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32 Years Ago. 𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗔 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟴𝟬𝟬 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bélem to Cuibá with intermediate stops in...
06/14/2026

32 Years Ago. 𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗔 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟴𝟬𝟬 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bélem to Cuibá with intermediate stops in Altamira, Santarém, Itaituba and Alta Foresta. The flight was being operated by a Fairchild FH-227 (Reg. PT-ICA) on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟲, 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬.

On June 5 the captain flew a total of 4½ hours in a 24-hour timeframe on flights TAB 814/815. Instead of resting, the captain worked in the house from 09:50 until at least 21:30. After sleeping for 5 hours at most, the captain, in a bad mood, returned to work. Flight 800 departed early in the morning from Belém for its first stopover in Altamira. Night-time IFR conditions existed as the flight approached Altamira. TABA pilots were familiar with a fog bank in the approach path to runway 07.

It was common practice for pilots to fly a visual approach and being lined up and stabilized for landing, they entered the fog bank in the expectation that near the threshold they would find visual conditions again. In this case the captain also cancelled IFR and continued VFR. The plane entered in the downwind leg and, in normal conditions, it turned base, informing the Altamira Radio that the gear was lowered. The plane descended below the approach path. It collided with trees and crashed 850 meters short of the runway.
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🖇Details:
🗓Date: 6 June 1990
📝Summary: CFIT
🛫Flight Origin: Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport 🇧🇷
🛬Destination: Altamira Airport 🇧🇷
📍Site: 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from Altamira Airport, Brazil 🇧🇷
✈️Aircraft: Fairchild FH-227B
✈️Airline: TABA - Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica
📑Registration: PT-ICA
👥Occupants: 42 (39 Pax., 3 Crew)
🕊Survivors: 20
☠️Fatalities: 22
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#1990

30 Years Ago. 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗮 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟭 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Panama City to Cali, operat...
06/14/2026

30 Years Ago. 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗮 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟭 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Panama City to Cali, operated by a Boeing 737-200 (Reg. HP-1205CMP) on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟲, 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟮.

The plane took off from runway 21L at Tocumen International Airport at 20:36. The flight intercepted Airway A321 and climbed to the cruising altitude of FL250. At 20:46 the flight contacted the Panama City controller and requested weather information. The controller reported that there was an area of very bad weather at 30-50 miles. Last radio contact was at 20:48 when the crew reported reaching FL250.

During the flight there was an intermittent failure of the main attitude indicator due to a short circuit. This was not noticed by the flight crew, who attempted to adjust the plane's attitude based on the false information from the attitude indicator. They lost control of the plane which entered a steep descent and started to disintegrate at FL100, and impacting the ground 80° nose down.
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🖇Details:
🗓Date: 6 June 1992
📝Summary: Instrument malfunction leading to spatial disorientation and pilot error; loss of control resulting in in-flight breakup
🛫Flight Origin: Tocumen International Airport 🇵🇦
🛬Destination: Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport 🇨🇴
📍Site: 13 km (8.1 mi) SW of Tucutí, Panama 🇵🇦
✈️Aircraft: Boeing 737-204 Advanced
✈️Airline: COPA Panama - Compañía Panameña de Aviación
📑Registration: HP-1205CMP
👥Occupants: 47 (40 Pax., 7 Crew)
🕊Survivors: 0
☠️Fatalities: 47
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#1992

28 Years Ago. 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟮𝟯𝟬𝟯 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Xi'an to Guangzhou, ...
06/14/2026

28 Years Ago. 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟮𝟯𝟬𝟯 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Xi'an to Guangzhou, operated by a Tupolev Tu-154 (Reg. B-2610) on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟲, 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟰.

The plane departed Xi'an at 08:13. Twenty-four seconds after takeoff the crew reported that the plane was "floating" and making an abnormal sound, but were still able to maintain a speed of 400 km/h. Three minutes after take-off, the plane flew over Xi'an City and turned southeast. The crew then reported an unstable pitch-up to 20° and 30° at 08:16:24 and 08:16:58, respectively. At 08:17:06, the plane became unable to maintain its assigned attitude. The crew then temporarily engaged the autopilot, which unexpectedly caused the plane to turn right.

