Aviation Accidents Database

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…

TWA Trans World Airlines - Boeing - B747-131 (N-93119) flight TWA800

TWA Trans World Airlines – Boeing – B747-131 (N-93119) flight TWA800

TWA Trans World Airlines flight TWA800 , a Boeing 747-131, N93119, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New…

Tower Air - Boeing - B747-136 (N-605FF) flight TOW41

Tower Air – Boeing – B747-136 (N-605FF) flight TOW41

Tower Air flight TOW41 : on December 20, 1995, at 1136, Tower Air flight 41, a Boeing B-747, veered off…

Valujet Airlines - Douglas co - DC9-32 (N-908VJ) flight J7597

Valujet Airlines – Douglas co – DC9-32 (N-908VJ) flight J7597

Valujet Airlines flight J7597 : on June 8, 1995, a Douglas DC-9-32, N908VJ, was being operated by ValuJet Airlines as…

Martinair Holland - Mcdonnel Douglas - DC10-30F (PH-MBN) flight MP495

Martinair Holland – Douglas corporation – DC10-30F (PH-MBN) flight MP495

Martinair Holland flight MP495 crashed on 21 December, 1992, a DC-IO-30F aircraft registration PH-MBN, with 327 Passengers and 13 Crewmembers…

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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.