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List of deadliest aircraft accidents and incidents

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List of deadliest aircraft accidents and incidents

This article lists the deadliest aircraft accidents and incidents involving commercial passenger and cargo flights, military passenger and cargo flights, or general aviation flights that have been involved in a ground or mid-air collision. As of 20 May 2026, 208 accidents and incidents have resulted in at least 100 fatalities, 35 at least 200 fatalities, 8 at least 300 fatalities, and 4 at least 500 fatalities.

Tables

Table key (deaths, type)
Deaths
Deaths
Column
Deaths
Abbreviation
Tot
Definition
Total
C
C
Column
C
Abbreviation
Crew
P
P
Column
P
Abbreviation
Passenger
G
G
Column
G
Abbreviation
Ground
N
N
Column
N
Abbreviation
Notes
‡
‡
Column
‡
Abbreviation
Was previously the deadliest incident
†
†
Column
†
Abbreviation
No survivors
1*
1*
Column
1*
Abbreviation
Sole survivor
T abv. for Type
T abv. for Type
Column
T abv. for Type
Abbreviation
COM
Definition
Commercial (accident/incident)
MIL
MIL
Column
MIL
Abbreviation
Military (accident/incident)
INB
INB
Column
INB
Abbreviation
Bombing
INH
INH
Column
INH
Abbreviation
Hijacking
EXG
EXG
Column
EXG
Abbreviation
Attacked using ground-based weapons
EXS
EXS
Column
EXS
Abbreviation
Attacked by other aircraft
Column
Abbreviation
Definition
Deaths
Tot
Total
C
Crew
P
Passenger
G
Ground
N
Notes
‡
Was previously the deadliest incident
†
No survivors
1*
Sole survivor
T abv. for Type
COM
Commercial (accident/incident)
MIL
Military (accident/incident)
INB
Bombing
INH
Hijacking
EXG
Attacked using ground-based weapons
EXS
Attacked by other aircraft
Table key (location, phase of flight)
Location
Location
Column
Location
Abbreviation
(none)
Definition
< 20 km (11 NM)
"off"
"off"
Column
"off"
Abbreviation
< 20 km (11 NM) (water impact)
"near"
"near"
Column
"near"
Abbreviation
20 km (11 NM) to 50 km (27 NM)
"area of"
"area of"
Column
"area of"
Abbreviation
> 50 km (27 NM)
Phase
Phase
Column
Phase
Abbreviation
STD
Definition
Standing
TXI
TXI
Column
TXI
Abbreviation
Taxi
TOF
TOF
Column
TOF
Abbreviation
Take off
ICL
ICL
Column
ICL
Abbreviation
Initial climb
ENR
ENR
Column
ENR
Abbreviation
En route
MNV
MNV
Column
MNV
Abbreviation
Maneuvering
APR
APR
Column
APR
Abbreviation
Approach
LDG
LDG
Column
LDG
Abbreviation
Landing
UNK
UNK
Column
UNK
Abbreviation
Unknown
Airport
Airport
Column
Airport
Definition
Active or decommissioned military bases; closed/reassigned civil airports
Column
Abbreviation
Definition
Location
(none)
< 20 km (11 NM)
"off"
< 20 km (11 NM) (water impact)
"near"
20 km (11 NM) to 50 km (27 NM)
"area of"
> 50 km (27 NM)
Phase
STD
Standing
TXI
Taxi
TOF
Take off
ICL
Initial climb
ENR
En route
MNV
Maneuvering
APR
Approach
LDG
Landing
UNK
Unknown
Airport
Active or decommissioned military bases; closed/reassigned civil airports
List of aircraft accidents and incidents resulting in 50 or more fatalities sort order is by total fatalities (descending) and then by date (most recent to most distant). · Table
Tot
Tot
Deaths
Tot
Deaths
C
Deaths
P
Deaths
G
Deaths
N
est. 1,700
est. 1,700
Deaths
est. 1,700
Deaths
11
Deaths
81
Deaths
est. 1,600
Deaths
†
T
INH
Incident
American Airlines Flight 11
Aircraft
Boeing 767-223ER
Location
New York City, New York, U .
