BOEING 767 FATAL ACCIDENTS
11 September
2001; American Airlines 767 (Flight 11); World Trade
Center, New York: The aircraft was on a flight
from Boston to Los Angeles when it was apparently
hijacked and flown into one of the World Trade Center
Towers. Another jet, a United Airlines 767, was
apparently hijacked and crashed into the other tower.
Both towers later collapsed. All 11 crew members, 76
passengers, and five hijackers were killed, as were
untold numbers of people on the ground.
11 September
2001; United Airlines 767 (Flight 175); World Trade
Center, New York: The aircraft was on a flight
from Boston to Los Angeles when it was apparently
hijacked and flown into one of the World Trade Center
Towers. Another jet, an American Airlines 767, was
apparently hijacked and crashed into the other tower.
Both towers later collapsed. All nine crew members, 51
passengers, and five hijackers were killed, as were
untold numbers of people on the ground.
Fatal
American Airlines Events
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767 Events
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on New York and Washington
26 May 1991;
Lauda Air 767-300ER; Suphan Buri Province,
Thailand: Aircraft lost control and crashed
after an uncommanded deployment of a thrust reverser
during climb. All 10 crew and 213 passengers were
killed.
23 November 1996;
Ethiopian Airlines 767-200ER; near Moroni, Comoros
Islands: The aircraft was on a flight from
Ethiopia to Kenya when it was hijacked by at least two
people. While attempting a landing near Moroni in the
Comoros Islands the aircraft ran out of fuel and ditched
near a beach. Ten of the 12 crew members and 117 of the
160 passengers were killed. The three hijackers
apparently died.
31 October 1999;
EgyptAir 767-300ER; Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket Is.,
MA: Radar and radio contact with the aircraft
was lost shortly after the aircraft departed JFK Airport
in New York on a flight to Cairo. The aircraft was last
sighted about 60 miles (96 km) SSE of Nantucket Is. The
flight was carrying 15 crew members and 202
passengers.
BOEING 767
INCIDENTS & FATAL ACCIDENT
|
Accident
Year
|
Manufacturer
|
Model
|
Events
|
Fatal
Events
|
Fatality
T
|
|
1999
|
BOEING
|
767-300ER
|
1
|
1
|
217
|
|
1996
|
BOEING
|
767-200ER
|
1
|
1
|
129
|
|
1991
|
BOEING
|
767-300ER
|
1
|
1
|
213
|
|
1990
|
BOEING
|
767
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
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