Aviation accidents in Australia

The NTSB database holds 469 accidents and incidents in Australia, recorded between 1969 to 2026. 194 of them were fatal (41%), and 358 people died.

The deadliest year was 2017, with 27 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 737, Robinson R22 and Robinson R44.

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

469

Records

194

Fatal

358

Deaths

41%

Share fatal

1969 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 222 of 469 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 1

1970s 2

1980s 2

1990s 4

2000s 107

2010s 152

2020s 201

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 737 48 Robinson R22 32 Robinson R44 30 Cessna 172 16 Bell 206 14 Saab 340 11

Operators involved

Jetstar Airways 5 Virgin Australia 4 Qantas Airways Limited 4 Virgin Blue 3 Pan American World Airways, Inc. 3 Toll Aviation 3

All 469 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
22 Sep 2018	Bell 206 VH-HZO	Yarraden, Australia	-	Minor injuries	-
15 Aug 2018	Boeing 737 VH-XMO	Narrandera, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
28 Apr 2018	Boeing 737 VH-XZM	Perth, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
17 Apr 2018	Garlick UH1H VH-HUE	Talbingo NSW, Australia	-	Serious injuries	-
14 Apr 2018	Airbus A330 VH-EBR	Brisbane, QLD, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
5 Apr 2018	Boeing 737 unknown	Melbourne, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
4 Mar 2018	Cessna 206 VH-LHQ	Southport, Australia	-	No injuries	-
2 Mar 2018	Cessna 441 VH-LBY	Broome, Australia, Australia	-	No injuries	-
18 Feb 2018	Airbus A320 unknown	abeam Cooma Aerodome, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
18 Feb 2018	Boeing 737 unknown	Ballina/Byron Gateway Aerodome, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
5 Feb 2018	Boeing 717 unknown	Melbourne, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
1 Feb 2018	Airbus A330 Unknown	Sydney, Australia no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Jan 2018	Airbus A330 9M-MTM	Alice Springs, Australia	Malaysia Airlines	No injuries	-
17 Jan 2018	Robinson R44 VH-HGX	Ayers Rock, Australia	-	Serious injuries	-
18 Nov 2017	Bell 206B VH-SDZ	Emerald Aerodrome, Australia	Helistar Aviation PTY Ltd	No injuries	-
14 Oct 2017	Boeing 777 A6-ETR	Adelaide, Australia no coordinates	Etihad Airways	Unknown	-
13 Sep 2017	Boeing 737 UNK	Adelaide, Australia no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
18 Aug 2017	Robinson R44 II VH-LGN	Darwin Aerodrome, Australia	Helibrook PTY Ltd	No injuries	-
8 Aug 2017	Embraer EMB135 VH-JGB	Middlemount, Australia no coordinates	JetGo	No injuries	-
23 Mar 2017	Saab 340 VH-RXS	Dubbo, Australia	-	No injuries	-
17 Mar 2017	Saab 340 VH-NRX	Sydney, Australia	-	No injuries	-
20 Jan 2017	Avro 146 UNK	Darlot, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
6 Jan 2017	Boeing 737 VH-VUH	Brisbane, Australia no coordinates	Virgin Australia	Unknown	-
17 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 ZK-TLK	Sydney, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
12 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 UNK	Adelaide, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
6 Dec 2016	Boeing 737 VH-VUI	Darwin, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
16 Nov 2016	Cessna 208 VH-LNH	Solomon, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
25 Oct 2016	Lockheed STALKER UNREG	Avoca, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
24 Oct 2016	Lockheed STALKER UNREG	Mount Disappointment, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
9 Oct 2016	Boeing 777 9V-SYG	Melbourne, Australia no coordinates	Singapore Airlines	Unknown	-
28 Sep 2016	Pulse VAPOR 55 LHB270916	Ballina, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
22 Sep 2016	Airbus A320 VH-VFY	Brisbane, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
11 Sep 2016	Airbus A330 9M-XXI	Gold Coast, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
7 Sep 2016	Boeing 777 A6-EGA	Tarcoola, Australia, Australia	-	No injuries	-
17 Jun 2016	Boeing 737 VH-XMO	Launceston, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
22 Mar 2016	Fairchild SA-227-AT VH-UZI	Brisbane, Australia	Toll Aviation	Unknown	-
21 Dec 2015	Boeing 787 VH-VKE	Darwin, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
4 Dec 2015	Boeing 9V-OJC	Perth, Australia no coordinates	Scoot Air	Unknown	-
12 Sep 2015	Airbus A320 VH-FNP	Perth, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
1 Sep 2015	Swearingen SA227 VH-HPE	Thangool, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
6 May 2014	Airbus A330-223 VN-A371	Melbourne, Australia, Australia	Vietnam Airlines	Unknown	-
29 Apr 2014	BAE Systems AVRO146RJ-100 VH-NJI	Perth, Australia, Australia no coordinates	National Jet Express	Unknown	-
27 Mar 2014	Robinson R22 BETA VH-HRX	Borroloola, Australia, Australia no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
23 Jan 2014	Fairchild SA226-TC VH-OGX	Archerfield, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 2013	Airbus A330-302 B-18358	Caines, Australia, Australia no coordinates	China Airlines	Unknown	-
15 Aug 2013	Boeing 777 VH-VPF	Melbourne, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
10 Jun 2013	Boeing 737-800 VH-VUX	Sydney, Australia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
22 Apr 2013	Boeing 747-400 N119UA	Melbourne, Australia no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
3 Apr 2013	Beechcraft G-58 VH-OMS	Toowoomba Aerodrome, Australia, Australia	-	No injuries	-
25 Feb 2013	Boeing 737 VH-VYE	Brisbane, Australia no coordinates	Virgin Australia	Unknown	-