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28 June 1982 – Aeroflot Flight 8641, a Yakovlev Yak-42, suffered a jackscrew failure, causing the aircraft to lose control, disintegrate in mid-air, and crashed near Mozyr. All 132 people on board were killed.
1 February 1985 – Aeroflot Flight 7841, a Tu-134, suffered double engine failure due to ice ingestion shortly after taking off. To maintain speed, the captain descended onto a forest. The plane clipped some trees and crashed, killing 58 people.
23 May 2021 – Ryanair Flight 4978, a 737 operated by Buzz, was forcibly diverted to Minsk National Airport by the Belarusian government following a false bomb threat. On the ground, activist Roman Protasevich and his partner Sofia Sapega were arrested.

A CGI image depicting the Zagreb mid-air collision

23 May 1971 – Aviogenex Flight 130, a Tu-134, as the aircraft was approaching Rijeka Airport, entered into a gradually steeping angle of descent. Due to an optical illusion, the crew thought they were closer to the runway and at a greater altitude than the actual one. The plane then crashed and turned over. The ensuing fire kills 78 people on board.
10 Septemebr 1976 – the Zagreb mid-air collision occured when British Airways Flight 476, a Hawker Siddeley Trident, collided in mid-air with Inex-Adria Flight 550, a DC-9, near Zagreb. All 176 people on board both aircraft were killed and another on the ground.

A memorial plaque for the 75 people that perished in Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450

26 January 1972 – JAT Flight 367, a DC-9, was bombed and crashed in Srbská Kamenice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). 27 were killed. The sole survivor, crew member Vesna Vulović, holds the Guinness world record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute at 10,160 m (33,330 ft).
19 Feburary 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 141, a Tupolev Tu-154, impacted ground and burst into flames while on approach to Prague Ruzyně Airport. 66 people were killed.
30 October 1975 – Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 450, a DC-9, impacted the ground during final approach in foggy weather Prague, killing 79 people.

26 January 1947 – Douglas Dakota, PH-TCR of KLM crashed after takeoff from Kastrup airport in Copenhagen, killing all 22 on board, including Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden.
16 July 1960 – A de Havilland Dragon Rapide operated by Zonens Redningskorps loses control and crashes 50 meters from the shore killing all 8 passengers. Only the pilot survived.
28 August 1971 – Malév Flight 731, an Ilyushin Il-18, crashes into the Baltic Sea on approach to Copenhagen Airport killing 31.
8 September 1989 – Partnair Flight 394, a Convair CV-580, suffers a rudder hardover due to counterfeit parts and breaks up over the sea, killing all 55 on board.
9 September 2007 – Scandinavian Airlines Flight 1209, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 operated Scandinavian Airlines suffers a right gear collapse on landing at Aalborg Airport. 5 people are injured.
27 October 2007 – Scandinavian Airlines Flight 2867, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 operated by Scandinavian Airlines suffers a right gear collapse on landing at Copenhagen Airport. There are no injuries.

14 June 1940 – Aero Flight 1631, a Junkers Ju 52 operated by Aero O/Y is shot down by two Soviet Ilyushin DB-3 bombers. All 7 passengers and 2 crew are killed.
3 January 1961 – Aero Flight 311, a Douglas DC-3, entered a spin during approach and crashed into the woods, killing all 25 people on board.
8 November 1963 – Aero Flight 217, a Douglas DC-3, crashed into the ground while trying to land at Mariehamn Airport. The plane came to rest upside down and caught fire, killing 22 people.
10 July 1977 – an Aeroflot Tu-134 was hijacked and flown to Helsinki. The hijackers held hostages on the ground, who escaped when the hijackers were sleeping.
30 September 1978 – Finnair Flight 405, a Sud Aviation Caravelle, was hijacked and ferried between Helsinki, Oulu and Amsterdam, releasing passengers for ransom demands. The final hostages were released at Oulu Airport, and the hijacker returned home, where he was arrested.

