r/planecrashes

Welcome to r/planecrashes - A short introduction and an invitation to introduce yourself!

Hey everyone! I'm u/IM_NOT_BALD_YET, the new moderator of r/planecrashes. I'm excited to be here and I want to thank u/ItsNovrix for their careful past stewardship of the community. The subreddit's focus and rules remain the same and I look forward to exploring crashes and understanding the causes behind them with you all.

Post anything that you think the community would find interesting. Feel free to share your thoughts, photos, or questions about plane crashes, well-reasoned theories about causes, and investigation materials and outcomes.

Please also feel free to introduce yourself in the comments below!

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u/IM_NOT_BALD_YET — 1 day ago

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Helios 522: The Ghost Plane and the Man Who Almost Saved It

Video essay I made on the ghost flight and the passenger who fought until his last moments to try and save it. fascinating story, if you wanna learn more about it, here ya go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orir31iYEk8&t=965s

u/Few-Difficulty-5145 — 6 days ago

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A small plane crashes into a 109-story skyscraper in Beijing, sending debris down the building's side

Source: Twitter/X | @aviationbrk

> Local reports say the pilot Liu Junhua was conducting a solo flight in the local airspace, took off from Shifosi Airport at 17:30, and at 17:40 prepared to return for landing. While joining the westbound route for Runway 18, the aircraft did not join the approach, deviated from the local airspace and continued flying on a constant heading of 270 degrees.

Additional footage and images:

u/ItsNovrix — 10 days ago

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Passenger captures his crash landing after the pilot made a forced emergency landing in the Brooks Range, Alaska, following a loss of engine power.

Source: Twitter/X | [@aviationbrk](https://x.com/i/status/2069805580789673998)

u/ItsNovrix — 11 days ago