B720 — accident and safety record

Every recorded B720 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets

B720 safety overview

  • 59 recorded occurrences
  • 8 fatal
  • 0 hull losses
  • Records 1961–1987

Most affected: US (40), PK (2), GB (2), DE (2), CO (2)

Top operators: United Air Lines,inc. (11), Western Air Lines,inc. (6), Eastern Air Lines,inc. (6), Northwest Airlines,inc. (5), Pakistan International Airlines - PIA (4)

B720 accidents by decade31196019701980

All recorded B720 occurrences

1980s

  • — Conair — (incident)
  • — Conair — (incident)
  • — NASA - National Aeronautics & Space Administration — N833NA — (incident)
  • — N8711E — (incident)
  • — Pakistan International Airlines - PIA — (1 fatal)
  • — Pakistan International Airlines - PIA — AP-AXK — (incident)
  • — Pakistan International Airlines - PIA — (incident)
  • — Middle East Airlines - MEA — (incident)
  • — Avianca — HK-725 — (incident)
  • — Avianca — (incident)
  • — Middle East Airlines - MEA — (incident)

1970s

  • — Avianca — HK-723 — (incident)
  • — US Global of Florida — N37777 — (incident)
  • — Middle East Airlines - MEA — OD-AFT — (82 fatal)
  • — Conair of Scandinavia — OY-DSR — (incident)
  • — Continental Air Lines,inc. — N57204 — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines,inc. — N736US — (incident)
  • — Continental Air Lines,inc. — N57206 — (incident)
  • — Western Air Lines,inc. — N3166 — (5 fatal)
  • — American Airlines,inc. — N7542AA — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N7207U — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N7225U — (incident)
  • — Braniff Airways,inc. — N7080 — (incident)
  • — Western Air Lines,inc. — N7081 — (incident)
  • — Western Air Lines,inc. — N3156 — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N7225U — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N7210U — (incident)
  • — Western Air Lines,inc. — N93144 — (incident)

1960s

  • — Continental Air Lines,inc. — N17207 — (incident)
  • — 4X-ABB and G-ASGD — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N7215U — (incident)
  • — Eastern Air Lines,inc. — N8703E — (incident)
  • — Pan American World Airways,inc. — N780PA — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N7217U — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N7206U — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N4427 — (incident)
  • — American Airlines,inc. — N7549AA — (incident)
  • — Middle East Airlines - MEA — ET-AAG — (incident)
  • — Western Air Lines,inc. — N3158 — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N7226U — (incident)
  • — Continental Air Lines,inc. — N57205 — (incident)
  • — Pan American World Airways,inc. — N783PA — (incident)
  • — Western Air Lines,inc. — N3156 — (incident)
  • — American Airlines,inc. — N7532A — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines,inc. — N723US — (incident)
  • — Pakistan International Airlines - PIA — AP-AMH — (121 fatal)
  • — Lufthansa — D-ABOP — (3 fatal)
  • — Lufthansa — GE1 — (3 fatal)
  • — Eastern Air Lines,inc. — N8702E — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines,inc. — N723US — (incident)
  • — Eastern Air Lines,inc. — N8711E — (incident)
  • — Eastern Air Lines,inc. — N8708E — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines,inc. — N724US — (43 fatal)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N7209U — (incident)
  • — Eastern Air Lines,inc. — N8715E — (incident)
  • — Eastern Air Lines,inc. — N8706E — (incident)
  • — United Air Lines,inc. — N7206U — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines,inc. — N724US — (incident)
  • — Lufthansa — D-ABOK — (3 fatal)

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