenna must be turned off at all times.
We remind you that this is a non-smoking flight. Tampering with, disabling, or
destroying the smoke detectors located in the lavatories is prohibited by law.
You will find this and all the other safety information in the card located in the
seat pocket in front of you. We strongly suggest you read it before take-off. If
you have any questions, please dont hesitate to ask one of our crew members.
We wish you all an enjoyable flight.
Take-off/ascent
Usually, the Captain will make a small briefing before take-off, sometimes
indicating the priority for take-off (e.g. We are third in priority for take-off, we
should depart in about five minutes). But there is always an announcement like:
Flight attendants, prepare for take-of please.
Cabin crew, please take your seats for take-of.
Within a minute after take-off, an announcement may be made reminding
passengers to keep their seat belts fastened.
After passing above clouds or turbulence, the Captain will turn off the Fasten
Seat Belt sign, but usually, the aircraft is still climbing to its cruising altitude. The
flight attendants will then invite the passengers to release their seat belts if
needed.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Captain has turned off the Fasten Seat Belt sign,
and you may now move around the cabin. However we always recommend to
keep your seat belt fastened while youre seated. You may now turn on
your electronic devices such as calculators, CD players and laptop computers.
In a few moments, the flight attendants will be passing around the cabin to offer
you hot or cold drinks, as well as breakfast/dinner/supper/a light meal/a snack.
Alcoholic drinks are also available at a nominal charge/with our compliments.
(On long flights with inflight entertainment: Also, we will be showing you
our video presentation.) Now, sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight. Thank
you.
Turbulence
Occasionally, turbulence may occur during a flight. The seat belt sign will turn on
and, in case of moderate to severe turbulence ahead, the flight crew will make a
brief announcement.
Flight attendants/Cabin crew, please be seated.
Shortly after the seat belt sign illuminates, this announcement will be made.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Captain has turned on the fasten seat belt sign.
We are now crossing a zone of turbulence. Please return your seats and keep
your seat belts fastened. Thank you.
Descent/final

Before, or during the descent, the Captain will usually make an announcement
with local time and temperature at the destination airport, and time left until
arrival. It is followed by an announcement from the flight attendant.
Ladies and gentlemen, as we start our descent, please make sure your seat
backsand tray tables are in their full upright position. Make sure your seat
belt is securely fastened and all carry-on luggage is stowed underneath the
seat in front of you or in the overhead bins. Please turn off all electronic
devices until we are safely parked at the gate. Thank you.
To indicate the landing clearance or final approach, the Captain will either make
the following announcement and/or blink the No Smoking sign.
Flight attendants, prepare for landing please.
Cabin crew, please take your seats for landing.
It is immediately followed by an announcement by a flight attendant.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have just been cleared to land at the ??? airport.
Please make sure one last time your seat belt is securely fastened. The flight
attendants are currently passing around the cabin to make a final compliance
check and pick up any remaining cups and glasses. Thank you.

Landing
After touchdown, and as the aircraft is turning off the active runway and taxiing
to the gate, the flight attendant will do one last announcement.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to ??? Airport. Local time is ??? and
thetemperature is ???.
For your safety and comfort, please remain seated with your seat belt
fasteneduntil the Captain turns off the Fasten Seat Belt sign. This will indicate
that we have parked at the gate and that it is safe for you to move about.
Please check around your seat for any personal belongings you may have
brought on board with you and please use caution when opening the overhead
bins, as heavy articles may have shifted around during the flight.
If you require deplaning assistance, please remain in your seat until all other
passengers have deplaned. One of our crew members will then be pleased to
assist you.
We remind you to please wait until you are inside the terminal to use
anyelectronic devices (or to smoke in the designated areas.)
On behalf of ??? Airlines and the entire crew, Id like to thank you for joining us
on this trip and we are looking forward to seeing you on board again in the near
future. Have a nice day/evening/night/stay!

LIST OF AIR CRASH

1990s
1990
January 4 Northwest Airlines Flight 5, a Boeing 727 with 145 on board, loses an
engine over Madison, Florida, the aircraft makes an emergency landing at Tampa
International Airport, all on board survive.
January 16 SANSA Flight 32, crashes into a mountain just after takeoff from
Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jos, Costa Rica, killing all 20
passengers and 3 crew on board.
January 25 Avianca Flight 52, a Boeing 707, runs out of fuel and crashes while
attempting to land at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York; of the
158 people on board, 85 survive.
February 14 Indian Airlines Flight 605, an Airbus A320, crashes on its final
approach to Bangalore Airport. 92 out of 146 people on board are killed.
April 9 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia,
collides with a Cessna 172, killing all 2 on board. Flight 2254 lands; all 7 on board
survive.
April 12 Widere Flight 839, a DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashes into water just after
takeoff from Vry Airport, killing all 5 people on board.
May 11 Philippine Airlines Flight 143, a Boeing 737, explodes and burns on the
ground at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, killing 8 of 120 on board.
June 10 British Airways Flight 5390, a BAC One-Eleven, suffers explosive
decompression over Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, when one of the front
windscreen panes blows out. The captain is partially blown out of the cockpit, but
a flight attendant manages to keep the unconscious man from falling out of the
aircraft. The first officer lands the aircraft safely at Southampton Airport. All on
board survive.
October 2 In the Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions, a hijacked Boeing 737
operating Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 clips China Southwest Airlines Flight 2402,
a Boeing 707, during landing at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and
collides with China Southern Airlines Flight 2812, a Boeing 757; of the 225
occupants on board the three aircraft, 128 die.
November 14 Alitalia Flight 404, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashes on
approach to Zrich Airport, Switzerland, killing all 46 people on board.
December 3 Northwest Airlines Flight 1482, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, collides
with Northwest Airlines Flight 299, a Boeing 727, when the crew of the DC-9
mistakenly taxies onto the active runway at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Airport; 8 of the 54 people on board the DC-9 are killed; all 154 people on board
the Boeing 727 survive.
1991
February 1 USAir Flight 1493, a Boeing 737, is landing at Los Angeles
International Airport when it strikes SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569, a Fairchild
Metro commuter plane, waiting to take off from the same runway. All 12 people
aboard the Metro and 21 of the 89 on the Boeing are killed at the time, and two
more from the Boeing die 3 days and 31 days after the crash.
March 3 United Airlines Flight 585, a Boeing 737, crashes while attempting to
land at Colorado Springs Airport, Colorado, killing all 25 people on board. The
cause of the crash is not identified until the investigation into the crash of USAir
Flight 427 in 1994; both crashes are eventually attributed to defects in a valve
associated with the rudder.
March 26 Singapore Airlines Flight 117, an Airbus A310, is hijacked by Pakistani
militants en route to Singapore Changi Airport, where, upon landing, it is stormed

by Singapore Special Operations forces. All of the hijackers are killed in the
operation, with no fatalities among the passengers and crew.
April 5 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, an Embraer EMB 120RT, rolls
sharply and crashes on final approach to Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 people
on board.
May 26 Lauda Air Flight 004, a Boeing 767, disintegrates in mid-air over Uthai
Thani Province and Suphan Buri Province, Thailand, killing all 223 people on
board. A thrust reverser had accidentally deployed in flight, causing the disaster.
It is the first fatal crash of a Boeing 767.
July 10 L'Express Airlines Flight 508, a Beechcraft Model 99, crashes while on
approach Birmingham Municipal Airport, Alabama, due to severe thunderstorms,
killing 13 people on board.
July 11 Nigeria Airways Flight 2120, a Nationair McDonnell Douglas DC-8
chartered by Nigeria Airways to transport Nigerian pilgrims to Mecca, crashes
shortly after takeoff from King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia, because of a fire caused by tire failure. All 261 on board die, including 14
Canadian crew members.
August 16 Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737, hits high ground during
descent about 30 km from the Imphal airport. All six crew members and 63
passengers are killed.
September 11 Continental Express Flight 2574, an Embraer EMB 120RT,
crashes on descent in Eagle Lake, Texas, killing all 14 people on board.
Maintenance crews traded work shifts during repairs to the horizontal stabilizer,
inadvertently leaving 47 bolts missing. Reformers pointed to this error and called
for development of a "safety culture".
December 27 Both engines of Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751, a McDonnell
Douglas MD-81, surge shortly after takeoff from Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The
pilots successfully make an emergency landing in a nearby field, injuring 25
passengers but incurring not a single fatality.
December 29 China Airlines Flight 358, a Boeing 747 freighter, suffers double
engine separation and crashes into a hill near Wanli, Taipei, Taiwan, killing all five
crew on board.
1992
January 20 Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320, crashes in the Vosges
Mountains on approach to Strasbourg, France, killing 87 of 96 people on board.
March 22 USAir Flight 405, a Fokker F-28, crashes on takeoff from New York
because of ice buildup. Twenty-seven of the 51 people on board are killed.
June 6 Copa Airlines Flight 201, a Boeing 737-200 Advanced, crashes near
Darin, Panama, killing all 47 passengers and crew on board; a faulty attitude
indicator is the cause.
July 24 Mandala Airlines Flight 660, a Vickers Viscount 816, crashes on
approach to Pattimura Airport, Ambon, Indonesia, killing all 7 crew and 63
passengers on board.
July 30 TWA Flight 843 aborts takeoff at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The Lockheed L-1011 turns off the runway onto grass in order to avoid striking a
concrete barrier. The plane is destroyed by fire shortly after all 292 passengers
and crew evacuate with no loss of life.
July 31 Thai Airways International Flight 311, an Airbus A310, crashes on
approach into Kathmandu, Nepal, killing all 14 crew and 99 passengers on board.
July 31 China General Aviation Flight 7552, a Yakovlev 42D, loses control just
after takeoff from Nanjing Airport and crashes into a pond; 108 of 126 on board
die.
September 28 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268, an Airbus A300,
crashes near Kathmandu, Nepal, killing all 12 crew and 155 passengers.

October 4 El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747, freighter, crashes into high-rise

apartment buildings in Amsterdam after two of its engines detach from the wing.
Forty-three people, including the plane's crew of 3, are killed.
October 18- Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601, a CASA/IPTN CN-235, crashes
into Mount Papandayan near the town Garut in Indonesia. All 31 passengers and
crew on board are killed.
November 14- Vietnam Airlines Flight 474, a Yakovlev Yak-40, crashes while on
approach to Nha Trang Airport in a tropical storm. Thirty people on board are
killed.
November 24 China Southern Airlines Flight 3943, a Boeing 737-300, crashes
on descent to Guilin Airport, killing all 141 aboard.
December 21 Martinair Flight 495 crashes in Faro, Portugal, killing 54 people
and injuring 106.
December 22 Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103, a Boeing 727, collides with a
Libyan Air Force MiG-23 near Tripoli International Airport, killing all 159 on board
both aircraft.
1993
January 6 Lufthansa CityLine Flight 5634, a de Havilland Canada DHC-8,
crashes short of the runway at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing 4 of 23 on
board.
February 8 In the 1993 Tehran mid-air collision, an Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154
collides in mid-air with an Iranian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24, killing all 133 on board
both aircraft.
February 11 Lufthansa Flight 592, an Airbus A310 was hijacked and forced the
pilot to fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Plane landed safely and the
man surrendered. All 104 on board survived.
March 5 Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301, a Fokker 100, crashes shortly
after takeoff from Skopje Airport in Macedonia; 83 of the 97 passengers and crew
on board are killed.
April 6 China Eastern Airlines Flight 583, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, makes an
emergency landing at Shemya Air Force Base after the slats are accidentally
deployed in mid-air near the Aleutian Islands; all on board initially survive, but
two die later.
April 18 Japan Air System Flight 451, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, encounters
windshear and skids off the runway at Hanamaki Airport; all on board survive.
April 26 Indian Airlines Flight 491, a Boeing 737, strikes a large vehicle on a
road just outside Aurangabad Airport, killing 55 of the 118 people on board.
May 19 SAM Colombia Flight 501, a Boeing 727, crashes into Mount Paramo
Frontino, killing all 132 on board.
July 23 China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119, a BAe 146, overruns the runway at
Yinchuan Hedong Airport, Ningxia, China after an aborted takeoff; the aircraft
crashes into a lake, killing 54 passengers and 1 crew member.
July 26 Asiana Airlines Flight 733, a Boeing 737, crashes into a mountain in
Haenam, South Korea, after failed landing attempts, killing 78 of the 110 people
on board; this crash is the first loss of a Boeing 737-500.
September 14 Lufthansa Flight 2904, an Airbus A320, crashes after overrunning
the runway in Warsaw, Poland, killing 2 and injuring 68 of the 72 people on
board.
September 21 In the first of the three Transair Georgia airliner shootdowns, a
Tupolev Tu-134A is hit on approach to Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport by a surface-toair missile; the plane crashes into the Black Sea, killing all five crew members
and all 22 passengers.
September 22 In the second of the three Transair Georgia airliner shootdowns,
a Tupolev Tu-154, carrying soldiers from Tbilisi, is shot down on landing in the

Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport; the plane crashes on the runway and catches fire,
killing 108 of the 132 people on board.
October 26 China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82,
overruns the runway at Fuzhou Changle International Airport in heavy weather,
killing 2 of 80 on board.
October 27 Widere Flight 744, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter,
crashes in Overhalla, Norway, on approach to Namsos Airport, killing both pilots
and four passengers; the crash is also known as the Namsos Accident.
November 4 China Airlines Flight 605, a Boeing 747-400, overruns Kai Tak
Airport's runway 13 on landing during a typhoon; the aircraft is unable to stop
before crashing into Hong Kong harbor; all 374 on board escape safely; this crash
is the first loss of a Boeing 747-400.
November 13 China Northern Airlines Flight 6901, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82,
crashes on approach to rmqi Diwopu International Airport, Xinjiang, China;
killing 12 of the 102 on board; pilot error is blamed.
November 20 Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes on approach to
Ohrid Airport in Macedonia; all 116 passengers and crew die as a result of the
crash, though one passenger did live for 11 days before succumbing to his
injuries.
December 1 Northwest Airlink Flight 5719, a Jetstream 31, crashes into two
ridges east of Hibbing, Minnesota, killing all 18 on board.
1994
January 3 Baikal Airlines Flight 130, a Tupolev Tu-154, loses control and crashes
near Irkutsk, Russia, after the hydraulic system failed due to an engine fire,
killing all 124 on board and one person on the ground.
March 23 Aeroflot Flight 593, an Airbus A310, crashes into a wooded hillside in
Siberia. All 75 passengers and crew are killed.
April 4 KLM Cityhopper Flight 433, a Saab 340, crashes while trying to return to
Schiphol Airport, due to pilot error and equipment failure; the pilot and two
passengers die, nine passengers are injured.
April 7 Federal Express Flight 705, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, experiences
an attempted hijacking by a FedEx employee; the three crew members are
severely injured, but manage to subdue the attacker and land the aircraft safely
with no loss of life.
April 26 China Airlines Flight 140, an Airbus A300, crashes while landing at
Nagoya, Japan, as a result of pilot error. 264 of the 271 people on board die.
June 6 China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303, a Tupolev Tu-154M, breaks up in
mid-air and crashes near Xian, China, killing all 160 on board. The deadliest
airplane crash ever to occur in China is attributed to a maintenance error.
July 2 USAir Flight 1016, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashes while attempting
to land at Charlotte, North Carolina, during a thunderstorm. 37 of the 51 people
on board are killed.
July 19 Alas Chiricanas Flight 901, an Embraer EMB-110, explodes in mid-air
over Panama, killing all 21 people on board. Investigators conclude that a suicide
bomber caused the plane to explode, although motives and affiliation of the
bomber remain unclear.
August 21 Royal Air Maroc Flight 630, an ATR-42, is deliberately crashed into
the Atlas Mountains, killing all 44 on board.
September 8 USAir Flight 427, a Boeing 737, crashes while attempting to land
at Pittsburgh International Airport, killing all 133 people on board. Investigations
showed that a fault in the Boeing 737 rudder was to blame for the crash.
October 12 Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746, a Fokker F-28, crashes into a
mountain near Natanz, Iran, due to double engine failure, killing all 66 on board.

