Plane crashes in China

332 crashes in China since 1911, with 3,854 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 332
• Fatal crashes: 201
• Fatalities: 3,854
• First recorded: May 6, 1911
• Most recent: June 26, 2026

Deadliest

1. March 14, 1979: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident, Beijing-Xijiao Beijing, China (192 fatalities)
2. June 6, 1994: Tupolev TU-154, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (160 fatalities)
3. November 24, 1992: Boeing 737-300, Guilin, Guangxi, China (141 fatalities)
4. March 21, 2022: Boeing 737-800, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China (132 fatalities)
5. May 7, 2002: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Dalian, Liaoning, China (112 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Douglas (87)
• Curtiss (85)
• Ilyushin (16)
• Junkers (14)
• Boeing (13)
• Hawker Siddeley (10)
• Antonov (9)
• Lockheed (9)
• Consolidated (8)
• Shijiazhuang (7)
• McDonnell Douglas (6)
• Harbin (5)

Aircraft

• Curtiss C-46 Commando (85)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (59)
• Douglas DC-3 (11)
• Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident (10)
• Antonov AN-24 (9)
• Ilyushin II-14 (7)
• Ilyushin II-18 (7)
• Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5 (7)
• Douglas DC-2 (6)
• Douglas C-54 Skymaster (5)
• Junkers W.34 (5)
• Lockheed P-2 Neptune (5)

Years

• 1944 (51)
• 1945 (48)
• 1943 (23)
• 1946 (20)
• 1947 (11)
• 1948 (8)
• 1949 (8)
• 1983 (8)
• 1935 (6)
• 1982 (6)
• 1988 (6)
• 1999 (6)

All crashes (page 1 of 4)

• 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 (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 (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)
• August 15, 1989: Antonov AN-24, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China (34 fatalities)
• October 7, 1988: Ilyushin II-14, Linfen, Shanxi, China (46 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)
• 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)
• January 18, 1988: Ilyushin II-18, Chongqing-Baishiyi, Sichuan, China (108 fatalities)
• December 15, 1986: Antonov AN-24, Lanzhou, Gansu, China (6 fatalities)
• December 15, 1986: Antonov AN-24, Lanzhou, Gansu, China (6 fatalities)
• October 22, 1985: Short 360, Enshi, Hubei, China (0 fatalities)
• October 22, 1985: Short 360, Enshi, Hubei, China (0 fatalities)
• September 19, 1985: Ilyushin II-18, Hanzhong Chenggu (ex Liulin AFB), Shaanxi, China (42 fatalities)
• January 18, 1985: Antonov AN-24, Jinan, Shandong, China (38 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• December 24, 1982: Ilyushin II-18, Guangzhou-Baiyun, Guangdong, China (25 fatalities)
• September 17, 1982: Douglas DC-8, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai, China (0 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)
• 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)
• March 20, 1980: Antonov AN-24, Changsha-Datuopu, Hunan, China (26 fatalities)
• March 14, 1979: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident, Beijing-Xijiao Beijing, China (192 fatalities)
• September 2, 1977: Canadair CL-44, Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong, China (4 fatalities)
• February 15, 1977: Ilyushin II-18, Shenyang Liaoning, China (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1976: Antonov AN-24, Shanghai-Hongqiao Shanghai, China (40 fatalities)
• January 14, 1973: Ilyushin II-14, Guiyang Guizhou, China (29 fatalities)
• December 15, 1971: Boeing 707, Ürümqi-Diwopu Xinjiang Uyghur, China (0 fatalities)
• November 14, 1970: Ilyushin II-14, Guiyang Guizhou, China (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1969: Ilyushin II-14, Nanchang Jiangxi, China (0 fatalities)
• December 5, 1968: Ilyushin II-14, Beijing Beijing, China (0 fatalities)
• November 5, 1967: Convair CV-880, Hong Kong-Kai Tak Hong Kong, China (1 fatality)