The Deadliest Airplane Accidents

THE DEADLIEST AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS Your odds of dying in a single airplane flight are 1 in 13.5 million. Despite these stellar odds around 1000 people a year die from airplane fatalities. Even monumental advances in air safety and technology cannot prevent random mechanical failures and human error. Here are the top 16 accidents in aviation history listed in order of total deaths. 05 11 10 16 04 (13 12 60, 06 02 03 01 08 14 07 15 Tenerife Airport Disaster Tenerife, 197 583 05 Air India Flight 182 Atlantic Ocean, 1985 329 09 Guardians of Islamic Revolution IL-76 Sirach Mountains, 2003 276 13 China Airlines Flight 140 Nagoya, 1994 264 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Crash in the Sirach Mountains involving weather conditions CAUSE Pilot error, stall Ground collision involving weather conditions, pilot error, technical limitations CAUSE CAUSE Terrorist bombing CAUSE 02 lapan Airlines Flight 123 Japan, 1985 520 06 Saudi Flight 163 Riyadh, 1980 301 10 American Airlines Flight 191 Chicago, 1979 273 14 Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 Jeddah, 1991 261 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Maintenance error causing loss of Engine 1 CAUSE Maintenance error causing structural failure and loss of hydraulic controls CAUSE In-flight fire in cargo hold, pilot error CAUSE CAUSE Mechanical failure, in-flight fire Charkhi Dadri Mid-Air Collision 03 india, 1996 349 07 Air Africa Antono AN-32 Kinshasa, 1996 297 11 Korean Airlines Flight 007 Sea of Japan, 1983 269 15 Air New Zealand Flight 901 Antarctica, 1979 257 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Failed takeoff, Runway overrun Mid-air collision, pilot error by the Kazakhstan Airlines pilot CAUSE CAUSE Shot down by Soviet jet interceptors CAUSE Controlled flight into terrain, pilot error 04 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Paris, 1974 346 08 Iran Air Flight 655 Indian Ocean, 1988 290 12 American Airlines Flight 587 New York City, 2001 265 16 Arrow Air Flight 1285 Newfoundland, 1985 256 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Cargo hatch failure and control cable failures CAUSE Civilian Airliner shoot-down by U.S. Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes CAUSE Pilot error in response to Wake Turbulence CAUSE Icing (explosion per minority report) THE DEADLIEST AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS Your odds of dying in a single airplane flight are 1 in 13.5 million. Despite these stellar odds around 1000 people a year die from airplane fatalities. Even monumental advances in air safety and technology cannot prevent random mechanical failures and human error. Here are the top 16 accidents in aviation history listed in order of total deaths. 05 11 10 16 04 (13 12 60, 06 02 03 01 08 14 07 15 Tenerife Airport Disaster Tenerife, 197 583 05 Air India Flight 182 Atlantic Ocean, 1985 329 09 Guardians of Islamic Revolution IL-76 Sirach Mountains, 2003 276 13 China Airlines Flight 140 Nagoya, 1994 264 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Crash in the Sirach Mountains involving weather conditions CAUSE Pilot error, stall Ground collision involving weather conditions, pilot error, technical limitations CAUSE CAUSE Terrorist bombing CAUSE 02 lapan Airlines Flight 123 Japan, 1985 520 06 Saudi Flight 163 Riyadh, 1980 301 10 American Airlines Flight 191 Chicago, 1979 273 14 Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 Jeddah, 1991 261 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Maintenance error causing loss of Engine 1 CAUSE Maintenance error causing structural failure and loss of hydraulic controls CAUSE In-flight fire in cargo hold, pilot error CAUSE CAUSE Mechanical failure, in-flight fire Charkhi Dadri Mid-Air Collision 03 india, 1996 349 07 Air Africa Antono AN-32 Kinshasa, 1996 297 11 Korean Airlines Flight 007 Sea of Japan, 1983 269 15 Air New Zealand Flight 901 Antarctica, 1979 257 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Failed takeoff, Runway overrun Mid-air collision, pilot error by the Kazakhstan Airlines pilot CAUSE CAUSE Shot down by Soviet jet interceptors CAUSE Controlled flight into terrain, pilot error 04 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Paris, 1974 346 08 Iran Air Flight 655 Indian Ocean, 1988 290 12 American Airlines Flight 587 New York City, 2001 265 16 Arrow Air Flight 1285 Newfoundland, 1985 256 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Cargo hatch failure and control cable failures CAUSE Civilian Airliner shoot-down by U.S. Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes CAUSE Pilot error in response to Wake Turbulence CAUSE Icing (explosion per minority report) THE DEADLIEST AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS Your odds of dying in a single airplane flight are 1 in 13.5 million. Despite these stellar odds around 1000 people a year die from airplane fatalities. Even monumental advances in air safety and technology cannot prevent random mechanical failures and human error. Here are the top 16 accidents in aviation history listed in order of total deaths. 05 11 10 16 04 (13 12 60, 06 02 03 01 08 14 07 15 Tenerife Airport Disaster Tenerife, 197 583 05 Air India Flight 182 Atlantic Ocean, 1985 329 09 Guardians of Islamic Revolution IL-76 Sirach Mountains, 2003 276 13 China Airlines Flight 140 Nagoya, 1994 264 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Crash in the Sirach Mountains involving weather conditions CAUSE Pilot error, stall Ground collision involving weather conditions, pilot error, technical limitations CAUSE CAUSE Terrorist bombing CAUSE 02 lapan Airlines Flight 123 Japan, 1985 520 06 Saudi Flight 163 Riyadh, 1980 301 10 American Airlines Flight 191 Chicago, 1979 273 14 Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 Jeddah, 1991 261 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Maintenance error causing loss of Engine 1 CAUSE Maintenance error causing structural failure and loss of hydraulic controls CAUSE In-flight fire in cargo hold, pilot error CAUSE CAUSE Mechanical failure, in-flight fire Charkhi Dadri Mid-Air Collision 03 india, 1996 349 07 Air Africa Antono AN-32 Kinshasa, 1996 297 11 Korean Airlines Flight 007 Sea of Japan, 1983 269 15 Air New Zealand Flight 901 Antarctica, 1979 257 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Failed takeoff, Runway overrun Mid-air collision, pilot error by the Kazakhstan Airlines pilot CAUSE CAUSE Shot down by Soviet jet interceptors CAUSE Controlled flight into terrain, pilot error 04 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Paris, 1974 346 08 Iran Air Flight 655 Indian Ocean, 1988 290 12 American Airlines Flight 587 New York City, 2001 265 16 Arrow Air Flight 1285 Newfoundland, 1985 256 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Cargo hatch failure and control cable failures CAUSE Civilian Airliner shoot-down by U.S. Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes CAUSE Pilot error in response to Wake Turbulence CAUSE Icing (explosion per minority report) THE DEADLIEST AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS Your odds of dying in a single airplane flight are 1 in 13.5 million. Despite these stellar odds around 1000 people a year die from airplane fatalities. Even monumental advances in air safety and technology cannot prevent random mechanical failures and human error. Here are the top 16 accidents in aviation history listed in order of total deaths. 05 11 10 16 04 (13 12 60, 06 02 03 01 08 14 07 15 Tenerife Airport Disaster Tenerife, 197 583 05 Air India Flight 182 Atlantic Ocean, 1985 329 09 Guardians of Islamic Revolution IL-76 Sirach Mountains, 2003 276 13 China Airlines Flight 140 Nagoya, 1994 264 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Crash in the Sirach Mountains involving weather conditions CAUSE Pilot error, stall Ground collision involving weather conditions, pilot error, technical limitations CAUSE CAUSE Terrorist bombing CAUSE 02 lapan Airlines Flight 123 Japan, 1985 520 06 Saudi Flight 163 Riyadh, 1980 301 10 American Airlines Flight 191 Chicago, 1979 273 14 Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 Jeddah, 1991 261 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Maintenance error causing loss of Engine 1 CAUSE Maintenance error causing structural failure and loss of hydraulic controls CAUSE In-flight fire in cargo hold, pilot error CAUSE CAUSE Mechanical failure, in-flight fire Charkhi Dadri Mid-Air Collision 03 india, 1996 349 07 Air Africa Antono AN-32 Kinshasa, 1996 297 11 Korean Airlines Flight 007 Sea of Japan, 1983 269 15 Air New Zealand Flight 901 Antarctica, 1979 257 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Failed takeoff, Runway overrun Mid-air collision, pilot error by the Kazakhstan Airlines pilot CAUSE CAUSE Shot down by Soviet jet interceptors CAUSE Controlled flight into terrain, pilot error 04 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Paris, 1974 346 08 Iran Air Flight 655 Indian Ocean, 1988 290 12 American Airlines Flight 587 New York City, 2001 265 16 Arrow Air Flight 1285 Newfoundland, 1985 256 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Cargo hatch failure and control cable failures CAUSE Civilian Airliner shoot-down by U.S. Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes CAUSE Pilot error in response to Wake Turbulence CAUSE Icing (explosion per minority report) THE DEADLIEST AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS Your odds of dying in a single airplane flight are 1 in 13.5 million. Despite these stellar odds around 1000 people a year die from airplane fatalities. Even monumental advances in air safety and technology cannot prevent random mechanical failures and human error. Here are the top 16 accidents in aviation history listed in order of total deaths. 05 11 10 16 04 (13 12 60, 06 02 03 01 08 14 07 15 Tenerife Airport Disaster Tenerife, 197 583 05 Air India Flight 182 Atlantic Ocean, 1985 329 09 Guardians of Islamic Revolution IL-76 Sirach Mountains, 2003 276 13 China Airlines Flight 140 Nagoya, 1994 264 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Crash in the Sirach Mountains involving weather conditions CAUSE Pilot error, stall Ground collision involving weather conditions, pilot error, technical limitations CAUSE CAUSE Terrorist bombing CAUSE 02 lapan Airlines Flight 123 Japan, 1985 520 06 Saudi Flight 163 Riyadh, 1980 301 10 American Airlines Flight 191 Chicago, 1979 273 14 Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 Jeddah, 1991 261 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Maintenance error causing loss of Engine 1 CAUSE Maintenance error causing structural failure and loss of hydraulic controls CAUSE In-flight fire in cargo hold, pilot error CAUSE CAUSE Mechanical failure, in-flight fire Charkhi Dadri Mid-Air Collision 03 india, 1996 349 07 Air Africa Antono AN-32 Kinshasa, 1996 297 11 Korean Airlines Flight 007 Sea of Japan, 1983 269 15 Air New Zealand Flight 901 Antarctica, 1979 257 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Failed takeoff, Runway overrun Mid-air collision, pilot error by the Kazakhstan Airlines pilot CAUSE CAUSE Shot down by Soviet jet interceptors CAUSE Controlled flight into terrain, pilot error 04 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Paris, 1974 346 08 Iran Air Flight 655 Indian Ocean, 1988 290 12 American Airlines Flight 587 New York City, 2001 265 16 Arrow Air Flight 1285 Newfoundland, 1985 256 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Cargo hatch failure and control cable failures CAUSE Civilian Airliner shoot-down by U.S. Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes CAUSE Pilot error in response to Wake Turbulence CAUSE Icing (explosion per minority report) THE DEADLIEST AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS Your odds of dying in a single airplane flight are 1 in 13.5 million. Despite these stellar odds around 1000 people a year die from airplane fatalities. Even monumental advances in air safety and technology cannot prevent random mechanical failures and human error. Here are the top 16 accidents in aviation history listed in order of total deaths. 05 11 10 16 04 (13 12 60, 06 02 03 01 08 14 07 15 Tenerife Airport Disaster Tenerife, 197 583 05 Air India Flight 182 Atlantic Ocean, 1985 329 09 Guardians of Islamic Revolution IL-76 Sirach Mountains, 2003 276 13 China Airlines Flight 140 Nagoya, 1994 264 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Crash in the Sirach Mountains involving weather conditions CAUSE Pilot error, stall Ground collision involving weather conditions, pilot error, technical limitations CAUSE CAUSE Terrorist bombing CAUSE 02 lapan Airlines Flight 123 Japan, 1985 520 06 Saudi Flight 163 Riyadh, 1980 301 10 American Airlines Flight 191 Chicago, 1979 273 14 Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 Jeddah, 1991 261 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS Maintenance error causing loss of Engine 1 CAUSE Maintenance error causing structural failure and loss of hydraulic controls CAUSE In-flight fire in cargo hold, pilot error CAUSE CAUSE Mechanical failure, in-flight fire Charkhi Dadri Mid-Air Collision 03 india, 1996 349 07 Air Africa Antono AN-32 Kinshasa, 1996 297 11 Korean Airlines Flight 007 Sea of Japan, 1983 269 15 Air New Zealand Flight 901 Antarctica, 1979 257 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Failed takeoff, Runway overrun Mid-air collision, pilot error by the Kazakhstan Airlines pilot CAUSE CAUSE Shot down by Soviet jet interceptors CAUSE Controlled flight into terrain, pilot error 04 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Paris, 1974 346 08 Iran Air Flight 655 Indian Ocean, 1988 290 12 American Airlines Flight 587 New York City, 2001 265 16 Arrow Air Flight 1285 Newfoundland, 1985 256 DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS CAUSE Cargo hatch failure and control cable failures CAUSE Civilian Airliner shoot-down by U.S. Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes CAUSE Pilot error in response to Wake Turbulence CAUSE Icing (explosion per minority report)