For those of you with a fear of flying, it is worth noting that seven of these ten items (bonus excluded) occurred in the ’70s and ’80s .
61996 Air Africa Crash
This is by far the deadliest airplane accident for people on the ground. There is not a lot of information about this crash, probably because of its location and illegality. This cargo aircraft was leased from Russia, but it was being flown out of license. It was overloaded, possibly carrying weapons to an Angolan military group and fully fueled. It did not reach the proper speed for takeoff, but attempted to lift, anyway. The plane crashed into a nearby marketplace, then exploded in a fireball, killing somewhere between 225 and 348 people, and injuring about 500 more
