Aviation flight following

Air China Flight 129 (CCA129/CA129) was a scheduled international passenger flight, operated by Air China, from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gimhae International Airport in Busan.
On April 15, 2002, the aircraft on this route, a Boeing 767-200ER, crashed into a hill near the airport, killing 129 of the 166 people on board.

British Airways Flight 5390 was a flight from Birmingham Airport in England for Málaga Airport in Spain.
On 10 June 1990, the BAC One-Eleven 528FL suffered an explosive decompression.
While the aircraft was flying over Didcot, Oxfordshire, an improperly installed windscreen panel separated from its frame, causing the captain to be partially ejected from the aircraft.
He was held in place through the window frame for 20 minutes until the first officer landed at Southampton Airport.

China Airlines Flight 611 (CI611/CAL611) was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong.
On 25 May 2002, the Boeing 747-209B operating the route disintegrated in midair and crashed into the Taiwan Strait, 23 nautical miles northeast of the Penghu Islands, 20 minutes after takeoff, killing all 225 people on board.
The in-flight break-up was caused by metal fatigue cracks resulting from improper repairs to the aircraft 22 years earlier.
As of 2023, the crash remains the deadliest in Taiwanese history, as well as the most recent accident with fatalities involving China Airlines, and the second-deadliest accident of China Airlines, behind China Airlines Flight 140.

Helios Airways Flight 522 was a scheduled passenger flight from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Prague, Czech Republic, with a stopover in Athens, Greece.
Shortly after take-off on 14 August 2005, air traffic control (ATC) lost contact with the aircraft operating the flight, named Olympia; it eventually crashed near Grammatiko, Greece, killing all 121 passengers and crew on board.
It is the deadliest aviation accident in Greek history.

Lauda Air Flight 004 (NG004/LDA004) was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Vienna, Austria.
On May 26, 1991, the Boeing 767-300ER crashed following an uncommanded midair deployment of the thrust reverser on the No. 1 engine, causing the aircraft to enter an aerodynamic stall, uncontrolled dive and midair breakup, killing all 213 passengers and ten crew members on board.
It is the deadliest aviation accident involving the Boeing 767, and the deadliest aviation incident in Thailand's history.
The crash marked the 767's first fatal incident and third hull loss.
Formula One world motor racing champion Niki Lauda, who founded and ran Lauda Air, was personally involved in the accident investigation.

Transair Flight 810 was a Boeing 737-200 converted freighter aircraft, owned and operated by Rhoades Aviation under the Transair trade name, on a short cargo flight en route from Honolulu International Airport to Kahului Airport on the neighboring Hawaiian island of Maui.
Immediately after an early morning takeoff on July 2, 2021, one of its two Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofan engines faltered, and the first officer, who was flying the aircraft, reduced power to both.
The two pilots—who were the only aircraft occupants—began executing the Engine Failure or Shutdown checklist, but became preoccupied with talking to air traffic control (ATC) and performing other flying tasks, and never reached the section of the checklist where the failing engine was to be positively identified and shut down.
The captain assumed control but misidentified the failing engine, increased power to that engine, and did not increase power to the other, properly functioning engine.
Convinced that neither engine was working properly and unable to maintain altitude with one engine faltering and the other idling, the pilots ditched off the coast of Oahu about 11 minutes into the flight.

US Airways Flight 1549 was a regularly scheduled US Airways flight from New York City, to Charlotte and Seattle, in the United States.
On January 15, 2009, the Airbus A320 serving the flight struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia, losing all engine power.
Given their position in relation to the available airports and their low altitude, pilots Chesley Sully Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles decided to glide the plane to ditching in the Hudson River off Midtown Manhattan.
All 155 people on board were rescued by nearby boats, with only a few serious injuries.
The time from the bird encounter to the ditching was less than four minutes.

Air China Flight 129 (CCA129/CA129) was a scheduled international passenger flight, operated by Air China, from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gimhae International Airport in Busan.
On April 15, 2002, the aircraft on this route, a Boeing 767-200ER, crashed into a hill near the airport, killing 129 of the 166 people on board.

British Airways Flight 5390 was a flight from Birmingham Airport in England for Málaga Airport in Spain.
On 10 June 1990, the BAC One-Eleven 528FL suffered an explosive decompression.
While the aircraft was flying over Didcot, Oxfordshire, an improperly installed windscreen panel separated from its frame, causing the captain to be partially ejected from the aircraft.
He was held in place through the window frame for 20 minutes until the first officer landed at Southampton Airport.

China Airlines Flight 611 (CI611/CAL611) was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong.
On 25 May 2002, the Boeing 747-209B operating the route disintegrated in midair and crashed into the Taiwan Strait, 23 nautical miles northeast of the Penghu Islands, 20 minutes after takeoff, killing all 225 people on board.
The in-flight break-up was caused by metal fatigue cracks resulting from improper repairs to the aircraft 22 years earlier.
As of 2023, the crash remains the deadliest in Taiwanese history, as well as the most recent accident with fatalities involving China Airlines, and the second-deadliest accident of China Airlines, behind China Airlines Flight 140.

Helios Airways Flight 522 was a scheduled passenger flight from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Prague, Czech Republic, with a stopover in Athens, Greece.
Shortly after take-off on 14 August 2005, air traffic control (ATC) lost contact with the aircraft operating the flight, named Olympia; it eventually crashed near Grammatiko, Greece, killing all 121 passengers and crew on board.
It is the deadliest aviation accident in Greek history.

Lauda Air Flight 004 (NG004/LDA004) was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Vienna, Austria.
On May 26, 1991, the Boeing 767-300ER crashed following an uncommanded midair deployment of the thrust reverser on the No. 1 engine, causing the aircraft to enter an aerodynamic stall, uncontrolled dive and midair breakup, killing all 213 passengers and ten crew members on board.
It is the deadliest aviation accident involving the Boeing 767, and the deadliest aviation incident in Thailand's history.
The crash marked the 767's first fatal incident and third hull loss.
Formula One world motor racing champion Niki Lauda, who founded and ran Lauda Air, was personally involved in the accident investigation.

Transair Flight 810 was a Boeing 737-200 converted freighter aircraft, owned and operated by Rhoades Aviation under the Transair trade name, on a short cargo flight en route from Honolulu International Airport to Kahului Airport on the neighboring Hawaiian island of Maui.
Immediately after an early morning takeoff on July 2, 2021, one of its two Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofan engines faltered, and the first officer, who was flying the aircraft, reduced power to both.
The two pilots—who were the only aircraft occupants—began executing the Engine Failure or Shutdown checklist, but became preoccupied with talking to air traffic control (ATC) and performing other flying tasks, and never reached the section of the checklist where the failing engine was to be positively identified and shut down.
The captain assumed control but misidentified the failing engine, increased power to that engine, and did not increase power to the other, properly functioning engine.
Convinced that neither engine was working properly and unable to maintain altitude with one engine faltering and the other idling, the pilots ditched off the coast of Oahu about 11 minutes into the flight.

US Airways Flight 1549 was a regularly scheduled US Airways flight from New York City, to Charlotte and Seattle, in the United States.
On January 15, 2009, the Airbus A320 serving the flight struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia, losing all engine power.
Given their position in relation to the available airports and their low altitude, pilots Chesley Sully Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles decided to glide the plane to ditching in the Hudson River off Midtown Manhattan.
All 155 people on board were rescued by nearby boats, with only a few serious injuries.
The time from the bird encounter to the ditching was less than four minutes.