Aviation accidents in 1990
CrashAtlas records 188 aviation accidents worldwide in 1990, accounting for 1,135 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
188
Recorded accidents
1,135
Fatalities in this listing
1990
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-02-14 | Indian Airlines 605 | Airbus A320-231 | India | 92 |
| 1990-08-10 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Antonov An-12 | Afghanistan | 83 |
| 1990-10-02 | Xiamen Airlines 8301 | Boeing 737-247 | China | 82 |
| 1990-01-25 | Avianca 052 | Boeing 707-321B | United States of America | 73 |
| 1990-11-14 | Alitalia 404 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Switzerland | 46 |
| 1990-08-01 | Aeroflot / Armenia · CCCP-87453 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Azerbaijan | 46 |
| 1990-10-02 | China Southern Airlines · B-2812 | Boeing 757-21B | China | 46 |
| 1990-11-21 | Bangkok Airways 125 | de Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 | Thailand | 38 |
| 1990-02-17 | Zambian Air Force · AF-316 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Zambia | 29 |
| 1990-01-27 | Force Aérienne Congolaise · TN-230 | Nord 262C-66 | Congo | 28 |
| 1990-01-13 | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-65951 | Tupolev Tu-134A | Russia | 27 |
| 1990-03-27 | Angolan Government · T-410 | CASA C-212-M Aviocar 300 | Angola | 25 |
| 1990-05-10 | Aviacsa, lsf Noroeste 100 | Fairchild F-27J | Mexico | 24 |
| 1990-01-23 | Marina Venezolana · ARV-0210 | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Venezuela | 24 |
| 1990-01-15 | Servicios Aéreos Nacionales - SANSA · TI-SAB | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Costa Rica | 23 |
| 1990-06-06 | TABA - Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica · PT-ICA | Fairchild FH-227B | Brazil | 22 |
| 1990-05-18 | Aerolift Philippines 75 | Beechcraft 1900C-1 | Philippines | 21 |
| 1990-04-20 | Zaire Air Force · 9T-TCG | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 20 |
| 1990-04-18 | AeroPerlas · N187SA | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | Panama | 20 |
| 1990-01-25 | Airfast Indonesia · PK-OBW | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-207 Srs. 2 | Indonesia | 19 |
| 1990-08-21 | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF · 1905 | Beechcraft 1900C-1 | Taiwan | 18 |
| 1990-11-18 | SATENA · FAC-1150 | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Colombia | 16 |
| 1990-02-05 | Helicol Colombia · HK-3315 | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | Colombia | 15 |
| 1990-08-29 | United States Air Force - USAF · 68-0228 | Lockheed C-5A Galaxy | Germany | 13 |
| 1990-09-20 | Governo do Estado de Pernambuco · PT-FAW | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | Brazil | 12 |
| 1990-05-11 | Air North Queensland · VH-ANQ | Cessna 500 Citation I | Australia | 11 |
| 1990-10-24 | Cubana de Aviación 2886 | Yakovlev Yak-40S2 | Cuba | 11 |
| 1990-04-30 | Royal Air Force - RAF · WR965 | Avro Shackleton AEW.2 | United Kingdom | 10 |
| 1990-05-11 | Luftwaffe · 50+39 | Transall C-160D | Germany | 10 |
| 1990-12-04 | Sudania Air Cargo · ST-SAC | Boeing 707-321C | Kenya | 10 |
| 1990-04-20 | Afghanistan Government | Antonov Antonov | Afghanistan | 10 |
| 1990-01-02 | Pelita Air Service · PK-PCM | CASA/Nurtanio NC-212 Aviocar 200 | Indonesia | 9 |
| 1990-10-10 | MAP Novosibirsk APO · CCCP-69320 | Antonov An-8 | Russia | 9 |
| 1990-11-12 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2350 | de Havilland Canada C-115 Buffalo (DHC-5) | Brazil | 9 |
| 1990-03-27 | Uzbek Civil Aviation Adminstration, lsf Soviet Air Force · CCCP-78781 | Ilyushin Il-76MD | Afghanistan | 9 |
| 1990-07-05 | Douglas Airways · P2-DNJ | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2B-21 Islander | Papua New Guinea | 8 |
| 1990-09-29 | Private · N7250C | Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon | United States of America | 8 |
