Aviation accidents in 1998
CrashAtlas records 159 aviation accidents worldwide in 1998, accounting for 1,548 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
159
Recorded accidents
1,548
Fatalities in this listing
1998
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-09-02 | Swissair 111 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Canada | 229 |
| 1998-02-16 | China Airlines 676 | Airbus A300B4-622R | Taiwan | 196 |
| 1998-02-02 | Cebu Pacific Air 387 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Philippines | 104 |
| 1998-12-11 | Thai Airways International 261 | Airbus A310-204 | Thailand | 101 |
| 1998-05-05 | Occidental Petroleum, lsf Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP · FAP-351 | Boeing 737-282 Advanced | Peru | 75 |
| 1998-08-29 | Cubana de Aviación 389 | Tupolev Tu-154M | Ecuador | 70 |
| 1998-09-29 | Lionair, lsf Gomelavia 602 | Antonov An-24RV | Sri Lanka | 55 |
| 1998-04-20 | TAME Ecuador, opf Air France · HC-BSU | Boeing 727-230 | Colombia | 53 |
| 1998-01-13 | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Air Force - IEAAF | Antonov An-32 | Pakistan | 51 |
| 1998-03-19 | Ariana Afghan Airlines · YA-FAZ | Boeing 727-228 | Afghanistan | 45 |
| 1998-10-10 | Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises - LAC / CAL · 9Q-CSG | Boeing 727-30 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 41 |
| 1998-05-12 | Force Aérienne de la République Islamique de Mauritanie · 5T-MAG | Xian Yunshuji Y-7H-500 | Mauritania | 39 |
| 1998-09-25 | Paukn Air 4101 | British Aerospace BAe-146-100 | Morocco | 38 |
| 1998-08-24 | Myanma Airways · XY-AEN | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Myanmar | 36 |
| 1998-05-26 | MIAT - Mongolian Airlines · JU-1017 | Harbin Y-12-II | Mongolia | 28 |
| 1998-05-25 | Lao Aviation · RDPL-34001 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Laos | 26 |
| 1998-02-12 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) · 7744 | Antonov An-32B | South Sudan | 26 |
| 1998-09-02 | Prestavia, lsf Permtransavia · RA-26028 | Antonov An-26B | Angola | 24 |
| 1998-03-28 | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP · OB-1389 | Antonov An-32A | Peru | 21 |
| 1998-08-21 | Lumbini Airways, lsf Nepalese CAA · 9N-ACC | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Nepal | 18 |
| 1998-01-27 | Myanma Airways · XY-AES | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Myanmar | 16 |
| 1998-07-30 | Proteus Air · F-GSJM | Beechcraft 1900D | France | 14 |
| 1998-12-26 | United Nations - UN, opb Transafrik · S9-CAO | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules | Angola | 14 |
| 1998-08-26 | Techaviaservice · EW-11368 | Antonov An-12BP | Angola | 13 |
| 1998-11-11 | Viluy · RA-12955 | Antonov An-12B | Russia | 13 |
| 1998-03-18 | Formosa Airlines · B-12255 | Saab 340B | Taiwan | 13 |
| 1998-07-29 | Selva Taxi Aéreo · PT-LGN | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | Brazil | 12 |
| 1998-11-01 | Living Water Teaching Ministries · N3FY | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3C) | Guatemala | 11 |
| 1998-06-18 | Propair 420 | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Canada | 11 |
| 1998-07-17 | Air Sofia, lsf Ukrainian Cargo Airways · UR-UCI | Ilyushin Il-78 | Eritrea | 10 |
| 1998-12-14 | Khors Air · UR-11319 | Antonov An-12BP | Angola | 10 |
| 1998-07-13 | ATI Aircompany · UR-76424 | Ilyushin Il-76MD | United Arab Emirates | 8 |
| 1998-12-07 | Air Satellite · C-FCVK | Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Canada | 7 |
| 1998-06-26 | United Nations - UN, lsf Federal Aviation · ZS-MSL | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Cote d'Ivoire | 7 |
| 1998-02-04 | Air Luxor, lsf Air Sofia · LZ-SFG | Antonov An-12BP | Portugal | 7 |
| 1998-07-30 | Alliance Air · VT-EJW | HAL/Dornier 228-201 | India | 6 |
| 1998-03-10 | Air Memphis · SU-PBA | Boeing 707-336C | Kenya | 6 |
| 1998-08-02 | Taliban Air Force | Antonov An-32 | Afghanistan | 5 |
| 1998-12-22 | SELVA Colombia · HK-3930X | Antonov An-32B | Colombia | 5 |
| 1998-09-10 | Pakistan Air Force · 24143 | Lockheed C-130B Hercules | Pakistan | 5 |
