List of Accidents and Incidents Involving Airliners By Airline - B

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Bahamasair
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
C6-BFO Eleuthera, Bahamas April 20, 2007 Bombardier DHC-8-300 Landing Gear Collapsed
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
Flight LZ130 Zurich, Switzerland January 18, 1971 Ilyushin Il-18 Paris-Zurich Pilot error
LZ-BES Sofia, Bulgaria December 21, 1971 Ilyushin Il-18B Sofia-Algiers Weather
LZ-ILA near Plovdiv, Bulgaria November 4, 1972 Ilyushin Il-14P Bourgas-Sofia CFIT
Flight 307 Moscow March 3, 1973 Ilyushin Il-18V Sofia-Moscow Icing
LZ-ANA Sofia, Bulgaria November 22, 1975 Antonov An-24B Sofia-Varna Crash on takeoff
LZ-BTN near Al Bayda, Lebanon December 2, 1977 Tupolev Tu-154M Fuel exhaustion
LZ-TUB Gabare, Bulgaria March 16, 1978 Tupolev Tu-134A Sofia-Warszawa Unknown
LZ-TUR Sofia Airport, Bulgaria January 10, 1984 Tupolev Tu-134A East Berlin-Sofia Crew error in bad weather
LZ-DOK Sofia, Bulgaria August 2, 1988 Yakovlev Yak-40 Sofia-Varna In-flight fire, possible crew error
Banat Air
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
Flight 166 Verona, Italy December 13, 1995 Antonov An-24 Bad weather, human error
Bangkok Airways
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
Flight 125 Ko Samui, Thailand November 21, 1990 de Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 Bad weather
Flight 266 Ko Samui, Thailand August 4, 2009 ATR 72–212 Under investigation
BAL Bashkirian Airlines
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
Flight 2937 Überlingen, Germany July 1, 2002 Tupolev Tu-154M Mid-air collision
Belavia
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
Flight 1834 Yerevan, Armenia February 14, 2008 Bombardier CRJ-100LR Wing icing
Blue Wing Airlines
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
Unknown Benzdorp, Suriname April 3, 2008 Antonov An-28 Under investigation
Boeing Air Transport
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
NC280 Marquette, Nebraska February 26, 1928 Boeing 40 Windshear
NC184E Brawnson, Nebraska January 10, 1930 Boeing 95 Crashed while attempting an emergency landing
NC7465 Salt Lake City November 23, 1931 Boeing 40 Low visibility
NC7470 Rio Vista, California February 2, 1932 Boeing 40 Crashed on landing
Bonanza Air Lines
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
Flight 114 Las Vegas, Nevada November 15, 1964 Fairchild F27 CFIT
Braathens SAFE
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
LN-SUR
Lars		 Hummelfjell mountain November 7, 1956 de Havilland DH-114 Heron 2B CFIT
Flight 239
Sverre Sigursson		 Asker December 23, 1972 Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 Weather, pilot error
Flight 139
Harard Gille		 Oslo Airport June 21, 1985 Boeing 737–205 Hijacking
Braniff International Airways
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
NC8497 Chicago July 12, 1931 Lockheed Vega Engine failure
NC106W Columbia December 8, 1934 Lockheed Vega 5C Icing
NC980Y near Fort Worth November 9, 1935 Lockheed Vega Weather
Flight 1 Oklahoma City March 26, 1939 Douglas DC-2-112 Engine failure, loss of control
Flight 152 16 mi S of Mason City August 22, 1954 Douglas C-47-DL Memphis-Waterloo-Mason City-Minneapolis Windshear
Flight 560 Chicago-Midway Airport July 17, 1955 Convair CV-340-32 Dallas-Oklahoma City-Wichita-Kansas City-Chicago Spatial disorientation
Flight 971 near Miami March 25, 1958 Douglas DC-7C Miami-Panama City Engine fire, pilot error
Flight 542 3 mi SE of Buffalo September 29, 1959 Lockheed L-188A Electra Houston-Dallas Structural failure
Flight 250 Falls City, Nebraska August 6, 1966 BAC 1-11-203AE New Orleans-Shreveport-Fort Smith-Tulsa-Kansas City-Omaha-Minneapolis Structural failure