Phase
ENR
Route
BOS-LAX
est. 1,000
est. 1,000
Deaths
est. 1,000
Deaths
9
Deaths
56
Deaths
est. 900
Deaths
†
T
INH
Incident
United Airlines Flight 175
Aircraft
Boeing 767-222
Location
New York City, New York, U .
Phase
ENR
Route
BOS-LAX
583
583
Deaths
583
Deaths
23
Deaths
560
Deaths
0
Deaths
‡
T
COM
Incident
Pan Am Flight 1736 and KLM Flight 4805
Aircraft
Boeing 747-121 and Boeing 747-206Bspct
Location
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Phase
TXI/TOF
Route
LAX-JFK-LPA and AMS-LPA
Airport
TFN
520
520
Deaths
520
Deaths
15
Deaths
505
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
Japan Air Lines Flight 123
Aircraft
Boeing 747SR-46
Location
Mount Takamagahara, Ueno, Japan
Phase
ENR
Route
HND-ITM
349
349
Deaths
349
Deaths
33
Deaths
316
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Saudia Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907
Aircraft
Boeing 747-168B and Ilyushin Il-76TD
Location
Charkhi Dadri, India
Phase
ENR
Route
DEL-DHA-JED and CIT-DEL
346
346
Deaths
346
Deaths
11
Deaths
335
Deaths
0
Deaths
‡, †
T
COM
Incident
Turkish Airlines Flight 981
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Location
Fontaine-Chaalis, France
Phase
ENR
Route
ISL-ORY-LHR
329
329
Deaths
329
Deaths
22
Deaths
307
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
INB
Incident
Air India Flight 182
Aircraft
Boeing 747-237B
Location
Atlantic Ocean, area of Cork, Ireland
Phase
ENR
Route
YYZ-YMX-LHR-DEL-BOM
301
301
Deaths
301
Deaths
14
Deaths
287
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Saudia Flight 163
Aircraft
Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStar
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Phase
ENR
Route
KHI-RUH-XZF
Airport
RUH
298
298
Deaths
298
Deaths
15
Deaths
283
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
EXG
Incident
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Aircraft
Boeing 777-2H6ER
Location
near Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Phase
ENR
Route
AMS-KUL
290
290
Deaths
290
Deaths
16
Deaths
274
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
EXG
Incident
Iran Air Flight 655
Aircraft
Airbus A300B2-203
Location
Strait of Hormuz, off Shib Deraz, Iran
Phase
ENR
Route
THR-BND-DXB
275
275
Deaths
275
Deaths
18
Deaths
257
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
MIL
Incident
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (15-2280)
Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-76MD
Location
near Kerman, Iran
Phase
ENR
Route
ZAH-KER
273
273
Deaths
273
Deaths
13
Deaths
258
Deaths
2
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
American Airlines Flight 191
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Location
Des Plaines, Illinois, U .
Phase
TOF
Route
ORD-LAX
Airport
ORD
270
270
Deaths
270
Deaths
16
Deaths
243
Deaths
11
Deaths
†
T
INB
Incident
Pan Am Flight 103
Aircraft
Boeing 747-121
Location
Lockerbie, United Kingdom
Phase
ENR
Route
FRA-LHR-JFK-DTW
269
269
Deaths
269
Deaths
23
Deaths
246
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
EXS
Incident
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Aircraft
Boeing 747-230B
Location
Sea of Japan, near Moneron Island, Russian SFSR, USSR
Phase
ENR
Route
JFK-ANC-GMP
265
265
Deaths
265
Deaths
9
Deaths
251
Deaths
5
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
American Airlines Flight 587
Aircraft
Airbus A300B4-605R
Location
Belle Harbor, New York City, New York, U .
