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Aviation safety archive

# Air accidentsAir accidents

Explore the causes of aviation accidents and the lessons for safety. Each account traces the events, the investigation findings and the resulting changes to crew training, aircraft design and flight procedures.

Explore the archive

**100**verified accounts  
in the first edition

**4**distinct  
categories

**№1**official reports  
as the primary source

We distinguish between fatal accidents, serious incidents, hijackings and emergency landings. Our editorial categories do not replace official classifications.

Flight analysis · NTSB DCA09MA026

## Three minutes<br>and thirty-three seconds

From the bird strike to touchdown on the water. Select a moment to see how much altitude and time the crew of US Airways Flight 1549 had left.

US 1549  AIRBUS A32015 JANUARY 2009

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<dl>

<dt>Local time</dt>
<dd>15:27:10</dd>
UTC−05

<dt>After the collision</dt>
<dd>+00:00</dd>
of 03:33

<dt>Altitude</dt>
<dd>2,724*ft*</dd>
≈ 830 m

</dl>

8×00:00 / 03:33

Based on NTSB DCA09MA026. Key-point times and altitudes come from the investigation. The map uses actual OpenStreetMap geographic data. The flight line is an approximate reconstruction from Figure 1 of the report, not a GPS track; position and altitude between key moments are interpolated.

A shared event database

## Search for understanding,<br>not headlines

The filters bring together different outcomes while preserving each event’s official classification.

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**Everyone on board survived**

Found: 100 · Showing: 1–25

29 December 2024Muan, Republic of Korea

World chronicleAccident; investigation ongoing

### Jeju Air Flight 2216 accident

The aircraft landed with its landing gear retracted, overran the runway and struck a localiser structure. The reasons for its configuration and the role of a bird strike remain under investigation.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/boeing-737">Boeing 737-800</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/airlines/jeju-air">Jeju Air</a></dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>179 fatalities, 2 survivors</dd></dl>

2 January 2024Tokyo, Japan

Emergency landingRunway collision

### Japan Airlines Flight 516 evacuation at Haneda

The landing A350 collided with a coastguard aircraft and caught fire. All airliner passengers and crew evacuated, but five people aboard the other aircraft died.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/airbus-a350">Airbus A350-941</a> and DHC-8-315</dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Japan Airlines and Japan Coast Guard</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>All 379 people aboard the A350 survived; five fatalities aboard the DHC-8</dd></dl>

15 January 2023Pokhara, Nepal

World chronicleAccident on approach

### Yeti Airlines Flight 691 accident

On approach to Pokhara, both propellers feathered after the wrong levers were moved. The aircraft lost thrust and struck the ground.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd>ATR 72-500</dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Yeti Airlines</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>72 fatalities</dd></dl>

21 March 2022Guangxi, China

World chronicleAccident; investigation ongoing

### China Eastern Flight 5735 accident

During cruise, the Boeing 737 entered a nearly vertical descent and struck mountainous terrain. No public final conclusion on the cause is available yet.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/boeing-737">Boeing 737-89P</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>China Eastern Airlines</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>132 fatalities</dd></dl>

9 January 2021Java Sea, Indonesia

World chronicleAccident following loss of control

### Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 accident

An autothrottle malfunction caused increasing asymmetric thrust. The crew noticed the bank late, and the aircraft descended into the sea.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/boeing-737">Boeing 737-524</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Sriwijaya Air</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>62 fatalities</dd></dl>

22 May 2020Karachi, Pakistan

World chronicleAccident during a second approach

### Pakistan International Flight 8303 accident

Following a high, unstable approach, the aircraft touched down with the gear retracted, damaging the engines, then went around. Both engines failed on the second approach.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/airbus-a320">Airbus A320-214</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Pakistan International Airlines</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>97 fatalities, 2 survivors</dd></dl>

