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List of mid-air collisions

Updated: 11/5/2025, 11:59:25 PM Wikipedia source

This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving mid-air collisions. In aviation, a mid-air collision is an accident in which two or more aircraft come into unplanned contact during flight. Owing to the relatively high velocities involved and the likelihood of subsequent impact with the ground or sea, very severe damage or the total destruction of at least one of the aircraft usually results. The potential for a mid-air collision is increased by miscommunication, mistrust, error in navigation, deviations from flight plans, lack of situational awareness, and the lack of traffic collision-avoidance systems. Although a rare occurrence in general due to the vastness of open space available, collisions often happen near or at airports, where large volumes of aircraft are spaced more closely than in general flight.

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· Involving civilians
April 7, 1922
April 7, 1922
Date
April 7, 1922
Fatalities
7
Survivors
0
Flights involved
CGEA Farman F.60 / Daimler Hire Ltd. de Havilland DH.18A
Phase of flight
492 ft (150 m)
Country
France
Site
Picardy
April 21, 1929
April 21, 1929
Date
April 21, 1929
Fatalities
6
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Maddux Airlines Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor / US Army Air Corps Boeing PW-9D)
Phase of flight
2,000 ft (610 m)
Country
United States
Site
San Diego, California
May 18, 1935
May 18, 1935
Date
May 18, 1935
Fatalities
45
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Tupolev ANT-20 Maxim Gorky VVS Polikarpov I-5
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Site
Moscow
August 24, 1938
August 24, 1938
Date
August 24, 1938
Fatalities
5 + 80 ground fatalities
Flights involved
Japanese Flying School (Hanriot HD-1) and Japan Airlines Transportation (Fokker Super Universal)
Phase of flight
Unknown
Country
Japan
Site
Ōmori, Tokyo
October 23, 1942
October 23, 1942
Date
October 23, 1942
Fatalities
12
Survivors
2
Flights involved
American Airlines Flight 28 / US Army Air Force B-34
Phase of flight
Ascent/descent (9,000 ft (2,700 m))
Country
United States
Site
Chino Canyon, California
July 12, 1945
July 12, 1945
Date
July 12, 1945
Fatalities
3
Survivors
20
Flights involved
Eastern Airlines Flight 45 / US Army Air Force A-26 Invader
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
United States
Site
Florence, South Carolina
April 22, 1947
April 22, 1947
Date
April 22, 1947
Fatalities
9
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Delta Air Lines Survey (Douglas DC-3C) / Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
United States
Site
Muscogee County Airport
April 5, 1948
April 5, 1948
Date
April 5, 1948
Fatalities
15
Survivors
0
Flights involved
British European Airways Vickers VC.1 Viking / Soviet Air Force Yakovlev Yak-3 fighter
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
Germany
Site
RAF Gatow, Berlin
July 4, 1948
July 4, 1948
Date
July 4, 1948
Fatalities
39
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Scandinavian Airlines System DC-6 / RAF Avro York
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
United Kingdom
Site
Northwood, London
January 30, 1949
January 30, 1949
Date
January 30, 1949
Fatalities
2
Survivors
33
Flights involved
Pan Am Flight 100 (Lockheed L-749 Constellation) / Cessna 140
Phase of flight
Climb
Country
United States
Site
Port Washington, New York
February 19, 1949
February 19, 1949
Date
February 19, 1949
Fatalities
14
Survivors
0
Flights involved
BEA Douglas Dakota / RAF Avro Anson
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United Kingdom
Site
Exhall
November 1, 1949
November 1, 1949
Date
November 1, 1949
Fatalities
55
Survivors
1
Flights involved
Eastern Air Lines 537 / Lockheed P-38 test flight
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
United States
Site
Washington, DC
April 25, 1951
April 25, 1951
Date
April 25, 1951
Fatalities
43
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Cubana de Aviación 493 / US Navy flight
Phase of flight
Cruise/climb
Country
United States
Site
Key West, Florida
June 28, 1952
June 28, 1952
Date
June 28, 1952
Fatalities
2
Survivors
60
Flights involved
American Airlines Flight 910 / private Temco Swift
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
United States
Site
Dallas, Texas
April 8, 1954
April 8, 1954
Date
April 8, 1954
Fatalities
37
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 9 / RCAF Harvard
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Canada
Site
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
January 12, 1955
January 12, 1955
Date
January 12, 1955
Fatalities
15
Survivors
0
Flights involved
TWA Flight 694 / Private DC-3
Phase of flight
Climb
Country
United States
Site
Boone County, Kentucky
June 30, 1956
June 30, 1956
Date
June 30, 1956
Fatalities
128
Survivors
0
Flights involved
UA Flight 718 / TWA Flight 2
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Grand Canyon, Arizona
