Incidents in Aviation

The biggest disaster in Aviation history is the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack, followed by the Tenerife disaster.

Publicised by the media, via news and movies, including Airport_(movie) and CNN (9/11/2001).

Many of the Atlantic Ocean pioneers had to deal mith the Point of no return, after which they would not be able to return back to where they started, but had to continue to their destinations. Many have lost their lives crossing this point.

Perhaps the earliest known crash landing of a powered aircraft occurred on March 31, 1903 when South Canterbury, New Zealand farmer, inventor and aviation pioneer, Richard Pearse crash landed his monoplane on a hedge after an uncontrolled powered flight. The date for this event is poorly documented but eyewitness accounts and local historians claim it was before the Wright brothers flew.