American Airlines flight 191. Crashed on takeoff killing all 271 people on board and 2 on the ground.
There have been many plane crashes over the past 50 years involving 40 passenger airplanes. In 1952 a flight from Cuba crashed into the Atlantic Ocean and killed 37 of the 41 passengers. In 1980, a flight from Florida crashed into the Atlantic Ocean killing all 34 passengers.
Flight 93 was headed to San Francisco, California from New Jersey. it was headed for D.C. but it crashed in a field in Somerset county Pennsylvania killing 40 people plus 4 hijackersFlight 77 was headed to Los Angeles, California from Dulles, Virginia and crashed into the Pentagon killing all 59 passengers plus 5 hijackers and 125 people in the building.Flight 175 was headed to Los Angeles, California from Boston, Massachusetts and crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center killing 60 passengers plus 5 hijackers and approximately 900 people in the south tower (including emergency workers)Flight 11 was headed to Los Angeles, California from Boston, Massachusetts and crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center killing all 87 passengers plus 5 hijackers and killing approximately 1,400 people (including emergency workers)
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In 2013, there were 12 plane crashes. The last plane crash of the year was LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470, which crashed on November 29, killing 33 people.
Concorde's Air France Flight no. 4590 crashed in Gonesse France on 25th July 2000Air France Flight 4590 crashed on July 25, 2000 in Gonesse, France.All 109 people on the Concord, and 4 people on the ground were killed.
Obviously, infinite things happened on that date. Notably, Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashed at runway at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, killing 103 of the 104 people on board.
Concorde's Air France Flight no. 4590 crashed in Gonesse France on 25th July 2000Air France Flight 4590 crashed on July 25, 2000 in Gonesse, France.All 109 people on the Concord, and 4 people on the ground were killed.
On 20 August 2011, First Air Flight 6560 crashed during final approach to Resolute Bay Airport in Nunavut, Canada, killing twelve of the fifteen people aboard.
American Airlines Flight 11 (crashed into the north tower): 76 passengers, 11 crew, and 5 hijackers. 92 people total. United Airlines Flight 175 (crashed into the south tower): 51 passengers, 9 crew, and 5 hijackers. 65 people total. American Airlines Flight 77 (crashed into the Pentagon): 53 passengers, 6 crew, and 5 hijackers. 64 people total. United Airlines Flight 93 (crashed in Pennsylvania): 33 passengers, 7 crew, and 4 hijackers. 44 people total.
The space shuttle Challenger came apart on that date and subsequently crashed into the ocean. All seven astronauts were killed.
All 230 people on board TWA Flight 800 died when the aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on July 17, 1996.