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

Fatal

371

Deaths

Share fatal

1962 to 2025

Period

Show these on the map 69 of 231 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 55

1970s 79

1980s 17

1990s 17

2000s 17

2010s 26

2020s 20

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 727 40 Boeing 707 31 Douglas DC-10 17 Boeing 747 15 Boeing 777 13 Boeing 737 10

Where these happened

United States 199 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 5 Argentina 4 Canada 3 China 2 Brazil 2

All 231 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
27 Oct 2010	Boeing 757-223 N626AA	Miami, Florida, United States	American Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
17 Apr 2010	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) N461AA	Chicago, Illinois, United States	American Airlines Inc	Serious injuries	-
13 Apr 2010	Boeing 767-323 N380AN	Keflavik, Iceland no coordinates	American Airlines Inc	Minor injuries	-
23 Dec 2009	Boeing 737 N977AN	Kingston, Jamaica	American Airlines Inc.,	Serious injuries	-
26 Dec 2008	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 N9617R	Los Angeles Intl Airport, California, United States	American Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
22 Sep 2008	Boeing 757-223 N197AN	Chicago, Illinois, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Jul 2007	Boeing B737-800 N929AN	McAlester, Oklahoma, United States	American Airlines Inc	Serious injuries	-
2 Jun 2006	Boeing 767-223(ER) N330AA	Los Angeles, California, United States	American Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
21 Mar 2006	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N574AA	Denver, Colorado, United States	American Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
28 May 2005	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N911TW	Denver, Colorado, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Mar 2005	Boeing B777 N790AN	Buenos Aires, Argentina no coordinates	American Airlines Inc	Minor injuries	-
25 Jul 2004	Boeing 777 N797AN	Miami, Florida, United States	American Airlines Inc	Serious injuries	-
25 Sep 2003	McDonnell Douglas MD-80 N462AA	Dfw, Texas, United States no coordinates	American Airlines Inc	Minor injuries	-
2 Sep 2003	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N454AA	Jamaica, New York, United States	American Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
4 Aug 2003	McDonnell Douglas MD-82 N7527A	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
12 Jun 2003	Boeing MD-82 N451AA	Fort Worth, Texas, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
9 Nov 2002	McDonnell Douglas MD-82 N452AA	Flushing, New York, United States	American Airlines Inc	Serious injuries	-
28 Nov 2001	Airbus A300-600 N7055A	Lima, Peru no coordinates	American Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
30 Oct 2001	Boeing 757-223 N640A	Dulles, Virginia, United States	American Airlines Inc	Serious injuries	-
9 Apr 2001	Boeing 767-200ER N328AA	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	American Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
15 Jul 1999	Airbus A-300-600ER N80057	Jamaica, New York, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1998	Boeing 757-223 N650AA	La Paz, Bolivia no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1998	Boeing 767-223 N335AA	Peotone, Illinois, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
9 Jul 1998	Airbus A-300B4-605R N80057	San Juan no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
9 Jul 1998	Airbus A300 N70072	London, United Kingdom no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc	No injuries	-
6 Mar 1997	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N275AA	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
6 Feb 1997	Airbus A-300-600R N41063	St John Antigua, Antigua And Barbuda no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Oct 1996	McDonnell Douglas MD-80 N244AA	Jamaica, New York, United States	American Airlines, Inc	Serious injuries	-
18 Jun 1993	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N467AA	Savannah, Georgia, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Jan 1993	Boeing 767-323ER N360AA	Sarasota, Florida, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
27 Mar 1992	Boeing 757-223 N615AM	Hayden, Colorado, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
17 Oct 1991	McDonnell Douglas MD-80 N498AA	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
2 Jul 1991	Airbus A-300-605R N41063	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
15 May 1991	Boeing 727-223 N882AA	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
25 Apr 1991	Boeing 727-223 N6815	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Jan 1991	Boeing B727-223 N6821	Des Moines, Iowa, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
18 Jul 1990	Boeing 727-223 N6834	Fort Myers, Florida, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
24 Oct 1988	Airbus A-300-600R N70054	San Juan no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
17 Oct 1988	Boeing 727-200 N706AA	St. Thomas no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Sep 1988	Boeing 727-200 N710AA	Dfw Airport, Texas, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
26 Dec 1987	Boeing 727-200 N705AA	San Juan no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1987	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N413AA	Ontario, California, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Aug 1987	Boeing 737 N754UA	Santa Monica, California, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Mar 1987	McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N151AA	Tuba City, Arizona, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Mar 1986	Boeing 727-223 N877AA	Memphis, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
3 Jan 1986	McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N101AA	Detroit, Michigan, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Nov 1985	Boeing 727-23 N1908	Bellevue, Nebraska, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1985	Boeing 727 N1965	South Haven, Michigan, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Sep 1983	Boeing 727-223B N897AA	Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
30 Dec 1982	McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 N137AA	Thermal, California, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-