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Airport

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Occurrences with San Francisco International Airport (SFO) reported as an aircraft's departure or destination airport.

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Occurrences13275 accidents · 57 incidents · 127 mapped
Fatal occurrences6Fatality total known for 126 of 132
Reported fatalities183Plus 46 serious injuries reported
Years1982–202530 Jan 1982 – 18 Jul 2025

By year

San Francisco International Airport (SFO): occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19827 occurrences in 1982, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19834 occurrences in 1983, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19845 occurrences in 1984, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).13
19854 occurrences in 1985, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19865 occurrences in 1986, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19875 occurrences in 1987, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).143
19883 occurrences in 1988, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19901 occurrences in 1990, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19913 occurrences in 1991, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).13
19922 occurrences in 1992, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19936 occurrences in 1993, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).12
19944 occurrences in 1994, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19955 occurrences in 1995, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19962 occurrences in 1996, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19976 occurrences in 1997, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19982 occurrences in 1998, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
19993 occurrences in 1999, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20006 occurrences in 2000, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).188
20013 occurrences in 2001, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).144
20021 occurrences in 2002, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20036 occurrences in 2003, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20042 occurrences in 2004, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20051 occurrences in 2005, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20061 occurrences in 2006, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20074 occurrences in 2007, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20082 occurrences in 2008, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20108 occurrences in 2010, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20114 occurrences in 2011, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20122 occurrences in 2012, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20131 occurrences in 2013, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20141 occurrences in 2014, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20151 occurrences in 2015, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20163 occurrences in 2016, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20175 occurrences in 2017, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20181 occurrences in 2018, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20193 occurrences in 2019, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20211 occurrences in 2021, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20222 occurrences in 2022, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20232 occurrences in 2023, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20242 occurrences in 2024, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00
20253 occurrences in 2025, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2010 (8).00

Aircraft types

San Francisco International Airport (SFO): most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Boeing 7372000
Boeing 7471400
Boeing 75714144
Boeing 7671400
Boeing 777700
Bombardier CL-600700
Boeing 727600
Airbus A320400
Embraer ERJ-170400
Bell 206325

Countries

San Francisco International Airport (SFO): countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 122 occurrences, 92.4% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.92.4%6183
ChinaChina: 2 occurrences, 1.5% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 122).1.5%00
UnknownUnknown: 2 occurrences, 1.5% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 122).1.5%00
AustraliaAustralia: 1 occurrences, 0.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 122).0.8%00
CanadaCanada: 1 occurrences, 0.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 122).0.8%00
JapanJapan: 1 occurrences, 0.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 122).0.8%00
PhilippinesPhilippines: 1 occurrences, 0.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 122).0.8%00
Republic Of KoreaRepublic Of Korea: 1 occurrences, 0.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 122).0.8%00
SingaporeSingapore: 1 occurrences, 0.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 122).0.8%00

US states and territories

San Francisco International Airport (SFO): US states and territories
StateOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
CaliforniaCalifornia: 65 occurrences, 49.2% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.49.2%5139
ColoradoColorado: 10 occurrences, 7.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 65).7.6%00
IllinoisIllinois: 6 occurrences, 4.5% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 65).4.5%00
AlaskaAlaska: 3 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 65).2.3%00
HawaiiHawaii: 3 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 65).2.3%00
MinnesotaMinnesota: 3 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 65).2.3%00
New YorkNew York: 3 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 65).2.3%00
Pacific OceanPacific Ocean: 3 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 65).2.3%00
WyomingWyoming: 3 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 65).2.3%00
MissouriMissouri: 2 occurrences, 1.5% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 65).1.5%00

Deadliest occurrences

San Francisco International Airport (SFO): deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Alaska Airlines Flight 26131 Jan 200088Pacific Ocean, 2.7 mi (4.3 km) north of Anacapa Island, California, U.S.1
United Airlines Flight 9311 Sept 200144Field (Flight 93 National Memorial) just north of Shanksville in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.1
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 17717 Dec 198743San Luis Obispo County, near Cayucos, California, U.S.1
Aris Helicopter Bell 206BIII accident20 Nov 19913Davis, CA, United States1
LAX85MA008 · Gates Learjet 24B8 Oct 19843San Francisco, CA, United States1
Helinet Bell 206B accident12 Jan 19932Hayward, CA, United States1

All occurrences

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  1. United Airlines Flight 2428

    18 Jul 2025 · Santa Barbara, CA, United States

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  2. United Airlines Flight 889

    26 May 2025 · Beijing, China

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  3. United Airlines Flight 1

