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List of recent plane crashes in america7/30/2023 ![]() ![]() It is the first fatal crash of a Boeing 767. A thrust reverser had accidentally deployed in flight, causing the disaster. May 26 – Lauda Air Flight 004, a Boeing 767, disintegrates in mid-air over Uthai Thani Province and Suphan Buri Province, Thailand, killing all 223 people on board.April 5 – Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, an Embraer EMB 120RT, rolls sharply and crashes on final approach to Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 people on board.All of the hijackers are killed in the operation, with no fatalities among the passengers and crew. March 26 – Singapore Airlines Flight 117, an Airbus A310, is hijacked by Pakistani militants en route to Singapore Changi Airport, where, upon landing, it is stormed by Singapore Special Operations forces.The cause of the crash is not identified until the investigation into the crash of USAir Flight 427 in 1994 both crashes are eventually attributed to defects in a valve associated with the rudder. March 3 – United Airlines Flight 585, a Boeing 737, crashes while attempting to land at Colorado Springs Airport, Colorado, killing all 25 people on board.All 12 people aboard the Metro and 21 of the 89 on the Boeing are killed at the time, and two more from the Boeing die 3 days and 31 days after the crash. February 1 – USAir Flight 1493, a Boeing 737, is landing at Los Angeles International Airport when it strikes SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569, a Fairchild Metro commuter plane, waiting to take off from the same runway.December 3 – Northwest Airlines Flight 1482, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, collides with Northwest Airlines Flight 299, a Boeing 727, when the crew of the DC-9 mistakenly taxies onto the active runway at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 8 of the 54 people on board the DC-9 are killed all 154 people on board the Boeing 727 survive.November 14 – Alitalia Flight 404, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashes on approach to Zürich Airport, Switzerland, killing all 46 people on board.October 2 – In the Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions, a hijacked Boeing 737 operating Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 clips China Southwest Airlines Flight 2402, a Boeing 707, during landing at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and collides with China Southern Airlines Flight 2812, a Boeing 757 of the 225 occupants on board the three aircraft, 128 die.The first officer lands the aircraft safely at Southampton Airport. The captain is partially blown out of the cockpit, but a flight attendant manages to keep the unconscious man from falling out of the aircraft. June 10 – British Airways Flight 5390, a BAC One-Eleven, suffers explosive decompression over Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, when one of the front windscreen panes blows out.May 11 – Philippine Airlines Flight 143, a Boeing 737, explodes and burns on the ground at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, killing 8 of 120 on board.April 12 – Widerøe Flight 839, a DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashes into water just after takeoff from Værøy Airport, killing all 5 people on board.Flight 2254 lands all 7 on board survive. April 9 – Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, collides with a Cessna 172, killing all 2 on board.92 out of 146 people on board are killed. February 14 – Indian Airlines Flight 605, an Airbus A320, crashes on its final approach to Bangalore Airport.Kennedy International Airport in New York of the 158 people on board, 85 survive. January 25 – Avianca Flight 52, a Boeing 707, runs out of fuel and crashes while attempting to land at John F.
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