Boeing 737 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,317 accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737, recorded between 1968 to 2026. 51 of them were fatal (4%), and 3,379 people died.

The deadliest year was 2018, with 305 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (24 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Indonesia and United Kingdom.

151 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 628 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

1,317

Records

Fatal

3,379

Deaths

Share fatal

1968 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 1,166 of 1,317 can be placed (628 approximate)

By decade

1960s 8

1970s 36

1980s 73

1990s 135

2000s 177

2010s 452

2020s 436

Where these happened

United States 483 Indonesia 56 United Kingdom 55 Australia 48 Mexico 40 Spain 35

Operators involved

Southwest Airlines, Co. 80 Ryanair 37 United Air Lines, Inc. 30 United Airlines 29 Southwest Airlines 25 United Airlines, Inc. 18

All 1,317 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
22 Jan 2017	Boeing 737 VT-JTD	Dhaka, India approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Jan 2017	Boeing 737 EI-EBW	Manchester, United Kingdom approximate position	-	Unknown	-
6 Jan 2017	Boeing 737 VH-VUH	Brisbane, Australia approximate position	Virgin Australia	Unknown	-
30 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 CN-ROJ	Paris, France approximate position	Royal Air Maroc	Unknown	-
29 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 YR-BAR	Bucharest, Romania approximate position	-	Unknown	-
27 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 VT-JBG	Dabolim, Goa, India	-	Minor injuries	-
25 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 SU-GEA	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	-	Unknown	-
17 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 ZK-TLK	Sydney, Australia approximate position	-	Unknown	-
14 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 824 N24202	Denver, Colorado, United States	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
12 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 JY-JAQ	Kabul, Afghanistan approximate position	Safi Airways	Unknown	-
12 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 UNK	Adelaide, Australia approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 VH-VUI	Darwin, Australia approximate position	-	Unknown	-
2 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 VT-JFP	Nagpur, India approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Nov 2016	Boeing 737-476 HK5139	Bogota, Colombia	-	Unknown	-
9 Nov 2016	Boeing 737 XA-UQA	Mexico City, Mexico approximate position	-	Unknown	-
27 Oct 2016	Boeing 737 7L9 N278EA	New York, New York, United States	Eastern Airlines Group, Inc.,	No injuries	-
10 Oct 2016	Boeing 737 PK-CKF	Surabaya, Indonesia not on the map	Sriwijaya Air	No injuries	-
5 Oct 2016	Boeing 737-8H4 N8324A	Denver, Colorado, United States	Southwest Airlines	Serious injuries	-
4 Oct 2016	Boeing 737 OE-IAG	Aldergrove, United Kingdom	-	Unknown	-
23 Sep 2016	Boeing 737 PH-HXA	Lores, Netherlands not on the map	-	Serious injuries	-
13 Sep 2016	Boeing 737 PK-YSY	Papua, Indonesia approximate position	PT. Trigana Air Service	No injuries	-
27 Aug 2016	Boeing 737-700 N766SW	Pensacola, Florida, United States	Southwest Airlines	No injuries	-
17 Aug 2016	Boeing 737 924 N37408	Waco, Texas, United States	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
10 Aug 2016	Boeing 737 832 N3762Y	New York, New York, United States	Delta Air Lines	No injuries	-
5 Aug 2016	Boeing 737 3H4 N368SW	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Southwest Airlines	No injuries	-
5 Aug 2016	Boeing 737 HA-FAX	Bergamo, Italy approximate position	ASL Airlines	Unknown	-
2 Aug 2016	Boeing 737 9Q-DBJ	Mbuji Mayi, Congo	-	No injuries	-
31 Jul 2016	Boeing 737 PK-GMK	Makassar, Indonesia approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Jul 2016	Boeing 737 XA-UNY	Mexico City, Mexico approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Jun 2016	Boeing 737 N69806	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States	United Air Lines Inc	Serious injuries	-
17 Jun 2016	Boeing 737 VH-XMO	Launceston, Australia approximate position	-	Unknown	-
8 Jun 2016	Boeing 737 EI-CSG	Toulouse, France, France approximate position	-	Unknown	-
5 Jun 2016	Boeing 737-932ER N801DZ	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Delta Air Lines	Serious injuries	-
4 Jun 2016	Boeing 737 TC-JGE	Sofia, Bulgaria approximate position	-	Unknown	-
27 May 2016	Boeing 737 JA85AN	Tokyo, Japan approximate position	All Nipon Airways	Minor injuries	-
9 May 2016	Boeing 737 AP-BKE	Lahore, Pakistan approximate position	Vision Air International	Unknown	-
3 May 2016	Boeing 737 EI-CXV	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 May 2016	Boeing 737 TC-JFY	Prishtina, Serbia not on the map	AndalouJet	No injuries	-
27 Apr 2016	Boeing 737 B-2117	Guangzhou, China approximate position	-	Unknown	-
23 Apr 2016	Boeing 737 VH-YIW	Apia, American Samoa not on the map	-	Unknown	-
14 Apr 2016	Boeing 737 76Q N565WN	San Diego, California, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	Serious injuries	-
10 Apr 2016	Boeing 737 HS-LTB	Chiang Mai, Thailand approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Apr 2016	Boeing 737 PK-LBS	Jakarta, Indonesia approximate position	PT. Batik Air Indonesia	Minor injuries	-
27 Mar 2016	Boeing 737-76N PR-GOV	Porto de Moz Municipality, Brazil not on the map	VRG Linhas Aereas S.a	Unknown	-
20 Mar 2016	Boeing 737 OB-2041P	Cusco, Peru not on the map	-	Unknown	-
15 Mar 2016	Boeing 737 724 N23708	Port Arthur, Texas, United States	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
12 Mar 2016	Boeing 737 LN-NHG	Malaga, Spain approximate position	Norwegian Air Shuttle	Unknown	-
5 Mar 2016	Boeing 737 TC-TJP	Billund, Denmark approximate position	-	Unknown	-
3 Mar 2016	Boeing 737 VT-JGD	Mumbai, India approximate position	Jet Airways Ltd.	No injuries	-
24 Feb 2016	Boeing 737 C-FIWJ	a Mitad de la Pista del Aeropuerto, Mexico not on the map	Westjet	No injuries	-