This information page lists the most recent fatal airline accidents in the subregion. Accidents with no fatalities are not listed. You will also find below an updated list of airlines subject to flight restrictions in certain countries.
| Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| List updated regularly. | |||
| 1998 17 Jul |  EritreaAsmara | Ukraine Aviation Transport Company Ilyushin II-76 (UR-UCI) | 10 10 / 0 |
| Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| List updated regularly. | |||
| 2021 2 Mar |  SudanPieri | South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410UVP-E (HK-4274 ) | 10 10 / 0 |
| 2020 2 Jan | Sudan Geneina | Sudanese Air Force Antonov An12-A (?) | 18 18 / 0 |
| 2019 10 Mar |  EthiopiaBishoftu | Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 (ET-AVJ) | 157 157 / 0 |
| 2016 19 May |  Egypt175 miles off the Egyptian coast | EgyptAir Airbus A320-232 (SU-GCC) | 66 66 / 0 |
| 2016 2 Feb |  SomaliaNear Mogadishu | Daallo Airlines Airbus A321-111 (SX-BHS) | 72 1 / 0 |
| 2015 31 Oct | Egypt Near Hasna | Metrojet Airbus A321-231 (EI-ETJ) | 224 224 / 0 |
| 2014 2 Jul |  KenyaNear Nairobi | Skyward International Aviation Fokker 50 (5Y-CET) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 2013 9 Aug | Somalia Mogadishu | Military - Ethiopian Air Force Antonov An-12 (?) | 6 4 / 0 |
| 2012 7 Oct | Sudan Near Omdurman | Military - Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-12BP (ST-ASA) | 22 15 / 0 |
| 2012 19 Aug | Sudan Talodi | Alfa Airlines Antonov An-26-100 (ST-ARL) | 32 32 / 0 |
| 2010 14 Feb |  Republic of YemenNear Saada | Military - Yemeni Arm Helicopter? (?) | 11 11 / 2 |
| 2009 20 Feb | Egypt Luxor | Aerolift Antonov 12V (S9-SVN) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 2008 13 Aug | Somalia K-50 Airport | Fly 540 Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 (5Y-BVF) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 2008 30 Jun | Sudan Near Khartoum | Ababeel Aviaition Ilysushin Il-76TD (ST-WTB) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 2008 27 Jun | Sudan Near Malakal | Juba Air Cargo Antonov 12BK (ST-ARN) | 8 7 / 0 |
| 2008 10 Jun | Sudan Khartoum | Sudan Airways Airbus A-310-324 (ST-ATN) | 214 32 / 0 |
| 2008 2 May | Sudan Near Rumbek | Southern Sudan Air Connection Beechcraft 1900C (5Y-FLX) | 24 24 / 0 |
| 2007 8 Nov | Sudan Khartoum | Juba Air Cargo Antonov 12 (ST-JUA) | 4 0 / 2 |
| 2007 23 Jul | Ethiopia Near Shinile | Djibouti Airlines Antonov AN-26V (EX-030) | 9 1 / 0 |
| 2007 6 May | Egypt Near El-Thamad | Military - French Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (742/CB) | 9 9 / 0 |
| 2007 23 Mar | Somalia Mogadishu | Transaviaexport Airlines Ilushin Il-76TD (EW-78849 ) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 2006 10 Apr | Kenya Marsabit | Military - Kenya Air Force Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II (132) | 17 14 / 0 |
| 2005 2 Jun | Sudan Khartoom | Marsland Aviation Antonov AN-24B (ST-WAL) | 42 7 / 0 |
| 2005 3 Feb | Sudan Near Khartoum | Air West Ilyushin 76TD (ST-EWB) | 7 7 / 0 |
| 2004 11 Dec |  Saudi ArabiaNear Jeddah | Airline Transport Ilyushin II-76TD (ER-IBW) | 7 1 / 0 |
| 2004 5 Oct | Sudan Kaduqli | Sarit Airlines Antonov AN-12 (ST-SAF) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 2004 23 May | Kenya Mwingi | Blue Bird Aviation Let 410UVP (5Y-VVD) | 2 2 / 0 |
| 2004 11 May | Sudan Dalang | El Magal Aviation Antonov AN-12 (ST-SIG) | 7 7 / 0 |
| 2004 6 May | Sudan Jiech | Charter - Air Cush Let 410UVP (9XR-DC) | 10 6 / 0 |
| 2004 3 Jan | Egypt Off Sharm el Sheikh | Flash Air Boeing B-737-3Q8 (SU-ZCF) | 148 148 / 0 |
| 2003 19 Jul | Kenya Mount Kenya | Ryan Blake Air Charter Swearingen SA-226T Metro II (ZS-OYI) | 14 14 / 0 |
