Note: this accident was previously featured in episode 29 of the plane crash series on March 24th, 2018, prior to the series’ arrival on Medium. This article is written without reference to and supersedes the original. On the 29th of April 2013, a Boeing 747 cargo plane evacuating military equipment…

On the 7th of May 2011, a commercial flight approaching a remote airport in eastern Indonesia suddenly plunged into the sea moments after abandoning a failed approach, killing all 25 passengers and crew. Although crashes in this region are common, this one stood out because of the type of airplane…

Note: this accident was previously featured in episode 28 of the plane crash series on March 17th, 2018, prior to the series’ arrival on Medium. This article is written without reference to and supersedes the original. On the 11th of May 1996, the pilot of a fully loaded DC-9 reported…

On the 6th of July 1996, a Delta Air Lines MD-88 was speeding down the runway in Pensacola, Florida, when a huge bang rocked the rear of the aircraft. The left engine ripped itself to shreds and the plane lost all electrical power, but the pilots slammed on the brakes…

Note: this accident was previously featured in episode 27 of the plane crash series on March 10th, 2018, prior to the series’ arrival on Medium. This article is written without reference to and supersedes the original. On the third of September 1989, a routine domestic flight in Brazil failed to…

On the 18th of May 2011, a regional flight in Argentina suddenly plunged from the sky over the night-shrouded desert of Patagonia, spiraling down to its doom in just 44 seconds. All that remained of the Saab 340 and its 22 passengers and crew was a smoking crater in the…

Note: this accident was previously featured in episode 26 of the plane crash series on March 3rd, 2018, prior to the series’ arrival on Medium. This article is written without reference to and supersedes the original. On the 17th of July 1996, TWA flight 800 exploded and crashed off Long…

On the 20th of April 2012, a Pakistani airliner inaugurating a brand new route went down amid a thunderstorm just short of the airport in Islamabad, killing all 127 people on board. It was the second major crash near Islamabad in less than two years, another black mark on Pakistan’s…

Note: this accident was previously featured in episode 25 of the plane crash series on February 24th, 2018, prior to the series’ arrival on Medium. This article is written without reference to and supersedes the original.