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The Yeti Airlines service was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara, a gateway for religious pilgrims and trekkers, when it crashed on descent. The ATR 72 with 68 passengers and four crew plummeted into a steep gorge, smashed into pieces and burst into flames as it approached its destination. Six children and 15 foreigners were among those killed.
In 2000, tragedy struck as an Air France Concorde, en route to New York, crashed shortly after takeoff near Paris. The devastating accident claimed the lives of all 109 passengers and crew on board, along with four individuals on the ground. This marked the first-ever crash involving the renowned supersonic jet.
A wasp nest possibly blocked the Birgenair Flight 301’s vital speed sensor. Click to read more. A wasp nest may have contributed to the Birgenair Flight 301 plane crash in 1996, according to a report on Sunday, May 21.