    27 Mar 2025 · Claveria, Philippines

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  4. United Airlines Flight 2428

    19 Sept 2024 · Dunnigan, CA, United States

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  5. United Airlines Boeing 787 9 incident

    14 May 2024 · Singapore, Singapore · not on the map

  6. United Airlines Flight 1734

    1 Jun 2023 · Chicago, IL, United States

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  7. Mesa Airlines Bombardier Inc CL-600-2D24 incident

    22 Feb 2023 · Burbank, CA, United States

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  8. United Airlines Flight 1722

    18 Dec 2022 · Kahului, HI, United States

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  9. WPR22LA284 · Bombardier Inc BD-100-1A10 CH300

    27 Jul 2022 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  10. Southwest Airlines Flight 1648

    10 Jun 2021 · San Diego, CA, United States

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  11. United Air Lines Flight 435

    5 Aug 2019 · SFO International Airport, CA, United States

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  12. United Airlines Flight 1161

    23 Jul 2019 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  13. United Airlines Flight 9

    3 Feb 2019 · Pacific Ocean, PO, United States

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  14. United Airlines Flight 1175

    13 Feb 2018 · Pacific Ocean

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  15. SkyWest Airlines Flight 5788

    17 Dec 2017 · Saint Louis, MO, United States

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  16. Southwest Airlines Flight 1159

    19 Nov 2017 · Los Angeles, CA, United States

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  17. United Airlines Flight 447

    12 Sept 2017 · Los Angeles, CA, United States

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  18. Air Canada Flight 759

    7 Jul 2017 · San Francisco International Airport, Millbrae, California, United States

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  19. Compass Airlines Flight 6081

    15 Feb 2017 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  20. SkyWest Airlines Flight 5086

    14 Dec 2016 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  21. United Airlines Flight 1545

    13 Dec 2016 · Denver, CO, United States

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  22. SkyWest Airlines Flight 5260

    28 Apr 2016 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  23. Nemly Aviation Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500 accident

    11 Jun 2015 · Sacramento, CA, United States

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  24. Not Specified Embraer EMB 145XR incident

    24 Apr 2014 · Newark, NJ, United States

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  25. United Airlines Flight 870

    19 Feb 2013 · Pacific Ocean, Unknown

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  26. OPS12WA430 · Gulfstream Aerospace GV SP (G550)

    8 Mar 2012 · Ontario, Canada · not on the map

  27. SkyWest Airlines Flight 6261

    3 Feb 2012 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  28. United Airlines Boeing 757-222 accident

    1 Dec 2011 · Modesto, CA, United States

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  29. United Airlines Flight 888

    29 Jul 2011 · Tangshan, China

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  30. United Air Lines Flight 818

    11 Jun 2011 · San Fransico, CA, United States

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  31. United Airlines Flight 497

    4 Apr 2011 · New Orleans, LA, United States

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  32. Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 7H4 incident

    24 Dec 2010 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  33. Korean Air Flight KE023

    10 Oct 2010 · Seoul, Republic Of Korea

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  34. United Airlines Flight 852

    28 Jul 2010 · Tokyo, Japan

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  35. US Airways Airbus Industrie A330-323 accident

    5 Jun 2010 · Charlotte, NC, United States

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  36. SkyWest Airlines Flight 6467

    23 May 2010 · Ontario, CA, United States

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  37. United Air Lines Boeing 747-422 incident

    7 May 2010 · Sydney, Australia

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  38. American Airlines Flight 20

    29 Apr 2010 · Fort Dodge, IA, United States

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  39. SkyWest Airlines Flight 5945

    29 Apr 2010 · Burbank, CA, United States

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  40. EVA Air Boeing 777-300 accident

    16 Aug 2008 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  41. United Express Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2C10 accident

    13 Jan 2008 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  42. United Airlines Boeing 777-222 accident

    27 Jun 2007 · Chicago, IL, United States

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  43. United Airlines Flight 863

    27 Jun 2007 · Oceanic, United States · not on the map

  44. Republic Airlines Flight 4912

    26 May 2007 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  45. Frontier Airlines Flight 659

    16 Feb 2007 · Denver, CO, United States

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  46. United Airlines Flight 8

    15 Mar 2006 · Omaha, NE, United States

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  47. American Trans Air Flight 4625

    20 Aug 2005 · Chicago, IL, United States

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  48. DEN05LA030 · Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV

    29 Nov 2004 · Eagle, CO, United States

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  49. LAX04LA334 · British Aerospace BAE 125-1000A

    11 Sept 2004 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  50. United Air Lines Flight 805

    14 Nov 2003 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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