Top 10 Worst Plane Crashes in History

Planes are one of the biggest and most useful inventions of our times as they have bridges the gaps between distant nations, still they are a dangerous way to travel as there have been a number of deadly plane crashes in the history of the world. Most of these crashes have occurred due to strange reasons and have taken huge toll of lives, with hardly a few surviving in only some cases.

Here are 10 deadliest plane crashes in the history:

10. American Airlines Flight 191

The deadly plane crash of American Airlines Flight 191 at O’Hare Airport in Des Plaines, USA will be etched in the aviation history forever. It took place in 1979 as the engine broke off as soon as the plane took off. As many as 273 people were killed in the crash.

9. Iran Air Flight 655

One of the most tragic plane crashes in world history took on board Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988, when it was gunned out in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War. All on board were killed, with the fatalities reaching a huge number of 290.

8. Air Africa Crash

The freak air crash of the Air Africa cargo aircraft took place in Kinshasa in 1996 and killed nearly 225 to 348 persons when the plane crashed into a marketplace soon after a faulty take off.

7. Saudia Flight 163

Next among the deadliest plane disasters in history is that of Saudi Flight 163 in 1980, which left 301 people dead. The flight scheduled from Riyadh to Jeddah had to make an emergency landing and all the people on board died due to smoke inhalation before they could be rescued.

6. Air India Flight 182

An unfortunate air crash took place on the London- Montreal Air India 182 flight in June 1985, which was result of a bomb explosion by a Sikh militant group. It crashed into the Atlantic Ocean and claimed 329 lives.

5. Ermenonville Air Disaster

Ermenonville Air Disaster is another terrible plane crash, which left as many as 346 persons dead. The accident was caused by a defect in the latch system, which blew open in the middle of the flight and the plane crashed in the forest of Ermenonville in France.

4. Charkhi Dadri Collision

Another horrific air crash in the history of world took place in the Indian village of Charkhi Dadri in November 1996. A mid air collision took place between a Saudi Arabian and a Kazakhstan flight, which led to 349 casualties.

3. Japan Airlines Flight 123

In 1985, the Japan Airlines Flight 123, which was traveling from Tokyo to Osaka lost control and crashed into Mount Takamagahara, in which 520 people on board lost their lives and only 4 fortunate passengers could be saved.

2. Tenerife Airport Disaster

Next among the deadliest air crashes in the world took place in 1977 at the Tenerife Airport in Canary Island. The collision between two Boeing 747s of KLM and Pan Am led to the death of 583 people, while 61 lucky ones survived the devastating crash.

1. 9/11 Terror Attack

The biggest air disaster in the world, with a death toll adding up to nearly 2700, is the crashes of two separate flights during the 9/11 terror attack in USA. These two flights of American Airlines and United Airlines hit the World Trade Center on this fateful day and proved to be the biggest disaster in air ever.

All these scary plane crashes continue to terrorize air travelers around the world, but we keep going to our destinations, keeping our fingers crossed all the time.