October 31 American Eagle Flight 4184, an ATR 72 turboprop, crashes near

Roselawn, Indiana, while waiting to land at Chicago, because of ice buildup on its
wings. All 68 people on board die.
November 22 TWA Flight 427, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, collides with a
Superior Aviation Cessna 441 on the runway at Lambert-St. Louis International
Airport, killing the pilot and passenger in the Cessna; there are no fatalities on
board the MD-82.
December 11 A bomb explodes on board Philippine Airlines Flight 434, a Boeing
747, killing one passenger, in a prelude to the terrorist Bojinka plot. Despite
subsequent difficulties in controlling the aircraft, the crew succeeds in making an
emergency landing at Naha, Okinawa.
December 21 Air Algrie Flight 702P, a Boeing 737, crashes on approach to
Coventry Airport, England, killing all 5 on board.
December 24 Air France Flight 8969, an Airbus A300, is hijacked on the tarmac
at Algiers, Algeria, by the militant group GIA. After a two-day standoff, the plane
is allowed to fly to Marseille, France, where it is stormed by French commandos
who kill the hijackers.
December 29 Turkish Airlines Flight 278, a Boeing 737-400, crashes on final
approach to Van Ferit Melen Airport in eastern Turkey in driving snow. Five of the
seven crew and 52 of the 69 passengers are killed.
1995
January 19 Bristow Flight 56C, a Eurocopter Super Puma, is struck by lightning
and is forced to make an emergency landing in the North Sea; all 18 on board
survive.
March 31 TAROM Flight 371, an Airbus A310, crashes near Baloteti, Romania,
killing all 60 on board.
June 9 Ansett New Zealand Flight 703, a de Havilland Canada DHC-8, crashes
during a landing approach near the Tararua Ranges, New Zealand, killing four of
the 21 people on board.
August 9 Aviateca Flight 901, a Boeing 737, crashes into San Vicente volcano
while on approach to Cuscatln International Airport; all 65 on board die.
August 21 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120, crashes
in a field near Carrollton, Georgia, United States, killing 9 of the 29 people on
board.
September 15 Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133, a Fokker 50, crashes into a
shantytown in Malaysia due to pilot error, killing 34 of 53 on board.
November 12 American Airlines Flight 1572, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83,
sheared off treetops on approach, trees ingested into the engine causing them to
flame out and shutdown. The aircraft impacted the runway antenna equipment
before rolling to a stop. There was 1 minor injury of the 78 people on board.
December 3 Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701, a Boeing 737, loses control and
crashes while on approach to Douala International Airport, Cameroon; of the 76
on board, 5 survive.
December 7 In the 1995 Air St. Martin Beech 1900 crash, a Beechcraft 1900D
crashes near Belle-Anse, Haiti, killing all 20 people on board.
December 13 Banat Air Flight 166, a Romavia Antonov An-24, crashes after
taking off from Verona Airport, because of overloading and ice accumulation on
the wings; all 49 people on board are killed.
December 18 In the 1995 Trans Service Airlift Electra crash, a Lockheed L-188
Electra crashes shortly after takeoff from Jamba, Angola, due to overloading and
shifting baggage; of the 144 people on board, only 3 survive.
December 20 American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a
mountain while approaching Alfonso Bonilla Aragn International Airport in
Palmira, Colombia, killing 159 of 163 on board.

1996
January 8 1996 Air Africa crash, an overloaded Antonov An-32 aborts takeoff
and overruns into a market in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing
297.
February 6 Birgenair Flight 301, a Boeing 757, with 189 people on board,
crashes into the ocean off Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic shortly after
taking off. All passengers and crew are killed.
February 29 Faucett Flight 251, a Boeing 737, crashes into a hill while
attempting to land at Arequipa, Peru. All 123 people on board die.
May 11 ValuJet Flight 592, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashes in the
Everglades near Miami, Florida, because of a fire in its cargo hold. All 110 people
on board are killed.
June 9 Eastwind Airlines Flight 517, a Boeing 737-200, loses rudder control
while on approach to Richmond International Airport, Richmond, Virginia, and
makes an emergency landing; no fatalities.
June 13 Garuda Indonesia Flight 865, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, aborts
takeoff due to an engine failure and crashes into a threshold at Fukuoka Airport,
Fukuoka, Japan, killing three of 275 on board.
July 6 Delta Air Lines Flight 1288, a McDonnell Douglas MD-88, experiences an
uncontained engine failure during takeoff on Runway 17 at Pensacola, Florida.
Fragments from the number one (left) Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 turbofan engine
penetrated the fuselage, killing two and seriously injuring one of the 148 people
on board.
July 17 TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 747, explodes in mid-air above the ocean off
East Moriches, New York, killing all 230 people on board.
August 19 Spair Airlines Flight PAR-3601, an Ilyushin Il-76, crashes near
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, with twelve fatalities.
August 29 Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a
mountain on Spitsbergen, an island in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard,
killing all 141 on board.
October 2 Aeroper Flight 603, a Boeing 757, crashes into the ocean off
Pasamayo, Peru, because of a maintenance error. All 70 people on board are
killed.
October 31 TAM Transportes Areos Regionais Flight 402, a Fokker 100, crashes
shortly after takeoff from Congonhas-So Paulo Airport, Brazil, striking an
apartment building and several houses. All 90 passengers and 6 crew members
on board die. Three people are killed on the ground.
November 7 ADC Airlines Flight 86, a Boeing 727, crashes when the crew loses
control of the aircraft while avoiding a mid-air collision on approach to Lagos,
Nigeria. All 153 passengers and crew on board are killed.
November 12 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision: Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763,
a Boeing 747, collides in mid-air with Air Kazakhstan Flight 1907, an Ilyushin Il76, near Charkhi Dadri, India. All 312 on board the Boeing 747 and all 37 on
board the Ilyushin Il-76 are killed. It is the deadliest mid-air collision in aviation
history.
November 19 United Express Flight 5925, a Beechcraft 1900, collides with a
privately owned Beechcraft King Air at Quincy Regional Airport, Illinois; killing all
14 on board both aircraft.
November 23 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767, is hijacked over
Kenya. The aircraft runs out of fuel, and the pilot attempts to ditch the aircraft in
the ocean off Moroni, Comoros. Of the 175 people on board, 125 are killed
(including the 3 hijackers).
1997

January 9 Comair Flight 3272, an Embraer EMB 120 Braslia, crashes near Ida,
Michigan, during a snowstorm, killing all 29 on board.
March 18 Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023, an Antonov An-24,
breaks up in flight and crashes near Cherkessk, Russia; all 50 on board die.
May 8 China Southern Airlines Flight 3456, a Boeing 737, makes a hard landing
in Shenzhen, China, during poor weather and crashes, killing 35 of the 74 people
on board.
July 31 FedEx Express Flight 14, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, crashes upon
landing at Newark Liberty International Airport; the two crew members and three
passengers escape uninjured.
August 6 Korean Air Flight 801, a Boeing 747, crashes while attempting to
land in heavy rain at Guam International Airport; of the 254 people on board,
only 26 survive.
August 10 Formosa Airlines Flight 7601, a Dornier Do 228, crashes while
attempting to land at Beigan, Lienchiang, in the Matsu Islands. All 16 passengers
and crew on board are killed.
September 3 Vietnam Airlines Flight 815, a Tupolev Tu-134, crashes on
approach to Phnom Penh International Airport in heavy rain, killing 64 of the 66
people on board.
September 6 Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238, a Dornier Do 228, crashes into a
hill side in Lambir Hills National Park, killing all 10 on board.
September 26 Garuda Indonesia Flight 152, an Airbus A300, crashes into a
mountain near Buah Nabar, Indonesia, killing all 234 on board.
October 10 Austral Lneas Areas Flight 2553, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9,
crashes near Fray Bentos, Uruguay, traveling from Posadas to Buenos Aires,
resulting in the death of all 74 occupants.
December 17 Aerosvit Flight 241, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Thessaloniki,
Greece, killing all 70 people on board.
December 19 SilkAir Flight 185, a Boeing 737, crashes into the Musi River near
Palembang, Indonesia, killing all 102 people on board.
December 28 United Airlines Flight 826, a Boeing 747, encounters severe
turbulence two hours into the flight; the aircraft safely lands back in Tokyo; all
survive the accident, but a passenger dies later; despite having no damage, the
aircraft is written off.
1998
February 2 Cebu Pacific Flight 387, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashes into a
mountain near Mount Sumagaya in Misamis Oriental in the Philippines, killing all
104 passengers and crew members on board.
February 16 China Airlines Flight 676, an Airbus A300, crashes into a residential
area while attempting to land in Taipei, Taiwan. All 196 people on board are
killed, in addition to six on the ground.
March 19 In the 1998 Ariana Afghan Airlines crash, a Boeing 727 crashes into
Sharki Baratayi Mountain while on approach to Kabul International Airport, killing
all 45 on board.
March 22 Philippine Airlines Flight 137, an Airbus A320, overshoots the end of
the runway while landing at Bacolod City in the Philippines, plowing through
several houses. None of the passengers was harmed, but three people on the
ground are killed and several more injured.
April 20 Air France Flight 422, a Boeing 727 leased from TAME Airlines, crashes
into the mountains east of Bogot, Colombia, on takeoff from El Dorado
International Airport of Bogot in foggy weather. All 53 passengers and crew
perish.

