Skip to content
Flights Gone Wrong
Real stories. Deeper understanding.
Explore
Events
Topics
Collections
Guides
Search the library
Home
Events
All events
Every event we cover, by year.
Search the library
Filters
Filter events
Decade
All decades
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
Aircraft
All aircraft
Boeing 747 (11)
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (6)
Airbus A320 (5)
Airbus A330 (5)
Boeing 737 Classic (4)
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (4)
Boeing 767 (3)
Boeing 777 (3)
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (3)
Airbus A300 (2)
Boeing 737 (2)
Boeing 737-800 (2)
ATR 72 (1)
Douglas DC-8 (1)
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (1)
Country
All countries
United States (20)
Canada (4)
Greece (4)
France (3)
Japan (3)
Portugal (2)
Spain (2)
United Kingdom (2)
Germany (1)
India (1)
Micronesia (1)
Phase of flight
Any phase of flight
Takeoff (13)
Cruise (31)
Approach (5)
Landing (2)
Cause
All causes
Maintenance error (18)
Pilot error (17)
Structural failure (14)
Fuel exhaustion (5)
Unknown or disappearance (5)
Engine failure (4)
Fire or smoke (4)
Terrorism or sabotage (4)
Bird strike (3)
Loss of control (3)
Mechanical failure (3)
Icing (2)
Runway incursion (2)
Weather or wind shear (2)
Controlled flight into terrain (1)
Who survived
Any outcome
Some or all survived
No survivors
Apply filters
Sort by
Newest events first
Oldest events first
Sort
25 events
By event
Timeline
Individual videos
2010s
AN 73
Air Niugini Flight 73
A landing short in Chuuk Lagoon
28 Sep 2018 · 1 video
JA 555
Jet Airways Flight 555
Seven approaches in fog, low on fuel
17 Aug 2015 · 1 video
GE 9525
Germanwings Flight 9525
The A320 flown into the French Alps
24 Mar 2015 · 3 videos
MA 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
The Boeing 777 that disappeared on the way to Beijing
8 Mar 2014 · 3 videos
2000s
AF 447
Air France Flight 447
The Rio to Paris flight lost over the Atlantic
1 Jun 2009 · 3 videos
UA 1549
US Airways Flight 1549
The Miracle on the Hudson
15 Jan 2009 · 3 videos
HA 522
Helios Airways Flight 522
Hypoxia on a flight to Athens
14 Aug 2005 · 3 videos
AA 587
American Airlines Flight 587
The tail fin lost over Queens
12 Nov 2001 · 2 videos
AT 236
Air Transat Flight 236
The glide to the Azores
24 Aug 2001 · 2 videos
EW 17
Emery Worldwide Flight 17
A disconnected elevator tab at Sacramento
16 Feb 2000 · 1 video
AA 261
Alaska Airlines Flight 261
The worn jackscrew off the California coast
31 Jan 2000 · 2 videos
1990s
SW 111
Swissair Flight 111
An in-flight fire off Nova Scotia
2 Sep 1998 · 1 video
TW 800
TWA Flight 800
A fuel tank explosion off Long Island
17 Jul 1996 · 2 videos
SW 551
Swissair Flight 551
Cockpit smoke after leaving Munich
16 Oct 1993 · 1 video
1980s
UA 232
United Airlines Flight 232
The DC-10 steered with engine power to Sioux City
19 Jul 1989 · 3 videos
PA 103
Pan Am Flight 103
The Lockerbie bombing
21 Dec 1988 · 2 videos
AA 243
Aloha Airlines Flight 243
A fuselage failure over Hawaii
28 Apr 1988 · 3 videos
JA 123
Japan Air Lines Flight 123
The 747 that lost its tail fin over Japan
12 Aug 1985 · 3 videos
DA 191
Delta Air Lines Flight 191
The Dallas/Fort Worth microburst
2 Aug 1985 · 2 videos
AC 143
Air Canada Flight 143
The Gimli emergency landing
23 Jul 1983 · 3 videos
EA 855
Eastern Air Lines Flight 855
All three engines lost over the sea
5 May 1983 · 1 video
1970s
AA 191
American Airlines Flight 191
The DC-10 that lost an engine on takeoff at O'Hare
25 May 1979 · 3 videos
OA 411
Olympic Airways Flight 411
An engine failure over Athens
9 Aug 1978 · 1 video
DA 1080
Delta Air Lines Flight 1080
A jammed elevator, flown on thrust
12 Apr 1977 · 1 video
TA
Tenerife airport disaster
Two 747s collide in fog
27 Mar 1977 · 2 videos
Page 1 of 1
1