| 1998-02-05 | Ejército del Aire · D.3B-9 | CASA C-212-S1 Aviocar 100 | Spain | 5 |
| 1998-12-27 | ACA-Ancargo Air · TN-AFJ | Antonov An-12 | Angola | 4 |
| 1998-07-23 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana · XC-UTQ | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 | Mexico | 4 |
| 1998-05-08 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2322 | Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (EMB-110) | Brazil | 4 |
| 1998-04-04 | Alpha Wolf Enterprises LLC · N111LR | Cessna 525 CitationJet | United States of America | 4 |
| 1998-10-24 | Centrafrican Airlines · TL-ACJ | Antonov An-12A | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 3 |
| 1998-04-23 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2321 | Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (EMB-110) | Brazil | 3 |
| 1998-07-16 | Alas del Sur · LV-WPO | Rockwell Sabreliner 60 | Argentina | 3 |
| 1998-11-06 | AD Aviation Aircharters · 5Y-JKB | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Kenya | 3 |
| 1998-01-02 | Aerodinamo del Pacifico · XA-RRK | Learjet 24D | Mexico | 3 |
| 1998-10-21 | Capital Táxi Aéreo · PT-WKH | Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia | Brazil | 3 |
| 1998-03-12 | Ejército del Aire · XT.12B-2 | CASA C-212-A1 Aviocar 200 | Spain | 3 |
| 1998-11-06 | United States Army · 85-0151 | Beechcraft RC-12K Huron (A200CT Super King Air) | Germany | 2 |
| 1998-02-19 | Ibertrans Aérea · EC-GDG | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Spain | 2 |
| 1998-03-31 | Linea Aérea Mexicana de Carga · XA-TAP | Convair CV-240-53 (C-131A) | Mexico | 2 |
| 1998-06-27 | Neptune Aviation Services · N14835 | Lockheed SP-2H Neptune | United States of America | 2 |
| 1998-07-18 | Executive Aircraft Corporation · N547JL | Rockwell Sabreliner 75 | United States of America | 2 |
| 1998-01-13 | American Corporate Aviation · N627WS | Learjet 25B | United States of America | 2 |
| 1998-11-28 | DNK Aviation Leasing Group · VP-CDY | de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102 | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 1998-01-13 | Aeroservice International · YV-928CP | Let L-410UVP-E3 | Czechia | 2 |
| 1998-12-05 | Dogus Air · TC-DHA | Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 | Turkey | 2 |
| 1998-07-28 | Swiftair 704 | Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III | Spain | 2 |
| 1998-12-17 | Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon · F-GHLD | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Gabon | 2 |
| 1998-11-23 | Regency Express Air 434 | Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster | Canada | 2 |
| 1998-07-27 | Plane Sailing · VP-BPS | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 1998-07-08 | Yakutsk ASK ROSTO · RA-02823 | Antonov An-2T | Russia | 1 |
| 1998-03-05 | Baron Aviation Services, opf FedEx 8315 | Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster | United States of America | 1 |
| 1998-12-17 | Zanex · S9-CAT | Antonov An-12BP | Angola | 1 |
| 1998-09-25 | Tana and Mara Aviation · 5Y-ANV | Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander | Uganda | 1 |
| 1998-12-02 | Yates Aviation · N501EZ | Cessna 501 Citation I/SP | United States of America | 1 |
| 1998-08-11 | Alada Empresa de Transportes Aereos · D2-FAZ | Antonov An-12 | Angola | 1 |
| 1998-09-28 | TACV - Cabo Verde Airlines · D4-CAX | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Cape Verde | 1 |
| 1998-04-07 | Corporate Air, lsf FedEx 8738 | Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster | United States of America | 1 |
| 1998-10-02 | Servivensa · YV-611C | Douglas DC-3C | Venezuela | 1 |
| 1998-08-24 | Speed Service Couriers, lsf Airworld · ZS-NKK | Aero Modifications AMI DC-3-65TP | South Africa | 1 |
| 1998-09-18 | United States Customs Service · N6305U | GAF Nomad N.22S Searchmaster L | Puerto Rico | 1 |
| 1998-01-01 | Aeroklub Zrenjanin · YU-BLC | Antonov An-2R | Serbia | 0 |
