early plane crashes
On 17 September 1908, exactly four years and nine months after the pioneering flight of the Wright brothers on 17 December 1903,[1] Thomas Selfridge became the first fatality of powered flight while flying as a passenger with which famous Wright brother.
Orville Wright
disappearance of Flight 370 on 8 March was with what Major airline?
The plane crash that sparked a movie is the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which occurred on October 13, 1972, on what mountain? Starts with an "A" This tragic event involved a group of Uruguayan rugby team members who were forced to endure extreme conditions for 72 days after their plane crashed, leading to the film
Andes Mountains
The youngest victim of 9/11 was a little girl with her parents? How old was she?
2 years old
2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash
Date: Disappeared March 8, 2014
Cause: Shot down, possibly by a _________?
Russian air missile
Where are the Wright brothers from? Hint where I live?
Dayton, OH
True or False Maylsia 370 was struck down by lighting?
False
As of 2026, __ of the original 16 survivors of the 1972 Andes plane crash are still alive. The survivors faced extreme conditions for 72 days before being rescued, and many have since led fulfilling lives, sharing their experiences through books and speeches.
14
Do you remember 9/11? Where were you? Do you remember anything about it? Have you ever seen a documentary/youtube about it?
Answer
Do you remember this crash:
1988 Iran Air Flight 655 Crash
Date: July 3, 1988
Cause: Missile fired by United States Navy
Deaths: 290
The destruction of Iran Air Flight 655 happened during the invasion of Iran by neighboring Iraq. The United States supported Saddam Hussein in his campaign against the Iranians, stationing naval vessels in the Persian Gulf to offer support and protect oil shipping lanes. On July 3, 1988, the USS Vincennes had been exchanging fire with Iranian ships in the gulf when Flight 655 took off from Bandar Abbas International Airport. Confusing the commercial airliner for a military aircraft, the Vincennes fired two missiles at the flight. Everyone on board was killed, and Iranian officials believed the attack to be a purposeful assault on civilians. The incident is still remembered in Iran and is one of the reasons tensions between Iranians and the US government remain so high today.
Eugène Lefebvre was the first to be killed while piloting a powered airplane in what year?
1909
What is your theory on what happened to Maylasia 370? Do you think it will ever be found?
Aliens, lightening, time travel, bomb
True or False:
The survivors of the Andes crash are still alive today, and make a point to reunite every December 22nd – the anniversary of the day they were found.
True
How many guide dogs were there to assist their owners on 9/11? Bonus if you get there names right? Starts with S and R?
Salty and Roselle
What was the cause of this crash?
1979 American Airlines Flight 191 Crash
Date: May 25, 1979
Deaths: 273
Mechanical
First fatal mid-air collision occurred on 19 June 1912, near Douai, __________ country (not America) killing the pilot of each aircraft. Starts with an F.
France
What famous female pilot disappeared?
Amelia Earhart
Past- no cell phones, no social media, better technology
What year did this disaster happen? The Tenerife Disaster is the worst non-terrorism related aviation accident in world history, killing nearly 600 people in total. Two commercial airliners collided on a runway at the Tenerife North Airport in Spain's Canary Islands, killing the majority of passengers on both flights. Radio interference brought on by a heavy fog made communication on the runway difficult.
1977
Yes
Laguardia
bonus: Have you ever been on a plane? Where did you go?
Answer
True or False: Since the 2000 to 2026 there have been 19 aircraft have gone missing in the 21st century, including small private planes and commercial jets.
True: Notable cases include a Boeing 727 that disappeared from an Angolan airport in 2023 and a Peruvian Cessna 208 Caravan in 2010, which was never recovered after a hijacking incident.
What is considered the deadliest aviation disaster? Including deaths on the airplane itself and on the ground
9/11/2001
In what year did this happen?
Air India Flight 182 Bombing
Cause: Terrorism
Deaths: 329
Over 300 people were killed, 280 of which were Canadian citizens, when a bomb detonated aboard Air India Flight 182 while en route from Toronto to London. The plane came down off the coast of Cork, Ireland. Inderjit Singh Reyat, a Sikh extremist, was the sole person connected to the bombing to be tried and convicted. Reyat was a member of a Sikh separatist group run by Talwinder Singh Parmar, and it is likely that he worked in tandem with the organization to commit the bombing. The attack was the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of aviation until the events of September 11, 2001. Reyat was released by Canadian authorities in 2016 after serving 20 years.
1985
In what state is the Laguardia airport?
New York