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
7 Feb 2012	Boeing 737 EI-ENT	London, United Kingdom approximate position	Ryan International Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
6 Feb 2012	Boeing 737 EI-DCK	Brussels, Belgium approximate position	Ryan International Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
9 Jan 2012	Boeing 737 C-GDEJ	Fort Nelson, Canada approximate position	Enerjet	No injuries	-
7 Jan 2012	Boeing 737-800 TC-SNM	Stockholm, Sweden approximate position	SunExpress	Unknown	-
22 Dec 2011	Boeing 737-7H4 N469WN	Denver, Colorado, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	No injuries	-
20 Dec 2011	Boeing 737 PK-CKM	Yogyakarta, Indonesia approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Dec 2011	Boeing 737 HL-7796	Seoul, Republic Of Korea approximate position	Jeju Air	Unknown	-
2 Dec 2011	Boeing 737-7H4 N261WN	Oakland, California, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	Serious injuries	-
24 Oct 2011	Boeing 737-800 EI-DPA	Faro, Portugal approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 2011	Boeing 737 TC-SKF	Antalya, Turkey approximate position	Sky Airlines	Unknown	-
29 Sep 2011	Boeing 737-823 N804NN	Miami, Florida, United States	American Airlines Inc	Serious injuries	-
10 Sep 2011	Boeing 737 B-5088	Phuket, Thailand approximate position	Shanghai Airlines	No injuries	-
6 Sep 2011	Boeing 737 7H4 N936WN	Cape Coral, Florida, United States	Southwest Airlines	Serious injuries	-
6 Sep 2011	Boeing 737 JA16AN	Hamamatsu City, Japan approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Aug 2011	Boeing 737 CGNWN	Resolute, Canada	First Air	Unknown	-
30 Jul 2011	Boeing 737 9Y-PBM	Georgetown, Guyana approximate position	Caribbean Airlines	Serious injuries	-
26 Jul 2011	Boeing 737 YL-BBR	Pemir, Latvia not on the map	-	No injuries	-
21 Jul 2011	Boeing 737 G-GDFC	Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain approximate position	Jet2.com	Unknown	-
11 Jul 2011	Boeing 737 EI-DHG	Stockholm, Sweden approximate position	Ryanair	Serious injuries	-
26 May 2011	Boeing 737 SP-LLB	Brussels, Belgium approximate position	LOT	No injuries	-
21 May 2011	Boeing 737 EI-DPT	Dublin, Ireland approximate position	Ryanair	No injuries	-
14 May 2011	Boeing 737 HC-CJB	Cuenca, Ecuador approximate position	Air Cuenca	Unknown	-
12 May 2011	Boeing 737-732 N308DE	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	Delta Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
6 May 2011	Boeing 737 N12221	Greenville, Mississippi, United States	Continental Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
26 Apr 2011	Boeing 737-7Q8 N799SW	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	No injuries	-
25 Apr 2011	Boeing 737 EI-DAD	Stockholm, Sweden approximate position	Ryanair Ltd.	Unknown	-
18 Apr 2011	Boeing 737	Camp Springs, Maryland, United States	United States Air Force	Unknown	-
1 Apr 2011	Boeing 737 N632SW	Yuma, Arizona, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	Minor injuries	-
30 Mar 2011	Boeing 737-301 N360WA	Dayton, Ohio, United States	Northern Air Cargo Inc	No injuries	-
13 Mar 2011	Boeing 737 C-FTAH	Toronto, Canada approximate position	Sunwing Airlines	Unknown	-
21 Feb 2011	Boeing 737 CN-ROR	Casablanca, Morocco, Morocco approximate position	Royal Air Maroc	No injuries	-
21 Feb 2011	Boeing 737-823 N945AN	Southlake, Texas, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Feb 2011	Boeing 737 PK-LHH	Pekanbaru, Indonesia approximate position	Lion Air	No injuries	-
14 Feb 2011	Boeing 737 PK-LFI	Pekanbaru, Indonesia approximate position	Lion Air	No injuries	-
14 Jan 2011	Boeing 737 ES-ABL	Vilnius, Lithuania approximate position	Estonia Air	Unknown	-
10 Jan 2011	Boeing 737 F-GIXD	Montpelier, France not on the map	Europe Airpost	No injuries	-
3 Jan 2011	Boeing 737-823 N831NN	Los Angeles, California, United States	American Airlines	No injuries	-
25 Dec 2010	Boeing 737 N248WN	San Francisco, California, United States	Southwest Airlines	No injuries	-
18 Dec 2010	Boeing 737-7H4 N913WN	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	No injuries	-
13 Dec 2010	Boeing 737 PR-WJO	Rio De Janiero, Brazil approximate position	Webjet	No injuries	-
9 Dec 2010	Boeing 737-832 N3731T	Covington, Kentucky, United States	Delta Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
1 Dec 2010	Boeing 737-823 N901AN	Montreal, Canada approximate position	American Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
11 Nov 2010	Boeing 737-832 N3742C	66 NM East of Hobe Sound, Florida, United States not on the map	Delta Air Lines Inc	Unknown	-
4 Nov 2010	Boeing 737 XA-UHY	Puerto Vallerta, Mexico approximate position	Global Airlines	Unknown	-
29 Oct 2010	Boeing 737 C-FWAQ	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States	WestJet	No injuries	-
2 Oct 2010	Boeing 737 TC-TJF	Amsterdam, Netherlands approximate position	Turkish Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
20 Sep 2010	Boeing 737 HA-LOE	Budapest, Hungary approximate position	MALEV Hungarian Airlines	No injuries	-
4 Sep 2010	Boeing 737-7H4 N907WN	Los Angeles, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Aug 2010	Boeing 737 LN-RPH	London, United Kingdom approximate position	Scandinavian Airlines System	Serious injuries	-
20 Aug 2010	Boeing 737 CN-RPA	Venice, Italy approximate position	Jet4You	No injuries	-