There have been over twenty hull loss accidents involving YS-11 aircraft. • 13 November 1966,
All Nippon Airways Flight 533 crashed into the sea near
Matsuyama, Japan with the loss of all five crew and 45 passengers. • 20 October 1969, All Nippon Airways Flight 104 overran the runway at
Miyazaki Airport, Japan. All four crew and 49 passengers survived. • 11 December 1969, a
Korean Air flight from
Gangneung to
Seoul was hijacked by a
North Korean agent and flown to Sǒndǒk Airfield near
Wonsan. The aircraft was damaged on landing and written off. The aircraft, its crew, and seven passengers are still held in North Korean territory. • 12 August 1970,
China Airlines Flight 206 crashed into Yuan Mountain on approach to
Taipei,
Taiwan. Two crew and 12 passengers were killed. • 1 April 1971, a
Merpati Nusantara Airlines YS-11 made a wheels-up landing at
Kemayoran Airport,
Jakarta,
Indonesia while on a training flight. • 3 July 1971,
Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 63 flew into Yokotsu Mountain while on approach to
Hakodate Airport, Japan. All four crew and 64 passengers were killed, the worst loss of life in an accident involving the YS-11. • 7 November 1971, A
VASP YS-11 was destroyed by fire after a candle was lit inside when the aircraft was being guarded overnight after being bogged down at
Aragarças Airport in
Aragarças,
Brazil. Both guards were killed. • 12 April 1972, a VASP flight between
São Paulo and
Rio de Janeiro crashed north of Rio de Janeiro. All four crew and 21 passengers were killed. • 18 October 1972, a
Cruzeiro do Sul YS-11 overshot the runway at
Congonhas Airport, São Paulo and was damaged beyond repair. • 21 October 1972,
Olympic Airways Flight 506 en route from Corfu (Kerkyra) to Athens crashed into the sea in Voula whilst attempting an approach to
Ellinikon International Airport,
Athens, in a heavy storm. One crew member (the co-pilot) and 36 passengers were killed, while the captain, the two stewardesses and 16 passengers survived. • 23 October 1973, a VASP YS-11 overran the runway at
Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro after a rejected take-off and ended up in
Guanabara Bay. Eight passengers were killed. • 5 March 1974, a
Pacific Southwest Airlines YS-11 crash landed in the desert east of
Borrego Springs,
California while on a training flight. Aircraft was written off. • 6 November 1974, a
Reeve Aleutian Airways YS-11 was written off in a hangar fire at
Anchorage,
Alaska. • 28 May 1975, TOA Domestic Airlines Flight 621 was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at
Osaka International Airport when a tyre burst and the aircraft departed the runway. • 23 November 1976,
Olympic Airways Flight 830 flew into Mount Metaxas near the village of Servia in
Kozani, Greece, in low clouds and almost zero visibility. All four crew and 46 passengers were killed. • 29 April 1977, a Cruzeiro YS-11 departed the runway on landing at
Ministro Victor Konder International Airport,
Navegantes, Brazil. • 17 July 1977, a
Philippine Airlines YS-11 ditched on approach to
Mactan–Cebu International Airport after an engine failure. • 11 March 1983, Nihon Kinkyori Airlines Flight 497 undershot the runway at
Nakashibetsu Airport, Japan. • 13 January 1987, a
Mid Pacific Air YS-11 force landed in a field at
Remington,
Indiana after both engines were mismanaged. • 10 January 1988, TOA Domestic Airlines Flight 670 overran the runway at
Miho-Yonago Airport,
Yonago, Japan after a rejected take-off and ended up in the sea. Aircraft had not been de-iced prior to take-off. • 15 March 1989, a Mid Pacific Air YS-11 undershot the runway at
Purdue University Airport,
Lafayette, Indiana due to loss of pitch control caused by icing on the tail. The aircraft was on a positioning flight, both crew members were killed. • 6 March 1992, an
Airborne Express YS-11 made a wheels-up landing at
Airborne Airpark,
Wilmington, Ohio while on a training flight due to pilot error. • 24 June 1996, an
Air Philippines YS-11 struck a ground power unit while taxiing at
Naga Airport,
Naga City. Aircraft was destroyed in the subsequent fire. • 16 February 2000,
Air Nippon Flight 354 departed the runway at
Okadama Airport,
Sapporo, Japan and collided with a bank of snow. • 3 November 2001, a YS-11 being prepared for delivery to an airline in
Burundi was destroyed by a fire caused by a stray
firework at
London Southend Airport. • 11 September 2005,
Phuket Airlines Flight 326 skids off the runway at
Mae Sot Airport,
Thailand. • 2 January 2008,
Asian Spirit Flight 321 suffered an undercarriage collapse on landing at
Masbate Airport, Philippines. • 28 September 2009,
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force YS-11M-A serial number
9044 overran the runway upon landing at
Ozuki Air Field and was substantially damaged. ==Aircraft on display==