Accidents & Incidents
A comprehensive archive of aviation safety and lessons learned. Our Aviation Accidents & Incidents section is a solemn reminder of the importance of safety in air travel. This category provides detailed reports and analyses of aviation mishaps to educate and inform. Here, you’ll find: accident reports, safety analyses, historical data, preventative measures, tributes & memorials.
Southwest 737 performs go-around in near miss with business jet
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 was forced to abort its landing and perform a go-around after a Flexjet Bombardier Challenger 350 business jet...
American Eagle flight collides with helicopter near Reagan National Airport
No survivors have been found following the mid-air collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday...
Fire destroys Air Busan A321 aircraft, passengers safely evacuated
An Air Busan Airbus A321-200 aircraft was destroyed by fire during pre-departure preparations at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday...
Investigators extract voice data from fatal Jeju Air crash; flight recorder heads to NTSB
Investigators have successfully extracted data from the cockpit voice recorder of the Jeju Air flight that crashed Sunday at Muan International Airport, while...
Bird strike, go-around, crash: The timeline of Jeju Air flight 2216
New details have emerged providing a precise timeline of the tragic events leading to South Korea’s deadliest aviation disaster. Through official statements from...
KLM Boeing 737 exits runway during emergency landing in Norway
A KLM Boeing 737-800 veered off the runway during an emergency landing at Norway’s Sandefjord Airport on December 28, with all 182 passengers...
Russian missile suspected in Azerbaijan Airlines crash, killing 38
An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190-100IGW crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people, with multiple investigation sources indicating a possible strike by a...
Swiss flight makes emergency landing in Austria after smoke detected onboard
A Swiss International Air Lines flight traveling from Bucharest, Romania, to Zurich, Switzerland, made an emergency landing in Graz, Austria, on Monday, December...
Saurya Airlines CRJ-200 crashes after takeoff in Kathmandu, 18 killed
A Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ-200ER crashed shortly after takeoff from Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, resulting in 18 fatalities....
PAL jet aborts takeoff at NAIA
Philippine Airlines Flight PR-102 aborted takeoff Friday night at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, leaving passengers stranded and the aircraft disabled...