At 08:22:27, at a speed of 373 km/h, the plane suddenly rolled to the left and the nose dropped to a pitch angle of -65°. The speed reached 747 km/h and the overspeed warning sounded in the flight deck. In 12 seconds, the altitude dropped from 4,717 to 2,884 meters. At 08:22:42, the airframe was overloaded beyond structural limits and the plane began to break up. Wreckage landed to the southeast of the airport, scattered over 29 km of farmland.
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🖇Details:
🗓Date: 6 June 1994
📝Summary: Mechanical failure due to improper maintenance
🛫Flight Origin: Xi'an Xianyang International Airport 🇨🇳
🛬Destination: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 🇨🇳
📍Site: 29 km (18.1 mi) SE of Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, China 🇨🇳
✈️Aircraft: Tupolev Tu-154M
✈️Airline: China Northwest Airlines
📑Registration: B-2610
👥Occupants: 160 (146 Pax., 14 Crew)
🕊Survivors: 0
☠️Fatalities: 160
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#1994

51 Years Ago. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘆 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟰𝟴𝟱 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Washington to Newport News ...
06/14/2026

51 Years Ago. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘆 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟰𝟴𝟱 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Washington to Newport News with intermediate stops in Groton, New Haven and Philadelphia. The flight was being operated by a Convair CV-580 (Reg. N5832) on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟳, 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟭.

The plane departed Groton at 09:35. At 09:48, the New Haven Tower controller advised the flight of winds from 190° at 5 knots and offered runway 02 or 20 for landing. Despite a company directive prohibiting a downwind landing at the New Haven Airport, the flight crew requested an approach and landing on runway 02. The approach was flown over sea in poor visibility conditions. At the minimum descent altitude of 380 feet no ground features were observed by the crew. Nevertheless, the captain continued the approach. When the co-pilot observed the water below, he stated to the captain that "we're not 20 feet off the water."

Immediately thereafter the plane struck three beach cottages located on the northern shore of Long Island Sound, at a height approximately 25 feet above mean sea level, 4,890 feet from the displaced threshold of runway 02 and approximately 510 feet to the right of the extended centerline of the runway. An intense fire ensued immediately upon initial impact and continued to burn to the point of near total destruction of the upper portion of the fuselage and cabin area of the plane.
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🖇Details:
🗓Date: 7 June 1971
📝Summary: CFIT due to pilot error
🛫Flight Origin: Groton–New London Airport 🇺🇲
🛬Destination: New Haven Airport 🇺🇲
📍Site: 1,5 km (0.9 mi) S of New Haven Airport, Connecticut 🇺🇲
✈️Aircraft: Convair CV-580
✈️Airline: Allegheny Airlines
📑Registration: N5832
👥Occupants: 31 (28 Pax., 3 Crew)
🕊Survivors: 3
☠️Fatalities: 28
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#1971

33 Years Ago. 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟳𝟲𝟰 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Amsterdam to Paramaribo, ...
06/14/2026

33 Years Ago. 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟳𝟲𝟰 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Amsterdam to Paramaribo, operated by a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 (Reg. N1809E) on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟳, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟵.

The plane departed Amsterdam at 23:25 on June 6. The en route part of the flight was uneventful and about 20 minutes before arrival in Paramaribo the crew received the 07:00 UTC weather for Zanderij Airport: Wind calm, visibility 900 meters in fog, temperature/dewpoint 22°C/22°C. Zanderij Tower then cleared the flight for a VOR/DME approach to runway 10. During the approach the first officer reported that he could see the airport: "Runway's at 12 o'clock". One minute later he commented "A little bit of low fog comin' up I reckon just a little bit". The plane then entered some stratus clouds the captain told the first officer to "Tell him [tower controller] to turn the runway lights up ... Tell him to put the runway lights bright".