| 2003 8 Jul | Sudan Port Sudan | Sudan Airways Boeing 737-2J8C (ST-AFK) | 117 117 / 0 |
| 2003 24 Jan | Kenya Busia | African Commuter Services Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I (5Y-EMJ) | 13 3 / 0 |
| 2002 28 Nov | Kenya Masai Mara Game Reserve | Eagle Aviation Let 410UVP-E20 (5Y-ONT) | 20 1 / 0 |
| 2002 17 Mar |  DjiboutiOff Djibouti | Djibouti Airlines Let 410UVP-E (J2-KBC) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 2001 4 Apr | Sudan Adar Yeil | Military - Sudan Air Force Antonov AN-24 (?) | 30 14 / 0 |
| 2001 15 Mar | Saudi Arabia Medina | Vnukovo Airlines Tupolev 154M (RA-85619) | 174 3 / 0 |
| 2000 26 Jul |  JordanMafraq | Military - Royal Jordanian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (348) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1999 26 Nov | Kenya Nairobi | DHL Aviation Africa Cessna 208 Caravan I (5Y-RAN) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 1999 2 Oct | Saudi Arabia Dhahran | Aramco Associated Company Bell 214ST helicopter (N704H) | 20 12 / 0 |
| 1999 3 Jun | Sudan Near Khartoum | Military - Sudan Air Force Antonov 32 (?) | 50 50 / 0 |
| 1999 29 May | Kenya Ol Kiombo | Malindi Air Services Let 410UVP-E (5Y-LET) | 2 2 / 0 |
| 1998 10 Mar | Kenya Mombasa | Air Memphis Boeing 707-336C (SU-PBA) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1998 12 Feb | Sudan Near Nasir | Military - Sudan Air Force Antonov AN-32 (?) | 57 27 / 0 |
| 1996 13 Nov | Kenya Ngong | Kismayo Airlines Piper PA-31-350 Navajo (?) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1996 3 May | Sudan Near Haj Yousif | Federal Airlines Antonov AN-24 (ST-FAG) | 53 53 / 0 |
| 1996 26 Feb | Sudan Near Jabal Awliya | Military - Sudanese Air Force Lockheed C-130H (?) | 91 91 / 0 |
| 1994 14 Mar | Kenya Off Malindi | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (69-6576) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1993 7 Jun | Sudan Near Ariab | Sasco Air Lines Cessna 404 Titan (ST-AID) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 1992 9 Oct | Somalia Mogadiscio | Kiev Production Association Antonov 32 (CCCP-48088) | 13 1 / 0 |
| 1992 14 Jul | Republic of Yemen Near Bir Fadl | Military - Unified Yemen Air Force Antonov An-12 (?) | 57 57 / 0 |
| 1992 16 Apr | Kenya Nairobi | Military - Kenyan Air Force de Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo (218) | 46 46 / 6 |
| 1991 27 Dec | Kenya Masai Mara | Eagle Aviation Piper PA-31-350 Navajo (5Y-SRV) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1991 17 Sep | Djibouti Djibouti City | Ethiopian Airlines Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules (ET-AJL) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 1991 11 Jul | Saudi Arabia Jeddah | Nationair (chartered by Nigeria Airways) McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Super 61 (C-GMXQ) | 261 261 / 0 |
| 1991 5 May | Sudan Near Awell | Nile Safaris Aviation Cessna 404 Titan II (ST-AHX) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1991 21 Mar | Saudi Arabia Ras-al-Mishab | Military - Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed C-130H (469) | 98 98 / 0 |
| 1991 31 Jan | Saudi Arabia Near Ras Al Khafji | Lockheed AC-130H Hercules Military - U.S. Air Force (69-6567) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1990 4 Dec | Kenya Nairobi | Sudania Air Cargo Boeing B-707-320F (ST-SAC) | 10 10 / 0 |
| 1989 26 Sep | Sudan Nyala | Nile Safaris Aviation Cessna 404 Titan II (ST-AIW) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1989 7 Aug | Ethiopia Near Gambela | RRC Air Service de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (ET-AIL) | 16 16 / 0 |