Phase
ENR
Route
JFK-SDQ
264
264
Deaths
264
Deaths
15
Deaths
249
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
China Airlines Flight 140
Aircraft
Airbus A300B4-622R
Location
Komaki, Japan
Phase
LDG
Route
TPE-NKM
Airport
NKM
261
261
Deaths
261
Deaths
14
Deaths
247
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Nigeria Airways Flight 2120
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
Location
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Phase
TOF
Route
JED-SKO
Airport
JED
260
260
Deaths
260
Deaths
12
Deaths
229
Deaths
19
Deaths
1*
T
COM
Incident
Air India Flight 171
Aircraft
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Location
Ahmedabad, India
Phase
ICL
Route
AMD-LGW
Airport
AMD
257
257
Deaths
257
Deaths
10
Deaths
247
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
MIL
Incident
Algerian Air Force (7T-WIV)
Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-76TD
Location
Boufarik, Algeria
Phase
ICL
Route
DAAK-CBH-TIN
257
257
Deaths
257
Deaths
20
Deaths
237
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Air New Zealand Flight 901
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
Location
Mount Erebus, Antarctica
Phase
ENR
Route
AKL-Antarctic Nonstop-CHC-AKL
256
256
Deaths
256
Deaths
8
Deaths
248
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Arrow Air Flight 1285R
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
Location
Gander, Newfoundland, Canada
Phase
ICL
Route
CAI-CGN-YQX-HOP
Airport
YQX
251
251
Deaths
251
Deaths
2
Deaths
0
Deaths
249
T
COM
Incident
Air Africa (RA-26222)
Aircraft
Antonov An-32B
Location
Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Phase
ICL
Route
NLO-FZCF
Airport
NLO
239
239
Deaths
239
Deaths
12
Deaths
227
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Aircraft
Boeing 777-2H6ER
Location
Indian Ocean
Phase
ENR
Route
KUL-PEK
234
234
Deaths
234
Deaths
14
Deaths
220
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Garuda Indonesia Flight 152
Aircraft
Airbus A300B4-220
Location
near Medan, Indonesia
Phase
APR
Route
CGK-MES
Airport
MES
230
230
Deaths
230
Deaths
18
Deaths
212
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Trans World Airlines Flight 800
Aircraft
Boeing 747-131
Location
Atlantic Ocean, off East Moriches, New York, U .
Phase
ENR
Route
JFK-CDG-FCO
229
229
Deaths
229
Deaths
14
Deaths
215
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Swissair Flight 111
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Location
Atlantic Ocean, off Peggys Cove, N ., Canada
Phase
ENR
Route
JFK-GVA
229
229
Deaths
229
Deaths
14
Deaths
215
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
Korean Air Flight 801
Aircraft
Boeing 747-3B5
Location
Asan-Maina, Guam, U .
Phase
APR
Route
GMP-GUM
Airport
GUM
228
228
Deaths
228
Deaths
12
Deaths
216
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Air France Flight 447
Aircraft
Airbus A330-203
Location
Atlantic Ocean, area of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago
Phase
ENR
Route
GIG-CDG
225
225
Deaths
225
Deaths
19
Deaths
206
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
China Airlines Flight 611
Aircraft
Boeing 747-209B
Location
Taiwan Strait, near Penghu Islands, Taiwan
Phase
ENR
Route
TPE-HKG
224
224
Deaths
224
Deaths
7
Deaths
217
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
INB
Incident
Metrojet Flight 9268
Aircraft
Airbus A321-231
Location
near Hasna, North Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Phase
ENR
Route
SSH-LED
223
223
Deaths
223
Deaths
10
Deaths
213
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Lauda Air Flight 004
Aircraft
Boeing 767-3Z9ER
Location
Phu Toei National Park, Thailand
Phase
ENR
Route
HGK-DMK-VIE
217
217
Deaths
217
Deaths
15
Deaths
202
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
EgyptAir Flight 990
Aircraft
Boeing 767-366ER
Location
Atlantic Ocean, area of Nantucket, Massachusetts, U .
