List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by location

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Accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by location of the incident. This list is also available: by airline, by year, alphabetically. See also: Accidents and incidents in aviation.

Contents

1 Africa 1.1 Algeria 1.2 Canary Islands, Spain 1.3 Niger 2 Andaman Sea 3 Antarctica 4 Arabian Sea 5 Asia 5.1 Afghanistan 5.2 People's Republic of China 5.2.1 Hong Kong 5.2.2 Mainland China 5.3 Georgia 5.4 India 5.5 Indonesia 5.6 Japan 5.7 Malaysia 5.8 Pakistan 5.9 Saudi Arabia 5.10 Singapore 5.11 Republic of China (Taiwan) 5.12 Thailand 5.13 United Arab Emirates 5.14 Various countries 6 Atlantic Ocean 7 Bight of Benin 8 Black Sea 9 Caribbean Sea 10 Europe 10.1 Belgium 10.2 Czech Republic 10.3 France 10.4 Germany 10.5 Greece 10.6 Italy 10.7 Luxembourg 10.8 Netherlands 10.9 Poland 10.10 Russia 10.11 United Kingdom 10.11.1 England 10.11.2 Scotland 11 Indian Ocean 12 North America 12.1 Canada 12.1.1 Newfoundland and Labrador 12.2 United States, including North American territories 12.2.1 Arizona 12.2.2 Arkansas 12.2.3 California 12.2.4 Colorado 12.2.5 Florida 12.2.6 Illinois 12.2.7 Indiana 12.2.8 Iowa 12.2.9 Kentucky 12.2.10 Louisiana 12.2.11 Michigan 12.2.12 New York 12.2.13 North Carolina 12.2.14 Oregon 12.2.15 Pennsylvania 12.2.16 Puerto Rico 12.2.17 Texas 12.2.18 Virginia 12.3 Panama 13 Pacific Ocean 14 Philippine Sea 15 Red Sea 16 Sea of Okhotsk 17 South America 18 Strait of Hormuz 19 Taiwan Strait

Africa

Algeria

• Air Algerie Flight 6289 - Crashed after takeoff from Tamranasett, Algeria
• Air France Flight 8969 - Hijacked after takeoff from Algiers and taken back in France

Canary Islands, Spain

• KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 - KLM plane crashes into Pan Am plane during takeoff from Tenerife in the Canary Islands (Tenerife disaster)

Niger

• UTA Flight 772 - Blown up over the Sahara Desert by Libyan terrorists.

Andaman Sea

• Korean Air Flight 858 - Blown up over the sea by a bomb planted by North Korean agents

Antarctica

• Mount Erebus disaster

Arabian Sea

• Air India Flight 855 - Crashed after takeoff in Bombay (now Mumbai), India

Asia

Afghanistan

• Kam Air Flight 904 - Crashed in snowstorm.

People's Republic of China

Hong Kong

• Mandarin Airlines Flight 642 - Crashed upon landing in Hong Kong.

Mainland China

• Air China flight 129 - Crashed into terrian in low visibility.
• China Northern flight 6136 - Fire on board caused out of control and crashed into the sea.
• China Eastern flight 5210 - Crashed shortly after take off.

Georgia

• Transair Georgian Airline Crash (22 September) - Shot down as it was trying to takeoff from Sukhumi

India

• A De Havilland Comet crashed in Jalalogori, India soon after take-off from Calcutta (now Kolkata) on 2 May 1953 - first of a series of crashes that led to Comet 1 fleet being grounded and eventually scrapped.

Indonesia

• Silkair Flight 185 - Crashed into the Musi River near Palembang, Sumatra

Japan

• All Nippon Airways Flight 61 - Hijacked and taken back over Tokyo, Japan
• Japan Airlines Flight 123 - Crashed into Mount Osutaka, Japan

Malaysia

• Singapore Airlines Flight 117 - Hijacked enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore.

Pakistan

• Pan Am Flight 73 - Hijacked in Karachi, Pakistan.

Saudi Arabia

• Iraqi Airways Hijacking - Hijacked on the way from Baghdad to Amman, later crashed after a grenade exploded

Singapore

• A BOAC Lockheed Constellation, "Belfast", crashed on landing at the Kallang Airport in 1954

Republic of China (Taiwan)

• Singapore Airlines Flight 006 - Crashed upon takeoff at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan

Thailand

• Lauda Air Flight 004 - Crashed into a jungle near Suphan Buri and Ban Nong Rong after an in-flight breakup

United Arab Emirates

• Gulf Air Flight 771 - Bombed, then crashed into a desert in the United Arab Emirates

Various countries

• Air Vietnam Flight 727 - Hijacked, then crashed after a missed approach at Phan Rang.
• Indian Airlines Flight 814 - Hijacked on the way to India, and flown to India, Pakistan, the UAE, and Afghanistan before the passengers are released.

