Major Air Disasters -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Air Disasters Involving Commercial Airlines 1937-2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Incidents are listed in a table in chronological order giving details of Crash Date, Location, Aircraft Type, Airline, Likely Reason for Crash, Fatalities. Certain other ATC and Japan related incidents are also listed. Updated: January 31, 2021 / H. (Mike) Maekawa,
[email protected] : Notify if an error noticed. Date: Crash Site: Aircraft: Airline: Likely Reason for Crash as Reported: Fatalities Pax+Crew 06/05/1937 Manchester Township, New Jersey, USA. The Hindenburg airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. 35 fatalities (13 pax+22 crew) from the 97 on board (36 pax + 61 crew), and an additional fatality on the ground. (Personally. I was born 8days after this incident.HM) 1 Major Air Disasters 24/08/1938 Haneda, Tokyo, Japan, Japan Flight School (日本飛行学校) Hanriot HD.14 trainer airplane (J-BJDH) with 1 flight instructor and 1 student pilot and Japan Air Transport (日本航空輸送)Fokker Super Universal aircraft (J-BJDO) with 1 pilot and 2 student pilots, collided in the air over Omori, Tokyo. Japan’s first air accident in the history. Mid Air Collision. 85/5crew+80 on gnd. 16/01/1942 Potosi Mountain, Nevada, USA, TWA, DC-3, LAS-LAX, CFIT, 22/22, Carol Lombard killed. Carole Lombard 2 Major Air Disasters 28/10/1949 Pico da Vara, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal, Air France AF009, L-749A from Paris-Orly Airport, France to New York City, USA with a Stopover at Santa Maria Airport, Azores, Portugal.