10 Deadliest Aviation Accidents of All Time
Aviation industry is one of the biggest industries in the globe. There's no doubt that aviation is the fastest and most convenient travel system that is present there. But over the years, we have come across several incidents which has put a question on the safety provided by the aviation industry.

Since 1923, which witnessed the first major aviation accident when on 21 December 1923, the Dixmude, a rigid airship of the French navy, was reportedly struck by lightning and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, off Sicily, Italy, killing 52 people; the world has so far witnessed air crashes involving 540 aircrafts across all seven continents and three oceans resulting in the total loss of 53,500 lives. Let's take a look back at 10 of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time which resulted in the loss of most lives. 10 Deadliest Aviation Accidents of All Time

5. Air India Flight 182

Air India Flight 182 On 23td June, 1985, Air India Flight 182 operating on the Montreal, Canada-London, UK -Delhi, India route was destroyed mid-air by a bomb at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m) and ultimately crashed into Atlantic Ocean  while in Irish airspace. There were no survivors from this fatal crash and it took the lives of all 329 people on board including 307 passengers and 22 crews. It occurred at the same time of the Narita Airport bombing, leading to people believe both of them were linked and which were later proved to be true. It is the largest mass murder of Canada till date. It is to have been a retaliation against India for the operation carried out by the Indian Army Operation Blue Star.

4. Turkish Airlines Flight 981

Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed outside Paris, France, on 3 March 1974, killing all 346 people on board, including 335 passengers and 11 crews. Also known as the Ermenonville air disaster, from the forest where the aircraft crashed, it is till date the deadliest single-plane crash with no survivors. The reason of the disaster was cargo door failure - An improperly secured cargo door at the rear of the plane broke off, causing an explosive decompression which severed cables necessary to control the aircraft.

3. Saudi Arabian Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907

Saudi Arabian Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 Known as the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision, this is the 3rd amongst deadliest aviation accidents of all time. It involved mid-air collision of Saudi Arabian Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 killing all 349 people on board both planes, making it the world's deadliest mid-air collision. The former was en route from Delhi to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (289 passengers, 23 crews; total 312), and the later was en route from Chimkent, Kazakhstan, to Delhi (27 passengers, 10 crews; total 37). The collision was caused due to pilot error on the Kazakhstan Airlines aircraft.

2. Japan Airlines Flight 123

Japan Airlines Flight 123 The second amongst deadliest aviation accidents of all time took place on 12th August, 1985, when passenger flight Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed due to mechanical failure 12 minutes into the flight  into two ridges of Mount Takamagahara in Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Tokyo. It is the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history which took the lives of 520 people including 15 crews and 505 passengers. Only 4 people, all of them women passengers survived the accident including a 26 year old woman, a 34 year old woman and her 8 year old daughter and another 12 year old girl.

1. Pan Am Flight 1736 and KLM Flight 4805

Pan Am Flight 1736 and KLM Flight 4805 This deadliest aviation accident occurred on 27th march, 1977, when two Boeing 747s were involved in a runway collision at the Los Rodeos Airport(now Tenerife North Airport). The reasons for the accident were reported as pilot error, runway incursion, heavy fog, limitations and failures in communication. The first aircraft was Pan Am Boeing 747-121 (380 passengers, 16 crews, total 396) and the second aircraft was PH-BUF, the KLM Boeing 747-206B (234 passengers, 14 crews; total 248). A total of 583 out of the 644 people were killed in the accident. Only 6 people survived, all of whom belonged to the first flight.


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