Plane Crash List

Boeing 757 accidents

The NTSB database holds 207 accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 757, recorded between 1986 to 2025. 6 of them were fatal (3%), and 370 people died.

The deadliest year was 1996, with 189 deaths.

Most of these records are from United States, Spain and Costa Rica.

83 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

207
Records
6
Fatal
370
Deaths
3%
Share fatal
1986 to 2025
Period
Show these on the map 124 of 207 have coordinates

By decade

1980s 11
1990s 49
2000s 60
2010s 60
2020s 27

Where these happened

United States 136 Spain 7 Costa Rica 6 United Kingdom 6 Iceland 5 Mexico 5

Operators involved

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 21 United Airlines 17 American Airlines 10 American Airlines, Inc. 9 Delta Air Lines 7 Delta Airlines 5

All 207 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
29 Oct 1999 Boeing 757-222
N575UA
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
20 Sep 1999 Boeing 757-2S7
N904AW
 Agua Caliente, Arizona, United States America West Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
14 Sep 1999 Boeing 757 Gerona Spain, Spain
no coordinates
 Britannia Airways Serious injuries -
24 Jul 1999 Boeing 757-2G7
N910AW
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States America West Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
9 Jun 1999 Boeing 757
N697AN
 Tegucigalpa, Honduras
no coordinates
 American Airlines No injuries -
3 Jun 1999 Boeing 757-232
N656DL
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
22 Feb 1999 Boeing 757
N682DA
 Covington, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
7 Feb 1999 Boeing 757-222
N586UA
 Climax, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
29 Nov 1998 Boeing 757
UNK
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
no coordinates
 United Airlines Unknown -
20 Sep 1998 Boeing 757-223
N650AA
 La Paz, Bolivia
no coordinates
 American Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
22 Jun 1998 Boeing 757-2Y0
GOOOX
 Larnaca, Cyprus
no coordinates
 Air 2000 Ltd No injuries -
25 May 1998 Boeing 757-2B7
N619AU
 Wichita, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
17 Mar 1998 Boeing 757
UNK
 Brazil, Brazil
no coordinates
 Transbrazil No injuries -
17 Feb 1998 Boeing 757-200
FOOE
 Brussels, Belgium
no coordinates
 Canada 3000 No injuries -
6 Jan 1998 Boeing 757-232
N618DL
 Orlando, Florida, United States Delta Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
1 Jan 1998 Boeing 757-200
G-WJA
 Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
no coordinates
 Airtours Inc. No injuries -
24 Dec 1997 Boeing 757
PHTKC
 Amsterdam, Netherlands
no coordinates
 Transavia Airlines No injuries -
16 Oct 1997 Boeing 757-222
N581UA
 Seattle, Washington, United States - No injuries -
10 Jul 1997 Boeing 757-223
N660AM
 Dickinson, North Dakota, United States - Minor injuries -
2 Mar 1997 Boeing 757-2S7
N902AW
 Denver, Colorado, United States America West Airlines No injuries -
2 Mar 1997 Boeing 757-2Q8
N755AT
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
31 Jan 1997 Boeing 757-232
N611DL
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
11 Dec 1996 Boeing 757-225
N603AU
 Terre Haute, Indiana, United States Usair No injuries -
8 Apr 1996 Boeing 757-200
N653A
 Atlantic Ocean
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
20 Feb 1996 Boeing 757-232
N622DL
 Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Delta Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
5 Aug 1995 Boeing 757
N509US
 Detroit, Michigan, United States Northwest Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
11 Apr 1995 Boeing 757-223
N683A
 San Antonio, Texas, United States - Serious injuries -
25 Nov 1994 Boeing 757-24APF
N413UP
 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States - No injuries -
6 Nov 1994 Boeing 757-231
N518US
 St Paul, Minnesota, United States Northwest Airlines Serious injuries -
19 Aug 1994 Boeing 757-200
N901AW
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States America West Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
4 Oct 1993 Boeing 757-232
N638DL
 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Sep 1993 Boeing 757-232
N627DL
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
13 Sep 1993 Boeing 757-200ER
N757NA
 Jamaica, New York, United States North American Airlines No injuries -
2 Aug 1993 Boeing 757-222
N508UA
 Denver, Colorado, United States United Airlines No injuries -
24 Jun 1993 Boeing 757-222
N579UA
 Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States - Serious injuries -
8 Jun 1993 Boeing 757-222
N540UA
 Los Angeles, California, United States United Airlines No injuries -
27 Apr 1993 Boeing 757-232
N646DL
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
7 Apr 1993 Boeing 757-200
CFOOA
 Houston, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Canada 3000 Airline Ltd No injuries -
23 Feb 1993 Boeing 757-232
N678DL
 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Delta Airlines No injuries -
14 Feb 1993 Boeing 757-222
N508UA
 Grand Junction, Colorado, United States United Airlines No injuries -
13 Nov 1992 Boeing 757-232
N619DL
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
27 Mar 1992 Boeing 757-223
N615AM
 Hayden, Colorado, United States American Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
21 Mar 1992 Boeing 757-222
N519UA
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 United Airlines Serious injuries -
23 Jan 1992 Boeing 757-23APF
N572CA
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Challenge Air Cargo, Inc. No injuries -
4 Jul 1991 Boeing 757-232
N605DL
 Alma, Georgia, United States Delta Air Lines Serious injuries -
16 Jan 1990 Boeing 757-222
N505UA
 New York, New York, United States United Airlines No injuries -
22 Dec 1989 Boeing 757-223
N611AM
 Santa Ana, California, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines No injuries -
6 Nov 1989 Boeing 757-2S7
N902AW
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 America West Airlines Serious injuries -
9 Oct 1989 Boeing 757-251
N512US
 San Francisco, California, United States Northwest Airlines No injuries -
13 Sep 1989 Boeing 757-232
N629DL
 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Delta Airlines No injuries -