Plane crashes in the United Arab Emirates

27 crashes in the United Arab Emirates since 1945, with 520 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 27
• Fatal crashes: 14
• Fatalities: 520
• First recorded: July 27, 1945
• Most recent: August 3, 2016

Deadliest

1. September 23, 1983: Boeing 737-200, Abu Dhabi-Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (112 fatalities)
2. September 23, 1983: Boeing 737-200, Abu Dhabi-Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (112 fatalities)
3. March 14, 1972: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Fujairah Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (112 fatalities)
4. December 15, 1997: Tupolev TU-154, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (85 fatalities)
5. February 10, 2004: Fokker 50, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (43 fatalities)

Manufacturers

• Boeing (6)
• De Havilland (4)
• Airbus (3)
• Douglas (2)
• Ilyushin (2)
• Antonov (1)
• Cessna (1)
• Curtiss (1)
• Fokker (1)
• Grumman (1)
• Piper (1)
• Scottish (1)

Aircraft

• Boeing 737-200 (2)
• De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou (2)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (2)
• Airbus A300 (1)
• Airbus A310 (1)
• Airbus A320 (1)
• Antonov AN-12 (1)
• Boeing 707 (1)
• Boeing 747-200 (1)
• Boeing 747-400 (1)
• Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (1)
• Curtiss C-46 Commando (1)

Years

• 1970 (2)
• 1976 (2)
• 1983 (2)
• 1997 (2)
• 2001 (2)
• 2004 (2)
• 2009 (2)
• 2015 (2)
• 1945 (1)
• 1953 (1)
• 1960 (1)
• 1963 (1)

All crashes

• August 3, 2016: Boeing 777-300, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• October 2, 2015: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dubai-Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• July 7, 2015: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Dubai-Skydive Campus, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• February 27, 2011: Grumman G-21A Goose, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (4 fatalities)
• September 3, 2010: Boeing 747-400, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2 fatalities)
• October 21, 2009: Boeing 707, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (6 fatalities)
• January 2, 2009: Antonov AN-12, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• March 12, 2007: Airbus A310, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• November 7, 2004: Boeing 747-200, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• February 10, 2004: Fokker 50, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (43 fatalities)
• October 17, 2001: Airbus A300, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• September 21, 2001: Ilyushin II-86, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• July 13, 1998: Ilyushin II-76, Ras al-Khaimah, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (8 fatalities)
• December 15, 1997: Tupolev TU-154, Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (85 fatalities)
• March 10, 1997: Airbus A320, Abu Dhabi-Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• May 15, 1990: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Delma Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (4 fatalities)
• September 23, 1983: Boeing 737-200, Abu Dhabi-Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (112 fatalities)
• September 23, 1983: Boeing 737-200, Abu Dhabi-Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (112 fatalities)
• November 22, 1976: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Das Island Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• October 28, 1976: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Radūm Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• March 14, 1972: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Fujairah Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (112 fatalities)
• September 16, 1970: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Sharjah Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• July 2, 1970: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (0 fatalities)
• April 18, 1963: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Bu Hafafa Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (8 fatalities)
• July 10, 1960: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sharjah Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (20 fatalities)
• August 3, 1953: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sharjah Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (1 fatality)
• July 27, 1945: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Sharjah Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (3 fatalities)