May 25 PIA Flight 544, a Fokker F-27, is hijacked shortly after takeoff by three
armed men. F-16 fighter jets intercept the plane and force it to land. The
hijackers are arrested and sentenced to death. All 38 on board survive.
May 26 The 1998 MIAT Mongolian Airlines crash: a Harbin Y-12 crashes 13
minutes after takeoff from Erdenet Airport, Mongolia, killing all 28 passengers
and crew.
August 24 Myanma Airways Flight 635, a Fokker F-27 Friendship, crashes while
on approach to Tachilek Airport; all 36 on board die.
September 2 Swissair Flight 111, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, crashes into the
sea near Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, because of an onboard fire. All 229
people on board perish.
September 25 PauknAir Flight 4101, a BAe 146, leaves Mlaga but never
reaches its destination in Melilla. All passengers and crew perish.
September 29 Lionair Flight 602, an Antonov An-24, is shot down by the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and crashes off the coast of Jaffna, Sri Lanka,
killing all 55 on board.
October 10 The 1998 Lignes Ariennes Congolaises crash occurs when rebels
using a Strela 2 missile shoot down the Boeing 727, which crashes near Kindu,
Democratic Republic of Congo, killing all 41 on board.
December 11 Thai Airways International Flight 261, an Airbus A310, crashes
during poor weather near Surat Thani, Thailand. Of the 146 people on board, 102
are killed.
1999
February 24 China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes
while on approach to Wenzhou Airport, killing all 61 passengers and crew on
board.
April 7 Turkish Airlines Flight 5904, a Boeing 737-400, crashes in poor weather
near Hamdilli, Ceyhan, Turkey; all 6 crew die.
June 1 American Airlines Flight 1420, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 with 139
passengers on board, skids off the runway on landing and crashes into a steel
walkway at Little Rock, Arkansas during strong winds; 11 are killed, and 86 are
injured.
July 24 All Nippon Airways Flight 61, a Boeing 747, is hijacked by a passenger,
Yuji Nishizawa, wielding a knife; after fatally stabbing the captain, he is
overpowered by the crew; the first officer lands the plane safely at Haneda,
Japan.
August 22 China Airlines Flight 642, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, crashes on
landing at Hong Kong International Airport during "Typhoon" Sam; of the 315
people on board, three die.
August 31 LAPA Flight 3142, a Boeing 737, overshoots the runway in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, and crashes into a golf course; of the 103 people on board, 63
are killed, as well as two on the ground.
September 14 Britannia Airways Flight 226A, a Boeing 757, veers off the
runway at Girona, Catalonia Spain, while landing in a thunderstorm and comes to
rest in a field, broken apart in two places; 43 on board are injured, two seriously,
but a passenger initially diagnosed as "lightly injured" dies five days later of
unsuspected internal injuries.
September 23 Qantas Flight 1, a Boeing 747 runs off the runway due to a storm
and comes to a complete stop just short of a golf course. All on board including
30 injured passengers survive.
October 31 EgyptAir Flight 990, a Boeing 767 bound for Cairo, Egypt, crashes
into the Atlantic Ocean off Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 passengers
and crew; cause is disputed: a deliberate suicide/homicide act by the relief first

officer according to the NTSB, vs. a Boeing mechanical flaw according to

Egyptian aviation authorities.
November 9 TAESA Flight 725, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashes near
Uruapan, Mexico, killing all 18 on board.
December 7 Asian Spirit Flight 100, a Let L-410 Turbolet, crashes into a
mountain while on approach to Cauayan Airport, killing all 15 passengers and
crew on board.
December 21 Cubana de Aviacin Flight 1216, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10,
overruns the runway at La Aurora International Airport, killing 16 of 314 people
on board and another two on the ground.
December 22 Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509, a Boeing 747-200F, crashes after
takeoff near Great Hallingbury, England; killing all 4 crew.
December 24 Indian Airlines Flight 814, an Airbus A300, is hijacked en route to
Delhi, India; one hostage is killed.
December 25 Cubana de Aviacin Flight 310, a Yakovlev Yak-42D, crashes into
the San Luis Hill near Bejuma, Venezuela, while on approach to Arturo Michelena
International Airport; all 22 on board die.
2000s
2000
January 10 Crossair Flight 498, a Saab 340, crashes two minutes after takeoff in
Niederhasli, Switzerland, killing all ten people on board.
January 30 Kenya Airways Flight 431, an Airbus A310, carrying 169 passengers
and 10 crew members, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off Cte d'Ivoire after
takeoff from Abidjan. Only ten people survive.
January 31 Alaska Airlines Flight 261, an MD-83, crashes into the Pacific Ocean
off Point Mugu, California, after problems with its horizontal stabilizer. All 83
passengers and 5 crew members are killed.
March 5 Southwest Airlines Flight 1455, a Boeing 737-300, overruns the runway
in Burbank, California. Of the 142 people on board, 43 are injured, two seriously.
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.
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 7 on the ground
in the worst ever accident involving the Y-7.
July 4 Malv Flight 262, a Tupolev Tu-154, lands on its belly at Thessaloniki
International Airport in Greece. There are no serious injuries or fatalities.
July 8 Aerocaribe Flight 7831, a British Aerospace Jetstream 32, crashes near
Chulum Jurez, Mexico, killing all 19 on board.
July 12 Hapag-Lloyd Flight 3378, an Airbus A310, crash-lands 650 metres short
of the runway in Vienna after running out of fuel in flight. There are no serious
injuries or fatalities.
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.
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 9 crew
aboard as well as four on the ground; the entire Concorde fleet is grounded for
one year.
August 23 Gulf Air Flight 072, an Airbus A320, crashes into the Persian Gulf off
Manama, Bahrain, while attempting to land. All 143 passengers and eight crew
members are killed.

October 31 Singapore Airlines Flight 006, a Boeing 747-400, strikes

construction equipment after using a closed runway for takeoff at Chiang Kaishek International Airport, Taiwan, killing 83 out of 179 people on board.
December 20 British Airways Flight 2069, in Sudanese airspace at 35,000 ft, a
hijacker storms the cabin in an attempt to send the plane into a nosedive into
the ground. However, Captain William Hagan and First Officer Richard Webb help
subdue the mentally-ill hijacker, while First Officer Phil Watson levels the flight.
None of the 398 on board is seriously injured.
2001
January 23 Yemenia Flight 448, a Boeing 727, is hijacked 15 minutes after
takeoff from Sana'a International Airport, Yemen; the crew makes an emergency
landing at Djibouti; the hijacker is subdued with no casualties to the 101 on
board.
January 31 In the 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident, Japan Airlines Flight 907,
a Douglas DC-10, and Japan Airlines Flight 958, a Boeing 747, narrowly avoid
colliding by a margin of 36 feet (11 meters) near Yaizu, Japan.
March 29 In the 2001 Avjet Aspen crash, an Avjet charter flight, a Gulfstream III
jet with 15 passengers and 3 crew, crashes on approach into Aspen, Colorado,
killing all on board.
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.
August 24 Air Transat Flight 236, an Airbus A330, runs out of fuel over the
Atlantic Ocean and makes an emergency landing in the Azores. Upon landing
some of the tires blow out, causing a fire that is extinguished by emergency
personnel on the ground. None of the 304 people on board the aircraft is
seriously injured.
August 29 Binter Mediterrneo Flight 8261, a CASA CN-235, suffers port engine
failure and crashes onto the N-340 road while attempting to make an emergency
landing at Ruiz Picasso International Airport, killing 4 of 43 on board, the pilot
initially survives, but dies several hours later.
September 11 September 11 attacks
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 others on
the ground and in the building.
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 others on the ground
and in the building; the collapse of both towers brings the total death toll from
the two crashes to at least 2,759, the worst disaster involving commercial
aircraft.
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.
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.
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.

