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Airline: TransAsia Airways
Plane: ATR 72-600 (turboprop)
Date: 4 February 2015
Reason: Dual-engine failure / pilot error — after one engine failed, the crew mistakenly shut down the working engine, causing loss of control.
Fatalities: 43 of 58 onboard died; 15 survived
Other victims: The plane’s wing clipped a taxi on an overpass before crashing; the taxi driver was seriously injured.
Other victims: The plane’s wing clipped a taxi on an overpass before crashing; the taxi driver was seriously injured.
Summary:
Shortly after takeoff, Flight 235 suffered an engine flameout. The pilots accidentally shut down the wrong engine, leading to a stall and a crash into the Keelung River. The accident prompted a large-scale rescue and safety investigation.
Summary:
During landing at Narita International Airport in strong, gusty wind conditions, Flight 80 made a late flare and then bounced — the final touchdown caused structural failure in the landing gear. The aircraft rolled off the runway, inverted and caught fire, destroying the plane. Both pilots on board were killed.
Airline: Japan Airlines
Plane: Boeing 747SR-46
Date: 12 August 1985
Reason: Mechanical failure — rear pressure bulkhead failed due to improper repair, causing rapid decompression and loss of control.
Fatalities: 520 of 524 onboard
Other victims: None on the ground
Other victims: None on the ground
Summary:
Flight 123 suffered a catastrophic structural failure shortly after takeoff, leading to loss of hydraulic control. The aircraft crashed into the mountains of Gunma Prefecture, making it the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history. Only four passengers survived.
Airline: Air France
Plane: Concorde (tail number F-BTSC)
Date: 25 July 2000
Reason: Tire debris from a preceding aircraft caused fuel tank rupture, leading to engine fire and loss of control during takeoff.
Fatalities: 113 onboard + 4 on the ground
Other victims: None beyond those listed
Other victims: None beyond those listed
Summary:
During takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, the Concorde ran over debris on the runway that punctured a fuel tank. A resulting engine fire caused loss of control, and the aircraft crashed into a hotel and a nearby road. This tragic accident led to the eventual retirement of the Concorde fleet.
Airline: Jeju Air
Plane: Boeing 737‑800 (tail number HL8088)
Date: 29 December 2024
Reason: Bird strike → both engines ingested birds; investigators say the crew mistakenly shut down the less‑damaged engine, likely causing loss of power and ability to control the aircraft during an emergency landing.
Fatalities: 179 of 181 onboard died; 2 survived (both cabin crew)
Summary:
Jeju Air Flight 2216 encountered a bird strike while approaching landing, damaging both engines. During a second landing attempt without landing gear deployed, the pilots shut down the working engine by mistake — causing total power loss. The plane belly‑landed, skidded off the runway, struck an embankment and concrete barrier, and burst into flames. The accident, one of the deadliest in South Korea’s civil aviation history, claimed 179 lives.
Airline: Malaysia Airlines
Plane: Boeing 777‑200ER
Date: 8 March 2014
Reason: Unknown — the aircraft vanished from radar over the southern Indian Ocean. Despite extensive international search efforts, the cause remains officially undetermined.
Fatalities: 239 onboard
Other victims: None on the ground
Other victims: None on the ground
Summary:
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared during a scheduled flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite massive search operations spanning years and covering thousands of square kilometers of ocean, the aircraft has never been conclusively located. Debris confirmed to be from the plane has washed ashore on islands in the Indian Ocean, but the main wreckage and cause of disappearance remain unknown, making it one of aviation’s greatest mysteries.
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