⁣Worst Aviation Disasters And Plane Crashes In History

Lauda Air Flight 004 - 223 dead: On 26 May 1991 flight
004 from Bangkok to Vienna broke up in the air near the
Burma-Thailand border after the thrust reverser on the left
wing fired. Reports indicate that its subsequent dive could
have exceeded Mach 1 (the sound barrier). There were no
survivors.

China Airlines Flight 611 - 225 dead: On 25 May 2002 flight
611 from Taiwan to Hong Kong disintegrated mid-flight
due to faulty repairs 22 years earlier.

Korean Air Flight 801 - 228 dead: Despite protests from
the flight engineer that the captain was not detecting
the correct signal for landing, he pressed on and guided
flight 801 from Seoul, South Korea directly into the Guam
mountainside leaving only 26 survivors.

Air France Flight 447 - 228 dead: 1 June 2009 flight 447
disappeared on its way to Paris from Rio de Janeiro.
Although the wreckage was found after 5 days the black
box was recovered 2 years later. The cause was found
to be an inappropriate pilot response to faulty airspeed
indicators due to bad weather conditions and ice.