Boeing 737 (all variants) safety record

Accidents and incidents from public aviation safety datasets

500Recorded events
78Fatal accidents
4439Fatalities
1982–2026Years covered
Last fatal hull loss: 2025

Color reflects time since the last recorded fatal hull-loss involving this type, drawn from public datasets (NTSB, Aviation Safety Network, Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives, Wikidata). It is not a commercial safety rating and does not normalise for flights flown, hours, or fleet size — for those, see the manufacturer or IATA Safety Report.

Boeing 737 (all variants) accidents by decade3019801990200020102020

By variant: 737 Classic (0 events), 737-800 (1 event), 737-900 (0 events), 737 MAX 8 (0 events), 737 MAX 9 (0 events).

Notable events

  1. — 191 fatalities. Source.
  2. — Lion Air — 189 fatalities. Source.
  3. — Ukraine International Airlines — 176 fatalities. Source.
  4. — Jeju Air — 173 fatalities. Source.
  5. — Air India Charters — 158 fatalities. Source.

2020s

  • — Ryanair — B738 — (serious_incident)
  • — Air India Express — (incident)
  • — SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO — (incident)
  • — Southwest Airlines — (incident)
  • — Malta Air — (incident)
  • — Ryanair — (incident)
  • — Malta Air — (incident)
  • — Malta Air, opf Ryanair — (incident)
  • — Ryanair — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Japan Airlines (JAL) — (incident)
  • — Air India Express — (incident)
  • — United Airlines — (incident)
  • — Malta Air — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — Air Algerie — (incident)
  • — KLM Royal Dutch Airlines — (incident)
  • — Ryanair — (incident)
  • — Texel Air Australasia — (incident)
  • — SunExpress — (incident)
  • — Arik Air — (incident)
  • — GOL LINHAS AÉREAS S.A. — (incident)
  • — IBM Airlines, opf South Sudan Air Force — (20 fatal)
  • — Jeju Air — (173 fatal)
  • — Swiftair, opf DHL Aviation — (1 fatal)
  • — China Eastern Airlines — (132 fatal)
  • — Sriwijaya Air — (62 fatal)
  • — Air India Express — (21 fatal)
  • — Pegasus Airlines — (3 fatal)
  • — Ukraine International Airlines — (176 fatal)

2010s

  • — Ethiopian Airlines — (157 fatal)
  • — Biman Bangladesh Airlines — (1 fatal)
  • — (191 fatal)
  • — Lion Air — (189 fatal)
  • — Air Niugini — (1 fatal)
  • — Cubana de Aviación — (112 fatal)
  • — Southwest Airlines — (1 fatal)
  • — flydubai — (62 fatal)
  • — (7 fatal)
  • — (50 fatal)
  • — Tatarstan Airlines — (50 fatal)
  • — Bhoja Airlines — (127 fatal)
  • — First Air — (12 fatal)
  • — Aires — (1 fatal)
  • — Air India Charters — (158 fatal)
  • — Ethiopian Airlines — (90 fatal)

2000s

  • — Bako Air — (7 fatal)
  • — THY Turkish Airlines — (9 fatal)
  • — Aeroflot-Nord — (88 fatal)
  • — (3 fatal)
  • — Conviasa — (3 fatal)
  • — Asseman Airlines — (65 fatal)
  • — Itek Air, opf Iran Aseman Airlines — (65 fatal)
  • — Sky King Inc. — (1 fatal)
  • — TAAG Angola Airlines — (6 fatal)
  • — Kenya Airways — (114 fatal)
  • — Garuda Indonesia Airways — (21 fatal)
  • — AdamAir — (102 fatal)
  • — ADC Airlines — (96 fatal)
  • — Gol Linhas Aéreas — (154 fatal)
  • — Bellview Airlines — (117 fatal)
  • — Mandala Airlines — (149 fatal)
  • — Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de la Selva - TANS — (40 fatal)
  • — Helios Airways — (121 fatal)
  • — Kam Air, lsf Phoenix Aviation — (105 fatal)
  • — Flash Airlines — (148 fatal)
  • — Sudan Airways — (116 fatal)
  • — EgyptAir — (14 fatal)
  • — Garuda Indonesia Airways — (1 fatal)
  • — Thai Airways International — (1 fatal)
  • — China Xinhua Airlines — (1 fatal)
  • — Alliance Air — (60 fatal)

1990s

  • — LAPA - Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas — (65 fatal)
  • — THY Turkish Airlines — (1 fatal)
  • — Occidental Petroleum, lsf Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP — (75 fatal)
  • — Silkair — (104 fatal)
  • — China Southern Airlines — (35 fatal)
  • — Varig — (1 fatal)
  • — Faucett Perú — (123 fatal)
  • — Cameroon Airlines — (71 fatal)
  • — Nigeria Airways — (11 fatal)
  • — Aviateca — (65 fatal)
  • — Polynesian Airlines — (1 fatal)
  • — USAir — (132 fatal)
  • — Sahara Airlines — (9 fatal)
  • — Asiana Airlines — (68 fatal)
  • — Indian Airlines — (55 fatal)
  • — Indian Airlines — (1 fatal)
  • — Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF — (6 fatal)
  • — USAir — (34 fatal)
  • — Philippine Air Lines — (8 fatal)

1980s

  • — British Midland Airways - BMA — (47 fatal)
  • — Aloha Airlines — (1 fatal)
  • — Condor Flugdienst — (16 fatal)
  • — China Airlines — (13 fatal)
  • — VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo — (1 fatal)
  • — Thai Airways — (11 fatal)
  • — Saudi Arabian Airlines — (1 fatal)
  • — VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo — (2 fatal)
  • — Air Florida — (78 fatal)

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