January 31, 1957
January 31, 1957
Date
January 31, 1957
Fatalities
8
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Douglas Aircraft Company DC-7B / Northrop F-89J Scorpion
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Pacoima, Los Angeles, California
April 21, 1958
April 21, 1958
Date
April 21, 1958
Fatalities
49
Survivors
0
Flights involved
United Air Lines Flight 736 / USAF F-100 Super Sabre
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Las Vegas, Nevada
May 20, 1958
May 20, 1958
Date
May 20, 1958
Fatalities
13
Survivors
1
Flights involved
Capital Airlines Flight 300 / Air National Guard flight
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
United States
Site
Brunswick, Maryland
October 22, 1958
October 22, 1958
Date
October 22, 1958
Fatalities
31
Survivors
1
Flights involved
British European Airways Flight 142 / Italian Air Force F-86 Sabre jet fighter
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
Italy
Site
Near Anzio
February 25, 1960
February 25, 1960
Date
February 25, 1960
Fatalities
61
Survivors
3
Flights involved
Real Transportes Aéreos DC-3 / US Navy R6D flight
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
Brazil
Site
Rio de Janeiro
May 19, 1960
May 19, 1960
Date
May 19, 1960
Fatalities
1
Survivors
38
Flights involved
Air Algérie Sud Aviation SE210 Caravelle 1A / Stampe SV.4
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
France
Site
Paris-Orly
December 16, 1960
December 16, 1960
Date
December 16, 1960
Fatalities
134
Survivors
0
Flights involved
UA Flight 826 / TWA Flight 266
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
United States
Site
New York City
February 1, 1963
February 1, 1963
Date
February 1, 1963
Fatalities
104
Survivors
0
Flights involved
MEA Flight 265 / Turkish Air Force flight
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
Turkey
Site
Ankara
December 4, 1965
December 4, 1965
Date
December 4, 1965
Fatalities
4
Survivors
108
Flights involved
TWA Flight 42 / Eastern Airlines Flight 853
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
United States
Site
Carmel, New York
March 9, 1967
March 9, 1967
Date
March 9, 1967
Fatalities
26
Survivors
0
Flights involved
TWA Flight 553 / Private flight
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
United States
Site
Urbana, Ohio
July 19, 1967
July 19, 1967
Date
July 19, 1967
Fatalities
82
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Piedmont Airlines Flight 22 / Lanseair Inc. flight
Phase of flight
Climb/descent
Country
United States
Site
Hendersonville, North Carolina,
March 27, 1968
March 27, 1968
Date
March 27, 1968
Fatalities
2
Survivors
49
Flights involved
Ozark Air Lines Flight 965 / Private flight
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
United States
Site
St. Louis, Missouri
August 4, 1968
August 4, 1968
Date
August 4, 1968
Fatalities
3
Survivors
12
Flights involved
North Central Airlines Flight 261 / Private flight
Phase of flight
Descent/Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Wind Lake, Wisconsin
June 23, 1969
June 23, 1969
Date
June 23, 1969
Fatalities
120
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Aeroflot Flight 831/ Soviet Air Force flight
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Soviet Union
Site
Yukhnovsky District
September 9, 1969
September 9, 1969
Date
September 9, 1969
Fatalities
82
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 / Private flight
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
United States
Site
Fairland, Indiana
June 6, 1971
June 6, 1971
Date
June 6, 1971
Fatalities
50
Survivors
1
Flights involved
Hughes Airwest Flight 706 / F-4 Phantom
Phase of flight
Climb
Country
United States
Site
San Gabriel Mountains, California
July 30, 1971
July 30, 1971
Date
July 30, 1971
Fatalities
162
Survivors
1
Flights involved
ANA Flight 58 / JASDF flight
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Japan
Site
near Shizukuishi
August 4, 1971
August 4, 1971
Date
August 4, 1971
Fatalities
0
Survivors
98
Flights involved
Continental Airlines Flight 712 / Private Flight
Phase of flight
3,950 ft (1,200 m)
Country
United States
Site
Compton, California
June 29, 1972
June 29, 1972
Date
June 29, 1972
Fatalities
13
Survivors
0
Flights involved
North Central Airlines Flight 290 / Air Wisconsin Flight 671
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin
July 29, 1972
July 29, 1972
Date
July 29, 1972
Fatalities
38
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Avianca Flight 630  / Avianca Flight 626
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Colombia
Site
Near Las Palomas
March 5, 1973
March 5, 1973
Date
March 5, 1973
Fatalities
68
Survivors
107
Flights involved
Iberia Flight 504 / Spantax Flight 400
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
France
Site
near Nantes
August 9, 1974
August 9, 1974
Date
August 9, 1974
Fatalities
3
Survivors
0
Flights involved
RAF Phantom FGR2 / Piper Pawnee crop duster
Phase of flight
Low level
Country
United Kingdom
Site
Fordham Fen, Norfolk
November 1, 1974
November 1, 1974
Date
November 1, 1974
Fatalities
38