| 1998-02-09 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2509 | Hawker Siddeley C-91 (HS-748-281 Srs. 2A LFD) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1998-01-02 | Woods Air Fuel · N861TA | Douglas DC-6B | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-10-27 | Lear Jet Corp. · N454LJ | Learjet 45 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-07-23 | Norilsk Air Enterprise · RA-11886 | Antonov An-12 | Russia | 0 |
| 1998-11-25 | Pan African Airlines · 5N-PAN | Cessna 208 Caravan I | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1998-03-07 | Aerolíneas SOSA · HR-AQG | Let L-410UVP | Honduras | 0 |
| 1998-10-17 | Pink Aviation Services · OE-FDF | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-400 | Austria | 0 |
| 1998-09-26 | Indonesia Air Transport - IAT · PK-TRA | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1998-02-02 | SkyWay Enterprises · N2630A | Shorts 330-200 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-09-16 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | IAI Arava 201 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1998-08-19 | Fuerza Aérea de Chile · 935 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 | Chile | 0 |
| 1998-08-14 | Polyarnye Avialinii · RA-40681 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1998-02-06 | private · VP-BLN | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A Gulfstream III | France | 0 |
| 1998-04-11 | Unknown · HA-ACU | Dornier Do 28-G92 Turbo Skyservant | Hungary | 0 |
| 1998-04-11 | Lipetsk Aviation Enterprise · RA-02247 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1998-01-01 | Aeroflot Russian International Airlines · RA-86080 | Ilyushin Il-86 | Russia | 0 |
| 1998-08-19 | Aeroklub Togliatti · RA-06196 | Antonov An-2 | Russia | 0 |
| 1998-10-19 | Belize Defence Force · BDF-01 | Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-21 Islander | Belize | 0 |
| 1998-02-02 | SkyWay Enterprises · N2629Y | Shorts 330-200 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-05-30 | Trans Florida Airlines · N87949 | Convair CV-240-17 | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1998-10-14 | Min. de Transportes y Communicaciones Venezuela · YV-O-MTC-3 | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1998-09-05 | Jaffe Group · N138SR | Boeing 707-138B | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1998-03-12 | Santa Cruz Imperial · EL-ALE | Antonov An-8 | Somalia | 0 |
| 1998-09-22 | Aerolineas Mundo - AMSA · HI-503CT | Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| 1998-08-06 | Wasaya Airways · C-GTAD | British Aerospace BAe-748-310 Srs. 2A LFD | Canada | 0 |
| 1998-02-19 | Skyways Kenya · 5Y-BMR | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | Somalia | 0 |
| 1998-10-21 | Ararat Avia · EK-88272 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Armenia | 0 |
| 1998-08-24 | SADELCA Colombia - Sociedad Aérea del Caqueta · HK-4007X | Antonov An-32B | Colombia | 0 |
| 1998-12-28 | Rio Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais 310 | Embraer EMB-145ER (ERJ-145ER) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1998-11-23 | Air Cess · 3D-SBZ | Ilyushin Il-18Gr | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1998-01-11 | THY Turkish Airlines · TC-THF | Avro RJ100 | Turkey | 0 |
| 1998-03-31 | Emerald Airways · G-OJEM | British Aerospace BAe-748-378 Srs. 2B | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1998-09-14 | Avia Trend · 4K-66759 | Antonov An-32B | Kenya | 0 |
| 1998-01-01 | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca · 555 | Basler BT-67 Turbo 67 (DC-3T) | Guatemala | 0 |
| 1998-01-30 | PenAir - Peninsula Airways · N9316F | Cessna 208 Caravan I | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-05-23 | Panther Aviation · N100DL | Learjet 24B | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-01-20 | Alberta Citylink 933 | British Aerospace 3112 Jetstream 31 | Canada | 0 |
| 1998-09-06 | West Ward Cattle · N769WT | Beechcraft B200 Super King Air | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-06-05 | Aero Zambia · 5Y-BMW | Boeing 727-25F | Eritrea | 0 |
| 1998-02-22 | Chanchangi Airlines, lsf Aviogenex · YU-ANU | Boeing 737-2K3 | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1998-08-19 | Motor Sich · UR-11528 | Antonov An-12BP | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1998-06-27 | Air Parabat · S2-ADD | Let L-410UVP-E | Bangladesh | 0 |
