American Airlines, Inc. accidents
The NTSB database holds 231 accidents and incidents involving American Airlines, Inc., recorded between 1962 to 2025. 7 of them were fatal (3%), and 371 people died.
The deadliest year was 1979, with 271 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (63 records).
The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 727, Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-10.
Most of these records are from United States, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. and Argentina.
162 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
231
Records
7
Fatal
371
Deaths
3%
Share fatal
1962 to 2025
Period
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69 of 231 have coordinates
By decade
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 231 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1979 | Douglas DC-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 271 |
| 8 Nov 1965 | Boeing B-727 | Constance, Kentucky, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 58 |
| 27 Apr 1976 | Boeing 727 | St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 37 |
| 9 Jan 1971 | Boeing 707 | Edison, New Jersey, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Douglas DC-10 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Boeing 727 | Syracuse, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 1969 | Boeing 707 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jul 2025 | Boeing 737-8 | Denver, Colorado, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2025 | Airbus A321-211 | Miami, Florida, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Boeing 777-223 | Brasilia, Brazil | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2024 | Boeing 787-9 | Tokyo, Japan | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Airbus A321-231 | Waycross, Georgia, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2024 | Boeing 777-223 | Linneus, Missouri, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 2024 | Airbus A319-132 | Arlington, Virginia, United States | American Airlines Inc | Unknown | - |
| 11 Feb 2024 | Boeing 737-823 | Dallas, Texas, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2023 | Boeing 787-8 | Lake Erie Beach, New York, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 May 2023 | Airbus A321-231 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2023 | Boeing 777-223 | Atlantic Ocean, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 2023 | Boeing 737-823 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2022 | Airbus A319-115 | Barranquilla, Colombia | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2022 | Boeing 737-8 | Miami, Florida, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 2022 | Boeing 777-223 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2022 | Boeing 787-9 | KeflavĂk, Iceland | American Airlines Inc | Unknown | - |
| 20 Mar 2022 | Boeing 777-223 | Barcelona, Spain | American Airlines Inc | Unknown | - |
| 5 Jul 2021 | Airbus A321-231 | Miami, Florida, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 2021 | Boeing 737-823 | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2021 | Boeing 777-223 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2019 | Embraer ERJ190 | Disputanta, Virginia, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2018 | Airbus A321 | Dallas, Texas, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2018 | Boeing 787-9 | Harbin, China | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Boeing 777 223 | Decatur, Texas, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2017 | Airbus 330 | East Hampton, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 2016 | Boeing 767 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 2016 | Airbus A320 214 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2015 | Boeing 777 223 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2015 | Airbus A319 115 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2015 | Airbus A319 112 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2015 | Boeing 757 223 | Dallas, Texas, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2015 | Airbus A319 | Nassau, Bahamas | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2015 | Airbus A321 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2014 | Boeing 777 223 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2014 | Boeing 757 223 | Miami, Florida, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2013 | Boeing 757 223 | San Andreas, Colombia | American Airlines Inc | Unknown | - |
| 4 Jun 2013 | Boeing 777 | Shijiazhuang, China | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2012 | Boeing 777 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 2011 | Boeing 737-823 | Miami, Florida, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2011 | Boeing 777-223 | Pacific Ocean, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2011 | Boeing 737-823 | Southlake, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2010 | Boeing 757-223 | Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2010 | Boeing 737-823 | Montreal, Canada | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |