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MOST RECENT ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS (past three months), in reverse chronological order:
Iran Air; Boeing 727-200; (EP-IRP);; near Orumiyeh, Iran; Jan 9, 2011
Windrose Air; Hawker Beechcraft [Raytheon] 390 Premier IA; (D-IAYL);; Bever, Switzerland; Dec 19, 2010
Tara Air; de Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter; (9N-AFX);; Okhaldhunga district, Nepal; Dec 15, 2010
Sun Way Flt MGC-4412; Ilyushin IL-76; (4L-GNI);; Karachi, Pakistan; Nov 28, 2010
Qantas Flt QF 32; Airbus A380 (VH-OQA); near Singapore; Nov 4, 2010
American Airlines Flt 1640; Boeing 757-200 (N626AA); Miami, Florida; Oct 26, 2010
Transafrik International Flt MUA-662; Lockheed L-10; near Kabul, Afghanistan; Oct 12, 2010
ARCHIVES: Accidents - Listed alphabetically by carrier name within in each sector
Passenger Airlines (Scheduled and Charter)
Adam Air Flt DHI-574; Boeing 737-400 (PK-KKW); Makassar Strait (en route SUB-MDC); Jan 1, 2007
Aeroflot-Nord Flt SU-821; Boeing 737-500 (VP-BKO); Perm, Russia; Sep 14, 2008
Afriqiyah Airways Flt 8U-771; Airbus A330-200 (5A-ONG); Tripoli, Libya; May 12, 2010
Agni Air Flt AG-101; Dornier DO 228 (9N-AHE); Makwanpur District, Nepal; Aug 24, 2010
Air France Flt AF 447; Airbus A330-200 (F-GZCP); Atlantic Ocean (en route GIG-CDG); Jun 1, 2009
Air India Express Flt IX812; Boeing 737-800 (VT-AXV); Magalore, India; May 22, 2010
Air New Zealand/XL Airways Germany Flt GXL888T; Airbus A320-200 (D-AXLA [ZK-OJL]); Mediterranean Sea, near Perpignan, France; Nov 27, 2008
Airblue Flt 202; Airbus A321-200 (AP-BJB); Islamabad, Pakistan; Jul 28, 2010
Aires Flt 4C-8250; Boeing 737-700 (HK-4682); San Andrés Island, Colombia; Aug 16, 2010
Airnorth; Embraer 120 (VH-ANB); Darwin, NT, Australia; Mar 22, 2010
American Airlines Flt AA 331; Boeing 737-800 (N977AN); Kingston, Jamaica; Dec 22, 2009
ASA Flt 4951; Canadair CRJ-900 (N133EV); New York (JFK); Sep 25, 2010
Aviastar-TU; Tupolev TU-204-100 (RA-64011); Moscow, Russia; Mar 22, 2010
British Airways Flt BA038; Boeing 777-236ER (G-YMMM); London, England; Jan 17, 2008
Cathay Pacific Airways Flt CX780; Airbus A330-342 (B-HLL); Hong Kong; Apr 13, 2010
China Airlines Flt CI120; Boeing 737-800 (B-18616); Naha, Okinawa, Japan; Aug 20, 2007
Colgan Air Flt 3407; Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 (N200WQ); near Buffalo, New York; Feb 12, 2009
Comair Flt 5191; Bombardier CRJ-100 (N431CA); Lexington, Kentucky; Aug 27, 2006
Continental Airlines Flt 1404; Boeing 737-500 (N18611); Denver, Colorado; Dec 20, 2008
Conviasa Flt 2350; ATR 42-300 (YV1010); Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela; Sep 13, 2010
Delta Air Lines Flt 160; Boeing 767-332ER (N185DN); Atlanta, Georgia; Oct 19, 2009
Ethiopian Airlines Flt. ET409; Boeing 737-800 (ET-ANB); near Beirut, Lebanon; Jan 25, 2010
Etihad Airways; Airbus A340-600 (F-WWCJ) ; Toulouse, France; Nov 15, 2007
Filair; Let L-410; Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo; Aug 25, 2010
Garuda Indonesia Flt GA200; Boeing 737-400 (PK-GZC); Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Mar 7, 2007
