Aviation accidents in Europe

The NTSB database holds 74 accidents and incidents in Europe, recorded between 1962 to 1980. 16 of them were fatal (22%), and 1,434 people died.

The deadliest year was 1977, with 1,148 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (22 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 707, Boeing 747 and Douglas DC-8.

74 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

Records

Fatal

1,434

Deaths

22%

Share fatal

1962 to 1980

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 74 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 35

1970s 38

1980s 1

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 707 13 Boeing 747 13 Douglas DC-8 4 Piper PA-28 3 Piper PA-22 2 Bell 47 2

Operators involved

Pan American World Airways, Inc. 16 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 13 Pan American World Airlines 2 Sembach Aero C 2 Rota Navy Flyi 2 Rotor-Hellas 2

All 74 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
27 Mar 1977	Boeing 747 PH-BUP	Tenerife, Europe no coordinates	KLM	Fatal	574
27 Mar 1977	Boeing 747 N736PA	Tenerife, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Fatal	574
7 Jul 1962	Douglas DC-8 IT1	Bombay India, Europe no coordinates	Alitalia	Fatal	94
8 Sep 1974	Boeing 707 N8734	Cephalonia, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	88
23 Nov 1964	Boeing 707 331 N769TW	Rome Italy, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	48
17 Dec 1973	Boeing 707 N407PA	Rome, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Fatal	31
12 Nov 1976	Piper PA-31T HB-LHT	Shannon Arpt, Europe no coordinates	Aeroleasing SA	Fatal	5
13 Jan 1965	Piper PA-28 N7756W	Marheim Germany, Europe no coordinates	Sembach FLG CL	Fatal	4
15 Nov 1966	Boeing B-727 N317PA	Berlin, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Fatal	3
17 Jan 1965	Cessna 210 N2313F	Stockholm Sweden, Europe no coordinates	Cessna Arcft C	Fatal	3
15 Jul 1964	Boeing 720B GE1	Ansbach Germany, Europe no coordinates	Lufthansa	Fatal	3
18 Apr 1968	Cessna 411 N4952T	Korinthos, Europe no coordinates	Tempor Airship	Fatal	2
11 Apr 1965	Piper PA-22 N9825D	Stuttgart Germany, Europe no coordinates	Stuttgart Flyr	Fatal	2
16 Oct 1967	Grumman TBM-3 N68684	Agrinion, Europe no coordinates	Maron Air Serv	Fatal	1
18 Jan 1967	Beechcraft 18 N102S	Plumpton, Europe no coordinates	World Wide HEL	Fatal	1
23 Jul 1965	Piper J-3 N3416K	Weibrsbrn Germany, Europe no coordinates	Frankfort Flye	Fatal	1
16 Sep 1980	Douglas DC-10 N83NA	London, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
27 Dec 1979	Boeing 747 N771PA	London, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Nov 1979	Douglas DC-10 XA-DUH	Luxemburg, Europe no coordinates	Aeronaves	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1979	Boeing 747 N754PA	Frankfort, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airlines	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1979	Boeing 747 N617US	Frankfurt, Europe no coordinates	Seaboard World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Dec 1978	Cessna 421 N4589L	Beziers, Europe no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1977	Douglas DC-8 N911CL	Shannon Arpt, Europe no coordinates	Capitol Airways	Serious injuries	-
9 Jun 1977	Boeing 727 N329PA	Berlin, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
24 Mar 1977	Boeing 747 N747PA	London, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airlines	No injuries	-
24 Apr 1976	Boeing 707 N8738	Paris, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Dec 1975	Boeing 707 N18701	Milan, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
11 Sep 1975	Boeing 747 N93114	London, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Nov 1974	Boeing 747 N93104	Rome, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
25 Nov 1974	Boeing 707 N765PA	Beirut, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
20 Jul 1974	Cessna 150H N22843	Almeria, Europe no coordinates	Rota Navy Flyi	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1974	Cessna 172F N5162F	Brandon, Europe no coordinates	RAF Lakenheath	No injuries	-
9 Aug 1973	Cessna 182 N3957D	Malaga, Europe no coordinates	Rota Navy Flyi	Serious injuries	-
13 Apr 1973	Hiller Acft UH-12B N6055	Gothenburg, Europe no coordinates	Agawam Helicop	No injuries	-
12 Mar 1973	Douglas DC-8 N801WA	Lands End, Europe no coordinates	World Airways, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
15 Aug 1972	Consolidate 28-5AC N190	Monte Carlo, Europe no coordinates	Stewart Enterp	Minor injuries	-
26 Jun 1972	Boeing 747 N93103	Madrid, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
9 Apr 1972	Cessna 140 N76938	Hanau, Europe no coordinates	Hanau Aero CLU	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1972	Aero Comdr 680 FL N669SA	Bremgarten, Europe no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
8 Mar 1972	Boeing 747 N738PA	London, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Mar 1972	Boeing 707 N797PA	London, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
23 Sep 1971	Boeing 707 N5794TW	Barcelona, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
29 Jun 1971	Boeing 747 N93117	Paris, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
28 Mar 1971	Piper PA-28 N8864W	Lohrbach, Europe no coordinates	Sembach Aero C	No injuries	-
4 Mar 1971	Cessna 421B N8006Q	Dortmund, Europe no coordinates	Cessna Aircraf	No injuries	-
13 Dec 1970	Boeing 747 N743PA	London, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
6 Nov 1970	Piper PA-28 N6384J	Lorca, Europe no coordinates	Torrejon Aero	No injuries	-
27 Oct 1970	Boeing 747 N337PA	London, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
3 May 1970	Cessna 150 N8744G	Gelnhausn, Europe no coordinates	Hanau Aero CLU	Serious injuries	-
25 Apr 1970	N American NA-265 N253MZ	Hannover, Europe no coordinates	-	No injuries	-