When a Russian jet crashed into a river, a captain of a 1898-built steam tugboat tied a rope around the cockpit window and towed the jet to shore with all passengers still inside.
In 1977, Aerosmith’s flight crew inspected a Convair CV-240 for possible…
In 1977, Aerosmith’s flight crew inspected a Convair CV-240 for possible use and rejected it because they felt the plane and crew were not up to their standards. That plane crashed on October 20, 1977 from fuel exhaustion due to poor maintenance, killing three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
In 1996, a man was flying a remote-controlled model plane…
In 1996, a man was flying a remote-controlled model plane in Dublin when the receiver died. The plane continued with no guidance for 5 miles, then ran out of fuel and glided to a stop on the runway of Dublin Airport.
Hungarian pilots forgot to put the gear of their…
Hungarian pilots forgot to put the gear of their TU154 plane, touched down on the belly, went around for a second approach and landed. No injuries were reported.
A Russian cargo plane was captured by the Taliban…
A Russian cargo plane was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan with six crew members aboard. After being held captive in Kandahar for over a year, the crewmen were able to overpower their captors, retake their plane and fly it out of Afghanistan to safety.