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April 20 – Korean Air Lines Flight 902, a Boeing 707, is shot down by Soviet fighter planes; the plane crash-lands near the Soviet Union's border with Finland; two of the 109 people on board are killed, the rest are subsequently released.
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.
Aviation accidents and incidents. PenAir Flight 3296 after its landing accident in 2019. An aviation accident is an event during aircraft operation that causes serious injury, death, or destruction. An aviation incident is any operating event that compromises safety but does not progress to an actual accident.
Jul 4, 2021 · Fifty people were killed when a Philippine Air Force plane crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, the country’s worst military air disaster in decades.
Jun 18, 2024 · Stay informed and read the latest news of plane crashes and airplane incidents from The Associated Press, the definitive source for independent journalism from every corner of the globe.
Mar 21, 2022 · The Boeing 737 plane, operated by China Eastern Airlines, went down Monday afternoon in the Guangxi region, and flames and smoke could be seen rising from a hillside, Chinese news reports...
Feb 23, 2023 · All four people aboard a light aircraft that crashed in the Philippines at the weekend have been confirmed dead, authorities in the Southeast Asian country said Thursday, following a...
Mar 23, 2023 · A small plane crash in Tennessee that killed weight-loss guru Gwen Shamblin Lara and six others likely happened when her husband piloting the plane — actor Joe Lara — became...
Mar 21, 2022 · A Boeing 737 carrying 132 people crashed early Monday in China. Although Boeing’s 737 has faced extraordinarily high-profile safety concerns over the past three years, the plane that crashed ...
Mar 26, 2022 · Chinese officials have confirmed that all 132 passengers and crew died when flight MU5735 crashed on Monday in southern China. The China Eastern flight was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou...