8 January 2020Tehran, Iran

World chronicleMissile strikes

### Loss of Ukraine International Flight PS752

Shortly after takeoff, two air-defence missiles struck the passenger Boeing. Flights had continued during a period of high military tension.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/boeing-737">Boeing 737-800</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Ukraine International Airlines</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>176 fatalities</dd></dl>

15 August 2019Ramensky District, Russia

Emergency landingAviation accident

### Ural Airlines Flight 178 field landing

Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft struck birds and lost engine thrust. The crew made a forced landing in a cornfield.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/airbus-a321">Airbus A321-211</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/airlines/ural-airlines">Ural Airlines</a></dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>All 233 people survived</dd></dl>

5 May 2019Sheremetyevo, Russia

USSR and RussiaAccident during an emergency landing

### Aeroflot Flight 1492 accident

Following a lightning strike and transition to direct control law, the aircraft returned. A hard landing with repeated touchdowns destroyed the landing gear and caused a fire.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/superjet-100">Sukhoi Superjet 100</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/airlines/aeroflot">Aeroflot</a></dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>41 fatalities, 37 survivors</dd></dl>

10 March 2019Bishoftu, Ethiopia

World chronicleAccident following loss of control

### Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accident

A damaged angle-of-attack sensor generated false warnings and MCAS commands. The crew disconnected the trim system but could not restore stable control.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/boeing-737-max">Boeing 737 MAX 8</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Ethiopian Airlines</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>157 fatalities</dd></dl>

29 October 2018Java Sea, Indonesia

World chronicleAccident following loss of control

### Lion Air Flight 610 accident

An erroneous angle-of-attack sensor repeatedly triggered nose-down MCAS commands. The crew fought the trim until impact with the sea.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/boeing-737-max">Boeing 737 MAX 8</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Lion Air</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>189 fatalities</dd></dl>

11 February 2018Ramensky District, Russia

USSR and RussiaAccident following loss of airspeed indications

### Saratov Airlines Flight 703 accident

Pitot probe heating was not switched on, causing airspeed indications to diverge. The crew put the aircraft into a rapid descent and did not regain control.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd>An-148-100V</dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Saratov Airlines</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>71 fatalities</dd></dl>

28 November 2016La Unión, Colombia

World chronicleAccident due to fuel exhaustion

### LaMia Flight 2933 accident

The aircraft departed with fuel almost exactly matching the planned route duration, without mandatory reserves. The engines stopped while holding.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd>Avro RJ85</dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>LaMia</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>71 fatalities, 6 survivors</dd></dl>

31 October 2015Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

USSR and RussiaTerrorist attack

### Metrojet Flight 9268 accident

An explosive device destroyed the aircraft shortly after departure from Sharm el-Sheikh. It was the deadliest accident in Russian aviation history.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/airbus-a321">Airbus A321-231</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Kogalymavia / Metrojet</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>224 fatalities</dd></dl>

24 March 2015French Alps

World chronicleDeliberate collision with terrain

### Germanwings Flight 9525 accident

Alone in the cockpit, the first officer selected a descent and did not open the door for the captain. The aircraft struck a mountainside.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/airbus-a320">Airbus A320-211</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Germanwings</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>150 fatalities</dd></dl>

4 February 2015Taipei, Taiwan

World chronicleAccident following loss of thrust

### TransAsia Airways Flight 235 accident

After one engine failed, the crew mistakenly shut down the functioning engine. The aircraft lost speed, clipped a bridge and fell into a river.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd>ATR 72-600</dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>TransAsia Airways</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>43 fatalities, 15 survivors</dd></dl>

17 July 2014Donetsk Region, Ukraine

World chronicleMissile strike

### Loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

An anti-aircraft missile struck the Boeing 777 over an armed conflict zone. The aircraft broke up in flight.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/boeing-777">Boeing 777-200ER</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Malaysia Airlines</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>298 fatalities</dd></dl>

