Home Tags air crash

#air crash

45 Years Ago Today Fuel Exhaustion Downed A Tupolev Tu-154 In Libya

45 Years Ago Today Fuel Exhaustion Downed A Tupolev Tu-154 In Libya

A series of mishaps led to the country’s worst accident at the time

Nicole Kylie 3 years ago
Formerly Canada's Deadliest Plane Crash: The Unsolved Mystery Of Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831

Formerly Canada's Deadliest Plane Crash: The Unsolved Mystery Of Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831

The cause of this often-forgotten disaster was never fully established, but it left an important legacy.

Iain Coutts 3 years ago
45 Years Ago Today TAP Air Portugal Flight 425 Crashed In Madeira

45 Years Ago Today TAP Air Portugal Flight 425 Crashed In Madeira

The runway overshoot remains the Boeing 727’s 15th worst accident in history.

Nicole Kylie 3 years ago
Precision Air ATR 42 Lake Crash: What We Know So Far

Precision Air ATR 42 Lake Crash: What We Know So Far

The aircraft with 43 people onboard crashed in Lake Victoria upon landing at Bukoba Airport amid poor weather conditions...

Giacomo Amati 3 years ago
How Aero Caribbean Flight 883 Became The ATR 72's Joint-Deadliest Accident

How Aero Caribbean Flight 883 Became The ATR 72's Joint-Deadliest Accident

The aircraft impacted terrain after experiencing extreme meteorological conditions, killing all onboard

Nicole Kylie 3 years ago
62 Years Ago Today: The Crash Involving The California Polytechnic State University Football Team

62 Years Ago Today: The Crash Involving The California Polytechnic State University Football Team

Looking back at the fatal accident.

Mark Finlay 3 years ago
Airlines PNG Flight 1600 Crashed On This Day In 2011

Airlines PNG Flight 1600 Crashed On This Day In 2011

How pilot error led to the fatal crash landing of a Dash-8 in Papua New Guinea.

Mark Finlay 3 years ago
What Caused The Crash Of Aeromexico Flight 498?

What Caused The Crash Of Aeromexico Flight 498?

The accident occurred in August 1986.

Daniel Martínez Garbuno 3 years ago
How El Al Flight 1862 Became The Deadliest Aviation Disaster On Dutch Soil

How El Al Flight 1862 Became The Deadliest Aviation Disaster On Dutch Soil

While there were only four people onboard the plane, the number of casualties on the ground was far higher.

Jake Hardiman 3 years ago
Yemenia Fined €225,000 For 2009 Airbus A310 Crash

Yemenia Fined €225,000 For 2009 Airbus A310 Crash

The airline was convicted of manslaughter and unintentional injuries for the crash that killed 152 people.

Charlotte Seet 3 years ago
Twin Tragedies: How Design Flaws Caused Two 1990s Atlantic Southeast Airlines Crashes

Twin Tragedies: How Design Flaws Caused Two 1990s Atlantic Southeast Airlines Crashes

How the propellers on two EMB-120s were to blame for two fatal crashes.

Mark Finlay 3 years ago
The Brace Position: How Has It Changed Over The Years?

The Brace Position: How Has It Changed Over The Years?

A closer look at how the passenger brace position has evolved.

Devansh Mehta 3 years ago
The Strangest Plane Crash Ever? How An Escaped Crocodile Downed A Congolese Turboprop In 2010

The Strangest Plane Crash Ever? How An Escaped Crocodile Downed A Congolese Turboprop In 2010

Sometimes, there are strange causes for aircraft accidents, such as the case of a 2010 crash in Congo. The culprit? A hi...

Arturo Weiss 3 years ago
Libya's Deadliest Air Accident At The Time: The Crash Of Korean Air Flight 803

Libya's Deadliest Air Accident At The Time: The Crash Of Korean Air Flight 803

A look at the crash of Korean Air Flight 803.

Mark Finlay 4 years ago
Nigeria Airways Flight 2120: The Douglas DC-8's Deadliest Accident

Nigeria Airways Flight 2120: The Douglas DC-8's Deadliest Accident

A plane packed with African pilgrims returning from Mecca burst into flames shortly after takeoff.

Jack Bailey 4 years ago
Cambodia's Second-Deadliest Air Crash: The Story Of PMTair Flight 241

Cambodia's Second-Deadliest Air Crash: The Story Of PMTair Flight 241

A controlled flight into terrain crash of an old school airplane due to inclement weather, lack of modern navigation too...

Joe Kunzler 4 years ago
Deadly Microburst: The Story Of USAir Flight 1016

Deadly Microburst: The Story Of USAir Flight 1016

The accident occurred 28 years ago today.

Jake Hardiman 4 years ago
On This Day in 2009: The Crash Of Yemenia Flight 626

On This Day in 2009: The Crash Of Yemenia Flight 626

The crash only saw one survivor.

Sumit Singh 4 years ago
Lawsuit Launched Over Last Week's Miami Red Air Crash

Lawsuit Launched Over Last Week's Miami Red Air Crash

Lawyers for four injured passengers injured in a RED Air crash landing in Miami last week have commenced legal action ag...

Andrew Curran 4 years ago
Fatal Over-Rotation: 50 Years Since The Crash Of Prinair Flight 191

Fatal Over-Rotation: 50 Years Since The Crash Of Prinair Flight 191

The de Havilland Heron crashed after a failed go-around; the cause is still unknown.

Mark Finlay 4 years ago