List of the 100 worst aviation occurrences (including criminal occurrences), excluding ground fatalities, including collision fatalities.
| fat. |
date |
type |
registration |
operator |
location |
pic |
cat |
| 583 |
27-MAR-1977 | Boeing 747-206B |
PH-BUF |
KLM |
Spain |
 |
A1 |
| 583 |
27-MAR-1977 | Boeing 747-121 |
N736PA |
Pan Am |
Spain |
 |
A1 |
| 520 |
12-AUG-1985 | Boeing 747SR-46 |
JA8119 |
JAL |
Japan |
 |
A1 |
| 349 |
12-NOV-1996 | Ilyushin Il-76TD |
UN-76435 |
Kazakhstan Airlines |
India |
 |
A1 |
| 349 |
12-NOV-1996 | Boeing 747-168B |
HZ-AIH |
Saudi Arabian |
India |
 |
A1 |
| 346 |
03-MAR-1974 | DC-10-10 |
TC-JAV |
THY |
France |
 |
A1 |
| 329 |
23-JUN-1985 | Boeing 747-237B |
VT-EFO |
Air-India |
Atlantic Ocean |
 |
C1 |
| 301 |
19-AUG-1980 | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 200 |
HZ-AHK |
Saudi Arabian |
Saudi Arabia |
 |
A1 |
| 298 |
17-JUL-2014 | Boeing 777-2H6ER |
9M-MRD |
Malaysia Airlines |
Ukraine |
 |
C1 |
| 290 |
03-JUL-1988 | Airbus A300B2-203 |
EP-IBU |
Iran Air |
Iran |
 |
C1 |
| 275 |
19-FEB-2003 | Ilyushin Il-76MD |
15-2280 |
Iranian Revolutionary Guard |
Iran |
|
A1 |
| 271 |
25-MAY-1979 | DC-10-10 |
N110AA |
American Airlines |
USA |
 |
A1 |
| 269 |
01-SEP-1983 | Boeing 747-230B |
HL7442 |
KAL |
Pacific Ocean |
 |
C1 |
| 264 |
26-APR-1994 | Airbus A300B4-622R |
B-1816 |
China Airlines |
Japan |
 |
A1 |
| 261 |
11-JUL-1991 | DC-8-61 |
C-GMXQ |
Nationair, op.for Nigeria Airways |
Saudi Arabia |
 |
A1 |
| 260 |
12-NOV-2001 | Airbus A300B4-605R |
N14053 |
American Airlines |
USA |
 |
A1 |
| 259 |
21-DEC-1988 | Boeing 747-121A |
N739PA |
Pan Am |
U.K. |
 |
C1 |
| 257 |
28-NOV-1979 | DC-10-30 |
ZK-NZP |
Air New Zealand |
Antarctica |
 |
A1 |
| 257 |
11-APR-2018 | Ilyushin Il-76TD |
7T-WIV |
Algerian AF |
Algeria |
|
A1 |
| 256 |
12-DEC-1985 | DC-8-63CF |
N950JW |
Arrow Air |
Canada |
 |
A1 |
| 239 |
08-MAR-2014 | Boeing 777-2H6ER |
9M-MRO |
Malaysia Airlines |
Indian Ocean |
 |
A1 |
| 234 |
26-SEP-1997 | Airbus A300B4-220 |
PK-GAI |
Garuda |
Indonesia |
 |
A1 |
| 230 |
17-JUL-1996 | Boeing 747-131 |
N93119 |
TWA |
USA |
 |
A1 |
| 229 |
02-SEP-1998 | MD-11 |
HB-IWF |
Swissair |
Canada |
 |
A1 |
| 228 |
06-AUG-1997 | Boeing 747-3B5 |
HL7468 |
Korean Air |
Guam |
 |
A1 |
| 228 |
01-JUN-2009 | Airbus A330-203 |
F-GZCP |
Air France |
Atlantic Ocean |
 |
A1 |
| 225 |
25-MAY-2002 | Boeing 747-209B |
B-18255 |
China Airlines |
Pacific Ocean |
 |
A1 |
| 224 |
31-OCT-2015 | Airbus A321-231 |
EI-ETJ |
Metrojet |
Egypt |
 |
C1 |
| 223 |
26-MAY-1991 | Boeing 767-3Z9ER |
OE-LAV |
Lauda Air |
Thailand |
 |
A1 |
| 217 |
31-OCT-1999 | Boeing 767-366ER |
SU-GAP |
EgyptAir |
Atlantic Ocean |
 |
C1 |
| 213 |
01-JAN-1978 | Boeing 747-237B |
VT-EBD |
Air-India |
India |
 |
A1 |
| 200 |
10-JUL-1985 | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
CCCP-85311 |
Aeroflot, Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan |
 |
A1 |
| 196 |
