KLM accidents
The NTSB database holds 6 accidents and incidents involving KLM, recorded between 1977 to 2025. 1 of them were fatal (17%), and 574 people died.
The deadliest year was 1977, with 574 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is takeoff (1 records).
The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 747, Boeing 737 and Boeing 777.
Most of these records are from Netherlands, Europe and Spain.
5 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
6
Records
1
Fatal
574
Deaths
17%
Share fatal
1977 to 2025
Period
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1 of 6 have coordinates
By decade
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 6 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1977 | Boeing 747 | Tenerife, Europe | KLM | Fatal | 574 |
| 17 May 2025 | Boeing 777 | Schiphol, Netherlands | KLM | Unknown | - |
| 28 May 2021 | Boeing 737 | Barcelona, Spain | KLM | Unknown | - |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Boeing 737 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | KLM | Unknown | - |
| 23 Sep 2017 | Boeing 777 | Osaka, Japan | KLM | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1988 | Boeing 747 | Schiphol-Amster, Netherlands | KLM | Unknown | - |