26 August 1921 – a Farman Goliath of SNETA ditched off the coast of France. The two pilots were never found.
7 April 1922 – the Picardie mid-air collision occured when a Farman F.60 Goliath operated by Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens collided with a de Havilland DH.18A operated by Daimler Hire Limited. All 3 passengers and 2 crew on the Goliath and 2 crew on the DH.18A die.
14 May 1923 – A Farman F.60 Goliath operated by Air Union broke up killing all 4 passengers and 2 crew.
25 June 1925 – a KLM Fokker F.III crashed in Forêt de Mormal, killing all 4 on board.
1 June 1943 – BOAC Flight 777-A, a Douglas DC-3-194 operated by KLM is shot down by 8 Junkers Ju 88 fighters over the Bay of Biscay. All 13 passengers and 4 crew died.
18 December 1949 – A Douglas DC-3 operated by Sabena crashes after suffering a structural failure of a wing, killing all 8 on board.
3 November 1950 – Air India Flight 245 crashes into Mont Blanc killing all 48 on board.
13 November 1950 – A Douglas C-54 operated by Curtiss-Reid Flying Service crashes into a mountain killing all 58 on board.
3 March 1952 – A SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc operated by Air France loses control and crashes due to jammed ailerons. All 34 passengers and 4 crew died.
1 September 1953 – Air France Flight 178, a Lockheed L-749 Constellation crashes in the French Alps killing all 42 on board.
24 November 1956 – Linee Aeree Italiane Flight 451, a DC-6, lost control and crashed in Paray-Vieille-Poste, killing 34 of the 35 on board.
24 September 1959 – TAI Flight 307, a Douglas DC-7C operated by Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux crashes in a pine forest. Of the 56 passengers and 9 crew, only 11 survive with serious injuries.
7 October 1961 – A Derby Aviation C-47 crashes into Canigou mountainside en route to Perpignan, killing all 34 aboard.
3 June 1962 – Air France Flight 007, a chartered Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Orly due to a mechanical failure. 130 people die.
22 June 1962 – Air France Flight 117 crashes into a hill in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, killing all 113 on board.
23 November 1962 – Malév Flight 355, an Ilyushin Il-18, stalled crashed on approach to Paris–Le Bourget Airport, killing all 21 on board.
29 December 1962 – a Boeing 307 operated by Air Nautic crashed into Monte Renoso on Corsica, killing all 25 on board.
12 September 1963 – an Air Nautic Vickers VC.1 Viking crashed at Py, killing all 40 on board.
24 January 1966 – Air India Flight 101, a Boeing 707-437 operated by Air India hits Mont Blanc. All 106 passengers and 11 crew die.
3 June 1967 – A Douglas DC-4 operated by Air Ferry crashes into Mount Canigou after the crew becomes poisoned with carbon monoxide. All 88 on board die.
3 December 1971 – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 712, a Boeing 720, was hijacked on the ground at Orly Airport. The hijacker was arrested after a 7 hour standoff and no one was hurt.
27 October 1972 – Air Inter Flight 696Y crashes in the La Faye Forest killing 60.
5 March 1973 – the 1973 Nantes mid-air collision occurred when Iberia Flight 504, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 and Spantax Flight 400, a Convair 990 Coronado, collide due to ATC error. All 61 passengers and 7 crew on the DC-9 die while the Convair 990 lands safely without fatalities.
3 June 1973 – A Tupolev Tu-144 breaks up during the Paris Air Show, killing all 6 crew and 8 people on the ground.
11 July 1973 – Varig Flight 820 lands in a field near Orly, France, because of a lavatory fire killing 123.
3 March 1974 – Turkish Airlines Flight 981 was a DC-10 flying from Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport. Just after take-off, the cargo door suddenly was torn apart from the aircraft. The explosive decompression cut most of the aircraft’s vital cables, thus, a crash was inevitable. It then crashed in Ermenonville Forest. All 346 people on board perished. It remains the deadliest accident in France and the second-worst single-plane crash with no survivors.
1 December 1981 – Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 crashes into Corsica’s Mont San-Pietro, killing all 180 people on board.
21 December 1987 – Air France Flight 1919, an Embraer EMB 120 operated by Air Littoral, crashed near Eysines, killing all 16 on board.
4 March 1988 – TAT Flight 230, a Fairchild FH-227 operated by TAT European Airlines suffers an electrical malfunction and crashes. All 20 passengers and 3 crew died.
26 June 1988 – Air France Flight 296 crashes into a forest during a low-pass killing 3. It is the first Airbus A320 crash.
10 April 1989 – Uni-Air International Flight 602, a Fairchild F-27 operating for Europe Aero Service, crashed into Col de Tourniol, killing all 22 on board.
20 January 1992 – Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320, crashed near Mont Sainte-Odile while it was circling to land at Strasbourg, killing 87.
31 March 1992 – Trans-Air Service Flight 671 suffers a double engine separation. A fire subsequently erupts on the wing. It lands at Istres-Le Tubé Air Base.
6 January 1993 – Lufthansa CityLine Flight 5634, a DHC-8 operated by Contact Air, 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.
30 June 1994 – Airbus Industrie Flight 129, an Airbus A330-321 operated by Airbus Industrie crashed during a test flight due to pilot error. All 4 passengers and 3 crew are killed.
24–26 December 1994 – Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked after takeoff from Algiers and taken back to France. 7 people are killed.
30 July 1998 – Proteus Airlines Flight 706, a Beechcraft 1900D operated by Proteus Airlines collides with a private Cessna 177RG Cardinal. All 12 passengers and 2 crew on the Beechcraft and the only pilot on the Cessna died.
25 May 2000 – the 2000 Charles de Gaulle runway collision occured when Air Liberté Flight 8807, an MD-83, collided on takeoff with Streamline Aviation Flight 200, a Short 330. The first officer of the Short was killed. The MD-83 safely aborted takeoff.
25 July 2000 – Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde, was on its take-off roll when it ran over a metal strip left by a Continental Airlines DC-10. One of its tires burst and its pieces hit the fuel tank and ignited a fire. The Concorde stalled and crashed on a hotel in Gonesse, France. All 109 on board and 4 people in the hotel are killed.
22 June 2003 – Air France Flight 5672, a Bombardier CRJ100ER operated by Brit Air for Air France crashes on approach. Of the 21 passengers and 3 crew, the pilot dies and 9 people are injured (5 seriously).
15 September 2006 – EasyJet Flight 6074, an A319, suffered a major electrical failure over France, including radios, autopilot, the aircraft’s transponder, and the TCAS. This lead to a near miss with American Airlines Flight 63, as air traffic control could not communicate with the A319. Fearing the aircraft may be intercepted or shot down if they strayed off course, the EasyJet pilots continued their planned flight to Bristol and landed safely.^[1]
25 January 2007 – Air France Flight 7775, a Fokker 100 operated by Régional, stalled and crashed in icing conditions on takeoff from Pau Pyrénées Airport. No one on the aircraft was killed, but the landing gear struck the cabin of a truck, killing the driver.
27 November 2008 – XL Airways Germany Flight 888T, an Airbus A320-232 operated by XL Airways Germany stalls and crashes due to sensor malfunction. The aircraft was on an acceptance flight, where tests were carried out before it was returned to the aircraft’s owner, Air New Zealand. All 5 passengers and 2 crew died.

A memorial at Düsseldorf Airport to the victims of Germanwings Flight 9525

A newsreel footage of the Munich Air Disaster

27 July 1934 – the wing of Curtiss AT-32C Condor II operated by Swissair separated from the airplane while in adverse weather conditions at Tuttlingen. All 12 people on board were killed.
8 November 1940 – a Junkers Ju 90A-1 operated by Deutsche Luft Hansa lost control and crashed due to tail icing. All 23 passengers and 6 crew die.
5 April 1948 – the Gatow air disaster occured when a British European Airways Vickers Viking 1B collided with a Soviet Air Force Yak-3 near RAF Gatow in Berlin, killing all 15 on both aircraft.
22 March 1952 – KLM Flight 592, a DC-6, crashed on approach to Frankfurt Airport, killing 45 people leaving 2 survivors.
14 October 1953 – a Convair CV-240 operated by Sabena crashed shortly after taking off from Frankfurt Airport, killing all 44 on board.
6 February 1958 – British European Flight 609, an Airspeed Ambassador carrying the Manchester United F.C., overran the runway at Munich Airport, killing 23.
28 March 1961 – ČSA Flight 511, an Ilyushin Il-18, was cruising above Germany when it disintegrated into pieces. The plane’s wreckage fell from the sky and struck the ground below, killing all 52 people on board.
9 August 1968 – British Eagle Flight 802, a Vickers Viscount, lost control and crashed near Langenbruck after all electrical generators disconnected, killing all 48 on board.
6 September 1971 – Paninternational Flight 112, a BAC One-Eleven, suffered a dual engine failure. The aircraft then attempted an emergency landing on Bundesautobahn 7, but then collided with a bridge and burst into flames, killing 22 people on board.

28 January 1966 – Lufthansa Flight 005, a Convair CV-440, stalled and crashed during a go-around, killing all 46 people on board, including seven Italian team swimmers of the Olympic team.
15 November 1966 – Pan Am Flight 708, a Boeing 727-21, crashes on approach on 15 November 1966. All 3 crew members die.
14 August 1972 – Interflug Flight 450, an Ilyushin Il-62, suffered an in-flight fire. While attempting an emergency landing at Berlin Schönefeld Airport, the aircraft broke up in mid-air and crashed, killing all 156 on board.
1 September 1975 – Interflug Flight 1107, a Tupolev Tu-134, was on approach to Leipzig/Halle Airport when it struck a radio mast and crashed, killing 27 people.
12 December 1986 – Aeroflot Flight 892, a Tu-134, was on approach to Schonefeld Airport. Due to a language misunderstanding, the Tu-134A landed on a closed runway. It took off again, but then stalled and burst into flames. 72 people died.
8 February 1988 – Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108, a Swearingen Metro, was struck by lightning and lost control. The aircraft crashed and exploded, killing everyone on board.
1 July 2002 – the Überlingen mid-air collision occurred when BAL Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154 carrying 69 people, 45 of whom were children, collided with DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757, over the city of Überlingen. All 71 people on board both aircraft killed.
10 July 2002 – Swiss International Air Lines Flight 850, a Saab 2000, hits an earth embankment on landing at Werneuchen. Of the 16 passengers and 4 crew, 1 passenger suffers minor injuries.
19 June 2010 – A Douglas C-47 Skytrain operated by Air Service Berlin crashed in a field due to a left engine failure. Of the 25 passengers and 3 crew, 7 people were injured

