List of accidents and incidents involving the Airbus A320 family

The following is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Airbus A320 family and A320neo family of jet airliners. , 180 aviation accidents and incidents have occurred, including 38 hull-loss accidents, resulting in a total of fatalities.

Through to 2015, the Airbus A320 family has experienced 0.12 fatal hull-loss accidents for every million takeoffs, and 0.26 total hull-loss accidents for every million takeoffs; one of the lowest fatality rates of any airliner.

Airbus A319

2000s On 19 January 2003, a Northwest Airlines Airbus A319-100 registered as N313NB, was damaged by maintenance personnel at LaGuardia Airport, Queens, New York, U.S. While being taxied from a maintenance area to the gate, the aircraft struck the gate and a Northwest Airlines Boeing 757, collapsing the nose gear. The Airbus was damaged beyond repair and written off. On 10 May 2005, Northwest Airlines Flight 1495, a Northwest Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9 registered as N763NC, collided on the ground with a Northwest Airlines Airbus A319-114 registered as N368NB that had just pushed back from the gate at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S. On the flight preceding the incident, the DC-9 suffered a malfunction in one of its hydraulic systems while in flight. After landing, the captain shut down one of the plane's engines, inadvertently disabling the remaining working hydraulic system that controlled the aircraft's brakes and reverse thrusters. This caused the DC-9 to contact the Airbus A319 at a speed of 16 mph. Six people were injured and both planes were substantially damaged. The A319 was repaired and returned to service while the DC-9 was written off. On 15 September 2006, EasyJet Flight 6074, an Airbus A319-111 registered as G-EZAC, en route from Alicante to Bristol Airport experienced a major electrical system failure near Nantes, France, that caused multiple aircraft systems to become inoperative, including the aircraft's radios, autopilot, the captain's electronic flight instrument display, and TCAS. As a consequence of these failures, the A319 nearly collided with American Airlines Flight AAL63, a Boeing 777-223ER. The crew managed to reconfigure the transponder only and continued on to land at Bristol Airport without any further communication to the air traffic controller.

2010s On 10 January 2010, United Airlines Flight 634, an Airbus A319 registered as N816UA, experienced problems with its right main landing gear while preparing to land at Newark Liberty International Airport. After unsuccessfully attempting to fix the problem, the flight crew made an emergency landing with the right main landing gear retracted, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. All 53 people evacuated the aircraft via the emergency slides. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service. On 10 March 2010, Pegasus Airlines Flight 361, an Airbus A319 operated by IZair on a ferry flight, made an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, after a malfunction in the nose gear. The flight landed safely but blew both front nose gear tires. The airport closed runway 07R/25L for 3 hours to allow recovery. The nose gear suffered the same problem as JetBlue Flight 292. On 12 August 2010, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 075, an Airbus A319-111 registered as 4K-AZ04, suffered an undercarriage collapse when the aircraft departed the runway on landing at Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey. The aircraft was substantially damaged but all 127 passengers and crew escaped unharmed. The aircraft was later repaired. On 24 September 2010, Wind Jet Flight 243, operated by an Airbus A319-132 registered as EI-EDM, landed short of runway 07 while attempting a landing at Palermo Airport, Italy. The aircraft stopped in the grass out of the runway but was seriously damaged and was written off. 34 passengers suffered minor injuries. On 24 May 2013, British Airways Flight 762, an Airbus A319-131 registered as G-EUOE, returned to London Heathrow Airport after fan cowl doors detached from both engines shortly after take off. During the approach a fire broke out in the right engine and persisted after the engine was shut down. The aircraft landed safely with no injuries to the 80 people on board. The accident report revealed that the cowlings had been left unlatched following overnight maintenance. The separation of the doors caused airframe damage and the right hand engine fire resulted from a ruptured fuel pipe. On 15 January 2018, an Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A319-111 registered as 5A-ONC, was destroyed by artillery fire at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya. On 14 May 2018, Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633, an Airbus A319-133 registered as B-6419, diverted to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport after one of the cockpit windshields on the copilot's side blew out during the climb towards cruising altitude. The aircraft landed safely with injuries sustained only to the copilot and a cabin crew member.

2020s On 12 May 2022, Tibet Airlines Flight 9833, an Airbus A319-100 registered as B-6425, veered off the runway on takeoff in Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, causing fire. All 122 passengers and crew on board survived, with only minor injuries. On 2 February 2025, United Airlines Flight 1382, an Airbus A319-131 registered as N837UA, aborted take-off after catching fire at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. All passengers were safely evacuated. On 3 March 2026, An Iran Air Airbus A319-111 airliner, registration EP-IEP, was destroyed in an air strike at Bushehr Airport in southern Iran.

Airbus A320

1980s On 26 June 1988, Air France Flight 296Q, the first passenger flight of the Airbus A320, flown by a Airbus A320-111 registered as F-GFKC, crashed into trees during a demonstration flight at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport, France. Three passengers out of 136 on board died during the evacuation as the aircraft began to burn. This was the first fatal crash of the Airbus A320 family.