October 8 In the Linate Airport disaster, SAS Flight 686, a MD-87, crashes into a
Cessna business jet on takeoff from Milan, Italy. The MD-87 then swerves into a
baggage handling building and catches fire. All 110 people on board Flight 686
die as well as all four in the Cessna. Four people on the ground are also killed.
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
just after takeoff. All 251 passengers and nine crew members on board are killed
as well as five people on the ground.
November 24 Crossair Flight 3597, an Avro RJ100, crashes near Bassersdorf,
Switzerland, while attempting to land in Zrich. Of the 28 passengers and five
crew members on board, 21 passengers (including dance singer Melanie
Thornton of La Bouche) and three crew members die.
December 22 On board American Airlines Flight 63, a Boeing 767, a passenger,
Richard Reid, attempts to detonate explosives hidden in his shoes, but fails and
is subdued by two flight attendants and passengers. The plane lands safely in
Boston.
2002
January 14 Lion Air Flight 386, a Boeing 737-200, crashes while attempting to
take off from Riau, Indonesia; all 103 on board survive.
January 16 Garuda Indonesia Flight 421, a Boeing 737-300, experiences a dual
flameout after entering a thunderstorm, and ditches in the Bengawan Solo River.
A flight attendant is the only casualty; 59 passengers and crew survive.
January 28 TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727, crashes into a volcano on approach
to Tulcn, Ecuador, in low-visibility conditions; all 94 on board are killed.
February 12 Iran Air Tours Flight 956, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into the Sefid
Kouh mountains during heavy rain, snow and dense fog while descending for
Khorramabad Airport. All twelve crew members and 107 passengers are killed.
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, 38 survive.
May 4 EAS Airlines Flight 4226, a BAC 111 500 series, crashes into the
Gwammaja neighborhood at Kano, Nigeria, shortly after takeoff; the ensuing
crash resulted in the deaths of 71 passengers and at least 78 civilians on the
ground.
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 perish.
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 9 crew are killed.
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.
July 1 In the berlingen mid-air collision, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a
Tupolev Tu-154 with 60 passengers and 9 crew members on board, collides with
DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757 freighter with 2 pilots on board near Lake
Constance, Germany; all people on both planes perish.
July 10 Swiss International Airlines Flight 850, a Saab 2000, strikes an earth
bank after landing at Werneuchen Airfield after multiple diversions due to a
storm system; all 20 on board survive; the aircraft is written off.
August 8 Rico Linhas Areas Flight 4823, an Embraer EMB 120 Braslia, 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 perish.

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
nineteen passengers and three crew on board, only two survive.
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.
2003
January 8 Air Midwest Flight 5481, a Beechcraft 1900, crashes on takeoff from
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; all 19 passengers and 2 pilots are killed.
January 8 Turkish Airlines Flight 634, an Avro RJ100, crashes during its final
approach to land at Diyarbakr Airport, Turkey, in extensive fog. All of the 5 crew
and 70 of the 75 passengers are killed, 5 passengers survive with heavy injuries.
January 9 TANS Per Flight 222, a Fokker F28, crashes while on approach to
Chachapoyas Airport; all 46 on board die.
March 6 Air Algrie Flight 6289, a Boeing 737-200, veers off the runway on
takeoff in Tamanrasset, Algeria; 96 of the 97 passengers and all 6 crew members
perish.
May 26 UM Airlines Flight 4230, a Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes into the side of a
mountain near the town of Maka. All 75 people are dead.
May 29 A man attempts to hijack Qantas Flight 1737, a Boeing 717, in
Melbourne, Australia, intending to crash the plane in Tasmania. He is
overpowered by the flight crew and passengers, but injures three people.
July 8 Sudan Airways Flight 139, a Boeing 737-200, crashes shortly after taking
off from Port Sudan, Sudan. All 117 people on board the plane perish; a two-yearold boy initially survives the crash, but dies the following day.
November 22 A DHL Airbus A300 is struck by a missile near Baghdad, Iraq and
loses hydraulic system function, but manages to land safely with only engine
controls without any fatalities. This is the first non-fatal landing of an airliner
without control surfaces.
December 18 FedEx Express Flight 647, a McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10, veers
off the runway upon landing after a landing gear collapse and catches fire at
Memphis International Airport; two crew members and five passengers escape
with only minor injuries.
December 25 UTAGE 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.
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.
February 10 Kish Air Flight 7170, a Fokker 50, crashes at Sharjah International
Airport, killing 43 people. Three survive with serious injuries.
April 14 Rico Linhas Areas 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.
August 13 Air Tahoma Flight 185, a Convair 580, crashes near Covington,
Kentucky, while descending to land, killing the First Officer.
August 24 2004 Russian aircraft bombings:
Siberia Airlines Flight 1047, a Tupolev Tu-154, explodes in mid-air while flying
over Rostov Oblast, Russia, killing all 38 passengers and 8 crew members on
board.
Volga-AviaExpress Flight 1303, a Tupolev Tu-134, explodes in mid-air while flying
over Tula Oblast, Russia, killing all 34 passengers and 9 crew members on board.

October 14 MK Airlines Flight 1602, a Boeing 747-200F, crashes on takeoff from

Halifax Stanfield International Airport, killing all 7 on board.
October 19 Corporate Airlines Flight 5966, a British Aerospace Jetstream,
crashes near Kirksville, Missouri, United States; 13 of the 15 people on board die.
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.
November 30 Lion Air Flight 538, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crash-lands in
Solo City, Indonesia, killing 25 of the 154 people on board.
2005
February 3 Kam Air Flight 904, a Boeing 737-200, crashes in a snowstorm in
Afghanistan. All 96 passengers and 8 crew members die.
February 20 British Airways Flight 268, a Boeing 747-400, taking off from Los
Angeles to London suffers fire in engine 2. The plane flies on three engines to
Manchester, where it performs an emergency landing. None of the 369 people on
board are harmed.
March 6 Air Transat Flight 961, an Airbus A310, suffers rudder failure after
takeoff from Varadero, Cuba; the aircraft returns to Cuba with no casualties.
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.
June 9 US Airways Flight 1170 and Aer Lingus Flight 132 almost collide on a
runway at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. None of the 381
people on either plane is harmed.
July 16 An Equatorial Express Antonov An-24 crashes into a mountain side near
Baney, Equatorial Guinea; all 60 on board die.
August 2 Air France Flight 358, an Airbus A340-300, skids off a runway at
Toronto Pearson International Airport, Ontario, while landing and catches fire; all
309 on board escape without fatalities or serious injuries, but the aircraft is
completely destroyed by the fire.
August 6 Tuninter Flight 1153, an ATR 72, ditches into the Mediterranean Sea
near Palermo, Sicily, with 35 passengers and 4 crew members on board; 14
passengers and 2 crew members die.
August 10 Copterline Flight 103, a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crashes off Tallinn,
Estonia, killing all 14 on board.
August 14 Helios Airways Flight 522, a Boeing 737-300, crashes near Kalamos,
Greece, with 115 passengers and 6 crew members on board; there are no
survivors.
August 16 West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82,
crashes in western Venezuela. All on board, 152 passengers and 8 crew
members, die.
August 23 TANS Per 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, perish.
September 5 Mandala Airlines Flight 091, a Boeing 737-200, crashes in Medan,
Indonesia, killing 103 of the 111 passengers and all 5 crew members on board
the aircraft and an additional 47 people on the ground.
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.
September 9 An Air Kasai Antonov An-26B crashes in the Republic of the Congo
north of Brazzaville, killing all 13 people on board.
September 21 JetBlue Airways Flight 292, an Airbus A320, makes an
emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport because of landing gear

steering failure. There are no injuries to the 139 passengers and 6 crew
members.
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.
December 8 Southwest Airlines Flight 1248, a Boeing 737-700, slides off the
runway during landing at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago in
heavy snow. None of the people on board are injured, but the plane hits two
automobiles on the ground, killing a six-year-old boy.
December 10 Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 with 110
people on board, crashes during landing in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Of the 110
people on board, only 2 survive.
December 19 Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101, a Grumman Mallard, crashes
off the coast of Miami Beach, Florida, killing all 20 on board.
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.
2006
May 3 Armavia Flight 967, an Airbus A320, crashes into the Black Sea near the
Russian city of Sochi, killing all 113 on board.
July 9 S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310, crashes into a concrete barricade
at Irkutsk International Airport, Russia, upon landing and catches fire. Of the 203
people on board, 128 are killed.
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 4 crew
members on board.
August 13 Air Algrie Flight 2208, a Lockheed L-100 Hercules in Northern Italy
crashes as a result of an autopilot malfunction. All 3 on board are killed.
August 22 Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes
near Donetsk, Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
August 27 Comair Flight 5191, a Bombardier Canadair CRJ-100, crashes on
takeoff at Blue Grass Airport, Kentucky, due to runway confusion; of the fifty
people on board, only one survives.
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.
September 29 Gol Transportes Areos 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 perish; this crash marks the first
loss of a Boeing 737-800.
October 3 Turkish Airlines Flight 1476, a Boeing 737, was hijacked in Greek
airspace. Plane landed at Brindisi Airport, Italy. Hijacker was arrested. All 113
people on board survive.
October 10 Atlantic Airways Flight 670, a BAe 146, slides off the runway at
Stord Airport, Norway, killing 4 of the 16 people on board.
October 29 ADC Airlines Flight 53, a Boeing 737-200, crashes near Abuja,
Nigeria, killing 96 of the 105 people on board.
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.

