List of structural failures and collapses
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A list of structural failures and collapses, including some aircraft, bridges, dams, and radio masts/towers.
See also: List of aircraft structural failures, List of bridge failures, Dam failure#List of dam failures, and List of catastrophic collapses of radio masts and towers
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Buildings and other fixed man-made structures
| Year | Structure | Location | type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 BC | Colossus of Rhodes | City of Rhodes, Island of Rhodes | statue | |
| 27 | Fidenae amphitheatre collapse | Fidenae, Italia, Roman Empire | amphitheatre | |
| 140 | Upper tier collapse of the Circus Maximus | Rome, Italia, Roman Empire | amphitheatre | |
| 558 | Dome of Hagia Sophia | Constantinople, Byzantine Empire | church | |
| 1284 | Choir of Beauvais Cathedral | Beauvais, France | church | |
| 1297 | Stirling Bridge | Stirling, Scotland | bridge | |
| 1303 | Lighthouse of Alexandria | Alexandria, Egypt | tower | |
| 1322 | Ely Cathedral Tower Collapse | Ely, England | church | |
| 1382 | Bell tower of St. Mary's church, Stralsund | Stralsund, Hanseatic League (now in Germany) | church | |
| 1444 | Rialto Bridge | Venice, Republic of Venice | bridge | |
| 1500 | Malmesbury Abbey | Malmesbury, England | church | |
| 1529 | St. Elisabeth's Church, Breslau | Breslau, Silesia | church | |
| 1549 | Lincoln Cathedral | Lincoln, England | church | |
| 1573 | Tower of Beauvais Cathedral | Beauvais, France | church | |
| 1577 | Martinikerk (Groningen) | Groningen, free city; now part of The Netherlands | church | |
| 1625 | Tower of St. Olaf's church, Tallinn | Tallinn, Sweden (now in Estonia) | church | |
| 1647 | Tower of St.-Marien-Kirche | Stralsund, Duchy of Pomerania (now in Germany) | church | |
| 1661 | Tower of Reinoldikirche | Dortmund, Hanseatic League (now in Germany) | church | |
| 1666 | Old St Paul's Cathedral | London, England | church | |
| 1666 | St. Peter's Church, Riga | Riga, Sweden (now in Latvia) | church | |
| 17th century | Abbaye-aux-Hommes | Caen, France | church | |
| 1674 | Nave of the Dom Church | Utrecht, The Netherlands | church | |
| 1697 | Tower of St. Michael's Church, Klausenburg | Klausenburg, Habsburg Monarchy (now in Romania) | church | |
| 1721 | St. Peter's Church, Riga | Riga, Sweden/Russia, now in Latvia | church | |
| 1763 | Tower of St. Michael's Church | Klausenburg, Habsburg Monarchy (now in Romania) | church | |
| 1777 | Collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene | Posen, Prussia | church | |
| 1831 | Broughton Suspension Bridge | Broughton, UK | ||
| 1845 | Yarmouth Bridge | Yarmouth, UK | ||
| 1847 | Dee bridge disaster | Chester, UK | ||
| 1850 | Angers Bridge | Angers, France | ||
| 1860 | Pemberton Mill | Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| 1860 | Wooton Bridge Collapse | Wootton, UK | ||
| 1860 | Bull bridge accident | Ambergate, UK | ||
| 1861 | Chichester Cathedral Spire Collapse | Chichester, UK | church | |
| 1864 | Dale Dike Reservoir | South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | dam | |
| 1875 | Portage Bridge | Portage (town), New York, USA | ||
| 1876 | Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster | Ashtabula, Ohio, USA | ||
| 1879 | Tay Bridge disaster | Dundee, Scotland, UK | ||
| 1887 | Busey bridge disaster | Boston, USA | ||
| 1889 | South Fork Dam | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | dam | |
| 1890 | Walnut Grove Dam | Wickenburg, Arizona Territory, United States | ||
| 1896 | Point Ellice Bridge | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| 1902 | St. Mark's Campanile | Venice, Italy | ||
| 1902 | Ibrox disaster | Glasgow, United Kingdom | ||
| 1904 | Eden Railroad Bridge Collapse | Eden, Colorado, USA | ||
