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
27 Mar 2013	Boeing 737 EI-DLE	Valencian, Spain not on the map	Ryan Air	No injuries	-
12 Mar 2013	Boeing 737 OK-TVP	Katowice, Poland approximate position	-	No injuries	-
8 Mar 2013	Boeing 737 AP-BFT	Quetta, Pakistan approximate position	-	Unknown	-
6 Mar 2013	Boeing 737 OY-PSE	Keflavik, Iceland approximate position	Primera Air	Unknown	-
2 Mar 2013	Boeing 737 D-ABIL	Graz, Austria approximate position	Deutsche Lufthansa AG	No injuries	-
1 Mar 2013	Boeing 737-300 G-CELS	London, United Kingdom approximate position	-	Unknown	-
25 Feb 2013	Boeing 737 VH-VYE	Brisbane, Australia approximate position	Virgin Australia	Unknown	-
11 Feb 2013	Boeing 737 AP-BEH	Muscat, Oman approximate position	Pakistan International Airlines	No injuries	-
5 Feb 2013	Boeing 737 PR-VBI	Sao Luis, Brazil not on the map	VRG Linhas Aereas Group GOL	No injuries	-
3 Feb 2013	Boeing 737 HL7780	Seoul, Republic Of Korea approximate position	Jeju Air	No injuries	-
23 Jan 2013	Boeing 737 EI-DCX	Genoa, Italy approximate position	Ryan International Airlines Inc	Minor injuries	-
4 Jan 2013	Boeing 737 VH-VUZ	Launceston, Australia approximate position	Virgin Air Inc	Unknown	-
8 Dec 2012	Boeing 737 JA57AN	Shonai, Japan not on the map	All Nippon Airways Co Ltd	No injuries	-
4 Dec 2012	Boeing 737 VH-VZL	Perth, Australia not on the map	Qantas Airways Limited	Unknown	-
24 Nov 2012	Boeing 737 HP1371CM	Bogota, Colombia approximate position	Copa Airlines Columbia	No injuries	-
1 Nov 2012	Boeing 737 PK-LIF	Pontianak, Indonesia approximate position	Lion Air	Unknown	-
24 Oct 2012	Boeing 737 CN-ROA	Casablanca, Morocco approximate position	Royal Air Maroc	Unknown	-
24 Oct 2012	Boeing 737 PR-WJD	Brasilia, Brazil not on the map	Webjet	No injuries	-
20 Oct 2012	Boeing 737	Riga, Latvia	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	Unknown	-
20 Oct 2012	Boeing 737-846 JA342J	Tokyo, Japan, Japan approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Oct 2012	Boeing 737 G-GDFJ	Glasgow, United Kingdom approximate position	Jet2.com	No injuries	-
19 Oct 2012	Boeing 737 PK-CKN	Pontianak, Indonesia approximate position	Sriwijaya Air	No injuries	-
17 Oct 2012	Boeing 737-3H4 N625SW	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Southwest Airlines	Serious injuries	-
17 Oct 2012	Boeing 737 VH-VXB	Canberra, Australia approximate position	Qantas Airways Limited	Unknown	-
14 Oct 2012	Boeing 737 TC-TJK	Antalya, Turkey approximate position	Corendon Airlines	Serious injuries	-
13 Oct 2012	Boeing 737 PK-CJT	Tabing, Indonesia approximate position	-	Unknown	-
5 Oct 2012	Boeing 737-73V HL8207	Incheon, Republic Of Korea approximate position	Easter Jet	Unknown	-
13 Sep 2012	Boeing 737 CN-ROP	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia approximate position	Royal Air Moroc	Unknown	-
7 Sep 2012	Boeing 737-800 EI-EKV	Gran Canaria, Spain not on the map	Ryanair	Unknown	-
5 Sep 2012	Boeing 737 XA-JOY	Mexico City, Mexico approximate position	Aeromexico	Unknown	-
3 Sep 2012	Boeing 737 D-AXLF	Bonn, Germany approximate position	XL Airways Germany	No injuries	-
31 Jul 2012	Boeing 737-924ER N37420	Denver, Colorado, United States	United Air Lines Inc	No injuries	-
30 Jul 2012	Boeing 737 ZS-SJB	Johannesburg, South Africa approximate position	South African Airways PTY Limited	No injuries	-
27 Jul 2012	Boeing 737-3H4 N379SW	El Paso, Texas, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	No injuries	-
18 Jul 2012	Boeing 737 CC-CRQ	La Serena, Chile approximate position	Sky Airline	No injuries	-
5 Jul 2012	Boeing 737 D-ASXE	Frankfurt, Germany not on the map	SunExpress	Serious injuries	-
20 Jun 2012	Boeing 737 HL-7564	Taoyuan, Taiwan approximate position	Jin Air	Unknown	-
13 Jun 2012	Boeing 737-724 N16709	Winnie, Texas, United States	United Air Lines Inc	Serious injuries	-
1 Jun 2012	Boeing 737 PK–CJV	Pontianak, Indonesia approximate position	Sirijaya	No injuries	-
19 May 2012	Boeing 737 YL-BBN	Riga, Latvia approximate position	Air Baltic	Unknown	-
17 May 2012	Boeing 737-800 D-ASXH	Dusseldorf, Germany approximate position	Sun Express	Unknown	-
8 May 2012	Boeing 737 EI-DLD	Gothenburg, Sweden approximate position	Ryanair	Unknown	-
22 Apr 2012	Boeing 737 AP-BJN	Karachi, Pakistan approximate position	Shaheen	No injuries	-
13 Apr 2012	Boeing 737-800 EI-EBA	Seville, Spain approximate position	Ryanair	Unknown	-
4 Apr 2012	Boeing 737 EI-DAH	Lugano, Switzerland approximate position	Ryan International Airlines Inc	Minor injuries	-
4 Apr 2012	Boeing 737 LN-RPS	Umea, Sweden approximate position	Scandinavian Airlines System	No injuries	-
20 Mar 2012	Boeing 737-7H4 N247WN	Laverne, Oklahoma, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	Serious injuries	-
23 Feb 2012	Boeing 737-7H4 N915WN	Pawnee, Nebraska, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	Serious injuries	-
19 Feb 2012	Boeing 737-832 N374DA	Detroit, Michigan, United States	Delta Air Lines Inc	Serious injuries	-
11 Feb 2012	Boeing 737 G-THOO	London, United Kingdom approximate position	-	Unknown	-