8 December 1969 – Olympic Airways Flight 954, a Douglas DC-6 (SX-DAE), crashed during its approach to Athens Ellinikon Airport from Chania on Paneio mountain near Keratea amidst bad weather killing 90 passengers and crew. This was the worst aircraft accident in Greece until 2005.^[2]
22 July 1970 – Olympic Airways Flight 255, a Boeing 727, was hijacked over Rhodes. No casualties occured.
21 October 1972 – Olympic Airways Flight 506, a NAMC YS-11, crashed into the sea off the coast of Voula, killing 37.
8 September 1974 – TWA Flight 841, a Boeing 707-331B (N8734), crashed in the Ionian sea 30 minutes after its departure from Athens. An explosive device in the luggage area destroyed flight controls and resulted in 88 fatalities.^[2]
23 November 1976 – Olympic Airways Flight 830, a NAMC YS-11A, hit a mountain near the village of Servia. All 50 on board died.
9 August 1978 – Olympic Airways Flight 411, a Boeing 747, suffered loss of speed on takeoff from Athens Ellinikon Airport due to engine failure and pilot error. The aircraft narrowly avoided crashing into residential Athens, and was able to safely return to Ellinikon.
8 October 1979 – Swissair Flight 316, a Douglas DC-8 (HB-IDE), landed near the middle of runway 15L of Athens Ellinikon Airport at more than 270 km/h overrun the runway and stopped on a public road outside the airport area. Its left-wing was severed from the fuselage and in the resulting fire 14 out of 154 passengers died.^[2]
14 June 1985 – TWA Flight 847, a Boeing 727-231 operated by Trans World Airlines, was hijacked. 1 passenger dies.
2 April 1986 – TWA Flight 840, a Boeing 727, was bombed over Argos, Greece, sucking out 4 on board – the plane landed safely.
3 August 1989 – Olympic Aviation Flight 545, a Shorts 330-200 (SX-BGE), crashed on Kerkis mountain coming from Thessaloniki towards airport Pythagoras in Samos. All 31 passengers and crew of 3 died.^[2]
17 December 1997 – Aerosvit Flight 241, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashed into the Pieria Mountains due to pilot error. All 70 people die.
4 July 2000 – Malév Flight 262, a Tupolev Tu-154, performed a belly landing and skidded with the runway, causing significant damage. The aircraft initiated a go-around and landed safely.
14 August 2005 – Helios Airways Flight 522, a Boeing 737-300, suffered a gradual depressurisation as it ascended from Larnaca, Cyprus. All of the passengers and crews but one suffered hypoxia. The plane continued its automated planned route before circling over Athens. The aircraft eventually ran out of fuel and crashed near Grammatiko, killing all 121 on board.
3 October 2006 – Turkish Airlines Flight 1476, a Boeing 737-4Y0, is hijacked. Everyone survives without injuries.
16 July 2022 – Meridian Flight 3032, an Antonov An-12, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Kavala International Airport. All 8 crew on board were killed.

28 December 1946 – TWA Flight 6963, a Lockheed L-049 Constellation, crashed short of the runway at Shannon Airport. 9 people died while 14 people survived.
15 April 1948 – Pan Am Flight 1-10, a Lockheed L-049-51-26 Constellation, crashed short of the runway at Shannon Airport. 30 people died and 1 person survived.
5 September 1954 – KLM Flight 633, a Lockheed L-1049, ditched after takeoff from Shannon Airport on 5 September 1954. 28 fatalities occured.
22 June 1956 – Pan Am Clipper Panama, a Douglas DC-6B, suffers a fire in engine no.4. All 8 people on board survived.
15 July 1956 – a Swissair Convair CV-440 on a delivery flight lost control and crashed on approach to Shannon, killing all 4 crew on board.
22 July 1959 – a Pan Am DC-6 suffered an engine separation and fire on takeoff from Shannon Airport. All 8 occupants escaped.
26 February 1960 – Alitalia Flight 618, a DC-7, crashed on approach to Shannon Airport, killing 34.
10 September 1961 – a Douglas DC-6 operated by President Airlines banked to the left and crashed into Shannon River shortly after takeoff, killing all 83 people on board.
24 March 1968 – Aer Lingus Flight 712, a Vickers Viscount, suffered a structural failure and crashed into the sea off County Wexford in 1968, killing 61.
20 June 1979 – American Airlines Flight 293, a Boeing 727, is hijacked. The hijacker later received a Boeing 707. No one is injured.
10 February 2011 – Manx2 Flight 7100, Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner III operated by Flightline, was attempting to land at Cork Airport. After the flight commander ordered a go around, the aircraft banked hard left and then right until the wingtip touched the ground and the plane flipped over. The cause was determined to be lack of coordination between the pilots in a case of engine torque asymmetry, pilot fatigue and poor oversight by the operator. Six of the 12 aboard died.

2 August 1919 – a Caproni Ca.48 crashed at Verona, Italy (2 August 1919), killing all on board (14, 15, or 17 people).
4 May 1949 – a Fiat G.212 of Avio Linee Italiane crashed into Superga Hill, killing all 31 on board including the entire Torino Football Club.
26 October 1952 – BOAC Flight 115, a de Havilland Comet, overran the runway at Rome Fiumicino Airport. No one was killed.
10 January 1954 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, suffered an explosive decompression at altitude and crashed near Elba into the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 35 on board.
8 April 1954 – South African Airways Flight 201, a de Havilland Comet 1 operating for BOAC, suffered an explosive decompression at altitude and crashed south of Naples killing all 21 aboard.
13 February 1955 – Sabena Flight 503, a Douglas DC-6, crashed into Monte Terminillo near Rieti while flying in heavy snow and rain condition. All aboard were killed in the accident.
22 October 1958 – British European Airways Flight 142, a Vickers Viscount 701, collided with an Italian Air Force North American F-86E Sabre over Anzio. The passenger plane disintegrated, killing all 31 people on board. The person on the F-86 Sabre survived.
26 June 1959 – TWA Flight 891, a Lockheed Starliner, suffered a lightning strike and crashed in Olgiate Olona, killing all 68 on board.
23 November 1964 – TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 707 suffered a thrust reverser malfunction on a rejected takeoff from Rome Fiumicino Airport. The aircraft overran the runway and crashed, killing 49 people.
2 August 1968 – Alitalia Flight 660, a DC-8, crashed into Mount San Giacomo in Vergiate, killing 12 of the 83 on board.
5 May 1972 – Alitalia Flight 112, a DC-8, crashed into Mount Longa, killing all 115 on board.
30 October 1972 – Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 327, a Fokker F27, crashed into a hill in Apuila, killing all 27 on board.
23 December 1978 – Alitalia Flight 4128, a DC-9, was approaching Palermo Airport when the aircraft crashed into the sea and sank, killing 108 people on board. The crew deliberately made a premature descent as they thought that they were nearer to the airport than they were.
14 September 1979 – Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 12, a DC-9, crashed into a mountain near Sarroch on approach to Cagliari, killing all 31 on board.
27 June 1980 – Itavia Flight 870, a DC-9, crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Ustica island en route to Palermo. The cause remains unclear; hypotheses include a bomb on board or an accidental shootdown by an anti-aircraft missile.
15 October 1987 – Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 460, an ATR-42, rolled to the right and left several times and then dived into a mountain, eventually crashed, killing all 37 people on board.
17 October 1988 – Uganda Airlines Flight 775, a Boeing 707, clipped some trees, crashed, and burst onto flames while on approach to Roma-Fiumicino Airport on 17 October 1988. 33 fatalities occured.

