100 worst aviation accidents

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	Fatal	Date	Location	Carrier	Flight	Type	Photo
1	2907*	09/11/2001	New York City, New York	American /United Airlines	11/93	B767 / B767
2	583	03/27/1977	Tenerife, Canary Islands	Pan Am / KLM	1736/4805	B747 / B747
3	521	08/12/1985	Mt. Osutaka, Japan	Japan Air Lines	123	B747
4	349	11/12/1996	New Delhi, India	Saudi / Kazastan	763/1907	B747 / Il76
5	346	03/03/1974	Bois d' Ermenonville, France	Turkish Airlines	981	DC10
6	329	06/23/1985	Atlantic Ocean West of Ireland	Air India	182	B747
7	301	08/19/1980	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabian Airlines	163	L1011
8	298	07/17/2014	Hrabove, Ukraine	Malaysia Airlines	17	B-777
9	290	07/03/1988	Persian Gulf	Iran Air	655	A300
10	275	02/19/2003	Shahdad, Iran	Islamic Revolution's Guards Co.	-	Il-76MD
11	273	05/25/1979	Chicago, Illinois	American Airlines	191	DC10
12	270	12/21/1988	Lockerbie, Scotland	Pan American World Airways	103	B747
	-	06/12/2025	Ahmedabad, India	Air India	171	B787-8
14	269	09/01/1983	Sakhalin Island, Russia	Korean Airlines	007	B747
15	265	11/12/2001	Belle Harbor, Queens, New York	American Airlines	587	A300
16	264	04/26/1994	Komaki, Japan	China Airlines	140	A300
17	261	07/11/1991	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Nationair/charter Nigeria AW	2021	DC8
18	257	04/11/2018	Bufarik AB, Algeria	Algerian Air Force	-	Il76
-	257	11/28/1979	Mt. Erebus, Antarctica	Air New Zealand	901	DC10
20	256	12/12/1985	Gander, Newfoundland, Canada	Arrow Airways	MF1285R	DC8
21	239	03/08/2014	South Indian Ocean	Malaysia Airlines	370	B777
22	234	09/26/1997	Buah Nabar, Indonesia	Garuda Indonesia Airlines	152	A300
23	230	07/17/1996	Off East Moriches, New York	Trans World Airlines	800	B747
24	229	09/02/1998	Off Nova Scotia, Canada	Swissair	111	MD11
25	228	06/01/2009	Atlantic Ocean	Air France	447	A330
-	228	08/06/1997	Agana, Guam	Korean Airlines	801	B747
27	227	01/08/1996	Kinshasa, Zaire	African Air	-	AN32
28	225	05/25/2002	Off Penghu, Taiwan	China Airlines	611	B747
29	224	10/31/2015	North Sinai, Egypt	Metroair	9268	A321
30	223	05/26/1991	Ban Nong Rong, Thailand	Lauda Air	004	B767
31	217	10/31/1999	Off Nantucket, Massachusetts	EgyptAir	990	B767
32	213	01/01/1978	Off Bandra, Maharashtra, India	Air India	855	B747
33	203	02/16/1998	Taipei, Taiwan	China Airlines	676	A300
34	200	07/10/1985	Uchuduk, Uzbekistan, USSR	Aeroflot	7425	TU154
35	199	07/17/2007	Sao Paulo, Brazil	TAM Brazil	3054	A320
36	191	12/04/1974	Maskeliya, Sri Lanka	Martinair Holland	138	DC8
37	189	09/11/2001	Arlington, Virginia	American Airlines	77	B757
-	189	02/06/1996	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	Alas Nacionales (Birgenair)	301	B757
-	189	10/29/2018	Lion Air	Jakarta, Indonesia	610	B737
40	188	08/03/1975	Immouzer, Morocco	Aila Royal Jordanian Airlines	-	B707
41	183	05/09/1987	Warsaw, Poland	Polskie Linie Lotnicze	5055	IL62
-	183	11/15/1978	Katunavake, Sir Lanka	Loftleidir	001	DC8
43	181	11/27/1983	Madrid, Spain	Avanca	11	B747
44	180	12/01/1981	Mt. San Pietro, Corsica, France	Index Adria Avioproment	JP1308	MD80
45	179	12/29/2024	Muan, South Korea	JeJu Air	2216	B737-800
46	178	10/11/1984	Omsk, Russia	Aeroflot	3352	TU154
-	178	08/11/1979	Dneprodzerzhinsk, USSR	Aeroflot / Aeroflot	7880/7628	TU134/TU134
48	176	01/08/2020	Shahriah, Iran	Ukraine International Airlines	PS752	B737
-	176	06/07/1989	Paramaribo, Surinam	Surinam Airways	764	DC8
-	176	09/10/1976	Gaj, Hrvatska, Yugoslavia	Index Adria Avio / BA	550/476	DC9 /Trident
