Plane crashes in 2002

230 crashes worldwide in 2002, with 1,388 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 230
• Fatal crashes: 122
• Fatalities: 1,388
• First recorded: January 1, 2002
• Most recent: December 31, 2002

Deadliest

1. May 25, 2002: Boeing 747-200, Magong, Penghu County, Taiwan (225 fatalities)
2. April 15, 2002: Boeing 767-200, Busan-Gimhae, Busan, South Korea (129 fatalities)
3. February 12, 2002: Tupolev TU-154, Khorramabad, Lorestan, Iran (119 fatalities)
4. May 7, 2002: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Dalian, Liaoning, China (112 fatalities)
5. January 28, 2002: Boeing 727-100, Mt El Cumbal, Nariño, Colombia (94 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (73)
• Russia (14)
• Brazil (11)
• Canada (8)
• Indonesia (8)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (6)
• Germany (6)
• Italy (5)
• Angola (4)
• Colombia (4)
• India (4)
• New Zealand (4)

Manufacturers

• Cessna (33)
• Piper (23)
• Antonov (20)
• De Havilland (14)
• Boeing (13)
• Beechcraft (11)
• PZL-Mielec (11)
• Rockwell (9)
• Embraer (7)
• Fokker (7)
• Lockheed (7)
• Pilatus (7)

Aircraft

• PZL-Mielec AN-2 (9)
• Antonov AN-12 (6)
• Britten-Norman Islander (6)
• Let L-410 (6)
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (6)
• Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) (6)
• Antonov AN-26 (5)
• Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (5)
• De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (5)
• Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) (5)
• Fokker F27 Friendship (4)
• Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (4)