The wreckage of Banat Air Flight 166, which crashed due to icing

13 December 1995 – Banat Air Flight 166, an Antonov An-24, was taking off from Verona while carrying 49 passengers and crews on board. Due to ice accumulation on its wing, the aircraft lost its altitude and crashed, killing all aboard.
30 July 1997 – Air Littoral Flight 701A, an ATR 42, overran the runway at Florence Airport, killing the captain.
25 February 1999 – Alitalia Express Flight 1553, a Dornier 328 operated by Minerva Airlines, overran the runway at Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport and plunged into the sea. 4 people were killed.
8 October 2001 – the Linate Airport disaster occured when Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686, a McDonnell Douglas MD-87, collided on takeoff with a Cessna Citation business jet. The Citation was destroyed instantly, and the MD-87 crashed into an airport hanger. All 114 on both aircraft and 4 on the ground were killed.
6 August 2005 – Tuninter Flight 1153, an ATR 72, ditched into the sea off the coast of Palermo following fuel exhaustion. 16 people were killed.
13 August 2006 – Air Algérie Flight 2208, a Lockheed Hercules, suffered an autopilot malfunction and crashed in Piacenza, killing all 3 crew members on board.
10 November 2008 – Ryanair Flight 4102, a 737-800, suffered a bird strike leading to a dual engine failure on landing at Rome Ciampino Airport. The aircraft was written off.
5 August 2016 – ASL Airlines Hungary Flight 7332, a Boeing 737-400SF operated by European Air Transport, overran the runway at Milan Bergamo Airport. Both pilots were injured but survived.

24 July 1928 – a KLM Fokker F.III crashed into the Waalhaven Harbour, killing 1 passenger.
14 July 1935 – a KLM Fokker F.XXII crashed shortly after takeoff from Schipol Airport following a dual engine failure, killing 6.
24 November 1946 – a Douglas C-47A Skytrain operated by KLM crashed on approach to Schipol Airport. All 26 on board died.
23 August 1954 – KLM Flight 608, a Douglas DC-6B, crashed in the North Sea. All 21 on board died.
6 October 1981 – NLM CityHopper Flight 431, a Fokker F-28-4000, encountered a tornado. The aircraft began to shake violently, and eventually the starboard wing of the plane detached from the plane. The plane spun and crashed, killing all 17on board and one on the ground.
4 April 1993 – KLM Cityhopper Flight 433, a Saab 340, returned to Schipol when pilots mistakenly believed that the engine 2 of the plane was suffering a low oil pressure due to a faulty warning light. While on final approach, the captain executed a go-around and applied full thrust only to engine 1. The aircraft lost control and crashed besides the runway, killing 4.

4 October 1992 – El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747-200F, crashed into an apartment complex in Amsterdam after suffering engine detachment due to metal fatigue. The resultant crash killed 43 people, including all four crew members and 39 people on the ground.
25 September 1996 – a DC-3 being preserved and flown by the Dutch Dakota Association crashed into the Wadden Sea, killing all 32 on board.
25 February 2009 – Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, a Boeing 737-800, stalled and crashed into a field during final approach to Schipol Airport. Of the 127 passengers and 7 crew on board 9 were killed, 85 were injured along with 26 severely.
20 February 2021 – Longtail Aviation Flight 5504, a 747-400 suffered an uncontained engine failure above Meerssen. Debris fell from the aircraft, injuring 2 people on the ground. The aircraft made a successful emergency landing at Liège Airport, Belgium.

7 August 1946 – British European Airways Flight 530,a Douglas C-47A Skytrain, crashes into Mistberget. 3 people die.
28 August 1947 – a Shorts S.25 Sandringham 6 operated by Det Norske Luftfartsselskap hits a mountain. All 35 on board die.
2 October 1948 – a flying boat operated by Det Norske Luftfartselskap, crashed upon landing in Trondheim, Norway. Nineteen were killed; Bertrand Russell was among the 24 survivors.
20 November 1949 – a Douglas C-47A-25DK operated by Aero Holland hits a mountain on approach to Oslo. 34 people die.
7 November 1956 – Braathens SAFE Flight 253, a de Havilland DH-114 Heron 2B, hits Hummelfjell due to icing. 2 people die.
9 August 1961 – an Eagle Airways Vickers Viscount crashed into a mountain near Stavanger, killing all 39 people on board. All except two of the passengers were students aged 13–16 years old.
23 December 1972 – Braathens SAFE Flight 239, a Fokker F28, crashed in Asker upon landing at Fornebu airport, Oslo, killing 40 of 45 people on board. The aircraft was four nautical miles off course in bad weather conditions.
26 June 1978 – Helikopter Service Flight 165, a Sikorsky S-61, crashed following a structural failure off the coast of Bergen, killing all 18 on board.
11 March 1982 – Widerøe Flight 933, a Twin Otter, crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board. This incident remains highly controversial in Norway.
23 December 1987 – the pilots of Finnair Flight 915 alleged that the Soviet Union had fired a missile at the aircraft above Svalbard, which exploded 30 seconds before impact. Reports did not emerge until 2014, sparking controversy.^[3]
6 May 1988 – Widerøe Flight 710, a DHC-7, crashed in heavy fog in Torghatten, killing all 36 passengers and crew.
12 April 1990 – Widerøe Flight 839, a Twin Otter, crashed in the sea outside Værøya, killing all 5 persons on board.
27 October 1993 – Widerøe Flight 744, ade Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, crashes on approach to Namsos Airport due to pilot error. 6 people die and 13 others are injured.
29 August 1996 – Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashed into a mountain on Svalbard killing all 141 people on board.
8 September 1997 – Helikopter Service Flight 451, a Eurocopter Super Puma, crashed into the Norwegian Sea following a mechanical failure. All 12 on board were killed.
10 October 2006 – Atlantic Airways Flight 670, a BAe 146, slides off the runway at Stord Airport, Norway, killing four of the 16 people on board.
29 April 2016 – CHC Helikopter Service Flight 241, a Eurocopter Super Puma, crashed near Turøy after the main rotor detached from the helicopter. All 13 on board were killed.
26 October 2017 – Convers Avia Flight 312, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter, crashed off the coast of Isfjorden, killing all 8 on board.

2 April 1969 – LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165, an Antonov An-24, crashed into a mountain near Zawoja, killing all 53 on board.
14 March 1980 – LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007, an Ilyushin Il-62, crashed on a go-around Okęcie Airport in Warsaw due to an uncontained engine failure. All 87 on board were killed.
9 May 1987 – LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055, an Il-62, crashed in Kabacki Forest near Warsaw after suffering an uncontained engine failure and in-flight fire. All 183 on board were killed.