| 1989 28 Jun | Somalia Near Borana | Somali Airlines Fokker F-27 Friendship 600RF (6O-SAZ) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1988 14 Dec | Egypt Near Luxor | GAS Air Boeing B-707-321C (5N-AYJ) | 8 8 / 5 |
| 1988 15 Sep | Ethiopia Bahar Dar | Ethiopian Airlines Boeing B-737-230 (ET-AJA) | 104 35 / 0 |
| 1988 31 Mar | Egypt Cairo | Arax Airlines Douglas DC-8-55F (5N-ARH) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 1987 21 Sep | Egypt Luxor | EgyptAir Airbus A.300B4-203 (SU-BCA) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1987 5 May | Sudan Malakal | Sasco Air Lines Cessna 404 Titan II (ST-AIJ) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1987 13 Jan | Ethiopia Near Asmara | Military - Ethiopian Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 54 54 / 0 |
| 1986 25 Dec | Saudi Arabia Arar | Iraqi Airways Boeing B-737-270C (YI-AGJ) | 106 63 / 0 |
| 1986 16 Aug | Sudan Malakal | Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M (ST-ADY) | 60 60 / 0 |
| 1986 10 Jun | Egypt Near Cairo | EgyptAir Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 (SU-GAD) | 26 23 / 0 |
| 1986 18 May | Djibouti Djibouti | Military - French Naval Aviation Dassault Breguet Atlantique (19) | 19 19 / 0 |
| 1985 15 Aug | Republic of Yemen Aden | Alyemda Airlines Boeing 707-336C (7O-ACO) | 73 3 / 0 |
| 1984 8 Aug | Kenya Machakos | Pioneer Airlines Cessna 402A (5Y-AMS) | 9 9 / 0 |
| 1984 8 May | Egypt Elbet Beni Salama | Military - Egyptian Air Force McDonnel F-4E Phantom II (?) | 2 2 / 19 |
| 1984 16 Feb | Ethiopia Near Debre Zelt | Military - Ethiopian Air Force Antonov AN-12 (1506) | 38 26 / 0 |
| 1984 2 Jan | Jordan Amman | Military - Royal Jordanian Air Force CASA 212-A3 Aviocar 100 (324) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1983 16 Apr | Sudan Near Khartoum | Air Liberia Hawker Siddeley HS-748-329 Srs. 2A (EL-AIH) | 9 8 / 9 |
| 1982 9 May | Republic of Yemen Off Aden | Alyemda de Havilland Canada DHC-7-103 (7O-ACK) | 49 47 / 0 |
| 1982 3 Feb | Djibouti Djibouti | Military - French Air Force Nord 2501 Noratlas (140/88JA) | 35 35 / 0 |
| 1982 14 Jan | Ethiopia Near Addis Ababa | Military - Ethiopian Air Force Antonov AN-26 (71383) | 73 73 / 0 |
| 1981 20 Jul | Somalia Mogadishu | Somali Airlines Fokker F-27 Friendship 600RF (6O-SAY) | 50 50 / 0 |
| 1981 29 May | Egypt Cairo | Military - Egyptian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (SU-BAH) | 17 17 / 0 |
| 1980 12 Nov | Egypt Near Cairo | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-141A (67-0030) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1980 15 Sep | Saudi Arabia Near Medina | Military - Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed C-130E (453) | 89 89 / 0 |
| 1980 19 Aug | Saudi Arabia Riyadh | Saudi Arabian Airlines Lockheed 1011-200 TriStar (HZ-AHK) | 301 301 / 0 |
| 1979 11 Aug | Egypt Near Katab | Bahri Aviation Learjet 35 (N711AF) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1979 19 Feb | Ethiopia Barentu | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-AFW) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1978 5 Nov | Egypt Off Alexandria | Nile Delta Air Services Douglas DC-3 (SU-AZM) | 18 18 / 0 |
| 1978 24 Jul | Kenya Near Nairobi | Amphibians Britten Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2 (5Y-CMC) | 11 5 / 0 |
| 1977 20 Jul | Ethiopia Jima | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-ABF) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1977 10 May | Jordan Near Jericho | Military - Israel Air Force Sikorsky CH-53D (helicopter) (360) | 54 54 / 0 |
| 1977 1 Mar | Republic of Yemen Off Aden | Alyemda Douglas DC-3 (7O-ABF) | 21 20 / 0 |
