Tragedy in the skies: Deadliest US plane crashes in the 21st Century The US has been shaken by two fatal plane crashes in recent days, claiming a total of 73 lives. What other air disasters, caused by pilot error or maintenance issues, have occurred? 🌏 2019: Atlas Air Flight 3591 crashed near Houston, Texas, shortly after takeoff, killing all three crew members on board. 🌏 2018: All nine airmen (five crew members and four passengers) died in the US Air National Guard C-130 crash. 🌏 2013: Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed while attempting to land at San Francisco International Airport. Three people were killed, and over 180 were injured. 🌏 2009: A Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane crashed near Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 people on board, including 45 passengers, two pilots, and two flight attendants. 🌏 2001: An American Airlines flight crashed into a residential area of Belle Harbor, New York, shortly after takeoff, killing all 260 on board. 🌏 2000: An Alaska Airlines flight crashed over the Pacific Ocean near Anacapa Island, California, claiming the lives of 88 people, including 83 passengers and five crew members. https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4j6qT7IUYYoGRnNM0f