Tag: pilot error
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On This Day In 2008: Iran Aseman Flight 6895 Crashed During A Nighttime Turn Near Bishkek, Killing 65; Investigation Revealed Critical Pilot Errors
On August 24, 2008, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 was only minutes into its journey from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to Tehran, Iran, when a relatively routine technical problem triggered a chain of decisions that ended in one of Kyrgyzstan’s deadliest aviation disasters. The Boeing 737-219 Advanced, registered EX-009, was operated by Kyrgyz airline Itek Air on…
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On This Day In 2011: First Air Flight 6560 Crashed 1 Mile From The Runway, Killing 12 After An Unstable Approach And Missed Warnings Led To Disaster
On August 20, 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a Boeing 737-210C operating a charter flight from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay in Canada’s Nunavut territory, was approaching its destination when a series of small errors and missed warnings turned an otherwise routine landing into a fatal controlled flight into terrain. The aircraft, registration C-GNWN, carried 15…
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Today In 2025: Seconds After Takeoff, Fighter Jet Crashed Into Dhaka School, Killing 37 – Final Investigation Revealed What Went Wrong
On July 21, 2025, Bangladesh witnessed one of the darkest days in its aviation history when a Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu FT-7BGI, a two-seat trainer version of the Chinese-built J-7 fighter, crashed into the campus of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka. What began as a routine military training sortie ended just minutes later…
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The Tiny Spoiler Mistake And A Go-Around That Destroyed An Almost-New Air Canada DC-8 And Claimed 109 Lives
On July 5, 1970, what began as a routine domestic flight from Montreal to Toronto turned into one of the darkest days in Canadian aviation history. Air Canada Flight 621, a nearly new Douglas DC-8-63 that had accumulated only around 453 flight hours, was scheduled to continue onward to Los Angeles after its stop in…
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An Air Force Special Operations Prop Plane Crashed After Pilot Turned Off Fuel: Final Report Released
Pilot Error Leads to $17 Million Loss: New Air Force Skyraider II Crashes During Training A routine training flight turned into a dramatic fight for survival after an Air Force Special Operations OA-1K Skyraider II lost engine power just minutes after takeoff from Oklahoma in October 2025. The student pilot, although highly experienced with more…
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