The captain attempted to capture the unreliable ILS glide slope signal, but failed to capture it. The Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) sounded several times: "Glideslope ... glideslope..." until it was deactivated. The captain was flying the plane below the minimum altitude for the ILS/DME approach procedure (260 feet) as well as below the minimum descent altitude for the VOR/DME approach procedure (560 feet). The first officer called out: "200 feet". 13 seconds later the no. 2 engine contacted a tree. The right wing then struck another tree, causing the plane to roll, striking the ground inverted.
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🖇Details:
🗓Date: 7 June 1989
📝Summary: CFIT due to pilot error
🛫Flight Origin: Schiphol International Airport 🇳🇱
🛬Destination: Zanderij International Airport 🇸🇷
📍Site: 3 km (1.9 mi) of Zanderij International Airport, Paramaribo, Suriname 🇸🇷
✈️Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62
✈️Airline: Surinam Airways
📑Registration: N1809E
🖋Name: 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺
👥Occupants: 187 (178 Pax., 9 Crew)
🕊Survivors: 9
☠️Fatalities: 178
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#1989

48 Years Ago. 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗔𝗢 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟱𝟭𝟰 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bogotá to Cúcuta with a stopove...
06/14/2026

48 Years Ago. 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗔𝗢 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟱𝟭𝟰 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bogotá to Cúcuta with a stopover in Bucaramanga. The flight was being operated by a Vickers Viscount (Reg. HK-1058) on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟴, 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟰.

While descending to Camilo Daza Airport, the pilot lost control of the plane when the left tailplane and elevator separated during a VMC descent through 7,000 feet. The failure had been caused by a fatigue fracture in the upper part of the tailplane. This fracture had started at the outer hole of the steel fitting at the spar fl**ge where it joins the fuselage.

The plane crashed on the slope of Mount San Isidro located near the Colombia - Venezuela border. It was totally destroyed and all 44 occupants were killed.
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🖇Details:
🗓Date: 8 June 1974
📝Summary: Structural failure leading to loss of control
🛫Flight Origin: Gómez Niño Airport 🇨🇴
🛬Destination: Camilo Daza Airport 🇨🇴
📍Site: 16 km (10 mi) W of Camilo Daza Airport, Cúcuta, Colombia 🇨🇴
✈️Aircraft: Vickers 785D Viscount
✈️Airline: Aerolíneas TAO
📑Registration: HK-1058
👥Occupants: 44 (38 Pax., 6 Crew)
🕊Survivors: 0
☠️Fatalities: 44
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#1974

06/14/2026

40 Years Ago. 𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗣 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟭𝟲𝟴 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from São Paulo to Fortaleza with an intermediate stop at Rio de Janeiro. The flight was being operated by a Boeing 727 (Reg. PP-SRK) on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟴, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟮.

The first leg of the flight was uneventful. As the flight approached Fortaleza, the crew were cleared to descend from their cruising altitude of FL330 to FL50 (5,000 feet). In night-time conditions with the bright lights of the city in front, the captain descended below 5,000 feet.

Despite two altitude alert system warnings and the co-pilot's warning about mountains ahead, the captain continued to descend below the minimum descend altitude. The plane struck a wooded mountain located in the Aratanha Mountain Range, some 26 km southwest of the Fortaleza Airport at an altitude of 1,950 feet. The plane disintegrated on impact and all 137 people aboard were killed.
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🖇Details:
🗓Date: 8 June 1982
📝Summary: CFIT due to pilot error
🛫Flight Origin: Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport 🇧🇷
🛬Destination: Fortaleza-Pinto Martins International Airport 🇧🇷
📍Site: Sierra de Pacatuba, Ceará, Brazil 🇧🇷
✈️Aircraft: Boeing 727-212
✈️Airline: VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo
📑Registration: PP-SRK
👥Occupants: 137 (128 Pax., 9 Crew)
🕊Survivors: 0
☠️Fatalities: 137
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#1982

39 Years Ago. 𝗥𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟴 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Cold Bay to Seattle, oper...
06/14/2026

39 Years Ago. 𝗥𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟴 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Cold Bay to Seattle, operated by a Lockheed L-188 Electra (Reg. N1968R) on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟴, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟯.

During a cruise climb, the aircrew noted an unusual vibration; however, attempts to isolate the vibration were unsuccessful. While climbing from FL190 to FL250, the flight engineer went aft to observe the engines & props, but noted nothing unusual. A flight attendant went forward to advise the captain that nothing was observed, when the vibration increased in intensity. As she left the cockpit, she peered out the right window and saw the no. 4 propeller separate and strike the plane. This caused major damage to the lower fuselage and resulted in decompression of the cabin.

