Air Crash Museum

Preserving the history and lessons of aviation accidents to ensure safer skies for tomorrow

12
Historic Cases
2,332
Lives Remembered
45
Years of History

Explore Aviation History

Image of Air France Flight 447
2009
228 casualties

Air France Flight 447

Rio de Janeiro to Paris, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean due to pilot error and iced pitot tubes.

Weather/Human ErrorAirbus A330
Image of Japan Airlines Flight 123
1985
520 casualties

Japan Airlines Flight 123

Tokyo to Osaka, crashed into Mount Takamagahara after explosive decompression.

Structural FailureBoeing 747SR
Image of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
2014
239 casualties

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, disappeared over the Indian Ocean - still a mystery.

Unknown/MysteryBoeing 777
Image of Turkish Airlines Flight 981
1974
346 casualties

Turkish Airlines Flight 981

Istanbul to London via Paris, crashed due to cargo door failure.

Design FlawMcDonnell Douglas DC-10
Image of TWA Flight 800
1996
230 casualties

TWA Flight 800

New York to Paris, exploded off Long Island due to fuel tank explosion.

Fuel SystemBoeing 747
Image of Pan Am Flight 103
1988
270 casualties

Pan Am Flight 103

London to New York, bombed over Lockerbie in a terrorist attack.

TerrorismBoeing 747
Image of United Airlines Flight 232
1989
111 casualties

United Airlines Flight 232

Denver to Chicago, hydraulic failure led to crash landing.

Mechanical FailureMcDonnell Douglas DC-10
Image of Singapore Airlines Flight 006
2000
83 casualties

Singapore Airlines Flight 006

Taipei to Los Angeles, crashed during takeoff on wrong runway.

Human ErrorBoeing 747
Image of Aeroflot Flight 1492
2019
41 casualties

Aeroflot Flight 1492

Moscow to Murmansk, emergency landing turned fatal with fire.

Emergency LandingSukhoi Superjet 100
Image of British Airways Flight 5390
1990
0 casualties

British Airways Flight 5390

Birmingham to Málaga, cockpit window blew out - miraculous survival.

Structural FailureBAC One-Eleven
Image of China Southern Airlines Flight 3456
1997
35 casualties

China Southern Airlines Flight 3456

Chongqing to Shenzhen, crashed during landing approach.

Weather/Human ErrorBoeing 737
Image of Swissair Flight 111
1998
229 casualties

Swissair Flight 111

New York to Geneva, crashed into the Atlantic after electrical fire.

Electrical FireMcDonnell Douglas MD-11

In Memory

"Every accident teaches us something new about flying safely. We honor those who lost their lives by learning from their sacrifice and making aviation safer for future generations."

2,332 lives remembered