Transport Airplane: Airplane Life Cycle Accidents
An airplane passes through many stages in its "life." Design and manufacturing create the product, which is then delivered to an operator and put into operational service. The majority of an airplane's life cycle is spent in the Operational realm. During an airplane's life however, periodic maintenance must be performed, and occasionally repairs and alterations occur. All of these elements can, and have, contributed to accident occurrences, and those contributions are addressed in this library.
An aircraft design is defined in and approved by the issuance of a "Type Certificate" which is normally issued by a civil aviation authority to a manufacturer when the design is found to comply with all relevant design requirements. The design is then manufactured in accordance with the airplane configuration and is defined by this certificate.
Date |
Operator |
Flight |
City |
State |
Country |
Make |
Model |
Series |
5/2/1953 |
783 |
Calcutta |
|
India |
de Havilland |
DH-106 Comet |
|
|
1/10/1954 |
781 |
Elba |
|
Italy |
de Havilland |
DH-106 Comet |
|
|
4/8/1954 |
201 |
Naples |
|
Italy |
de Havilland |
DH-106 Comet |
|
|
9/29/1959 |
542 |
Buffalo |
Texas |
United States |
Lockheed |
L-188 Electra |
|
|
3/17/1960 |
710 |
Cannelton |
Indiana |
United States |
Lockheed |
L-188 Electra |
|
|
1/18/1960 |
20 |
Charles City |
Virginia |
United States |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
Viscount 700 |
|
|
10/4/1960 |
375 |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
United States |
Lockheed |
L-188 Electra |
|
|
11/23/1962 |
297 |
Ellicott City |
Maryland |
United States |
Vickers-Armstrongs |
Viscount 745 |
|
|
12/8/1963 |
214 |
Elkton |
Maryland |
United States |
Boeing |
707 |
121 |
|
3/5/1967 |
527 |
Marseilles |
Ohio |
United States |
Convair |
340 |
|
|
6/23/1967 |
40 |
Blossburg |
Pennsylvania |
United States |
British Aircraft Corporation |
BAC 1-11 |
|
|
1/18/1969 |
266 |
Los Angeles |
California |
United States |
Boeing |
727 |
22C |
|
11/3/1973 |
27 |
Albuquerque |
New Mexico |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-10 |
10 |
|
3/3/1974 |
TK981 |
Paris |
|
France |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-10 |
|
|
11/12/1975 |
32 |
Jamaica |
New York |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-10 |
30 |
|
4/4/1977 |
242 |
New Hope |
Georgia |
United States |
Douglas |
DC-9 |
31 |
|
5/14/1977 |
|
Lusaka |
|
Zambia |
Boeing |
707 |
300 |
|
3/1/1978 |
603 |
Los Angeles |
California |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-10 |
10 |
|
5/25/1979 |
191 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-10 |
|
|
7/23/1983 |
143 |
Gimli |
Manitoba |
Canada |
Boeing |
767 |
233 |
|
8/22/1985 |
KT28M |
Manchester |
|
England |
Boeing |
737 |
236 |
|
8/16/1987 |
255 |
Detroit |
Michigan |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-9 |
|
|
11/28/1987 |
295 |
|
|
Mauritius |
Boeing |
747 |
244B |
|
4/28/1988 |
243 |
Maui |
Hawaii |
United States |
Boeing |
737 |
200 |
|
5/24/1988 |
110 |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
United States |
Boeing |
737 |
300 |