January 9 An AerianTur-M Antonov An-26 crashes near Balad, Iraq, killing 34 of

the 35 people on board. The official cause of the crash is poor weather
conditions, but other sources claim that the plane was shot down by a missile.
January 24 Air West Flight 612, a Boeing 737, is hijacked shortly after takeoff.
The plane landed safely at N'Djamena International Airport, where the hijacker
surrenders. All 103 people on board survive.
February 21 Adam Air Flight 172, a Boeing 737-300, suffers structural damage
while landing near Surabaya, Indonesia; none of the 149 people on board is
seriously injured.
March 7 Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, a Boeing 737-400, overshoots the runway
and crashes while landing at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, killing 22 of the 140 people
on board.
March 17 UTair Flight 471, a Tupolev Tu-134, suffers severe structural damage
while landing in Samara, Russia, killing six of the 63 people on board.
March 23 The 2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash of an
Ilyushin Il-76 near Mogadishu, Somalia, after being hit by a surface-to-air missile,
kills all 11 on board; one passenger initially survives, but dies hours later.
May 5 Kenya Airways Flight 507, a Boeing 737-800 with 114 people on board,
crashes near Douala, Cameroon, killing all on board.
June 3 In the 2007 Paramount Airlines Mil Mi-8 crash, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter
crashes in Lungi, Sierra Leone, killing all 22 people on board.
June 21 The 2007 Free Airlines L-410 crash shortly after takeoff from Kamina
Town, Democratic Republic of Congo because of severe overloading, kills 1 and
injures 4 of the 21 people on board.
June 25 PMTair Flight 241, an Antonov An-24, crashes in southwestern
Cambodia, killing all 22 on board.
June 28 In the 2007 TAAG Angola Airlines crash, 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.
July 17 TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes at Congonhas-So
Paulo Airport, Brazil, killing all 187 people on board and 12 on the ground.
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 take
off, killing all 20 on board.
August 20 China Airlines Flight 120, a Boeing 737-800, bursts into flames after
landing at Naha, Japan; none of the 165 passengers on board are seriously
injured.
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.
Scandinavian Airlines Dash 8 landing gear incidents:
September 9 Scandinavian Airlines Flight 1209, a de Havilland Canada Dash 8,
experiences a landing gear failure in Aalborg, Denmark; none of the 73 people on
board is seriously injured, but three days later, after a similar incident, the airline
grounds the aircraft type.
September 12 Scandinavian Airlines Flight 2748, a de Havilland Canada Dash 8,
experiences a landing gear failure in Vilnius, Lithuania; none of the 52 people on
board is injured, but because of a similar incident three days earlier, all their
Dash 8s are grounded.
October 27 Scandinavian Airlines Flight 2867, a de Havilland Canada Dash 8,
experiences a landing gear failure in Copenhagen, Denmark; none of the 44
people on board is injured, but because of similar incidents in September, the
airline "permanently" removes its Dash 8s from service; cause is eventually
ascribed to maintenance error.

September 16 One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82

carrying 130 people, crashes and bursts into flames after attempting to land in
Phuket, Thailand, during poor weather conditions, killing 90 people.
October 4 The 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash into a residential area in
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, shortly after taking off, kills at least
50 people, most of whom are on the ground.
November 30 Atlasjet Flight 4203, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, crashes into a
mountain near Isparta, Turkey, killing all 57 on board.
December 30 TAROM Flight 3107, a Boeing 737-300 is written-off after hitting a
maintenance car on the runway and veering off the runway during takeoff run at
Henri Coand International Airport, Otopeni, Romania; none of the 123 on board
is injured.
2008
January 4 The 2008 Los Roques archipelago Transaven Let L-410 crash kills all
14 on board.
January 17 British Airways Flight 38, a Boeing 777-200ER, lands short of the
runway at London Heathrow Airport due to a fuel system problem; all 152 on
board survive. This is the first loss of a Boeing 777-200ER, and the first loss of
any 777 due to operational incident.
February 8 Eagle Airways Flight 2279, a BAe Jetstream 32, is hijacked ten
minutes after taking off from Blenheim, New Zealand by a passenger who
attacked both pilots. The hijacker is eventually restrained by the co-pilot and the
flight lands safely at Christchurch. All nine on board survive the incident.
February 14 Belavia Flight 1834, a Bombardier CRJ100, hits its left wing on the
runway while taking off from Yerevan, Armenia. All 21 on board escape the
aircraft before it erupts into flames.
February 21 Santa Brbara Airlines Flight 518, an ATR 42-300, crashes shortly
after taking off from Mrida, Venezuela, killing all 46 on board in the worst ever
accident involving the ATR 42.
April 3 In the 2008 Suriname plane crash, an Antonov An-28 operated by Blue
Wing Airlines crashes near Benzdorp in Suriname. All nineteen on board are
killed.
April 11 In the 2008 Chiinu Antonov An-32 crash, a Sudanese airline Antonov
An-32 crashes when returning shortly after taking off from Chiinu International
Airport, Moldova, for Turkey. All eight on board are killed.
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.
May 30 TACA Flight 390, an Airbus A320, overruns the runway at Toncontn
International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, killing five (including two on
ground).
June 10 Sudan Airways Flight 109, an Airbus A310, crashes at Khartoum
International Airport and breaks apart, catching fire. 30 deaths are confirmed, 6
passengers are listed as missing.
July 25 Qantas Flight 30, a Boeing 747-400 en route from Hong Kong to
Melbourne, performs an emergency descent and lands in Manila after a hull
penetration results in rapid decompression; all aboard survive.
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.
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.

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.
October 7 Qantas Flight 72, an Airbus A330-300, makes an emergency landing
in Exmouth, Australia, following a rapid descent that leaves over 70 people
injured, 14 of them seriously.
October 8 Yeti Airlines Flight 103, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter,
crashes 60 nmi (110 km) from Mt Everest, Nepal, killing 18 of 19 people on
board.
November 10 Ryanair Flight 4102, a Boeing 737 suffers up to 90 bird strikes on
its final approach to Rome Ciampino Airport, damaging landing gear and both
engines. Landed safely, 10 of the 172 on board are treated for minor injuries.
December 20 Continental Airlines Flight 1404, a Boeing 737-500 with 115
people on board, veers off the runway upon takeoff from Denver International
Airport, comes to rest in a ravine near the runway and catches fire; 38 people are
injured.

2009
January 15 US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320, ditches in the Hudson River
just after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City after total engine
failure due to multiple bird strikes; all people aboard survive the accident.
February 7 In the 2009 Manaus Aerotxi crash, a Manaus Aerotxi Embraer
EMB-110 crashes near Santo Antnio, Brazil, killing 24 of the 28 aboard.
February 12 Colgan Air Flight 3407, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, flying from
Newark Liberty International in New Jersey to Buffalo Niagara International
Airport in New York crashes into a house in Clarence, New York, killing all 49
aboard the plane and one on the ground.
February 25 Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, a Boeing 737-800, flying from Atatrk
International Airport in Istanbul to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol crashes in a field
during final approach; of the 135 people on board, 9 are killed and 86 injured.
March 12 Cougar Helicopters Flight 91, a Sikorsky S-92, ditches in the Atlantic
34 miles (55 km) east-southeast of Newfoundland due to a main gearbox failure,
killing 17 of 18 on board.
March 20 Emirates Flight 407, an Airbus A340-500 flying from Melbourne
Tullamarine Airport to Dubai International Airport has a tailstrike during take off
and returns to Melbourne Airport with no fatalities.
March 23 FedEx Express Flight 80, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from
Guangzhou, China, crashes at Tokyo Narita International Airport, Japan; both the
captain and the co-pilot of the plane are killed.
April 1 2009 Bond Helicopters Eurocopter AS332 crash: Bond Offshore
Helicopters Flight 85N, a Eurocopter AS332, crashes 35 miles (56 km) off the
Aberdeenshire coast while returning from the Miller oilfield, killing all 16 on
board; the cause is a catastrophic failure of the main rotor gearbox.
April 19 CanJet Flight 918 is seized on the ground by an armed man who
slipped through security checks at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay,
Jamaica; all passengers are released early on; six crew members are kept as
hostages for several hours before being freed unharmed.
May 12 - Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771, an Airbus A330 on route to Tripoli Inter
descends too early and crashes just before the runway killing 103 of the 104
passengers. Ruben Van Assow was the sole survivor of this catastrophic incident.
June 1 Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330 en route from Rio de Janeiro to
Paris, crashes in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 occupants, including 12 crew;
bodies and aircraft debris are not recovered until several days later; the aircraft