Henan Airlines Flt VD-8387; Embraer E190 (B-3130); Yichun City, China; Aug 24, 2010
Iberia Flt IB6463; Airbus A340-600 (EC-JOH); Quito, Ecuador; Nov 9, 2007
Kenya Airways Flt KQ507; Boeing 737-800 (5Y-KYA); Douala, Cameroon; May 5, 2007
Merpati Nusantara Flt MZ-836; Boeing 737-300 (PK-MDE); Manokwari, West Papua; Apr 13, 2010
MexicanaClick Flt QA7222; Fokker 100 (XA-SHJ); Monterrey, Mexico; Feb 11, 2010
Nationwide Airlines Flt CE723; Boeing 737-200 (ZS-OEZ); Cape Town, South Africa; Nov 7, 2007
One-Two-Go Flt OG269; MD-82 (HS-OMG); Phuket, Thailand; Sep 16, 2007
PSA Airlines Flt 2495; Bombardier CRJ-200 (N246PS); Charleston, West Virginia; Jan 19, 2010
Qantas Flt QF 30; Boeing 747-400 (VH-OJK); Manila, Philippines; Jul 25, 2008
Qantas Flt QF 72; Airbus A330-303 (VH-QPA); Learmonth, WA, Australia; Oct 7, 2008
Qantas Flt QF 74; Boeing 747-400 (VH-OJP); near San Francisco, California; Aug 31, 2010
Ryanair Flt FR4102; Boeing 737-800 (EI-DYG); Rome (Ciampino), Italy; Nov 10, 2008
Southwest Airlines Flt 2294; Boeing 737-300 (N387SW); Charleston, WV; Jul 13, 2009
Spanair Flt JK5022; MD-82 (EC-HFP); Madrid, Spain; Aug 20, 2008
Taban Air Flt HH-6347; Tupolev TU-154M (RA-85787); Mashad, Iran; Jan 24, 2010
TACA International Airlines Flt TA1390; Airbus A320-233 (EI-TAF); Tegucigalpa, Honduras; May 30, 2008
TAM Flt JJ-3054; Airbus A320-200 (PR-MBK); Sao Paulo, Brazil; Jul 17, 2007
Turkish Airlines Flt TK1951; Boeing 737-800 ( T-CJGE); near Amsterdam, Netherlands; Feb 25, 2009
US Airways Flt 1549; Airbus A320-124 (N106US); Hudson River, New York City; Jan 15, 2009
Yemenia Flt IY626; Airbus A310-300 (70-ADJ); Indian Ocean, Near Moroni, Comoros Islands; Jun 30, 2009
Yeti Airlines Flt 0Y-103; de Haviland DHC-6 Twin Otter (9N-AFE); Lukla, Nepal; Oct 8, 2008
Air Cargo (Scheduled and On-demand)
ACE Air Cargo; Beech 1900C (N112AX); near Sand Point, Alaska; Jan 21, 2010
AeroUnión Flt 6R-302; Airbus A-300B4-200 (XA-TUE); Monterrey, Mexico; Apr 13, 2010
Air Tahoma Flt AT1147; Convair CV-580 (N587X); near Columbus, Ohio; Sep 1, 2008
All West Freight; Fairchild C-123K Provider (N709RR); Denali Nat'l Park, Alaska; Aug 1, 2010
Avient Aviation Flt Z3-324; MD-11F (Z-BAV); Shanghai, China; Nov 28, 2009
FedEx Flt FX-80; MD-11F (N526FE); Tokyo, Japan; Mar 23, 2009
Kalitta Air Flt WE164 (for Centurion); Boeing 747-209B (N714CK); near Bogota, Colombia; Jul 7, 2008
Kalitta Air Flt K4-207; Boeing 747-209F (N704CK); Brussels, Belgium; May 25, 2008
Lufthansa Cargo Flt 8460; MD-11 freighter (D-ALCQ) ; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Jul 27, 2010
Royal Air Freight Flt RAX 988; Learjet 35A (N720RA); near Wheeling, Illinois; Jan 5, 2010
UPS Flt 5X-6; Boeing 747-400F (N571UP); Dubai, UAE; Sep 3, 2010
Business Aviation
East Coast Jets Flt ECJ81; BAe 125-800 [Hawker 800] (N818MV); Owatonna, Minnesota; Jul 31, 2008
Global Exec Aviation; Learjet 60 (N999LJ); Columbia, South Carolina; Sep 19, 2008
Marlin Air; Cessna Citation II 500 (N550BP); Lake Michigan, en route MKE-YIP; Jun 4, 2007
Time Air (Czech); Cessna 550B Citation Bravo (OK-ACH); near Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, Germany; Feb 14, 2010