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This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff due to an excessive rate of turn on the part of the crew during the climb. January 19, 1988 9 7 8 Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286: Bayfield: Colorado: Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner: The aircraft crashed during approach due to descent below the approach profile during a rapid descent. December 7 ...
A collage of some of the deadliest aircraft disasters worldwide since 2001. This article lists the deadliest aircraft accidents and incidents involving commercial passenger and cargo flights, military passenger and cargo flights, or general aviation flights that have been involved in a ground or mid-air collision.
This list of accidents and incidents on airliners by location summarizes airline accidents by state location, airline company with flight number, date, and cause. It is also available grouped by year as List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft; by airline;
The TWA aircraft crashed at the site, while the United aircraft continued flying for 8 miles until it crashed in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. [ 136 ] TWA Flight 800 exploded in midair and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York , on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 people on board.
This crashes are far from the norm, with a one in an 11 million chance for the average American to be involved in a plane crash, according to PBS. Here's a list of some of the deadliest and most ...
Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The deadliest recent crash was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. All 45 passengers and the four crew members were killed when the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane crashed into a house. One person on the ground also was killed.
4 February A Líneas Aéreas del Caribe Douglas DC-6 (HK-1389) crashed into the sea at Santa Marta, Colombia on a flight to Curaçao, three killed. [1]27 August An Aeronaves del Perú Canadair CL-44 (OB-R-1104) went missing on a flight between from Lima, Peru to Maiquetía, Venezuela, six crew presumed killed.