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United Airlines — safety analytics

Aggregated accident and incident data from NTSB, Wikidata, and investigation authorities worldwide. Coverage: 1933–2026.

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573Total events
57Fatal accidents
41Hull losses
1320Total fatalities
1933–2026Data span
12.50 (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.

United Airlines fatal accidents

  1. 11 Sept 2001 · Shanksville, PA, United States · Boeing 757 · 45 killed
  2. 11 Sept 2001 · New York City, NY, United States · Boeing 767-200ER · 65 killed
  3. 28 Dec 1997 · 1530 km ESE of Tokyo · Boeing 747-122 · 1 killed
  4. 4 May 1992 · Denver, CO, United States · Boeing 757-222 · 1 killed
  5. 21 Mar 1992 · Phoenix, AZ, United States · Boeing 757-222 · 1 killed
  6. 3 Mar 1991 · Colorado Spgs, CO, United States · Boeing 737-291 · 25 killed
  7. 19 Jul 1989 · Sioux City, IA, United States · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · 111 killed
  8. 24 Feb 1989 · near Hawaii, United States · Boeing 747-122 · 9 killed
  9. 11 Jan 1983 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54F · 3 killed
  10. 28 Dec 1978 · Portland, Oregon, United States · Douglas DC-8-61 · 10 killed
  11. 18 Dec 1977 · N, UTAH, United States · DC-8F-54 · 3 killed
  12. 18 Dec 1977 · 5 km E of Kaysville, UT · Douglas DC-8-54F · 3 killed
  13. 18 Dec 1977 · Kaysville, Utah, United States · Douglas DC-8F-54 · 3 killed
  14. 13 May 1976 · N, MONTANA, United States · Douglas DC-10 · 1 killed
  15. 13 May 1976 · near Billings, MT · McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · 1 killed
  16. 8 Dec 1972 · Chicago,ill, ILLINOIS, United States · Boeing · 43 killed
  17. 18 Jan 1969 · N, CALIFORNIA, United States · Boeing 727 · 38 killed
  18. 11 Nov 1965 · Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC), United States · Boeing 727-22 · 43 killed
  19. 16 Aug 1965 · Lake Michigan Ill, ILLINOIS, United States · Boeing B-727 · 30 killed
  20. 9 Jul 1964 · N, TENNESSEE, United States · Viscount 745D · 39 killed
  21. 9 Jul 1964 · Parrottsville, Tennessee, United States · Vickers Viscount 745D · 39 killed
  22. 8 Jul 1964 · N, TENNESSEE, United States · Caravelle · 1 killed
  23. 23 Nov 1962 · N, MARYLAND, United States · Vickers-Armstrong Viscount Model 745D · 17 killed
  24. 23 Nov 1962 · Ellicott City, Maryland, United States · Vickers-Armstrongs Viscount · 17 killed
  25. 11 Jul 1961 · Denver, Colorado, United States · Douglas DC-8 · 18 killed
  26. 16 Dec 1960 · New York, United States · Douglas DC-8 · 90 killed
  27. 21 Apr 1958 · Las Vegas, United States · DC-7 · 47 killed
  28. 30 Jun 1956 · Grand Canyon, United States · Douglas DC-7 · 58 killed
  29. 1 Nov 1955 · Longmont, Colorado, United States · Douglas DC-6B · 44 killed
  30. 6 Oct 1955 · Medicine Bow Peak, Wyoming, United States · Douglas C-54B-DC · 66 killed
  31. 4 Apr 1955 · Islip, New York, United States · Douglas DC-6 · 3 killed
  32. 4 Dec 1951 · Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN), United States · Douglas DC-3A · 3 killed
  33. 12 Sept 1951 · Near Redwood City, California, United States · Boeing 377 · 3 killed
  34. 24 Aug 1951 · 24 km SE of Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK) · Douglas DC-6B · 50 killed
  35. 24 Aug 1951 · Near Oakland, California, United States · Douglas DC-6B · 50 killed
  36. 30 Jun 1951 · Fort Collins, Colorado, United States · Douglas DC-6 · 50 killed
  37. 28 Apr 1951 · Fort Wayne, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 11 killed
  38. 17 Jun 1948 · Mount Carmel, United States · Douglas DC-6 · 43 killed
  39. 24 Oct 1947 · 2,4 km SE of Bryce Canyon Airport, UT (BCE), United States · Douglas DC-6 · 52 killed
  40. 29 May 1947 · New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA), United States · Douglas DC-4 · 43 killed
  41. 11 Nov 1946 · Cleveland, Ohio, United States · Douglas DC-3A · 2 killed
  42. 8 Oct 1946 · 2,4 km NW of Cheyenne Airport, WY (CYS), United States · Douglas DC-4 · 2 killed
  43. 31 Jan 1946 · Elk Mountain, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 21 killed
  44. 2 Aug 1943 · Whenuapai AFB (Auckland), New Zealand · Consolidated B-24 Liberator · 16 killed
  45. 18 Nov 1942 · Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton), United States · Douglas DC-3 · 3 killed
  46. 1 May 1942 · Salt Lake City, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 17 killed
  47. 4 Dec 1940 · 0,5 km SW of Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW), United States · Douglas DC-3A-197C · 10 killed
  48. 4 Nov 1940 · Centerville, Utah, United States · Douglas DC-3A · 10 killed
  49. 29 Nov 1938 · Point Reyes, California, United States · Douglas DC-3-A-SB-3-G- · 5 killed
  50. 29 Nov 1938 · Point Reyes, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 5 killed

Showing the 50 most recent of 57 fatal accidents.

Accidents by year

United Airlines accidents by year05101520251933193819431948195319581963196819731978198319881993199820032008201320182023TotalFatal

Top countries

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US351
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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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