Air Crash Disasters 2013-2016
Air Asia Flight 214 (July 6, 2013) - a Boeing 777 from Seoul, south Korea, crashes at San Francisco international Airport as it tries to land. Three people are killed and 180 are injured.
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 (March 8, 2014)- One of aviation's mysteries: A Boeing 777 disappears from radar after taking off from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing. The disappearance has never been explained, but wreckage believed to be from the plane washed ashore on the coast of Africa.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (July 17, 2014)- A passanger plane en route from Amsterdam to malaysia is shot down over Ukraine. All 298 people onboard are killed. Officials conclude that the Boeing 777 was struck by a missile, and the Dutch inverstigators say evidence points to pro-Russian rebels as being responsible.
TransAsia Airways Flight GE 222 (July 23, 2014) - A Taiwanese ATR 72 plane crashes in heavy rain while attempting to land at Magong Airport in the Penghu Islands. The pilot had asked for a second landing attempt before the crash, which kills 48 people.
Air Algerie Flight 5017 (July 24, 2014) - An MD 83 plane crashes in mali after taking off from Burkina faso. Less than an hour into the flight to Algeris, the aircraft dissapears from radar after changing its flight path because of bad weather. All 116 people on board are killed.
AirAsia Flight 8501 (December 28, 2014) - An Airbus 320 crashed en route from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to singapoe, crashing into the Java Sea after stalling following a sudden ascent. all 162 people on board are killed.
TransAsia airways flight 235 (February 4, 2015) - An ATR 72 crashes into a river in Taian's capital, taipei, shortly after takeoff, killing 43 of the 58 people on board. The captain of the turboprop aircraft mistakenly switched off the plane's working engine after the other lost power, Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council says.
Germanwings Flight 9525 (March 24, 2015) - Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashes an Airbus 320 into the French alps. All 150 people on board are killed. An investigation later reveals that Lubitz had suffered from depression.
Metrojet Flight 9268 (October 31, 2015) - All 224 people on board are killed when a bomb explodes. the Airbus 321-200 had departed from sharm el-Sheikh, egypt and was heading for St. Petersburg, Russia when it broke into pieces midais over the Sinai Peninsula. ISIS claimed responsibility.
flydubaiFlight 981 (March 19, 2016) - A passanger jet from United Arab Emirates crashed during a landing attempt in Russia, killing all 62 people onboard. The Boeing 737 took off from Dubai and was scheduled to land at the Rostov-on-Don airport. Wing gusts had reached 60 miles per hour and visibility had been poor.
EgyptAir flight 804 (19 May, 2016) - Air traffic controller lose contact with an Airbus 320 heading for cairo from Paris with 66 people onboard.
Air Asia Flight 214 (July 6, 2013) - a Boeing 777 from Seoul, south Korea, crashes at San Francisco international Airport as it tries to land. Three people are killed and 180 are injured.
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 (March 8, 2014)- One of aviation's mysteries: A Boeing 777 disappears from radar after taking off from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing. The disappearance has never been explained, but wreckage believed to be from the plane washed ashore on the coast of Africa.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (July 17, 2014)- A passanger plane en route from Amsterdam to malaysia is shot down over Ukraine. All 298 people onboard are killed. Officials conclude that the Boeing 777 was struck by a missile, and the Dutch inverstigators say evidence points to pro-Russian rebels as being responsible.
TransAsia Airways Flight GE 222 (July 23, 2014) - A Taiwanese ATR 72 plane crashes in heavy rain while attempting to land at Magong Airport in the Penghu Islands. The pilot had asked for a second landing attempt before the crash, which kills 48 people.
Air Algerie Flight 5017 (July 24, 2014) - An MD 83 plane crashes in mali after taking off from Burkina faso. Less than an hour into the flight to Algeris, the aircraft dissapears from radar after changing its flight path because of bad weather. All 116 people on board are killed.
AirAsia Flight 8501 (December 28, 2014) - An Airbus 320 crashed en route from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to singapoe, crashing into the Java Sea after stalling following a sudden ascent. all 162 people on board are killed.
TransAsia airways flight 235 (February 4, 2015) - An ATR 72 crashes into a river in Taian's capital, taipei, shortly after takeoff, killing 43 of the 58 people on board. The captain of the turboprop aircraft mistakenly switched off the plane's working engine after the other lost power, Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council says.
Germanwings Flight 9525 (March 24, 2015) - Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashes an Airbus 320 into the French alps. All 150 people on board are killed. An investigation later reveals that Lubitz had suffered from depression.
Metrojet Flight 9268 (October 31, 2015) - All 224 people on board are killed when a bomb explodes. the Airbus 321-200 had departed from sharm el-Sheikh, egypt and was heading for St. Petersburg, Russia when it broke into pieces midais over the Sinai Peninsula. ISIS claimed responsibility.
flydubaiFlight 981 (March 19, 2016) - A passanger jet from United Arab Emirates crashed during a landing attempt in Russia, killing all 62 people onboard. The Boeing 737 took off from Dubai and was scheduled to land at the Rostov-on-Don airport. Wing gusts had reached 60 miles per hour and visibility had been poor.
EgyptAir flight 804 (19 May, 2016) - Air traffic controller lose contact with an Airbus 320 heading for cairo from Paris with 66 people onboard.