| 1905 | Egyptian Bridge | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| 1907 | Quebec Bridge | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | ||
| 1912 | Mast of Großfunkstelle Nauen | Nauen, Germany | ||
| 1916 | Desse Dam | Dessendorf, Austria-Hungary | ||
| 1919 | Molasses Tank | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Tank | |
| 1925 | Three masts of Norddeich Transmitting Station | Norddeich, Germany | ||
| 1925 | Llyn Eigiau dam, Coedty reservoir dam | Dolgarrog, North Wales, UK | ||
| 1927 | Western mast of Deutschlandsender Zeesen | Zeesen, Germany | ||
| 1928 | St. Francis Dam | Valencia, California, Los Angeles County, United States | ||
| 1930 | Towers of Sender Stadelheim | Munich, Germany | ||
| 1934 | Seta river railroad bridge | Otsu, Japan | ||
| 1935 | Wooden tower of Rundfunksender Langenberg | Langenberg (Rheinland), Germany | ||
| 1937 | Kasai River Bridge Collapse | Kasai, Belgian Congo (now in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) | ||
| 1938 | Upper Steel Arch Bridge | Niagara Falls, New York, USA | ||
| 1938 | Liechtenstein-Haberfeld transmitter | Haberfeld, Liechtenstein | ||
| 1939 | Sandö Bridge | Kramfors, Ångermanland, Sweden | ||
| 1939 | Collapse of Utbremen Radio Tower | Bremen, Germany | ||
| 1940 | First Tacoma Narrows Bridge | Tacoma, Washington | ||
| 1940 | Theodor Heuss Bridge | Ludwigshafen, Germany | ||
| 1940 | Collapse of Tower West of Fécamp Radio Normandie Transmitter | Fécamp, France | ||
| 1942 | Chesapeake City Bridge | Chesapeake, USA | ||
| 1945 | Ludendorffbrücke | Remagen, Germany | ||
| 1949 | 2 masts of Sender Langenberg | Langenberg (Rheinland), Germany | ||
| 1949 | Schwerin Möwenburgstraße transmitter | Schwerin, Germany | ||
| 1949 | Inotani wire bridge | Toyama, Japan | ||
| 1949 | Collapse of Hamburg-Billstadt Radio Mast | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| 1951 | Duplessis bridge collapse | Quebec, Canada | ||
| 1952 | Footbridge at Harrow & Wealdstone station | Wealdstone, UK | ||
| 1953 | Tangiwai Bridge, Tangiwai_disaster | Tangiwai, New Zealand | bridge | |
| 1953 | Augusta Radio Mast | Augusta, Michigan, USA | ||
| 1957 | Rail bridge near St Johns station | London-Lewisham, UK | bridge | |
| 1958 | Second Narrows Bridge | Vancouver, Canada | bridge | |
| 1958 | Collapse of Sender Ochsenkopf | Ochsenkopf, Germany | ||
| 1959 | Vega de Tera | Ribadelago, Spain | ||
| 1959 | Malpasset | Côte d'Azur, France | ||
| 1960 | KOBR-TV Tower | Caprock, New Mexico, USA | ||
| 1961 | LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach | Carolina Beach, USA | ||
| 1962 | LORAN-C transmitter Ejde | Ejde, Faroe Islands | ||
| 1962 | King Street Bridge (Melbourne) | Melbourne, Australia | bridge | |
| 1962 | KGW Tower | Portland, Oregon, USA | ||
| 1963 | Baldwin Hills Reservoir | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
| 1963 | Vajont Dam | Vajont Dam Collapse, Italy | ||
| 1964 | Tower of Pfarrkirche St. Johann Baptist | Ichenhausen, Germany | church | |
| 1964 | General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge | Maracaibo, Venezuela | ||
| 1965 | SES8 Tower | Mount Burr, South Australia | ||
| 1965 | Iwo Jima LORAN-C Mast Collapse | Iwo Jima | ||
| 1966 | Heron Road Bridge | Ottawa, Canada | bridge | |
| 1966 | Heiligenstedten Bascule Bridge | Heiligenstedten, Germany | ||
| 1966 | WLBT TV Tower | Raymond, Mississippi, USA | ||
| 1967 | Queen Juliana Bridge | Willemstad, Curacao | bridge | |
| 1967 | WNBC/WCBS-Tower | High Island, New York, USA | ||
| 1967 | Waltham mast | Waltham, UK | ||
| 1967 | Silver Bridge | Point Pleasant, West Virginia | bridge | |
| 1968 | KXJB-TV mast collapse | Traill County, North Dakota, USA | ||
| 1968 | Ronan Point collapse | London, England, UK | ||
| 1968 | KELO TV Tower | Rowena, South Dakota, USA | ||