|
1/8/1989 |
92 |
Kegworth |
Leicestershire |
England |
Boeing |
737 |
400 |
|
2/24/1989 |
811 |
Honolulu |
Hawaii |
United States |
Boeing |
747 |
122 |
|
7/19/1989 |
232 |
Sioux City |
Iowa |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-10 |
|
|
2/14/1990 |
605 |
Bangalore |
|
India |
Airbus |
A320 |
321 |
|
4/5/1991 |
2311 |
Brunswick |
Georgia |
United States |
Embraer |
EMB-120 |
|
|
5/26/1991 |
NG004 |
Bangkok |
|
Thailand |
Boeing |
767 |
300ER |
|
10/4/1992 |
1862 |
Amsterdam |
|
Netherlands |
Boeing |
747 |
200F |
|
9/13/1993 |
72 |
Papeete |
|
French Polynesia |
Boeing |
747 |
428B |
|
4/26/1994 |
140 |
Nagoya |
|
Japan |
Airbus |
300B4-622R |
|
|
9/8/1994 |
427 |
Aliquippa |
Pennsylvania |
United States |
Boeing |
737 |
3B7 |
|
10/31/1994 |
4184 |
Roselawn |
Indiana |
United States |
Avions de Transport Regional |
72-212 |
|
|
5/11/1996 |
592 |
Everglades |
Florida |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-9 |
32 |
|
7/17/1996 |
800 |
Long Island |
New York |
United States |
Boeing |
747 |
100 |
|
10/31/1996 |
402 |
Sao Paulo |
|
Brazil |
Fokker |
100 |
|
|
9/2/1998 |
111 |
Peggy's Cove |
|
Nova Scotia |
McDonnell Douglas |
MD-11 |
|
|
1/31/2000 |
261 |
Anacapa Island |
California |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
MD-83 |
|
|
7/25/2000 |
4590 |
Paris |
|
France |
Concorde |
|
|
|
8/24/2001 |
TSC236 |
Lajes |
Azores |
Portugal |
Airbus |
A330 |
243 |
|
11/6/2002 |
LG9642/LH2420 |
Luxembourg |
|
Luxembourg |
Fokker |
F27 Mk 050 |
|
|
8/14/2005 |
52 |
Hellas |
|
Greece |
Boeing |
737 |
300 |
|
8/20/2007 |
120 |
Okinawa |
|
Japan |
Boeing |
737 |
800 |
|
1/17/2008 |
38 |
London |
|
England |
Boeing |
777 |
236ER |
|
11/4/2010 |
32 |
Batam Island |
|
Indonesia |
Airbus |
A380 |
842 |
Once manufactured, the airplane is delivered to an operator to begin commercial service. In the Operational phase, the airplane is operated by an airline in accordance with the operational requirements specified by the country responsible for overseeing that operator's activity. These operational requirements usually include all ground and flight operations, including the training and certification of the personnel conducting these operations.
Date |
Operator |
Flight |
City |
State |
Country |
Make |
Model |
Series |
6/30/1956 |
2 |
Grand Canyon |
Arizona |
United States |
Lockheed |
L-1049 Super Constellation |
|
|
6/30/1956 |
718 |
Grand Canyon |
Arizona |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-7 |
|
|
12/16/1960 |
826 |
Staten Island |
New York |
United States |
Douglas |
DC-8 |
|
|
12/16/1960 |
266 |
Staten Island |
New York |
United States |
Lockheed |
L-1049 Super Constellation |
|
|
2/12/1963 |
705 |
Miami |
Florida |
United States |
Boeing |
720B |
|
|
11/11/1965 |
227 |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
United States |
Boeing |
727 |
22 |
|
6/23/1967 |
40 |
Blossburg |
Pennsylvania |
United States |
British Aircraft Corporation |
BAC 1-11 |
|
|
1/18/1969 |
266 |
Los Angeles |
California |
United States |
Boeing |
727 |
22C |
|
12/29/1972 |
401 |
Miami |
Florida |
United States |
Lockheed |
L-1011 |
|
|
12/1/1974 |
514 |
Mt. Weather |
