Special Report

History's Deadliest Plane Crashes

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10. American Airlines Flight N110AA
> Fatalities: 271
> Aircraft: DC-10-10
> Date: May 25, 1979
> Location: United States

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9. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Flight 15-2280
> Fatalities: 275
> Aircraft: Ilyushin Il-76MD
> Date: Feb. 19, 2003
> Location: Iran

8. Iran Air Flight EP-IBU
> Fatalities: 290
> Aircraft: Airbus A300B2-203
> Date: July 3, 1988
> Location: Iran

7. Malaysia Airlines Flight 9M-MRD
> Fatalities: 298
> Aircraft: Boeing 777-2H6ER
> Date: July 17, 2014
> Location: Ukraine

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6. Saudi Arabian Flight HZ-AHK
> Fatalities: 301
> Aircraft: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 200
> Date: Aug. 19, 1980
> Location: Saudi Arabia

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