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Antonov An-2 / Mil Mi-8
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
Soviet Union
Site
Near Surgut, Soviet Union
January 9, 1975
January 9, 1975
Date
January 9, 1975
Fatalities
14
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Golden West Airlines Flight 261 / Private flight
Phase of flight
Climb
Country
United States
Site
near Whittier, California
September 9, 1976
September 9, 1976
Date
September 9, 1976
Fatalities
70
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Aeroflot Flight 31 / Aeroflot Flight 7957
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Soviet Union
Site
near Anapa, Russian SFSR
September 10, 1976
September 10, 1976
Date
September 10, 1976
Fatalities
176
Survivors
0
Flights involved
British Airways Flight 476 / Inex-Adria Flight 550
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Yugoslavia
Site
near Zagreb, SR Croatia
September 25, 1978
September 25, 1978
Date
September 25, 1978
Fatalities
144
Survivors
0
Flights involved
PSA Flight 182 / Private flight
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
United States
Site
San Diego, California
August 11, 1979
August 11, 1979
Date
August 11, 1979
Fatalities
178
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Aeroflot Flight 7628 / Aeroflot Flight 7880
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Soviet Union
Site
Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukrainian SSR
July 28, 1981
July 28, 1981
Date
July 28, 1981
Fatalities
3
Survivors
1
Flights involved
Transporte Aéreo Rioplatense CL-44 / Soviet Air Force Sukhoi Su-15
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Soviet Union
Site
Yerevan, ASSR
August 24, 1981
August 24, 1981
Date
August 24, 1981
Fatalities
37
Survivors
1
Flights involved
Aeroflot Flight 811 / Soviet Air Force Tupolev Tu-16K
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Soviet Union
Site
Zavitinsk, Russian SFSR,
April 18, 1984
April 18, 1984
Date
April 18, 1984
Fatalities
19
Survivors
16
Flights involved
Two VOTEC Servicios Aéreos Regionais Flights
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
Brazil
Site
Near Imperatriz Airport
August 24, 1984
August 24, 1984
Date
August 24, 1984
Fatalities
17
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Wings West Airlines Flight 628 / Rockwell Commander 112
Phase of flight
Descent/climb
Country
United States
Site
Near San Luis Obispo, California
May 3, 1985
May 3, 1985
Date
May 3, 1985
Fatalities
94
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Aeroflot Flight SSSR-65856  / Soviet Air Force Antonov An-26
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
Soviet Union
Site
Zolochev, Ukrainian SSR
June 18, 1986
June 18, 1986
Date
June 18, 1986
Fatalities
25
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Grand Canyon Airlines Flight 6  / Private helicopter flight
Phase of flight
Low level
Country
United States
Site
Grand Canyon
August 31, 1986
August 31, 1986
Date
August 31, 1986
Fatalities
82
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Aeroméxico Flight 498 / Private flight
Phase of flight
Descent/climb
Country
United States
Site
Cerritos, California
January 15, 1987
January 15, 1987
Date
January 15, 1987
Fatalities
10
Survivors
0
Flights involved
SkyWest Airlines Flight 1834 / Private flight
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
United States
Site
Kearns, Utah
August 28, 1988
August 28, 1988
Date
August 28, 1988
Fatalities
3 + 67 ground fatalities
Survivors
0
Flights involved
3 Aermacchi MB-339PAN of the Frecce Tricolori
Phase of flight
Air show
Country
Germany
Site
Ramstein Air Base
April 9, 1990
April 9, 1990
Date
April 9, 1990
Fatalities
2
Survivors
7
Flights involved
ASA Flight 2254 / Private flight
Phase of flight
Climb/descent
Country
United States
Site
Gadsden, Alabama
April 4, 1991
April 4, 1991
Date
April 4, 1991
Fatalities
5 + 2 ground fatalities
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Lycoming Air Piper Aerostar / Sun Oil Company Bell 412
Phase of flight
Low level
Country
United States
Site
Merion, Pennsylvania
December 22, 1992
December 22, 1992
Date
December 22, 1992
Fatalities
157
Survivors
2
Flights involved
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 / Libyan Air Force MiG-23 jet fighter
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
Libya
Site
Tripoli
February 8, 1993
February 8, 1993
Date
February 8, 1993
Fatalities
133
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154M / Iranian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24
Phase of flight
Climb/approach
Country
Iran
Site
Tehran
November 26, 1993
November 26, 1993
Date
November 26, 1993
Fatalities
4
Survivors
0
Flights involved
NZ Police Eagle / NZ Police traffic patrol
Phase of flight
Low level
Country
New Zealand
Site
Auckland
November 12, 1996
November 12, 1996
Date
November 12, 1996
Fatalities
349
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Saudia Flight 763 / Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907
Phase of flight
Climb/descent
Country
India
Site
Charkhi Dadri
July 30, 1998
