The 17th of July is the worst day in aviation history with 902 fatalities in 16 airliner crashes, according to ASN data. This includes both accidents and occurrences with unlawful interference.
The average over the period 1946-2020 is 235 fatalities in 11 accidents.
| 17 JUL 1946 | Curtiss C-46 | ANDESA | 30 |
| 17 JUL 1950 | Douglas C-47 | Indian National Airways | 22 |
| 17 JUL 1955 | Convair CV-340 | Braniff International Airways | 22 |
| 17 JUL 1958 | Curtiss C-46 | Dominicana de Aviacion | 2 |
| 17 JUL 1963 | Curtiss C-46 | Air America | 6 |
| 17 JUL 1994 | Yakovlev 40 | Sankuru Air Service | 5 |
| 17 JUL 1994 | Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander | Air Martinique | 6 |
| 17 JUL 1995 | DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Merpati Nusantara Airlines | 1 |
| 17 JUL 1996 | Boeing 747-131 | Trans World Airlines – TWA | 230 |
| 17 JUL 1996 | DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Aerolatino | 1 |
| 17 JUL 1997 | Fokker F-27 Friendship | Sempati Air Transport | 28 |
| 17 JUL 1998 | Ilyushin 78 | Air Sofia | 10 |
| 17 JUL 2000 | Boeing 737-2A8 | Alliance Air | 55 |
| 17 JUL 2002 | DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Skyline Airways | 4 |
| 17 JUL 2007 | Airbus A320-233 | TAM Linhas Aéreas | 187 |
| 17 JUL 2014 | Boeing 777-2H6ER | Malaysia Airlines | 298 |