Top 10 Airline Disasters
| Date | Place | Type of Aircraft | Airlines | Reason | Fatalities |
12/8/1985 |
Mount Otsuka, Japan |
747 SR |
Japan Air Lines |
520 |
|
8/1/1996 |
Kinshasa, Zaire |
Antonov 32 |
African Air |
Not Available |
350 |
3/3/1974 |
Orly, France |
DC-10 |
Turkish Airlines |
Loss of cargo door |
346 |
27/03/1977 |
Santa Cruz deTenerife, Canary Islands |
747 |
Pan Am |
Collision with Below |
335 |
23/06/1985 |
Irish Coast |
747-200 |
Air India |
329 |
|
12/11/1996 |
Dadri, India |
747-100 |
Saudia |
Collision with below |
312 |
19/08/1980 |
Riyadh Airport, Saudi Arabia |
Lockheed Tristar |
Saudia |
Fire |
301 |
3/7/1988 |
Straits of Hormuz |
Airbus A300 |
Iran Air |
Shot Down |
290 |
25/05/1979 |
Chicago - O'Hare |
DC-10-10 |
American Airlines |
Engine |
273 |
19/02/1988 |
Cary, USA |
Fairchild Metro |
American Airlines |
Ground collision |
271 |
21/12/1988 |
Lockerbie, Scotland |
747-121 |
Pan Am |
270 |
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