List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location

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This list of accidents and incidents on airliners by location summarizes airline accidents by state location, airline company with flight number, date, and cause. It is also available grouped

If the aircraft crashed on land, it will be listed under a continent and a country. If the aircraft crashed on a body of water, it will be listed under that body of water (unless that body of water is part of the area of a country). Accidents and incidents written in bold were the deadliest in that country.

Africa

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Algeria Angola Botswana Benin
Cameroon

Chad

Comoros

DR of Congo Congo
Egypt Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Ghana Ivory Coast
Kenya Liberia Libya Mali Mauritania
Mauritius Morocco Namibia Niger Nigeria
Rwanda Somalia South Africa Sudan South Sudan
Togo Tunisia Zimbabwe

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Cameroon

Chad

Comoros

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

Egypt

Members of Embassy of Pakistan and Pakistani Community in Egypt commemorating the anniversary of crash victims of PIA Flight 705
A makeshift memorial for the passengers and crew on board Metrojet Flight 9268

Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia

Ghana

Guinea

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Liberia

Libya

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

Somalia

South Africa

Wreckage of the plane crash that killed President Samora Machel

Sudan

South Sudan

Togo

Tunisia

Zimbabwe

Antarctica

Asia

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Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain
Cambodia

China

Georgia

Hong Kong India
Indonesia Iran Greece Iraq Japan
Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia
Nepal Pakistan Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia
Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan
Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE Uzbekistan
Vietnam Yemen

Afghanistan

Rescuers reached the crash site of Kam Air Flight 904. The tail of the plane could be seen on the right.

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Cambodia

China

Georgia

September 1993 crashes

Hong Kong SAR

India

Wreckage of Air India Express Flight 812


Date Accident / Incident Description Casualties Survivors
2020-08-07 Air India Express Flight 1344, on 7 August 2020, (a Boeing 737-800) flying on the Dubai-Kozhikode route overshot the runway on landing at Calicut International Airport breaking into four pieces. 18 172
2010-05-22 Air India Express Flight 812, on 22 May 2010, (a Boeing 737-800) flying on the Dubai-Mangalore route overshot the runway 24 on landing at Mangalore International Airport killing 158 passengers on board.[13][14][15][16] 158 8
2000-07-17 Alliance Air Flight 7412 crashed in a residential estate of Patna on 17 July 2000 after the pilot lost control of the aircraft and stalled. Deaths included 55 people aboard, along with 5 on the ground. 55+5
1999-12-24 Indian Airlines Flight 814 was hijacked by Muslim terrorists on 24 December 1999 while in Indian airspace. The aircraft was flown to Kandahar, Afghanistan. One passenger was killed by the hijackers; the other 192 aboard survived.[17] 1 192
1996-11-12 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision, the Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 collided in mid-air with Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 on 12 November 1996. The cause was determined to be pilot error by the Kazakhstan Airlines pilot. All 349 people on board both flights were killed, making it the deadliest mid-air collision in history. 349
1993-04-26 Indian Airlines Flight 491 crashed into a truck at the end of the runway while taking off from Aurangabad, Maharashtra on 26 April 1993. The cause was both pilot error and the failure of the aviation administration to control highway traffic. Deaths were 55. 55
1993-04-24 Indian Airlines Flight 427 was hijacked by a Muslim individual on 24 April 1993. The hijacker demanded passage to Afghanistan, but was denied overflight permission by Pakistani authorities and the pilot diverted to Amritsar. The hijacker was killed after security forces stormed the aircraft.[18] 1 140
1993-04-10 An Indian Airlines Boeing 737-2A8, en route from Lucknow to Delhi, was hijacked by four students of the Government Arts College, Lucknow claiming to be strapped with explosives. They demanded changes to the college's courses, cancellation of an award to a professor and postponement of exams. The hijackers were overpowered by passengers on return to the Lucknow Airport and subsequently arrested by the police. They were found to be only carrying a small knife.[19] 0 59
1993-03-27 Indian Airlines Fight 439 was hijacked en route from Delhi to Madras by a hijacker claiming to be strapped with explosives. He forced the plane to land in Amritsar (after being denied landing permission in Lahore) and demanded political asylum in Pakistan. The hijacker subsequently surrendered and the explosive was found to be a disguised hair-dryer.[20] 0 203
1993-01-22 Indian Airlines Flight 810 en route from Lucknow Airport to the Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport was hijacked by a single individual

and returned to Lucknow. The hijacker demanded the release of all individuals arrested after the Demolition of the Babri Masjid and for a temple be built at Ram Janmabhoomi where the Ram Mandir once stood. The hijacker surrendered to officials after negotiations and the bomb he carried was found be phony.[21]

