use Referral Code : 07GK7N ( Get 50/- instantly) 1) Tenerife, March 27th, 1977 This accident remains the worst in the history of aviation. 583 people died with a KLM Boeing 747 attempted to take-off without official clearance from the tower and it collided with a Pan Am 747 which was taxiing on the runway at the Los Rodeos Airport. The island of Tenerife, Spain was foggy that day with poor visibility conditions was cited as part of the reason for the crash, but pilot error was also a major factor as the pilot of the KLM misinterpreted a command from the tower. 2) JAL Flight 123, August 12th, 1985 This incident resulted in the most fatalities (520) from a single plane accident. An improperly repaired aft pressure bulkhead gave way and resulted in explosive decompression which destroyed the hydraulic lines and the vertical stabilizer. The pilots somehow kept the plane flying for roughly 30 minutes before crashing into a mountain. Amazingly, four people managed to survive the crash when authorities arrived. 3) Charkhi Dadri Mid-Air Collision, November 12th, 1996 In the worst mid-air collision ever recorded, all 349 people aboard Saudi Flight 763 and Air Kazakhstan Flight 1907 died when both plane collided over Haryana, India. The crash resulted from the Air Kazakhstani pilot flying below clearance altitude. This incident led to a number of changes, including mandatory use of Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS) aboard all aircraft. 4) Turkish Air Flight 981, March 3, 1974 A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 on its way to London had just taken off from Orly Airport in Paris, France when the cargo door detached and explosive decompression resulted in all 346 people being killed. The decompression caused the floor to collapse which severed the controls resulting the in the plane being forced into a steep dive where it crashed. 5) Saudi Arabian Flight 163, August 19th, 1980 One of the most tragic accidents in aviation history, a Lockheed L-1011 made a successful emergency landing after fire broke out in the rear cargo hold. Unfortunately, the plane was not evacuated and everyone on board, all 301 passengers and crew were killed by the spreading fire.
