Boeing aircraft accidents

1,579 accidents and incidents are recorded involving Boeing aircraft (1982–2026), with 997 people killed and 521 seriously injured. 3% of the accidents were fatal.

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Deadliest accidents

  1. Boeing 747-131, East Moriches, NY (Jul 18, 1996) · 230 killed
  2. Boeing MD-83, Lagos, NG (Jun 3, 2012) · 153 killed
  3. Boeing B-737-300, Aliquippa, PA (Sep 8, 1994) · 132 killed
  4. Boeing 737, Beirut, LB (Jan 25, 2010) · 90 killed
  5. Boeing 737, Bishkek, KG (Aug 24, 2008) · 65 killed
  6. Boeing 757-200, Arlington, VA (Sep 11, 2001) · 64 killed
  7. Boeing 737, Jakarta, ID (Jan 9, 2021) · 62 killed
  8. Boeing 737 - 500, Kazan, RU (Nov 17, 2013) · 50 killed
  9. Boeing 757, Shanksville, PA (Sep 11, 2001) · 44 killed
  10. Boeing 747-122, Honolulu, HI (Feb 24, 1989) · 9 killed

By year

AccidentsFatalKilled
19822516
19832800
19842811
19852611
19862700
19874025
19882100
198929413
19902511
19912812
19922533
19932900
1994243136
19953300
1996271230
19972900
19983012
19992500
20002700
2001313110
20023100
20033412
20042523
20053511
20063300
20073327
200840165
20093728
201038292
20114322
2012271153
201333461
20143122
20153417
20163711
20172600
20182922
201925210
20201600
202148263
20226016
20238300
20249422
20259000
20264000

By phase of flight

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cruise260777
Landing19317
Ground13100
Takeoff7800
Climb66499
Approach63354
Maneuvering14712
Other800

By main cause (NTSB coding)

AccidentsFatalKilled
Pilot or crew189614
Aircraft or equipment15155
Environment or weather12900
Organization8316

By type of operation

AccidentsFatalKilled
Airline84813500
General aviation3482543
Non-US, commercial2178385
Foreign airline11813
Agricultural1822
Non-US, non-commercial828
Unknown716

US states

AccidentsFatalKilled
California15447
Texas103411
Florida9223
Colorado7467
New York683234
Illinois5600
Georgia4700
Alaska4300
Washington3911
Arizona38410

Countries outside the US

AccidentsFatalKilled
United Kingdom2200
Australia1900
Colombia1600
Argentina1511
Spain1500
Japan1300
Mexico1100
Canada900

Aircraft models

AccidentsFatalKilled
Boeing 73754211292
Boeing A751711010
Boeing 72713000
Boeing 7571253109
Boeing 7471204248
Boeing 76711613
Boeing 7778124
Boeing B755945
Boeing E754945
Boeing 7873500

Other aircraft makers

These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.

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    Sources: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), 1982 to present, plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. Mostly US events; not a complete global record. Findings may be preliminary. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap.

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