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
13 Apr 1985	Boeing 737-217 N434PE	Chantilly, Virginia, United States approximate position	People Express	No injuries	-
23 Jan 1985	Boeing 737-291 N7343F	Steamboat Sprin, Colorado, United States	-	No injuries	-
29 Aug 1984	Boeing 737-291 N7351F	Madison, Wisconsin, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 Jun 1984	Boeing 737-130 N417PE	Portland, Maine, United States	People Express	Minor injuries	-
8 Mar 1984	Boeing 737-200 N794N	Erlanger, Kentucky, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
29 Dec 1983	Boeing 737-201 N811N	Near Tampa, Florida, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
25 Dec 1983	Boeing 737-200 N133AW	Phoenix, Arizona, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
16 Jun 1983	Boeing 737-201 N782N	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 Mar 1983	Boeing 737-2H4 N7381F	Casper, Wyoming, United States	Frontier Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
21 Mar 1983	Boeing 737-200 N7358F	Denver, Colorado, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 Dec 1982	Boeing 737-222 N752N	Washington, District of Columbia, United States approximate position	Piedmont Airport	No injuries	-
10 Dec 1982	Boeing 737-291 N7346F	Denver, Colorado, United States approximate position	Frontier Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
6 Dec 1982	Boeing 737-201 N798N	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Piedmont Airlines	No injuries	-
2 Nov 1982	Boeing 737-200 N55SW	Austin, Texas, United States	S.w. Airlines Inc.	Serious injuries	-
13 Aug 1982	Boeing 737-291 N7345F	North Platte, Nebraska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
6 Aug 1982	Boeing 737-291 N7356F	Denver, Colorado, United States	Frontier Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Oct 1981	Boeing 737 N767N	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
28 May 1981	Boeing 737 N4951W	Dillingham, Alaska, United States approximate position	Wien Air Alaska	No injuries	-
17 Feb 1981	Boeing 737 N468AC	Santa Ana, California, United States approximate position	Air California	Serious injuries	-
10 Feb 1981	Boeing 737 N9019V	Newport News, Virginia, United States approximate position	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
1 Dec 1980	Boeing 737 N740N	Richmond, Virginia, United States approximate position	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1980	Boeing 737 N61AF	Prt Au Prnc, Other-Foreign Countries not on the map	Air Florida	No injuries	-
31 Jan 1980	Boeing 737 N4907	Mt McKinley, Alaska, United States not on the map	Wien Air Alaska	Minor injuries	-
19 Jan 1980	Boeing 737 N469AC	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States approximate position	Air California	Serious injuries	-
18 Aug 1979	Boeing 737 N4907	Dillingham, Alaska, United States approximate position	Wien Air Alaska	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1979	Boeing 737 N73717	Fresno, California, United States approximate position	Air California	Minor injuries	-
21 Feb 1979	Boeing 737 N73711	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States approximate position	Aloha Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
29 Jan 1979	Boeing 737 N7373F	Grand Junction, Colorado, United States approximate position	Frontier Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Dec 1978	Boeing 737 N9009U	Norfolk, Virginia, United States approximate position	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
27 Oct 1978	Boeing 737 N9029U	Cleveland, Ohio, United States approximate position	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1978	Boeing 737 N9047U	Elmira, New York, United States approximate position	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 May 1978	Boeing 737 N4518W	Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States approximate position	Western Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Aug 1977	Boeing 737 N758	Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1977	Boeing 737 N754	Washington, District of Columbia, United States approximate position	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
28 Feb 1977	Boeing 737 N9016U	Flushing, New York, United States approximate position	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Oct 1976	Boeing 737 N4523W	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States approximate position	Western Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
1 Oct 1975	Boeing 737 N744	Bristol, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Jun 1975	Boeing 737 N7373F	Eagle, Colorado, United States approximate position	Frontier Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
31 Mar 1975	Boeing 737 N4527W	Casper, Wyoming, United States approximate position	Western Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
5 May 1974	Boeing 737 N9044U	Birmingham, Alabama, United States approximate position	United Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
24 Jan 1974	Boeing 737 N9154U	Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Oct 1973	Boeing 737 N9053U	Keating, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
28 Oct 1973	Boeing 737 N751N	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
22 Aug 1973	Boeing 737 N7381F	Rapid City, South Dakota, United States approximate position	Frontier Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
16 Aug 1973	Boeing 737 N7381F	Missoula, Montana, United States approximate position	Frontier Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
24 Jul 1973	Boeing 737 N7370F	St.louis, Missouri, United States approximate position	Frontier Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
29 Jun 1973	Boeing 737 N4508W	W.yellowstne, Montana, United States approximate position	Western Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
8 Jun 1973	Boeing 737 N4519W	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States approximate position	Western Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
30 Dec 1972	Boeing 737 N749N	Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
9 Jun 1972	Boeing 737 N9072U	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	United Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-