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The crew executed an unstabilized approach, descending at roughly three times the normal descent rate, and crashed short of the runway. The captain was blamed for not effectively managing the approach. All aboard initially survived the crash, with the fatalities occurring due to the subsequent fire. November 8, 1965 58 4 4 American Airlines ...
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 collapsed floor severed the control cables, which left the pilots without control of the elevators, the rudder and No. 2 engine. The aircraft entered a steep dive and crashed. It was the deadliest plane crash of all time until the Tenerife disaster in 1977. However, it is currently the deadliest single-aircraft crash with no survivors.
The deliberate crashes of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 into the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks in 2001 constitute, by a large margin, the deadliest aircraft disaster by number of victims on the ground, with a total of approximately 2,600 ground fatalities attributed to the two crashes and ...
6 January 1993 - Lufthansa CityLine Flight 5634 was initiating a go-around when the plane suddenly entered a high sink rate. The aircraft crashed and split into two parts, killing 4 people. The aircraft crashed and split into two parts, killing 4 people.
Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 crashed near San Ramon, California, on May 7, 1964, after a passenger shot the flight crew and killed himself, causing the plane to crash and kill all 44 on board. [ 34 ] Pan Am Flight 7 crashed into the Pacific Ocean while en route to Hawaii on November 8, 1957, killing all 44 on board.
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft before 1925; List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1925–1934)
The following is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Airbus A320 family and Airbus A320neo family of jet airliners. As of March 2024, 180 aviation accidents and incidents have occurred, [1] including 38 hull-loss accidents, [2] resulting in a total of 1490 fatalities.