Phase
ENR
Route
LAX-JFK-CAI
213
213
Deaths
213
Deaths
23
Deaths
190
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Air India Flight 855
Aircraft
Boeing 747-237B
Location
Arabian Sea, off Mumbai, India
Phase
ENR
Route
BOM-DXB
202
202
Deaths
202
Deaths
14
Deaths
182
Deaths
6
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
China Airlines Flight 676
Aircraft
Airbus A300B4-622R
Location
Dayuan District, Taiwan
Phase
APR
Route
DPS-TPE
Airport
TPE
200
200
Deaths
200
Deaths
9
Deaths
191
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Aeroflot Flight 5143
Aircraft
Tupolev Tu-154B-2
Location
near Uchkuduk, Uzbek SSR, USSR
Phase
ENR
Route
KSQ-UFA-LED
199
199
Deaths
199
Deaths
6
Deaths
181
Deaths
12
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054
Aircraft
Airbus A320-233
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Phase
LDG
Route
POA-CGH
Airport
CGH
191
191
Deaths
191
Deaths
9
Deaths
182
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Martinair Flight 138
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8-55CF
Location
near Maskeliya, Sri Lanka
Phase
ENR
Route
SUB-CMB-XZF
189
189
Deaths
189
Deaths
8
Deaths
181
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Lion Air Flight 610
Aircraft
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Location
Java Sea, off Tanjungbungin, Karawang Regency, Indonesia
Phase
ENR
Route
CGK-PGK
189
189
Deaths
189
Deaths
6
Deaths
58
Deaths
125
Deaths
†
T
INH
Incident
American Airlines Flight 77
Aircraft
Boeing 757-223
Location
Arlington, Virginia, U .
Phase
ENR
Route
IAD-LAX
189
189
Deaths
189
Deaths
13
Deaths
176
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Birgenair Flight 301
Aircraft
Boeing 757-225
Location
Atlantic Ocean, near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Phase
ENR
Route
POP-YQX-SXF-FRA
188
188
Deaths
188
Deaths
7
Deaths
181
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Royal Air Maroc (JY-AEE)
Aircraft
Boeing 707-321C
Location
Tamri, Morocco
Phase
ENR
Route
LBG-GMAA
183
183
Deaths
183
Deaths
11
Deaths
172
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055
Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-62M
Location
Warsaw, Poland
Phase
ENR
Route
WAW-JFK-SFO
Airport
WAW
183
183
Deaths
183
Deaths
8
Deaths
175
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
Loftleiðir Flight 001
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8-63CF
Location
Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Phase
APR
Route
XZF-CMB-SUB
Airport
CMB
181
181
Deaths
181
Deaths
19
Deaths
162
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
Avianca Flight 011
Aircraft
Boeing 747-283B
Location
Madrid, Spain
Phase
APR
Route
FRA-CDG-MAD-CCS-BOG
Airport
MAD
180
180
Deaths
180
Deaths
7
Deaths
173
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Location
Mount San Pietro, Petreto-Bicchisano, Corsica, France
Phase
ENR
Route
LJU-AJA
Airport
AJA
179
179
Deaths
179
Deaths
4
Deaths
175
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
Jeju Air Flight 2216
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
Location
Muan, South Jeolla, South Korea
Phase
LDG
Route
BKK-MWX
Airport
MWX
178
178
Deaths
178
Deaths
9
Deaths
169
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
Surinam Airways Flight 764
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8-62
Location
Zanderij, Suriname
Phase
APR
Route
AMS-PBM
Airport
PBM
178
178
Deaths
178
Deaths
5
Deaths
169
Deaths
4
T
COM
Incident
Aeroflot Flight 3352
Aircraft
Tupolev Tu-154
Location
Omsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Phase
LDG
Route
KRR-OMS-OVB
Airport
OMS
178
178
Deaths
178
Deaths
13
Deaths
165
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Aeroflot Flight 7628 and Aeroflot Flight 7880
Aircraft
Tupolev Tu-134A (both)
Location
near Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Phase
ENR
Route
VOZ-RMO and DOK-MHP
176
176
Deaths
176
Deaths
9
Deaths
167
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
EXG
Incident
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
Location
Tehran, Iran
Phase
ENR
Route
IKA-KBP
Airport
IKA
176
176
Deaths
176
Deaths
14
Deaths
162
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
British Airways Flight 476 and Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 550
Aircraft
Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B and Douglas DC-9-32
Location
Vrbovec, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Phase
ENR
Route
LHR-ISL and SPU-CGN
176
176
Deaths
176
Deaths
6
Deaths
