Editing Boeing 757 (section)

=== Accidents ===
The first fatal event involving the aircraft occurred on October 2, 1990, when a hijacked [[Xiamen Airlines]] 737-200 [[1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions|collided]] with a [[China Southern Airlines]] 757-200 on the runways of [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport]], China, killing 46 of the 122 people on board.<ref name="birtles102">{{harvnb|Birtles|2001|pp=102–03.}}</ref> Two 757-200s were hijacked as part of the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001 attacks]]: hijackers crashed [[American Airlines Flight 77]] into [[the Pentagon]] in Arlington, Virginia, killing all 64 on board and 125 on the ground, and hijackers crashed [[United Airlines Flight 93]] near [[Shanksville, Pennsylvania]] after crew and passengers fought back to regain control, killing all 44 on board.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 23, 2004 |title=Threats and Responses; Excerpts from the Report of the Sept. 11 Commission: 'A Unity of Purpose' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/23/world/threats-responses-excerpts-report-sept-11-commission-unity-purpose.html?pagewanted=all |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506005715/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/23/world/threats-responses-excerpts-report-sept-11-commission-unity-purpose.html?pagewanted=all |archive-date=May 6, 2013 |access-date=January 22, 2011 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

Accidents involving [[pilot error]] include [[American Airlines Flight 965]], which crashed into a mountain in [[Buga, Valle del Cauca|Buga]], Colombia, on December 20, 1995, killing 151 passengers and all eight crew members with four survivors,<ref name="CrashedintheAndes">{{Cite news |date=December 21, 1995 |title=American Airlines jet crashes in the Andes |url=http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9512/colombia_crash/10am_update/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928235719/http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9512/colombia_crash/10am_update/index.html |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |access-date=September 9, 2011 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> and a dog, and the mid-air collision of [[2002 Überlingen mid-air collision|DHL Flight 611]] near [[Überlingen]], Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on July 1, 2002, with the loss of both crew members on board plus 69 others on a [[BAL Bashkirian Airlines|Bashkirian Airlines]] [[Tupolev Tu-154]].<ref name=BFU/> The Flight 965 crash was blamed on navigational errors by the crew,<ref name=birtles102/> while the Tupolev's crew not following a [[TCAS]] resolution advisory, with [[air traffic control]] errors being a significant element.<ref name="BFU">{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2004 |title=Investigation Report AX001-1-2 |url=http://www.bfu-web.de/cln_003/nn_53140/EN/Publications/Investigation_20Report/2002/Report__02__AX001-1-2___C3_9Cberlingen__Report,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Report_02_AX001-1-2_%C3%9Cberlingen_Report.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070123052035/http://www.bfu-web.de/cln_003/nn_53140/EN/Publications/Investigation_20Report/2002/Report__02__AX001-1-2___C3_9Cberlingen__Report%2CtemplateId%3Draw%2Cproperty%3DpublicationFile.pdf/Report_02_AX001-1-2_%C3%9Cberlingen_Report.pdf |archive-date=January 23, 2007 |access-date=July 3, 2015 |publisher=German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation |page=110}}</ref> Accidents attributed to [[spatial disorientation]] due to improperly maintained instruments include [[Birgenair Flight 301]] on February 6, 1996, which crashed into the ocean near [[Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic]], with the loss of all 189 passengers and crew,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pope |first=Hugh |date=February 10, 1996 |title=Crash plane may not have been serviced |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/crash-plane-may-not-have-been-serviced-1318149.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923045357/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/crash-plane-may-not-have-been-serviced-1318149.html |archive-date=September 23, 2011 |access-date=November 19, 2009 |work=The Independent}}</ref> and [[Aeroperú Flight 603]] on October 2, 1996, which crashed into the ocean off the coast of Pasamayo, Peru, with the loss of all 70 on board.<ref name=birtles102/> In the Birgenair accident, investigators found that the aircraft had been stored without the necessary covers for its [[pitot tube]] sensors, thus allowing insects and debris to collect within, while in the Aeroperú accident, protective tape covering [[Pitot-static system|static vent]] sensors had not been removed.<ref name=birtles102/>

On September 14, 1999, [[Britannia Airways Flight 226A]] crash-landed near [[Girona-Costa Brava Airport]], Spain, during a thunderstorm; the 757's fuselage broke into several pieces.<ref name="birtles102" /> The 245 occupants evacuated successfully, with 40 requiring hospital treatment;<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 15, 1999 |title=Plane crash Britons due home |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/448473.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119052918/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/448473.stm |archive-date=January 19, 2009 |access-date=June 17, 2018 |work=BBC News}}</ref> one passenger died five days later of unsuspected internal injuries.<ref>CAA [http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/SRGSafetyPlanUpdate2008.pdf SRG Safety Plan 2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606150718/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/SRGSafetyPlanUpdate2008.pdf |date=June 6, 2011}} (PDF file)</ref> On October 25, 2010, American Airlines Flight 1640, a 757 flying between Miami and Boston, safely returned to Miami after suffering the loss of a {{convert|2|ft|cm|-1|abbr=on|adj=on}} fuselage section at an altitude of approximately {{convert|31000|ft|m|-3}}.<ref name="MiamiHoleInFuselage">{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2010 |title=Officials investigate what caused hole in American jet's fuselage |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/business/headlines/20101029-Officials-investigate-what-caused-hole-in-7747.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020195533/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/headlines/20101029-Officials-investigate-what-caused-hole-in-7747.ece |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |website=Dallas Morning News}}</ref> After investigating the incident, the FAA ordered all 757 operators in the U.S. to regularly inspect upper fuselage sections of their aircraft for [[Fatigue (material)|structural fatigue]].<ref name="aa1640">{{Cite web |last=Karp |first=Aaron |date=January 10, 2011 |title=FAA issues AD requiring 'repetitive' 757 fuselage skin inspections |url=http://atwonline.com/international-aviation-regulation/news/faa-issues-ad-requiring-repetitive-757-fuselage-skin-inspecti |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111014830/http://atwonline.com/international-aviation-regulation/news/faa-issues-ad-requiring-repetitive-757-fuselage-skin-inspecti |archive-date=January 11, 2011 |access-date=March 25, 2012 |website=Aviation Week & Space Technology}}</ref>

On November 9, 2018, [[Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256]] was substantially damaged after a runway excursion at [[Cheddi Jagan International Airport]]. One fatality was reported, and the aircraft was declared a hull loss. The other 127 occupants survived.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Boeing 757-23N N524AT, Friday 9 November 2018 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/319542 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref>