Aviation Accidents Database

Olympic Airways - Falcon - 900B (SX-ECH) flight OAL3838

Olympic Airways – Falcon – 900B (SX-ECH) flight OAL3838

Olympic Airways flight OAL3838 , performed with a Falcon 900B (SX-ECH) from Athens to Bucharest was as a government flight.…

SI FLY – ATR42 (F-OHFV) flight KSV 3275

SI FLY flight KSV3275 , an ATR 42-300 registered F-OHFV crashed on 12 November 1999 at 8 h 11and was operated by…

Alpi Eagles o/b Air Dolomiti - Fokker - MK100 (MK100) flight DLA2708

Alpi Eagles o/b Air Dolomiti – Fokker – MK100 (MK100) flight DLA2708

Alpi Eagles flight DLA 2708 on behalf of Air Dolomiti, a Fokker MK-100, registration I-ALPL, landed in Barcelona on 7 November…

Egyptair - Boeing - B767-366ER (SU-GAP) flight MS990

Egyptair – Boeing – B767-366ER (SU-GAP) flight MS990

EGYPTAIR flight MS990 : at 0148:03, the command captain stated, “Excuse me, [nickname for relief first officer], while I take…

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…

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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.