Air France — safety analytics
Aggregated accident and incident data from NTSB, Wikidata, and investigation authorities worldwide. Coverage: 1933–2024.
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271Total events
100Fatal accidents
61Hull losses
1845Total fatalities
1933–2024Data span
Air France fatal accidents
- 1 Jun 2009 · in the Atlantic ocean / Flight AF447 Rio Paris, France · Airbus A330-203 · 228 killed
- 25 Jul 2000 · Gonesse, France · Concorde · 113 killed
- 5 Sept 1996 · At around 30 miles from Ouagadougou at FL350 · Boeing 747-428 · 1 killed
- 26 Dec 1994 · Marseille-Provence Airport (MRS) · Airbus A300B2-1C · 7 killed
- 26 Jun 1988 · Mulhouse-Habsheim, France · Airbus A320 · 3 killed
- 28 Aug 1976 · Ho Chi Minh City Airport (SGN) · Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III · 1 killed
- 24 Jul 1974 · Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon), France · Fokker F27 Friendship · 3 killed
- 18 Oct 1973 · Marseille-Marignane Airport (MRS), France · Boeing 727-228 · 1 killed
- 3 Dec 1969 · ca 6,5 km off Caracas-Simon Bolivar Airport (CCS), Venezuela · Boeing 707-328B · 62 killed
- 11 Sept 1968 · Antibes, France · Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle · 95 killed
- 5 Mar 1968 · Mt La Soufrière, Guadeloupe · Boeing 707 · 63 killed
- 30 Jul 1962 · Coulommiers, France · Douglas DC-3 · 5 killed
- 22 Jun 1962 · 25 km WNW of Pointe-à-Pitre-Le Raizet Airport (PTP), Guadeloupe · Boeing 707-328 · 113 killed
- 3 Jun 1962 · Paris-Orly, France · Boeing 707 · 130 killed
- 12 Sept 1961 · Rabat, Morocco · Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle · 77 killed
- 10 May 1961 · Zarzaitine-In Amenas, Algeria · Lockheed L-1649 Starliner · 78 killed
- 29 Aug 1960 · 1,6 km off Dakar-Yoff Airport (DKR), Senegal · Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation · 63 killed
- 31 May 1958 · Bordj Bounaama, Algeria · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 15 killed
- 20 Apr 1957 · 25 miles S of Kirkuk · Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation · 1 killed
- 8 Apr 1957 · 0,8 km from Biskra Airport (BSK), Algeria · Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) · 32 killed
- 12 Dec 1956 · Dannemois, France · Vickers Viscount · 5 killed
- 28 Jan 1956 · Lyon-Bron, France · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 3 killed
- 18 Mar 1955 · Beauvais-Tillé Airport (BVA) · Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) · 9 killed
- 18 Mar 1955 · Beauvais-Tillé, France · Douglas DC-3 · 9 killed
- 1 Sept 1953 · Mt Cemet, France · Lockheed L-749 Constellation · 42 killed
- 3 Aug 1953 · Fethiye, Türkiye · Lockheed L-749 Constellation · 4 killed
- 10 Apr 1953 · Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) · Amiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52) · 4 killed
- 10 Apr 1953 · Miandrivazo, Madagascar · Amiot AAC.1 Toucan · 4 killed
- 3 Mar 1952 · Nice, France · SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc · 38 killed
- 2 Jan 1952 · Andapa · Amiot AAC.1 (Junkers Ju-52) · 6 killed
- 1 Jan 1952 · Andapa, Madagascar · Amiot AAC.1 Toucan · 6 killed
- 11 Aug 1951 · Moisville, France · Douglas DC-3 · 5 killed
- 3 Feb 1951 · Mt Cameroun, Cameroon · Douglas DC-4 · 29 killed
- 14 Jun 1950 · SE off Bahrain Airport (BAH) · Douglas DC-4-1009 · 40 killed
- 12 Jun 1950 · 5,5 km SE off Bahrain Airport (BAH) · Douglas DC-4-1009 · 46 killed
- 29 Nov 1949 · Saint-Just-Chaleyssin, France · Douglas C-54 Skymaster · 5 killed
- 28 Nov 1949 · near Saint-Just-Chaleyssin · Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4) · 5 killed
- 28 Oct 1949 · Santa Maria, Portugal · Lockheed L-749 Constellation · 48 killed
- 23 Nov 1948 · Toulouse-Blagnac, France · SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc · 1 killed
- 23 Nov 1948 · Toulouse · SNCASE SE.161/P7 Languedoc · 1 killed
- 1 Aug 1948 · Atlantic Ocean, Senegal · Latécoère 631 · 52 killed
- 10 Apr 1948 · Kano, Nigeria · Douglas DC-4 · 1 killed
- 26 Jan 1948 · ca 8 km S of Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG) · SNCASE SE.161/P7 Languedoc · 9 killed
- 26 Jan 1948 · Paris, France · SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc · 9 killed
- 6 Jan 1948 · Paris-Le Bourget, France · Douglas DC-3 · 16 killed
- 6 Jan 1948 · near Gonesse · Douglas DC-3D · 15 killed
- 1 Jul 1947 · Eséka, Cameroon · Amiot AAC.1 Toucan · 13 killed
- 4 Jun 1947 · Gémenos, France · Amiot AAC.1 Toucan · 3 killed
- 14 Mar 1947 · Mt Moucherolle, France · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 23 killed
- 1 Feb 1947 · 21 km W of Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS) · Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C) · 15 killed
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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.