Lufthansa Flight 2904
2 November 1988 – LOT Flight 703, an An-24, crash-landed at high speed, bounced back, and burst into flames near Białobrzegi. 1 person was killed.

22 February 1943 – a Pan Am Boeing 314 named Yankee Clipper crashed in Lisbon, killing 24.
30 May 1961 – Viasa Flight 897, a DC-8, spiraled to the left and impacted the ocean off the coast of Lisbon, killing all 61 people on board.
19 November 1977 – TAP Portugal Flight 425, a Boeing 727, overran the runway at Madeira Airport and plunged over a steep bank, killing 131 people on board.
18 December 1977 – SATA Flight 730, a Sud Aviation Caravelle, crashed on approach to Madeira Airport, killing 36.
8 February 1989 – Independent Air Flight 1851, a Boeing 707 flying on behalf of Dominair, crashed on approach to Santa Maria Airport in the Azores, due to pilot and air traffic control errors. All 144 on board died.
21 December 1992 – Martinair Flight 495, a DC-10, crashed on landing at Faro Airport after flying through two microbursts. 56 people on board were killed.
11 December 1999 – SATA Flight 530, a BAe ATP, crashed into Pico da Esperança on São Jorge Island, killing all 35 on board.
24 August 2001 – Air Transat Flight 236, an Airbus A330-200, ran out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean and glided successfully to the Azores.
11 November 2018 – Air Astana Flight 1388, an Embraer E190 on a repositioning flight, suffered severe control issues over Lisbon and made several inadvertent extreme manouvers. The aircraft eventually made an emergency landing at Beja Airbase. None of the 6 on board were killed, but the aircraft was written off.

4 February 1970 – TAROM Flight 35, an Antonov An-24, crashed into a mountain on approach to Oradea International Airport, killing 20 of the 21 on board.
21 September 1977 – Malév Flight 203, a Tupolev Tu-134, crashed on approach to Bucharest Airport, killing 29.
31 March 1995 – TAROM Flight 371, an Airbus A310, crashed near Baloteşti due to auto-throttle failure followed by the apparent incapacitation of the captain. All 60 on board were killed.
14 September 1999 – Olympic Airways Flight 3838, a Dassault Falcon 900 operated for and owned by the Hellenic Air Force, suffered severe pilot-induced oscillations on approach to Bucharest Airport. 7 people were killed, including Greek deputy foreign minister Giannos Kranidiotis.