1990s

On 14 February 1990, Indian Airlines Flight 605, an Airbus A320-231 registered as VT-EPN, crashed on its final approach to the HAL Airport, Bangalore. Of the 146 people on board, 88 passengers and 4 crew members were killed. On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111 registered as F-GGED, crashed into a high ridge near Mount Sainte-Odile in the Vosges mountains while on final approach to Strasbourg at the end of a scheduled flight from Lyon, France. This accident resulted in the deaths of 87 of the aircraft's 96 occupants (six crew members, 90 passengers). On 14 September 1993, Lufthansa Flight 2904, an Airbus A320-211 registered as D-AIPN, crashed into an earth wall at the end of the runway at Frederic Chopin Airport. A fire started in the left wing area and penetrated into the passenger cabin. The training captain and a passenger died. On 10 March 1997, a Gulf Air Airbus A320-212 registered as A4O-EM, aborted takeoff at Abu Dhabi International Airport and overran the runway, causing the nosegear to collapse. Everyone on board survived. On 22 March 1998, Philippine Airlines Flight 137, a three-month old Airbus A320-214 registered as RP-C3222, overshot the runway of Bacolod City Domestic Airport in Bacolod, Philippines, plowing through homes near it. None of the passengers or crew died, but 44 were injured and 3 on the ground were killed. On 12 February 1999, Air France Flight 550, an Airbus A320-211 registered as F-CGXB, collided with a Grob G103 Twin Astir glider over France. Both aircraft landed safely and no one was injured. On 16 February 1999, America West Airlines Flight 2811, an Airbus A320-231, received minor damage when it landed at Port Columbus International Airport, Ohio, with the nose wheels rotated 90 degrees. There were no injuries to the 31 people on board.

2000s On 12 June 2000, America West Airlines Flight 2747, an Airbus A320-232 registered as N655AW, experienced a loss of cowling on the left engine during takeoff from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas bound for Columbus, Ohio. The aircraft made an emergency landing and no one was injured. On 5 July 2000, Royal Jordanian Flight 435, an Airbus A320, was hijacked by a Syrian national while flying to Damascus International Airport, Syria. The plane made an emergency landing back to Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan after the hijacker's grenade exploded, injuring 15 passengers and damaging the aircraft. The hijacker was shot and killed by an air marshal on board. On 23 August 2000, Gulf Air Flight 072, an Airbus A320-212 registered as A4O-EK, crashed into the Persian Gulf while performing a go-around during a night visual approach to Bahrain Airport. All 143 passengers and crew on board lost their lives and it remains the deadliest aviation accident on Bahraini soil. On 7 February 2001, Iberia Airlines Flight 1456, an Airbus A320-214 registered EC-HKJ, carrying 143 people, crashed on landing at Bilbao Airport in heavy low level turbulence and gusts. All occupants survived; the aircraft was written off. On 17 March 2001, Northwest Airlines Flight 985, an Airbus A320-212 registered as N357NW, rotated prematurely during takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport due to the stabilizer trim having been improperly set. The captain aborted the takeoff and the aircraft overshot the runway. All 151 people on board evacuated the aircraft via the evacuation slides and the aircraft was repaired. On 28 August 2002, America West Airlines Flight 794, an Airbus A320-231 registered as N635AW, experienced thrust asymmetry while landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and veered off the runway. Ten people were injured (one seriously) and the aircraft was written off. On 18 October 2004, TransAsia Airways Flight 536, an Airbus A320-232 registered as B-22310, overran runway 10 while landing at Taipei Songshan Airport and came to rest in a ditch. The crew were found to have mismanaged thrust asymmetry during landing. On 21 September 2005, JetBlue Flight 292, an Airbus A320-232 registered as N536JB, executed an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after the nose wheels jammed in an abnormal position. No one was injured. On 3 May 2006, Armavia Flight 967, an Airbus A320-211 registered as EK-32009, crashed into the Black Sea while attempting to conduct a go-around following its first approach to Sochi Airport, Russia. All 113 passengers and crew on board lost their lives. The accident was caused by controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error. On 5 May 2006, 3 Airbus A320s belonging to Armavia, Hellas Jet and Armenian International Airways, along with a Lockheed C-130 Hercules were destroyed in a hangar fire at Brussels Airport.

On 17 July 2007, TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320-233 registered as PR-MBK, crashed into a nearby TAM Express warehouse adjacent to a Shell gas station after overrunning the runway while landing at Congonhas International Airport, where it exploded on impact. One engine thrust reverser had been deactivated. The accident was caused by pilot error by positioning the left throttle into reverse with the right engine throttle being in the climb power setting and bad weather (this was possibly exaggerated by the lack of effective drainage grooving on the runway). All 187 passengers and crew died with 12 ground fatalities, mainly from the TAM headquarters and the gas station at the end of the runway. This crash was the deadliest accident involving the A320 family until the bombing of Metrojet Flight 9268. On 20 October 2007, Northwest Airlines Flight 1432, an Airbus A320-211, landed on runway 18 at Hector International Airport, North Dakota, with the nose gear rotated 90 degrees.