Aircraft accidents

Air India Express Flight 812 (2010)

 The Air India Express Flight 812 is the third deadliest aviation accident
to occur on Indian soil.
 The aircraft was headed to Mangalore from Dubai. Mangalore airport
is just one of three airports in the country with table top runways,
 Navigating a landing requires great precision and heightened
awareness.
 The aircraft’s pilot miscalculated the landing and landed beyond the
usual touchdown point while making several errors.
 The aircraft hurtled past the runway and fell over the cliff causing the
plane to disintegrate and catch fire.
 The accident took the precious lives of 158 individuals on board, with
just 8 survivors.
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American Airlines Flight 587 (2001)

The crash of American Airlines Flight 587 is the second-worst aviation accident
to take place in the United States.
The flight routinely flew between John F. Kennedy International Airport, New
York City, and Las Américas International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic.
Barely a couple of months after the 9/11 attacks the flight crashed soon after
takeoff, arousing suspicions of terrorism.
Investigations revealed that the disaster occurred as a result of pilot error.
The rudder was overused as a response to wake turbulence generated by the
flight that departed shortly before.
As a result of rudder overuse, the vertical stabilizer detached from the aircraft
and the engines also separated shortly before it fell to the ground.
The plane crashed into a neighbourhood in Queens, New York, killing all 260
people on board and 5 on the ground.
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (2014)

the aircraft mysteriously disappeared on 8 March 2014.

The flight was en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur when air traffic
control lost all contact, without any warning or indication of any
problems.
A flaperon turned up on Reunion Island, a distance of 3,700km from the
main search site, in July 2015.
More than half a million USD having been spent on the effort within a
few months.
According to experts, the flight changed course for unknown reasons and
probably continued its flight until it ran out of fuel.
All 239 people on board are presumed to have lost their lives in the
disaster.
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Date: July 30, 2019 Time: 0200

Location: Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Operator: Military - Pakistan Army
AC Type: Beechcraft B300 King Air
Reg: 766 cn: B766
Aboard: 5 Fatalities: 5 Ground: 14

Route: Training
Details: The Pakistani military plane, on a
training flight, crashed into residential
structures in Mora Kālu Village on the
outskirts of Rawalpindi. The aircraft
was destroyed killing 18 people,
including the 2 pilots, 3 crew members
and 14 civilians on the ground.
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Date: May 8, 2019 Time: 1820
Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Operator: Bitman Bangladesh Airlines Flight: 060

AC Type: Bombardier Dash-8

Reg: S2-AGQ cn: 4367
Aboard: 33 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0
Route: Dhaka - Yangon
Details: The aircraft slid off the runway and broke in
half as it performed a routine go-around to
land. The weather was poor at the time of
the accident. At least 17 people were taken
to the hospital. None were in critical
condition.
2 January 2020, a Black Hawk helicopter of the Republic of China Air
Force (ROCAF) Air Rescue Group crashed in the Wulai District of New
Taipei, Taiwan while executing a VIP transport mission.

General Shen Yi-ming, Taiwan's Chief of the General Staff (CGS), along
with 7 other personnel on board, died in the crash.

The Black Hawk was taking off for a routine mission to visit service personnel in
Dong'aoling Radar Station, Su'ao, Yilan county.

The helicopter lost contact with Songshan Air Base at 8:07 AM, thirteen minutes
after taking off and crashed into a mountainside.

This crash occurred nine days before the Taiwanese general election.