Plane crash

Death toll from Nepal plane crash rises to 68

At least 68 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said, in the worst air crash in three decades in the small Himalayan nation.

Congo plane crash death toll rises to 27

At least 27 people are killed, including some on the ground, when a small plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, a rescue official says.

4 killed in Dubai plane crash

Three British people and a South African were killed in a plane crash close to Dubai airport, the United Arab Emirates' state news agency reports.

Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashes, killing 157

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashes with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the airline says, and there were no survivors, according to the state broadcaster.

Nigerian vice president safe after helicopter crash lands: spokesman

Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was safe after his helicopter crash landed in the north central state of Kogi, his spokesman says.

Fatalities on commercial passenger aircraft rise in 2018

The fatality rate on passenger jet aircraft worldwide jumped in 2018 after airlines recorded zero accident deaths on passenger jets in the prior year, according to a Dutch consulting firm and an aviation safety group.

‘Human error’ caused Cuba plane crash

A plane crash that killed 112 people in Cuba on May 18 was caused by human error, the Mexican company that owned the jet said Monday.

Plane crash in South Africa injures 20

An aircraft crashes outside the South Africa's capital Pretoria, injuring 20 people with at least one in a critical condition, emergency medical services ER24 says.

More than 250 killed in Algerian military plane crash: state TV

More than 250 people including members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement are killed when a military plane crashes in a field outside Algeria’s capital, officials say.

October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015

11 dead in Afghan plane crash

At least 11 people have died after a US Hercules aircraft crashed at an airport in Afghanistan, the US military says.

August 4, 2015
August 4, 2015

More MH370 debris found on Reunion island

Malaysian aviation officials said an airplane wing part found last week on the remote Indian Ocean island of Reunion came from the same type of aircraft as Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, raising hope it may offer clues to solving the mysterious disappearance of the jet nearly 17 months ago.

August 2, 2015
August 2, 2015

MH370 search: 'Second plane part' found on Reunion

A second piece of suspected plane debris is found on the shore of the Indian Ocean island of Reunion.

August 1, 2015
August 1, 2015

Bin Laden family 'on Blackbushe Airport crash plane'

Family members of Osama Bin Laden were on board a plane which crashed in Hampshire, says the Saudi Arabian embassy in the UK.

July 26, 2015
July 26, 2015

Tokyo plane crash leaves 3 dead

A small plane has crashed into a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo, leaving three people dead, five injured and burning down nearby houses.

July 24, 2015
July 24, 2015

MH17: Russia willing to find compromise on international tribunal

Russia is seeking a compromise despite its resistance against the establishment of the international criminal tribunal against those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015

Seven-year-old Colombian girl survives 18 days in jungle

A seven-year-old girl found alive after nearly three weeks after she went missing in the Colombian jungle.

July 8, 2015
July 8, 2015

F-16 collides mid-air with small plane, killing two in US

A small plane collides in mid-air with a F-16 fighter jet over South Carolina, killing two people and sending debris into a mobile home park.

June 30, 2015
June 30, 2015

116 dead in Indonesia military plane crash

At least 116 people die when an Indonesian air force transport plane crashes into a major city shortly after take-off and exploded in a fireball.

June 29, 2015
June 29, 2015

Plane crashes into US home, killing 3 aboard

A small plane crashes into a house Sunday evening, killing three people on board, police said, but residents managed to flee as fire engulfed the home.

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