Improper maintenance allowed a section of the On 6 February 1958, British European Airways Flight 609, carrying members of the famed On 9 October 2002, the lower rudder segment of Northwest Airlines Flight 85 suddenly deflects to the left. The crew successfully regains control, restarts the engine and lands safely at On 31 August 1986, Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a On 3 January 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 banks to the right just after takeoff and crashes into the On 2 August 1985, Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crash-lands while on approach to On 23 July 1983, Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,500m) altitude, about halfway through its flight from On 12 June 1972, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating as American Airlines Flight 96 suffers an explosive decompression after a cargo door in the lower rear fuselage bursts open. The causes of the crash were incorrect airspeed readings due to ice blocking the aircraft's On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near On 6 June 1971, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collides with a On 10 January 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashes just two minutes after takeoff from On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and crashes into the On 27 June 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the On 27 November 2008, an aircraft on a post-maintenance test flight operating as XL Airways Germany Flight 888T stalls and crashes into the On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes shortly after taking off from On 4 November 2010, shortly after takeoff from Singapore, the number-two engine on Qantas Flight 32 partially disintegrates, causing serious damage to its left wing. This special looked at accidents caused by either a loss of pressurization or structural failure. The imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its mounting, creating excessive On 1 July 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 collides with DHL Flight 611 in German On 20 December 1995, American Airlines Flight 965 is en route to On 25 January 1990, Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route and is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at On 7 April 1994, Auburn Calloway, a disgruntled employee, attempts to hijack Federal Express Flight 705 armed with hammers and a On 31 October 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while flying from On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is forced to On 2 August 2005, Air France Flight 358 overruns the runway, travels through the airport perimeter fence and plunges down a small ravine while attempting to land in a storm. On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 flies into a mountain while circling to land at On 19 December 2005, just seconds after takeoff from On 24 November 2001, Crossair Flight 3597 crashes into a hill during final approach to On 17 January 2008, British Airways Flight 38 is on its final approach to land, but when the On 27 December 1991, Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 crash-lands without loss of life in On 12 February 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, New York. This special looked at accidents caused by seemingly minor defects or errors. All 49 people on board the aircraft and one person on the ground are killed.
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This special looked at disasters caused by improperly secured or miscalculated cargo. The exact cause of the fire is undetermined.
On 29 September 2006, Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collides with a brand new This special looked at accidents and incidents where pressurization failure or explosive decompression played a part. Investigators determined that the aircraft took off with inoperative navigation equipment due to the pilots' failure to do their pre-flight checklist. The aircraft was meant to land with the On 5 April 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 nose-dives into the ground while on landing approach to On 31 October 1996, TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes into a heavily populated residential area seconds after takeoff from On 25 October 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 operated by Sunjet Aviation, carrying golfer On 27 March 1977, the deadliest-ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now known as On 20 August 2007, China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes after landing and taxiing to the gate area at On 30 July 1998, Proteus Airlines Flight 706 collides with a On 19 January 1988, Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286, operating for On 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 enters a high-speed descent and crashes into the On 16 January 2002, on final approach to Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Ampenan, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 suffers a double engine flameout while flying through a severe thunderstorm and ditches in the On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the On 29 April 2013, National Airlines Flight 102 stalls and crashes into the ground just seconds after taking off from On 1 December 1993, Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 crashes into a hillside while on final approach to On 9 January 1997, Comair Flight 3272 spirals out of control and crashes nose-first while on final approach to On 15 April 2002, Air China Flight 129 crashes into the side of a mountain while circling to land at On 17 July 1996, Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800 explodes in mid-air, breaks up during flight and crashes into the On 26 September 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashes into mountainous woodlands while trying to land at On 2 July 1994, USAir Flight 1016 stalls and crashes into a residential area while attempting to land at On 4 February 2015, TransAsia Airways Flight 235 strikes a viaduct and crashes into the On 31 October 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the On 31 August 1999, LAPA Flight 3142 overruns the runway and crashes while taking off from On 31 July 1992, Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain while on final approach to On 16 February 2000, Emery Worldwide Flight 17 crashes into an automobile salvage yard shortly after taking off from On 23 July 2014, TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes into buildings while attempting to land at On 31 August 1988, Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes beyond the runway while taking off from On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes while en route from On 9 May 2012, an aircraft on a demonstration tour crashes into On 31 October 2014, an experimental spaceflight test vehicle named On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 suffers a pair of sudden uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres during a flight from On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 descends too low and crashes into the woodlands of the Stalderberg Mountain near On 26 April 1994, China Airlines Flight 140 pitches upwards, enters an aerodynamic On 15 November 1987, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 stalls and crashes off the right side of the runway shortly after taking off in a snowstorm from On 13 April 2010, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 suffers a dual engine failure while nearing On 16 September 2011, a vintage fighter aircraft named On 4 April 1994, KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashes into a field while attempting an emergency landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, killing 3 of the 24 people on board.