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# Plane Crash

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VIDEO: Last moments of US cargo plane before devastating crash
An amateur camera man filmed the crash and subsequent explosion in Afghanistan.
Four dead as plane makes emergency landing in Ukraine
At least four people died after a plane carrying dozens of football fans made an emergency landing in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk.
Five killed in plane crash at Belgium's Charleroi Airport
A small passenger plane crashed at the airport this morning killing five people, including three children.
20 people killed in Kazakhstan plane crash
The plane crashed about five kilometres short of the financial centre’s main airport.
Kazakhstan military plane crashes, killing 27
Kazakhstan’s acting border chief was among 27 people killed in a military plane crash, just months after he was appointed to deal with the aftermath of a mass killing involving a conscript.
Plane crashes on Burma road, killing three
It’s reported that the pilot mistook the road for a runway in bad weather.
Around 30 people killed in Congo plane crash
The plane skidded off the runway and crashed into houses and a bar in the Congolese capital before crashing into a ravine.
Why was a Boeing 727 deliberately crashed in desert?
Experiment for Discovery Channel aims to understand what it takes to survive an air crash.
Diplomatic mailbag discovered after four decades on ice
Undelivered post thought to have come from an Air India plane crash in 1966.
Four dead after tourist plane crashes in Kenya
Both pilots and two German tourists were killed in the crash at Kenya’s Masai Mara national park.
Air accident investigators to probe Wicklow plane crash
Two people on board the plane escaped unharmed after it crashed near a private airfield yesterday evening.
Final report into doomed Air France flight expected today
The plane crashed into the sea while travelling from Rio to Paris in 2009. Three young Irish doctors were killed, along with 225 other passengers and crew.
Fears of on-ground deaths after Nigeria plane crash
The airliner crashed into a densely-populated area of Lagos yesterday.
Plane crash kills 15 in Nepal mountains, 6 survive
A plane carrying Nepalese, Indian and Western passengers crashed into a mountain in the Himalayas today, killing 15 people and critically injuring six.
32 killed as passenger flight crashes after take-off
Eleven survivors were hospitalised with burns after the accident in Siberia.
Fairytale ending as Zambia win emotional AFCON shootout
WATCH: Zambia celebrate their first Africa Cup of Nations win in Libreville, site of the plane crash which killed 18 of the national team in 1993.
Polish military prosecutor survives after shooting himself at press conference
Mikolaj Przybyl had been defending leaks from an official investigation into the death of former president Lech Kaczynski.
Video: Devastation on US highway after plane crash kills five
A mother, father and two children were aboard the light aircraft that crashed near New York, as well as another man.
Six feared dead in Arizona plane crash
Six people, including three young siblings, are feared dead following the crash of a small aircraft in an Arizona mountain range.
Eight die in Botswana plane crash
The light aircraft was carrying a number of tourists from France, Sweden and Britain. The pilot and seven of his passengers died in the crash.
Search for Sumatra plane crash site as 18 feared dead
The small plane sent a distress signal halfway into its 30-minute flight and is believed to have crashed.
19 killed in Nepal plane crash
The plane hit the roof of a house and disintegrated into several pieces just south of the capital. Kathmandu.
Italian government fined €100m over 1980 plane crash mystery
Damages awarded for relatives of 81 people killed in crash which may have been caused by a bomb, missile, or military crossfire, according to a range of theories.
Russian ice hockey team on board fatal crash
At least 43 people were killed when the plane crashed into a river during take off, about 240km from Moscow.
'Lucky escape' for men injured in Tipperary light plane crash
The pair are understood to have been on a training flight when their aircraft crashed in Co Tipperary yesterday morning.
Man in critical condition after light plane crashes in Tipperary
A man in his 40s is in a serious condition after a two-passenger plane crashed near Mullinahone in Co Tipperary.
11 feared dead in Siberian plane crash
Russian officials launch investigation into today’s crash, but say rescuers have not been able to reach the plane due to its remote location and poor weather conditions.
Planes collide over Alaska, killing 4
Two small planes crashed into each other in the air near an Alaskan lake yesterday.
The week in photos
This is the week that was, in pictures.
78 killed in Moroccan military plane crash
A plane crash near the city of Guelmim, a mountainous southern region of the country, leaves dozens dead.
Fatal 2009 Air France crash report due this week
Three young Irish women were among the 228 people who died when the Rio de Janeiro to Paris flight crashed into the Atlantic.
The Daily Fix: Friday
In today’s Fix: leaked NOTW audio; the end of an era for NASA’s shuttles; and no more casual Fridays at the Dáil…
US teenager survives his second plane crash
Sixteen-year-old Austin Hatch survived two plance crashes which killed his mother, father, stepmother and siblings.
44 killed as Russian plane crashes near runway
Rescue efforts impeded by flames after fire broke out in the wreckage.
Data shows Air France flight 447 fell 38,000 feet before crashing
Plane fell faster than 11,000 feet a minute as it plunged towards the water in crash which killed all 228 people on board, including three young Irish women.
Data retrieved from Air France Flight 447 records two years after crash
Three Irish women were among those who perished when the place crashed into the sea. Investigators have been working since the 2009 crash to determine the cause of the crash.
No one likely to have survived Indonesian plane crash
An official said that the passenger plane had been carrying 27 people including an infant and two children, adding that it was difficult to say if there were any survivors.