Air France A320 F-HBNJ
Five people were seriously injured when the A320 entered a developing convective cell. Late weather detection and incomplete injury communication shaped the consequences.
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Airbus A320 accidents and incidents
The Airbus A320 appears in 8 of the incidents we cover, flown by 7 operators from 1993 to 2025. 8 rest on a final report and 0 on preliminary or official information. This page lists the incidents we have documented from official reports. It is not a measure of the aircraft's safety.
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| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Location | Fatalities | Report status |
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| 20 August 2025 | Air France A320 F-HBNJ | Airbus A320-214 | Descent to Ajaccio, near FL262 over the Mediterranean | Not stated | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 22 May 2020 | Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 | Airbus A320-214 | Model Colony, Karachi, Pakistan | 98: 97 aboard and one on the ground | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 7 July 2017 | Air Canada Flight 759 | Airbus A320-211 | Taxiway C, San Francisco International Airport, California | 0 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 29 March 2015 | Air Canada Flight 624 | Airbus A320-211 | Halifax Stanfield, approach to Runway 05 | No fatalities | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 24 March 2015 | Germanwings Flight 9525 | Airbus A320-211 | French Alps, near Prads-Haute-Bleone | 150 fatalities | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 28 December 2014 | Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 | Airbus A320-216 | Karimata Strait, Indonesia | 162 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 15 January 2009 | US Airways Flight 1549 | Airbus A320-214 | Hudson River near Weehawken, New Jersey | No fatalities | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 14 September 1993 | Lufthansa Flight 2904 | Airbus A320-211 | Warsaw Okecie, Runway 11 | Two fatalities | LEVEL 3 Final report |
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303
A gear-up runway contact damaged both engines. Oil loss led to engine failures during the go-around, and the A320 crashed in Karachi.
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Air Canada Flight 759
An A320 cleared for runway 28R descended over four airliners waiting on taxiway C and escaped a collision through a low-altitude go-around.
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Air Canada Flight 624
A constant descent angle did not keep the aircraft on the intended approach path.
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Germanwings Flight 9525
BEA found that the co-pilot intentionally commanded a descent while alone in the cockpit and prevented re-entry.
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Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501
Repeated rudder limiter faults led to electrical interruption, an abrupt roll and a prolonged stall over the Karimata Strait.
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US Airways Flight 1549
A bird encounter left almost no engine thrust, and the Hudson became the landing site.
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Lufthansa Flight 2904
A late touchdown and delayed deceleration left too little runway to stop.
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