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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1988 | Boeing 747-123 | Nr Tokyo, Japan | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1987 | Boeing 727-222 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1987 | Boeing 747-122 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1987 | Boeing 727-122 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1986 | Boeing 747SP-21 | Sydny, Australia | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1986 | Boeing 737-222 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1986 | Boeing 747-122 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1985 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1984 | Boeing 747-122 | San Francisco, California, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1983 | Boeing 767 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1983 | Boeing 727-222 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1982 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Morton, Wyoming, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1982 | Douglas DC10-10 | San Francisco, California, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1982 | Boeing 727-200 | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |