page_title: List of aircraft accidents and incidents by number of ground fatalities
hierarchical_section_title: List of aircraft accidents and incidents by number of ground fatalities
caption_attribution_description: 010911-N-6157F-001 Arlington, Va. (Sep. 11, 2001) -- Wreckage from the hijacked American Airlines FLT 77 sits on the west lawn of the Pentagon minutes after terrorists crashed the aircraft into southwest corner of the building. The Boeing 757 was bound for Los Angeles with 58 passengers and 6 crew. All aboard the aircraft were killed, along with 125 people in the Pentagon. U.S. Navy Photo by Journalist 1st Class Mark D. Faram. (RELEASED)
context_page_description: The following is a list of aircraft accidents and incidents which have resulted in fatalities on the ground. Aircraft crashes with a high number of ground fatalities typically occur in areas where there are large congregations of people, such as buildings, marketplaces, and sporting events.
  There have been at least 207 aircraft crashes which are known to have resulted in ground fatalities. Of these, 63 have involved at least a dozen ground fatalities, 15 have involved at least 50 ground fatalities, and 3 have involved over 200 ground fatalities. The crashes of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 into the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks are by far the deadliest incidents of this sort, with approximately 2,500 ground fatalities attributed to the two crashes and subsequent collapse of 1 WTC and 2 WTC. The deadliest accidental crash of an aircraft was the 1996 Air Africa crash, which resulted in the deaths of at least 225 people on the ground.
context_section_description: The following is a list of aircraft accidents and incidents which have resulted in fatalities on the ground. Aircraft crashes with a high number of ground fatalities typically occur in areas where there are large congregations of people, such as buildings, marketplaces, and sporting events.
  There have been at least 207 aircraft crashes which are known to have resulted in ground fatalities. Of these, 63 have involved at least a dozen ground fatalities, 15 have involved at least 50 ground fatalities, and 3 have involved over 200 ground fatalities. The crashes of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 into the World Trade Center as part of the September 11 attacks are by far the deadliest incidents of this sort, with approximately 2,500 ground fatalities attributed to the two crashes and subsequent collapse of 1 WTC and 2 WTC. The deadliest accidental crash of an aircraft was the 1996 Air Africa crash, which resulted in the deaths of at least 225 people on the ground.
caption: In 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon as part of the September 11 attacks, killing all 64 passengers and crew, as well as 125 people on the ground.
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