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Airplane Accidents 1989-1999
*1990 January 25th. USA, New York, close to JFK Airport, Avianca Boeing 707, ran out of fuel and crashed during landing approach, 73 people died, 74 survived 1990 February 2nd. or 14th. India, Bangalore, Indian Airlines, Airbus A-320, caught fire and crashed before landing, 90 people died, 56 survived 1990 May India, New Delhi, Air India Boeing 747 caught fire minutes before landing, all 235 people survived 1990 May 5th. Guatemala, Guatemala-City: Cargo DC-6 crashed into the city, 24 people died *1990 October 2nd. China, Baiyun Airport, Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737, during emergency landing a hijacker struggled with the pilot and the aircraft went out-of-control, struck a China Southwest Airlines Boeing 707 and slammed into a China Southern Airlines Boeing 757, 132 people died, 141 survived (20 in the 737, 71 in the 757) 1990 October 14th. Turkey, Eastanbol Airport, Pegasus Boeing 737, while re-fueling, host seperated and started fire, this wa quickly extinguished by fire service which was on stand-by 1990 November 14th. Switzerland, Zuerich Airport, Alitalia DC-9 crashed during landing approach, 46 people died *1990 December 3rd. USA, Michigan, Detroit Airport: a Northwest Airlines DC-9, flight 1482, bound for Pittsburgh collided on the ground with a Northwest Boeing 727 on take-off, flight 299 to Memphis; the DC-9 had received clearance to taxi from Gate C18 to Runway 3C via taxiway Oscar 6, Foxtrot and Xray, at 13.35h. In dense fog (about 1/4mile visibility) the crew missed the Oscar 6 taxiway and entered the Outer taxiway. Ground control then instructed them to head for Oscar 4 and make a right turn onto Xray. At the Oscar 4 intersection NW1482 turned right, but entered the active Runway 3C instead of taxiway Xray. Suddenly both pilots found out they had taxied the wrong way, and contacted ground control. When ground control found out that NW1482 was on the active runway, the crew were told to leave that runway immediately. About 5 seconds later the DC-9 crew saw the Boeing 727 coming right at them. The Boeing 727 had just received takeoff clearance and was traveling at a speed of over 100kts when the collision took place. The 727's right wingtip was sheared off when striking the right-hand side of the DC-9. The remainder of the wing cut through the fuselage just below the bottom of the windows and cut off the no.2 engine. A fire erupted in the DC-9 which caused the fuselage to burn out from just aft of the cockpit to just forward of the aft bulkhead. The Boeing 727 didn't catch fire but just sustained damage to the left wing. Eight of the 44 people in the DC-9 died, all 154 people aboard the 727 survived *1991 January 25th. USA, New York, Avianca Boeing 707 run out of fuel during landing approach at JFK Airport, 83 people died, 85 survived *1991
February 1st. - USA, California, Los Angles International Airport:
USAir flight 1493, a Boeing 737 landed on runway 24L on top of Skywest
Airlines flight 5569, a 226 Swearingen Metroliner waiting for takeoff;
34 people died (all 12 aboard the Metroliner and 22 in the Boeing 737)
and 65 occupants of the Boeing 737 survived.
