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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1998 | Boeing 737-7H4 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1998 | Boeing 737-400 | Brazil, Brazil | Transbrazil | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Boeing 737-800 | Munich, Germany | Hapag Lloyd Flug | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1998 | Boeing 737-3M8 | Marseilles, France | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1998 | Boeing 737-322 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 1998 | Boeing 737-200 | Havana, Cuba | Taca Group Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1998 | Boeing 737-500 | Bremen, Germany | Hapag Lloyd Flug | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1998 | Boeing 737-200 | Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan | Air Kazakhstan | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1998 | Boeing 737 | Piura, Peru | - | Unknown | - |
| 11 Mar 1998 | Boeing 737-205 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Arco Alaska, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1998 | Boeing 737-242C | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1997 | Boeing 737-522 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1997 | Boeing 737-200 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Southwest Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1997 | Boeing 737-3T0 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1997 | Boeing 737-200RS | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1997 | Boeing 737-200 | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 21 Aug 1997 | Boeing 737-300 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Soutwest Airlines Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Boeing 737-522 | Ontario, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Boeing 737-548 | Copenhagen, Denmark | AER Lingus | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1997 | Boeing 737-291A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1997 | Boeing 737-300 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 1997 | Boeing 737-524 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1997 | Boeing 737-201 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1997 | Boeing 737-200 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1997 | Boeing 737-200 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1997 | Boeing 737-3S3 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | America West Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1997 | Boeing 737-300 | Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States | Western Pacific | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1997 | Boeing 737-500 | Rialto, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1997 | Boeing 737 | Panama City, Panama | Copa | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1997 | Boeing 737-400 | Aruba, Aruba | Ryan International Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1996 | Boeing 737-400 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1996 | Boeing 737-500 | Bishop, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1996 | Boeing 737-222 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1996 | Boeing 737-300 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | US Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1996 | Boeing 737-200 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1996 | Boeing 737-201 | Granite, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1996 | Boeing 737-322 | San Francisco, California, United States | United Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1996 | Boeing 737-300 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1996 | Boeing 737-300-3H4 | Ontario, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1996 | Boeing 737-200 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Air South Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1996 | Boeing 737-130 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1995 | Boeing 737-232 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1995 | Boeing 737-522 | Portland, Oregon, United States | United Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1995 | Boeing 737-200 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Delta Airlines Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1995 | Boeing 737-3B7 | Portland, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1995 | Boeing 737-5H4 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Southwest Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1995 | Boeing 737-400 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Carnival Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1995 | Boeing 737-4Q8 | Miami, Florida, United States | Carnival Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1995 | Boeing 737-3B7 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Usair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1995 | Boeing 737-3H4 | Lubbock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |