Alaska Airlines, Inc. accidents

The NTSB database holds 34 accidents and incidents involving Alaska Airlines, Inc., recorded between 1962 to 2026. 4 of them were fatal (12%), and 200 people died.

The deadliest year was 1971, with 111 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (9 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 727, Boeing 737 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9.

Most of these records are from United States and Canada.

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

Records

Fatal

200

Deaths

12%

Share fatal

1962 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 16 of 34 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 7

1970s 8

1980s 3

1990s 2

2000s 8

2010s 1

2020s 5

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 727 10 Boeing 737 10 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 2 Grumman G-21A 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 2 Beechcraft C18S 1

Where these happened

United States 32 Canada 2

All 34 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
4 Sep 1971	Boeing 727 N2969G	Juneau, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	111
1 Feb 2000	Douglas MD-83 N963AS	Port Hueneme, California, United States	Alaska Airlines Inc	Fatal	88
5 Apr 1976	Boeing 727 N124AS	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	1
18 Mar 2026	Boeing 737-9 N738AL	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
26 Dec 2024	Boeing 737 N958AK	Henderson, Nevada, United States	Alaska Airlines Inc	Serious injuries	-
12 Sep 2024	Boeing 737-9 N919AK	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Alaska Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
6 Jan 2024	Boeing 737-9 N704AL	Portland, Oregon, United States	Alaska Airlines Inc	Minor injuries	-
24 Aug 2021	Boeing 737-990ER N479AS	SeaTac, Washington, United States	Alaska Airlines Inc	Serious injuries	-
19 Dec 2015	Boeing 737 N477AS	Seattle, Washington, United States	Alaska Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
25 Dec 2007	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 N943AS	Ontario, California, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
17 Mar 2007	Boeing 737-700 N552	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Alaska Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
21 Aug 2006	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 N944AS	Long Beach, California, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Oct 2005	Boeing 737-900 N317AS	Calgary, Canada no coordinates	Alaska Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
1 Feb 2003	Boeing 737-400 N764AS	Vancouver, BC, Canada no coordinates	Alaska Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
17 Mar 2002	McDonnell Douglas MD-82 N935AS	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Apr 2000	McDonnell Douglas MD-82 N934AS	Seattle, Washington, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1994	Boeing 737-400 N769AS	Juneau, Alaska, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
14 Mar 1990	Boeing 727-227 N271AF	Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	-
13 Jun 1988	Boeing 727-200 N308AS	Seattle, Washington, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
13 Apr 1988	Boeing 727-290 N291AS	Portland, Oregon, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Jan 1984	Boeing 727-223 N876AA	Seattle, Washington, United States	Alaska Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
23 Feb 1979	Boeing 727 N314AS	Yakutat, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
17 Nov 1977	Boeing 727 N316AS	Seattle, Washington, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
28 Jan 1977	Boeing 727 N316AS	Seattle, Washington, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Mar 1971	Boeing 727 N789AS	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Nov 1970	Grumman G-21A N4772C	Wrangell, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Aug 1970	Grumman G-21A N4773C	Juneau, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Dec 1969	Lockheed Ga 382B N920NA	Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Aug 1968	Grumman G-21 N95431	Juneau, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 Nov 1967	Lockheed Ga L-382B N9263R	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Apr 1967	Lockheed 1049H N7777C	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Jan 1965	Convair CV-880 N8877H	Fairbanks Alas, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Sep 1964	Lockheed L-1649 N8083H	Shemya Alaska, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Jul 1962	Beechcraft C18S N5080K	Clear Afbase, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-