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 .
1Tenerife Disaster – 1977 [583 Dead]
Fortunately for us, the deadliest airplane accident in history is the sort of thing that could never happen twice. It’s amazing enough that this happened even once, and it stands as proof that a great number of things usually have to go wrong before a disaster can occur.