Atlantic Ocean

• Air India Flight 182 - Bombed off the coast of Ireland
• American Airlines Flight 63 - Attempted bombing over Atlantic Ocean, terrorist is restrained and sedated
• Egyptair Flight 990 - Crashed off the coast of Nantucket
• Swissair Flight 111 - Crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia
• TWA Flight 800 - Crashed off the coast of East Moriches, New York

Bight of Benin

• UTA Flight 141 - Crashed after takeoff

Black Sea

• Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 - Shot down by a missile on October 4, 2001
• Transair Georgian Airline Crash (21 September) - Shot down by a missile upon landing.

Caribbean Sea

• American Airlines Flight 625 crashed in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Cubana Flight 455 bombed, then crashed off Barbados
• Dominicana DC-9 air disaster - Crashed shortly after takeoff

Europe

Belgium

• Sabena Flight 548 crashed on landing approach near Brussels

Czech Republic

• JAT Yugoslav Flight 364, bombed, then crashed in Srbska Kamenice, Czechoslovakia

France

• Air France Flight 4590 - Concorde that crashed in Gonesse, France
• Air France Flight 8969 - Hijacked after takeoff from Algiers and taken back in France
• Turkish Airlines Flight 981 - Crashed in Ermenonville, France (Ermenonville air disaster)

Germany

• British European Flight 609, crashed in Munich, West Germany (Munich air disaster)
• Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, collided in mid-air with DHL Flight 611.

Greece

• TWA Flight 840 - Bombed on the way to Athens, Greece, sucking out 4 on board - the plane landed safely.

Italy

• Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686 - Crashed upon takeoff in Milan, Italy (Linate Airport disaster)
• Itavia Flight 870 - Crashed off Ustica Island, Italy (Ustica Disaster)

Luxembourg

• Luxair Flight 9642, crashed on final approach to Luxembourg

Netherlands

• Bijlmer Disaster: El Al Flight 1862 crashed into 2 apartment buildings in Amsterdam.

Poland

• LOT Flight 007, crashed near Okęcie Airport in Warsaw.
• LOT Flight 5055, crashed in Kabacki Forest (Warsaw).

Russia

• Siberia Airlines Flight 1047 crashed near Rostov on Don
• Volga-AviaExpress Flight 1303 crashed in Tula Oblast

United Kingdom

England

• British European Flight 548, crashed in the United Kingdom (Staines air disaster)
• British Midland Flight 92, crashed in Kegworth, United Kingdom (Kegworth air disaster)

Scotland

• KLM Constellation air disaster, crashed near Prestwick, Scotland.
• Pan Am Flight 103, bomb exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland (Lockerbie disaster)

Indian Ocean

• Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 - crashed off of the Comoros Islands

North America

Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Arrow Air Flight 1285 - Crashed shortly after takeoff from Gander

United States, including North American territories

Arizona

• TWA Flight 2 and United Airlines Flight 718 collide over the Grand Canyon on June 30, 1956.

Arkansas

• American Airlines Flight 1420 - Crashed upon landing at Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock

California

• Aeromexico Flight 498 - Collided with a Piper Archer over Cerritos
• PSA Flight 182 - Collided with a Cessna over San Diego
• PSA Flight 1771 - Hijacked and crashed by a disgruntled former airline employee
• USAir Flight 1493 - Collided with a commuter plane while landing in Los Angeles, California.

Colorado

• United Airlines Flight 629 - Exploded after a bomb on board detonated over Longwood after takeoff from Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado - Bomb was placed by John Graham as part of a scheme to collect insurance money
• United Airlines Flight 585 - Crashed south of Colorado Springs Airport, officially attributed to a rudder system malfunction according to the NTSB.

Florida

• Eastern Airlines 401 - Crashed in the Everglades in 1972 in a landing attempt
• ValuJet Flight 592 - Crashed in the Everglades in Florida after takeoff

Illinois

• American Airlines Flight 191 - Crashed on take-off O'Hare International Airport, Chicago after No. 1 engine fell off

Indiana

• American Eagle Flight 4184 - Crashed near Roselawn, Indiana due to icing

Iowa

• United Airlines Flight 232 - Crash-landed at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City after explosion of the No. 2 engine destroyed all three hydraulic systems

Kentucky

• Air Canada Flight 797 - Emergency landed at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport; fire consumed much of the aircraft

Louisiana

• Pan Am Flight 759 - Crashed in Kenner, Louisiana shortly after takeoff from New Orleans.

