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DHL 737 crashes short of Vilnius runway

Fear of Landing

On the 25th of November 2024, a Boeing 737-400 crashed on final approach to Vilnius airport with one fatality. The flight departed normally from Leipzig Halle Airport at 02:08 UTC (03:08 local), operating as flight QY5690/BCS18D. Vilnius International Airport serves the capital of Lithuania, located just 5.9

Runway 96
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Tragic: Azerbaijan Airlines Jet Crashes In Kazakhstan

One Mile at a Time

J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. We know the reason for the initial diversion, though one certainly has to wonder why there were sudden issues with controlling the aircraft when it finally approached its diversion point. Were there sudden flight control issues?

Jet 127
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Mid-Air Collision over the Potomac

Fear of Landing

Flight 5342 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Wichita, Kansas on final approach for runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). , The collision took place at 20:48 local time (01:48 UTC) and has been reported at less than 200 feet altitude. There were no survivors.