8 March 2014Southern Indian Ocean

World chronicleMissing aircraft

### Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

Contact with the Boeing 777 ended over the South China Sea, after which the aircraft changed course. Satellite data indicated a flight towards the southern Indian Ocean, but the main crash site has not been found.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/boeing-777">Boeing 777-200ER</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Malaysia Airlines</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>239 people presumed dead</dd></dl>

17 November 2013Kazan, Russia

USSR and RussiaGo-around accident

### Tatarstan Flight 363 accident

Following an unstable approach, the crew began a go-around, but the aircraft entered a steep dive. The investigation identified serious training and qualification-monitoring deficiencies.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/boeing-737">Boeing 737-500</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Tatarstan</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>50 fatalities</dd></dl>

6 July 2013San Francisco, USA

World chronicleLanding accident

### Asiana Airlines Flight 214 accident

On a visual approach, the aircraft became low and slow relative to the glide path. A late go-around attempt did not prevent its tail from striking the seawall.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/boeing-777">Boeing 777-200ER</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Asiana Airlines</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>3 fatalities, 304 survivors</dd></dl>

7 September 2011Yaroslavl, Russia

USSR and RussiaTakeoff accident

### Yak-Service Flight 9633 accident

The Yak-42 accelerated for much longer than usual and lifted off late. Braking through the pedals and organisational training problems were key factors.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd>Yak-42D</dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Yak-Service</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>44 fatalities, 1 survivors</dd></dl>

4 November 2010Singapore

Emergency landingSerious incident

### Qantas Flight 32 engine failure

An uncontained engine failure punctured the wing and damaged numerous systems. The crew spent several hours assessing failures before landing the A380 in Singapore.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/airbus-a380">Airbus A380-842</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Qantas</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>All 469 people survived</dd></dl>

13 April 2010Hong Kong

Emergency landingSerious incident

### Cathay Pacific Flight 780 emergency landing

Contaminated fuel damaged both engines’ metering valves. During approach, one engine remained at high thrust while the other produced almost none.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/airbus-a330">Airbus A330-342</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Cathay Pacific</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>All 322 people survived</dd></dl>

1 June 2009Atlantic Ocean

World chronicleAccident following loss of control

### Air France Flight 447 accident

After pitot tubes iced over, the autopilot disconnected. Conflicting pitch inputs led to a stall that the crew failed to recognise for an extended period.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/aircraft/airbus-a330">Airbus A330-203</a></dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd><a href="https://onlyplanes.ru/en/airlines/air-france">Air France</a></dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>228 fatalities</dd></dl>

12 February 2009Clarence Center, USA

World chronicleAccident on approach

### Colgan Air Flight 3407 accident

Airspeed fell on approach and the stick shaker activated, but the captain’s response deepened the stall. The investigation identified training and fatigue problems.

<dl>

<dt>Aircraft</dt>
<dd>Bombardier DHC-8-402 Q400</dd>

<dt>Operator</dt>
<dd>Colgan Air</dd>

<dt>Outcome</dt>
<dd>50 fatalities, including one person on the ground</dd></dl>

How to read an investigation

## From wreckage<br>to a new rule

An investigation report does not look for a hero or someone to blame. It reconstructs the chain of factors to help prevent the same combination from recurring.

1. 01 ### Facts

   Recorder data, communications, weather, physical evidence and operational records.
2. 02 ### Sequence

   What happened to the aircraft and which decisions were made, second by second.
3. 03 ### Contributing factors

   Technology, people, the environment and the organisation are considered together, rather than reduced to a single convenient cause.
4. 04 ### Changes

   Recommendations become training, design changes, procedures and new requirements.

Editorial standards

## Accuracy comes before drama

Fatality and survivor figures are checked against investigation materials. Where an official report is not publicly available, we say so explicitly. Eyewitness accounts are not presented as the investigation commission’s conclusions.

The terms “fatal accident”, “accident”, “serious incident” and “act of unlawful interference” are not interchangeable. We therefore display both the editorial category and the official classification.

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