American Airlines

478 total occurrences · 29 fatal · 0 hull losses

Total occurrences
478
Fatal accidents
29
Hull losses
0
Total fatalities
1,438
Active span
1949–2026
American Airlines — accidents per year1919491962197219821992200220122022

Most common aircraft types

TypeOccurrences
Boeing 727-22356
Boeing 70741
McDonnell Douglas MD-8237
Douglas DC-10-3036
Boeing 757-20035

Top countries

CountryOccurrences
US237
CA4
PR2
VI1
JP1

Frequently asked questions

How many accidents does American Airlines have on record?

FlightFinder documents 478 occurrences involving American Airlines from official investigation sources.

How many fatal accidents has American Airlines had?

Of the 478 recorded occurrences, 29 involved fatalities.

When was the last accident involving American Airlines?

The most recent occurrence in our dataset is from 2026.

Counts reflect occurrences documented in our multi-source corpus (NTSB, ASN, B3A and 80+ national investigation authorities); coverage varies by source and era and these are not official totals.

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