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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 2011 | Airbus A320 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Boeing 767 | Keflavik, Iceland | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2008 | Airbus 320 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2007 | Boeing 757-200 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2007 | Boeing 767-300 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2007 | Boeing 777-200B | London, United Kingdom | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2003 | Boeing B767-300 | New Market, Virginia, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2003 | Boeing 757-222 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2001 | Boeing 737-322 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2001 | Boeing 777 | Frankfurt, Germany | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Boeing 747-422 | Pacific Ocean | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1998 | Boeing 757 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 11 May 1998 | Boeing 747 | Narita, Japan | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1997 | Boeing 747-422 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1997 | Boeing 767-300 | Asuncion, Paraguay | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1995 | Boeing B-737-500 | San Francisco, California, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1994 | Boeing 747-400 | Pacific Ocean | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1993 | Boeing 747-100 | Milan, Italy | United Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 2 Aug 1993 | Boeing 757-222 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1993 | Boeing 757-222 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1993 | Boeing 757-222 | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1993 | Boeing 767-222 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC 10-10 | San Francisco, California, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1992 | Boeing 737-200 | San Francisco, California, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1992 | Boeing 727-200 | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 1992 | Boeing 767-222 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1992 | Boeing 757-222 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1992 | Boeing 747-100 | Narita, Japan | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1992 | Boeing 737-300 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1991 | Douglas DC-10-10 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1991 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1991 | Boeing 747-122 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1991 | Boeing 747SP | Churchville, New York, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1991 | Boeing 737-222 | Seattle, Washington, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1991 | Boeing 727-222 | Buffalo, New York, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1991 | Boeing 737-322 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1990 | Boeing 737-222 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1990 | Boeing 747-422 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1990 | Boeing 737-322 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1990 | Boeing B-737 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1990 | Boeing B737-300 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1990 | Boeing 757-222 | New York, New York, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1989 | Boeing 737-322 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Garden City, Kansas, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1988 | Boeing 747SP-21 | Midway Islands, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1988 | Boeing 737-222 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1988 | Boeing 737 | Salisbury, Maryland, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 1988 | Boeing 737-222 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |