Air accidents in history

Each year, more than 30 million commercial flights and millions of flights without passengers take flight. In total, the number of passengers traveling using this means of transport is close to 3,500 million. In spite of the magnitude of these data, plane crashes are barely occurring.
That's what the numbers reveal, indicating that out of every ten million air passengers barely die 3. Data that contrasts with land accidents, since that out of every ten million passengers that move from one point to another overland, 12,410 do not reach their destination.
It is no less true that, even if it is the safest way to travel, when a problem occurs serious, the consequences are fatal. And it is that the fact of being floating and of not existing just a few places in which to land in case of emergency, turns many aircraft problems into fatal accidents. Just take a look at the 5 accidents with more fatalities in the history of aviation to verify the seriousness of these accidents, as we will see below.

Air accidents with more deaths

The biggest accident ever produced in aviation Commercial took place in Spain. Specifically at the Tenerife North airport in 1977, where two planes full of passengers collided on the runway, resulting in 583 passengers.
The second largest accident in the history of aviation took place on Mount Takamagahara in Japan, where a Japan Airlines Show all - Each year, more than 30 million commercial flights and millions of flights without passengers take flight. In total, the number of passengers traveling using this means of transport is close to 3,500 million. In spite of the magnitude of these data, plane crashes are barely occurring.
That's what the numbers reveal, indicating that out of every ten million air passengers barely die 3. Data that contrasts with land accidents, since that out of every ten million passengers that move from one point to another overland, 12,410 do not reach their destination.
It is no less true that, even if it is the safest way to travel, when a problem occurs serious, the consequences are fatal. And it is that the fact of being floating and of not existing just a few places in which to land in case of emergency, turns many aircraft problems into fatal accidents. Just take a look at the 5 accidents with more fatalities in the history of aviation to verify the seriousness of these accidents, as we will see below.

Air accidents with more deaths

The biggest accident ever produced in aviation Commercial took place in Spain. Specifically at the Tenerife North airport in 1977, where two planes full of passengers collided on the runway, resulting in 583 passengers.
The second largest accident in the history of aviation took place on Mount Takamagahara in Japan, where a Japan Airlines plane crashed killing 520 people.
The third of the deadliest accidents in the history of commercial aviation occurred in India, when two aircraft flying over Charkhi Dadri collided in flight killing 349 people Three more than in the explosion of Turkish Airlines flight 981 at the Orly airport in Paris which meant the end for 346 people
Also above the 300 victims - specifically 301 - we found Saudia flight 163, which after landing at the Rivadh airport he suffered a sudden fire that ended in tragedy.
The rest of the flights that complete the top 10 of the most tragic air accidents of all time add up to 200 in each of them, putting It is clear how complicated it is to save the lives of those who integrate, without knowing it, an aircraft that suffers serious problems.
If you want to know everything about air accidents such as the date, the route, the type of aircraft, the number of victims, the problem that caused it, the place where it occurred and all kinds of details about it, check out the following list that integrates each and every one of the registered air accidents since the aviation ón commercial began to walk.
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name	type	date	time	ground casualties	phase
19/04/1929 San Diego, CA , Accident	Accident	21/04/1929	11:45	1	En route
19/07/1938 Mor?n, BA , Accident	Accident	15/07/1938	05:30	1	Initial climb
19/11/1938 Jersey-States Airport, Channel Islands , Accident	Accident	04/11/1938	10:50	1	Takeoff
19/06/1939 Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport , Accident	Accident	06/06/1939	09:00	1	Maneuvering
19/01/1944 Los Angeles-Mines Field, CA , Accident	Accident	02/01/1944	21:24	1	Initial climb
19/09/1946 5 km S of Paris-Le Bourget Airport , Accident	Accident	04/09/1946	09:15	1	Initial climb
19/07/1947 El Palomar, BA , Accident	Accident	21/07/1947	10:15	3	Takeoff
19/07/1947 Mor?n AB, BA , Accident	Accident	24/07/1947	13:30	1	Landing
19/11/1947 Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA , Accident	Accident	30/11/1947	14:25	1	Landing
19/12/1947 L?on , Accident	Accident	28/12/1947	12:00	3	Approach

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