Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The first accident involving a 737 was on July 19, 1970, when a 737-200 was damaged beyond repair during an aborted takeoff, with no fatalities; the first fatal accident occurred on December 8, 1972, when United Airlines Flight 553 crashed while attempting to land, with 45 (43 on board plus 2 on the ground) fatalities; and, as of February 2024 ...
At the time of the crash, Flight 427 was the second-deadliest accident involving a Boeing 737 (all series); as of 2024, it now ranks as the ninth-deadliest. It was also the seventh-deadliest aviation disaster in the history of the United States, and the deadliest in the U.S. involving a 737; as of 2024, it ranks eleventh. [17]
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737 Classic" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Boeing 737-800 is one of the world’s most commonly used airplanes, and it has a strong safety record. ... the type that was involved in two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed all 346 ...
March 20, 2019. New detail in Lion Air crash. An off-duty pilot who was riding in the cockpit of a Lion Air flight helped the flight crew control their diving Boeing 737 Max 8 jet on Oct. 28, 2019 ...
The company has lost $39.3 billion since early 2019, when the second fatal crash of its key passenger jet, the 737 Max, led to a 20-month grounding of the plane. Boeing has reported losses in ...
USAir Flight 427 nosedived into the ground on its landing approach when the rudder on the Boeing 737-300 malfunctioned near Pittsburgh on September 8, 1994. All 132 passengers and crew were killed on impact. [159] This is the third-highest death toll of any accident involving the Boeing 737-300.
On 29 October 2018, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating the route, carrying 181 passengers and 8 crew members, crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 occupants on board. It was the first major accident and hull loss of a 737 MAX, a then recently introduced aircraft. It is the deadliest accident involving the Boeing 737.