| 1990-02-01 | Soviet Air Force · CCCP-86021 | Ilyushin Il-76M | Lithuania | 8 |
| 1990-11-26 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Kazakhstan | 8 |
| 1990-05-11 | Philippine Air Lines · EI-BZG | Boeing 737-3Y0 | Philippines | 8 |
| 1990-12-03 | Northwest Airlines 1482 | Douglas DC-9-14 | United States of America | 8 |
| 1990-01-19 | Eastman Kodak · N46TE | Gulfstream American G-1159 Gulfstream II | United States of America | 7 |
| 1990-04-26 | Manila Aero Transport System - MATS · RP-C81 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 7 |
| 1990-05-05 | Soviet Air Force · 52 Blue | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 7 |
| 1990-12-04 | Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña · FAES125 | Douglas AC-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | El Salvador | 6 |
| 1990-10-28 | China Flying Dragon Aviation · B-3802 | Harbin Y-12-I | China | 5 |
| 1990-01-01 | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-07308 | Antonov An-2P | Russia | 5 |
| 1990-04-12 | Widerøes Flyveselskap 839 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Norway | 5 |
| 1990-07-15 | Indian Air Force - IAF · K2705 | Antonov An-32 | India | 5 |
| 1990-03-23 | Cubana de Aviación · CU-T1436 | Antonov An-26 | Cuba | 4 |
| 1990-09-14 | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-42351 | Yakovlev Yak-42 | Russia | 4 |
| 1990-09-24 | Hi-Tech Helicopters · N79DD | Cessna 500 Citation I | United States of America | 4 |
| 1990-11-21 | GSW Charterflug · D-IGSW | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Austria | 3 |
| 1990-08-08 | China Naval Air Force - 2nd Independent Regiment | Shijiazhuang Y-5 | China | 3 |
| 1990-06-26 | Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-19730 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 3 |
| 1990-03-21 | TAN Honduras - Transportes Aéreos Nacionales · HR-TNL | Lockheed L-188CF Electra | Honduras | 3 |
| 1990-12-01 | National Iranian Oil Company - NIOC · EP-IOD ? | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Iran | 3 |
| 1990-08-23 | Rowan Drilling Comp. Marine · N80RD | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | United States of America | 3 |
| 1990-01-28 | DOSAAF · 03 Yellow | Antonov An-2 | Russia | 3 |
| 1990-10-29 | Royal Norwegian Air Force - RNoAF · 67-063 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 | Norway | 3 |
| 1990-05-05 | Aerial Transit Company · N84BL | Douglas DC-6BF | Guatemala | 3 |
| 1990-10-19 | Bolivian Air Flight International-BAFIN · CP-735 | Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3) | Bolivia | 3 |
| 1990-05-19 | K&K Aircraft · N1FN | Douglas DC-3A | United States of America | 2 |
| 1990-06-21 | Ptarmigan Airways · C-FWAB | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Canada | 2 |
| 1990-01-29 | Airborne Express · N4688B | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | United States of America | 2 |
| 1990-07-12 | Eagle Air Services · J6-SLW | Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 |
| 1990-01-18 | Aero Flight Services · N331DP | Learjet 23 | United States of America | 2 |
| 1990-05-04 | Tar Heel Aviation · N418NE | GAF Nomad N.24A | United States of America | 2 |
| 1990-09-11 | Stonewall Transport · N23ST | Morane Saulnier MS.760B Paris II | United States of America | 2 |
| 1990-09-24 | Svensk Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) · 101001 | Beechcraft Tp 101 (200C Super King Air) | Sweden | 2 |
| 1990-09-30 | Black Hills Aviation · N65170 | Lockheed P-2H Neptune | United States of America | 2 |
| 1990-07-31 | CAAC · 8347 | Shijiazhuang Y-5 | China | 2 |
| 1990-04-06 | Transamérica Táxi Aéreo · PT-CMY | Learjet 25C | Brazil | 2 |
| 1990-07-03 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-1007 | Lockheed C-130B Hercules | Colombia | 1 |
| 1990-03-12 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A18-401 | GAF Nomad N.24A | Australia | 1 |
