MD82 — accident and safety record

Every recorded MD82 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets

MD82 safety overview

  • 159 recorded occurrences
  • 18 fatal
  • 0 hull losses
  • Records 1981–2026

Most affected: US (61), IT (13), VE (5), CN (4), ID (3)

Top operators: American Airlines (26), China Northern Airlines (7), American Airlines, Inc. (6), Alitalia (6), Continental Airlines (5)

MD82 accidents by decade7119801990200020102020

All recorded MD82 occurrences

2020s

  • — Laser Airlines — (incident)
  • — African Express Airways — 5Y-AXL — (incident)
  • — African Express Airways — (incident)
  • — African Express Airways — (incident)
  • — Zagros Airlines — (incident)
  • — Red Air — HI1064 — (incident)
  • — RAVSA — YV3499 — (incident)
  • — LASER,S.A — YV2923 — (incident)
  • — RUTAS AEREAS DE VENEZUELA RAV, S.A. (RAVSA) — YV3499 — (incident)

2010s

  • — Bulgarian Air Charter Ltd — LZ-LDW — (incident)
  • — LZ-LDM — (incident)
  • — EVERTS AIR FUEL — (incident)
  • — LINEA AEREA DE SERVICIO EJECUTIVO REGIONAL — YV2923 — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — Scandinavian Airlines System — (incident)
  • — Global Aviation Leasing — (incident)
  • — ASERCA AIRLINES C.A — YV348T — (incident)
  • — Hewa Bora Airways — 9Q-COQ — (incident)
  • — Hewa Bora Airways — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — AMERICAN AIRLINES INC — (incident)
  • — ItAli Airlines — (incident)
  • — I-SMEB — (incident)
  • — Meridiana — (incident)

2000s

  • — Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation — 9Q-CAB — (incident)
  • — Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation - CAA — (incident)
  • — I-DACY — (incident)
  • — Wings Air — PK-LMS — (incident)
  • — Wings Air — (incident)
  • — Spanair — EC-HFP — (154 fatal)
  • — Spanair — (154 fatal)
  • — American Airlines — N454AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — One-Two-Go Airlines — HS-OMG — (90 fatal)
  • — One-Two-Go Airlines, lsf Orient Thai Airlines — (90 fatal)
  • — (incident)
  • — Kish Air — LZ-LDD — (incident)
  • — Kish Air, lsf Bulgarian Air Charter — (incident)
  • — I-DAWS — (incident)
  • — Alitalia — (incident)
  • — (incident)
  • — American Airlines Inc — N574AA — (incident)
  • — Lion Air — PK-LMW — (incident)
  • — Lion Air — (incident)
  • — ZS-TRD — (incident)
  • — Wings Air — (incident)
  • — West Caribbean Airways — (160 fatal)
  • — American Airlines, Inc. — N911TW — (incident)
  • — Alitalia — (incident)
  • — Alitalia — (incident)
  • — I- — (incident)
  • — N402A — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — Lion Air — PK-LMN — (25 fatal)
  • — Lion Air — (25 fatal)
  • — American Airlines, Incorporated — N234AA — (incident)
  • — U.s. Marshals Service, Dept. OF Justice — N16894 — (incident)
  • — N253AA — (incident)
  • — N585AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — N573AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — TF-JXA — (incident)
  • — I-DAVS — (incident)
  • — I-DAWR — (incident)
  • — Alitalia — (incident)
  • — I-SMEM — (incident)
  • — I-DACU — (incident)
  • — American Airlines Inc — N454AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — I-DATI — (incident)
  • — American Airlines, Inc. — N7527A — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — N452AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — Alitalia — (incident)
  • — American Airlines Inc — N452AA — (incident)
  • — N479AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — Vanguard Airlines Inc. — N140NJ — (incident)
  • — Vanguard Airlines — (incident)
  • — N823NK — (incident)
  • — Spirit Airlines — (incident)
  • — China Northern Airlines — B-2138 — (112 fatal)
  • — China Northern Airlines — (112 fatal)
  • — China Northern Airlines — (incident)
  • — I-DAVA — (incident)
  • — Alaska Airlines, Inc. — N935AS — (incident)
  • — Alaska Airlines — (incident)
  • — N488AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — N3507A — (incident)
  • — N935AS — (incident)
  • — Alaska Airlines, Inc. — N934AS — (incident)

1990s

  • — Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS — (incident)
  • — N215AA — (11 fatal)
  • — American Airlines — N215AA — (11 fatal)
  • — American Airlines — (11 fatal)
  • — Alaska Air Group, Inc — N934AS — (incident)
  • — Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane — I-DAVN — (incident)
  • — Alitalia — (incident)
  • — Trans World Airlines — N951U — (incident)
  • — Northwest Orient Airlines — (incident)
  • — N33502 — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — Alaska Airlines — N951AS — (incident)
  • — Alaska Airlines — (incident)
  • — N470AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines, Inc. — N275AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — N34838 — (incident)
  • — N941AS — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — N3507A — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — N224AA — (incident)
  • — N493AA — (incident)
  • — Continental Airlines, Inc. — N83872 — (incident)
  • — Continental Airlines — (incident)
  • — Trans World Airlines, Inc. — N954U — (incident)
  • — Alaska Airlines — N954AS — (incident)
  • — Continental Airlines — N18835 — (incident)
  • — Continental Air Lines — (incident)
  • — China Northern Airlines — (incident)
  • — China Northern Airlines — B-2141 — (12 fatal)
  • — China Northern Airlines — (12 fatal)
  • — China Northern Airlines — (incident)
  • — China Eastern Airlines — B-2103 — (2 fatal)
  • — China Eastern Airlines — (2 fatal)
  • — Far Eastern Air Transport - FAT — B-28003 — (incident)
  • — Far Eastern Air Transport - FEAT — (incident)
  • — Twa, Inc. — N918TW — (incident)
  • — American Airlines, Inc. — N467AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — N72822 — (incident)
  • — Continental Air Lines — (incident)
  • — Continental Airlines — N14816 — (incident)
  • — Continental Air Lines — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — N7532A — (incident)
  • — Continental Airlines, Inc. — N72822 — (incident)
  • — American Airlines, Inc. — N498AA — (incident)
  • — Continental Airlines Inc. — N819NY — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — N442AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — N491AA — (incident)

1980s

  • — N416AA — (incident)
  • — Continental Airlines — N820NY — (incident)
  • — N262AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — (incident)
  • — Continental Airlines, Inc. — N72830 — (incident)
  • — Continental Airlines — N806NY — (incident)
  • — American Airlines, Inc. — N413AA — (incident)
  • — N312RC — (incident)
  • — Northwest Airlines — N312RC — (156 fatal)
  • — N224AA — (incident)
  • — N409AA — (incident)
  • — American Airlines — N236AA — (incident)
  • — N203AA — (incident)
  • — N302RC — (incident)
  • — Inex-Adria Airways — YU-ANA — (180 fatal)

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