Atlas Magazine publishes the list of the main air disasters and plan crashes that happened during 2017.
Based on statistics from the Aviation Safety Network (ASN), 9 major accidents were recorded during 2017 causing the death of 77 people.
List of the main plane crashes in 2017
| Date | Departure airport | Destination airport | Crash site | Airline company | Type of the airplane | Number of victims | Number of injured |
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| 16/01/2017 | Hong Kong | Atatürk Istanbul | Near the Bishkek-Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan | Turkish Ailines | Boeing 747-400F cargo | 39 | - |
| 20/03/2017 | Juba, South Sudan | Wau, South Sudan | Wau Airport, South Sudan | South Supreme Airlines, South Sudan | Antonov An-26 | - | 45 |
| 28/03/2017 | Jorge Chavez, Lima, Peru | Jauja- Francisco Carle, Peru | Jauja-Francisco Carle, Peru | Peruvian Airlines | Boeing 737-300 | - | 39 |
| 14/10/2017 | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Félix-Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire | Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Airport, Abidjan | Valan ICC of Moldavia | Antonov An-26-100 | 4 | 6 |
| 15/11/2017 | Arusha, Tanzania | National park, Serengeti, Tanzania | Near Empakai, Tanzania | Coastal Aviation | Cessna 208 Caravan | 11 | - |
| 15/11/2017 | Chumikan Russia | Nelkan Russia | Nelkan Airport, Russia | Khabarovsk Avia | Let L-410UVP-E20 | 6 | 1 |
| 13/12/2017 | Fond-du-Lac Canada | Stony Rapids, Canada | Fond-du-Lac Airport, Canada | West Wind Aviation | ATR 42-320 | 1 | 7 |
| 19/12/2017 | Narian-Mar Russia | Haruta Russia | Naryan-Mar Airport, Russia | Naryan-Mar Air Enterprise | Antonov TVS-2MS | 4 | - |
| 31/12/2017 | Punta Islita Costa Rica | Juan-Santamaría San José, Costa Rica | Near Punta Islita | Nature Air | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | 12 | - |
Source : Aviation Safety Network (ASN)
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