170
Deaths
0
Deaths
‡
T
COM
Incident
Nigeria Airways (JY-ADO)
Aircraft
Boeing 707-3D3C
Location
Kano, Nigeria
Phase
LDG
Route
XZF-LOS
Airport
KAN
174
174
Deaths
174
Deaths
10
Deaths
164
Deaths
0
Deaths
‡, †
T
COM
Incident
Aeroflot Flight 217
Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-62
Location
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Phase
APR
Route
ORY-LED-SVO
Airport
SVO
170
170
Deaths
170
Deaths
10
Deaths
160
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612
Aircraft
Tupolev Tu-154M
Location
Sukha Balka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Phase
ENR
Route
AAQ-LED
170
170
Deaths
170
Deaths
14
Deaths
156
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
INB
Incident
Union de Transports Aériens Flight 772
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
Location
Ténéré, Niger
Phase
ENR
Route
BZV-NDJ-CDG
169
169
Deaths
169
Deaths
10
Deaths
159
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
Kenya Airways Flight 431
Aircraft
Airbus A310-304
Location
Gulf of Guinea off Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Phase
ENR
Route
ABJ-LOS-NBO
168
168
Deaths
168
Deaths
12
Deaths
156
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908
Aircraft
Tupolev Tu-154M
Location
Qazvin, Iran
Phase
ENR
Route
IKA-EVN
167
167
Deaths
167
Deaths
12
Deaths
155
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268
Aircraft
Airbus A300B4-200
Location
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phase
APR
Route
KHI-KTM
Airport
KTM
167
167
Deaths
167
Deaths
8
Deaths
159
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940
Aircraft
Boeing 727-264
Location
Sierra Madre Occidental, near Maravatío, Mexico
Phase
ENR
Route
MEX-PVR-MZT-LAX
166
166
Deaths
166
Deaths
10
Deaths
156
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Aeroflot Flight 4225
Aircraft
Tupolev Tu-154B-2
Location
Almaty, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Phase
ENR
Route
ALA-SIP
162
162
Deaths
162
Deaths
7
Deaths
155
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
Aircraft
Airbus A320-216
Location
Karimata Strait, between Belitung and Borneo, Java Sea, Indonesia
Phase
ENR
Route
SUB-SIN
162
162
Deaths
162
Deaths
7
Deaths
155
Deaths
0
Deaths
‡, 1*
T
COM
Incident
All Nippon Airways Flight 58 and JASDF (92-7932)
Aircraft
Boeing 727-200 and North American F-86 Sabre
Location
Shizukuishi, Japan
Phase
ENR
Route
CTS-HND
160
160
Deaths
160
Deaths
8
Deaths
152
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Location
near Machiques, Venezuela
Phase
ENR
Route
PTY-FDF
160
160
Deaths
160
Deaths
14
Deaths
146
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303
Aircraft
Tupolev Tu-154M
Location
Xi'an, China
Phase
ENR
Route
XIY-CAN
159
159
Deaths
159
Deaths
6
Deaths
147
Deaths
6
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Dana Air Flight 0992
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Location
Lagos, Nigeria
Phase
APR
Route
ABV-LOS
Airport
LOS
159
159
Deaths
159
Deaths
8
Deaths
151
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
American Airlines Flight 965
Aircraft
Boeing 757-223
Location
near Buga, Colombia
Phase
APR
Route
MIA-CLO
Airport
CLO
159
159
Deaths
159
Deaths
9
Deaths
150
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 and Libyan Air Force
Aircraft
Boeing 727-2L5 and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Location
Qasr bin Ghashir, Tripoli, Libya
Phase
APR
Route
BEN-TIP
Airport
TIP
159
159
Deaths
159
Deaths
8
Deaths
151
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
MIL
Incident
Nigerian Air Force (NAF911)
Aircraft
Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Location
Lagos, Nigeria
Phase
ENR
Route
LOS-KAD
159
159
Deaths
159
Deaths
19
Deaths
140
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
South African Airways Flight 295
Aircraft
Boeing 747-244B
Location
Indian Ocean, area of Mauritius
Phase
ENR
Route
TPE-MRU-JNB
158
158
Deaths
158
Deaths
6
Deaths
160
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
Air India Express Flight 812
Aircraft
Boeing 737-8HG
Location
Mangalore, India
Phase
LDG
Route
DXB-IXE
Airport
IXE
157
157
Deaths
157
Deaths
8
Deaths
149
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
Aircraft
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Location
Bishoftu, Ethiopia
Phase
ENR
Route
ADD-NBO
156
156
Deaths
156
Deaths
6
Deaths
148
Deaths
2
Deaths
1*
T
COM
Incident
Northwest Airlines Flight 255
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Location
Romulus, Michigan, U .
