Aircraft type safety record

B720 — accident and safety record

Every recorded B720 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets (1961–1987).

OCCURRENCES83
FATAL11
HULL LOSSES9

B720 safety overview

Most affected: United States (41), Lebanon (3), Germany (2), Mexico (2), Switzerland (1)

Top operators: Middle East Airlines - MEA (13), United Airlines (12), Eastern Air Lines,inc. (8), Northwest Airlines (7), Western Air Lines,inc. (6)

Part of the B720 family overview.

B720 accidents by decade01020304050196019701980TotalFatal

B720 occurrences (1–50 of 83)

  • 1987-04-06 — Conair (incident)
  • 1987-02-12 — Conair (incident)
  • 1985-08-21 — Middle East Airlines - MEA (incident)
  • 1984-12-01 — NASA - National Aeronautics & Space Administration — N833NA (hull loss)
  • 1984-12-01 — NASA (incident)
  • 1984-06-05 — N8711E (incident)
  • 1983-06-01 — Middle East Airlines - MEA (incident)
  • 1982-08-01 — Middle East Airlines - MEA (incident)
  • 1982-06-12 — Middle East Airlines - MEA (incident)
  • 1981-08-31 — Middle East Airlines - MEA (incident)
  • 1981-03-02 — Pakistan International Airlines - PIA (1 fatal)
  • 1981-01-08 — Pakistan International Airlines - PIA — AP-AXK (hull loss)
  • 1980-01-28 — Middle East Airlines - MEA (incident)
  • 1980-01-27 — Avianca — HK-725 (hull loss)
  • 1980-01-18 — Middle East Airlines - MEA (incident)
  • 1979-01-16 — Middle East Airlines - MEA (incident)
  • 1979-01-16 — Middle East Airlines - MEA (incident)
  • 1976-08-16 — Avianca — HK-723 (incident)
  • 1976-06-27 — Middle East Airlines - MEA — OD-AGE (1 fatal)
  • 1976-04-22 — US Global of Florida — N37777 (hull loss)
  • 1976-01-01 — Middle East Airlines - MEA — OD-AFT (82 fatal)
  • 1974-09-13 — Conair of Scandinavia — OY-DSR (hull loss)
  • 1974-09-13 — Conair (incident)
  • 1973-09-13 — Continental Air Lines,inc. — N57204 (incident)
  • 1973-08-16 — Middle East Airlines - MEA (incident)
  • 1972-12-08 — Ethiopian Airlines (6 fatal)
  • 1972-04-26 — Northwest Airlines,inc. — N736US (incident)
  • 1972-04-26 — Northwest Airlines (incident)
  • 1972-01-21 — Continental Air Lines,inc. — N57206 (incident)
  • 1971-12-02 — Pakistan International Airlines - PIA (incident)
  • 1971-04-29 — Avianca (incident)
  • 1971-03-31 — Western Air Lines,inc. — N3166 (5 fatal)
  • 1971-03-31 — American Airlines,inc. — N7542AA (incident)
  • 1971-01-12 — United Air Lines,inc. — N7207U (incident)
  • 1970-11-28 — United Air Lines,inc. — N7225U (incident)
  • 1970-09-29 — Braniff Airways,inc. — N7080 (incident)
  • 1970-08-06 — Western Air Lines,inc. — N7081 (incident)
  • 1970-03-28 — Western Air Lines,inc. — N3156 (incident)
  • 1970-03-28 — United Air Lines,inc. — N7225U (incident)
  • 1970-03-02 — United Air Lines,inc. — N7210U (incident)
  • 1970-01-08 — Western Air Lines,inc. — N93144 (incident)
  • 1969-12-21 — Continental Air Lines,inc. — N17207 (incident)
  • 1969-11-11 — 4X-ABB and G-ASGD (incident)
  • 1969-10-21 — Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) (incident)
  • 1969-07-26 — United Air Lines,inc. — N7215U (incident)
  • 1969-05-05 — Eastern Air Lines,inc. — N8703E (incident)
  • 1969-02-21 — Pan American World Airways,inc. — N780PA (incident)
  • 1969-02-18 — El Al Israel Airlines — 4X-ABB (1 fatal)
  • 1968-12-13 — United Air Lines,inc. — N7217U (incident)
  • 1968-11-30 — Eastern Air Lines (incident)

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