On September 8, 1994, about 1903:23 eastern daylight time, USAIR flight US427, a Boeing 737-3B7 (737-300) registered N513AU, crashed while maneuvering to land at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. USAIR flight US427 was operating under the...
Jet Blue Airways – Airbus A320 (N-536JB) flight JBA292
On September 21, 2005, at 1818 Pacific daylight time, Jet Blue Airways flight 292, an Airbus A320, N536JB, landed at Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, with the nose wheels cocked 90 degrees. Jet Blue Airways, Inc., was operating the airplane...
American Airlines – Boeing B767-300 (N-345AN) flight AA383
American Airlines flight AA383 , from Chicago O'Hare to Miami, FL , operated with a Boeing B767-300 (N-345AN) stopped on the runway during takeoff roll, caught fire and evacuated the passengers. American Airlines flight AA383 had 161 passengers and 9 crew on board,...
Allegheny Airlines – Nord 262 (N29824) flight AL561
Allegheny Airlines flight AL561 departed on February 12, 1979 at 13:00 e.s.t. from Benedum Airport, Clarksburg, West Virginia, for National Airport, Washington, D.C., with Two persons were killed and eight persons were seriously injured; the 25 persons on board....
Delta Airlines – Boeing B727-232 (N473DA) flight DL1141
About 0901 central day light time on August 31, 1988, Delta Airlines flight DL1141 crashed shortly after lifting off from runway 18L at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Texas. The airplane, a Boeing 727 -232 , U. S. Registry N473DA, was a regularly...
United Airlines – Boeing B737-200 (N999UA) flight UA585
On March 3, 1991, United Airlines flight UA585 was on a scheduled passenger flight from Denver, Colorado, to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and the flight was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. Numerous...
Virgin Atlantic – Airbus A330-343 (G-VKSS) flight VS76
The Virgin Atlantic flight VS76 was on a scheduled fight from Orlando Airport, USA to Manchester International Airport, UK. The fight crew comprised three pilots: the aircraft commander and two Senior First Officers. All three pilots were present on the fight deck for...
ABX AIR – Boeing B767-200 (N799AX) flight ABX1611
On June 28, 2008, about 2215 Pacific daylight time, an Boeing 767-200, registered N799AX, operating as ABX AIR flight ABX1611 from San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, experienced a ground fire before engine startup. The captain and the...
Singapore Airlines – Boeing B777-300ER (9V-SWH) flight SQ61
On 3 July 2014 at 1815 hours (local time), a Singapore Airlines flight SQ61 aircraft departed Houston in Texas, USA via the INDIE ONE Standard Instrument Departure (SID). The INDIE ONE required the aircraft to maintain 4,000ft or other altitudes as assigned by ATC....
UPS – McDonnell Douglas DC8-71F (N-748UP) flight UPS1307
On February 7, 2006, about 2359 eastern standard time, UPS flight UPS1307 (United Parcel Service) , a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (N-748UP) landed at its destination airport, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after a cargo smoke...
Air Florida – Boeing – B737-222 (N-62AF) flight QH90 at Potomac river
Air Florida flight QH90 was a scheduled flight on January 13, 1982 to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. There were 74 passengers, including 3 infants, and 5 crewmembers on board. The flight’s scheduled departure time was...
UPS – Airbus – A300-600 (N-155UP) flight UP1354
On August 14, 2013, about 0447 central daylight time (CDT), UPS flight UP1354 , an Airbus A300-600, N155UP, crashed short of runway 18 during a localizer non precision approach to runway 18 at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama....
PSA Airlines INC – Bombardier – CL-600 (N-246PS) flight US2495
PSA Airlines flight US2495 : on January 19, 2010, the flight crew of PSA Airlines, doing business as US Airways Express flight 2495, rejected the takeoff of a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, N246PS, which subsequently ran off the runway end and then stopped in the engineered...
Federal Express – Boeing – B727-232F (N-497FE) flight FX1478
On July 26, 2002, about 0537 eastern daylight time, Federal Express flight FX1478, a Boeing 727-232F (727), N497FE, struck trees on short final approach and crashed short of runway 9 at the Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), Tallahassee, Florida. Federal Express...
Air France – Boeing – B777-228ER (F-GSPK) flight AF681
The crew took off from Atlanta Hartsfield on a flight bound for Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. In cruise at FL 380, a cabin crew member noticed a smell chracteristic of an electrical fire at the level of seat 4F in Business Class. He turned off electrical power to...
ATI Air Transport International – Douglas Corporation – DC8-63 (N-782AL) takeoff with one engine inoperative
On Thursday, February 16, 1995, at 2027 central standard time, a Douglas DC-8-63, N782AL, operated by Air Transport International, was destroyed by ground impact and fire during an attempted takeoff at the Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Missouri. The...
Atlantic Southwest Airlines – Embraer – EMB120-RT (N-256AS) flight EV529
Atlantic Southwest Airlines flight EV529 : on August 21, 1995, about 1253 eastern daylight time, an Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S. A. (Embraer) EMB-120RT, N256AS, airplane operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Inc., (ASA) as ASE flight 529, experienced the...
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...
