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Top 10 Unforgettable Plane Crashes

Posted on 09 September 2009. Tags: , , , , ,

 
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Plane crashes, no matter where they take place, are always spectacular, since they normally involve an international group of passengers, and the casualty figures are high. Here are 10 of the most well known airplane crashes in the world.

 

1. World Trade Centre – September 11,  2001
World Trade CentreNumber of people killed: 2988

The deadliest of all crashes ever, this deliberate crashing of two planes into the World Trade Centre killed 2988 people, the majority of them being occupants of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre. This was an act of terrorism, and has no parallels in the annals of airplane crashes.

 

2. Tenerife Crash – March 27,  1977
Tenerife crashNumber of people killed: 583

One of the worst airline disasters,  occurred when the KLM Captain Boeing 747 attempted a takeoff in the fog, without clearance and that plane crashed into the Pan Am 747 plane, that was still taxing on the runway. Multiple factors such as communication problems, pilot errors and bad weather were responsible for this horrendous disaster.

 

3. Japan Airlines Flight 123 – August 12,  1985
Japan Airlines Flight 123Number of people killed: 520

The highest number of causalities in a single airline crash occurred when this plane crashed 100 km. from Tokyo. A failed bulkhead repair conducted six years prior resulted in an explosive decompression when the plane was in the air, which made the aircraft uncontrollable, resulting in tragedy. The plane had logged over 12,000 cycles (one takoff and one landing), before that faulty repair finally ruptured.

 

4. Charkhi Dadri Mid Air Collision – November 12, 1996
Charkhi Dadri Mid Air CollisionNumber of people killed: 349

A mid-air collision between a Kazakhstan flight and a Saudi flight, over Haryana in India, resulted in the world’s deadliest mid-air crash. It was responsible for the deaths of passengers and crew on both planes. The resultant safety measures made air corridors in the skies mandatory.

 

5. Turkish Airlines Flight 981 – March 3,  1974
Turkish Airlines Flight 981Number of people killed: 346

Another crash which was the result of decompression in the cabin due to the cargo door getting detached, this was the deadliest plane crash until the Tenerife disaster three years later. The plane crashed near Paris in France, soon after taking off from Orly Airport

 



 

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5 Responses to “Top 10 Unforgettable Plane Crashes”

  1. Satan says:
    January 4, 2010 at 3:52 pm

    “The American Navy mistook it for a military fighter aircraft, and years later gave monetary compensation for the Iranians killed.” – But years before that they awarded the crew members involved decorations for their “bravery” for their murder of 290 people, 66 children among them.

    Accidental, lol, you people must be stupid, you don’t get decorated for bravery for accidentally shooting down an airliner and murdering 290 people, that’s a joke.

    “The Korean Airlines plane was shot down by a Soviet Sukhoi military plane, when it entered prohibited Soviet Airspace.” – The Soviets claimed it was an accident, and they actually have quite a bit more evidence to back up their claims than the U.S. Navy does with their lies.

  2. Tasmanian Devil says:
    July 11, 2010 at 11:37 pm

    The title of this list is UNFORGETTABLE plane crashes, not the deadliest. September 11 would still be number one but Buddy Holly’s death would be number 2. Amelia Earhart and Garry Powers would probably be there.

  3. Gol Airlines Flight 1907 says:
    July 13, 2010 at 6:53 pm

    Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 (ICAO: GLO 1907) was a Boeing 737-8EH, registration PR-GTD, on a scheduled passenger flight from Manaus, Brazil to Rio de Janeiro. On September 29, 2006, just before 17:00 BST, it collided in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy business jet over the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. All 154 passengers and crew aboard the Boeing 737 were killed as the aircraft crashed into an area of dense rainforest, while the Embraer Legacy, despite sustaining serious damage to its left wing and tail, landed safely with its seven occupants uninjured

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gol_Transportes_A%C3%A9reos_Flight_1907
    Remember remember…

  4. NEWPRIVATEPILOT says:
    January 31, 2011 at 2:10 am

    I would have to say those are some amazing crashes. Major disaster. I have some scary landings on my blog but not crashes. That is some good footage.

  5. Arthur says:
    February 10, 2013 at 1:39 am

    @Satan – I found information about the awards you mentioned. They weren’t awarded any medals for shooting down Flight 655. They were awarded medals for successful completion of their tours in a combat zone, with no relation to Flight 655.

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