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2010s
AN 73
Air Niugini Flight 73
A landing short in Chuuk Lagoon
28 Sep 2018 · 1 video
JA 555
Jet Airways Flight 555
Seven approaches in fog, low on fuel
17 Aug 2015 · 1 video
GE 9525
Germanwings Flight 9525
The A320 flown into the French Alps
24 Mar 2015 · 1 video
2000s
AF 447
Air France Flight 447
The Rio to Paris flight lost over the Atlantic
1 Jun 2009 · 1 video
HA 522
Helios Airways Flight 522
Hypoxia on a flight to Athens
14 Aug 2005 · 3 videos
AA 587
American Airlines Flight 587
The tail fin lost over Queens
12 Nov 2001 · 2 videos
EW 17
Emery Worldwide Flight 17
A disconnected elevator tab at Sacramento
16 Feb 2000 · 1 video
1980s
DA 191
Delta Air Lines Flight 191
The Dallas/Fort Worth microburst
2 Aug 1985 · 2 videos
AC 143
Air Canada Flight 143
The Gimli emergency landing
23 Jul 1983 · 2 videos
1970s
OA 411
Olympic Airways Flight 411
An engine failure over Athens
9 Aug 1978 · 1 video
TA
Tenerife airport disaster
Two 747s collide in fog
27 Mar 1977 · 2 videos
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