Virginia |
United States |
Boeing |
727 |
231 |
|
6/24/1975 |
66 |
Jamaica |
New York |
United States |
Boeing |
727 |
225 |
|
11/12/1975 |
32 |
Jamaica |
New York |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-10 |
30 |
|
4/27/1976 |
625 |
St. Thomas |
|
Virgin Islands |
Boeing |
727 |
95 |
|
3/27/1977 |
4805 |
Tenerife |
Canary Islands |
Spain |
Boeing |
747 |
206B |
|
3/27/1977 |
1736 |
Tenerife |
Canary Islands |
Spain |
Boeing |
747 |
121 |
|
2/11/1978 |
314 |
Cranbrook |
British Columbia |
Canada |
Boeing |
737 |
275 |
|
3/1/1978 |
603 |
Los Angeles |
California |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-10 |
10 |
|
9/25/1978 |
182 |
San Diego |
California |
United States |
Boeing |
727 |
214 |
|
9/25/1978 |
|
San Diego |
California |
United States |
Cessna |
172 |
|
|
7/23/1983 |
143 |
Gimli |
Manitoba |
Canada |
Boeing |
767 |
233 |
|
8/31/1986 |
498 |
Cerritos |
California |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-9 |
32 |
|
8/31/1986 |
|
Cerritos |
California |
United States |
Piper |
PA-28-181 |
|
|
12/28/1978 |
173 |
Portland |
Oregon |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-8 |
61 |
|
8/19/1980 |
163 |
Riyadh |
|
Saudi Arabia |
Lockheed |
L-1011 |
10 |
|
1/13/1982 |
90 |
Washington |
D.C. |
United States |
Boeing |
737 |
200 |
|
6/2/1983 |
797 |
Covington |
Kentucky |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-9 |
32 |
|
8/2/1985 |
191 |
Dallas/Fort Worth |
Texas |
United States |
Lockheed |
L-1011 |
|
|
8/22/1985 |
KT28M |
Manchester |
|
England |
Boeing |
737 |
236 |
|
8/16/1987 |
255 |
Detroit |
Michigan |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-9 |
|
|
5/24/1988 |
110 |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
United States |
Boeing |
737 |
300 |
|
1/8/1989 |
92 |
Kegworth |
Leicestershire |
England |
Boeing |
737 |
400 |
|
3/10/1989 |
1363 |
Dryden |
Ontario |
Canada |
Fokker |
28 |
|
|
1/25/1990 |
52 |
Long Island |
New York |
United States |
Boeing |
707 |
321B |
|
2/14/1990 |
605 |
Bangalore |
|
India |
Airbus |
A320 |
321 |
|
2/1/1991 |
1493 |
Los Angeles |
California |
United States |
Boeing |
737 |
300 |
|
2/1/1991 |
5569 |
Los Angeles |
California |
United States |
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner |
SA-277-AC |
|
|
12/27/1991 |
751 |
Gottröra |
|
Sweden |
McDonnell Douglas |
MD-81 |
|
|
1/20/1992 |
IFT148 DA |
Strasbourg |
|
France |
Airbus |
A320 |
111 |
|
9/13/1993 |
72 |
Papeete |
|
French Polynesia |
Boeing |
747 |
428B |
|
4/26/1994 |
140 |
Nagoya |
|
Japan |
Airbus |
300B4-622R |
|
|
9/8/1994 |
427 |
Aliquippa |
Pennsylvania |
United States |
Boeing |
737 |
3B7 |
|
10/31/1994 |
4184 |
Roselawn |
Indiana |
United States |
Avions de Transport Regional |
72-212 |
|
|
12/20/1995 |
965 |
Cali |
|
Colombia |
Boeing |
757 |
223 |
|
2/6/1996 |
ALW301 |
Puerto Plata |
|
Dominican Republic |
Boeing |
757 |
200 |
|
5/11/1996 |
592 |
Everglades |
Florida |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-9 |
32 |
|
10/31/1996 |
402 |
Sao Paulo |
|
Brazil |
Fokker |
100 |
|
|
1/9/1997 |
3272 |
Monroe |
Michigan |
United States |
Embraer |
EMB-120RT |
|
|
8/6/1997 |
801 |
