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
51
Fatal
3,379
Deaths
4%
Share fatal
1968 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map
1,166 of 1,317 can be placed
(628 approximate)
By decade
Where these happened
All 1,317 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2003 | Boeing 737-83N | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | American Trans Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2002 | Boeing 737-823 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2002 | Boeing 737-800 | Darwin, Australia | Virgin Blue | Unknown | - |
| 20 Feb 2002 | Boeing 737-724 | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 2002 | Boeing 737-236 | San Juan, Argentina | Aerolineas Argentinas | Unknown | - |
| 11 Feb 2002 | Boeing 737 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Pluna Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2002 | Boeing 737-500 | Bodo, Norway | Braathens ASA | Unknown | - |
| 14 Jan 2002 | Boeing 737-200 | Pekanbaru, Indonesia | Lion Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 2001 | Boeing 737-522 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2001 | Boeing 737-322 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 2001 | Boeing 737-300 | Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya Airways | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2001 | Boeing 737-700 | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Boeing 737-3G7 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2001 | Boeing 737-347 | DFW Airport, Texas, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2001 | Boeing 737-500 | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 2001 | Boeing 737-301 | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | US Airways Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2001 | Boeing 737-200 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2001 | Boeing 737-800 | Lyon, France | Air Algerie | Unknown | - |
| 5 Mar 2001 | Boeing 737-3H4 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2000 | Boeing 737-790 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2000 | Boeing 737-49R | Flushing, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2000 | Boeing 737-322 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2000 | Boeing 737-49R | Orlando, Florida, United States | PRO Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2000 | Boeing 737-500 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Southwest Airlines Co. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2000 | Boeing 737-400 | Brisbane, Australia | Qantas Airlines, Inc. | Unknown | - |
| 6 Mar 2000 | Boeing 737-300 | Burbank, California, United States | Southwest Airlines Co | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2000 | Boeing 737-300 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2000 | Boeing 737-3K2 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Transavia Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1999 | Boeing 737-347 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1999 | Boeing 737-400 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Alaska Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1999 | Boeing 737-400 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1999 | Boeing 737-322 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1999 | Boeing 737-322 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | United Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1999 | Boeing 737-200 | Durban, South Africa | SAS | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1999 | Boeing 737-824 | Atlantic Ocean | Continental Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1999 | Boeing 737-3H4 | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Boeing 737-300 | Zhanjiang, China | Chiina Southern | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 1999 | Boeing 737 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 May 1999 | Boeing 737-222 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Vanguard Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1999 | Boeing 737-300 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1999 | Boeing 737-228 | Biarritz, France | Air France | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1998 | Boeing 737-232 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1998 | Boeing 737-300 | Sacramento, California, United States | America West Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1998 | Boeing 737 | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1998 | Boeing 737-3TO | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Continental Air Lines | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1998 | Boeing 737-200 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Airtran Airways Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1998 | Boeing 737-524 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1998 | Boeing 737-400 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1998 | Boeing 737-200 | Gatwick, United Kingdom | Caledonian Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1998 | Boeing 737-300 | McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |