Boeing 737-800 9H-QBD
Three windshear escapes and a refused diversion left a passenger jet landing at Manchester with 363 kg of fuel.
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Boeing 737 accidents and incidents
The Boeing 737 appears in 14 of the incidents we cover, flown by 13 operators from 1982 to 2025. 13 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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| 3 October 2025 | Boeing 737-800 9H-QBD | Boeing 737-800 | Prestwick, Edinburgh and Manchester airports | No injuries reported | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 26 July 2025 | American Airlines Flight 3023 | Boeing 737-8, MAX 8 | Runway 34L, Denver International Airport, Colorado | No reported passenger or crew injuries | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 29 December 2024 | Jeju Air Flight 2216 | Boeing 737-800 | Not stated | 179 | LEVEL 2 Preliminary findings |
| 7 August 2020 | Air India Express Flight 1344 | Boeing 737-800 | Runway 10, Kozhikode International Airport, Kerala, India | 21: 19 passengers and both pilots | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 8 January 2020 | Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 | Boeing 737-800 | Khalajabad near Shahriar, southwest of Tehran | All 176 occupants fatally injured | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 17 April 2018 | Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 | Boeing 737-7H4 | Not stated | One fatality and eight minor injuries | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 25 February 2009 | Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 | Boeing 737-800 | Field about 1.5 km short of runway 18R, Schiphol | 9: 5 passengers and 4 crew | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 8 December 2005 | Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 | Boeing 737-7H4 | Runway 31C and adjacent roadway, Chicago Midway | 1 on the ground; 0 aboard | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 14 August 2005 | Helios Airways Flight 522 | Boeing 737-31S | Near Grammatiko, about 33 km northwest of Athens airport | All 121 occupants fatally injured; aircraft destroyed | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 19 December 1997 | SilkAir Flight 185 | Boeing 737-300 | Musi River delta, north-north-east of Palembang, Indonesia | 104 aboard; no fatalities on the ground | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 8 January 1989 | British Midland Flight 92 | Boeing 737-400 | M1 motorway embankment near Kegworth, about 900 metres from Runway 27 at East Midlands | 47 passengers: 39 at the scene and eight later | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 28 April 1988 | Aloha Airlines Flight 243 | Boeing 737-297, in the 737-200 series | Near Maui; landing at Kahului Airport | One flight attendant lost in flight and presumed dead | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 22 August 1985 | British Airtours Flight 28M | Boeing 737-236 series 1 | Runway 24 and the entrance to link Delta, Manchester International Airport | 55: 53 passengers and two cabin crew | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 13 January 1982 | Air Florida Flight 90 | Boeing 737-222 | 14th Street Bridge and Potomac River, Washington area | 78: 74 aboard and four on the ground | LEVEL 3 Final report |
American Airlines Flight 3023
Thermal relief plugs released tire pressure during takeoff. The left wheels failed, the aircraft tilted, and smoke and fire prompted an evacuation.
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Jeju Air Flight 2216
A Boeing 737-800 landed with its landing gear retracted, overran runway 19 at Muan and struck an obstacle beyond it.
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Air India Express Flight 1344
An unstable approach, a prolonged float and a late touchdown left too little runway to stop at Kozhikode.
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Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752
Iran AAIB attributed the loss to missile damage after air-defence misidentification. Canada challenged the explanation and its supporting evidence.
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Southwest Airlines Flight 1380
A fractured fan blade triggered structural damage, a cabin window loss and an emergency diversion.
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Turkish Airlines Flight 1951
A false radio-altimeter reading drove the autothrottle to idle on approach to Schiphol. The crew recognised the falling airspeed at the stall warning, and the aircraft crashed short of runway 18R.
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Southwest Airlines Flight 1248
A snowy landing at Chicago Midway ended beyond the perimeter after delayed reverse thrust. One child in an automobile was killed.
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Helios Airways Flight 522
The crew did not identify inadequate cabin pressurization. The aircraft continued automatically until fuel depletion and impact.
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SilkAir Flight 185
A Boeing 737 descended from 35,000 feet into the Musi River, killing all 104 aboard. Indonesia could not determine the cause; NTSB concluded that intentional pilot action explained the accident.
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British Midland Flight 92
A left engine fan blade failed. The crew shut down the right engine, and the damaged left engine lost thrust on final approach.
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Aloha Airlines Flight 243
A large section of the upper fuselage separated during an interisland flight. The crew landed the damaged aircraft, while the investigation exposed failures in structural inspection and oversight.
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British Airtours Flight 28M
An engine failure punctured a fuel tank during takeoff. Wind drove the resulting fire around the stopped aircraft as smoke and exit restrictions overwhelmed the evacuation.
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Air Florida Flight 90
After a long wait in falling snow, a contaminated aircraft took off with too little thrust. It struck the 14th Street Bridge and entered the ice-covered Potomac River.
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