MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On March 24, 2015, an Airbus A320 plane crashed in the south of France. The accident occurred in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. The Germanwings airlines jet was heading from Barcelona to Dusseldorf with 144 passengers and six crew members on board, the air carrier said.
2014 AirAsia Crash
2010 Airblue Crash in Pakistan
On July 28, 2010, an Airbus A321 jet flying for the private air company Airblue crashed in Pakistan. The plane was flying from Karachi in southern Pakistan to the nation’s capital Islamabad. When landing under the rainy and foggy conditions the aircraft crashed in a forest near the airport killing all of the 152 people on board including six crew members and seven children.
2009 US Airways Crash
2008 Tegucigalpa Crash
On May 30, 2008, flight 390 Airbus A320 from San Salvador to the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa failed to stop after landing and rolled off the runway. It fell 20 meters down onto moving vehicles on a highway and broke into three parts. Five people died, around 80 were taken to local hospitals.
2007 Sao Paulo Crash
On July 17, 2007, a TAM Airlines Airbus А320 skidded off the runway in Sao Paulo airport and crashed into the cargo terminal of ТАМ Airlines killing 199 people.
2006 Black Sea Crash
2000 Persian Gulf Crash
On August 3, 2000, a Gulf Air Airbus А320 fell into the Persian Gulf when landing at Bahrain airport. Eight crew and 135 passengers died. The crash was caused by pilot error.
1998 Philippines Crash
On March 22, 1998, an Airbus А320 overshot the runway while landing at Bacolod, Philippines, and crashed into nearby residences. None of the six crew and 121 passengers were wounded. Three people on the ground died. The accident was deemed to have been caused by pilot error.
1992 Crash in Strasbourg
1990 Bangalore Crash
On February 14, 1990, an India Airlines A320 jet crashed in Bangalore airport, India. Due to pilot error, the aircraft crash-landed before reaching the runway killing four of the seven crew and 88 of the 139 passengers on board.