An aviation accident is an event during aircraft operation that results in serious injury, death, or significant destruction. An aviation incident is any operating event that compromises safety but do
A Bombardier CRJ900, operating as Delta Connection Flight 4819, after it crashed upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 17, 2025
Accident Investigation Team from the Civil Aeronautics Board with Director, Bobbie R. Allen – about 1965
JA8119, the Boeing 747 involved in Flight 123
Controlled Impact Demonstration by NASA and the FAA, December 1984
Air India Flight 171
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Air India Flight 171 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Ahmedabad Airport, Gujarat, India, to London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex, England. On 12 June 2025, at 13:39 IST, t
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…which airlines retired a flight number after a crash include Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, Korean Air Lines Flight 007, Air India Flight 171, and all four flights involved in the September 11 attacks. However, that is not always the case; for example, Delta Air Lines still used flight numbers…
The aircraft's tail section wedged into a college building
VT-ANB, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2024
Home Minister Amit Shah visits the sole survivor in hospital
The two fuel control switches (bottom center) on a Boeing 787-8 are located beneath the throttle levers, with the RUN and CUTOFF positions labelled in white