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Two on the ground were also killed. It remains the deadliest commercial aircraft accident in the United States, and the second-deadliest incident involving commercial aircraft in the United States, after the 9/11 attacks. December 28, 1978 10 24 179 United Airlines Flight 173: Portland: Oregon: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
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).
Wreckage of Japan Airlines Flight 123, the worst single aircraft crash in history. Japan Airlines Flight 123 – Flight 123 was flying over Japan when part of its vertical stabilizer detached, causing some hydraulic loss which led to losing control. Flight crews tried to recover the plane and head back to Tokyo, but it was too late.
Here are some of the deadliest commercial plane crashes in the U.S. since the Air Florida disaster according to reports from the National Transportation Safety Board: (asterisk)Feb. 12, 2009: A Colgan Air plane crashed near Buffalo, New York, killing everyone aboard the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane, including 45 passengers, two pilots and ...
These are the last 10 deadly airline crashes to occur in the U.S., according to data from the U.S. National Transportation Board and the Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network: 2009
On January 29, 2025, PSA Airlines Flight 5342 [under discussion] (marketed as American Eagle Flight 5342 under a codeshare agreement with American Airlines), [a] a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner, collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of the United States Army over the Potomac River a half-mile (0.8 km) from the approach end ...
Buffalo, N.Y., in 2009 was the site of the last fatal crash involving a commercial airliner in the United States. Investigation officials, as of early afternoon Thursday, have given no credence to ...
The airline has seen a number of incidents this year, from mechanical issues to a tire falling off a plane and damaging several cars. United Airlines timeline: A look at incidents from the airline ...