A significant incident occurred at Lengpui airport in Mizoram as a Myanmar army plane, involved in airlifting soldiers who had crossed the India-Myanmar border, crashed. Reports indicate that six people have been injured in the accident. Examining the chances of survival in such plane crashes, research by the US National Transportation Safety Board between 1983 and 1999 reveals that 95 percent of the time, passengers' lives are preserved even in serious accidents, with 55 percent falling into the category of severe incidents.
According to a report by the european Transport Safety Council, technical errors account for 90 percent of aviation accidents, based on data from 1996. While this information may have evolved over the years, it underscores the critical role technical factors play in flight safety. In the context of the world's biggest plane crashes, American airlines Flight 191 stands out as the most tragic, occurring on May 25, 1979, resulting in the loss of 273 lives out of 258 passengers on board.
The second-largest crash took place on July 3, 1988, involving the shooting down of an Iranian passenger plane by the US Navy in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in 290 casualties. A similar number of fatalities occurred in the third-largest crash on the same day in 1988 when another Iranian passenger plane was mistakenly targeted by the US Navy. These incidents highlight the gravity of air disasters and the imperative to continually enhance aviation safety measures.
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