United Airlines accidents
The NTSB database holds 116 accidents and incidents involving United Airlines, recorded between 1982 to 2026. 6 of them were fatal (5%), and 255 people died.
The deadliest year was 1989, with 120 deaths.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 737, Boeing 747 and Boeing 757.
Most of these records are from United States, Japan and Ireland.
48 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
116
Records
6
Fatal
255
Deaths
5%
Share fatal
1982 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map
68 of 116 have coordinates
By decade
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 116 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | United Airlines | Fatal | 111 |
| 11 Sep 2001 | Boeing 767-200ER | New York City, New York, United States | United Airlines | Fatal | 65 |
| 11 Sep 2001 | Boeing 757 | Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States | United Airlines | Fatal | 44 |
| 3 Mar 1991 | Boeing 737-291 | Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | Fatal | 25 |
| 24 Feb 1989 | Boeing 747-122 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | United Airlines | Fatal | 9 |
| 4 May 1992 | Boeing 757-222 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Boeing 737-8 | Dulles, Virginia, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Boeing 737-824 | Osaka, Japan | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Boeing 737 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 May 2025 | Boeing 777 | Beijing, China | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Boeing 787-8 | Dabouzra, Cote D'ivoire | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Boeing 737-9 | Houston, Texas, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2024 | Boeing 767-322 | Geneva, Switzerland | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 14 May 2024 | Boeing 787 | Singapore, Singapore | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Boeing 737-9 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2022 | Boeing 737-824 | Pharisburg, Ohio, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 2022 | Airbus A320-232 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 May 2022 | Boeing 767-322 | Lima, Peru, Peru | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 8 Apr 2022 | Boeing 767-322 | Shannon, Irelan, Ireland | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2021 | Boeing 737-824 | Mexico City, Mexico | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 20 Feb 2021 | Boeing 777-222 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 2020 | Boeing 737-824 | San Jose, Costa Rica | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2020 | Airbus A320-232 | Houston, Texas, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2020 | Boeing 777 | Sydney, Australia | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 23 Dec 2019 | Boeing 737-824 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2019 | Boeing 737 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2019 | Boeing 767 | Shannon, Ireland | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2019 | Boeing 757 | San Francisco, California, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2019 | Boeing 737 | San Jose, Costa Rica | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Boeing 757 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2019 | Boeing 767 | London, United Kingdom | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 12 Apr 2019 | Boeing 737 | Fort Meyers, Florida, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2019 | Boeing 787 | Pacific Ocean, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2018 | Boeing 757 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2017 | Boeing 737-924ER | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2017 | Boeing 767 424ER | Zurich, Switzerland | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 18 Jul 2017 | Boeing 747 422 | Frankfurt, Germany | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 14 Dec 2016 | Boeing 737 824 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2016 | Boeing 767 322 | International Waters, Unknown | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Boeing 737 924 | Waco, Texas, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2016 | Boeing 737 724 | Port Arthur, Texas, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2014 | Boeing 767 322 | Lima, Peru | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2014 | Boeing 747 422 | Frankfurt, Germany | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 30 Jul 2014 | Boeing 757 | San Diego, California, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2013 | Boeing 757-200 | Dublin, Ireland | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2013 | Boeing 767 322 | Houston, Texas, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2013 | Boeing 747-422 | Pacific Ocean, Unknown | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2011 | Boeing 757-222 | Modesto, California, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2011 | Boeing 747-422 | Tangshan, China | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 May 2011 | Boeing 757-222 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |