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American Airlines — safety analytics

Aggregated accident and incident data from NTSB, Wikidata, and investigation authorities worldwide. Coverage: 1934–2026.

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559Total events
57Fatal accidents
40Hull losses
1497Total fatalities
1934–2026Data span
7.09 (2016–2025)Occurrences per 1M US flights
0.000 (2016–2025)Fatal accidents per 10M US passengers

Rates use U.S. DOT T-100 volumes and cover US-touching flights only; carriers and aircraft without sufficient US volume show absolute counts only.

American Airlines fatal accidents

  1. 12 Nov 2001 · Belle Harbor, NY, United States · Airbus Industrie A300B4-605R · 265 killed
  2. 11 Sept 2001 · New York City, NY, United States · Boeing 767-200ER · 92 killed
  3. 11 Sept 2001 · Arlington, VA, United States · Boeing 757-200 · 64 killed
  4. 20 Nov 2000 · Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) · Airbus A300B4-605R · 1 killed
  5. 20 Nov 2000 · Miami, FL, United States · Airbus Industrie A300B4-605R · 1 killed
  6. 1 Jun 1999 · Arkansas, United States · McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · 11 killed
  7. 20 Dec 1995 · Buga, Colombia · Boeing 757-200 · 159 killed
  8. 27 Mar 1992 · Hayden, CO, United States · Boeing 757-223 · 1 killed
  9. 12 Jul 1989 · San Juan, PR, United States · Airbus Industrie A-300 · 1 killed
  10. 22 Nov 1987 · Newark, NJ, United States · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · 1 killed
  11. 7 Sept 1981 · Salt Lake City,ut, UTAH, United States · Douglas DC-10 · 1 killed
  12. 25 May 1979 · Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, Illinois, United States · Douglas DC-10-10 · 273 killed
  13. 27 Apr 1976 · St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · Boeing 727-95 · 37 killed
  14. 20 Dec 1973 · N, NEW YORK, United States · Boeing 727 · 1 killed
  15. 9 Jan 1971 · Edison,nj, NEW JERSEY, United States · Boeing 707 · 2 killed
  16. 3 Aug 1969 · Fort Worth,tex, TEXAS, United States · Boeing 707 · 1 killed
  17. 8 Nov 1965 · N, KENTUCKY, United States · Boeing B-727 · 58 killed
  18. 1 Mar 1962 · Jamaica Bay, Long Island, New York, United States · Boeing 707-123B · 95 killed
  19. 28 Jan 1961 · Montauk Point, United States · Boeing 707 · 6 killed
  20. 15 Aug 1959 · Calverton, United States · Boeing 707 · 5 killed
  21. 3 Feb 1959 · 1,5 km NE off New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA), United States · Lockheed L-188A Electra · 65 killed
  22. 6 Jan 1957 · near Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK (TUL) · Convair CV-240-0 · 1 killed
  23. 6 Jan 1957 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States · Convair 240-0 · 1 killed
  24. 4 Aug 1955 · 1 km NW of Fort Leonard Wood-Forney AAF, MO (TBN) · Convair CV-240-0 · 30 killed
  25. 20 Mar 1955 · near Springfield Municipal Airport, MO (SGF), United States · Convair · 13 killed
  26. 6 Jul 1954 · Cleveland, OH, United States · Douglas DC-6B · 1 killed
  27. 6 Jul 1954 · Cleveland, OH · Douglas DC-6B · 1 killed
  28. 27 Jun 1954 · Columbus-Port Columbus International Airport, OH (CMH), United States · Convair 240 · 2 killed
  29. 16 Sept 1953 · Near Albany, New York, United States · Convair 240 · 28 killed
  30. 28 Jun 1952 · 1,3 km NW of Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL), United States · Douglas DC-6 · 2 killed
  31. 22 Jan 1952 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States · Convair 240 · 30 killed
  32. 22 Aug 1950 · near Eagle, CO · Douglas DC-6 · 1 killed
  33. 22 Aug 1950 · Near Eagle, Colorado, United States · Douglas DC-6 · 1 killed
  34. 29 Nov 1949 · Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL), United States · Douglas DC-6 · 28 killed
  35. 8 Aug 1947 · New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA), United States · Douglas DC-3C · 3 killed
  36. 28 Dec 1946 · Michigan City, IN · Douglas C-50A-DO (DC-3) · 2 killed
  37. 28 Dec 1946 · Michigan City, United States · Douglas C-50 (DC-3) · 2 killed
  38. 28 Dec 1946 · Michigan City, Indiana, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 2 killed
  39. 25 Aug 1946 · Ashland, United States · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 2 killed
  40. 25 Aug 1946 · 8 km WSW of Ashland, MS · Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) · 2 killed
  41. 3 Mar 1946 · Pine Valley, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 25 killed
  42. 23 Feb 1945 · Rural Retreat, United States · Douglas DC3 · 17 killed
  43. 10 Jan 1945 · Burbank, United States · Douglas DC3 · 24 killed
  44. 10 Feb 1944 · Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Douglas DC3 · 24 killed
  45. 15 Oct 1943 · Centerville, Tennessee, United States · Douglas DC3 · 11 killed
  46. 28 Jul 1943 · Trammel, Kentucky, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 18 killed
  47. 28 Jul 1943 · Trammel, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 20 killed
  48. 23 Oct 1942 · Palm Springs, California, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 12 killed
  49. 30 Oct 1941 · St. Thomas, Ontario, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 20 killed
  50. 1 Apr 1936 · Pavilion, United States · Stinson Model A · 2 killed

Showing the 50 most recent of 57 fatal accidents.

Accidents by year

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Data sourced from NTSB CAROL, Wikidata (Q744913), and official investigation authorities. Counts represent recorded events; actual figures may differ from airline-published data due to source methodology differences. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-06. See /about for details.

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