| 1976 4 Oct | Kenya Nairobi | Emirates Air Transport Douglas DC-7CF (TZ-ARC) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 1976 1 Jan | Saudi Arabia Near Al Qaysumah | Middle East Airlines Boeing B-720B-023B (OD-AFT) | 82 82 / 0 |
| 1975 25 Nov | Egypt Near Bir Lahfan | Military - Israel Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (011) | 20 20 / 0 |
| 1975 11 Sep | Ethiopia Near Bahar Dar | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas C-47-DL (ET-ABX) | 9 1 / 0 |
| 1975 18 Mar | Sudan Singa | Sudan Airways de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 (ST-ADB) | 6 5 / 0 |
| 1974 20 Nov | Ethiopia Soddu | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-AAR) | 24 2 / 0 |
| 1974 20 Nov | Kenya Near Nairobi | Lufthansa Boeing B-747-130 (D-ABYB) | 157 59 / 0 |
| 1974 10 Oct | Egypt Cairo | EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 (SU-AXB) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1973 30 Jun | Jordan Amman | Aeroflot Tupolev TU-134A (CCCP-65668) | 85 2 / 7 |
| 1972 5 Dec | Egypt Beni Sueif | EgyptAir Boeing 707-336C (SU-AOW) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1972 10 Sep | Ethiopia Gondar | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-ABQ) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 1972 18 Apr | Ethiopia Addis Ababa | East African Airways BAC Super VC-10 1154 (5X-UVA) | 107 43 / 0 |
| 1972 19 Mar | Republic of Yemen Shamsam Mountains | Egyptair McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (YU-AHR) | 22 22 / 0 |
| 1971 6 Dec | Sudan Tikaka | Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 (ST-AAY) | 42 10 / 0 |
| 1970 6 May | Somalia Mogadishu | Somali Airlines Vickers 785D Viscount (6O-AAJ) | 30 5 / 0 |
| 1969 20 Mar | Egypt Near Aswan | United Arab Airlines Ilyushin IL-18D (SU-APC) | 105 100 / 0 |
| 1968 18 Aug | Egypt Off Port Said | United Arab Airlines Antonov AN-24V (SU-AOL) | 40 40 / 0 |
| 1968 8 Jul | Saudi Arabia Near Dhahran | Saudi Arabian Airlines Convair CV-340-68B (HZ-AAZ) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 1968 15 Jan | Egypt Zifta | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJG) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 1967 24 Jun | Saudi Arabia Khamis Mushait | Saudi Arabian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (HZ-AAM) | 17 16 / 0 |
| 1967 11 Jun | Saudi Arabia Jedda | Saudi Arabian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (HZ-AAJ) | 18 17 / 0 |
| 1967 7 Feb | Egypt Near Hourghada | Misrair Antonov AN-24 (?) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1966 22 Nov | Republic of Yemen Near Aden | Aden Airways Douglas DC-3 (VR-AAN) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1966 18 Mar | Egypt Cairo | United Arab Airlines Antonov AN-24B (SU-AOA) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1965 2 Nov | Somalia Obock | Military - French Air Force Douglas C-47A (316410) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1965 14 Sep | Ethiopia Gore | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-ABI) | 17 17 / 0 |
| 1965 7 Jul | Egypt Cairo | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 30 / 0 |
| 1965 20 May | Egypt Cairo | Pakistan International Airlines Boeing B-720-040B (AP-AMH) | 127 121 / 0 |
| 1964 2 Oct | Ethiopia Addis Ababa | Interocean Lockheed L-749A-79 Constellation (LX-IOK) | 7 1 / 0 |
| 1964 13 Jun | Saudi Arabia Jeddah | Saudi Arabian Airlines Douglas C-47A (HZ-AAN) | 2 2 / 0 |
| 1964 17 Apr | Saudi Arabia Dhahran | Middle East Airlines Sud Aviation Caravelle 3 (OD-AEM) | 49 49 / 0 |
| 1964 12 Apr | Somalia Hargeisa | Aden Airways Douglas DC-3 (VR-AAM) | 15 15 / 0 |