The flight controls became jammed and the engines would not respond to throttle movement. The autopilot was used for minimal control and the flight crew were able to divert to Anchorage, Alaska. They were able to climb and descend by retracting and extending the landing gear with the no. 2 eng shut down. The plane was landed safety and the engines were shut down to decelerate. The exact cause of the prop separation was not determined since it fell in the ocean during the occurrence.
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🖇Details:
🗓Date: 8 June 1983
📝Summary: Propeller separation leading to rapid decompression, cause undetermined
🛫Flight Origin: Cold Bay Airport 🇺🇸
🛬Destination: Seattle–Tacoma International Airport 🇺🇸
📍Site: near Cold Bay Airport, Cold Bay, Alaska 🇺🇸
✈️Aircraft: Lockheed L-188C Electra
✈️Airline: Reeve Aleutian Airways
📑Registration: N1968R
👥Occupants: 15 (10 Pax., 5 Crew)
🕊Survivors: 15
☠️Fatalities: 0
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#1983

27 Years Ago. 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟳𝟬𝟯 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Auckland to Palmerston Nort...
06/14/2026

27 Years Ago. 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟳𝟬𝟯 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Auckland to Palmerston North, operated by a de Havilland Canada Dash 8 (Reg. ZK-NEY) on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟵, 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟱.

The plane departed Auckland at 08:17. Just prior to 12 miles DME the captain called "Gear down". The captain then noticed that the right hand main gear had not locked down: "I don’t want that." and the first officer responded, "No, that’s not good is it, so she’s not locked, so Alternate Landing Gear...?" The captain acknowledged, "Alternate extension, you want to grab the QRH?" After the First Officer’s "Yes", the captain continued, "You want to whip through that one, see if we can get it out of the way before it’s too late." The captain then stated, "I’ll keep an eye on the airplane while you’re doing that."

The first officer located the appropriate "Landing Gear Malfunction Alternate Gear Extension" checklist in Ansett New Zealand’s Quick Reference Handbook (QRH) and began reading it. He started with the first check on the list but the captain told him to skip through some checks. The first officer responded to this instruction and resumed reading and carrying out the necessary actions. The captain in between advised him to pull the Main Gear Release Handle. Then the GPWS’s audio alarm sounded. Almost 5 seconds later the plane collided with the upper slope of a low range of hills. The plane collided with the upper slope of a low range of hills. The flight attendant and 3 passengers were killed.
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🖇Details:
🗓Date: 9 June 1995
📝Summary: CFIT due to pilot error
🛫Flight Origin: Auckland Airport 🇳🇿
🛬Destination: Palmerston North Airport 🇳🇿
📍Site: 16 km (10 mi) E of Palmerston North, New Zealand 🇳🇿
✈️Aircraft: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102
✈️Airline: Ansett New Zealand
📑Registration: ZK-NEY
👥Occupants: 21 (18 Pax., 3 Crew)
🕊Survivors: 17
☠️Fatalities: 4
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#1995

06/14/2026

26 Years Ago. 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟱𝟭𝟳 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Trenton to Richmond, operated by a Boeing 737-200 (Reg. N221US) on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟵, 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟲.

The flight departed Trenton without incident and encountered no turbulence or unusual weather en route to Richmond. While on approach to Richmond International Airport, at an altitude of about 5,000 feet MSL, the captain felt a brief "kick" or "bump" on the right rudder pedal. Around the same time, a flight attendant at the rear of the plane heard a thumping noise underneath her. As the plane continued to descend through 4,000 feet, the captain suddenly experienced a loss of rudder control and the plane rolled sharply to the right.

Attempting to regain control, the captain tried to apply full left rudder, but the rudder controls were stiff and did not respond to his commands. He applied left aileron and increased power to the right engine to try to stop the roll. The plane temporarily stabilized, and then rolled to the right again. The crew performed their emergency checklist and attempted to regain control of the plane, and after several seconds they abruptly regained control. The plane operated normally for the remaining duration of the flight. One flight attendant suffered minor injuries.
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🖇Details:
🗓Date: 9 June 1996
📝Summary: Uncommanded rudder hardover
🛫Flight Origin: Trenton-Mercer Airport 🇺🇸
🛬Destination: Richmond International Airport 🇺🇸
📍Site: near Richmond, Virginia 🇺🇸
✈️Aircraft: Boeing 737-2H5
✈️Airline: Eastwind Airlines
📑Registration: N221US
👥Occupants: 53 (48 Pax., 5 Crew)
🕊Survivors: 53
☠️Fatalities: 0
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