| 1968 | WAEO Tower | Starks, Wisconsin, USA | Guyed Mast | |
| 1969 | FM-/TV-Mast of Marnach transmitter | Marnach, Luxembourg | Guyed Mast | |
| 1969 | Emley Moor TV Mast Collapse | Emley, England | Guyed Mast | |
| 1970 | Orlunda transmitter, central radio mast collapse | Orlunda, Sweden | Guyed Mast | |
| 1970 | West Gate Bridge | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Bridge | |
| 1970 | Britannia Bridge | Menai Strait, Wales, UK | Bridge | |
| 1970 | Cleddau Bridge | Pembroke Dock and Neyland, Wales, UK | Bridge | |
| 1971 | KOIN-TV Transmitter Towers | Portland, Oregon, USA | Guyed Mast | |
| 1971 | Südbrücke | Koblenz, Germany | Bridge under construction | |
| 1972 | Buffalo Creek Flood | West Virginia, United States | ||
| 1972 | Mittelturm | Königs Wusterhausen, Germany | Lattice tower | |
| 1972 | Sidney Lanier Bridge | Brunswick, Georgia, USA | bridge | |
| 1973 | Bithlo TV Mast Collapse | Bithlo, Florida, USA | ||
| 1973 | Broadway Central Hotel, Mercer Arts Center | New York, NY, USA | Hotel and theaters | |
| 1974 | Makahali River bridge | Baitadi, Nepal | bridge | |
| 1975 | Tasman Bridge | Hobart, Australia | bridge | |
| 1975 | Banqiao Dam collapse | China | Dam | |
| 1975 | KELO TV Tower | Rowena, South Dakota, USA | Guyed Mast | |
| 1975 | Banqiao and Shimantan Dams | China | Dam | |
| 1976 | Teton Dam | Idaho, United States | Mud dam | |
| 1976 | Sendeanlage Burg SL-3 | Burg bei Magdeburg, Germany | Guyed Mast | |
| 1976 | Reichsbrücke | Vienna, Austria | Bridge | |
| 1976 | Pic de Nore transmitter | Pic de Nore, France | Guyed Mast | |
| 1977 | Granville Railway Bridge | Sydney, Australia | ||
| 1977 | KSLA-TV Tower | Mooringsport, Louisiana, USA | Guyed Mast | |
| 1977 | Kelly Barnes Dam | Georgia, USA | Dam | |
| 1978 | Nebraska Education Tower Angora | Angora, Nebraska, USA | Guyed Mast | |
| 1978 | WJJY TV Mast | Bluffs, IL USA | Guyed Mast | |
| 1978 | WAND-TV Tower | Decatur, Illinois, USA | Guyed Mast | |
| 1978 | CKVR Television Tower | Barrie, Ontario, Canada | Guyed Mast | |
| 1978 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut, usa | ||
| 1978 | Sender Zehlendorf | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Germany | Guyed Mast | |
| 1978 | Willow Island Cooling Tower | Willow Island, West Virginia, USA | Cooling tower under construction | |
| 1979 | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri, USA | Stadium | |
| 1979 | Sender Krasch | Bernklau, Bohemia | Guyed Mast | |
| 1979 | Blåbärskullen transmitter | Sunne, Sweden | Pinnacle of guyed Mast | |
| 1980 | Corralejas stadium collapse | Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia | Stadium | |
| 1980 | Tjörnbron | Stenungsund, Sweden | Bridge | |
| 1980 | Sunshine Skyway Bridge | Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA | Bridge | |
| 1980 | Hayakawa wire bridge | Saito, Kyūshū, Japan | Suspension bridge | |
| 1980 | LORAN-C transmitter Jan Mayen | Jan Mayen, Norway | Guyed Mast | |
| 1981 | Hyatt Regency walkway collapse | Kansas City, Missouri, USA | ||
| 1981 | Dudelange Radio Tower Collapse | Dudelange, Luxembourg | Lattice tower | |
| 1982 | Aviamotornaya Escalator Collapse | Moscow, Russia | Escalator | |
| 1982 | Lawn Lake Dam | Rocky Mountain National Park, United States | Dam | |
| 1982 | Tous Dam | Valencia, Spain | Dam | |
| 1982 | Senior Road Tower Collapse | Missouri City, Texas, USA | Guyed Mast | |
| 1982 | WCIQ Tower | Mount Cheaha, Alabama, USA | Guyed Mast | |
| 1983 | Mianus River Bridge | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA | Bridge | |
| 1983 | Wavre TV Mast | Wavre, Belgium | Guyed Mast | |
| 1983 | KWWL-TV Mast | Rowley, Iowa, USA | Guyed Mast | |
| 1985 | Val di Stava Dam collapse | Italy | Dam | |
| 1985 | Sender Bielstein | Bielstein, Germany | Guyed Mast | |
| 1986 | Hotel New World Disaster | Little India near Serangoon Road, Singapore | Hotel | |