21 December 1951 – an Aeroflot Antonov An-2 disappeared over the Aradan Ridge with 4 crew on board. It was not found until 2009.
28 October 1954 – Aeroflot Flight 136, an Ilyushin Il-12, crashed into Mount Sivukha in Krasnoyarsk Krai, killing all 19 on board.
14 June 1957 – LOT Polish Airlines Flight 232, an Ilyushin Il-14, crashed on approach to Vnukovo Airport, killing 9 of the 13 on board.
18 December 1957 – Aeroflot Flight 10, an Il-12, suffered a rudder failure and crashed near Birobidzhan, killing all 27 on board.
23 October 1959 – Aeroflot Flight 200, an Il-14, crashed at Vnukovo Airport, killing 28 of the 29 on board.
26 September 1960 – Austrian Airlines Flight 901, a Vickers Viscount, smashed to the ground near Trukovo short of the runway on 26 September 1960, killing 31 people.
17 December 1961 – Aeroflot Flight 245, an Il-18, lost control and crashed east of Chebotovka after the pilots accidentally extended the flaps at cruising altitude. All 59 on board were killed.
18 September 1962 – Aeroflot Flight 213, an Il-14, crashed shortly after takeoff from Chersky Airport, killing all 32 on board.
4 April 1963 – Aeroflot Flight 25, an Il-18, crashed in Rybnaya Sloboda killing all 67 on board.
13 July 1963 – Aeroflot Flight 012, a Tu-134, crashed near Irkutsk, killing 33.
21 August 1963 – Aeroflot Flight 366, a Tu-124, ditched in the Neva River following fuel exhaustion. None of the 52 on board were killed.
2 September 1964 – Aeroflot Flight 721, an Il-18, crashed on approach to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport, killing 87.
7 March 1965 – Aeroflot Flight 542, a Lisunov Li-2, crashed in the Yermakovsky District following a structural failure in severe turbulence. All 31 on board were killed.
11 November 1965 – Aeroflot Flight 99, a Tu-124, crashed on approach to Murmansk Airport killing 32.
17 February 1966 – Aeroflot Flight 065, a Tu-114, struck plowed snow on takeoff at Sheremetyevo International Airport and crashed, killing 21.
14 January 1967 – Aeroflot Flight 5003, an An-12, suffered an in-flight fire and crashed near Tolmachevo Airport, Ob, killing all 6 on board.
8 March 1967 – Aeroflot Flight 513, a Tu-124, stalled and crashed on takeoff from Kuibyshev Airport, killing 30.
16 November 1967 – Aeroflot Flight 2230, an Il-18, suffered an engine failure and fire and crashed after takeoff from Koltsovo Airport. All 107 on board were killed.
6 January 1968 – Aeroflot Flight 1668, an An-24, crashed shortly after takeoff from Olyokminsk Airport, killing all 45 on board.
29 February 1968 – Aeroflot Flight 15, an Il-18, crashed in the Chunsky District, killing 83 of the 84 on board.
1 July 1968 – Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A, a DC-8, unintentionally violated Soviet airspace and was forced to land at the Kuril Islands, where all on board were detained for 2 days.
23 June 1969 – the Yukhnov mid-air collision occurred when Aeroflot Flight 831, an Ilyushin Il-14, collided in mid-air with a Soviet Air Force Antonov An-12, killing all 120 on both aircraft.
1 April 1970 – Aeroflot Flight 1661, an An-24, collided with a weather balloon after departing from Ob Tolmachevo Airport. All 45 on board were killed.
22 January 1971 – an Aeroflot Antonov An-12 crashed into the ground short of the runway of Surgut International Airport. All 14 on board died. Icing was blamed.
31 January 1971 – an Aeroflot Antonov An-12 carrying one passenger and 6 crew crashed short of the runway of Surgut International Airport. All 7 died. Icing was blamed.
25 July 1971 – Aeroflot Flight 1912, a Tu-104, crashed on landing at Irkutsk Airport, killing 97.
10 October 1971 – Aeroflot Flight 773, a Tu-104, was destroyed by a bomb above the Naro-Fominsky District, killing all 25 on board.
1 December 1971 – Aeroflot Flight 2174, an An-24, lost control and crashed on approach to Saratov Airport, killing all 57 on board.
31 August 1972 – Aeroflot Flight 558, an Il-18, suffered an in-flight fire caused by explosives in passenger baggage. All 102 on board were killed.
1 October 1972 – Aeroflot Flight 1036, an Il-18, crashed into the Black Sea after departing from Sochi International Airport, killing all 109 people on board.
13 October 1972 – Aeroflot Flight 217, an Ilyushin Il-62 crashed outside of Moscow, killing all 174 on board.
28 November 1972 – Japan Air Lines Flight 446, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, stalled and crashed after taking off from Sheremetyevo International Airport. 62 people were killed.
21 January 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 6263, an An-24, lost control and crashed in the Bolshesosnovsky District, killing all 39 on board. Signs of a missile strike were found, but no cause was officially determined.^[4]
3 March 1973 – Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 307, an Il-18, crashed on final approach to Sheremetyevo International Airport due to icing, killing all 25 on board.
18 May 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 109, a Tu-104, was hijacked and subsequently bombed above Russia, killing all 81 on board.
30 September 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 3932, a Tu-104, crashed approximately five miles from Koltsovo Airport. The pilots suffered spatial disorientation after an instrument failure. All 108 people on board were killed.
13 October 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 964, a Tu-104, spun and crashed into a field 16 km north-west of Domodedovo Airport. The pilots suffered spatial disorientation after an instrument failure. All 108 people on board were killed. All 122 people on board were killed.
2 November 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 19, a Yak-40, was hijacked and diverted to Vnukovo Airport. The aircraft was stormed and 2 hijackers were killed.
16 December 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 2022, a Tu-124, suffered an elevator malfunction and crashed on approach to Moscow, killing all 51 on board.
27 April 1974 – an Aeroflot Il-18 suffered an uncontained engine failure and crashed near Pulkovo Airport, killing all 109 on board.
3 January 1976 – Aeroflot Flight 2003, a Tu-124, dived and crashed into a house in Moscow, killing 62 people including 1 on the ground.
6 March 1976 – Aeroflot Flight 909, an Il-18, lost control and crashed near Voronezh following an electrical failure. All 111 on board were killed as well as 7 on the ground.
9 September 1976 – the Anapa mid-air collision occured when an Aeroflot Antonov An-24 collided in mid-air with an Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 over Anapa, Krasnodar Krai. The impact severed the tail on both planes. Both planes then broke up in mid-air and crashed into the Black Sea, killing all 70 on both aircraft.
28 November 1976 – Aeroflot Flight 2415, a Tu-104, crashed near Moscow after an instrument failure lead to spatial disorientation. All 73 on board were killed.
15 February 1977 – Aeroflot Flight 5003, an Il-18, stalled and crashed on a go-around at Mineralnye Vody Airport, killing 77.
20 April 1978 – Korean Air Lines Flight 902, a Boeing 707, was shot down by Soviet Union Air Defence after the flight violating the Soviet Union airspace. It then crashed and skidded along the frozen Korpijärvi lake, killing 2 passengers out of 109 passengers and crews on board.
19 May 1978 – Aeroflot Flight 6709, a Tu-154, crashed near Maksatikha following fuel exhaustion, killing 4.
23 May 1978 – an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-144 on a test flight crash landed in a field near Yegoryevsk following an in-flight fire, killing 2 of the 8 crew on board.
7 October 1978 – Aeroflot Flight 1080, a Yakovlev Yak-40, was taking off from Yekaterinburg when all three engines of malfunctioned. While the crew were attempting to turn the aircraft back to the airport, the aircraft crashed into terrain, killing all 38 people on board. Investigators blamed the crew, the ATC worker, the overloaded state of the aircraft, and the weather conditions.
17 March 1979 – Aeroflot Flight 1691, a Tupolev Tu-104B, was taking off when a false fire alarm sounded. Unaware that it was false, the pilots attempted to return to Moscow Vnukovo Airport but crashed short of the runway, killing 58 people.
7 February 1981 – an Aeroflot Tu-104A crashed when the cargo hold suddenly shifted on takeoff from Pushkin Airport. The plane banked to the right and crashed in upside-down condition, killing all 51 people on board. The uneven distribution of the passengers in their seats was also found and concluded as one of its primary factors of the cause of the accident.
14 June 1981 – Aeroflot Flight 498, an Ilyushin Il-14, crashed into mountainous terrain near Ust-Barguzin, killing 48 people.
24 August 1981 – Aeroflot Flight 811, an Antonov An-24RV, was taking off from Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport when a Tupovlev Tu-16K collided with the aircraft. 37 were killed, with the only survivor being a passenger on the Antonov.
18 September 1981 – the Zheleznogorsk mid-air collision occurred when an Aeroflot Yak-40 collided with an Aeroflot Mil Mi-8 helicopter east of Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky Airport, killing all 40 on board both aircraft.
17 November 1981 – Aeroflot Flight 3603, a Tu-154B-2, was on approach to Norilsk Airport when it descended below the glide slope aggravated with an excessive vertical speed. It then crashed ahead of the runway, killing 99 people.
6 July 1982 – Aeroflot Flight 411, an Il-62, stalled crashed on takeoff from Sheremetyevo Airport killing all 90 on board.
24 December 1983 – Aeroflot Flight 601, an Antonov An-24RV, banked left excessively and crashed while on approach Leshukonskoye Airport, killing 44 people.
11 October 1984 – Aeroflot Flight 3352, a Tu-154, crashed into maintenance vehicles upon landing at Omsk Airport, killing 174 on the aircraft and four more in the vehicles. The air traffic controller had fallen asleep on duty, heavily contributing to the error.
23 December 1984 – Aeroflot Flight 3519, a Tupolev Tu-154B-2, suffered an uncontained engine failure. The crews attempted an emergency landing in Krasnoyarsk, but the aircraft banked to the right and crashed. 110 out of the 111 on board were killed.
2 July 1986 – Aeroflot Flight 2306, a Tu-134, crashed on a forced landing in the Sysolsky District following an in-flight fire. 54 people were killed.
20 October 1986 – Aeroflot Flight 6502, a Tu-134, overran the runway at Kuibyshev Airport, after the pilot attempted to land with curtained cockpit windows. 70 people were killed.
8 March 1988 – Aeroflot Flight 3739, a Tu-154, was hijacked and flown to Veshchevo, with the hijackers believing they were landing in Finland. The aircraft was stormed, and 9 were killed including 5 hijackers.
27 August 1992 – Aeroflot Flight 2808, a Tupolev Tu-134, crashed short of the runway at Ivanovo airport, killing all 84 people on board.
26 August 1993 – Sakha Avia Flight 301, a Let L-410, crashed on approach to Aldan Airport, killing all 24 on board.
3 January 1994 – Baikal Airlines Flight 130, a Tu-154, crashed near the town of Mamony, Irkutsk after an apparent engine fire, killing all 124 on board and 1 on the ground.
24 February 1994 – Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9045, an An-24, lost control and crashed on approach to Nalchik Airport due to icing, killing all 13 on board.
23 March 1994 – Aeroflot Flight 593, an Airbus A310, crashed into a hillside in Siberia, killing all 75 on board. The autopilot had been disconnected by the captain’s son who was sitting in the pilot’s seat, which put the plane into a bank that the pilots failed to recover from.
26 September 1994 – a Yak-40 of Cheremshanka Airlines crashes near Vanavara after running out of fuel in bad weather, killing 28 passengers and crew.
7 December 1995 – Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949, a Tu-154, crashed into the Bo-Dzhausa Mountain, killing all 98 on board.
18 March 1997 – Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023, an An-24, crashed in Cherkessk, killing all 50 on board.
27 January 2001 – an Antonov An-70 prototype crashed at Omsk Airport, with no fatalities.
4 July 2001 – Vladivostok Air Flight 352, a Tu-154, stalled and crashed on approach to Irkutsk Airport, killing all 145 on board.
14 July 2001 – Rus Flight 9633, an Il-76, crashed after takeoff from Moscow Chkalovsky Airport, killing all 10 on board.
19 November 2001 – IRS Aero Flight 9601/02, an Il-18, lost control and crashed near Kalyazin, killing all 27 on board.
14 January 2002 – Siberia Airlines Flight 852, a Tu-204, overran the runway at Omsk Airport during an emergency landing. No one was killed.
28 July 2002 – Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560, an Il-86, crashed after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport, killing 14 of the 16 on board.
24 August 2004 – Siberia Airlines Flight 1047, a Tu-154, and Volga-AviaExpress Flight 1303, a Tu-134, exploded in the sky after suicide bombers detonated bombs in mid-air, killing 90 people on both aircraft.
15 March 2005 – Regional Airlines Flight 9288, an Antonov An-24RV, crashed 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the runway while on approach to Varandey Airport in Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, killing 28 of the 52 people aboard.
3 May 2006 – Armavia Flight 967, an Airbus A320, crashed into the Black Sea on a missed approach from Sochi Airport, killing all 113 on board.
9 July 2006 – S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310, failed to brake on landing at Irkutsk and hit a concrete wall. The plane exploded on impact and burst into flames. 125 people were killed.
17 March 2007 – UTAir Flight 471, a Tupovlev Tu-134, suffered a catastrophic structural failure after a hard landing in Samara. The aircraft broke apart and flipped over, killing 6 people.
26 May 2008 – Moskovia Airlines Flight 9675, an An-12, suffered an in-flight fire and crashed while attempting to return to Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport. All 9 crew members on board were killed.
14 September 2008 – Aeroflot Flight 821, a Boeing 737-500 operated by Aeroflot Nord, crashed on approach to Perm Airport en route from Moscow. All 88 people on board were killed.
22 March 2010 – Aviastar-TU Flight 1906, a Tu-204, crashed on a ferry flight on approach to Moscow Domodedovo Airport. None of the 8 crew were killed.