-	176	01/22/1973	Kano, Nigeria	Aila Royal Jordanian Airlines	-	B707
52	174	10/13/1972	Krasnaya Polyana, USSR	Aeroflot	217	IL62
53	171	09/19/1989	Bilma, Niger	Union des Trans. Aeriens	772	DC10
-	171	09/03/1989	Havana, Cuba	Cubana	9646	IL62M
55	170	08/22/2006	Donetsk, Ukraine	Pulkovo Airlines	SP612	Tu-154M
56	169	01/30/2000	Off Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Kenya Airways	431	A310-304
57	168	07/15/2009	Qazvin, Iran	Caspian Airlines	RV7908	Tu-154M
58	167	09/28/1992	Bhadagon, Katmandu, Nepal	Pakistan Inter. Airlines	268	A300
59	167	03/31/1986	Maravatio, Mexico	Mexicana	940	B727
60	166	07/08/1980	Nar Alma-Ata, Kasakastan, USSR	Aeroflot	4225	TU154B
61	163	07/30/1971	Morioko, Japan	All Nippon / Japanese AF	58	B727 / F86F
62	162	12/28/2014	Java Sea	AirAsia	8501	A320	-
63	160	08/16/2005	La Cucharita, Venezuela	West Carribean Airlines	708	MD-82
-	160	12/20/1995	Buga, Columbia	American Airlines	965	B757
-	160	06/06/1994	Xi'an, China	China Northwest Airlines	2303	TU154M
66	159	11/28/1987	Off Mauritius, Indian Ocean	South Africian Airways	295	B747
-	159	06/03/2012	Lagos, Nigeria	Dana Air	992	MD-80
68	158	05/22/2010	Mangalore, India	Air India Express	812	B737
69	157	03/10/2019	Bishoftu, Ethiopia	Ethiopian Airlines	301	B737
-	157	12/22/1992	Tripoli, Libya	Libya Arab Airlines / Lib AF	1103/-	B727
71	156	08/16/1987	Romulus, Michigan	Northwest Airlines	255	MD82
-	156	08/14/1972	KKönigs Wusterhausen, E. Germany	Interflug	-	IL62
-	156	11/26/1979	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Pakistan Inter. Airlines	740	B707	3
74	155	12/03/1972	Tenerife, Canary Islands	Spantax	-	Convair 990
-	155	04/04/1975	Saigon, Vietnam	U.S. Air Force	-	C-5 Gallaxy
76	154	03/16/1969	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Venezolana Inter. de Av.	742	DC9
-	154	09/19/1976	Karatepe Mountains, Turkey	Turkish Airlines	452	B727
-	154	09/29/2006	Sao Felix do Araguaia,Brazil	Gol Airlines	1907	B-737
-	154	08/20/2008	Madrid, Spain	Spanair	5022	MD-82
80	153	08/20/2008	Madrid, Spain	Spanair	5022	MD-82
81	152	06/30/2009	Mitsamiouli, Comoros	Yemenia	626	A310
-	152	07/28/2010	Islamabad, Pakistan	Airblue	202	A321
83	150	03/24/2015	Near Digne-Les-Bains, France	Germanwings	9525	A320
84	149	05/04/2002	Kano, Nigeria	EAS Airlines	4226	BAC-111
85	148	02/19/1985	Mt. Oiz, Spain	Iberia Airlines	610	B727
-	148	01/03/2004	Off Sharm el Sheikh-Ophira, Egypt	Flash Air	604	B737
87	146	04/25/1980	Tenerife, Canary Islands	Dan Air	1008	B727
88	145	07/04/2001	Irkutsk, Russia	Vladivostokavia	352	TU154
89	144	02/08/1989	Santa Maria, Azores	Independent Air Inc	1851	B707
-	144	09/25/1978	San Diego, California	Pacific Southwest/Private	182	B727 /C172
91	143	11/07/1996	Lagos, Nigeria	Aviation Devel. Corp.	086	B727
-	143	03/17/1988	Cucuta, Colombia	Avianca	410	B727
-	143	08/23/2000	Off Manama, Behrain	Gulf Air	072	A320
-	143	09/05/2005	Medan, Indonesia	Mandala Airlines	091	B737
95	141	08/29/1996	Spitsbergen, Norway	Vnokovo Airlines	2801	TU154
-	141	12/18/1995	Kahengula, Angola	Trans Service Airlift	-	L188C
-	141	11/24/1992	Liutang, Guangxi, China	China Southern Airlines	3943	B737
98	140	12/25/2003	Cotonou, Benin	UTA	141	B727	8
99	137	06/08/1982	Near Pacatuba, Brazil	VASP	168	B727
100	135	08/02/1985	Ft. Worth-Dallas, Texas	Delta Air Lines	191	L1011

* Two separate planes hit the World Trade Center buildings minutes apart. The total number of fatalities includes passengers and crew on both planes and those killed on the ground.

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100 WORST AVIATION DISASTERS