June 1, 2009: Air France Airbus A330 with 228 people on board runs into thunderstorms over the Atlantic and disappears.
\nFeb. 19, 2003: Iranian Revolutionary Guard military plane with 275 on board crashes into a mountain.
\nMay 25, 2002: China Airlines Boeing 747 with 225 on board breaks apart midair and crashes into the Taiwan Strait.
\nNov. 12, 2001: American Airlines Airbus A300 crashes after takeoff from JFK Airport into the New York City borough of Queens. People on ground are among 265 dead.
\nOct. 31, 1999: EgyptAir Boeing 767 crashes off Nantucket, killing 217. The NTSB blames actions by the co-pilot.
\nFeb. 16, 1998: China Airlines Airbus A300 crashes on landing at airport in Taipei, Taiwan, killing 203.
\nSept. 26, 1997: Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near airport in Medan, Indonesia, killing 234.
\nAug. 6, 1997: Korean Air Boeing 747-300 crashes on landing in Guam, killing 228.
\nNov. 12, 1996: Saudi Boeing 747 collides with Kazakh cargo plane near New Delhi; 349 people are killed.
\nApril 26, 1994: China Airlines Airbus A300 crashes on landing at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264.
\nDec. 12, 1985: Arrow Air DC-8 crashes after takeoff from Newfoundland, Canada, killing 256.
\nAug. 12, 1985: Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 crashes into a mountainside after losing part of its tail fin. The world\u2019s worst single-plane disaster kills 520.
\nAug. 19, 1980: Saudi Tristar makes emergency landing in Riyadh and bursts into flames, killing 301.
\nMay 25, 1979: American Airlines DC-10 crashes after takeoff from Chicago\u2019s O\u2019Hare Airport, killing 275.
\nJan. 1, 1978: Air India 747 crashes into the ocean after takeoff from Mumbai, killing 213.
\nMarch 27, 1977: KLM 474 and Pan American 747 collide on runway in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Some 583 people are killed in world\u2019s worst airline disaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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