July 30, 1998
Date
July 30, 1998
Fatalities
15
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Proteus Airlines Flight 706 / Private flight
Phase of flight
Low level
Country
Quiberon Bay, France
February 8, 2000
February 8, 2000
Date
February 8, 2000
Fatalities
3
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Zlin 242L / Cessna 172
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
United States
Site
Zion, Illinois
July 1, 2002
July 1, 2002
Date
July 1, 2002
Fatalities
71
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 / DHL Flight 611
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Germany
Site
Überlingen
January 18, 2005
January 18, 2005
Date
January 18, 2005
Fatalities
1
Survivors
2
Flights involved
Air Tractor AT-502B  / US Air Force Cessna T-37B
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Hollister, Oklahoma
September 29, 2006
September 29, 2006
Date
September 29, 2006
Fatalities
154
Survivors
7
Flights involved
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 / ExcelAire flight
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Brazil
Site
Amazon rainforest
March 5, 2007
March 5, 2007
Date
March 5, 2007
Fatalities
8
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Aérospatiale SA 332 Super Puma / private Diamond DV20 Katana
Phase of flight
Low level
Country
Austria
Site
Zell am See Airport
July 27, 2007
July 27, 2007
Date
July 27, 2007
Fatalities
4
Survivors
0
Flights involved
KNXV-TV news helicopter / KTVK news helicopter
Phase of flight
Low level
Country
United States
Site
Phoenix, Arizona
September 1, 2007
September 1, 2007
Date
September 1, 2007
Fatalities
2
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Two Zlin Z-526Fs of the AZL Żelazny
Phase of flight
Aerobatic display
Country
Poland
Site
Near Radom
August 8, 2009
August 8, 2009
Date
August 8, 2009
Fatalities
9
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Piper PA-32 / Eurocopter AS350 helicopter
Phase of flight
Low level
Country
United States
Site
Hudson River, New York
September 20, 2012
September 20, 2012
Date
September 20, 2012
Fatalities
4
Survivors
200
Flights involved
Syrian Arab Airlines Flight RB-501 / Syrian Air Force Mil Mi-8 helicopter
Phase of flight
Climb
Country
Syria
Site
Damascus
November 2, 2013
November 2, 2013
Date
November 2, 2013
Fatalities
0
Survivors
11
Flights involved
Cessna 182L / Cessna 185F
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Superior, Wisconsin
October 23, 2014
October 23, 2014
Date
October 23, 2014
Fatalities
3
Survivors
2
Flights involved
Cirrus SR22 / Robinson R44 II
Phase of flight
Approach/Climb
Country
United States
Site
Frederick, Maryland
March 9, 2015
March 9, 2015
Date
March 9, 2015
Fatalities
10
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Two Eurocopter AS350 helicopters
Phase of flight
Climb
Country
Argentina
Site
La Rioja Province
July 7, 2015
July 7, 2015
Date
July 7, 2015
Fatalities
2
Survivors
1
Flights involved
USAF F-16 / Cessna 150
Phase of flight
Approach / Climb
Country
United States
Site
Moncks Corner, South Carolina
September 5, 2015
September 5, 2015
Date
September 5, 2015
Fatalities
7
Survivors
112
Flights involved
Ceiba Intercontinental Airlines Flight 71 / Senegalair business jet
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Senegal
Site
Eastern
September 23, 2017
September 23, 2017
Date
September 23, 2017
Fatalities
0
Survivors
3
Flights involved
Piper PA-28 Cherokee / Robinson R22
Phase of flight
Landing
Country
United States
Site
Clearwater Air Park
May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019
Date
May 13, 2019
Fatalities
6
Survivors
10
Flights involved
Mountain Air Service DHC-2 / Taquan Air DHC-3
Phase of flight
Descent
Country
United States
Site
George Inlet, Alaska
July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020
Date
July 31, 2020
Fatalities
7
Survivors
0
Flights involved
de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver / Piper PA-12
Phase of flight
Climb
Country
United States
Site
Soldotna, Alaska
May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021
Date
May 12, 2021
Fatalities
0
Survivors
3
Flights involved
Key Lime Air Flight 970 / Private Cirrus SR22 flight
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
United States
Site
Arapahoe County, Colorado
July 17, 2022
July 17, 2022
Date
July 17, 2022
Fatalities
4
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Piper PA-46 Malibu / Cessna 172
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
United States
Site
North Las Vegas, Nevada
September 17, 2022
September 17, 2022
Date
September 17, 2022
Fatalities
3
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Cessna 172 / Sonex Xenos
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado
September 24, 2022
September 24, 2022
Date
September 24, 2022
Fatalities
2
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Zlín Z-526 / Zlín Z-526
Phase of flight
Aerobatic display
Country
Germany
Site
Gera
January 2, 2023
January 2, 2023
Date
January 2, 2023
Fatalities
4
Survivors
9
Flights involved
Two Eurocopter EC130 helicopters
