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.
Tibet Airlines A319 veers off runway, catches fire
Tibet Airlines Flight TV-9833, an Airbus A319 aircraft, veered off the runway and caught fire during take-off early Thursday morning. The incident occurred...
China Eastern Airlines 737-800 crashes in Wuzhou
A Boeing 737-89P(WL) aircraft of China Eastern Airlines crashed in Wuzhou, China, a report from Chinese state-owned media China Central Television (CCTV) said....
Cebgo flight involved in ‘slight runway excursion’ in Manila
A Cebgo ATR 72-600 (RP-C7283) arriving from Naga City was involved in an incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on...
WATCH: China Airlines Cargo 747 damaged after hitting ground equipment
A China Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-409F, with registry B-18715, hit several ground equipment while taxiing at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ICAO: KORD)...
PAL confirms runway excursion incident in Cebu; all reported safe
Philippine Airlines confirmed the runway excursion incident on Friday morning at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, involving its De Havilland Q400 aircraft. “We confirm...
PAF Black Hawk crashes in Tarlac
A Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk of the Philippine Air Force figured in a mishap last night, the PAF said in a statement today....
MH370: Family members barred from media center; two potential objects identified in the Indian Ocean
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a codeshare flight that departed Kuala Lumpur for Beijing, continues to baffle the world. The Boeing...
Malaysian Prime Minister confirms MH-370 route change based on new data
In a significant escalation of the ongoing investigation into missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH-370, Prime Minister Najib Razak released a statement confirming that...
The enigma of Malaysia Airlines flight 370
On a seemingly ordinary day, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a Boeing 777-200ER registered as 9M-MRO, embarked on its journey from Kuala Lumpur to...
Drunken passenger assaults flight attendant on PAL flight to Los Angeles
In a recent incident on a US-bound Philippine Airlines flight, federal authorities apprehended an intoxicated Filipino passenger. The individual, identified as Nonga, was...
