Plane crash

Plane crash in Colombia kills all 15 on board including lawmaker

A Satena flight from Cúcuta to Ocaña crashed in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people aboard, among them local lawmaker Diógenes Quintero.

A Twin Otter aircraft purchased by Colombian airline Satena is seen in the company's hangar in Bogota, Colombia, November 25, 2024; illustrative.
Debris from  the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, near Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington DC, US, January 30, 2025.

American Airlines jet, army helicopter collision result of 'multitude of errors,' NTSB members say

A private jet carrying eight people crashed as it was taking off from Bangor International Airport in Maine on Sunday night, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Seven killed as private jet crashes during takeoff at Maine airport

Indonesian rescue members search for victims at the site of a landslide, which hit Cibeunying village on November 13, in Cilacap, Central Java province, Indonesia, November 15, 2025.

Indonesia locates remains of 10 passengers on crashed surveillance plane


Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington DC area before it crashes

The reason for lack of response from the pilots remains unclear to authorities.

 Washington, DC skyline (Illustrative).

Colombian children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash

The four children, aged 13, 9 and 4, as well as an 11-month-old baby, survived the impact and were rescued over two weeks after the crash.

 An aerial view of the Amazon river, before the signing of a document by Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos that will allow for the conservation of the Tarapoto wetland complex in Amazonas, Colombia January 18, 2018.

This person survived a plane crash and 11 days in the Amazon jungle

Juliana Koepcke was 17 when she boarded a flight from Peru to Germany, when suddenly lightning struck the plane and it crashed as she fell 3 kilometers to the Amazon jungle.

 Juliana Koepcke

Four Russian military aircraft shot down near Ukraine, Russian daily reports

Although the video appears to show the plane being shot down, there has been no confirmation whether or not this is the case.

Ukrainian military helicopter flies over a village, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 29, 2023

The middle seat on a plane could save your life

Truthfully, there is no need to worry about such things when boarding a plane, but if you are still concerned, we've got you covered.

 Empty plane seats.

Two US Jews killed in New York private plane crash

The two victims have yet to be officially identified by local police, but local news reports state that they are Jewish men from Cleveland, Ohio.

A policeman stands guard at the entrance to a neighborhood in the town of Harrison where a small plane crashed in Westchester County, New York June 13, 2014

No hope of any survivors in Nepal's deadliest crash in 30 years, officials say

The worst plane crash to hit the country in 30 years had a fatal end.

 A rescue team recovers the body of a victim from the site of the plane crash of a Yeti Airlines operated aircraft, in Pokhara, Nepal January 16, 2023

At least 68 killed in Nepal's worst plane crash in 30 years

There were 72 people on the twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines, including two infants, four crew members and 10 foreign nationals.

 An ATR 72-500 aircraft operated by Yeti Airlines in Nepal (Illustrative).

Why have so many Russian aircraft crashed since September?

While some analysts have pointed to Russian aircraft engine malfunctions, others point blame at economic sanctions imposed on Moscow.

A Sukhoi SU-35 fighter aircraft performs during the "Aviadarts" military aviation competition at the Dubrovichi range near Ryazan, Russia, August 2, 2015.

Two aircraft collide and crash at WWII airshow in Texas

Two World War Two-era planes collided in midair during an airshow at Dallas Executive Airport.

 IAF 'Adir' F-35 fighter jets seen escorting US B-52 bombers on November 10, 2022