B721 — accident and safety record

Every recorded B721 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets

B721 safety overview

  • 53 recorded occurrences
  • 20 fatal
  • 0 hull losses
  • Records 1966–2011

Most affected: US (14), CO (9), MX (3), CD (3), AO (3)

Top operators: Mexicana de Aviación (3), Federal Express (3), Avianca (3), Angola Air Charter (3), Transafrik (2)

B721 accidents by decade19196019701980199020002010

Part of the B721 family overview.

All recorded B721 occurrences

2010s

  • — Hewa Bora Airways — 9Q-COP — (77 fatal)
  • — Hewa Bora Airlines — (77 fatal)

2000s

  • — Aerosucre Colombia — HK-3667X — (6 fatal)
  • — Miba Aviation - Société Minière de Bakwanga — 9Q-CPJ — (incident)
  • — Express.net Airlines — (incident)
  • — Varig Log — PPVLV — (incident)
  • — N190AJ — (incident)
  • — Transportes Aéreos Mercantiles Ecuatorianos - TAME — HC-BLF — (94 fatal)
  • — TAME Ecuador — (94 fatal)
  • — Angola Air Charter — D2-FCK — (incident)
  • — Air Gemini — S9-BAI — (1 fatal)
  • — Aviandina — OB-1731 — (incident)
  • — Transafrik — S9-NAZ — (incident)

1990s

  • — Congo Airlines — 9Q-CSG — (41 fatal)
  • — Angola Air Charter — D2-TJC — (incident)
  • — Aerosucre Colombia — HK-1717 — (incident)
  • — N198FE — (incident)
  • — Angola Air Charter — D2-TJB — (incident)
  • — HCBRF — (incident)
  • — Transafrik — S9-TAN — (7 fatal)
  • — SAM Colombia - Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín — HK-2422X — (132 fatal)
  • — Federal Express, Inc. — N107FE — (incident)
  • — Ryan International Airlines — N425EX — (incident)
  • — Federal Express — (incident)
  • — Federal Express — (incident)

1980s

  • — Avianca — HK-1803 — (107 fatal)
  • — Gulf Air Transport — N97891 — (incident)
  • — Federal Express — N118FE — (incident)
  • — Connie Kallitta Services — N1973 — (incident)
  • — Avianca — HK-1716 — (143 fatal)
  • — United Airlines — N7015U — (incident)
  • — N7011U — (incident)
  • — N721PC — (incident)
  • — N285AT — (incident)
  • — International Air Services Co. — N436EX — (incident)
  • — SAM Colombia - Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín — HK-1804 — (incident)
  • — N40483 — (incident)
  • — Aerotal Colombia - Aerolineas Territoriales de Colombia — HK-2560 — (incident)
  • — Aerotal Colombia - Aerolineas Territoriales de Colombia — HK-2559 — (incident)
  • — Aerotal Colombia — (incident)
  • — Aerotal Colombia — (incident)
  • — TAP Air Portugal — (incident)
  • — Transbrasil — PT-TYS — (55 fatal)
  • — Iran Air — EP-IRD — (128 fatal)

1970s

  • — Avianca — HK-1272 — (4 fatal)
  • — Air Vietnam — XV-NJC — (75 fatal)
  • — Mexicana de Aviación — XA-SEN — (incident)

1960s

  • — Mexicana de Aviación — XA-SEJ — (27 fatal)
  • — Mexicana de Aviación — XA-SEL — (79 fatal)
  • — LAN Chile - Linea Aérea Nacional de Chile — CC-CAQ — (incident)
  • — Ariana Afghan Airlines — YA-FAR — (50 fatal)
  • — Civil Air Transport — B-1018 — (22 fatal)
  • — All Nippon Airways — JA8302 — (133 fatal)

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