Phase
TOF
Route
MBS-DTW-PHX-SNA
Airport
DTW
156
156
Deaths
156
Deaths
11
Deaths
145
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740
Aircraft
Boeing 707-340C
Location
near Taif, Saudi Arabia
Phase
ENR
Route
KAN-XZF-KHI
156
156
Deaths
156
Deaths
11
Deaths
145
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Interflug Flight 450
Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-62
Location
Königs Wusterhausen, East Germany
Phase
ENR
Route
SXF-BOJ
155
155
Deaths
155
Deaths
7
Deaths
148
Deaths
0
Deaths
†
T
COM
Incident
Spantax (EC-BZR)
Aircraft
Convair 990 Coronado
Location
San Cristóbal, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Phase
ICL
Route
TFN-MUC
Airport
TFN
155
155
Deaths
155
Deaths
10
Deaths
74
Deaths
71
Deaths
‡, †
T
COM
Incident
Viasa Flight 742
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Location
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Phase
ICL
Route
CCS-MAR-MIA
Airport
MAR
155
155
Deaths
155
Deaths
5
Deaths
150
Deaths
0
Deaths
‡, †
T
EXG
Incident
US Air Force (60-0297)
Aircraft
Lockheed C-130B Hercules
Location
Kham Duc, South Vietnam
Phase
ICL
154
154
Deaths
154
Deaths
6
Deaths
148
Deaths
0
T
COM
Incident
Spanair Flight 5022
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Location
Madrid, Spain
Phase
TOF
Route
BCN-MAD-LPA
Airport
MAD
Deaths
T
Incident
Aircraft
Location
Phase
Route
Airport
Distance
Date
Tot
C
P
G
N
est. 1,700
11
81
est. 1,600
†
INH
American Airlines Flight 11
Boeing 767-223ER
New York City, New York, U .
ENR
BOS-LAX
est. 1,000
9
56
est. 900
†
INH
United Airlines Flight 175
Boeing 767-222
New York City, New York, U .
ENR
BOS-LAX
583
23
560
0
‡
COM
Pan Am Flight 1736 and KLM Flight 4805
Boeing 747-121 and Boeing 747-206Bspct
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
TXI/TOF
LAX-JFK-LPA and AMS-LPA
TFN
520
15
505
0
COM
Japan Air Lines Flight 123
Boeing 747SR-46
Mount Takamagahara, Ueno, Japan
ENR
HND-ITM
349
33
316
0
†
COM
Saudia Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907
Boeing 747-168B and Ilyushin Il-76TD
Charkhi Dadri, India
ENR
DEL-DHA-JED and CIT-DEL
346
11
335
0
‡, †
COM
Turkish Airlines Flight 981
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Fontaine-Chaalis, France
ENR
ISL-ORY-LHR
329
22
307
0
†
INB
Air India Flight 182
Boeing 747-237B
Atlantic Ocean, area of Cork, Ireland
ENR
YYZ-YMX-LHR-DEL-BOM
301
14
287
0
†
COM
Saudia Flight 163
Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStar
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
ENR
KHI-RUH-XZF
RUH
298
15
283
0
†
EXG
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Boeing 777-2H6ER
near Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
ENR
AMS-KUL
290
16
274
0
†
EXG
Iran Air Flight 655
Airbus A300B2-203
Strait of Hormuz, off Shib Deraz, Iran
ENR
THR-BND-DXB
275
18
257
0
†
MIL
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (15-2280)
Ilyushin Il-76MD
near Kerman, Iran
ENR
ZAH-KER
273
13
258
2
†
COM
American Airlines Flight 191
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Des Plaines, Illinois, U .
