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 .
2Japan Airlines Flight 123 – 1985
Japan Airlines Flight 123 was, by a margin of almost 200 people, the deadliest single-aircraft crash in history. The flight was during a very busy time of year, in a very busy year, for Japan Airlines, and although it was only a domestic flight, the plane was packed.
12 minutes after the flight took off, the rear bulkhead (the area between the cabin and the tail) failed, tearing off the rudder and simultaneously destroying all four hydraulic systems, essentially eliminating all of the pilot’s control over the plane.
