World's mysterious airplane crashes | ||||
Time |
Airline company and flight |
Airplane Type |
Crash site |
Victims |
Sept 1, 1983 |
Korean Air Lines Flight 007 |
Boeing 747-230B |
West of Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Japan |
All 269 aboard dead |
Aug 12, 1985 |
Japan Airlines Flight 123 |
Boeing 747SR |
Mount Takamagahara in Ueno, Gunma prefecture |
520 dead and 4 survived |
July 3, 1988 |
Iran Air Filght 655 |
Airbus A300 |
Iran's waters in the Persian Gulf |
All 290 on board dead |
Dec 19, 1997 |
SilkAir Flight 185 |
Boeing 737-36N |
Musi River in southern Sumatra, Indonesia |
All 104 on board dead |
Oct 31, 1999 |
EgyptAir Flight 990 |
Boeing 767 |
The Atlantic south of Massachusetts |
All 217 on board dead |
June 1, 2009 |
Air France Flight 447 |
Airbus A330 |
The Atlantic Ocean |
All 228 on board killed |
March 8, 2014 |
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 |
Boeing 777-200 |
South Indian Ocean |
All 239 on board missing |