0 54
1991-07-16 Indian Airlines Flight 257 crashed on descent into Imphal due to pilot error on 16 August 1991, killing all 69 occupants. 69
1990-02-14 Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashed on its final approach to Bangalore airport on 14 February 1990, killing 92 people. The cause was pilot error. 92
1988-10-19 Indian Airlines Flight 113 crashed on its final approach to Ahmedabad airport due to pilot error on 19 October 1988. Deaths were 130. 130
1984-08-24 Indian Airlines Flight 421, seven Sikh hijackers demanded an Indian Airlines jetliner flying from Delhi to Srinagar to be flown to the United Arab Emirates. The defense minister of the UAE negotiated the release of the passengers. It was related to the Sikh secessionist struggle in the Indian state of Punjab.[22] 0 74
1984-07-05 Indian Airlines Flight 405, nine Sikhs belonging to the Khalistan movement forced an Airbus A300 on a domestic flight from Srinagar to the Delhi with 254 passengers and 10 crew on board, to be flown to Lahore Airport in Pakistan. The demands (release of prisoners and money) of the hijackers were not met and they ultimately surrendered to Pakistani authorities on July 6.[23] 0 264
1982-08-20 A lone Sikh militant, armed with a pistol and a hand grenade, hijacked a Boeing 737 on a scheduled flight from Jodhpur to New Delhi carrying 69 persons. Indian security forces killed the hijacker and rescued all passengers. Peter Lamont, production designer working on the James Bond film Octopussy, was a passenger.[24] 1
1982-08-04 An Indian Airlines flight from Delhi to Amritsar was hijacked en route by a Sikh militant with the help of a fake bomb. The hijacked plane landed at Amritsar (after being denied permission to land in Lahore, Pakistan). A police officer (sent in the disguise of a pilot) and some passengers overpowered the hijacker when his attention was diverted.[25] 0 All
1982-06-21 Air India Flight 403 crashed on 21 June 1982 at Sahar International Airport in Bombay due to heavy weather. Two crew members and 15 passengers died; 94 survived. 17 94
1981-11-26 Air India Flight 224 from Salisbury, Rhodesia to Bombay was hijacked at Mahe Airport Seychelles by mercenaries while on a re-fuelling stop. The mercenaries were fleeing an abortive coup. The B707-300 (registration VT-DVB) was forced to fly to Durban. After freeing the 78 passengers and crew, the mercenaries surrendered.[26] 0 78
1981-09-29 Indian Airlines Flight 423, a Boeing 737 operating a domestic flight from Delhi to Amritsar in India, was hijacked by Sikh extremists and forced to land in Lahore, Pakistan, where special forces stormed the aircraft; there were no fatalities.[27] 0 117
1978-12-20 Indian Airlines Flight 410, Bholanath Pandey and Devendranath Pandey hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-410. They demanded the immediate release of Indian National Congress party leader Indira Gandhi who was imprisoned at that time on the charges of fraud and misconduct. Later, they were awarded with party tickets for this act by the Indira Gandhi government in 1980 such that Devendra Nath Pandey rose to become a minister in the government of most populous state of India, Uttar Pradesh. This case was also mentioned by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale to justify his claim regarding the hypocrisy of the Indian government.[28] 0 132
1978-01-01 Air India Flight 855 crashed off the coast of Bandra, Bombay, (now Mumbai) on 1 January 1978 when the captain became spatially disoriented after the failure of one of the flight instruments in the cockpit. All 213 aboard were killed. 213
1976-10-12 Indian Airlines Flight 171 crashed at Bombay following an in-flight fire caused by an uncontained engine failure on 12 October 1976, killing all 95 on board. 95
1976-09-10 An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 was hijacked from Palam Airport Delhi by a group of six militants from Jammu and Kashmir: Syed Abdul Hameed Dewani, Syed M Rafique, M Ahsan Rathore, Abdul Rashid Malik, Ghulam Rasool and Khawaja Ghulam Nabi Itoo. To refuel the plane, they took permission from CAA Lahore Airport in Pakistan to land and refuel. The hijackers were caught in a trick during breakfast, being served colourless tranquilliser with water. All six hijackers were taken in custody and the plane was sent back to India with 83 passengers on board.[29] 0 83
1973-05-31 Indian Airlines Flight 440 crashed on approach to Palam Airport due to pilot error on 31 May 1973. 48 of 65 on board died. 48 17
1972-09-24 Japan Airlines Flight 472 overran the runway after landing at the wrong airport on 24 September 1972; all 122 on board survived. 0 122
1972-06-14 Japan Airlines Flight 471 crashed near Palam Airport on 14 June 1972, killing 82 of 87 on board and three on the ground; Japan claimed that a false glide path signal caused the crash, while India claimed that the pilot disregarded let-down procedures. 82+3 5
1971-01-30 1971 Indian Airlines hijacking, a domestic passenger flight was hijacked en route from Srinagar to Jammu and flown to Lahore in Pakistan where the passengers/crew were released and the plane subsequently destroyed.[30] 0 32
1965-09-19 Gujarat Beechcraft incident- A civilian Beechcraft commuter plane was shot down by a Pakistan Air Force fighter on 19 September 1965, killing all eight on board. 8 0
1963 United Arab Airlines Flight 869 (1963) crashed off Bombay Airport, killing all 63 on board. The cause was probably a loss of control in turbulence and bad weather. 63 0
1962-07-07 Alitalia Flight 771 crashed into a hill northeast of Mumbai while on approach on 7 July 1962. The accident was attributed to navigation error. All 94 aboard were killed. 94
1958 1958 Dan-Air Avro York crash- An Avro York crashed at Gurgaon following an in-flight fire caused by engine failure, killing four of five on board. 4 1

