List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by location - Definition and Overview

Accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by location of the incident. This list is also available: by airline, by year, alphabetically. See also: Incidents in Aviation.

Africa

Algeria

• Air Algerie Flight 6289 - Crashed after takeoff from Tamranasett, Algeria
• Air France Flight 8969 - Hijacked after takeoff from Algiers and taken back in France

Canary Islands, Spain

• KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 - KLM plane crashes into Pan Am plane during takeoff from Tenerife in the Canary Islands (Tenerife disaster)

Niger

• UTA Flight 772 - Blown up over the Sahara Desert by Libyan terrorists.

Andaman Sea

• Korean Air Flight 858 - Blown up over the sea by a bomb planted by North Korean agents

Antarctica

• Air New Zealand Flight 901 - Crashed into Mount Erebus

Arabian Sea

• Air India Flight 855 - Crashed after takeoff in Bombay (now Mumbai), India

Asia

China - Mainland

• Air China flight 129 - Crashed into terrian in low visibility.
• China Northern flight 6136 - Fire on board caused out of control and crashed into the sea.
• China Eastern flight 5210 - Crashed shortly after take off.

Georgia

• Transair Georgian Airline Crash (22 September) - Shot down as it was trying to takeoff from Sukhumi

Hong Kong

• Mandarin Airlines Flight 642 - Crashed upon landing in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

India

• A De Havilland Comet crashed in Jalalogori, India soon after take-off from Calcutta (now Kolkata) on 2 May 1953 - first of a series of crashes that led to Comet 1 fleet being grounded and eventually scrapped.

Japan

• All Nippon Airways Flight 61 - Hijacked and taken back over Tokyo, Japan
• Japan Airlines Flight 123 - Crashed into Mount Osutaka, Japan

Pakistan

• Pan Am Flight 73 - Hijacked in Karachi, Pakistan.

Saudi Arabia

• Iraqi Airways Hijacking - Hijacked on the way from Baghdad to Amman, later crashed after a grenade exploded

Taiwan

• Singapore Airlines Flight 6 - Crashed upon takeoff at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan

Thailand

• Lauda Air Flight 004 - Crashed into a jungle near Suphan Buri and Ban Nong Rong after an in-flight breakup

United Arab Emirates

• Gulf Air Flight 771 - Bombed, then crashed into a desert in the United Arab Emirates

Various countries

• Indian Airlines Flight 814 - Hijacked on the way to India, and flown to India, Pakistan, the UAE, and Afghanistan before the passengers are released.

Atlantic Ocean

• Air India Flight 182 - Bombed off the coast of Ireland
• American Airlines Flight 63 - Attempted bombing over Atlantic Ocean, terrorist is restrained and sedated
• Egyptair Flight 990 - Crashed off the coast of Nantucket
• Swissair Flight 111 - Crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia
• TWA Flight 800 - Crashed off the coast of East Moriches, New York

Bight of Benin

• UTA Flight 141 - Crashed after takeoff

Black Sea

• Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 - Shot down by a missile on October 4, 2001
• Transair Georgian Airline Crash (21 September) - Shot down by a missile upon landing.

Caribbean Sea

• Dominicana DC-9 air disaster - Crashed shortly after takeoff

Europe

Czech Republic

• JAT Yugoslav Flight 364, bombed, then crashed in Srbska Kamenice, Czechoslovakia

England

• British European Flight 548, crashed in the United Kingdom (Staines air disaster)
• British Midland Flight 92, crashed in Kegworth, United Kingdom (Kegworth air disaster)

France

• Air France Flight 4590 - Concorde that crashed in Gonesse, France
• Air France Flight 8969 - Hijacked after takeoff from Algiers and taken back in France
• Turkish Airlines Flight 981 - Crashed in Ermenonville, France (Ermenonville air disaster)

Germany

• British European Flight 609, crashed in Munich, West Germany (Munich air disaster)
• Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, collided in mid-air with DHL Flight 611.

Greece

• TWA Flight 840 - Bombed on the way to Athens, Greece, sucking out 4 on board - the plane landed safely.

Italy

• Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686 - Crashed upon takeoff in Milan, Italy (Linate Airport disaster)
• Itavia Flight 870 - Crashed off Ustica Island, Italy (Ustica Disaster)

Luxembourg

• Luxair Flight 9642, crashed on final approach to Luxembourg

Netherlands

• El Al Flight 1862 - Crashed into 2 flats in Amsterdam (Bijlmerramp)

Russia

• Siberia Airlines Flight 1047 crashed near Rostov on Don
• Volga-AviaExpress Flight 1303 crashed in Tula Oblast

Scotland

• KLM Constellation air disaster, crashed near Prestwick, Scotland.
• Pan Am Flight 103, bomb exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland (Lockerbie disaster)

Indian Ocean

• Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 - crashed off of the Comoros Islands

North America

Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Arrow Air Flight 1285 - Crashed shortly after takeoff from Gander

United States, including North American territories

Arkansas

• American Airlines Flight 1420 - Crashed upon landing at Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock

California

• Aeromexico Flight 498 - Collided with a Piper Archer over Cerritos
• PSA Flight 182 - Collided with a Cessna over San Diego
• PSA Flight 1771 - Hijacked and crashed by a disgruntled former airline employee
• USAir Flight 1493 - Collided with a commuter plane while landing in Los Angeles, California.