TOF
ORD-LAX
ORD
270
16
243
11
†
INB
Pan Am Flight 103
Boeing 747-121
Lockerbie, United Kingdom
ENR
FRA-LHR-JFK-DTW
269
23
246
0
†
EXS
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Boeing 747-230B
Sea of Japan, near Moneron Island, Russian SFSR, USSR
ENR
JFK-ANC-GMP
265
9
251
5
†
COM
American Airlines Flight 587
Airbus A300B4-605R
Belle Harbor, New York City, New York, U .
ENR
JFK-SDQ
264
15
249
0
COM
China Airlines Flight 140
Airbus A300B4-622R
Komaki, Japan
LDG
TPE-NKM
NKM
261
14
247
0
†
COM
Nigeria Airways Flight 2120
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
TOF
JED-SKO
JED
260
12
229
19
1*
COM
Air India Flight 171
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Ahmedabad, India
ICL
AMD-LGW
AMD
257
10
247
0
†
MIL
Algerian Air Force (7T-WIV)
Ilyushin Il-76TD
Boufarik, Algeria
ICL
DAAK-CBH-TIN
257
20
237
0
†
COM
Air New Zealand Flight 901
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
Mount Erebus, Antarctica
ENR
AKL-Antarctic Nonstop-CHC-AKL
256
8
248
0
†
COM
Arrow Air Flight 1285R
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF
Gander, Newfoundland, Canada
ICL
CAI-CGN-YQX-HOP
YQX
251
2
0
249
COM
Air Africa (RA-26222)
Antonov An-32B
Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
ICL
NLO-FZCF
NLO
239
12
227
0
†
COM
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Boeing 777-2H6ER
Indian Ocean
ENR
KUL-PEK
234
14
220
0
†
COM
Garuda Indonesia Flight 152
Airbus A300B4-220
near Medan, Indonesia
APR
CGK-MES
MES
230
18
212
0
†
COM
Trans World Airlines Flight 800
Boeing 747-131
Atlantic Ocean, off East Moriches, New York, U .
ENR
JFK-CDG-FCO
229
14
215
0
†
COM
Swissair Flight 111
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Atlantic Ocean, off Peggys Cove, N ., Canada
ENR
JFK-GVA
229
14
215
0
COM
Korean Air Flight 801
Boeing 747-3B5
Asan-Maina, Guam, U .
APR
GMP-GUM
GUM
228
12
216
0
†
COM
Air France Flight 447
Airbus A330-203
Atlantic Ocean, area of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago
ENR
GIG-CDG
225
19
206
0
†
COM
China Airlines Flight 611
Boeing 747-209B
Taiwan Strait, near Penghu Islands, Taiwan
ENR
TPE-HKG
224
7
217
0
†
INB
Metrojet Flight 9268
Airbus A321-231
near Hasna, North Sinai Governorate, Egypt
ENR
SSH-LED
223
10
213
0
†
COM
Lauda Air Flight 004
Boeing 767-3Z9ER
Phu Toei National Park, Thailand
ENR
HGK-DMK-VIE
217
15
202
0
†
COM
EgyptAir Flight 990
Boeing 767-366ER
Atlantic Ocean, area of Nantucket, Massachusetts, U .