Flight 352 Dawson, Texas May 3, 1968 Lockheed L-188A Electra Houston-Dallas Weather, pilot error, structural failure
Flight 14 Buenos Aires July 2, 1971 Boeing 707 Acapulco-New York Hijacking
Flight 38 Dallas January 12, 1972 Boeing 727 Houston-Dallas Hijacking
Flight 920 Lima, Peru August 29, 1980 Douglas DC-8 Lima-Los Angeles Hijacking
Bristow Helicopters
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
Flight 56C Near the Brae Alpha oil rig January 19, 1995 Eurocopter Super Puma Lightning strike, tail rotor failure
Britannia Airways
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
Flight 105 Ljubljana September 1, 1966 Bristol 175 Britannia 102 Pilot error, incorrect altimeter setting
Flight 226A Girona-Costa Brava Airport September 14, 1999 Boeing 757–204 Weather, pilot, ATC errors
British Airtours
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
G-APFK Glasgow International Airport March 17, 1977 Boeing 707–437 Loss of control
Flight 28M Manchester August 22, 1985 Boeing 737–236 Engine failure, ground fire
British Airways
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
Flight 475 Zagreb September 10, 1976 Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 3B Mid-air collision with an Inex-Adria DC-9
Flight 9 Jakarta June 24, 1982 Boeing 747-236B Volcanic ash ingestion, engine flameout
Flight 5390 over Didcot June 10, 1990 BAC 1-11-528FL Windshield failure, explosive decompression
Flight 149 Kuwait City August 1, 1990 Boeing 747–136 Military or terrorist bombing
Flight 38 Heathrow Airport, London January 17, 2008 Boeing 777-236ER Provisionally a power disruption
British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (BCPA)
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
Flight 304
Resolution		 San Francisco October 29, 1953 Douglas DC-6 Weather, crew error
British European Airways (BEA)
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
G-AHCS 12 mi N of Oslo August 7, 1946 Douglas C-47A-5-DK Pilot error
G-AHPK Ruislip January 6, 1948 Vickers 610 Viking 1B Poor visibility, CFIT
G-AIVP near RAF Gatow April 5, 1948 Vickers 610 Viking 1B Mid-air collision with a Soviet Air Force Yak-3
Flight S200P Irish Law Mountain April 21, 1948 Vickers 610 Viking 1B CFIT
G-AHCW over Exhall February 19, 1949 Douglas C-47A-25-DK Dakota C.3 Mid-air collision with an RAF Avro Anson
G-AHCY near Oldham August 19, 1949 Douglas C-47A-5-DK Pilot error, CFIT
G-AHPN
Lord St Vincent		 London Heathrow Airport October 31, 1950 Vickers 610 Viking 1B Poor visibility, crash on landing
Flight 411
RMA Discovery		 Wythenshawe March 14, 1957 Vickers Viscount 701 Metal fatigue, loss of control
Flight 609 Munich February 6, 1958 Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2 Weather
Flight 142 Anzio October 22, 1958 Vickers Viscount 701C Mid-air collision with an Italian Air Force F-86
G-APJK
(operated by Cyprus Airways)		 Ankara-Esenboğa Airport December 21, 1961 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4B Instrument failure, pilot error, stall, loss of control
G-APEE London Heathrow Airport October 27, 1965 Vickers 951 Vanguard Pilot error
Flight 284
(operated by Cyprus Airways)		 Mediterranean Sea October 12, 1967 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 Bombing
Flight 706 near Aarsele October 2, 1971 Vickers 951 Vanguard Corrosion, explosive decompression
Flight 548 Staines June 18, 1972 Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1C Crew error
British Midland
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
G-ALHG Stockport June 4, 1967 Canadair C-4 Argonaut Fuel starvation
Flight 092 M1 near Kegworth January 8, 1989 Boeing 737–400 Engine failure, pilot error
British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
G-AFYU off Malta December 21, 1939 Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra Malta-London Water ditching
