Aviation Accidents Database

Qantas - Boeing - B747-438 (VH-OJH) flight QF1

Qantas – Boeing – B747-438 (VH-OJH) flight QF1

On 23 September 1999, at about 2247 local time, a Qantas Boeing 747-438 aircraft registered VH-OJH (callsign Qantas One) overran…

American Airlines - Mcdonnell Douglas - MD82 (N-215AA) flight AA1420

American Airlines – Mcdonnell Douglas – MD82 (N-215AA) flight AA1420

American Airlines flight AA1420 : on June 1, 1999, at 2350:44 central daylight time, American Airlines flight AA1420, a McDonnell…

Channel Express (Air Services) – Fokker – F27-600 (G-CHNL)

Channel Express (Air Services) Fokker F27, registered G-CHNL crashed during approach in Guernsey airport. The accident was notified to the…

Swissair - Mcdonnel Douglas - MD11 (HB-IWF) flight SR111

Swissair – Mcdonnel Douglas – MD11 (HB-IWF) flight SR111

Swissair flight SR111 crashed near Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada on September 02nd 1998. At 0018 UTC (2018 eastern daylight…

United Airlines - Boeing - B767-322ER (N-653UA) flight UA965

United Airlines – Boeing – B767-322ER (N-653UA) flight UA965

United Airlines flight UA965 was in cruising flight near Paris during an ETOPS flight from Zurich to Washington, DC, abnormal warnings…

Silkair - Boeing - B737-300 (9V-TRF) flight MI185

Silkair – Boeing – B737-300 (9V-TRF) flight MI185

Silkair flight MI185 took off at 08:37:13 (15:37:13 local time) from Runway 25R with the Captain as the handling pilot.…

KOREAN AIR - BOEING - B747 (HL-7468) flight no. KL801

KOREAN AIR – BOEING – B747 (HL-7468) flight no. KL801

Korean Air flight KL801, a Boeing 747-3B5B (747-300), Korean registration HL7468, operated by Korean Air Company, Ltd., crashed at Nimitz…

Federal Express Inc. - Mcdonnel Douglas - MD11 (N-611FE) flight FX14

Federal Express – Mcdonnell Douglas – MD11 (N-611FE) flight FX14

Federal Express flight FX14 : on July 31, 1997, about 0132 eastern daylight time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, N611FE, operated…

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Learning from other errors is a must for any pilot. Accident, Incident and Airprox are decreasing year after year even though the global worldwide air traffic , in terms of flights and passengers, is constantly increasing. Still many accidents happens, 90% of them during takeoff and initial climb out or during approach and landing. One of the way that pilot have to increase their airmanship and achieve safer habits is to learn from other’s mistakes. Also no Company can afford an accident any more, in terms of money loss and in terms of bad reputation. In aviation accident you can find a brief summary, history of the flight, actual flight data taken from the flight recorders (the so called “black box”) , conclusions with contributory factors, together with safety recommendations. No matter if you are an Airline, a Flying School , a professional or aviation enthusiastic, this website is for you.