Aviation accidents in China

The NTSB database holds 73 accidents and incidents in China, recorded between 1997 to 2025. 27 of them were fatal (37%), and 322 people died.

The deadliest year was 2022, with 133 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 747, Boeing 777 and Boeing 737.

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

Records

Fatal

322

Deaths

37%

Share fatal

1997 to 2025

Period

Show these on the map 18 of 73 have coordinates

By decade

1990s 11

2000s 12

2010s 35

2020s 15

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 747 9 Boeing 777 6 Boeing 737 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 5 Boeing 787 5 Bell 407 3

Operators involved

China Eastern Airlines 6 China Southern Airlines 3 Shanghai Airlines 2 American Airlines Inc 2 China Eastern 2 United Airlines 2

All 73 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
2 Jul 2012	Boeing 777 A6-EGQ	Urumqi, China no coordinates	Emirates	Unknown	-
17 Oct 2011	Boeing 777 9V-SYH	Putong, China no coordinates	Singapore Airlines Ltd	Serious injuries	-
29 Jul 2011	Boeing 747-422 N173UA	Tangshan, China	United Airlines	Serious injuries	-
29 Dec 2010	Airbus A320 B-2221	Changchun, China, China no coordinates	China Eastern Airlines	Unknown	-
21 Sep 2010	Boeing 747 D-ACGD	Hong Kong, China no coordinates	Air Cargo Germany	No injuries	-
30 Aug 2010	Boeing 757	Shanghai, China no coordinates	Shanghai Airlines	Unknown	-
13 Apr 2010	Airbus A330 B-HLL	Hong Kong, China, China no coordinates	Cathay Pacific Airways	Unknown	-
3 Apr 2007	Boeing 747-400 CARGO HL7499	Chengdu, China no coordinates	Korean Airlines	Unknown	-
21 Mar 2007	Boeing 747 B2450	Shanghai, China no coordinates	China Air Cargo	Unknown	-
10 Feb 2007	Airbus A300 TC-ABK	Shanghai, China no coordinates	Kuzu Airlines	No injuries	-
2 Aug 2006	Airbus A320 B-2369	Shenzhen, China, China no coordinates	China Southern Airlines	Unknown	-
19 Apr 2006	Boeing 777 N216UA	Shanghai, China no coordinates	United Air Lines Inc	Serious injuries	-
11 Jun 2005	Robinson R-44 B-HJS	Hong Kong, China	Topjet Aviation Limited	Serious injuries	-
10 Mar 2005	Boeing B757-200 B2850	Beijing, China no coordinates	Shanghai Airlines	No injuries	-
5 Aug 2002	Gulfstream G-IV N12U	Jinzhou, China no coordinates	United Technologies Corperation	Serious injuries	-
23 Aug 1999	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 UNK	Hong Kong, China no coordinates	China Airlines	Minor injuries	-
8 Aug 1999	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 UNK	Shanghai, China no coordinates	China Eastern	No injuries	-
9 Jun 1999	Boeing 737-300 B2525	Zhanjiang, China no coordinates	Chiina Southern	Minor injuries	-
25 Dec 1998	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 B2174	Shanghai, China no coordinates	China Eastern Airlines	Unknown	-
10 Sep 1998	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 B2173	Shanghai, China no coordinates	China Eastern	Minor injuries	-
1 May 1998	Douglas MD-80 CJ635	Wuhan, China no coordinates	China Northern Airlines	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1997	Cessna 650-0220 B4106	Harbin, China no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
27 Apr 1997	McDonnell Douglas MD-82 B2135	Jinan, China no coordinates	China Eastern Airlines	Unknown	-