American Airlines – Mcdonnel Douglas – MD83 (N-566AA) flight AA1572
American Airlines flight AA1572 : on November 12, 1995, at 0055 eastern standard time a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, N566AA, owned by American Airlines and operated as flight AA1572, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees in East Granby, Connecticut, while on...
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...
Southwest – Boeing – B737-3H4 (N-632NW) flight WN812
Southwest flight WN812 : on April 1, 2011, about 1558 mountain standard time (MST),1 a Boeing 737-3H4, N632SW, operating as Southwest Airlines flight 812 experienced a rapid decompression while climbing through flight level 340. The flight crew conducted an emergency...
American Airlines – Boeing B757-200 (N-668AA) flight AA22253
American Airlines flight AA2253 : this report discusses the December 29, 2010, incident involving American Airlines flight 2253, a Boeing 757-200, N668AA, which ran off the departure end of runway 19 and came to a stop in deep snow after landing at Jackson Hole...
Colgan Air – Bombardier – DHC8-400 (N-200WQ) flight CO3407
On February 12, 2009, about 2217 eastern standard time, a Colgan Air, Inc., Bombardier DHC-8-400, N200WQ, operating as Continental Connection flight 3407, was on an instrument approach to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, when it crashed into a...
Empire Airlines – ATR – ATR42-320 (N-902FX) flight EM8284
Empire Airlines flight EM8284 : on January 27, 2009, about 0437 central standard time, an Avions de Transport Régional Aerospatiale Alenia ATR 42-320, N902FX, operating as Empire Airlines flight 8284, was on an instrument approach when it crashed short of the runway...
US Airways A320-214 (N106US) flight US1549
US Airways flight US1549 took off on January 15, 2009, about 1527 eastern standard time,was an Airbus Industrie A320-214, N106US, that experienced an almost complete loss of thrust in both engines after encountering a flock of birds and was subsequently ditched on the...
Continental Airlines – Boeing – B737-500 (N-18611) flight CO1404
Continental Airlines flight CO1404 : on December 20, 2008, about 18:18 mountain standard time, Continental Airlines flight 1404, a Boeing 737-500, N18611, departed the left side of runway 34R during takeoff from Denver International Airport (DEN), Denver, Colorado. A...
COMAIR – BOMBARDIER – CL600-2B19 (N431CA) flight no. DL5191
COMAIR flight DL5191 , on August 27, 2006, about 0606:35 eastern daylight time, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, N431CA, crashed during takeoff from Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Kentucky. The flight crew was instructed to take off from runway 22 but instead lined up the...
Pinnacle Airlines – Bombardier – CL600-2B19 (N-8396A) flight 9E3701
Pinnacle Airlines flight 9E3701 : on October 14, 2004, about 2215:06 central daylight time, Pinnacle Airlines flight 3701 (doing business as Northwest Airlink), a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, N8396A, crashed into a residential area about 2.5 miles south of Jefferson City...
Federal Express – Boeing – MD10-10F (N-364FE) flight FX647
On December 18, 2003, about 1226 central standard time, Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) flight 647, a Boeing MD-10-10F (MD-10), N364FE, crashed while landing at Memphis International Airport (MEM), Memphis, Tennessee. The right main landing gear of Federal Express...
American Airlines – Airbus – A300-605R (N14053) flight AA587
American Airlines flight AA587 : on November 12, 2001, about 0916:15 eastern standard time, American Airlines flight 587, an Airbus Industrie A300-605R, N14053, crashed into a residential area of Belle Harbor, New York, shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy...
Southwest Airlines – Boeing – B737-300 (N-668SW) flight WN1455
Soutwesth Airlines flight WN1455 : on March 5, 2000, about 1811 Pacific standard time (PST), Southwest Airlines Inc., flight WN1455, a Boeing 737-300 (737), N668SW, overran the departure end of runway 08 after landing at Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (BUR),...
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 a quick trip to the toilet before it gets crowded. While they are eating, and I’ll be back to you." While the command captain was speaking,...
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 Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82), N215AA, crashed after it overran the end of runway 4R during landing at Little Rock National Airport in Little...
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 by Federal Express, Inc., (FedEx) as flight 14, crashed while landing on runway 22R at Newark International Airport, Newark, New Jersey (EWR)....
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 York on July 17, 1996, about 2031 eastern daylight time. TWA Trans World Airlines flight TWA800 was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of...
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 the left side of runway 4L during an attempted takeoff at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Jamaica, New York. The flight was a regularly scheduled...
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 a scheduled, domestic passenger flight under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121. Flight J7597, destined for Miami,...
Delta Airlines – Lockeed – L1011 (N-726DA) flight DL191
Delta Airlines flight DL191 crashed on August 2, 1985, at 1805:52 central daylight time. Delta Airlines flight DL191, a Lockheed L-1011-385-1, N726DA, crashed while approaching to land on runway 17L at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas. While passing...
SIMMONS AIRLINES – ATR – ATR72 (N-401AM) flight no. AA4184
On October 31, 1994, at 1559 Central Standard Time, an Avions de Transport Regional, model 72-212 (ATR 72), registration number N401AM, leased to and operated by Simmons Airlines, Incorporated, and doing business as American Eagle flight 4184, crashed during a rapid...
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.