A look at some of the world’s deadliest air disasters:

June 1, 2009: Air France Airbus A330 with 228 people on board runs into thunderstorms over the Atlantic and disappears.

Feb. 19, 2003: Iranian Revolutionary Guard military plane with 275 on board crashes into a mountain.

May 25, 2002: China Airlines Boeing 747 with 225 on board breaks apart midair and crashes into the Taiwan Strait.

Nov. 12, 2001: American Airlines Airbus A300 crashes after takeoff from JFK Airport into the New York City borough of Queens. People on ground are among 265 dead.

Oct. 31, 1999: EgyptAir Boeing 767 crashes off Nantucket, killing 217.
The NTSB blames actions by the co-pilot.

Feb. 16, 1998: China Airlines Airbus A300 crashes on landing at airport in Taipei, Taiwan, killing 203.

Sept. 26, 1997: Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near airport in Medan, Indonesia, killing 234.

Aug. 6, 1997: Korean Air Boeing 747-300 crashes on landing in Guam, killing 228.

Nov. 12, 1996: Saudi Boeing 747 collides with Kazakh cargo plane near New Delhi; 349 people are killed.

April 26, 1994: China Airlines Airbus A300 crashes on landing at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264.

Dec. 12, 1985: Arrow Air DC-8 crashes after takeoff from Newfoundland, Canada, killing 256.

Aug. 12, 1985: Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 crashes into a mountainside after losing part of its tail fin. The world’s worst single-plane disaster kills 520.

Aug. 19, 1980: Saudi Tristar makes emergency landing in Riyadh and bursts into flames, killing 301.

May 25, 1979: American Airlines DC-10 crashes after takeoff from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, killing 275.

Jan. 1, 1978: Air India 747 crashes into the ocean after takeoff from Mumbai, killing 213.

March 27, 1977: KLM 474 and Pan American 747 collide on runway in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Some 583 people are killed in world’s worst airline disaster.


Source: The Associated Press, World Almanac