16-FEB-1998 | Airbus A300B4-622R |
B-1814 |
China Airlines |
Taiwan |
 |
A1 |
| 191 |
04-DEC-1974 | Douglas DC-8-55F |
PH-MBH |
Martinair Holland |
Sri Lanka |
 |
A1 |
| 189 |
29-OCT-2018 | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
PK-LQP |
Lion Air |
Indonesia |
 |
A1 |
| 189 |
06-FEB-1996 | Boeing 757-225 |
TC-GEN |
Birgenair, op.for Alas Nacionales |
Atlantic Ocean |
 |
A1 |
| 188 |
03-AUG-1975 | Boeing 707-321C |
JY-AEE |
Alia |
Morocco |
 |
A1 |
| 187 |
17-JUL-2007 | Airbus A320-233 |
PR-MBK |
TAM Brasil |
Brazil |
 |
A1 |
| 183 |
15-NOV-1978 | DC-8-63CF |
TF-FLA |
Loftleidir, opf Garuda |
Sri Lanka |
 |
A1 |
| 183 |
09-MAY-1987 | Ilyushin Il-62M |
SP-LBG |
LOT |
Poland |
 |
A1 |
| 181 |
27-NOV-1983 | Boeing 747-283B |
HK-2910 |
Avianca |
Spain |
 |
A1 |
| 180 |
01-DEC-1981 | DC-9-81 (MD-81) |
YU-ANA |
Inex-Adria Aviopromet |
France |
 |
A1 |
| 178 |
11-AUG-1979 | Tupolev Tu-134A |
CCCP-65816 |
Aeroflot, Moldova |
Ukraine |
|
A1 |
| 178 |
11-AUG-1979 | Tupolev Tu-134A |
CCCP-65735 |
Aeroflot, Belarus |
Ukraine |
|
A1 |
| 176 |
10-SEP-1976 | DC-9-32 |
YU-AJR |
Inex-Adria Aviopromet |
Croatia |
 |
A1 |
| 176 |
07-JUN-1989 | DC-8-62 |
N1809E |
Surinam Airways |
Suriname |
 |
A1 |
| 176 |
08-JAN-2020 | Boeing 737-8KV (WL) |
UR-PSR |
Ukraine International Airlines |
Iran |
 |
C1 |
| 176 |
10-SEP-1976 | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 3B |
G-AWZT |
British Airways |
Croatia |
 |
A1 |
| 176 |
22-JAN-1973 | Boeing 707-3D3C |
JY-ADO |
Alia, op.for Nigeria Airways |
Nigeria |
 |
A1 |
| 174 |
11-OCT-1984 | Tupolev Tu-154B-1 |
CCCP-85243 |
Aeroflot, East Siberia |
Russia |
|
A1 |
| 174 |
13-OCT-1972 | Ilyushin Il-62 |
CCCP-86671 |
Aeroflot, International |
Russia |
|
A1 |
| 170 |
19-SEP-1989 | DC-10-30 |
N54629 |
UTA |
Niger |
 |
C1 |
| 170 |
22-AUG-2006 | Tupolev Tu-154M |
RA-85185 |
Pulkovo |
Ukraine |
 |
A1 |
| 169 |
30-JAN-2000 | Airbus A310-304 |
5Y-BEN |
Kenya Airways |
Cote d'Ivoire |
 |
A1 |
| 168 |
15-JUL-2009 | Tupolev Tu-154M |
EP-CPG |
Caspian Airlines |
Iran |
 |
A1 |
| 167 |
31-MAR-1986 | Boeing 727-264 |
XA-MEM |
Mexicana |
Mexico |
|
A1 |
| 167 |
28-SEP-1992 | Airbus A300B4-203 |
AP-BCP |
PIA |
Nepal |
 |
A1 |
| 166 |
08-JUL-1980 | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
CCCP-85355 |
Aeroflot, Kazakstan |
Kazakhstan |
|
A1 |
| 162 |
28-DEC-2014 | Airbus A320-216 |
PK-AXC |
Indonesia AirAsia |
Indonesia |
 |
A1 |
| 162 |
30-JUL-1971 | Boeing 727-281 |
JA8329 |
All Nippon |
Japan |
 |
A1 |
| 160 |
16-AUG-2005 | DC-9-82 (MD-82) |
HK-4374X |
West Caribbean Airways |
Venezuela |
 |
A1 |
| 160 |
06-JUN-1994 | Tupolev Tu-154M |
B-2610 |
China Northwest |
China |
 |
A1 |
| 159 |
20-DEC-1995 | Boeing 757-223 |
N651AA |
American Airlines |
Colombia |
 |
A1 |
| 159 |
28-NOV-1987 | Boeing 747-244B |
ZS-SAS |
South African Airways |
Indian Ocean |
 |
A1 |
| 159 |
26-SEP-1992 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
NAF911 |
Nigerian AF |
