South Korea’s worst aviation disaster in decades also was the year’s deadliest plane crash worldwide.
Monday marks the 40th anniversary of the deadliest aviation disaster in history, when two jumbo jets collided on March 27, 1977. It happened on the small Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa. The events, coincidences and errors that led to the accident are almost too inc...
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The deadliest aviation accident in history didn't even occur in any of the top 10 years. In 1977, two Boeing 747s collided on a runway on the Spanish island of Tenerife, killing 583. Compare that with the best years on record in the graphic below. Ten years with fewest crashes / death...