As of 2026-10-12, Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision tops the list with 349 deaths.
- #1 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision — 349 deaths
aviation accident
On 12 November 1996, Saudia Flight 763, a Boeing 747-100 en route from Delhi, India to Jeddah with a stopover in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, an Ilyushin Il-76 en route from Shymkent, Kazakhstan to Delhi, collided over the city of Charkhi Dadri in the state of Haryana, around 100 kilometres west of Delhi. The crash killed all 349 people on board both planes, making it the world's deadliest mid-air collision, the deadliest aviation accident without survivors, and... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision — 178 deaths
1979 aviation accident
On 11 August 1979, a mid-air collision occurred over the Ukrainian SSR, near the city of Dniprodzerzhynsk. The aircraft involved were both Tupolev Tu-134As on scheduled domestic passenger flights, operated by Aeroflot. All 178 people aboard both aircraft died in the accident. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 1976 Zagreb mid-air collision — 176 deaths
fatal mid air collision in 1976
The 1976 Zagreb mid-air collision was a mid-air collision that took place on September 10, 1976, when British Airways Flight 476 en route from London to Istanbul, collided mid-air with Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 550 en route from Split, SFR Yugoslavia, to Cologne, West Germany, near Zagreb in modern-day Croatia. The collision was the result of a procedural error on the part of air traffic controllers in Zagreb. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 All Nippon Airways Flight 58 — 162 deaths
1971 mid-air collision
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 58 was a Japanese domestic flight from Chitose Airport to Haneda Airport, operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA). On 30 July 1971, at 02:04 local time, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-86F Sabre jet fighter collided with the Boeing 727 airliner operating the flight, causing both aircraft to crash. All 162 people aboard the airliner were killed, while the Sabre pilot, a trainee with the JASDF, freed himself from his airplane after the collision and... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 — 157 deaths
1992 mid-air collision
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 was a Boeing 727-2L5 with 9 crew members and 150 passengers on board that collided with a LARAF Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23UB on 22 December 1992. All 159 people on board Flight 1103 were killed, while the pilot and instructor of the MiG-23 ejected and survived. It is the deadliest aviation disaster to occur in Libya. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 — 154 deaths
mid-air collision
On September 29, 2006, Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800 on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Manaus, Amazonas, to Brasília and Rio de Janeiro, collided mid-air with an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet flying on an opposite heading over the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The winglet of the Legacy sliced off about half of the 737's left wing, causing the 737 to break up and crash into an area of dense jungle, killing all 154 passengers and crew on board. Despite... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 — 144 deaths
Boeing 727 airliner that collided with a Cessna 172 over San Diego, California in 1978
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 was a Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) flight from Sacramento to San Diego, California with a stopover in Los Angeles. On September 25, 1978, the Boeing 727-214 serving the flight and a private Cessna 172 collided mid-air over San Diego. It was PSA's first fatal accident and it remains the deadliest air disaster in California history. It was the deadliest air crash to occur in the United States until the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 in May 1979. It... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 1960 New York air disaster — 134 deaths
Mid-air collision
On December 16, 1960, a United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 heading for Idlewild Airport in New York City collided in midair with a TWA Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation descending toward LaGuardia Airport. The Constellation crashed on Miller Field in Staten Island and the DC-8 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, killing all 128 aboard the two aircraft and six people on the ground. The accident was the world's deadliest aviation disaster at the time, and remains the deadliest accident in the history of United... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 1993 Tehran mid-air collision — 133 deaths
Mid-air collision
On 8 February 1993, Iran Airtour Flight 962, a Tupolev Tu-154, collided in mid-air with an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft near the Iranian capital of Tehran, killing all 133 people aboard both aircraft. It was the deadliest aviation accident in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision — 128 deaths
mid-air collision
On June 30, 1956, a Lockheed L-1049A Super Constellation operating as TWA Flight 2, was struck by a Douglas DC-7 Mainliner operating as United Air Lines Flight 718 over Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The Constellation fell into the canyon, while the DC-7 slammed into a cliff. All 128 people on board both aircraft died, making it the first commercial airline incident to exceed one hundred fatalities. Both aircraft had departed Los Angeles International Airport minutes apart from each other... Read more on Wikipedia.
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