| 1990-02-12 | TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais · PT-LCG | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | Brazil | 1 |
| 1990-08-13 | Aviex Jet · N301AJ | Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander | Mexico | 1 |
| 1990-04-30 | Frontier Air 1602 | Beechcraft C99 Commuter | Canada | 1 |
| 1990-01-30 | Slender You Ltd. · G-OBOB | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-3B | United States of America | 1 |
| 1990-12-21 | MarkAir Express, opb Hermens Air · N9444F | Cessna 208 Caravan I | United States of America | 1 |
| 1990-01-29 | Federal Express, opb Wiggins Airways · N854FE | Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster | United States of America | 1 |
| 1990-04-13 | Aeroflot, Magadan Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-04355 | Antonov An-2 | Russia | 1 |
| 1990-01-18 | Epps Air Service · N44UE | Beechcraft A100 King Air | United States of America | 1 |
| 1990-04-05 | Aerolineas Mundo - AMSA · HI-515CT | Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation | Puerto Rico | 1 |
| 1990-01-06 | Grecoair · N96GS | Lockheed L-1329 JetStar 731 | United States of America | 1 |
| 1990-09-20 | Omega Air Inc · N320MJ | Boeing 707-321B | United States of America | 1 |
| 1990-02-27 | Federal Express · N820FE | Cessna 208A Cargomaster | United States of America | 1 |
| 1990-12-08 | SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana · CP-1668 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Bolivia | 1 |
| 1990-01-17 | Federal Express 824 | Cessna 208A Cargomaster | United States of America | 1 |
| 1990-12-15 | AIRES Colombia · HK-3195X | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | Colombia | 0 |
| 1990-02-10 | Perimeter Airlines (Inland) · C-FGEP | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Canada | 0 |
| 1990-01-01 | Zimex Aviation · HB-LQX | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Angola | 0 |
| 1990-03-16 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-28702 | Antonov An-28 | Russia | 0 |
| 1990-09-16 | Confederate Air Force · N7428C | Howard Cargo Harpoon | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-01-26 | MIAT - Mongolian Airlines · BNMAU-10208 | Antonov An-24RV | Mongolia | 0 |
| 1990-10-11 | Celanese Mexicana · XB-ESO | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | Mexico | 0 |
| 1990-01-04 | USAir Express, opb Chautauqua Airlines · N31138 | Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-02-18 | Aviaco · EC-BIQ | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Spain | 0 |
| 1990-09-06 | Force Aérienne Gabonaises · TR-KNB | Embraer EMB-110P1K Bandeirante | Gabon | 0 |
| 1990-01-05 | Angola Air Charter · D2-THB | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules | Angola | 0 |
| 1990-11-02 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-26038 | Antonov An-26B | Russia | 0 |
| 1990-04-03 | Merpati Nusantara Airlines · PK-NUQ | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1990-02-28 | Guardia Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela - GNBV · GN7960 | IAI Arava 201 | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1990-07-21 | Air Ivoire · TU-VBB | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 |
| 1990-09-09 | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-87914 | Yakovlev Yak-40K | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 1990-09-25 | United States Navy · 161762 | Lockheed P-3C Orion | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-04-07 | Transportes Aéreos Samuel Selum - TASS · CP-1738 | Martin 4-0-4 | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1990-07-26 | Aero Manu | Antonov An-2 | Peru | 0 |
| 1990-03-22 | Air China · B-2208 | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E | China | 0 |
| 1990-12-12 | MAP Kiev MSZ · CCCP-29110 | Antonov An-12 | Ukraine | 0 |
| 1990-03-09 | Bel Air · 5X-BEE | Britten-Norman BN-2A-2 Islander | Uganda | 0 |
