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Transport Airplane Lessons Learned Library

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Below is a listing of the Transport Airplane Lessons Learned Library accident modules. 

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DateOperatorFlight CityStateCountryMakeModel
5/2/1953British Overseas Airways Corporation783Calcutta Indiade HavillandDH-106 Comet
1/10/1954British Overseas Airways Corporation781Elba Italyde HavillandDH-106 Comet
4/8/1954South African Airways201Naples Italyde HavillandDH-106 Comet
6/30/1956Trans World Airlines2Grand CanyonArizonaUnited StatesLockheedL-1049 Super Constellation
6/30/1956United Airlines718Grand CanyonArizonaUnited StatesMcDonnell Douglas DC-7
9/29/1959Braniff Airways542BuffaloTexasUnited StatesLockheedL-188 Electra
3/17/1960Northwest Airlines710CanneltonIndianaUnited StatesLockheedL-188 Electra
1/18/1960Capital Airlines20Charles CityVirginiaUnited StatesVickers-Armstrongs Viscount 700
10/4/1960Eastern Airlines375BostonMassachusettsUnited StatesLockheedL-188 Electra
12/16/1960United Airlines826Staten IslandNew YorkUnited StatesDouglas DC-8
12/16/1960Trans World Airlines266Staten IslandNew YorkUnited StatesLockheedL-1049 Super Constellation
11/23/1962United Airlines297Ellicott CityMarylandUnited StatesVickers-Armstrongs Viscount 745
2/12/1963Northwest Airlines705MiamiFloridaUnited StatesBoeing720B
12/8/1963Pan American World Airways214ElktonMarylandUnited StatesBoeing707
11/11/1965United Airlines227Salt Lake CityUtahUnited StatesBoeing727
3/5/1967Lake Central Airlines527MarseillesOhioUnited StatesConvair340
6/23/1967Mohawk Airlines40BlossburgPennsylvaniaUnited StatesBritish Aircraft CorporationBAC 1-11
1/18/1969United Airlines266Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesBoeing727
12/29/1972Eastern Airlines401MiamiFloridaUnited StatesLockheedL-1011
11/3/1973National Airlines27AlbuquerqueNew MexicoUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasDC-10
3/3/1974Turk HavaTK981Paris FranceMcDonnell DouglasDC-10
12/1/1974Trans World Airlines514Mt. WeatherVirginiaUnited StatesBoeing727
6/24/1975Eastern Airlines66JamaicaNew YorkUnited StatesBoeing727
11/12/1975Overseas National Airways32JamaicaNew YorkUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasDC-10
4/27/1976American Airlines625St. Thomas Virgin IslandsBoeing727
3/27/1977KLM4805TenerifeCanary IslandsSpainBoeing747
3/27/1977Pan American World Airways1736TenerifeCanary IslandsSpainBoeing747
4/4/1977Southern Airways242New HopeGeorgiaUnited StatesDouglas DC-9
5/14/1977Dan-Air Services Lusaka ZambiaBoeing707
2/11/1978Pacific Western Airlines314CranbrookBritish ColumbiaCanadaBoeing737
3/1/1978Continental Airlines603Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasDC-10
9/25/1978Pacific Southwest Airlines182San DiegoCaliforniaUnited StatesBoeing727
9/25/1978Gibbs Flite Center San DiegoCaliforniaUnited StatesCessna172
8/31/1986Aeronaves de Mexico, S.A.498CerritosCaliforniaUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasDC-9
8/31/1986Private Pilot CerritosCaliforniaUnited StatesPiperPA-28-181
12/28/1978United Airlines173PortlandOregonUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasDC-8
5/25/1979American Airlines191ChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasDC-10
8/19/1980Saudi Arabian Airlines163Riyadh Saudi ArabiaLockheedL-1011
1/13/1982Air Florida90WashingtonD.C.United StatesBoeing737
6/2/1983Air Canada797CovingtonKentuckyUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasDC-9
8/2/1985Delta Airlines191Dallas/Fort WorthTexasUnited StatesLockheedL-1011
8/12/1985Japan Airlines123Gunma Prefecture JapanBoeing747
8/22/1985British AirtoursKT28MManchester EnglandBoeing737
8/16/1987Northwest Airlines255DetroitMichiganUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasDC-9
11/28/1987South African Airways295  MauritiusBoeing747
4/28/1988Aloha Airlines243MauiHawaiiUnited StatesBoeing737
5/24/1988TACA International Airlines110New OrleansLouisianaUnited StatesBoeing737
1/8/1989British Midland92KegworthLeicestershireEnglandBoeing737