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

• December 31, 2002: Antonov AN-12, Nzagi, Lunda Norte, Angola (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 2002: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Dunkeswell, Devonshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 2002: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Freetown-Hastings, Western Area, Sierra Leone (0 fatalities)
• December 29, 2002: Britten-Norman Islander, Panama, All Panama, Panama (1 fatality)
• December 28, 2002: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Nikolai, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 27, 2002: Let L-410, Mutsamudu, All Comoros Islands, Comoros (1 fatality)
• December 27, 2002: Antonov AN-26, Ust-Kuyga, Republic of Yakutia, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 26, 2002: Embraer C-95 Bandeirante, Curitiba-Afonso Pena, Paraná, Brazil (3 fatalities)
• December 25, 2002: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Akron-Colorado Plains, Colorado, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 25, 2002: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Manteo, North Carolina, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 24, 2002: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Aberdeen-Dyce, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 23, 2002: Antonov AN-140, Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran (44 fatalities)
• December 21, 2002: ATR72-200, Magong, Penghu County, Taiwan (2 fatalities)
• December 19, 2002: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Bunyola, Balearic Islands, Spain (3 fatalities)
• December 17, 2002: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand (3 fatalities)
• December 17, 2002: GAF Nomad N.22, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines (0 fatalities)
• December 17, 2002: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Rockford-Greater Rockford, Illinois, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 17, 2002: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Hahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (2 fatalities)
• December 16, 2002: BAe 125, Seattle-Boeing Field, Washington, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 2002: Britten-Norman Islander, Tep Tep, Madang, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
• December 13, 2002: Douglas DC-8, Singapore-Changi, Singapore (0 fatalities)
• December 9, 2002: Beechcraft 1900C, Eagleton, Arkansas, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 7, 2002: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (0 fatalities)
• December 6, 2002: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Havana-José Martí (Rancho Boyeros), La Habana, Cuba (0 fatalities)
• December 4, 2002: Cessna 402, Lewisville, Texas, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 3, 2002: Learjet 36, Astoria, Oregon, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 3, 2002: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Tajique, New Mexico, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 1, 2002: Cessna 500 Citation, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 2002: Let L-410, Olkiombo, Rift Valley, Kenya (1 fatality)
• November 12, 2002: Cessna 550 Citation II, Sandspit, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• November 11, 2002: Fokker F27 Friendship, Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines (19 fatalities)
• November 9, 2002: Antonov AN-26, Antalya, Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
• November 8, 2002: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Parks, Arizona, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• November 8, 2002: IAI 1124 Westwind, Taos, New Mexico, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 7, 2002: Antonov AN-12, Kome, Logone Oriental, Chad (0 fatalities)
• November 7, 2002: Britten-Norman Islander, Tarakan, West Kalimantan, Indonesia (7 fatalities)
• November 7, 2002: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 6, 2002: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Sovetskiy, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
• November 6, 2002: Fokker 50, Luxembourg-Findel, All Luxembourg, Luxembourg (20 fatalities)
• November 3, 2002: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Cambita Garabitos, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic (1 fatality)
• November 2, 2002: Fokker F27 Friendship, Sligo, Connacht, Ireland (0 fatalities)
• November 1, 2002: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Rayville, Louisiana, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• October 31, 2002: Douglas DC-9, Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• October 31, 2002: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Hobbs-Lea County, New Mexico, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 28, 2002: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Marshall, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 25, 2002: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Eveleth, Minnesota, USA, United States (8 fatalities)
• October 23, 2002: Ilyushin II-62, Bishkek-Manas, Bishkek City, Kyrgyzstan (0 fatalities)
• October 23, 2002: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Jesup-Wayne County, Georgia, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• October 23, 2002: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Mobile, Alabama, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 20, 2002: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Agua Dulce, California, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• October 15, 2002: Avro RJ85, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 7, 2002: Learjet 60, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (1 fatality)
• October 7, 2002: Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2, Dexter, Maine, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 3, 2002: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 1, 2002: Ilyushin II-38, Dabolim, Goa, India (5 fatalities)
• October 1, 2002: Ilyushin II-38, Dabolim, Goa, India (11 fatalities)
• September 30, 2002: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Bodaibo, Irkutsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• September 29, 2002: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Hawthorne, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 28, 2002: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Aguanish River, Quebec, Canada (3 fatalities)
• September 15, 2002: Ilyushin II-18, Nzagi, Lunda Norte, Angola (0 fatalities)
• September 14, 2002: Antonov AN-2, Manskiy, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (13 fatalities)
• September 14, 2002: Pilatus PC-12, Westphalia, Missouri, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• September 14, 2002: ATR42-300, Paranapanema, São Paulo, Brazil (2 fatalities)
• September 9, 2002: Antonov AN-32, Inongo, Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
• September 6, 2002: Caudron C.630/C.635 Simoun, Roanne, Loire, France (1 fatality)
• September 5, 2002: De Havilland DHC-7 (Dash-7), Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines (0 fatalities)
• September 3, 2002: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Silimo, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• September 2, 2002: Cessna 650 Citation VI, Xichang, Sichuan, China (3 fatalities)
• August 30, 2002: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Rio Branco-Presidente Médici, Acre, Brazil (23 fatalities)
• August 30, 2002: Fokker 100, Campinas-Viracopos, São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• August 30, 2002: Fokker 100, Birigui, São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• August 30, 2002: Learjet 25, Lexington-Blue Grass, Kentucky, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• August 29, 2002: PZL-Mielec AN-28, Ayan, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (16 fatalities)
• August 28, 2002: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Aleknagik, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• August 28, 2002: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Diavik, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 28, 2002: Airbus A320, Phoenix-Sky Harbor, Arizona, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 26, 2002: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kashtak, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
• August 24, 2002: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kasshabog Lake, Ontario, Canada (1 fatality)
• August 22, 2002: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal (18 fatalities)
• August 20, 2002: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, London, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 16, 2002: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Jerago con Orago, Lombardy, Italy (4 fatalities)
• August 16, 2002: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Sanderson, West Virginia, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• August 15, 2002: Shaanxi Y-8, Colombo-Ratmalana, Western Province, Sri Lanka (5 fatalities)
• August 15, 2002: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany, Italy (1 fatality)
• August 13, 2002: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Manaus-Eduardo Gomes, Amazonas, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• August 13, 2002: Cessna 550 Citation II, Big Bear Lake, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 13, 2002: Cessna 406 Caravan, Muyowosi-Murungu, Kigoma Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• August 13, 2002: Antonov AN-2, Osinovka, Tyumen oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• August 11, 2002: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Bishop, California, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• August 8, 2002: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Sladky Liman, Krasnodar Krai, Russia (2 fatalities)
• August 8, 2002: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
• August 7, 2002: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Caguas, All Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (10 fatalities)
• August 4, 2002: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• August 2, 2002: Cessna 208A Caravan, Pimu, Équateur, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
• July 28, 2002: Ilyushin II-86, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Moscow oblast, Russia (14 fatalities)
• July 28, 2002: Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá, Fernandópolis, São Paulo, Brazil (1 fatality)
• July 26, 2002: Antonov AN-26, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
• July 26, 2002: Boeing 727-200, Tallahassee, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 25, 2002: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Mugumo, Central, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• July 24, 2002: Fletcher FU-24, Thames, Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)