itself is not found until 2011. The crash is the first fatal accident of the A330 and
the worst-ever disaster involving the A330.
June 30 Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310 flying from Sana'a, Yemen to
Moroni, Comoros, crashes into the Indian Ocean with 153 people aboard; one 12year-old is found clinging to the wreckage.
July 13 Southwest Airlines Flight 2294, a Boeing 737 from Nashville to
Baltimore makes an emergency landing in Charleston, West Virginia, after a
14x17 inch hole opens in the skin of the fuselage at 34,000 feet (10,000 m),
causing a loss of cabin pressure; the plane lands safely with no injuries.
July 15 Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes 16 minutes after
takeoff near Qazvin, Iran, killing all 153 passengers and 15 crew.
July 24 Aria Air Flight 1525, an Ilyushin Il-62, skids off the runway at Mashhad
International Airport, killing 17 of 153 on board.
August 2 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 9760, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6
Twin Otter, crashes into a mountain in good weather over Indonesia, killing all 13
passengers and 3 crew.
August 4 Bangkok Airways Flight 266, an ATR 72-200 carrying 68 passengers
crashes in severe weather on landing at Samui airport in the resort island of Ko
Samui in Thailand, resulting in at least 1 confirmed death and 37 injuries.
August 11 Airlines PNG Flight 4684, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
carrying 11 passengers and 2 crew crashes into a mountain at Isurava, Papua
New Guinea while attempting a go around at Kokoda Airport, Papua New Guinea;
all passengers and crew perished in the accident.
September 9 Aeromxico Flight 576, a Boeing 737 with 104 passengers on
board, is hijacked while flying from Cancn to Mexico City; after landing at
Mexico City International Airport, Mexican officials storm the plane and take 5
men into custody; there are no casualties.
October 21 Azza Transport Flight 2241, a Boeing 707, crashes on take off from
Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates; all 6 crew members are
killed.
October 22 Divi Divi Air Flight 014, a Britten-Norman Islander, with 10 on board,
ditches in the Caribbean Sea off Bonaire due to engine failure, killing the pilot.
November 12 RwandAir Flight 205, a Bombardier CRJ-100, crashes into a
terminal shortly after an emergency landing at Kigali International Airport,
Rwanda; of the 10 passengers and 5 crew, 1 passenger dies.
December 22 American Airlines Flight 331, a Boeing 737-800 from Miami
International Airport overruns the runway at Norman Manley International
Airport, Kingston, Jamaica; there are 40 injuries and no fatalities.
December 25 Northwest Airlines Flight 253, an Airbus A330-300 is attacked by
a man using a small explosive device, causing only a small fire inside the plane,
which is extinguished by a flight attendant; the man is subdued by passengers
and crew; there are 3 injuries.
2010s
2010
January 24 Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154M, crashes while making an
emergency landing at Mashhad International Airport, Iran, due to a medical
emergency; all 157 passengers and 13 crew survive the accident with 47
receiving minor injuries.
January 25 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, a Boeing 737-800, crashes into the
Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Beirut Rafic Hariri International
Airport; the flight was heading to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa; all 90
people on board perish.

March 22 Aviastar-TU Flight 1906, a Tupolev Tu-204, crashes on landing at

Domodedovo International Airport in foggy weather; all eight crew on board
survive, but the aircraft is written off; this is the first loss of the Tu-204.
April 13 AeroUnion Flight 302, an Airbus A300B4F, crashes on a missed
approach from Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, for Monterrey, Nuevo Len,
Mexico. All five crew members are killed, as well as one person on the ground.
April 13 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 836, a Boeing 737, overruns the
runway at Rendani Airport in Indonesia; all 103 people on board survive, with 23
injured, three of them seriously.
April 13 Cathay Pacific Flight 780 from Surabaya Juanda International Airport to
Hong Kong lands safely after both engines fail due to contaminated fuel. 57
passengers are injured. Its two pilots receive the Polaris Award from the
International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations, for their heroism and
airmanship.[1]
May 12 Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771, an Airbus A330, crashes on landing at
Tripoli International Airport, killing 103 on board; the sole survivor is a child from
the Netherlands.
May 17 Pamir Airways Flight 112, an Antonov An-24 with 38 passengers and 5
crew, disappears from radar 10 minutes after takeoff from Kunduz Airport in
Afghanistan.
May 22 Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737-800, crashes at Mangalore
International Airport after overshooting the runway, killing a total of 158 people
in the worst-ever crash involving the 737-800.
June 20 The 2010 Cameroon Aro Service CASA C-212 Aviocar crash near
Djoum, Cameroon, kills all 11 on board, including the entire board of Sundance
Resources, an Australian mining conglomerate.
July 27 Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8460, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter,
catches fire and breaks in half as it lands at King Khalid International Airport,
injuring the German pilot and co-pilot.
July 28 Airblue Flight 202, an Airbus A321, crashes into a hill in the Margalla
Hills north-east of Islamabad apparently due to bad weather resulting in 146
passengers and 6 crew members perished. It is the first fatal accident involving
an Airbus A321 and Pakistan's worst air disaster.
August 3 Katekavia Flight 9357, an Antonov An-24 crashes on approach to
Igarka Airport, Russia, killing twelve people.
August 16 AIRES Flight 8250, a Boeing 737 splits in three after a hard landing
at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Airport, San Andrs, Colombia. Of the 125 passengers
and 6 crew members on board, two passengers are killed and another 113
injured.
August 24 Agni Air Flight 101, a Dornier Do 228, crashes outside of Kathmandu,
Nepal, in heavy rain, killing all 14 people on board.
August 24 Henan Airlines Flight 8387, an Embraer E-190, overruns the runway
and crashes at Yichun, Heilongjiang, northeast China, causing 43 fatalities from
91 passengers and 5 crew members; this is the first hull loss of an Embraer E-Jet.
August 25 The 2010 Bandundu Filair Let L-410 crash on approach to Bandundu
Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo, kills all but one of the 21 on board.
September 3 UPS Airlines Flight 6, a Boeing 747-400, crashes at a military base
shortly after takeoff from Dubai International Airport, killing both of the two crew.
September 7 Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise Flight 514, a Tupolev Tu-154M, suffers
electrical failure and makes an emergency landing at Izhma Airport; while
landing, the aircraft overruns the runway and is written off; all 81 passengers
and crew survive.
September 13 Conviasa Flight 2350, an ATR-42, crashes shortly before landing
in Ciudad Guayana, killing 15 of the 51 people on board.