A memorial for the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczyński

10 April 2010 – a Polish Tupolev Tu-154 crashed while trying to land at Smolensk, killing all 96 on board including Polish president Lech Kaczyński.
3 August 2010 – Katekavia Flight 9357, an Antonov An-24, veered to the right from its landing course, crossed a river, impacted trees, crashed and burst into flames, killing 12 people. Russian investigators concluded that pilot error was the cause of the accident.
7 September 2010 – Alrosa Flight 514, a Tu-154, overran the runway on an emergency landing at Izhma Airport, following a total electrical failure. No one was killed.
4 December 2010 – Dagestan Airlines Flight 372, a Tu-154, ran off the runway during an emergency landing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, following fuel starvation. 2 people were killed.

1 January 2011 – Kolavia Flight 348, a Tu-154, was taxiing for take-off at Surgut, when an electrical fire started. Evacuation was immediately ordered by the captain. 43 people were injured, and 3 people were killed.

20 June 2011 – RusAir Flight 9605, a Tupolev Tu-134A-3, was on approach to Petrozavodsk when it went upside down and crashed into houses, killing 47 people including FIFA football referee Vladimir Pettay. Pilot error was the cause of the accident.
11 July 2011 – Angara Airlines Flight 9007, an Antonov An-24, suffered an engine fire, forcing the pilots to ditch into the Ob River. Seven of the 37 people on board were killed. The aircraft was written off.
9 August 2011 – Avis-Amur Flight 9209, an An-12, lost control and crashed near Omsukchan following an in-flight fire. All 11 on board were killed.
7 September 2011 – a Yak-Service Yakovlev Yak-42 overran the runway, hit a mast and crashed into the Volga riverbank. 44 of the 45 on board were killed, including the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team, who had chartered the flight.
2 April 2012 – UTAir Flight 120, an ATR 72, suffered atmospheric icing and stalled. The plane impacted terrain and burst into flames, killing 33.
12 September 2012 – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251, an An-28, crashed while attempting to land at Palana Airport in Russia after descended below minima on approach, killing 10 people. Pilot error was the cause of the accident.
29 December 2012 – Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268, a Tu-204, failed to stop after landing at Vnukovo Airport and left the runway at high-speed, the aircraft hit the runway and broke up on impact killing five of the eight on board. Dashcam video shown the moment the aircraft hit and debris littered the runway.
2 July 2013 – Polar Airlines Flight 9949, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter, crashed in Deputatsky, killing 24 of the 28 on board.
17 November 2013 – Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363, a Boeing 737-500, suddenly nose dived and crashed on a go-around at Kazan Airport, killing all 50 on board.
26 December 2013 – an Antonov An-12 of Irkut-Avia crashed on approach to Irkutsk Airport, killing all 9 on board.
20 October 2014 – Unijet Flight 074P, a Dassault Falcon 50, collided with a snow plough on takeoff at Vnukovo International Airport. All 4 on board were killed, including CEO of TotalEnergies Christophe de Margerie.

19 March 2016 – Flydubai Flight 981, a 737-800, lost control and crashed on a go-around at Rostov-on-Don Airport. All 55 passengers and seven crew on board were killed.
21 October 2016 – Skol Airlines Flight 9375, a Mil Mi-8, crashed at Yamalo-Nenets, killing 19 of the 22 on board.
15 November 2017 – Khabarovsk Airlines Flight 463, a Let L-410, crashed on approach to Nelkan Airport. 6 people were killed, with a three-year-old girl being the only survivor.
11 February 2018 – Saratov Airlines Flight 703, an Antonov An-148, crashed on climbout from Moscow in icing conditions. All 71 on board were killed.
1 September 2018 – UTair Flight 579, a Boeing 737-800, overran the runway at Sochi International Airport. No one on board was killed, but an airport employee died of a heart attack during the emergency response.
5 May 2019 – Aeroflot Flight 1492, a Sukhoi Superjet 100, caught fire during an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, killing 41 and injuring 11.
27 June 2019 – Angara Airlines Flight 200, an An-24, ran off the runway while returning to Nizhneangarsk Airport after suffering an engine failure. The aircraft collided with a building, killing 2 people.
15 August 2019 – Ural Airlines Flight 178, an Airbus A321, crashed into a corn field following a bird strike. No one on board was killed.
13 November 2020 – Volga-Dnepr Airlines Flight 4066, an Antonov An-124, suffered an uncontained engine failure on takeoff from Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport, and overran the runway upon returning. None of the 14 occupants were killed.
6 July 2021 – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251, an An-26, crashed on approach to Palana Airport, killing all 28 on board.
16 July 2021 – Siberian Light Aviation Flight 42, an An-28, made a forced landing in the Vasyugan Swamp following an engine failure. No one was killed.
12 September 2021 – Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51, a Let L-410 operated by Aeroservis, crashed on approach to Kazachinskoye Airport, killing 4 of the 16 on board.
3 November 2021 – Grodno Aviakompania Flight 1252, an An-12, crashed on a go-around at Irkutsk Airport, killing all 9 occupants.
12 September 2023 – Ural Airlines Flight 1383, an A320, made a forced landing in a wheat field in Kamenka. No one was injured.
12 July 2024 – Gazpromavia Flight 9608, a Sukhoi Superjet 100, as it climbed through 3000 feet the aircraft lost height and impacted ground in a forest near Kolomna. All three crew died.
31 August 2024 – a Mil Mi-8 operated by Vityaz-Aero crashed in Kamchatka, killing all 22 on board.
24 July 2025 – Angara Airlines Flight 2311, an An-24, crashed into a forest near Tynda, killing all 48 on board.