| 1990-06-01 | Aerochago Airlines · HI-532CT | Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| 1990-10-20 | Aeroflot / Georgia · CCCP-85268 | Tupolev Tu-154B-1 | Georgia | 0 |
| 1990-01-11 | United States Air Force - USAF · 59-1494 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-05-07 | Air-India · VT-EBO | Boeing 747-237B | India | 0 |
| 1990-10-02 | China Southwest Airlines · B-2402 | Boeing 707-3J6B | China | 0 |
| 1990-05-29 | Aerokon Aviation · C-FBCG | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Canada | 0 |
| 1990-06-23 | LAN Chile · CC-CEI | Boeing 707-321B | Chile | 0 |
| 1990-02-20 | Aeroflot / Lithuania · CCCP-56472 | Antonov An-2R | Lithuania | 0 |
| 1990-11-08 | Delta Connection, opb Comair · N445AC | Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-02-08 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Sudan | 0 |
| 1990-05-02 | Helicol Colombia · HK-3316X | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | Colombia | 0 |
| 1990-08-12 | SAVCO · CP-1668 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1990-12-02 | Fair Sky Corp. · N2WU | Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander | Uruguay | 0 |
| 1990-06-06 | West Air, opf Federal Express · N803FE | Cessna 208A Cargomaster | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-04-01 | SAFE Air · ZK-SAF | Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy 222 | New Zealand | 0 |
| 1990-04-26 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WPY | Antonov An-2R | Iran | 0 |
| 1990-04-22 | private · VH-LCL | Cessna 501 Citation I/SP | Australia | 0 |
| 1990-09-09 | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-87451 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Russia | 0 |
| 1990-05-14 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WZB | Antonov An-2R | Iran | 0 |
| 1990-02-01 | Bougair · P2-BAC | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1990-07-24 | Victoria Air Inc. · RP-C140 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1990-07-01 | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-86456 | Ilyushin Il-62M | Russia | 0 |
| 1990-05-01 | Rigas Aeroklubs, lsf DOSAAF · 10 Yellow | Antonov An-2T | Latvia | 0 |
| 1990-04-04 | Isleña Airlines · HR-ALH | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | Honduras | 0 |
| 1990-03-27 | Private · N696JB | Beechcraft 100 King Air | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-08-20 | CCAir · N730CC | Shorts 360-300 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-05-01 | Talair · P2-IST | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1990-04-30 | Aero Union · N67109 | Douglas C-54P (DC-4) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-06-02 | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-46551 | Antonov An-24B | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 1990-08-23 | Soviet Navy | Ilyushin Il-20 | Ukraine | 0 |
| 1990-11-21 | Aeroflot, Domodedovo Civil Aviation Production Ass'n 95 | Ilyushin Il-62 | Russia | 0 |
| 1990-07-14 | Trans Arabian Air Transport - TAAT · ST-ALK | Boeing 707-349C | Sudan | 0 |
| 1990-02-03 | City of Detroit · N50CD | North American Sabreliner 40 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-08-18 | Aeroflot / Tajikistan · CCCP-28761 | Antonov An-28 | Tajikistan | 0 |
| 1990-01-01 | Liberian Army Air Reconnaissance Unit · ARU-022 | Cessna U-27A Caravan I | Liberia | 0 |
| 1990-07-31 | DGAC/SFACT · F-BTTU | Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette | France | 0 |
| 1990-04-22 | Lao Aviation · RDPL-34008 | Antonov An-24RV | Laos | 0 |
| 1990-09-12 | Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-41803 | Ilyushin Il-14P | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1990-07-17 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana · HC-BFH | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Canada | 0 |