| 1963 15 Dec | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking 1B (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1963 15 Dec | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking 1B (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1963 18 Oct | Egypt Near Aswan | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 31 / 0 |
| 1963 18 Oct | Egypt Near Aswan | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 31 / 0 |
| 1963 12 May | Egypt Near Ayayda | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJX) | 34 34 / 0 |
| 1963 12 May | Egypt Near Ayayda | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJX) | 34 34 / 0 |
| 1962 17 May | Kenya Near Nairobi | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130A Hercules (56-0546) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1962 15 May | Egypt Near Cairo | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJM) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 1962 13 Jan | Ethiopia Near Tippi | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-T-1) | 18 5 / 1 |
| 1961 5 Sep | Ethiopia Near Sendafar | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-T-16) | 19 5 / 0 |
| 1961 12 Jun | Egypt Cairo | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Lockheed L-188C Electra (PH-LLM) | 36 20 / 0 |
| 1960 15 Jul | Ethiopia Near Jima | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-T-18) | 11 1 / 0 |
| 1960 15 May | Sudan Jebel Marra | Balair Douglas DC-4-1009 (HB-ILA) | 12 12 / 0 |
| 1959 22 Jan | Jordan Dabouk | Air Jordan Convair CV-240-2 (JY-ACB) | 15 10 / 0 |
| 1958 29 Sep | Egypt Over the Mediterranean Sea | Middle East Airlines Avro 685 York I (OD-ADB) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1958 7 Mar | Egypt Menzalah Lake | Misrair Vickers 628 Viking 1B (SU-AGN) | 26 8 / 0 |
| 1958 19 Feb | Egypt Cairo | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Douglas DC-6B (PH-DFK) | 21 1 / 0 |
| 1957 17 Apr | Jordan Near El Quweira | Military -Royal Air Force Vickers Valetta C-Mk.1 (VW832) | 24 24 / 0 |
| 1956 30 Dec | Saudi Arabia Dhahran | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation (54-0165) | 41 15 / 0 |
| 1956 28 Oct | Egypt Over the Mediterranean Sea | Military - Egyptian Air Force Curtiss C-46 (SU-AAB) | 23 23 / 0 |
| 1956 9 Sep | Jordan Amman | Jordan International Airlines Curtiss C-46A-45-CU (JY-ABV) | 57 1 / 0 |
| 1956 20 Feb | Egypt Near Cairo | Transport Aerien Intercontinentaux (France) Douglas DC-6B (F-BGOD) | 64 52 / 0 |
| 1955 18 May | Kenya Mt. Kilimanjaro | East African Airways Douglas DC-3 (VP-KKH) | 20 20 / 0 |
| 1954 15 Sep | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking (SU-AFO) | 4 3 / 0 |
| 1953 15 Dec | Egypt Near Cairo | Misair VC-Viking (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1953 9 Feb | Egypt Cairo | Military - Egyptian Air Force Curtiss-Wright C-46 (1001) | 35 30 / 0 |
| 1952 15 Sep | Sudan Wadi Halfa | Kalinga Airlines Douglas C-47A (VT-CGB) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 1952 29 Aug | Sudan Kosti | Phoenix Airlines Douglas DC-2-115B (ZS-DFW) | 4 2 / 0 |
| 1951 19 Nov | Egypt Cairo | Devlet Hava Yollari Douglas DC-3 (TC-ACA) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1950 31 Aug | Egypt Near Wadi Natrun | Trans World Airlines Lockheed 749A Constellation (N6004C) | 55 55 / 0 |
| 1949 9 Aug |  OmanSalalah | Military - Royal Air Force Douglas C-47B (KN336) | 12 12 / 0 |
| 1949 15 Jan | Egypt Ras-el-Tin | Pan African Air Charter Douglas C-54 Skymaster (ZS-AYB) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1946 23 Oct | Egypt Gebel Kalamoun | Socotra Junkers JU-52/3m (F-BCHD) | 24 1 / 0 |
| 1946 24 Aug | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Avro Anson (SU-ADJ) | 9 6 / 0 |
