During the filming of a helicopter sequence, a special effects explosion caused a helicopter to crash, resulting in the deaths of actor Vic Morrow.
Actor Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, was accidentally shot and killed on set while filming a scene involving a gun loaded with blanks.
During filming, a train unexpectedly approached the set on a trestle bridge, resulting in crew members scrambling to remove equipment.
Art Scholl, a renowned aerobatic pilot hired for the film's aerial sequences, died when his aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean during filming.
A stuntman named Conway Wickliffe was killed during a car chase scene in which the stunt vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree.
While filming a tornado scene, a crew member driving a water truck was killed when the vehicle overturned in a violent storm.
Stuntwoman Olivia Jackson suffered severe injuries, including the loss of an arm, during a motorcycle stunt gone wrong.
Stuntman Harry O'Connor was killed during a parachuting stunt when he collided with a bridge in Prague.
Stuntman Kun Liu was killed and another stuntman was seriously injured during a stunt involving an explosion on a rubber boat.