Indonesia

Iran

Search and rescue team were deployed to search for the wreckage of Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704

Iraq

Japan

Wreckage of Japan Airlines Flight 123, the worst single aircraft crash in history
China Airlines Flight 120 caught fire while taxiing

Kazakhstan

Crash site of SCAT Airlines Flight 760

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Memorial of Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 at Johor Bahru, Johor.

Myanmar

Nepal

A memorial park in Kakani for the victims of Thai Airways International Flight 311
Wreckage of Nepal Airlines Flight 183
Wreckage of Nepal Airlines Flight 555

Pakistan

Philippines

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Jordan

In July 2000, a hijacker stormed the cockpit of a Royal Jordanian plane as it was flying from Queen Alia Airport in Jordan to Damascus Airport, Syria. He made the plane return to Jordan. The hijacker attacked a flight attendant too and an air marshal shot him dead.[37]

Syria

Taiwan

Part of the wreckage of China Airlines Flight 676
Flag at half mast at Presidential Building Tower in Taiwan for the presumed deaths of passengers of TransAsia Airways Flight 235

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Debris left of Kish Air Flight 7170

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

South China Sea

Various countries

Central America and the Caribbean

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Antigua and Barbuda Bermuda Barbados Costa Rica Cuba
Dominican Republic

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras Jamaica
Panama Puerto Rico

Antigua and Barbuda

Bermuda

Barbados

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominican Republic

A memorial for the victims of Birgenair Flight 301

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Wreckage of Tan-Sahsa Flight 414

Jamaica

Panama

Puerto Rico

Europe

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Albania Austria Belarus Belgium
Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark Finland
France Germany Greece Ireland Italy
Kosovo Latvia Luxembourg North-Macedonia Malta
Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal
Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain
Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechoslovakia

A memorial plaque for the 75 people that perished in Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450
A memorial was dedicated to the victims of JAT Flight 367

Denmark

Finland

France

A memorial at Düsseldorf Airport to the victims of Germanwings Flight 9525

Germany

A newsreel footage of the Munich Air Disaster

Greece

Ireland

Italy

The wreckage of Banat Air Flight 166, which crashed due to icing

Kosovo

Latvia

Luxembourg

North Macedonia

Malta

Montenegro

Netherlands

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951

Norway

Poland

The Ilyushin Il-62 involved in the crash of LOT Flight 5055.
Wreckage of the 1962 LOT Vickers Viscount crash
Lufthansa Flight 2904

Portugal

Martinair Flight 495

Romania

Russia

A memorial for the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczyński
Burnt wreckage of Kolavia Flight 348
Tail of RusAir Flight 9605
In this picture, the wreckage of Flydubai Flight 981, was totally pulverized in the impact

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Memorial service for the victims of the Tenerife Airport disaster, the deadliest aviation accident in history
A plaque for 154 victims of Spanair Flight 5022

Sweden

Wreckage of Linjeflyg Flight 277

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

Part of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Memorial of Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612

United Kingdom

International waters

The following accidents and incidents occurred in international waters; that is, more than 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) off the coast of any territory.

Persian Gulf

3 July 1988 – Iran Air Flight 655, an Iranian passenger jet carrying 290 passengers, is shot down over the Persian Gulf by the United States Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Vincennes killing all aboard including 66 children.

Atlantic Ocean

Tailfin of Air France Flight 447
Memorial for the victims of the downing of Air India Flight 182
A marine vessel search the missing EgyptAir Flight 990 on 31 October 1999
TWA Flight 800 sequence of events

Black Sea

Caribbean Sea

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Oceania

Australia

Fiji

Federated states of Micronesia

French Polynesia

Guam (United States)

New Zealand

Recovery of Air New Zealand Flight 4374 from the harbour it crashed in, in Mangere, Auckland

Papua New Guinea

North America

Canada

The Gimli Glider, known for the pilot's heroic action to glide when the plane encountered fuel exhaustion, which saves everyone on board

.

The victims of Arrow Air Flight 1285
Wreckage of Air France Flight 358

United States

Mexico

South America

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Argentina Bolivia Brazil Colombia
Ecuador

Guyana

Peru

Suriname Uruguay
Venezuela

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Landing gear of TAM Airlines Flight 3054
Wreckage of GOL Transportes Aereos Flight 1907

Chile

Colombia

Vigil was held in Chapecó to honor the victims of LaMia Flight 2933

Ecuador

Guyana

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

See also

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