| 1987 | L'Ambiance Plaza collapse | Bridgeport, Connecticut | ||
| 1987 | Schoharie Creek Bridge collapse | Fort Hunter, New York, USA | Bridge | |
| 1988 | Mainbrücke Stockstadt | Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany | Bridge under construction | |
| 1988 | Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | stadium | |
| 1989 | Tennessee Hatchie River Bridge | Tennessee, USA | bridge | |
| 1989 | WRAL-TV & WPTF-TV towers | Auburn, North Carolina, USA | Guyed Mast | |
| 1989 | Cypress Street Viaduct | Oakland, California, USA | Bridge | |
| 1991 | Astram Line steel bridge | Hiroshima, Japan | Bridge | |
| 1991-08-08 | Warsaw Radio Mast collapse | Gabin, Poland | guyed mast ( 646 m) | |
| 1992 | Armand Césari Stadium disaster | Bastia, France | Stadium | |
| 1992 | WCIX TV Tower | Homestead (Miami), Florida, USA | ||
| 1993 | Claiborne Avenue Bridge | New Orleans, USA | bridge | |
| 1993 | LORAN-C transmitter Kargaburan | Kargaburan, Turkey | ||
| 1993 | CSXT Big Bayou Canot rail bridge | Mobile, Alabama, USA | bridge | |
| 1993 | Cape Race LORAN-C Mast Collapse | Cape Race, Canada | ||
| 1993 | Highland Towers collapse | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
| 1994 | Seongsu Bridge | Seoul, South Korea | bridge | |
| 1995 | Cave Creek disaster | Paparoa National Park, New Zealand | ||
| 1995 | Sampoong Department Store collapse | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| 1996 | WCOV-TV Tower | Montgomery, USA | ||
| 1996 | Baikong Railway bridge | Ruyuan, Guangdong, China | bridge | |
| 1996 | Koror-Babeldaob Bridge | Koror and Babeldaob, Palau | bridge | |
| 1996 | Walnut Street Bridge collapse | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA | bridge | |
| 1997 | Opuha Dam | New Zealand | ||
| 1997 | 2 masts of Grigoriopol transmitter | Grigoriopol, Moldova | ||
| 1997 | Maccabiah bridge collapse | Tel Aviv, Israel | bridge | |
| 1997 | KNOE-TV Tower | Louisiana, USA | ||
| 1997 | KXJB-TV mast collapse | Traill County, North Dakota, USA | ||
| 1997 | WLBT Tower collapse | Raymond, Mississippi, USA | ||
| 1997 | Knick-Ei | Halstenbek, Germany | ||
| 1998 | Knick-Ei | Halstenbek, Germany | ||
| 1999 | Gdingen Shipyard Crane Crash | Gdingen, West Prussia | ||
| 2000 | Pier Number 34 (Club Heat) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| 2000 | Highway 15 Overpass Collapse | Montréal, Québec, Canada | ||
| 2000 | WRMD-Tower | St. Petersburg, Florida, USA | ||
| 2000 | KXEO/KWWR-Tower | Mexico, MO, USA | ||
| 2000 | Hoan Bridge | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | bridge | |
| 2001 | Hintze Ribeiro bridge | Entre-os-Rios, Castelo de Paiva, Portugal | bridge | |
| 2001 | Asagiri footbridge | Akashi, Japan | bridge | |
| 2001 | Queen Isabella Causeway | Port Isabel, Texas, USA | ||
| 2001 | Angara transmitter, Northern Mast | Angara, Russia | ||
| 2001 | Krasny Bor transmitter | Krasny Bor, Russia | ||
| 2001 | Kadalundi River rail bridge | India | bridge | |
| 2001 | Versailles wedding hall collapse | Jerusalem, Israel | ||
| 2001 | Collapse of the World Trade Center | New York City, USA | ||
| 2002 | Oemau flood | Oemau, Bohemia | ||
| 2002 | Ellenstedt Wind Turbine Collapse | Ellenstedt, Germany | ||
| 2002 | Buran Hangar Collapse | Baikonur, Kazakhstan/Russia | ||
| 2002 | I-40 bridge disaster | Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, USA | bridge | |
| 2002 | Rafiganj rail bridge | India | bridge | |
| 2002 | Interstate 95 Howard Avenue Overpass | Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA | ||
| 2003 | WVAH Tower | West Virginia, USA | ||
| 2003 | WPAY (AM)-Tower | Portsmouth, Ohio, USA | ||
| 2003 | WTNV-FM Tower | Jackson, Tennessee, USA | ||
| 2003 | WMBD Tower | Peoria, Illinois, USA | ||
| 2003 | WIFR TV tower | |||
| 2003 | KETV TV Tower | Omaha, USA | ||
