Aviation accidents in 1990

2,030 accidents and incidents are recorded in 1990, with 983 people killed and 421 seriously injured. 20% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• General aviation accounts for 85% of these accidents and 89% of deaths. Airline flights account for 1% of accidents.

Deadliest accidents

1. Indian Airlines Flight 605, Bengaluru (Feb 14, 1990) · 92 killed
2. Avianca Flight 052, Cove Neck (Jan 25, 1990) · 73 killed
3. Alitalia Flight 404, Weiach (Nov 14, 1990) · 46 killed
4. Bangkok Airways Flight 125, Ko Samui (Nov 21, 1990) · 38 killed
5. Aeroflot Flight 6246, Russia (Jan 13, 1990) · 27 killed
6. Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14, Romulus, MI (Dec 3, 1990) · 8 killed
7. Philippine Airlines Flight 143, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (May 11, 1990) · 8 killed
8. Lockheed PV-2, Lakeport, CA (Sep 29, 1990) · 8 killed
9. Grumman G1159, Little Rock, AR (Jan 19, 1990) · 7 killed
10. Piper PA-32R-300, Watertown, WI (Aug 19, 1990) · 7 killed

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Nearby years

• 1988 · 1,968 accidents
• 1989 · 1,881 accidents
• 1991 · 1,982 accidents
• 1992 · 1,900 accidents

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.