Michigan

• Northwest Airlines Flight 255 - Crashed after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, near Detroit

New York

• American Airlines Flight 1 - Crashed immediately after takeoff from Idlewild Airport (now JFK airport), New York City. (1962 March 1)
• American Airlines Flight 11 - Hijacked after takeoff from Boston, crashed in Manhattan (WTC North Tower), New York City (September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks)
• American Airlines Flight 320 - Crashed in the East River on approach to LaGuardia Airport, New York City. (1959 February 3)
• American Airlines Flight 587 - Crashed in Belle Harbor, Queens, New York City after takeoff from John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport. (2001 November 12)
• Avianca Flight 52 - Crashed at Cove Neck, Long Island, after running out of fuel. (1990 January 25)
• Eastern Airlines Flight 66 - Crashed after striking the runway lights at Kennedy airport. (1975 June 24)
• Eastern Airlines Flight 512 - Crashed during go-round after failing to land at Idlewild Airport in the fog. (1962 November 30)
• Eastern Airlines Flight 663 - Crashes at Jones Beach State Park after takeoff from Kennedy airport when forced to evade inbound PanAm Flight 212. (1965 February 8)
• Northeast Airlines Flight 823 - Crashed on Rikers Island, New York City, during takeoff from LaGuardia Airport. (1957 February 1)
• TWA Flight 266 (inbound to Idlewild Airport) and United Airlines Flight 826 (inbound to LaGuardia Airport) - Collided over Miller Field, Staten Island, New York City. The TWA aircraft crashed at the site while the United aircraft continued flying for 8 miles until it crashed in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. (December 16, 1960)
• United Airlines Flight 175 - Hijacked after takeoff from Boston, crashed in Manhattan, New York City (WTC South Tower) (September 11 Terrorist Attacks)
• USAir Flight 405 - Crashed during takeoff from LaGuardia Airport. (1992 March 22)

North Carolina

• National Airlines Flight 2511 - January 6, 1960

Oregon

• United Airlines Flight 173 - DC-8 ran out of fuel and crashed attempting to land, 10 died of 189 aboard, near Portland. (1978 December 28)

Pennsylvania

• United Airlines Flight 93 - Hijacked after takeoff from Newark, New Jersey, crashed in Somerset County (September 11 Terrorist Attacks)
• USAir Flight 427 - Nosedived into the ground near Pittsburgh on September 8, 1994.

Puerto Rico

• American Eagle Flight 1450 - Crashed while landing in San Juan
• Prinair Flight 191 - Crashed upon landing in Ponce. Pilot error was responsible.

Texas

• Delta Air Lines Flight 191 - Crashed upon landing in Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport near Dallas
• Delta Air Lines Flight 1411 - Crashed after takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport near Dallas

Virginia

• Air Florida Flight 90 - Crashed in Arlington
• American Airlines Flight 77 - Hijacked after takeoff from Dulles, crashed in Arlington (The Pentagon) (September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks)

Panama

• Alas Chiricanas bombing - Bombed near Colon

Pacific Ocean

• AeroPeru Flight 603 - Off of the coast of Peru
• Alaska Airlines Flight 261 - Off the coast of Oxnard, California
• Aloha Flight 243 - Passenger roof blew off while the aircraft was flying an inter-island flight in Hawaii. The plane landed safely.
• Flying Tigers Line Flight 739 - mid-ocean

Philippine Sea

• Philippine Airlines Flight 434 - bomb exploded on board over Minami Daito Island, near Okinawa, Japan

Red Sea

• Flash Airlines Flight 604 - Crashed off of Sharm el-Shaikh, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

Sea of Okhotsk

• Korean Air Flight 7 - Shot down over Soviet airspace

South America

• American Airlines Flight 965 - Crashed into a mountain in Colombia
• Avianca Flight 410 - Crashed in Santander, Colombia
• Surinam Airways Flight 764 - Crashed at Zanderij airport, Surinam

Strait of Hormuz

• Iran Air Flight 655 - Shot down by an American naval vessal

Taiwan Strait

• China Airlines Flight 611 - Broke up in the Taiwan Strait