| 1990-04-02 | Flight International · N51FN | Learjet 35 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-03-18 | SAHSA - Servicio Aéreo de Honduras SA · HR-SAZ | Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) | Honduras | 0 |
| 1990-07-15 | Indian Air Force - IAF · K2763 | Antonov An-32 | India | 0 |
| 1990-11-17 | Aeroflot, International Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-85664 | Tupolev Tu-154M | Czechia | 0 |
| 1990-11-21 | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA · E-234 | Morane Saulnier (FMA) MS.760A Paris IA | Argentina | 0 |
| 1990-02-24 | FTG Air Service Flugcharter · D-AELB | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Germany | 0 |
| 1990-03-01 | Katale Aero Transport · 9Q-CVG | Boeing 707-329C | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1990-02-25 | Lear Jet Corp. · N984JD | Learjet 31 | China | 0 |
| 1990-11-04 | Aero Bellavista · OB-T-1207 | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2B-21 Islander | Peru | 0 |
| 1990-09-20 | Aero Manu · OB-1349 | Antonov An-2R | Peru | 0 |
| 1990-07-14 | TPI International Airways · N4465F | Lockheed L-188CF Electra | Aruba | 0 |
| 1990-03-14 | Agricultural High School, lsf MÉM Repülögépes Szolgálat · HA-MER | Antonov An-2R | Hungary | 0 |
| 1990-06-02 | MarkAir · N670MA | Boeing 737-2X6C | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-02-21 | Crossair · HB-AHA | Saab 340A | Switzerland | 0 |
| 1990-08-12 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-62407 | Antonov An-2 | Russia | 0 |
| 1990-12-14 | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-47164 | Antonov An-24B | Russia | 0 |
| 1990-01-03 | Vanair · YJ-RV3 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1990-07-24 | Aeroklub Zaglebia Miedziowego · SP-ANZ | Antonov An-2T | Poland | 0 |
| 1990-04-01 | Concord Airlines · 5N-ATL | Fairchild FH-227B | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1990-01-01 | Luftstreitkräfte der NVA · 822 | Antonov An-2T | Germany | 0 |
| 1990-07-15 | Concrete Pipe & Products Co. · N45CP | Learjet 24D | United States of America | 0 |
| 1990-07-01 | Servicios Aéreos del Oriente Ltda · CP-746 | Curtiss C-46A-CU | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1990-07-25 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-ACQ | Boeing 707-379C | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1990-08-14 | Formosa Airlines · B-12268 | Dornier 228-201 | Taiwan | 0 |
| 1990-01-21 | Private · HI-578SP | Beechcraft 300 Super King Air | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| 1990-04-05 | Sydney Skydivers Parachuting School · VH-DNM | GAF Nomad N.22B | Australia | 0 |
| 1990-01-05 | Aerolineas Argentinas · LV-MZD | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 | Argentina | 0 |
| 1990-11-15 | Pacific Missionary Aviation · N87877 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Micronesia | 0 |
| 1990-08-12 | Southern Air Transport · N911SJ | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules | South Sudan | 0 |
| 1990-11-21 | Libyan Red Crescent · 5A-DBN | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Libya | 0 |
| 1990-06-12 | Aeroflot / Uzbekistan · CCCP-86905 | Ilyushin Il-76MD | Afghanistan | 0 |
| 1990-11-29 | Force Aérienne Gabonaises · TR-KJB | Nord 262C-62 | Gabon | 0 |
| 1990-12-15 | Frigorifico Santa Rita · CP-1953 | Douglas DC-6B | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1990-10-08 | Force Aérienne Rwandaise · 9XR-GV | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Rwanda | 0 |
| 1990-07-19 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-40861 | Antonov An-2 | Russia | 0 |
| 1990-01-09 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) | Antonov An-24TV | South Sudan | 0 |
| 1990-10-12 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-67331 | Let L-410UVP | Ukraine | 0 |
| 1990-01-24 | Bougair · VH-BAY | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Papua New Guinea | 0 |