1991 February Chile, Antarctica, Puerto Williams, BAE 146-200 overrun the runway and ended in the ocean 1991 March 3rd. Colorado Springs, United Boeing 737, 25 people died *1991 May 26th. Thailand, near Bangkok, Lauda Air Boeing 767, mid-air break up, all 223 people died 1991
July 11th. Saudi-Arabia, Jedda, DC-8 carrying pilgrims returning
to Nigeria, crashed after takeoff, 261 people died 1991 December 27th. Sweden, Stockholm, Scandinavian Airlines MD-80, three minutes after take-off, mid-air break up, all 129 people survived 1992 January 20th. France, Strasbourg, Airbus A 320, crashed during landing approach, 87 people died, 9 survived *1992 March 2nd. or 22nd. New York, La Guardia Airport , Fokker 28, 27 people died 1992 June 6th. Panama, Capa Airlines Boeing 737, all 47 people died 1992 July 31st. China, Nanjing: Chinese Yakovlev YAK-42 crashed on takeoff 2,000 feet from the runway, 100 people died, 26 survived 1992 July 31st. Nepal, Kathmandu Airport: Thai Airways Airbus A 310, all 113 people aboard died 1992 July 31st. Nepal, Kathmandu Airport, Thai Airways Airbus A 310, 133 (113?) people died 1992 September 27th. Nigeria, Lagos, Nigerian military transport plane crashed on takeoff, all 163 people died 1992 September 28th. Nepal, Kathmandu Airport, Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A-300, crashed into hill south of Katmandu Airport 117 (167?) people died *1992 October 4th. Netherlands, Amsterdam, El-Al Airline Cargo Boeing 747, crashed in residential area, 43 people died 1992 November 24th. China, Guangxi: China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 crashed during landing approach due to a mechanical failure (no. 2 throttle became stuck in the flight-idle position); all 141 people aboard died. 1992 December. Portugal, Faro Airport, Martinair DC-10 crashed while trying to land, 54 people died, 286 survived 1992 December 22nd. Libya, Tripoli, Libyan jet crashed, 157 people died 1993 February 8th. Iran, Teheran; mid-air collision between Iran Air passenger jet and military aircraft after takeoff in Teheran; all 132 people died 1993 April 14th. USA, Texas, Dallas, American DC-10 1993 May 19th. Colombia, Colombian jet crashed in mountains of northwest Colombia; all 132 people died 1993 July 31st. Nepal, Devghat: Everest Air Dornier 228 crashed into high ground, all 19 people aboard died 1993 August 28th. Siberia, Tajikistan, Khorog, Tajikistan Airlines Yak-40 crashed, hijacker forced the pilots to take off the overloaded airplane, but it didn’t go airborne, overran the airport runway and fell down in a river bank; no post crash fire, 82 people died (49 survived?) 1993 September 14th. Poland, Warsaw Airport, Lufthansa Airbus A 320, crashed and burned after landing, 2 people died, 68 survived 1993 November 4th. Hong Kong Airport, China Airlines Boeing 747, crashed into water after landing, all 293 survived 1993 November 24th. Danmark, Copenhagen airport: SAS MD-87 developed smoke in the cabin from the aft toilet section after landing from Stuttgart, Germany. Passengers and crew were able to leave the aircraft. 1994 January 3rd. South-Siberia, Irkutsk, Russian Airline Baikal Air Tupolew 154 crashed shortly after takeoff, all 125 people aboard died 1994 March 8th. India, Delhi, Sahara Airlines Boeing 737, all 9 people died 1994 March 23rd. Russia, Meshdurechensk Aeroflot Airbus A310-300 , 75 people died 1994 March 24th. USA, Florida, Pope Air Force Base; collision between two planes, 15 people died, more than 80 survived injured 1994 April 4th. Netherlands, Amsterdam Airport, city hopper airplane crashed during an emergency landing, 3 people died, all others survived *1994 April 26th./27th. Japan, Nagoya Airport, China Airlines Airbus A-300 , crashed on the runway, 279 people died, 7 survived 1994 June 6th. China, Xian, China Northwest Airlines Tupolev-154 crashed 10 minutes after takeoff, all 160 people died 1994 July 1st. Mauritania, Tidjikja Airport: Air Mauretanie Fokker F-28 crash-landed, veered off the runway and burst into flames; 80 people died, 13 persons survived with severe injuries *1994 July 2nd. , North Carolina, Charlotte, US-Air DC-9, wind shear and go-around resulted in crash off airport without ATC knowing aircraft status or rough idea of position, accident identified by calls from residents using 911, 37 people died, 20 survived 1994 July 10th. Cheju Island, Korean Airlines Airbus 300, pilot communication error during landing procedures, airplane overun runway, caught fire, all 158 people survived *1994 September 8th. USA, Pittsburgh, US-Air Boeing 737, crashed during landing approach, all 132 people died < *1994 October 31st. USA, Indiana, Roselawn, American Airlines ATR F2 crashed, all 68 people died 1994 November 12th. USA, Missouri, St. Louis, Trans World Airlines-80 collision with Cessna 441 after take-off 1995 January. Colombia, Cartagena, DC-9, 51 people died, 1 survived 1995 March. Romania Bucharest, Airbus A-310, 60 people died 1995 April 10th. Egypt, Cairo, PanAm 747, terrorist bomb on aircraft
