​Nepal crash: World's deadliest aviation incidents

Nepal crash: World's deadliest aviation incidents

Jan 15, 2023By: Kavya Mishra

Nepal plane crash

More than 60 people died in Nepal after a plane carrying about 72 people from the capital Kathmandu crashed in Pokhara on Sunday. It was a Yeti airlines aircraft. More details are awaited.Credit: AP

Nepal plane crash: At least 67 dead

At least 67 people died today in Nepal after a plane carrying about 72 people from the capital Kathmandu crashed in Pokhara this morning, news agency AFP said, quoting the police. 15 foreign nationals, including six children, were on board.Credit: AP

Charkhi Dadri collision (1996)

On 12 November 1996, two planes suffered a mid-air collision and came hurling in a small town of Haryana - Charkhi Dadri collision. It is called the world's deadliest air crash as 349 people were killed.Credit: Bureau-of-Aircraft-Accidents-Archives

Japan Airlines Flight 123 crash

On a sunny morning in August 1985, a Japan Airlines Boeing 747 suffered a catastrophic failure of the aft pressure bulkhead after takeoff from Tokyo. 520 out of 524 people were killed in the incident.Credit: Bureau-of-Aircraft-Accidents-Archives

Tenerife Airport Disaster

In one of the world's worst air disasters, two Boeing 747s collided on a fog-shrouded runway, claiming the lives of 583 people. The aviation disaster occurred on March 27, 1977.Credit: Bureau-of-Aircraft-Accidents-Archives

9/11 plane hijacking

Touted as one of the worst aviation mishaps and terrorist attacks in the world, the 9/11 attacks involved the hijacking of four planes, three of which were used to strike the World Trade Center's north and south towers, respectively, and the Pentagon. Credit: Bureau-of-Aircraft-Accidents-Archives