Airbus A319 G-EUPS
A takeoff shock caused severe inertial drift, repeated automation failures and a go-around before a safe Heathrow landing.
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Airbus aircraft accidents and incidents
The Airbus appears in 16 of the incidents we cover, flown by 13 operators from 1993 to 2025. 15 rest on a final report and 1 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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| 30 October 2025 | Airbus A319 G-EUPS | Airbus A319-131 | Climb after Edinburgh departure | None | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 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 |
| 2 January 2024 | Japan Airlines Flight 516 | Airbus A350-941 and Bombardier DHC-8-315 | Runway 34R, Tokyo Haneda airport | Five Coast Guard crew killed | LEVEL 2 Preliminary findings |
| 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 |
| 4 November 2010 | Qantas Flight 32 | Airbus A380-842 | Over Batam Island; returned to Singapore | No injuries on board; none confirmed on the ground | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 1 June 2009 | Air France Flight 447 | Airbus A330-203 | Atlantic Ocean, international waters near TASIL | 228 fatalities; no survivors | 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 |
| 7 October 2008 | Qantas Flight 72 | Airbus A330-303 | Indian Ocean, 154 km west of Learmonth, Western Australia | 0 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 2 August 2005 | Air France Flight 358 | Airbus A340-313 | Runway 24L and the Etobicoke Creek ravine, Toronto Pearson, Ontario | 0 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 12 November 2001 | American Airlines Flight 587 | Airbus A300-605R (official designation A300B4-605R) | Belle Harbor, New York | 265: 260 on board and 5 on the ground | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 24 August 2001 | Air Transat Flight 236 | Airbus A330-243 | Lajes, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal | 0 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 14 September 1993 | Lufthansa Flight 2904 | Airbus A320-211 | Warsaw Okecie, Runway 11 | Two fatalities | LEVEL 3 Final report |
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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Japan Airlines Flight 516
An arriving JAL A350 struck a Coast Guard DHC-8 on runway 34R. Interim evidence describes a clearance misunderstanding and undetected runway occupancy; causes remain under investigation.
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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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Qantas Flight 32
An engine disc burst damaged multiple systems, leaving the crew to manage a complex return to Singapore.
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Air France Flight 447
An airspeed inconsistency became a loss of control that the crew never recovered from.
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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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Qantas Flight 72
Incorrect sensor-unit data met a flight-control design limitation, causing two sudden pitch-downs and serious cabin injuries.
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Air France Flight 358
A long touchdown in a Toronto thunderstorm left too little runway to stop. The A340 entered a ravine and burned; all 309 occupants escaped.
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American Airlines Flight 587
Alternating rudder inputs during a wake turbulence encounter overloaded the vertical stabilizer shortly after takeoff from New York.
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Air Transat Flight 236
A maintenance-induced fuel leak emptied an A330 over the Atlantic. The crew glided to Lajes, where all 306 occupants survived.
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Lufthansa Flight 2904
A late touchdown and delayed deceleration left too little runway to stop.
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