ENR
LAX-JFK-CAI
213
23
190
0
†
COM
Air India Flight 855
Boeing 747-237B
Arabian Sea, off Mumbai, India
ENR
BOM-DXB
202
14
182
6
†
COM
China Airlines Flight 676
Airbus A300B4-622R
Dayuan District, Taiwan
APR
DPS-TPE
TPE
200
9
191
0
†
COM
Aeroflot Flight 5143
Tupolev Tu-154B-2
near Uchkuduk, Uzbek SSR, USSR
ENR
KSQ-UFA-LED
199
6
181
12
†
COM
TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054
Airbus A320-233
São Paulo, Brazil
LDG
POA-CGH
CGH
191
9
182
0
†
COM
Martinair Flight 138
Douglas DC-8-55CF
near Maskeliya, Sri Lanka
ENR
SUB-CMB-XZF
189
8
181
0
†
COM
Lion Air Flight 610
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Java Sea, off Tanjungbungin, Karawang Regency, Indonesia
ENR
CGK-PGK
189
6
58
125
†
INH
American Airlines Flight 77
Boeing 757-223
Arlington, Virginia, U .
ENR
IAD-LAX
189
13
176
0
†
COM
Birgenair Flight 301
Boeing 757-225
Atlantic Ocean, near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
ENR
POP-YQX-SXF-FRA
188
7
181
0
†
COM
Royal Air Maroc (JY-AEE)
Boeing 707-321C
Tamri, Morocco
ENR
LBG-GMAA
183
11
172
0
†
COM
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055
Ilyushin Il-62M
Warsaw, Poland
ENR
WAW-JFK-SFO
WAW
183
8
175
0
COM
Loftleiðir Flight 001
Douglas DC-8-63CF
Katunayake, Sri Lanka
APR
XZF-CMB-SUB
CMB
181
19
162
0
COM
Avianca Flight 011
Boeing 747-283B
Madrid, Spain
APR
FRA-CDG-MAD-CCS-BOG
MAD
180
7
173
0
†
COM
Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Mount San Pietro, Petreto-Bicchisano, Corsica, France
ENR
LJU-AJA
AJA
179
4
175
0
COM
Jeju Air Flight 2216
Boeing 737-800
Muan, South Jeolla, South Korea
LDG
BKK-MWX
MWX
178
9
169
0
COM
Surinam Airways Flight 764
Douglas DC-8-62
Zanderij, Suriname
APR
AMS-PBM
PBM
178
5
169
4
COM
Aeroflot Flight 3352
Tupolev Tu-154
Omsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
LDG
KRR-OMS-OVB
OMS

References

  1. In cases where specific flight numbers do not exist or are not provided in supporting records, the aircraft's registrati
  2. It is impossible to definitively know exactly how many people died from the hijacking and crash of American Airlines Fli
  3. It is impossible to definitively know exactly how many people died from the hijacking and crash of United Airlines Fligh
  4. The exact number of people that were killed on the ground is not known. The number of manslaughter charges was 225, ASN
  5. The aircraft is missing, thus the fatality number is presumed.
  6. Emergency began ENR, lost control on APR.
  7. Pilot of fighter plane ejected to safety
  8. Some reports claim there were 163 on board, others 174 or even 200 including some unidentified civilians, and possible m
  9. Private jet landed safely, not included
  10. The pilot was on approach to the old Isparta Airport (closed, no codes available) believing he was on approach to Antaly
  11. The number of passengers killed varies from 135-143. 141 bodies in total were found, 5 crew, 133 passengers, and 3 other
  12. The number of fatalities is unofficial.
  13. It is not known how many passengers or crew were killed in the incident. However, it was reported that there were 140 pe
  14. It is not known how many passengers or crew were killed in the incident. However, it was reported that there were 140 pe
  15. It is not known if there were any survivors.
  16. The Indonesian Air Force reported that there were 122 persons on board the Hercules. On 4 July a local commissioner repo
  17. The number of ground fatalities is unclear, 139 bodies were found in total.
  18. Some sources state 155 were killed, but official accounts state 138 were killed.
  19. UNITA claimed responsibility for the crash. Angolan authorities cited the technical failure of the aircraft.
  20. Xiamen Air was hijacked, China Southwest was parked and empty, and CAAC was parked waiting for clearance to takeoff.
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