Phase of flight
Climb/descent
Country
Australia
Site
Gold Coast Seaway, Queensland
January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023
Date
January 6, 2023
Fatalities
2
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Air Tractor AT-504 / AT-502
Phase of flight
Aerobatic display
Country
Panama
Site
Guabito, Changuinola district
March 7, 2023
March 7, 2023
Date
March 7, 2023
Fatalities
4
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Piper PA28-161 Cadet / Piper J-3 Cub
Phase of flight
Climb/Descent
Country
United States
Site
Winter Haven, Florida
March 5, 2024
March 5, 2024
Date
March 5, 2024
Fatalities
2
Survivors
44
Flights involved
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 / Cessna 172
Phase of flight
Climb/Approach
Country
Kenya
Site
Nairobi National Park
June 2, 2024
June 2, 2024
Date
June 2, 2024
Fatalities
1
Survivors
1
Flights involved
Yakovlev Yak-52 / Yakovlev Yak-52
Phase of flight
Decent
Country
Portugal
Site
Beja, Alentejo Region
June 14, 2024
June 14, 2024
Date
June 14, 2024
Fatalities
1
Survivors
1
Flights involved
Air Tractor AT-502B / Air Tractor 502-B
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Near Whiteface, Texas
June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024
Date
June 20, 2024
Fatalities
1
Survivors
1
Flights involved
Air Tractor AT-802 / Air Tractor AT-502B
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Arco, Idaho
July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024
Date
July 11, 2024
Fatalities
1
Survivors
1
Flights involved
Air Tractor AT-802A / Air Tractor AT-502B
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Near Bonita, Louisiana
July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024
Date
July 25, 2024
Fatalities
2
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Robinson R22 Beta / Robinson R22 Beta
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
Australia
Site
Mount Anderson Station near Camballin, Western Australia
October 26, 2024
October 26, 2024
Date
October 26, 2024
Fatalities
3
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Cessna 182 / Jabiru UL-450
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Australia
Site
Belimbla Park, New South Wales
January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025
Date
January 29, 2025
Fatalities
67
Survivors
0
Flights involved
American Eagle Flight 5342 / U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
United States
Site
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, United States
February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025
Date
February 19, 2025
Fatalities
2
Survivors
2
Flights involved
Lancair 360 MK II / Cessna 172
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
United States
Site
Marana Regional Airport, United States
May 17, 2025
May 17, 2025
Date
May 17, 2025
Fatalities
5
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Robinson R44 / Robinson R44
Phase of flight
Cruise
Country
Finland
Site
Eura
July 8, 2025
July 8, 2025
Date
July 8, 2025
Fatalities
2
Survivors
0
Flights involved
Cessna 172 / Cessna 152
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
Canada
Site
Steinbach, Manitoba
August 31, 2025
August 31, 2025
Date
August 31, 2025
Fatalities
1
Survivors
3
Flights involved
Extra EA-300/LC / Cessna 172M Skyhawk II
Phase of flight
Approach
Country
United States
Site
Fort Morgan Municipal Airport
October 4, 2025
October 4, 2025
Date
October 4, 2025
Fatalities
2
Survivors
2
Flights involved
Cessna R172K Hawk XP / Cessna 172Q Cutlass
Phase of flight
En route
Country
Beni
Site
Near Santa Ana del Yacuma
Date
Fatalities
Survivors
Flights involved
Phase of flight
Country
Site
April 7, 1922
7
0
CGEA Farman F.60 / Daimler Hire Ltd. de Havilland DH.18A
492 ft (150 m)
France
Picardy
April 21, 1929
6
0
Maddux Airlines Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor / US Army Air Corps Boeing PW-9D)
2,000 ft (610 m)
United States
San Diego, California
May 18, 1935
45
0
Tupolev ANT-20 Maxim Gorky VVS Polikarpov I-5
Cruise
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Moscow
August 24, 1938
5 + 80 ground fatalities
Japanese Flying School (Hanriot HD-1) and Japan Airlines Transportation (Fokker Super Universal)
Unknown
Japan
Ōmori, Tokyo
October 23, 1942
12
2
American Airlines Flight 28 / US Army Air Force B-34
Ascent/descent (9,000 ft (2,700 m))
United States
Chino Canyon, California
July 12, 1945
3
20
Eastern Airlines Flight 45 / US Army Air Force A-26 Invader
Descent
United States
Florence, South Carolina
April 22, 1947
9
0
Delta Air Lines Survey (Douglas DC-3C) / Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Descent
United States
Muscogee County Airport
April 5, 1948
15
0
British European Airways Vickers VC.1 Viking / Soviet Air Force Yakovlev Yak-3 fighter
Approach
Germany
RAF Gatow, Berlin
July 4, 1948
39
0
Scandinavian Airlines System DC-6 / RAF Avro York
Descent
United Kingdom
Northwood, London
January 30, 1949
2
33
Pan Am Flight 100 (Lockheed L-749 Constellation) / Cessna 140
Climb
United States
Port Washington, New York
February 19, 1949
14
0
