On November 19, 1996, United Express Flight 5925, operated by Great Lakes Airlines, landed at Quincy Regional Airport and collided with a light aircraft that was beginning its takeoff roll on a crossing runway. The resulting fire claimed th…

On March 7, 2007, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, descending for a routine domestic flight from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, struck the ground with such force that it violently rebounded before veering off the end of the runway. The impact resulted …

On the morning of September 3, 2010, the pilots of UPS Flight 6 reported a fire and initiated an emergency call shortly after departure from Dubai International Airport. The crew attempted to return to the airport for landing, but their eff…

Asiana Airlines Flight 214 struck a seawall upon landing at San Francisco International Airport on July 6, 2013, and crashed before reaching the runway. Of the 307 people aboard, two passengers perished at the scene of the accident, and a t…

On the morning of October 4, 1992, shortly after departing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, El Al Flight 1862 issued a distress call. The flight crew worked diligently to execute an emergency landing, but the Boeing 747 cargo plane veered sharpl…

On April 5, 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 plummeted from the sky, crashing into the ground during its approach to Glynco Jetport. All twenty-three people aboard perished, among them U.S. Senator John Tower and astronaut Sonn…

On the evening of October 31, 1996, TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 plummeted from the sky moments after departing São Paulo–Congonhas Airport. It crashed into a densely populated residential district, resulting in the deaths of…

On October 10, 2006, Atlantic Airways Flight 670 landed at Stord Airport only to veer off the runway and crash after striking a steep embankment. Of the sixteen people aboard, four perished in the accident. The investigation revealed that t…

The afternoon of September 18, 1961, a Douglas DC-6 belonging to Transair Sweden plummeted from the sky. On board were Dag Hammarskjöld, the United Nations' second Secretary-General, and a crew of fifteen others. Their flight, bound for Nor…

On August 20, 2008, Spanair Flight 5022, attempting to take off from Barajas Airport, stalled moments after lifting. The aircraft banked sharply to the right before crashing, resulting in the loss of all 154 of the 172 people aboard. The pi…