GULF AIR flight GF072 crashed while on go-around in Bahrain international airport. On 23 August 2000, at about 1930 local time, Gulf Air flight GF-072, an Airbus A320-212, a Sultanate of Oman registered aircraft A40-EK, crashed at sea at about 3 miles north-east of...
Naske Air – Dassault Falcon – Falcon 20 (D-CBNA)
Naske Air Falcon 20 D-CBNA was part of a non-scheduled international cargo flight from Gdansk (EPGD) to Louisville (KSDF). The flight crew had previously on August 4, 2001, on another charter flight, flown the aircraft from Hanover (EDDV) to Palma de Mallorca (LEPA)...
Continental Airlines – Mcdonnel Douglas – DC9-32 (N-10556) flight CO1943
Continental Airlines flight CO1943 : airplane was landing on runway 27 at the Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas on Feb 26th, 1996. The airplane slid 6,850 feet before coming to rest in the grass about 140 feet left of the runway centerline. The...
Lion Air – Boeing – B737-800 (PK-LKS) flight LNI904
On 13 April 2013, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft registered PK-LKS was being operated by PT Lion Mentari Airlines (Lion Air) on a scheduled passenger flight as LNI 904. The aircraft departed from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (WICC) Bandung at 0545 UTC to...
Asiana – Boeing – B777-200ER (HL7742) flight OZ214
Asiana flight OZ214 : on July 6, 2013, about 1128 Pacific daylight time, a Boeing 777-200ER, Korean registration HL7742, operating as Asiana Airlines flight 214, was on approach to runway 28L when it struck a seawall at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San...
FLYBE Finland – ATR – ATR72-212A (OH-ATH) flight FCM992T
Flybe Finland flight FCM992T was flown on 19 August 2012 from Tampere-Pirkkala airport to Helsinki-Vantaa airport where the flight landed at 3:42 UTC. Prior to the flight the aircrew stayed overnight at Tampere. The ATR 72-212A aircraft involved in the serious...
BRITISH AIRWAYS – BOEING – B777-236ER (G-YMMM) flight BA38
British Airways flight BA38 was on approach to London (Heathrow) from Beijing, China, at 720 feet agl, the right engine of G-YMMM ceased responding to autothrottle commands for increased power and instead the power reduced to 1.03 Engine Pressure Ratio (EPR). Seven...
Air France – Airbus – A320-311 (G-GLZC) flight no. AF3682
Air France flight AF3682 was on ILS final approach to runway 08 at Cayenne-Rochambeau aerodrome, the airplane encountered windshear and sank suddenly at a height of a hundred feet. A "SINK RATE" warning sounded. The Co-pilot, at the controls, pulled back on the...
Caraibes Air Transport – Dash – DHC-6-300 (F-OGES) flight TX1501
Caraibes Air Transport flight TX1501 : on Saturday 24 March 2001, the DHC-6-300 registered F-OGES was carrying out the scheduled service TX 1501 under a VFR flight plan between the island of Saint-Martin and the island of Saint-Barthélemy, nineteen nautical miles...
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 on Board while executing an approach to Runway 11 at Faro Airport, for a landing. An active Thunderstorm Formation was...
Aviation accidents
An aviation accident is an incident in which an aircraft is damaged or destroyed as a result of a collision, fire, structural failure, or other event. Aviation accidents can be caused by a variety of factors, including mechanical failure, pilot error, adverse weather conditions, and sabotage. Aviation accidents can result in fatalities, injuries, and damage to property.
Aviation incidents
An aviation incident is an occurrence, other than an accident, that affects or could affect the safety of aircraft operations. Examples of aviation incidents include near collisions, runway incursions, and unruly passenger incidents.
Aviation serious incidents
A serious incident in aviation refers to an event that could have resulted in an accident or that had the potential to cause serious injury or death. Some examples of serious incidents in aviation include engine failure, in-flight fires, and loss of control of the aircraft.