Nimitz Hill |
|
Guam |
Boeing |
747 |
300 |
|
8/7/1997 |
101 |
Miami |
Florida |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-8 |
61 |
|
6/1/1999 |
1420 |
Little Rock |
Arkansas |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
MD-82 |
|
|
1/31/2000 |
261 |
Anacapa Island |
California |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
MD-83 |
|
|
8/24/2001 |
TSC236 |
Lajes |
Azores |
Portugal |
Airbus |
A330 |
243 |
|
11/12/2001 |
587 |
Belle Harbor |
NewYork |
United States |
Airbus |
A300 |
600 |
|
7/1/2002 |
2937 |
Überlingen |
|
Germany |
Tupolev |
TU154M |
|
|
7/1/2002 |
611 |
Überlingen |
|
Germany |
Boeing |
757 |
200 |
|
11/6/2002 |
LG9642/LH2420 |
Luxembourg |
|
Luxembourg |
Fokker |
F27 Mk 050 |
|
|
8/14/2005 |
52 |
Hellas |
|
Greece |
Boeing |
737 |
300 |
|
12/8/2005 |
1248 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
United States |
Boeing |
737 |
700 |
|
12/19/2005 |
|
Miami Beach |
Florida |
United States |
Grumman Turbo Mallard |
G-73T |
||
8/27/2006 |
5191 |
Lexington |
Kentucky |
United States |
Bombardier |
CL-600-2B19 |
|
|
9/3/2010 |
6 |
Dubai |
|
United Arab Emirates |
Boeing |
747 |
44AF |
|
4/29/2013 |
National Airlines |
102 |
Bagram |
|
Afghanistan |
Boeing |
747 |
400 BCF |
As the airplane continues to be operated, maintenance is performed which is intended to keep the airplane in an airworthy condition. Repair may be necessary in order to correct damage or other events that might have occurred. Alterations may be also desired which change the configuration of the original design.
Date |
Operator |
Flight |
City |
State |
Country |
Make |
Model |
Series |
3/1/1978 |
603 |
Los Angeles |
California |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-10 |
10 |
|
5/25/1979 |
191 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-10 |
|
|
8/12/1985 |
123 |
Gunma Prefecture |
|
Japan |
Boeing |
747 |
SR |
|
8/16/1987 |
255 |
Detroit |
Michigan |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-9 |
|
|
4/28/1988 |
243 |
Maui |
Hawaii |
United States |
Boeing |
737 |
200 |
|
7/19/1989 |
232 |
Sioux City |
Iowa |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
DC-10 |
|
|
9/11/1991 |
2574 |
Eagle Lake |
Texas |
United States |
Embraer |
EMB-120RT |
|
|
8/21/1995 |
529 |
Carrollton |
Georgia |
United States |
Embraer |
EMB-120RT |
|
|
2/6/1996 |
ALW301 |
Puerto Plata |
|
Dominican Republic |
Boeing |
757 |
200 |
|
7/6/1996 |
1288 |
Pensacola |
Florida |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
MD-88 |
1288 |
|
7/17/1996 |
800 |
Long Island |
New York |
United States |
Boeing |
747 |
100 |
|
10/31/1996 |
402 |
Sao Paulo |
|
Brazil |
Fokker |
100 |
|
|
7/25/2000 |
4590 |
Paris |
|
France |
Concorde |
|
|
|
8/24/2001 |
TSC236 |
Lajes |
Azores |
Portugal |
Airbus |
A330 |
243 |
|
5/25/2002 |
CI611 |
Makung |
|
Penghu Island |
Boeing |
747 |
200 |
|
11/6/2002 |
LG9642/LH2420 |
Luxembourg |
|
Luxembourg |
Fokker |
F27 Mk 050 |
|
|
8/14/2005 |
52 |
Hellas |
|
Greece |
Boeing |
737 |
300 |
|
12/19/2005 |
|
Miami Beach |
Florida |
United States |
Grumman Turbo Mallard |
G-73T |
||
8/20/2007 |
120 |
Okinawa |
|
Japan |
Boeing |
737 |
800 |