Cbs news tragic plane crashes

Here are some of the most notable tragic plane crashes reported by CBS News:

  1. Tenerife airport disaster (1977): Two Boeing 747s collided on a runway in Tenerife, Canary Islands, resulting in 583 deaths. It remains the deadliest accident in aviation history.
  2. Japan Airlines Flight 123 (1985): A Boeing 747 suffered a catastrophic failure of its rear pressure bulkhead, leading to a loss of control and subsequent crash into a mountainous area, killing 520 people.
  3. Air India Flight 182 (1985): A Boeing 747 was blown up by a bomb over the Atlantic Ocean, resulting in the deaths of 329 people, including 268 Canadians.
  4. China Airlines Flight 642 (1994): A Boeing 747 crashed on approach to Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 people.
  5. TWA Flight 800 (1996): A Boeing 747 exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island, New York, killing all 230 people on board.
  6. Air France Flight 447 (2009): An Airbus A330 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing all 228 people on board.
  7. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (2014): A Boeing 777 disappeared while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and despite extensive searches, the cause of the disappearance and fate of the 239 people on board remain unknown.
  8. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (2014): A Boeing 777 was shot down by a missile while flying over Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
  9. Germanwings Flight 9525 (2015): An Airbus A320 was intentionally crashed into the French Alps by the co-pilot, killing all 150 people on board.
  10. Lion Air Flight 610 (2018): A Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board.
  11. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (2019): A Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board.

These are just a few examples of the many tragic plane crashes reported by CBS News over the years.