G-ADTA
Euryalus		 RAF Lympne May 23, 1940 Armstrong Whitworth Ensign Crash on landing
G-AGEJ Atlantic Ocean off Denmark April 4, 1943 Lockheed 18-10 Lodestar
(C-56B-LO)		 Shot down by German fighter
Flight 777
(operated by KLM)		 Bay of Biscay June 1, 1943 Douglas DC-3-194 Lisbon-Bristol Military shoot-down
G-AGES near Brandon, Ireland July 28, 1943 Short S.25 Sunderland III Lisbon-Foynes CFIT
G-AGDE 15 mi off Leuchars, Scotland December 17, 1943 Lockheed 18–56 Lodestar Leuchars-Stockholm CFIT
G-AGIH Mount Kinnekulle August 29, 1944 Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar Stockholm-Leuchars Low visibility, radio failure, navigation error, CFIT
G-AGLX
(operated by Qantas)		 Indian Ocean March 23, 1946 Avro 691 Lancastrian 1 Columbo-Cocos Islands Unexplained disappearance
G-AGHT Luqa Airport August 14, 1946 Douglas C-47A-50-DL Pilot error, fuel exhaustion, double engine failure
G-AGJX Stowting, Kent January 11, 1947 Douglas C-47A-1-DK London-Bordeaux Weather, pilot error, crew error
G-AGNR Az-Zubair, Iran July 16, 1947 Avro 685 York C.1 London-Malta-Cairo-Basrah-Karachi-Delhi-Calcutta Weather, pilot error, ATC error
Flight 111 71 mi SSE of Atar, Mauritania May 26, 1952 Handley Page HP.81 Hermes IV Navigation error, fuel exhaustion
G-ALYZ Ciampino Airport October 26, 1952 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1A London-Johannesburg Pilot error
Flight 783/057
Yoke Victor		 near Calcutta May 2, 1953 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1 Calcutta-Delhi Structural failure (severe turbulence, loss of control)
G-ALYR Calcutta July 25, 1953 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1 Ran off runway
Flight 781
Yoke Peter		 Mediterranean Sea January 10, 1954 de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1 Singapore-Rome-London Metal fatigue, structural failure
G-ALAM Kallang Airport March 13, 1954 Lockheed L-749A Constellation Jakarta-Singapore Crashed short of runway, pilot fatigue
G-ALSA Glasgow Airport December 25, 1954 Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10–28 London-Glasgow Pilot error
G-ALHL Tripoli International Airport September 21, 1955 Canadair C-4 Argonaut London-Kano-Rome-Tripoli Pilot error
G-ALHE near Kano Airport June 24, 1956 Canadair C-4 Argonaut Lagos-Kano-Tripoli-London Windshear
G-AOVD Winkton, England December 24, 1958 Bristol Britannia 312 CFIT, pilot error
G-APFN Heathrow Airport December 24, 1960 Boeing 707-436 Chicago-London Pilot error, runway overrun
Flight 911 Mount Fuji, Japan March 5, 1966 Boeing 707-436 San Francisco-Honolulu-Tokyo-Hong Kong Clear-air turbulence
Flight 712
Whisky Echo		 Heathrow Airport April 8, 1968 Boeing 707-465 London-Zurich-Singapore-Sydney Engine failure, in-flight fire
Flight 775 Zarka, Jordan September 12, 1970 Vickers VC-10-1151 Bahrain-Beirut Hijacking
G-ASCO Schiphol Airport March 3, 1974 Vickers VC-10-1151 Mumbai-Bahrain-Beirut-London Hijacking
British South American Airways (BSAA)
Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause
G-AHEW
Star Leader		 near Bathurst (now Banjul), Gambia September 7, 1946 Avro 685 York I London-Lisbon-Bathurst-Natal-Rio de Janeiro-Montevideo-Buenos Aires Loss of control for reasons unknown, possible pilot error
G-AHEZ Yoff Airport April 13, 1947 Avro 685 York I Lisbon-Dakar Pilot error
G-AGWH
Star Dust		 Tupungato Mountain August 2, 1947 Avro 691 Lancastrian 3 Buenos Aires-Santiago Weather, CFIT
G-AHNP
Star Tiger		 Atlantic Ocean January 30, 1948 Avro 688 Tudor I Santa Maria-Bermuda Unexplained disappearance
G-AHEX Caravelas Bay, Brazil January 5, 1949 Avro 685 York I Tire failure, in-flight fire
G-AGRE
Star Ariel		 Atlantic Ocean January 17, 1949 Avro 688 Tudor 4B Bermuda-Kingston Unexplained disappearance

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