BEA Douglas Dakota / RAF Avro Anson
Cruise
United Kingdom
Exhall
November 1, 1949
55
1
Eastern Air Lines 537 / Lockheed P-38 test flight
Approach
United States
Washington, DC
April 25, 1951
43
0
Cubana de Aviación 493 / US Navy flight
Cruise/climb
United States
Key West, Florida
June 28, 1952
2
60
American Airlines Flight 910 / private Temco Swift
Approach
United States
Dallas, Texas
April 8, 1954
37
0
Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 9 / RCAF Harvard
Cruise
Canada
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
January 12, 1955
15
0
TWA Flight 694 / Private DC-3
Climb
United States
Boone County, Kentucky
June 30, 1956
128
0
UA Flight 718 / TWA Flight 2
Cruise
United States
Grand Canyon, Arizona
January 31, 1957
8
0
Douglas Aircraft Company DC-7B / Northrop F-89J Scorpion
Cruise
United States
Pacoima, Los Angeles, California
April 21, 1958
49
0
United Air Lines Flight 736 / USAF F-100 Super Sabre
Cruise
United States
Las Vegas, Nevada
May 20, 1958
13
1
Capital Airlines Flight 300 / Air National Guard flight
Descent
United States
Brunswick, Maryland
October 22, 1958
31
1
British European Airways Flight 142 / Italian Air Force F-86 Sabre jet fighter
Descent
Italy
Near Anzio
February 25, 1960
61
3
Real Transportes Aéreos DC-3 / US Navy R6D flight
Descent
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
May 19, 1960
1
38
Air Algérie Sud Aviation SE210 Caravelle 1A / Stampe SV.4
Approach
France
Paris-Orly
December 16, 1960
134
0
UA Flight 826 / TWA Flight 266
Descent
United States
New York City
February 1, 1963
104
0
MEA Flight 265 / Turkish Air Force flight
Descent
Turkey
Ankara
December 4, 1965
4
108
TWA Flight 42 / Eastern Airlines Flight 853
Descent
United States
Carmel, New York
March 9, 1967
26
0
TWA Flight 553 / Private flight
Descent
United States
Urbana, Ohio
July 19, 1967
82
0
Piedmont Airlines Flight 22 / Lanseair Inc. flight
Climb/descent
United States
Hendersonville, North Carolina,
March 27, 1968
2
49
Ozark Air Lines Flight 965 / Private flight
Approach
United States
St. Louis, Missouri
August 4, 1968
3
12
North Central Airlines Flight 261 / Private flight
Descent/Cruise
United States
Wind Lake, Wisconsin
June 23, 1969
120
0
Aeroflot Flight 831/ Soviet Air Force flight
Cruise
Soviet Union
Yukhnovsky District
September 9, 1969
82
0
Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 / Private flight
Descent
United States
Fairland, Indiana
June 6, 1971
50
1
Hughes Airwest Flight 706 / F-4 Phantom
Climb
United States
San Gabriel Mountains, California
July 30, 1971
162
1
ANA Flight 58 / JASDF flight
Cruise
Japan
near Shizukuishi
August 4, 1971
0
98
Continental Airlines Flight 712 / Private Flight
3,950 ft (1,200 m)
United States
Compton, California
June 29, 1972
13
0
North Central Airlines Flight 290 / Air Wisconsin Flight 671
Cruise
United States
Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin
July 29, 1972
38
0
Avianca Flight 630 / Avianca Flight 626
Cruise
Colombia
Near Las Palomas
March 5, 1973
68
107
Iberia Flight 504 / Spantax Flight 400
Cruise
France
near Nantes
August 9, 1974
3
0
RAF Phantom FGR2 / Piper Pawnee crop duster
Low level
United Kingdom
Fordham Fen, Norfolk
November 1, 1974
38
0
Antonov An-2 / Mil Mi-8
Approach
Soviet Union
Near Surgut, Soviet Union
January 9, 1975
14
0
Golden West Airlines Flight 261 / Private flight
Climb
United States
near Whittier, California
September 9, 1976
70
0
Aeroflot Flight 31 / Aeroflot Flight 7957
Cruise
Soviet Union
near Anapa, Russian SFSR
September 10, 1976
176
0
British Airways Flight 476 / Inex-Adria Flight 550
Cruise
Yugoslavia
near Zagreb, SR Croatia
September 25, 1978
144
0
PSA Flight 182 / Private flight
Descent
United States
San Diego, California
August 11, 1979
178
0
Aeroflot Flight 7628 / Aeroflot Flight 7880
Cruise
Soviet Union
Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukrainian SSR
July 28, 1981
3
1
Transporte Aéreo Rioplatense CL-44 / Soviet Air Force Sukhoi Su-15
Cruise
Soviet Union
Yerevan, ASSR
August 24, 1981
37
1
Aeroflot Flight 811 / Soviet Air Force Tupolev Tu-16K
Cruise
Soviet Union
Zavitinsk, Russian SFSR,
April 18, 1984
19
16
Two VOTEC Servicios Aéreos Regionais Flights
Approach
Brazil
Near Imperatriz Airport
August 24, 1984
17
0
Wings West Airlines Flight 628 / Rockwell Commander 112
Descent/climb
United States
Near San Luis Obispo, California
· Purely military
September 29, 1940
September 29, 1940
Date
September 29, 1940
Fatalities
0
Survivors
4
Aircraft involved
Two Avro Ansons of the RAAF
Site
Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia
January 15, 1953
January 15, 1953
Date
January 15, 1953
Fatalities
26
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
RAF Vickers Valetta / RAF Avro Lancaster
Site
Mediterranean Sea near Sicily
August 11, 1955
August 11, 1955
Date
August 11, 1955
Fatalities
66
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
Two USAF C-119 Flying Boxcars
Site
near Stuttgart, Germany
February 5, 1958
February 5, 1958
Date
February 5, 1958
Fatalities
0
Survivors
4
Aircraft involved
USAF B-47 Stratojet / USAF F-86 Sabre
Site
Tybee Island, Georgia, U.S.
