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‘Oh my God’: Final moments before fatal midair crash
As American Airlines flight 5342 descended calmly over the Potomac River, a US army helicopter approached. The outcome was devastating.
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- Memphis Barker
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- Donald Trump
Trump blames DEI for fatal Washington plane crash
When asked how he reached his conclusion, the president said “because I have common sense, okay? And unfortunately, a lot of people don’t”.
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- Matthew Cranston
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- Aviation
‘No survivors’: Despair after horrific midair crash
Bodies were reportedly being pulled from the water after an American Airlines plane outside Washington collided with an army helicopter.
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- Ayesha de Kretser and Trevor Hunnicutt
This Month
‘Everyone thought we were going to die’: Living with flight trauma
Near misses can leave the victims with anxiety, triggered by seemingly innocuous actions such as browsing airfares or packing a suitcase.
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- Carly Lewis
December 2024
‘Verging on criminal’: Questions over concrete wall in plane crash
Experts have questioned the location and composition of a runway wall after the South Korean plane smashed into the barrier and burst into flames this week.
- Chanel Zagon and Samuel Montgomery
- Analysis
- Analysis
South Korean air crash ‘a mystery’ as second plane returns
Malfunctioning landing gear and a bird strike have raised more questions than answers to what caused the plane to crash at Muan International Airport.
- Heejin Kim, Danny Lee and Sarina Yoo
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- South Korea
Bird strike theory raises questions in South Korean plane crash
Video carried by national media shows the plane carrying 181 people in flames after appearing to hit a wall on landing in the southern city of Muan.
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- Hongji Kim
Azerbaijani airliner crashes in Kazakhstan, killing dozens
The Embraer 190 was flying from Baku to the Russian city of Grozny when it tried an emergency landing. Remarkably, many passengers survived. Watch the footage.
- Katie Marie Davies
May 2024
What is in-flight turbulence, and when does it become dangerous?
While turbulence-related fatalities are quite rare, injuries have piled up over the years. Some meteorologists have linked an increase in reported incidences to climate change.
- Wyatte Grantham-Philips
April 2024
One dead, seven missing after Japanese navy helicopters crash
The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
- Mari Yamaguchi
January 2024
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- Aviation
Miracle escape from burning plane after runway collision in Tokyo
A Japan Airlines plane carrying 379 people landed at Tokyo airport and burst into flames after a collision that left five dead on a Coast Guard plane.
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- Motoko Rich, Hisako Ueno and Kaly Soto
August 2023
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- Anthony Albanese
Three US marines killed in military plane crash
Three United States Marines have been killed and 20 injured after their aircraft crashed off the Northern Territory coast during a training drill.
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- Kathryn Magann
January 2023
Nepali pilot dies in crash 17 years after her husband met same fate
Despite family opposition, Anju Khatiwada vowed to continue her pilot husband’s dream when he was killed in plane crash in Nepal. On Sunday, she met the same fate.
- Bhadra Sharma and Mujib Mashal
Plane crash in Nepal resort town kills 68 people
The plane carrying 72 people, including an Australian, was attempting to land at a new airport after a 27-minute flight when it crashed.
- UPENDRA MAN SINGH, SHEIKH SAALIQ and ANISH BHATTARAI
August 2022
No mayday call before crash that killed former Young Rich Lister
Tom Strachan, his son and the pilot, who was a close friend, died in a light plane crash in bushland west of Brisbane. Investigators are combing the wreckage.
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- Marty Silk and Nick Gibbs
March 2022
China finds black box from plane crash
Search efforts have been under way since the plane plummeted into a rural mountainside on Monday.
- Austin Ramzy
China plane was diving near speed of sound before crash
China’s first commercial plane crash in 12 years has shocked the country and baffled aviation experts.
- Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein
China jet’s nosedive baffles crash specialists
The China Eastern Airlines jet was flying a normal route to Guangzhou when it suddenly nosed over at cruise altitude and dove. That’s about all that is known for certain about the unusual crash that killed all 132 people aboard.
- Alan Levin
March 2021
Billionaire killed in Alaska helicopter crash
The richest man in the Czech Republic, billionaire Petr Kellner, died after his helicopter crashed during a skiing trip in Alaska.
- Mark Thiessen
January 2021
Crash aircraft went from dormant to high-level activity in just days
The change in activity raises new questions for the air travel industry - with many aircraft lying idle because of the pandemic.
- Austin Ramzy and Dera Menra Sijabat