Plane crashes in China

74 crashes in China since 1980, with 1,710 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 74
Fatal crashes: 51
Fatalities: 1,710
First recorded: March 20, 1980
Most recent: June 26, 2026

Deadliest

June 6, 1994: Tupolev TU-154, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (160 fatalities)
November 24, 1992: Boeing 737-300, Guilin, Guangxi, China (141 fatalities)
March 21, 2022: Boeing 737-800, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China (132 fatalities)
May 7, 2002: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Dalian, Liaoning, China (112 fatalities)
April 26, 1982: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident, Guilin, Guangxi, China (112 fatalities)

Manufacturers

Aircraft

Years

1999 (6)
1990 (5)
1983 (4)
1992 (4)
1993 (4)
2013 (4)
1982 (3)
1988 (3)
1994 (3)
2001 (3)
2002 (3)
2018 (3)

All crashes

June 26, 2026: Sunward SA 60L Aurora, CITIC Tower, Beijing, China (1 fatality)
June 11, 2026: Zhonglian F-27, Changzhou, China (0 fatalities)
October 20, 2025: Boeing 747-400, Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China (2 fatalities)
July 22, 2023: Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5, Hegang, Heilongjiang, China (2 fatalities)
May 12, 2022: Airbus A319, Chongqing-Jiangbei, Sichuan, China (0 fatalities)
March 21, 2022: Boeing 737-800, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China (132 fatalities)
January 8, 2022: Tupolev TU-204, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (0 fatalities)
March 1, 2021: Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China (5 fatalities)
July 22, 2020: Boeing 777-200, Shanghai-Pudong, Shanghai, China (0 fatalities)
August 27, 2019: Airbus A330, Beijing-Capital, Beijing, China (0 fatalities)
August 3, 2018: Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5, Tongjiang, Heilongjiang, China (0 fatalities)
May 20, 2018: Gulfstream G200, Yangzhou-Taizhou, Jiangsu, China (0 fatalities)
January 29, 2018: Shaanxi Y-8, Zhengchang, Guizhou, China (12 fatalities)
July 20, 2016: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Jinshan, Shanghai, China (5 fatalities)
May 10, 2015: Xian MA60, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (0 fatalities)
August 6, 2013: Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5, Danfeng, Shaanxi, China (1 fatality)
June 7, 2013: Embraer ERJ-145, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China (0 fatalities)
May 30, 2013: Harbin SH-5 - Shuishang Hongzha 5, Qingdao, Shandong, China (5 fatalities)
May 16, 2013: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (0 fatalities)
March 28, 2011: Cessna 550 Citation II, Manas, Xinjiang Uyghur, China (3 fatalities)
August 24, 2010: Embraer ERJ-190, Yichun, Heilongjiang, China (44 fatalities)
November 28, 2009: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Shanghai-Pudong, Shanghai, China (3 fatalities)
June 15, 2008: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China (3 fatalities)
October 19, 2006: Xian Yunsunji Y-7-100, Hengshui, Hebei, China (2 fatalities)
June 3, 2006: Shaanxi Y-8, Yao, Anhui, China (40 fatalities)
November 21, 2004: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-200, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China (55 fatalities)
May 18, 2004: Ilyushin II-76, Ürümqi-Diwopu, Xinjiang Uyghur, China (7 fatalities)
December 7, 2002: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (0 fatalities)
September 2, 2002: Cessna 650 Citation VI, Xichang, Sichuan, China (3 fatalities)
May 7, 2002: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Dalian, Liaoning, China (112 fatalities)
July 27, 2001: Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5, China, All China, China (0 fatalities)
January 4, 2001: Shaanxi Y-8, Zhengzhou AFB, Henan, China (14 fatalities)
January 4, 2001: Shaanxi Y-8, Zhengzhou AFB, Henan, China (8 fatalities)
June 22, 2000: Xian Yunsunji Y-7-100, Wuhan, Hubei, China (49 fatalities)
November 19, 1999: Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China (0 fatalities)
August 22, 1999: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China (3 fatalities)
June 19, 1999: Harbin Yunsunji Y-11, China, All China, China (0 fatalities)
June 9, 1999: Boeing 737-300, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China (0 fatalities)
April 15, 1999: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China (8 fatalities)
February 24, 1999: Tupolev TU-154, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China (61 fatalities)
May 8, 1997: Boeing 737-300, Shenzhen-Bao'an (ex Huangtian), Guangdong, Guangdong, China (35 fatalities)
June 21, 1996: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China (2 fatalities)
March 23, 1995: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Jinan, Shandong, China (7 fatalities)
September 23, 1994: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Hong Kong-Kai Tak, Hong Kong, China (6 fatalities)
July 20, 1994: Boeing 737-300, Kunming-Wujiaba, Yunnan, China (0 fatalities)
June 6, 1994: Tupolev TU-154, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (160 fatalities)
November 13, 1993: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Ürümqi-Diwopu, Xinjiang Uyghur, China (12 fatalities)
November 4, 1993: Boeing 747-400, Hong Kong-Kai Tak, Hong Kong, China (0 fatalities)
October 26, 1993: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (2 fatalities)
July 23, 1993: BAe 146, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui, China (55 fatalities)
December 15, 1992: Britten-Norman Islander, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (0 fatalities)
November 24, 1992: Boeing 737-300, Guilin, Guangxi, China (141 fatalities)
October 8, 1992: Avia 14, Dingxi, Gansu, China (14 fatalities)
July 31, 1992: Yakovlev Yak-42, Nankin, Jiangsu, China (107 fatalities)
October 2, 1990: Boeing 757-200, Guangzhou-Baiyun, Guangdong, China (46 fatalities)
October 2, 1990: Boeing 707, Guangzhou-Baiyun, Guangdong, China (1 fatality)
October 2, 1990: Boeing 737-200, Guangzhou-Baiyun, Guangdong, China (83 fatalities)
March 22, 1990: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident, Guilin, Guangxi, China (0 fatalities)
February 22, 1990: Learjet 31, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (0 fatalities)
August 15, 1989: Antonov AN-24, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China (34 fatalities)
October 7, 1988: Ilyushin II-14, Linfen, Shanxi, China (46 fatalities)
August 31, 1988: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident, Hong Kong-Kai Tak, Hong Kong, China (7 fatalities)
January 18, 1988: Ilyushin II-18, Chongqing-Baishiyi, Sichuan, China (108 fatalities)
December 15, 1986: Antonov AN-24, Lanzhou, Gansu, China (6 fatalities)
October 22, 1985: Short 360, Enshi, Hubei, China (0 fatalities)
January 18, 1985: Antonov AN-24, Jinan, Shandong, China (38 fatalities)
September 14, 1983: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident, Guilin, Guangxi, China (11 fatalities)
June 7, 1983: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Kinmen, Quemoy Island, Fujian, China (38 fatalities)
April 4, 1983: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Guangzhou-Baiyun, Guangdong, China (8 fatalities)
February 27, 1983: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (0 fatalities)
December 24, 1982: Ilyushin II-18, Guangzhou-Baiyun, Guangdong, China (25 fatalities)
September 17, 1982: Douglas DC-8, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China (0 fatalities)
April 26, 1982: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident, Guilin, Guangxi, China (112 fatalities)
March 20, 1980: Antonov AN-24, Changsha-Datuopu, Hunan, China (26 fatalities)