| 2003 | WAAY-TV - TV Mast | Huntsville, Alabama, USA | ||
| 2003 | Utrecht radio mast collapse | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 2003 | Kinzua Bridge | Kinzua Bridge State Park, USA | bridge | |
| 2003 | Sgt. Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge | Latchford, Ontario, Canada | bridge | |
| 2003 | 2003 Chicago balcony collapse | Chicago | ||
| 2003 | Schneebergerhof Vestas V80 Wind Turbine collapse | Gerbach, Germany | ||
| 2004 | Big Bay Dam | Mississippi, United States | ||
| 2004 | Camará Dam | Brazil | ||
| 2004 | Collapse of the Terminal 2E roof, Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris, France | ||
| 2004 | Loncomilla Bridge | San Javier, Chile | bridge | |
| 2004 | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge | Connecticut, USA | bridge | |
| 2004 | Big Nickel Road Bridge | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | bridge | |
| 2004 | Mungo Bridge | Cameroon | bridge | |
| 2004 | Peterborough radio mast | Peterborough, Great Britain | ||
| 2004 | KFI Mast | Los Angeles, USA | ||
| 2005 | Shakidor Dam | Pakistan | ||
| 2005 | Taum Sauk Reservoir | Lesterville, Missouri, United States | ||
| 2005 | Almuñécar Motorway bridge | Almuñécar, Province of Granada, Spain | bridge | |
| 2005 | Caracas-La Guaira highway, Viaduct #1 | Tacagua, Venezuela | ||
| 2005 | Veligonda Railway Bridge | India | bridge | |
| 2005 | WLGA Transmitter Tower (formerly WSWS-TV Transmitter Tower) | Cusseta, Georgia, USA | ||
| 2005 | Nebraska Education Tower Atlanta | Atlanta, Nebraska, USA | ||
| 2006-03-22 | 2006 Lagos building collapses | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| 2006 | De la Concorde Overpass collapse | Montréal, Québec | ||
| 2006 | Bad Reichenhall Ice Rink roof collapse | Bad Reichenhall, Germany | ||
| 2006 | Kattowitz Trade Hall roof collapse | Kattowitz, Upper Silesia | ||
| 2006 | Run Pathani Bridge Collapse | Pakistan | bridge | |
| 2006 | Torre VIP de Rádio & TV | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | ||
| 2006 | Yekaterinburg bridge collapse | Yekaterinburg, Russia | bridge | |
| 2006 | Nimule bridge collapse | Nimule, Kenya | bridge | |
| 2006 | Bhagalpur Pedestrian Bridge Collapse | Bhagalpur, India | bridge | |
| 2006 | Eziama Bridge Collapse | Eziama, Nigeria | bridge | |
| 2007 | Foshan bridge disaster | Foshan, China | bridge | |
| 2007 | Crab House - Floor collapsed into the water injuring nine | Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, USA | ||
| 2007 | Sherman County Wind Turbine collapse [1], [2] | Sherman County, Oregon, USA | ||
| 2007 | WACS-TV tower | Americus, Georgia, USA | ||
| 2007 | WSKY-DT Tower | Camden County, NC, USA | ||
| 2007 | Browns Summit Crown Castle Broadcasting Tower | Browns Summit, Texas, USA | ||
| 2007 | Punjagutta Flyover Bridge Collapse | Punjagutta, India | bridge | |
| 2007 | Tuo River bridge | Fenguan, China | bridge | |
| 2007 | Harp Road bridge | Oakville, Washington, USA | bridge | |
| 2007 | MacArthur Maze | Oakland, California, USA | ||
| 2007 | Shershah Bridge - Section of the Northern Bypass, Karachi | Karachi, Pakistan | bridge | |
| 2007 | Can Tho Bridge | Can Tho, Vietnam | bridge | |
| 2007 | Neurath Power Station Scaffold collapse | Grevenbroich-Neurath, Germany | power station under construction | |
| 2007 | Guinea Bridge Collapse | Guinea | bridge | |
| 2007 | Chhinchu suspension bridge | Nepalgunj, Birendranagar, Nepal | bridge | |
| 2007 | WNEP-TV Tower | Penobscot Knob, Mountaintop, PA, USA | ||
| 2007 | I-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapse | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | bridge | |
| 2007 | Collapse of bridge over the Jiantuo River during construction | Hunan, China | bridge | |
| 2008 | Hornslet Wind Turbine Collapse | Hornslet, Denmark | Wind turbine | |
| 2007 | Collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge | Tây Nam Bộ, Vietnam | bridge | |
| 2008 | Cedar Rapids Railway Bridge Collapse | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA | bridge | |
| 2007 | Stobart Mill Wind Turbine Collapse [3] | Stobart Mill, UK | ||
| 2008 | KATV Tower | Redfield, Arkansas, USA | ||
| 2008 | Searsburg Wind Turbine Collapse [4] | Searsburg, New Hampshire, USA | ||
| 2008 | Christian rock concert stage collapse | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | Church/Stage | |
| 2009 | Emmis Television Wichita Tower | Wichita, USA | ||
| 2009 | Alona Wind Turbine Collapse [5] | Alona, New York, USA | ||
| 2009 | Fenner wind turbine collapse [6] | Fenner, New York, USA | ||
| 2009 | Historical Archive of the City of Cologne collapse | Cologne, Germany | ||
| 2009 | Situ Gintung Dam | Tangerang, Indonesia | ||
| 2009 | Collapse of the Block 7 of Lotus Riverside | Shanghai, China | ||
| 2009 | Broadmeadow viaduct | Malahide, Ireland | bridge | |
| 2009 | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium | Terengganu, Malaysia | ||
| 2009 | 2009 Korba chimney collapse | Korba, India | ||
| 2009 | Big Valley Jamboree stage collapse | Camrose, Alberta, Canada | Stage | |
| 2009 | Palma de Mallorca House Collapse | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||
| 2009 | Jaya Supermarket | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | ||
| 2009 | Kota Chambal Bridge Collapse | Kota, India | bridge | |
| 2010 | Bab Berdieyinne mosque minaret collapse | Meknes, Morocco | ||
| 2010 | Myllysilta (Mill Bridge) | Turku, Finland | bridge | |
| 2010 | Lalita Park building collapse | New Delhi, India | ||
| 2010 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome roof collapse | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| 2011 | Hefbrug Waddinxveen | Waddinxveen, Netherlands | ||
| 2011 | WEAU-TV, WAAX-FM Tower | Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA | Guyed mast | |
| 2011 | Kirtorf Wind Turbine collapse [7] | Kirtorf, Germany | Wind turbine | |
| 2011 | Enschede Stadium Roof Collapse | Enschede, Netherlands | Stadium roof | |
| 2011 | Antenna mast of tower of Zendstation Smilde | Hoogersmilde, Netherlands | Partially guyed tower | |
| 2011 | Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapse | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Stage | |
| 2011 | Indiana State Fair stage collapse | Indianapolis, Indiana | Stage | |
| 2011 | Pukkelpop stage collapse | Hasselt, Belgium | Stage | |
| 2011 | QAL scaffold collapse | Gladstone QLD Australia | scaffold | |
| 2012 | Rio de Janeiro buildings collapse | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | Building construction |
Transportation
| Year | Structure | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1865 | Steamboat Sultana boiler explosion | Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| 1882 | Inverythan rail accident | Inverness, UK |
| 1884 | Camberwell road accident | London, UK |
| 1891 | Norwood junction rail accident | London, UK |
| 1891 | Munchenstein rail disaster | Munchenstein, Switzerland |
| 1954 | BOAC Flight 781, de Havilland Comet | Mediterranean Sea off Elba |
| 1966 | BOAC Flight 911, Boeing 707 | Near Mount Fuji, Japan |
| 1970 | Apollo 13, Apollo Service Module | Lunar transfer orbit, about 321,860 km Earth altitude, in international territory |
| 1985 | Japan Airlines Flight 123, Boeing 747 | Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, Japan |
| 1986 | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster | Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA |
| 1996 | TWA Flight 800, Boeing 747 | Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, USA |
| 2002 | China Airlines Flight 611 | over the Penghu Islands, Taiwan |
| 2003 | Space Shuttle Columbia disaster | over Texas, USA |
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