Memorial service for the victims of the Tenerife Airport disaster, the deadliest aviation accident in history

A plaque for 154 victims of Spanair Flight 5022

Aviaco Flight 118, a Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle carrying 85 people crashed into a village near Montrove killing everyone on board. A male also died on the ground.
Spantax Flight 995 a DC-10-30CF was destroyed by fire after an aborted takeoff at Málaga, 13 September 1982.
Avianca Flight 011, registered HK-2910, a Boeing 747 flew too low and slammed onto terrain. It then bounced back and hit the terrain again before crashing in an inverted position, bursting into flames. 181 fatalities
Madrid runway disaster, an Iberia Boeing 727-256 Adv.collided with an Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 at Madrid-Barajas Airport on 7 December 1983. 93 people were killed, including Mexican actress Fanny Cano and South African pianist Marc Raubenheimer.
Iberia Airlines Flight 610, on 19 February 1985 a Boeing 727-256 operated by Spain’s national airline Iberia struck a television antenna, separating the wing from the plane. It banked heavily and crashed on the top of Mount Oiz in Biscay, near Bilbao. All 148 people on board were killed. Pilot error was the cause.
PauknAir Flight 4101, as the pilots could not see anything, they were not aware that Flight 4101 flew too low. It hit the ground killing all 38 people on board.
Britannia Airways Flight 226A, crashed on landing at Girona-Costa Brava Airport, 14 September 1999.
Spanair Flight 5022 “Sunbreeze”, stalled, veered off the runway, and crashed into a pond at Madrid Barajas International Airport, 20 August 2008, killing 154 passengers and crew, leaving 18 survivors. The pilots didn’t reset the flaps/slats after the first, aborted, takeoff.
Dan-Air Flight 1903, the de Havilland DH 106 Comet series 4 was approaching Barcelona Airport when it flew into the woods of Serralada del Montseny near Girona, killing everyone on board in the deadliest aircraft accident involving a De Havilland Comet series.
Flightline Flight 101 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea near the Columbretes Islands after a lightning strike killing all 10 on board.

1970 Spantax Convair crash, the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Stockholm Arlanda Airport, killing 5 people out of 10.
Linjeflyg Flight 267, the aircraft was on approach but got off course from its track. It flew too low and crashed into the ground, killing 31 people. The airport had a military configuration rather than the normal civilian configuration. This caused a pilot error.
Linjeflyg Flight 618, during approach on Stockholm Bromma Airport, the aircraft dived into the ground and crashed in upside down condition, killing all 22 people on board. An ice build up had occurred on its tailfin, causing a disruption on its airflow and subsequently crashed the plane.
SAS Flight 751, “The Gottröra accident”, 27 December 1991.
West Air Sweden Flight 294 crashed near Akkajaure.

Swissair Flight 330 was a Convair Coronado that crashed near Würenlingen following detonation of a bomb on board, all 47 on board were killed.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702 was carrying 202 passengers and crews when it was hijacked by the co-pilot over Sudan and landed in Geneva International Airport. The co-pilot was arrested.
Alitalia Flight 404, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 flew into a mountain near Weiach after its faulty navigational system caused the plane to not warn the pilots about the flight’s dangerously low altitude. Everyone on board were killed.
Swissair Flight 306, the Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III was taking off from Zurich when a fire occurred on board. The prolonged fire damaged the aircraft’s hydraulic system, thus, the aircraft lose control, and crashed into a village, destroying many ground structures. There were no survivors.
Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 flew into the mountain, somersaulted and exploded in Switzerland’s deadliest air disaster. 108 fatalities
Crossair Flight 3597 was on final approach to Zurich Airport when it crashed into a hill. The aircraft slid and broke up, killing 24 people including several high-profile singers. Pilot error was blamed.
Crossair Flight 498, shortly after takeoff, the aircraft dived, spiraled and crashed in nearly vertical condition, killing everyone on board.

Air France Flight 152. a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, ditched into the Mediterranean Sea off Kızılada, Fethiye on 3 August 1953. Four people of 8 crew and 34 passengers drowned.
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871, a Sud Aviation Caravelle crashed to high ground during its approach to land at Esenboğa International Airport, killing all 42 people on board.
Turkish Airlines Flight 452, a Boeing 727-2F2, flew into the slope of a hill at Karatepe in Isparta on 19 September 1976, killing 154 people.
Turkish Airlines Flight 158, a Boeing 737-4Q8, crashed during its final approach to land at Ankara Esenboğa Airport in driving snow 16 January 1983. 47 fatalities.
Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782, a Boeing 737-230, crashed into Dümentepe Hill during its final approach to land at Adnan Menderes Airport on 2 January 1988. All 16 people on board were killed.
Turkish Airlines Flight 278, a Boeing 737-4Y0, crashed during its final approach to land at Van Ferit Melen Airport in driving snow, 29 December 1994. 57 fatalities.
Turkish Airlines Flight 5904, a Boeing 737-4Q8, crashed in Ceyhan 8 minutes after takeoff from Adana Şakirpaşa Airport, 7 April 1999. 6 fatalities.
Turkish Airlines Flight 634, an Avro RJ100, crashed on its final approach during landing at Diyarbakır Airport, 8 January 2003. 75 fatalities
Atlasjet Flight 4203, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, crashed on a hill during descent to Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport, 30 November 2007. 57 fatalities.

Part of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777-200ER, was flying over Ukraine while en route to Kuala Lumpur International Airport when it was hit by a surface-to-air missile. As the missile exploded beside the aircraft, the shrapnel, thrown by the missile, penetrated the aircraft and destroyed the cockpit and the first class. The Boeing 777 spiraled and disintegrated in mid-air, sucking out passengers from their seats. It then crashed near Hrabove. All 298 people on board killed in the deadliest civilian airliner shootdown in history.

Memorial of Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612

Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612: On 22 August 2006, a Tupolev Tu-154M was flying over Donetsk Oblast in stormy conditions when it stalled and crashed near Sukha Balka, killing all 170 people on board. Ukraine officials blamed pilot error, flying the aircraft higher than its design altitude.

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-* ”'[[Britannia Airways Flight 105]]”’, Crashed into a forest near [[Ljubljana]], 1 September 1966, killing 98 out of 110 passengers.
+* ”'[[Britannia Airways Flight 105]]”’,  into a forest near [[Ljubljana]], killing 98 out of 110 passengers.
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