1995 July 8th. Atlanta Airport, Valujet DC-9, fire during takeoff, all passengers survived *1995
August 21st. USA, Georgia, Carrollton, Atlantic Southeast turboprop
commuter flight 529 crashed after an propeller, 8 people died, 21 survived
1995 September 15th. - Malaysia, Tawau Airport: a Malaysia Airlines Fokker F-50 crashed on landing short of the runway; 34 of the 53 people aboard died. *1995 September 22nd. USA, Alaska, Anchorage; Airborne Warning and Control System Boeing 707 crashed after takeoff at Elmendorf AFB, all 24 people died *1995
November 12th. USA, Connecticut, East Grandby, American Airlines
Flight on route from Chicago-O’Hara Airport made a hard landing during
landing approach on Bradley Airport at Hartford, Connecticut, no fire,
no fatalities, severe damage to the airplane
*1995 December 20th. Colombia, Cali, American Airlines, Boeing 757, crashed during landing approach, 160 people died, 4 survived 1995. USA, Atlanta, Metroliner crash, 10 people died 1996 January 8th. Congo, Kinshasa Zairian Airline Antonov-32 crashed into a city market est. 350 died *1996 February 6th. Dom. Rep., Birgenair Boeing 757 en route to Frankfurt, Germany, crashed in the sea after take off, all 189 people died
1996 March Germany, Munich Airport: a hijacker armed with a bomb and handgun seized a Turkish Cypriot airliner taking off from northern Cyprus for Istanbul, Turkey. He surrendered to German authorities at Munich airport, freeing more than 100 hostages. 1996 April. Croatia, Dubrovnik, US military Boeing 737 (with Commerce secretary Ron Brown) crashed into mountain during landing approach, all 35 people died *1996 May 11th. USA, Florida, Everglades, Valujet DC-9, all 110 people died 1996
July 15th. Netherlands, Eindhoven Airport, C-130 Hercules, crashed
on landing and caught fire, 34 people died, 7 survived
*1996 July 17th. USA, New York, mid-air explosion and break up , TWA Flight 800, Boeing 747, all 230 people died 
1996 August 15th. Egypt, Cairo Airport, Air Maroc Boeing 747, engine burst into flames after takeoff, all 237 survived 1996 August 21st. Turkey, Istanbul Airport, Egypt Air jet, crashed upon landing, and caught on fire, all 120 survived *1996 August 29th.Norway, Spitzbergen, Longyearbyens: Russian Tupolew 154 crashed during landing approach into a mountain, 141 people died 1996
September 13th. Japan, Tokyo Airport, Japan Airlines Boeing, malfunctions
and smoke during takeoff, all 353 survived *1996 October 2nd. Peru, Lima, AeroPeru Boeing 757 crashed into the sea after taking-off from Lima International airport, all 70 people aboard died 1996 November 7th. Africa, Lagos Nigerian Airline Aviation Development, Boeing 727, crashed, 143 people died 1996 November 12th. India, Idia Charkhi, Dadri, Mid Air collision between Saudi Arabian Airways Boeing 747 and Kazak Airlines Alyushin 76, all 349 people died 1996 November 19th. USA, Illinois, Quincy Airport, United Express B-1900, one-way collision occupants trapped inside, airport fire service not available due to less than 30 seat aircraft, 14 people died 1996 November 23rd. Africa, Comoros Islands, Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 hijacked over East Africa, then runs out of fuel and crashed into sea just off Comoros Islands, 125 people died, 54 survived 
1996 USA, Northern CA, Air Force plan crashed into pacific ocean off Cape Mendocino, 10 people died, 1 survived 1996 Peru, Pacific Ocean off Lima, AeroPeru Boeing 757, static ports taped over resulted in loss of control and water crash 1996 December 24th. India: Indian Air Force plane crashed, 20 people died *1997 January 9th. USA, Detroit, Comair Embraer 120 crashed during emergency landing approach, due to a snowstorm, all 29 people died 1997 February 4th. Israel, mid-air collision between two army helicopters, all 73 people died *1997 March 18th. Russia, mid-air break up, 50 people died *1997 May 8th. China, Shenzhen: China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 crashlanded in severe weather; crew had warned passengers to prepare for an emergency landing; 35 of the 74 people aboard died 1997 May 24th USA, Illinois, Quincy Trans State Cargo, Regional aircraft with emergency deverts to Quincy airport. ATC confusion on how to alert fire services
