Major Plane Crashes And Deadly Airline Accidents Through The Years

2020s

• May 22, 2020 – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303: An Airbus A320 crashed in Karachi after an attempted go-around, killing 97.
• March 21, 2022 – China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735: A Boeing 737-800 nosedived into the ground in China, killing all 132 people onboard.

2010s

• July 6, 2013 – Asiana Airlines Flight 214: A Boeing 777 crash-landed in San Francisco due to pilot error, killing three people.
• December 28, 2014 – AirAsia Flight 850: An Airbus A320 crashed into the Java Sea, killing 162 people.
• March 8, 2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: the Boeing 777 vanished over the Indian Ocean with 239 onboard; the wreckage was never fully recovered.
• July 17, 2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: The Boeing 777 was shot down over Ukraine, killing all 298 onboard.
• October 29, 2018 – Lion Air Flight 610: A Boeing 737 MAX crashed into the Java Sea due to a sensor malfunction, killing 189.
• March 10, 2019 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302: A Boeing 737 MAX crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 onboard.

2000s

• November 12, 2001 – American Airlines Flight 587: The Airbus A300 crashed in Queens, New York, shortly after takeoff, killing 265 people.
• August 14, 2005 – Helios Airways Flight 522: A pressurization failure caused the crew and passengers to lose consciousness before the Boeing 737 crashed in Greece, killing all 121 onboard.
• September 29, 2006 – Gol Flight 1907: A mid-air collision over Brazil led to the deaths of 154 people onboard a Boeing 737.
• June 1, 2009 – Air France Flight 447: An Airbus A330 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean due to pilot error and instrument failure, killing all 228 onboard.

1990s

• December 20, 1995 – American Airlines Flight 965: The Boeing 757 crashed into a mountain near Cali, Colombia, killing 159 of 163 people onboard.
• July 17, 1996 – TWA Flight 800: A fuel tank explosion caused the Boeing 747 to crash off Long Island, New York, killing all 230 onboard.
• September 2, 1998 – Swissair Flight 111: An electrical fire caused the MD-11 to crash off Nova Scotia, Canada, killing 229.

1980s

• August 12, 1985 – Japan Airlines Flight 123: A Boeing 747 suffered structural failure and crashed into a mountain, killing 520 of 524 onboard—the deadliest single-aircraft accident.
• July 27, 1983 – Korean Air Flight 007: The Boeing 747 was shot down by the Soviet Union after straying into restricted airspace, killing 269.
• July 19, 1989 – United Airlines Flight 232: An engine failure led to a crash landing in Sioux City, Iowa. Of 296 people onboard, 111 died.