Nigeria |
 |
A1 |
| 158 |
22-MAY-2010 | Boeing 737-8HG (WL) |
VT-AXV |
Air India Express |
India |
 |
A1 |
| 157 |
22-DEC-1992 | Boeing 727-2L5 |
5A-DIA |
Libyan Arab Airlines |
Libya |
 |
A1 |
| 157 |
10-MAR-2019 | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
ET-AVJ |
Ethiopian Airlines |
Ethiopia |
 |
A1 |
| 156 |
26-NOV-1979 | Boeing 707-340C |
AP-AWZ |
PIA |
Saudi Arabia |
 |
A1 |
| 156 |
14-AUG-1972 | Ilyushin Il-62 |
DM-SEA |
Interflug |
Germany |
|
A1 |
| 155 |
03-DEC-1972 | Convair CV-990 |
EC-BZR |
Spantax |
Spain |
 |
A1 |
| 155 |
12-MAY-1968 | Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
60-0297 |
USAF |
Vietnam |
|
C1 |
| 154 |
16-AUG-1987 | DC-9-82 (MD-82) |
N312RC |
Northwest Airlines |
USA |
 |
A1 |
| 154 |
29-SEP-2006 | Boeing 737-8EH |
PR-GTD |
Gol |
Brazil |
 |
A1 |
| 154 |
20-AUG-2008 | DC-9-82 (MD-82) |
EC-HFP |
Spanair |
Spain |
 |
A1 |
| 154 |
19-SEP-1976 | Boeing 727-2F2 |
TC-JBH |
THY |
Turkey |
 |
A1 |
| 154 |
29-SEP-2006 | Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 |
N600XL |
ExcelAire |
Brazil |
 |
A2 |
| 153 |
03-JUN-2012 | DC-9-83 (MD-83) |
5N-RAM |
Dana Air |
Nigeria |
 |
A1 |
| 152 |
30-JUN-2009 | Airbus A310-324 |
7O-ADJ |
Yemenia Airways |
Comoros |
 |
A1 |
| 152 |
28-JUL-2010 | Airbus A321-231 |
AP-BJB |
Airblue |
Pakistan |
 |
A1 |
| 150 |
24-MAR-2015 | Airbus A320-211 |
D-AIPX |
Germanwings |
France |
 |
C1 |
| 148 |
19-FEB-1985 | Boeing 727-256 |
EC-DDU |
Iberia |
Spain |
 |
A1 |
| 148 |
03-JAN-2004 | Boeing 737-3Q8 |
SU-ZCF |
Flash Airlines |
Egypt |
 |
A1 |
| 146 |
25-APR-1980 | Boeing 727-46 |
G-BDAN |
Dan-Air Services |
Spain |
 |
A1 |
| 145 |
09-JUL-1982 | Boeing 727-235 |
N4737 |
Pan Am |
USA |
 |
A1 |
| 145 |
04-JUL-2001 | Tupolev Tu-154M |
RA-85845 |
Vladivostokavia |
Russia |
 |
A1 |
| 144 |
07-NOV-1996 | Boeing 727-231 |
5N-BBG |
ADC Airlines |
Nigeria |
 |
A1 |
| 144 |
08-FEB-1989 | Boeing 707-331B |
N7231T |
Independent Air |
Portugal |
 |
A1 |
| 143 |
17-MAR-1988 | Boeing 727-21 |
HK-1716 |
Avianca |
Colombia |
 |
A1 |
| 143 |
23-AUG-2000 | Airbus A320-212 |
A4O-EK |
Gulf Air |
Bahrain |
 |
A1 |
| 141 |
29-AUG-1996 | Tupolev Tu-154M |
RA-85621 |
Vnukovo Airlines |
Norway |
 |
A1 |
| 141 |
18-DEC-1995 | Lockheed L-188C Electra |
9Q-CRR |
Trans Service Airlift |
Angola |
 |
A1 |
| 141 |
24-NOV-1992 | Boeing 737-3Y0 |
B-2523 |
China Southern |
China |
 |
A1 |
| 141 |
25-DEC-2003 | Boeing 727-223 |
3X-GDO |
UTA |
Benin |
 |
A1 |
| 138 |
04-APR-1975 | Lockheed C-5A Galaxy |
68-0218 |
USAF |
Vietnam |
 |
A1 |
| 137 |
08-JUN-1982 | Boeing 727-212 |
PP-SRK |
VASP |
Brazil |
 |
A1 |
| 137 |
25-SEP-1978 | Boeing 727-214 |
N533PS |
PSA |
USA |
 |
A1 |
| 134 |
02-AUG-1985 | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 |
N726DA |
Delta Air Lines |
USA |
 |
A1 |
| 133 |
08-FEB-1993 | Tupolev Tu-154M |
EP-ITD |
Iran Airtour |
Iran |
|
A1 |
| 133 |
04-FEB-1966 | Boeing 727-81 |
JA8302 |
All Nippon |
Japan |
|
A1 |