1997 June Germany, Cologne Airport: two men hijacked an Air Malta airliner en route for Istanbul, with 90 people on board. The men gave themselves up three hours after the plane landed in Cologne, Germany. No explosives were found on the aircraft. 1997 June 6th. Africa,Zaire, crashed after take off, 27 people died 1997 July 15th. USA, Boston, US-Airways DC-9, caught fire before takeoff, all passengers survived *1997 July 17th. Indonesia, Town of Bandung 80 miles southeast of Jakarta, Fokker 27 aircraft headed for Jakarta, crashed about 8miles after taking off from the airport, 28 people died, 22 survivors 1997 July 31st. New Jersey, Newark International Airport:: A FedEx Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11, crashed while landing on a runway. All five people aboard escaped through a cockpit window, receiving minor injuries. The airplane was destroyed by impact and postcrash fire. 1997
August 5th. Guam, Korean Air Boeing 747, crashed during landing
approach 3 miles from the airport, Air Traffic Control unaware of accident
for 16 minutes, 227 (285?) people died, 27 survivors
1997
August 7th - USA, Florida, Miami International Airport: A Fine Air
Cargo DC-8 crashed shortly after take-off from runway 27R, due to a
shift of improperly secured cargo; all 4 people aboard and 1 person
on the ground died. 1997 August 13th. USA, Washington, Seattle, Ameri Flight B-1900, loss of control on landing 1997 September 3rd. Kambodscha, near Phnom Penh’s airport, Vietnam Airlines, Tupolew TU-134, 65 people died, 1 baby survived 1997 September 15th. South Africa, mid-air collision between German and US military planes over the Atlantic ocean, all 33 people abroad died 1997 September 26th. Sumatra, near Medan, Airline Garuda Indonesia, Airbus A-300, all 234 people died 1997
October 10th. Uruguay, Nuevo Berlin: an Austral Lineas Aeras DC-9
(built in 1969), crashed in bad weather during a flight from Posadas,
Argentina to Jorge Newberry in Buenos Aires, Argentina; all 74 people
aboard died. 1997 December 15th. Arabian Emirates, Sharjah airport: Tupolew Tu-154 from Tajikistan crashed, 85 people died 1997 December 16th.Canada, New Brunswick, Fredericton, Air Canada plane hit runway and veered off the edge into deep snow and trees as it attempted a-go-around while landing in heavy fog, it took 15 minutes to realize that the crash had occurred, but all 42 people survived 1997 December 17th. Greece, Jakowlew Jak-42 , 70 people died 1997 December 19th. Sumatra, Silk Air Boeing 737, mid-air break up, 104 people died
1998 February Turkey, Adana Airport: a Turkish Airlines plane was hijacked shortly after takeoff from the southern city of Adana in February 1998. The hijacker, claiming to be carrying a bomb inside a teddy bear, said he was on a mission from God. Security forces disguised as caterers boarded the plane and captured the hijacker. Forty-one passengers and five crew members were still on board when he was captured. The bomb turned out to be a dummy. 1998 February 2nd. Mindanao Island, Philippine Cebu Pacific Airlines, DC-9 crashed into mountain during landing approach, 104 people died 1998 February 9th. USA, Chicago, American Boeing 727 undershot runway and crashed, other planes continued to land for several minutes 1998 February 17th. Taiwan, China-Airlines Airbus A-300, tried to land in fog and missed the runway, 205 people died 1998 March 31st. UK, London, plane engine caught fire, no fatalities 1998 May 8th. Peru, Amazon jungle, Boeing 737, 74 people died, 13 survived 1998 May 28th. Mongolia, MIAT Airline, Yu-12, crashed into a mountain, all 28 people died 1998 August 29th. Ecuador, Quito, near Mariscal Sucre International Airport: Cuban Tupolev Tu-154 overshot the runway during taking-off and crashed into residential area; 72 people aboard and 10 on the ground died, 18 passengers survived. 1998 August 29 Ecuador, Quito, near Mariscal Sucre International Airport: Cuban Tupolev Tu-154 overshot the runway during taking-off and crashed into residential area; 72 people aboard and 10 on the ground died, 18 passengers survived. 1998 September 3rd. Canada, Swissair MD-11, crashed into the Atlantic ocean close to Halifax, all 229 people died
