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Boeing 737-MAX 8 — accident and safety record

Every recorded Boeing 737-MAX 8 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets (1978–2026).

OCCURRENCES56
FATAL2
HULL LOSSES2

Boeing 737-MAX 8 safety overview

Most affected: United States (8), Argentina (3), Canada (3), Poland (3), United Arab Emirates (2)

Top operators: Ryanair (7), Southwest Airlines (7), United Airlines (6), Aeromexico (3), Air Canada (3)

Part of the Boeing 737-MAX 8 family overview.

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Boeing 737-MAX 8 occurrences (1–50 of 56)

  • 2026-09-30 — Flydubai (incident)
  • 2026-08-09 — Aeromexico (incident)
  • 2026-07-09 — Air Canada (incident)
  • 2026-05-17 — Southwest Airlines (incident)
  • 2026-04-16 — SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (incident)
  • 2026-04-15 — Southwest Airlines (incident)
  • 2026-03-29 — Ryanair (incident)
  • 2026-03-24 — United Airlines (incident)
  • 2026-03-11 — Air India Express (incident)
  • 2026-03-05 — 9H-VUG (incident)
  • 2026-03-05 — Malta Air, opf Ryanair (incident)
  • 2025-12-28 — Ryanair (incident)
  • 2025-12-20 — Sun Express Airlines (incident)
  • 2025-10-16 — United Airlines (incident)
  • 2025-10-15 — Aerolineas Argentinas (incident)
  • 2025-10-12 — Ryanair (incident)
  • 2025-08-26 — Ryanair (incident)
  • 2025-07-28 — Aeromexico (incident)
  • 2025-07-26 — American Airlines (incident)
  • 2025-07-13 — WestJet Airlines (incident)
  • 2025-06-28 — Ryanair (incident)
  • 2025-06-16 — FLY Dubai (incident)
  • 2025-06-15 — A6-FMU (incident)
  • 2025-06-08 — United Airlines (incident)
  • 2025-05-31 — Oman Air — A4O-ML (incident)
  • 2025-05-31 — Oman Air (incident)
  • 2025-04-22 — G-CRUX (incident)
  • 2025-04-04 — Airline Norwegian Air Shuttle AOC (incident)
  • 2025-03-02 — Southwest Airlines (incident)
  • 2025-02-03 — Sunwing Airlines (incident)
  • 2024-10-28 — Ryanair (incident)
  • 2024-10-17 — Ryanair (incident)
  • 2024-09-16 — Aeromexico (incident)
  • 2024-09-08 — PLL LOT — SP-LVA (incident)
  • 2024-08-17 — Royal Air Maroc (incident)
  • 2024-08-05 — THY Turkish Airlines (incident)
  • 2024-06-22 — Korean Air (incident)
  • 2024-05-25 — SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (incident)
  • 2024-04-07 — Air Canada (incident)
  • 2024-03-08 — United Airlines (incident)
  • 2024-02-06 — UNITED AIRLINES INC (incident)
  • 2023-12-20 — SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (incident)
  • 2023-03-05 — SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (incident)
  • 2023-01-01 — Flair Airlines (incident)
  • 2022-11-10 — American Airlines (incident)
  • 2022-11-08 — Air Canada (incident)
  • 2021-12-03 — Singapore Airlines (incident)
  • 2021-11-11 — Flydubai Airlines (incident)
  • 2021-09-18 — Enter Air Sp. x o.o (incident)
  • 2021-01-06 — Campania Panamena de Avicion SA (incident)

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