| 1998-02-02 | Dragon Air Leasing Inc. · N505C | Douglas C-117D Super DC-3 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-01-26 | British Airways Express, opb Sun-Air of Scandinavia · OY-SVP | British Aerospace 3103 Jetstream 31 | Denmark | 0 |
| 1998-11-11 | Aeroflot Russian International Airlines · RA-86564 | Ilyushin Il-62M | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-05-16 | Manunggal Air · PK-VFY | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 | Singapore | 0 |
| 1998-07-19 | Sudan Airways · ST-AFL | Boeing 737-2J8C | Sudan | 0 |
| 1998-02-03 | Missionary Flights International · N200MF | Douglas C-47A-45-DL (DC-3) | Bahamas | 0 |
| 1998-11-14 | Fuerza Aerea Boliviana · FAB-243 | Cessna TU206G | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1998-04-24 | Trans Asian Airlines - TAA · YR-IRD | Ilyushin Il-62M | Turkey | 0 |
| 1998-09-22 | Aerochago Airlines · HI-548CT | Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| 1998-11-27 | Banair · N787WB | Lockheed L-1329-25 JetStar II | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-03-22 | Philippine Air Lines · RP-C3222 | Airbus A320-214 | Philippines | 0 |
| 1998-12-03 | Bradley Air Services · C-FBNW | British Aerospace BAe-748-335 Srs. 2A SCD | Canada | 0 |
| 1998-05-11 | Tyumenaviatrans · RA-12973 | Antonov An-12B | Angola | 0 |
| 1998-02-09 | British Regional Airlines · G-BLGB | Shorts 360-100 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1998-07-26 | Legion Express · N564LE | Fairchild FH-227B | Iceland | 0 |
| 1998-08-14 | Kyrgyzstan Airlines · EX-87529 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 |
| 1998-05-07 | Southern Gateway · 3D-DRV | Antonov An-32B | South Africa | 0 |
| 1998-10-14 | Min. de Transportes y Communicaciones Venezuela · YV-O-MTC-8 | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1998-04-23 | SAFT Gabon · TR-LEM | Shorts 330-100 | Gabon | 0 |
| 1998-05-15 | Merpati Nusantara Airlines · PK-MGT | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1998-01-01 | Filair, lsf Trans Charter · RA-48014 | Antonov An-32B | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1998-09-16 | Continental Air Lines 475 | Boeing 737-524 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1998-09-18 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2705 | Cessna C-98 Caravan I (208A) | Peru | 0 |
| 1998-06-03 | Air Tango · LV-WIL | Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III | Argentina | 0 |
| 1998-02-02 | IAL Aircraft Holding · N737RD | Boeing 737-291 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-04-25 | United States Navy · 152745 | Lockheed EP-3J Orion | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-01-01 | Aeroklub Zrenjanin · YU-BLB | Antonov An-2R | Serbia | 0 |
| 1998-01-01 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | IAI Arava 201 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1998-10-12 | Bashkirian Airlines · RA-33668 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1998-08-05 | Korean Air 8702 | Boeing 747-4B5 | South Korea | 0 |
| 1998-10-05 | Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique - LAM, lsf South African Airways · ZS-SPF | Boeing 747SP-44 | Mozambique | 0 |
| 1998-11-14 | IAT Cargo 302 | Boeing 707-355C | Belgium | 0 |
| 1998-01-06 | US Motorsports · N1DK | Cessna 500 Citation I | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-09-10 | Pakistan Air Force · 23491 | Lockheed C-130B Hercules | Pakistan | 0 |
| 1998-10-04 | Mision Evangelica Mundial · CP-1528 | Cessna U206G | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1998-07-24 | Skyward Aviation · C-FSKC | Cessna 500 Citation I | United States of America | 0 |
| 1998-04-12 | Orient Eagle Airways · P4-NEN | Boeing 737-2H4 | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 1998-11-20 | Armada de Mexico - Fuerza Aeronaval · MTX-02 | Learjet 24D | Mexico | 0 |
| 1998-01-20 | Italair · EI-COC | ATR 42-312 | Italy | 0 |
| 1998-03-02 | Rico Linhas Aéreas · PT-WDC | Embraer EMB-110C | Brazil | 0 |