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Qantas Flight 72

Qantas Flight 72 (QF72) was a scheduled flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Perth Airport on 7 October 2008 that made an emergency landing at Learmonth airport near the town of Exmouth, Western Australia following an inflight accident featuring a pair of sudden uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres that resulted in serious injuries to many of the occupants.


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Avianca Flight 410

At the time, the crash of Flight 410 held the highest death toll of any aviation accident in Colombia until December 20, 1995 when American Airlines Flight 965 crashed in a mountain near Buga, Valle del Cauca, killing 159 people.

Aviation English

However, because many pilots and controllers lack proficiency in English, accidents have continued to result from miscommunication, including the deadliest aviation accident in history: the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster, which claimed 583 lives.

Flight 604

Flash Airlines Flight 604, a flight involved in an aviation accident in 2004

GA200

Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 - Also referred to as GA200 or GIA200 (2007 Aviation Accident).

José Santiago

José Luis Santiago Vasconcelos (1957–2008), senior Mexican civil servant killed in an aviation accident