1992 ⟶ El Al Flight 1862 Crash in Amsterdam

October 4: El Al Flight 1862, in which a Boeing 747 cargo ai...
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✈️ Sabena Flight 571 Hijacking

May 8: The airplane serving Sabena Flight 571 from Brussels to Lod, Tel Aviv is hijacked by four members of the Black September Organization, a Palestinian terrorist group, resulting in 3 deaths and 3 injuries.⟶
Sabena Flight 571 Hijacking (1972)
TerrorismPolitical ViolenceInternational Relations
BelgiumBelgiumIsraelIsrael

✈️ Tenerife Airport Disaster

March 27: The Tenerife disaster in the Canary Islands, with 583 fatalities, marks the deadliest accident in aviation history.⟶
Tenerife Airport Disaster (1977)
AviationAccidentDisasterAviation SafetyAir TravelFatalities
SpainSpainNetherlandsNetherlandsUnited StatesUnited States

✈️ El Al Flight 1862 Crash in Amsterdam

October 4: El Al Flight 1862, in which a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft of the then state-owned Israeli airline El Al crashes into the Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats in the Bijlmermeer neighbourhood of Amsterdam, resulting in 43 deaths.⟶
El Al Flight 1862 Crash in Amsterdam (1992)
AviationAir DisasterAccident Investigation
NetherlandsNetherlandsIsraelIsrael

✈️ TWA Flight 800 Explodes Off Long Island

July 17: TWA Flight 800 crash.⟶
TWA Flight 800 Explodes Off Long Island (1996)
AviationAir DisasterAccident InvestigationTransportation SafetyCommercial Aviation
United StatesUnited States

✈️ Concorde Air France Flight 4590 Crash

July 25: Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes in France, killing 113 including all people aboard.⟶
Concorde Air France Flight 4590 Crash (2000)
AviationAir CrashDisasterSafetyAccident Investigation
FranceFrance

✈️ Germanwings Flight 9525 Crash in the French Alps

Crash of Germanwings Flight 9525.⟶
Germanwings Flight 9525 Crash in the French Alps (2015)
AviationAir DisasterAirlinesHumanitarian CrisisMental HealthSuicideInvestigationSafety Regulations
FranceFranceGermanyGermanySpainSpain