2/24/1989United Airlines811HonoluluHawaiiUnited StatesBoeing747
3/10/1989Air Ontario1363DrydenOntarioCanadaFokker28
7/19/1989United Airlines232Sioux CityIowaUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasDC-10
1/25/1990Avianca Airlines52Long IslandNew YorkUnited StatesBoeing707
2/14/1990Indian Airlines605Bangalore IndiaAirbusA320
2/1/1991USAir1493Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesBoeing737
2/1/1991Skywest5569Los AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesFairchild Swearingen MetrolinerSA-277-AC
4/5/1991Atlantic Southeast Airlines2311BrunswickGeorgiaUnited StatesEmbraerEMB-120
5/26/1991Lauda Air NG004Bangkok ThailandBoeing767
9/11/1991Continental Express2574Eagle LakeTexasUnited StatesEmbraerEMB-120RT
12/27/1991Scandinavian Airlines System751Gottröra SwedenMcDonnell DouglasMD-81
1/20/1992Air InterIFT148DAStrasbourg FranceAirbusA320
10/4/1992El Al1862Amsterdam NetherlandsBoeing747
9/13/1993Air France72Papeete French PolynesiaBoeing747
4/26/1994China Airlines140Nagoya JapanAirbus300B4-622R
9/8/1994USAir427AliquippaPennsylvaniaUnited StatesBoeing737
10/31/1994Simmons Airlines American Eagle4184RoselawnIndianaUnited StatesAvions de Transport Regional72-212
8/21/1995Atlantic Southeast529CarrolltonGeorgiaUnited StatesEmbraerEMB-120RT
12/20/1995American Airlines965Cali ColombiaBoeing757
2/6/1996BirgenairALW301Puerto Plata Dominican RepublicBoeing757
5/11/1996ValuJet Airlines592EvergladesFloridaUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasDC-9
7/6/1996Delta Airlines1288PensacolaFloridaUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasMD-88
7/17/1996Trans World Airlines800Long IslandNew YorkUnited StatesBoeing747
10/31/1996TAM402Sao Paulo BrazilFokker100
1/9/1997Comair3272MonroeMichiganUnited StatesEmbraerEMB-120RT
8/6/1997Korean Airlines801Nimitz Hill GuamBoeing747
8/7/1997Fine Air101MiamiFloridaUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasDC-8
9/2/1998Swissair111Peggy's Cove Nova ScotiaMcDonnell DouglasMD-11
6/1/1999American Airlines1420Little RockArkansasUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasMD-82
1/31/2000Alaska Airlines261Anacapa Island CaliforniaUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasMD-83
7/25/2000Air France4590Paris FranceConcorde 
8/24/2001Air TransatTSC236LajesAzoresPortugalAirbusA330
11/12/2001American Airlines587Belle HarborNewYorkUnited StatesAirbusA300
5/25/2002China AirlinesCI611Makung Penghu IslandBoeing747
7/1/2002Bashkirian Airlines2937Überlingen GermanyTupolevTU154M
7/1/2002DHL611Überlingen GermanyBoeing757
11/6/2002Luxair LG9642/LH2420Luxembourg LuxembourgFokker F27 Mk 050
8/14/2005Helios Airways52Hellas GreeceBoeing737
12/8/2005Southwest Airlines1248ChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesBoeing737
12/19/2005Chalk's Ocean Airways MiamiFloridaUnited StatesGrumman Turbo MallardG-73T
8/27/2006Comair5191LexingtonKentuckyUnited StatesBombardierCL-600-2B19
8/20/2007China Airlines120Okinawa  JapanBoeing737
1/17/2008British Airways38London EnglandBoeing777
1/15/2009US Airways1549New YorkNew YorkUnited StatesAirbusA320-214
2/12/2009Colgan Air3407Clarence CenterNew YorkUnited StatesBombardierDHC-8-400
9/3/2010United Parcel Service6Dubai United Arab EmiratesBoeing747
11/4/2010Qantas32Batam Island IndonesiaAirbusA380
4/29/2013National Airlines102Bagram AfghanistanBoeing747

Pilots, Owners, and Operators

Air charter operations require a safe air charter logohigher level of FAA pilot training and certification than pilots who may take family or friends for an airplane ride.

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Airport Infrastructure Grant Funding Amounts

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides $15 billion for airport-related projects as defined under the existing Airport Improvement Grant and Passenger Facility Charge criteria. The money can be invested in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections and roadway projects. 

The FAA has released the fifth and final installment of $2.89 billion in funding for U.S. airports.