1998 October Turkey, Ankara Airport: a Turkish airliner taking off from Adana was hijacked and demanded to be flown to Switzerland. The plane landed in Ankara after the crew convinced the hijacker they would need to refuel. There, an elite Turkish anti-terrorist team stormed the plane and killed him. No passengers or crew members were injured. 1998 December 18th. Thailand, Surat Thani Airport, Thai Airways Airbus A310 crashed on landing attempt 3km from the airport and exploded, 101 people died, 45 survived 1999 February 2nd. Africa, Angola, Luanda: A Cargo Antonov-12 crashed after take-off into a residential area, 30 people died. 1999 March 7th. India, New Delhi: Military airplane crashed into shanty village in New Delhi, 21 people died. 1999
June 1st. 11:50 p.m. USA, Arkansas, Little Rock Airport, American
Airlines MD-82 overshut the runway on landing in a severe thunderstorm,
crashed into a steel tower and a fire started, 11 people died and more
than 80 were injured. Delayed response activities due to the unknown
location of the airplane. Additional info:
1999 August 24th. Hulian: Uni Air – MD 90 cabin fire on landing, 1 person died, 95 survived 1999 August 26th. Turtkul: Uzbekistan Airlines Yak-40 flipped over after overshooting runway on landing, 2 people died, 30 survived 1999 August 31st. Argentina, Buenos Aires, domestic Jorhe Newberry airport: an Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas Boeing 737 with nearly 100 people on board overshot the runway during takeoff , skidded across a service road and slammed into a golf driving range just outside the airport takeoff and burst into flames,80 people were killed, 26 survived with injuries. Police blocked streets all around the airport, creating huge traffic jams. 1999 September 5th.Nepal, near Katmandu: Necon Air HS-748 struck telecom tower, all 15 people on board died 1999 September 14th. Spain, Gerona Airport: Britannia Airways Boeing 757 crashlanded in heavy rain, departed the runway after a nose gear failure, slid into a field, and broke into three pieces; all 245 people aboard survived
1999 October Germany, Hamburg Airport: a hijacker armed with a knife seized control of an Egyptian airliner shortly after it took off from Istanbul, Turkey. He ordered the crew to take him to London but was told the plane did not have enough fuel. He surrendered to German authorities after landing in Hamburg. None of the 54 people aboard were hurt. 1999 October 16th.Kinshasa: Continental Cargo DC-8 landing accident; aircraft burnt out, all 5 people on board survived 1999 October 17th. Subic Bay: FedEx MD-11 overran into water, both crew-members survived 1999 October 31st. USA, North-Atlantic: Egypt Air Boeing 767-336ER (SU-GAP) flight 990 (New York- Cairo) crashed after departure from JFK airport, all 217 people on board died 1999, November 9th. Mexico, Uruapan: a TAESA DC-9 apparently exploded in the air shortly after takeoff from Uruapan airport 10 kilometers ( 6 miles ) southwest of the town and crashed in a mountainous region 180 miles west of Mexico-City; the plane was completely destroyed; all 18 people aboard died. 1999 November 12th. northern Kosovo: ATR-42crashed on flight from Rome 1999 December 5th. Moscow-Domodedovo: Ilyushinn 114 (UK-91004) crashed on takeoff from, 5 people on board died ; 2 crewmembers survived. 1999 December 5th. Manila-Cauayan: Ilyushinn 114 (RP-C3880) crashed, 17 people died 1999 December 10th. USA, Missouri, Branson: college-owned Cessna Citation in foggy conditions only a few miles short of the school's airfield, 6 people on board died. 1999 December 10 th.USA, New Jersey, Hasbrouck Heights: a twin-engine Beech Baron 58 on approach to Teterboro Airport,"rolling out of control" crashed in flames in a neighborhood about two miles from the airport, all 4 aboard died. 1999 December 10th. USA, Illinois, Vermilion County Airport: twin-engine plane crashed in rainy and foggy conditions, broke apart and burned in a field about one-half mile from Airport, the 2 people aboard died. 1999 December 11th. Portugal, Azores Island: Azorean SATA-Airline ATP turboprop plane crashed on Sao Jorge, one of the Portuguese archipelago's nine islands. The 64-seat aircraft was carrying 31 passengers and 4 crew members on a local inter-island flight.The plane left Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel island at 8:30 a.m. en route to Horta, on the island of Faial, about 190 miles to the west. The Ponta Delgada control tower lost contact with the plane after 30 minutes, the report said, and a rescue operation was launched. No emergency call was received from the aircraft before it went down, and there were reportedly high winds and rain. All 35 aboard were killed. 1999 December 21st. Guatemala, Guatemala City Airport: A Cubana de Aviacion DC-10 overshot the runway while landing and crashed into residential area, 26 people died.
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