November 4 Aero Caribbean Flight 883, an ATR-72, crashes in Sancti Spritus,

Cuba, killing all 68 on board in the joint worst-ever accident involving the ATR 72.
November 4 Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers substantial mechanical
failure of its left inboard engine after taking off from Singapore Changi Airport.
The flight turns back and lands safely. All the 433 passengers and 26 crew on
board are safe. Cowling parts of the failed engine fall over Batam Island.
November 5 In the 2010 Karachi Beechcraft 1900 crash a JS Air charter crashes
straight after takeoff, killing all 19 passengers and 2 crew on board.
November 11 The Zalingei Tarco Airlines Antonov An-24 crash on landing at
Zalingei Airport, Sudan, kills 6 of 44 on board.
November 28 Sun Way Flight 4412, an Ilyushin Il-76TD, suffers an engine fire
and crashes near Jinnah International Airport, killing all 8 crew on board and
another 4 on the ground.
December 4 Dagestan Airlines Flight 372, a Tupolev Tu-154, skids off the
runway during emergency landing at Russia's Domodedovo International Airport,
killing two of the 160 passengers on board and injuring 87.
December 15 A Tara Air de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes in the
Bilandu Forest near Shreechaur, Okhaldhunga District, Nepal, killing all 22
passengers and crew on board.
2011
January 1 Kolavia Flight 348, a Tupolev Tu-154, erupts in flames while taxiing at
Surgut International Airport, Russia, killing 3 out of 124 people and injuring 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.
February 10 Manx2 Flight 7100, a Fairchild Metroliner III, crashes at Cork
Airport, Republic of Ireland, and catches fire, killing 6 of 12 people on board.
February 14 Central American Airways Flight 731, a Let L-410 Turbolet, crashes
while on approach to Toncontn International Airport, killing all 14 on board.
March 21 The 2011 Pointe-Noire Trans Air Congo An-12 crash: an Antonov An12 crashes on approach to Pointe Noire Airport, Republic of the Congo, killing all
4 crew on board and another 19 on the ground.
April 1 Southwest Airlines Flight 812, a Boeing 737, ruptures a hole in the
fuselage at 36,000 feet, causing the cabin to lose pressure shortly after takeoff
from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The plane lands safely at Yuma
International Airport, Arizona, with 116 people aboard uninjured and 2 with minor
injuries.
April 4 In the 2011 United Nations Bombardier CRJ-100 crash, 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 1 of the 33 on board are killed.
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.
May 18 Sol Lneas Areas Flight 5428, a Saab 340, crashes off Prahuaniyeu, Ro
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.
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.
July 6 The 2011 Silk Way Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 crash: An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes
into a mountain 25 kilometres (16 mi) short of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan,
killing all 9 people on board the cargo flight from Baku, operated on behalf of
NATO.

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.
July 11 Angara Airlines Flight 5007, an Antonov An-24, ditches in the Ob River
after an engine fire, killing 7 of 37 on board.
July 13 Noar Linhas Areas Flight 4896, a Let L-410 Turbolet, crashes shortly
after takeoff from Recife Airport, Brazil, killing all 16 on board.
July 28 Asiana Airlines Flight 991, a Boeing 747 freighter, crashes into the
Pacific Ocean, 112 kilometres (70 mi) west of Jeju Island, South Korea, killing the
2 crew.
July 30 Caribbean Airlines Flight 523, a Boeing 737, overruns the runway on
landing at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana, and breaks
in two; seven are injured but all 163 passengers and crew survive.
August 9 In the 2011 Avis Amur Antonov An-12 crash, an Antonov An-12, en
route from Magadan Airport to Keperveyem Airport, crashes at Omsukchan,
Russia, due to an engine fire, killing all 11 on board.
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.
September 6 Aerocon Flight 238, a Fairchild Metroliner III, crashes near
Trinidad, Bolivia, killing 8 of 9 people on board.
September 7 Yak-Service Flight 9634, 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.
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 3 crew members.
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.
October 18 Iran Air Flight 742, a Boeing 727, en route from Moscow, Russia, to
Tehran, Iran, lands without nose gear at Mehrabad International Airport; all 94
passengers and 14 crew members survive without injuries.
November 1 LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16, a Boeing 767, performs a belly
landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport after its landing gear failed to deploy; all 220
passengers and 11 crew members survive without injuries.
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.
April 20 Bhoja Air Flight 213, a Boeing 737, crashes near Chaklala airbase,
Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in bad weather, killing all 127 people on board.
May 9 In the Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash, a Sukhoi Superjet 100
crashes into Mount Salak, Indonesia, on an exhibition flight, killing all 45
passengers and crew on board.
May 14 In the Agni Air Flight CHT, a Dornier Do 228 crashes near Jomsom
Airport, Nepal, during a go-around; of the 21 on board, 6 survive.
June 2 Allied Air Flight 111, a Boeing 727, overruns the runway on landing at
Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana, and crashes through a fence; the
aircraft then hits a bus on a nearby road; all 4 crew survive but 12 are killed on
the ground.
June 3 Dana Air Flight 992, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 carrying 147
passengers and 6 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.
June 29 Six people attempt to hijack Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554, an Embraer E190, 10 minutes after takeoff; passengers and crew are able to restrain the
hijackers until the aircraft makes an emergency landing; of the 101 on board, 2
hijackers die and 11 passengers and crew are injured; this is China's first serious
hijacking attempt since 1990.
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.
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.
October 7 FlyMontserrat Flight 107, a Britten-Norman Islander, crashes after
takeoff from V.C. Bird International Airport, Antigua and Barbuda; of the 4 on
board, only 1 survives.
November 30 In the 2012 Aro-Service Ilyushin Il-76T crash, an Ilyushin Il-76T
freighter crashes short of runway threshold on approach to Maya-Maya Airport,
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, in bad weather, killing all 6 aboard, 26 on the
ground, and injuring 14.
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.
December 29 Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268, a Tupolev Tu-204 on a repositioning flight, overruns the runway on landing at Moscow's Vnukovo
International Airport, then breaks apart and catches fire; 5 of the 8 crew on board
are killed in the first fatal accident involving the Tu-204.
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 5 crew on board.
February 13 South Airlines Flight 8971, an Antonov An-24, crash-lands in dense
fog at Donetsk International Airport, Ukraine, killing 5 of 52 people on board.
April 13 Lion Air Flight 904, a Boeing 737 carrying 101 passengers and 7 crew
members, crashes into the ocean while attempting to land at Ngurah Rai
International Airport on the Indonesian island of Bali, injuring 46 people.
April 29 National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747 freighter, stalls and crashes
shortly after takeoff from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, due to load shifting,
killing all seven crew members on board.
May 16 Nepal Airlines Flight 555, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6, overruns the
runway on landing at Jomsom Airport, Nepal, injuring seven people.
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.
July 7 A de Havilland Canada DHC-3 operated by Rediske Air crashes on
approach to Soldotna Airport, Alaska, killing all 10 people on board.
August 14 UPS Airlines Flight 1354, an Airbus A300 freighter, crashes short of
the runway on approach to BirminghamShuttlesworth International Airport,
killing the two crew on board.
October 3 Associated Aviation Flight 361, an Embraer 120, crashes shortly after
takeoff from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, killing 15 people on
board.
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 5 crew on board.

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.
November 29 LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470, an Embraer 190, en route
from Maputo International Airport, Mozambique, to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport,
Angola crashes into Bwabwata National Park in northern Namibia, killing all 33
people on board.
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.
February 17 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702, a Boeing 767, is hijacked by the copilot while en route from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Rome, Italy, but lands safely
at Geneva, Switzerland. All 202 passengers and crew aboard are unharmed.
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 has been found in Runion.
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.
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.
July 24 Air Algrie Flight 5017, a chartered Swiftair McDonnell Douglas MD-83
operating for Air Algrie 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 6 crew members on board.
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.
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 7 crew on board.
2015
February 4 TransAsia Airways Flight 235, an ATR-72, 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.
March 5 - Delta Air Lines Flight 1086, a McDonnell Douglas MD-88 skids off the
runway at LaGuardia Airport and crashes into a fence, coming inches from
Flushing Bay. No one is killed but more than a dozen people are injured.
March 24 - Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashes in southern France
en route from Barcelona, Spain to Dsseldorf, Germany. All 144 passengers and 6
crew on board the aircraft died in the crash.
March 29 - Air Canada Flight 624, an Airbus A320, touches down short of the
runway and hits power lines while landing at Halifax Stanfield International
Airport, after arriving from Toronto. All 138 passengers and crew on board
survive, with 23 treated for minor injures.
April 14 - Asiana Airlines Flight 162, an Airbus A320, touches down short of the
runway and hits a localizer while landing at Hiroshima Airport, after arriving from
Seoul. All 82 passengers and crew onboard survive, but 27 are injured.
April 25 - Turkish Airlines Flight 1878, an Airbus A320, is severely damaged in a
landing accident at Atatrk International Airport. All 102 passengers and crew on
board are evacuated without injury.

August 16 - Trigana Air Service Flight 257, 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.
September 8 - British Airways Flight 2276, a Boeing 777-200, aborted its take-off
at Las Vegas, McCarran International Airport, due to catastrophic left engine
failure. All 189 passengers and crew were evacuated safely.
October 2 - Aviastar Flight 7503, a DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashed 11 minutes after
take-off over Palopo, Indonesia, killing all 10 passengers & crew on board.
October 5 - American Airlines Flight 550, an Airbus A320, touched down safely
after the pilot, 57 year old Michael Johnston, fell ill mid-flight and later died. The
co-pilot was forced to land the plane.