List of accidents and incidents involving airliners in the United Kingdom

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This list of accidents and incidents on airliners in the United Kingdom summarises airline accidents that occurred within the territories claimed by the United Kingdom (UK), with information on airline company with flight number, date, and cause.

Contents

This list is a subset of the list of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location ; it is also available:

For alternative, more exhaustive lists, see:

1910–1919

1919

1920–1929

Bleriot 155 F-AICQ Clement Ader, which crashed following the first mid-air fire on an airliner. Bleriot155 F-AICQ.jpg
Blériot 155 F-AICQ Clement Ader, which crashed following the first mid-air fire on an airliner.
1920
1921
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929

1930–1939

1930
1931
1932
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

1940–1949

1940
1941
1942
1943
1946
1947
1948
1949

1950–1959

Douglas DC-3 EI-ACF, which crashed at Spernall, Warwickshire in 1953. Aer Lingus DC-3 Manchester 1949.jpg
Douglas DC-3 EI-ACF, which crashed at Spernall, Warwickshire in 1953.
Vickers Viscount G-ALWE, which crashed at Ringway Airport, Manchester in 1957. BEA Viscount 701 at Manchester.jpg
Vickers Viscount G-ALWE, which crashed at Ringway Airport, Manchester in 1957.
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1956
1957
1958
1959

1960–1969

British Midland Airways Canadair C-4 Argonaut G-ALHG, which crashed at Stockport on 4 June 1967. British Midland Canadair C4 G-ALHG.jpg
British Midland Airways Canadair C-4 Argonaut G-ALHG, which crashed at Stockport on 4 June 1967.
BKS Air Transport Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAD, which crashed on landing at Heathrow on 3 July 1968. Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAD BKS 1965.jpg
BKS Air Transport Airspeed Ambassador G-AMAD, which crashed on landing at Heathrow on 3 July 1968.
1960
1961
1962
1963
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

1970–1979

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1977
1979

1980–1989

1980
1981
1982
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1990–1999

1990
1992
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

2000–2009

The crash-landing of British Airways Flight 38 on 17 January 2008 received worldwide media attention despite there being only minor injuries among the occupants. BA38 Crash.jpg
The crash-landing of British Airways Flight 38 on 17 January 2008 received worldwide media attention despite there being only minor injuries among the occupants.
2000
2001
2002
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

See also

Notes

  1. This article only lists accidents and incidents involving civilian or privately chartered aircraft (i.e. excluding military crashes).
  2. Where flight numbers were not used or are not available, the aircraft registration number is listed instead.
  3. For the purpose of this article, airports involved in airliner accidents and incidents are listed by the title they went by when the incident occurred.
  4. As the article heading states, only accidents and incidents on United Kingdom soil or within British airspace are listed; flights associated with UK airports are not included (i.e. accidents and incidents on aircraft that have left the UK's airports or were bound for them).
  5. Links in italics are links to an article on the accident or incident.
  6. Accidents and incidents highlighted in bold resulted in 50+ fatalities.
  7. For the purposes of this article, the term 'United Kingdom' shall include the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It shall also include the Republic of Ireland for any accident occurring before 1923, when the 26 counties formed part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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