Airbus A321-231 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
There are 288 Airbus A321-231 airframes on record (built 1997–2018), 250 currently registered. 17 have one or more NTSB accident records (18 records total). Data as of Jul 18, 2026.
Recent Airbus A321-231 accidents
The airplane’s encounter with turbulence during descent resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant who was standing at the time of the encounter.
The aircraft’s encounter with convectively induced turbulence.
The “follow me” driver stopping the airplane (flight 551) about 35 feet from the normal stopping point due to a difficulty in seeing the yellow “T”-bar because of the dark night conditions and the presence of de-icing fluid on the ground.
The captain’s failure to maintain the appropriate airspeed and pitch attitude during landing which resulted in a tailstrike.
an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
An inadvertent encounter with severe turbulence during cruise flight that caused a flight attendant to fall and fracture his ankle.
a passenger leaving a bag in the aisle that the flight attendant tripped over.