June 15, 1965
June 15, 1965
Date
June 15, 1965
Fatalities
18
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
Two U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquoises
Site
Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.
January 17, 1966
January 17, 1966
Date
January 17, 1966
Fatalities
7
Survivors
4
Aircraft involved
USAF B-52G Stratofortress / USAF KC-135 Stratotanker
Site
Mediterranean Sea near Palomares, Almería, Spain
May 1, 1983
May 1, 1983
Date
May 1, 1983
Fatalities
0
Survivors
3
Aircraft involved
Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle / A-4 Skyhawk
Site
Negev, Israel
December 1, 1992
December 1, 1992
Date
December 1, 1992
Fatalities
13
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
Two C-141B Starlifter
Site
North Central Montana, U.S.
March 23, 1994
March 23, 1994
Date
March 23, 1994
Fatalities
24
Survivors
7
Aircraft involved
F-16 Fighting Falcon / C-130 Hercules
Site
Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, U.S.
February 4, 1997
February 4, 1997
Date
February 4, 1997
Fatalities
73
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
Two IAF Sikorsky CH-53 helicopters
Site
She'ar Yashuv, Israel
September 13, 1997
September 13, 1997
Date
September 13, 1997
Fatalities
33
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
USAF C-141B Starlifter / German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M
Site
Off the coast of Namibia
September 3, 1998
September 3, 1998
Date
September 3, 1998
Fatalities
12
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
2 USAF HH-60G Pavehawk
Site
Nevada Test & Training Range
April 1, 2001
April 1, 2001
Date
April 1, 2001
Fatalities
1
Survivors
24
Aircraft involved
USN Lockheed EP-3E / PLAN Shenyang J-8II
Site
South China Sea near Hainan Island, PRC
August 16, 2009
August 16, 2009
Date
August 16, 2009
Fatalities
1
Survivors
1
Aircraft involved
Two Sukhoi Su-27s of the Russian Knights
Site
Moscow, Russia
October 30, 2009
October 30, 2009
Date
October 30, 2009
Fatalities
9
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
USCG C-130 / USMC Cobra Helicopter
Site
Off the coast of California, U.S.
March 1, 2011
March 1, 2011
Date
March 1, 2011
Fatalities
1
Survivors
1
Aircraft involved
Two SLAF IAI Kfir
Site
Yakkala, Gampaha, Sri Lanka
September 11, 2013
September 11, 2013
Date
September 11, 2013
Fatalities
1
Survivors
1
Aircraft involved
Two SEPECAT Jaguar
Site
Rakhyut, Oman
June 23, 2014
June 23, 2014
Date
June 23, 2014
Fatalities
2
Survivors
1
Aircraft involved
Learjet 35A / Eurofighter Typhoon
Site
Olsberg, Germany
December 6, 2018
December 6, 2018
Date
December 6, 2018
Fatalities
6
Survivors
2
Aircraft involved
KC-135J Stratotanker / F/A-18 Hornet
Site
Iwakuni, Japan
November 25, 2019
November 25, 2019
Date
November 25, 2019
Fatalities
13
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
French Armed Forces Eurocopter Tiger / Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
Site
Ménaka, Ménaka Region, Mali
November 12, 2022
November 12, 2022
Date
November 12, 2022
Fatalities
6
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
B-17 Flying Fortress / Bell P-63 Kingcobra
Site
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
January 28, 2023
January 28, 2023
Date
January 28, 2023
Fatalities
1
Survivors
2
Aircraft involved
Sukhoi Su-30 MKI / Dassault Mirage 2000H
Site
Near Morena, Madhya Pradesh, India
March 7, 2025
March 7, 2025
Date
March 7, 2025
Fatalities
2
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
Two SIAI-Marchetti S.208
Site
Guidonia, Lazio, Italy
April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023
Date
April 27, 2023
Fatalities
3
Survivors
1
Aircraft involved
Two AH-64 Apache
Site
Healy, Alaska, U.S.
July 1, 2023
July 1, 2023
Date
July 1, 2023
Fatalities
1
Survivors
1
Aircraft involved
Two T-27 Tucano
Site
Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023
Date
August 25, 2023
Fatalities
3
Survivors
?
Aircraft involved
Two L-39 Albatros
Site
Zhytomyr oblast, Ukraine
April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024
Date
April 20, 2024
Fatalities
8
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
Two Mitsubishi SH-60K
Site
Near Tori-shima Island, Izu Islands, Japan
April 23, 2024
April 23, 2024
Date
April 23, 2024
Fatalities
10
Survivors
0
Aircraft involved
AgustaWestland AW139 / Eurocopter Fennec
Site
RMN Lumut Naval Base, Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
Date
Fatalities
Survivors
Aircraft involved
Site
September 29, 1940
0
4
Two Avro Ansons of the RAAF
Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia
January 15, 1953
26
0
RAF Vickers Valetta / RAF Avro Lancaster
Mediterranean Sea near Sicily
August 11, 1955
66
0
Two USAF C-119 Flying Boxcars
near Stuttgart, Germany
February 5, 1958
0
4
USAF B-47 Stratojet / USAF F-86 Sabre
Tybee Island, Georgia, U.S.
June 15, 1965
18
0
Two U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquoises
Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.
January 17, 1966
7
4
USAF B-52G Stratofortress / USAF KC-135 Stratotanker
Mediterranean Sea near Palomares, Almería, Spain
May 1, 1983
0
3
Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle / A-4 Skyhawk
Negev, Israel
December 1, 1992
13
0
Two C-141B Starlifter
North Central Montana, U.S.
March 23, 1994
24
7
F-16 Fighting Falcon / C-130 Hercules
Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, U.S.
February 4, 1997
73
0
Two IAF Sikorsky CH-53 helicopters
She'ar Yashuv, Israel
September 13, 1997
33
0
USAF C-141B Starlifter / German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M
Off the coast of Namibia
September 3, 1998
12
0
2 USAF HH-60G Pavehawk
Nevada Test & Training Range
April 1, 2001
1
24
USN Lockheed EP-3E / PLAN Shenyang J-8II
South China Sea near Hainan Island, PRC
August 16, 2009
1
1
Two Sukhoi Su-27s of the Russian Knights
Moscow, Russia
October 30, 2009
9
0
USCG C-130 / USMC Cobra Helicopter
Off the coast of California, U.S.
March 1, 2011
1
1
Two SLAF IAI Kfir
Yakkala, Gampaha, Sri Lanka
September 11, 2013
1
1
Two SEPECAT Jaguar
Rakhyut, Oman
June 23, 2014
2
1
Learjet 35A / Eurofighter Typhoon
Olsberg, Germany
December 6, 2018
6
2
KC-135J Stratotanker / F/A-18 Hornet
Iwakuni, Japan
November 25, 2019
13
0
French Armed Forces Eurocopter Tiger / Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
Ménaka, Ménaka Region, Mali
November 12, 2022
6
0
B-17 Flying Fortress / Bell P-63 Kingcobra
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
January 28, 2023
1
2
Sukhoi Su-30 MKI / Dassault Mirage 2000H
Near Morena, Madhya Pradesh, India
March 7, 2025
2
0
Two SIAI-Marchetti S.208
Guidonia, Lazio, Italy
April 27, 2023
3
1
Two AH-64 Apache
Healy, Alaska, U.S.
July 1, 2023
1
1
Two T-27 Tucano
Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
August 25, 2023
3
?
Two L-39 Albatros
Zhytomyr oblast, Ukraine
April 20, 2024
8
0
Two Mitsubishi SH-60K
Near Tori-shima Island, Izu Islands, Japan
April 23, 2024
10
0
AgustaWestland AW139 / Eurocopter Fennec
RMN Lumut Naval Base, Lumut, Perak, Malaysia

References

  1. All deaths directly attributable to the collision are counted as fatalities.
  2. In general, only occupants of an aircraft directly involved in the mid-air collision are counted as survivors. Bystander
  3. All ground fatalities, refer to main article.
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    https://www.gajsc.org/mid-air-collision-report/
  5. skybrary.aero
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    https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720729-1
  8. "Accident Description for HK-107"
    https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720729-2
  9. "1973: Mid-air collision kills 68"
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/5/newsid_4202000/4202039.stm
  10. "Accident Description for PT_GJZ"
    https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840418-0
  11. "Accident Description for PT-GKL"
    https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840418-1
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    https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/midair_collision/ntsb-releases-new-report-on-2014-fatal-midair-collision-of-plane-helicopter/article_91052818-39bd-519e-8685-ed18d0e660cc.html
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    https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19921201/1527535/mcchord-cargo-jets-collide----13-killed-in-crash-over-montana
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  22. "Two Indian military jets crash after apparent midair collision"
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