The most horrific plane crashes in history

The catastrophic accident of the Malaysian airline MH17 made 298 people dead and shocked the world and sank in pain. History of the world aviation industry has also painfully witnessed equally disastrous plane accidents, and reviewing the most horrific civilian aircraft accidents in history.

1. Aircraft crash in Tenerife, Spain in 1977 .

On March 27, 1977, two airlines of KLM and Pan Am crashed on a foggy runway in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands of Spain. KLM aircraft departed without permission and crashed into Pan Am's aircraft as it moved on the same runway. This disastrous mistake has killed 583 people.

1. Aircraft accident at Mount Fuji, Japan in 1985.

On August 12, 1985, a Boeing 747 from Japan Airlines was stabbed near Mount Fuji and killed 520 people, after taking off from Tokyo in the domestic flight. The plane was broken in the tail and was repaired after an accident 7 years ago. However, the overcoming of the failed part caused the Boeing 747's tail to be destroyed, the plane lost control and caused an accident. After the accident, a maintenance supervisor of JAL Airlines committed suicide, while its president resigned and took full responsibility for the accident.

1. Aircraft accident in the Strait of Hormuz in 1988 .

On July 3, 1988, an Airbus A300 of Iran Air was shot down by the US Navy's Vincennes destroyer on the Strait of Hormuz. The US military at the time said that Vincennes sailors were distracted and mistook the A300 as an enemy military aircraft. In the end, this fatal mistake killed all 290 people on the plane.

1. The accident in Delhi, India in 1996 .

On November 12, 1996, a cargo plane Ilyushin IL-76 went from Kazakhstan to crash into an airborne Boeing 747 of Saudi Arabia near Delhi, India. As a result of the catastrophic accident, 349 people died. The reason for the incident was that the Kazakhstan crew did not comply with the instructions, while both aircraft were not equipped with collision avoidance technology.

1. New York, US plane crash was attacked by hijackers .

September 11, 2001 became the darkest day in American history. The hijackers controlled two American Airlines and United Airlines aircraft and drove straight into the New York Trade Center twin towers. causing 157 passengers on the plane died, followed by 2,603 ​​other victims present in the twin towers at that time.

1. The plane crash on the Atlantic Ocean .

The Airbus A330-200 of Air France is missing on the Atlantic while traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. The accident killed 228 passengers on the plane.