

Pathfinder), that name is presented first (in italics) followed by the aircraft type (in parentheses). If the aircraft was known by a custom or personalized name (e.g. In the tables below, each missing aircraft is defined (in the Aircraft column) using one or more identifying features.

This list does not include every aviator, or even every air passenger that has ever gone missing as these are separate categories. However, there still remains a "grey area" on how much wreckage needs to be found for a plane to be declared "recovered". According to Annex 13 of the International Civil Aviation Organization, an aircraft is considered to be missing "when the official search has been terminated and the wreckage has not been located". This list of missing aircraft includes aircraft that have disappeared and whose locations are unknown. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is officially the flight with the most missing people (239 missing), although possible remains of the plane have been found in the Indian Ocean. "2 United Planes Wings Clip at Boston's Logan Airport No Injuries". ^ "Officials investigate latest close call at US airport".^ "JetBlue plane and Learjet involved in near miss at Boston Logan Airport"."Close call between two planes on runway at Burbank Airport under investigation". ^ "Activities, Courses, Seminars & Webinars - ALC_Content - FAA - FAASTeam - ".^ a b "What lies behind a string of US airline near-misses?"."US NTSB releases preliminary report on Austin near-miss". "The 5 airplane near crashes under investigation | CNN Business". ^ a b c d e f Valinsky, Gregory Wallace,Pete Muntean,Jordan ()." 'We were very lucky': Near-collisions spark new worries for air travel". List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft.Two United Airlines planes collided on Maat Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, VirginiaĪ Republic Airways plane crossed the path of a United Airlines plane that was cleared for take off. Inouye International Airport, HawaiiĪ United Airlines aircraft crossed a runway into the path of a Kamaka Air small cargo plane.Īustin-Bergstrom International Airport, TexasĪ FedEx cargo plane and a Southwest jet came within 100 feet after both being cleared for the same runway.Ī landing Mesa Airlines took evasive action to avoid a SkyWest plane taking off.īoston Logan International Airport, MassachusettsĪ landing JetBlue flight took evasive action to avoid a private jet that crossed the runway. Kennedy International Airport, New YorkĪ Delta aircraft aborted its takeoff after an American Airlines plane crossed its path.ĭaniel K. Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CaliforniaĪir traffic control cleared a plane to land in the same location where a plane was already being inspected.īaltimore/Washington International Airport, MarylandĪ plane crossed the wrong runway after air traffic control did not notice the pilot's misunderstanding. The list below includes all newsworthy near miss incidents at U.S. aviation industry leaders met the same day at a safety summit. The events prompted a review by the Federal Aviation Administration, announced by acting administrator Billy Nolen on February 28, 2023. 2018 to 2022 combined had 23 comparable incidents, 5 of which occurred in 2022. With seven runway incursions of United States commercial aircraft during January and February, the first two months of 2023 saw the highest rate of such incidents in five years.
