List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
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== List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft ==
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft. Commercial aviation has seen numerous accidents and incidents over the years, ranging from minor incidents to major disasters. This list includes notable events in the history of commercial aviation.
Early Aviation (1900s-1930s)[edit | edit source]
- 1919 Atlantic City air show crash: A Curtiss JN-4 crashed during a demonstration flight.
- 1931 Transcontinental & Western Air Fokker F-10 crash: The crash led to the death of famous football coach Knute Rockne.
1940s[edit | edit source]
- 1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident: The aircraft disappeared in the Andes and was found decades later.
- 1948 Air France Latécoère 631 disappearance: The aircraft disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean.
1950s[edit | edit source]
- 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision: A United Airlines Douglas DC-7 collided with a Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation over the Grand Canyon.
- 1958 Munich air disaster: A British European Airways Airspeed Ambassador crashed during takeoff, killing 23 people, including 8 Manchester United F.C. players.
1960s[edit | edit source]
- 1960 New York mid-air collision: A United Airlines Douglas DC-8 collided with a Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation over New York City.
- 1963 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 Neva River ditching: The aircraft ditched in the Neva River in Leningrad.
1970s[edit | edit source]
- 1972 Andes flight disaster: A Uruguayan Air Force Fairchild FH-227 crashed in the Andes; survivors resorted to cannibalism.
- 1977 Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747s collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport, resulting in 583 fatalities.
1980s[edit | edit source]
- 1985 Japan Airlines Flight 123: A Boeing 747SR crashed into a mountain, killing 520 people.
- 1988 Lockerbie bombing: Pan Am Flight 103, a Boeing 747, was destroyed by a bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland.
1990s[edit | edit source]
- 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision: A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 collided with a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 over India.
- 1999 EgyptAir Flight 990: A Boeing 767 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
2000s[edit | edit source]
- 2001 September 11 attacks: Four commercial aircraft were hijacked and used in terrorist attacks in the United States.
- 2009 Air France Flight 447: An Airbus A330 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
2010s[edit | edit source]
- 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: A Boeing 777 disappeared over the Indian Ocean.
- 2015 Germanwings Flight 9525: An Airbus A320 was deliberately crashed into the French Alps by the co-pilot.
2020s[edit | edit source]
- 2020 Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752: A Boeing 737 was shot down shortly after takeoff from Tehran, Iran.
- 2021 Sriwijaya Air Flight 182: A Boeing 737 crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia.
Related Pages[edit | edit source]
- Aviation safety
- List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft
- List of accidents and incidents involving general aviation
- List of aircraft hijackings
- List of airliner shootdown incidents
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