Colorado

• United Airlines Flight 629 - Exploded after a bomb on board detonated over Longwood after takeoff from Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado - Bomb was placed by John Graham as part of a scheme to collect insurance money
• United Airlines Flight 585 - Crashed south of Colorado Springs Airport, officially attributed to a rudder system malfunction according to the NTSB.

Florida

• Eastern Airlines 401 - Crashed in the Everglades in 1972 in a landing attempt
• ValuJet Flight 592 - Crashed in the Everglades in Florida after takeoff

Illinois

• American Airlines Flight 191 - Crashed on take-off O'Hare International Airport, Chicago after No. 1 engine fell off

Indiana

• American Eagle Flight 4184 - Crashed near Roselawn, Indiana due to icing

Iowa

• United Airlines Flight 232 - Crash-landed at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City after explosion of the No. 2 engine destroyed all three hydraulic systems

Kentucky

• Air Canada Flight 797 - Emergency landed at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport; fire consumed much of the aircraft

Louisiana

• Pan Am Flight 759 - Crashed in Kenner, Louisiana shortly after takeoff from New Orleans.

Michigan

• Northwest Airlines Flight 255 - Crashed after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, near Detroit

New York

• American Airlines Flight 1 - Crashed immediately after takeoff from Idlewild Airport (now JFK airport), New York City. (1962 March 1)
• American Airlines Flight 11 - Hijacked after takeoff from Boston, crashed in Manhattan (WTC North Tower), New York City (September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks)
• American Airlines Flight 320 - Crashed in the East River on approach to LaGuardia Airport, New York City. (1959 February 3)
• American Airlines Flight 587 - Crashed in Belle Harbor, Queens, New York City after takeoff from John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport. (2001 November 12)
• Avianca Flight 52 - Crashed at Cove Neck, Long Island, after running out of fuel. (1990 January 25)
• Eastern Airlines Flight 66 - Crashed after striking the runway lights at Kennedy airport. (1975 June 24)
• Eastern Airlines Flight 512 - Crashed during go-round after failing to land at Idlewild Airport in the fog. (1962 November 30)
• Eastern Airlines Flight 663 - Crashes at Jones Beach State Park after takeoff from Kennedy airport when forced to evade inbound PanAm Flight 212. (1965 February 8)
• Northeast Airlines Flight 823 - Crashed on Rikers Island, New York City, during takeoff from LaGuardia Airport. (1957 February 1)
• TWA Flight 266 (inbound to Idlewild Airport) and United Airlines Flight 826 (inbound to LaGuardia Airport) - Collided over Miller Field, Staten Island, New York City. The TWA aircraft crashed at the site while the United aircraft continued flying for 8 miles until it crashed in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. (1960 December 16)
• United Airlines Flight 175 - Hijacked after takeoff from Boston, crashed in Manhattan, New York City (WTC South Tower) (September 11 Terrorist Attacks)
• USAir Flight 405 - Crashed during takeoff from LaGuardia Airport. (1992 March 22)

Pennsylvania

• United Airlines Flight 93 - Hijacked after takeoff from Newark, New Jersey, crashed in Somerset County (September 11 Terrorist Attacks)

Puerto Rico

• American Eagle Flight 1450 - Crashed while landing in San Juan
• Prinair Flight 191 - Crashed upon landing in Ponce. Pilot error was responsible.

Texas

• Delta Air Lines Flight 191 - Crashed upon landing in Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport near Dallas
• Delta Air Lines Flight 1411 - Crashed after takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport near Dallas

Virginia

• Air Florida Flight 90 - Crashed in Arlington
• American Airlines Flight 77 - Hijacked after takeoff from Dulles, crashed in Arlington (The Pentagon) (September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks)

Panama

• Alas Chiricanas bombing - Bombed near Colon

Pacific Ocean

• AeroPeru Flight 603 - Off of the coast of Peru
• Alaska Airlines Flight 261 - Off the coast of Oxnard, California
• Aloha Flight 243 - Passenger roof blew off while the aircraft was flying an inter-island flight in Hawaii. The plane landed safely.

Philippine Sea

• Philippine Airlines Flight 434 - bomb exploded on board over Minami Daito Island, near Okinawa, Japan

Red Sea

• Flash Airlines Flight 604 - Crashed off of Sharm el-Shaikh, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

Sea of Okhotsk

• Korean Air Flight 7 - Shot down over Soviet airspace

South America

• American Airlines Flight 965 - Crashed into a mountain in Colombia
• Avianca Flight 410 - Crashed in Santander, Colombia

Strait of Hormuz

• Iran Air Flight 655 - Shot down by an American naval vessal

Taiwan Strait

• China Airlines Flight 611 - Broke up in the Taiwan Strait