Plane crash

Trial for alleged builder of bomb in 1988 Lockerbie attack postponed by US judge days before start

The Boeing 747 exploded minutes after takeoff from London on December 21, 1988, killing all 259 people on board, including 190 Americans, and 11 people on the ground in Scotland.

Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988, is shown in this Alexandria Sheriff's Office photograph taken in Alexandria, Virginia on December 11, 2022.
Gripen JAS 39 fighter aircraft of the Hungarian Air Force release trails of Hungary's national colours as they fly over the parliament building during a ceremony marking the country's national day attended by guests and ambassadors accredited to Hungary on August 20, 2026, in Budapest.

Hungarian Gripen fighter jet crashes near Szolnok as pilot safely ejects, PM Magyar says

A Cessna 414A plane is parked near the runway January 6, 2001 in Los Angeles; Illustrative.

Eight confirmed dead after charter plane crashes in western Alaska

A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (foreground); illustrative.

Thirteen dead after tourism aircraft crashes near Nazca Lines in Peru


Delta jet aborts landing to avoid B-52 in North Dakota

After landing his plane safely, the pilot informed the passengers that he had acted to avoid the aircraft, which he said was "kind of, sort of coming at us."

A B-52 STRATOFORTRESS prepares for refueling during a close-air-support mission.

At least 27 killed, scores injured as Bangladesh air force jet crashes into college campus

The pilot was among those killed in the incident, the military said, adding that a committee had been formed to investigate its cause.

Firefighters and army members work next to the wreckage of an air force training aircraft after it crashed into Milestone College campus, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 21, 2025.

Surviving a plane crash: What seat location gives you the best odds?

The odds of dying in a plane crash are less than 1 in 11 million. So, when choosing a seat, focus on the view, your drink, or movie, not the crash.

 Empty plane seats.

Small plane crashes at London Southend Airport

At the time of publication, it was unclear how many people were on the plane.

 A fireball erupts at London's Southend after a passanger plane crashed there on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

Air India Dreamliner crashes into Ahmedabad college hostel, kills over 240

The 242 people included 217 adults and 11 children, a source told Reuters. Of them, 169 were Indian nationals, 53 were Britons, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian, Air India said.

 A view shows the rear of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane following its crash, in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025

Music agency founder among six dead in San Diego plane crash

The crash destroyed one house, severely damaged others, set cars alight and injured eight on the ground.

 A view shows a damage house and vehicle at the crash scene, after a small civilian aircraft went down in a military neighborhood in San Diego, California, US May 22, 2025.

Light aircraft crashes off central Israel coastline, two onboard, one in critical condition

The pilot managed to escape the plane and reach land, with light injuries, Magen David Adom (MDA) confirmed. The other passenger was later rescued and is undergoing medical treatment at the scene.

 (ILLUSTRATIVE) A military helicopter conducting a rescue operation off the Bat Yam coastline in central Israel, May 16, 2025.

Daniel Fernández Strauch, survivor of the 1972 Andes plane crash, dies at 79

Fellow survivor Zerbino said, 'In the mountains, he was a bulwark. A great friend, always positive.'

 One of the Fairchild Hiller FH-227B aircraft used in the production of the 1993 film "Alive", painted to appear as the aircraft involved in the 1972 crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571.

Stranded: Survivor shares ordeal after spending 36 hours in gator-infested swamp after plane crash

The five survivors, including a 6-year-old boy, spent 36 hours in the predator-infested swamp area before being rescued on Friday by some fishermen.

Five people survived an intensive ordeal after they were left stranded in an alligator and anaconda-infested swamp last week when their small plane lost altitude and was forced to land in the Bolivian jungle. 

No survivors after small plane hits power lines in Illinois 

The plane, a Cessna 180 single-engine, was carrying aboard two men and two women, none of whom survived the fatal crash.

 Firefighters work near a building engulfed in fire following a plane crash in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S., in this picture obtained from social media video and released March 30, 2025.