Esta es una lista de fallas y colapsos estructurales , incluidos algunos aviones , puentes, presas y torres / mástiles de radio.
Edificios y otras estructuras artificiales fijas
Antigüedad a la Edad Media
Año | Estructura | Localización | Tipo | Damnificados |
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226 a. C. | Coloso de Rodas | Ciudad de Rodas , Isla de Rodas (ahora parte de Grecia ) | Estatua | |
27 | Colapso del anfiteatro Fidenae | Fidenas , Italia , Imperio Romano | Anfiteatro | +20.000 muertos |
California. 27-30 | Torre de Siloé | Jerusalén , Judea , Imperio Romano (ahora parte de Israel ) | torre | 18 muertos |
140 | Colapso del nivel superior del Circus Maximus | Roma , Italia, Imperio Romano | Anfiteatro | ~ 13.000 muertos |
558 | Cúpula de santa sofía | Constantinopla , Imperio Bizantino (ahora parte de Turquía ) | Iglesia | |
1275 | Puente de San Servacio | Maastricht , Holanda | Puente | ~ 400 muertos |
1284 | Coro de la Catedral de Beauvais | Beauvais , Francia | Iglesia | |
1303 | El Faro de Alejandria | Alejandría , Sultanato mameluco (ahora parte de Egipto ) | Torre | |
1322 | Colapso de la torre de la catedral de Ely | Ely , Cambridgeshire , Inglaterra | Iglesia | |
1382 | Campanario de la iglesia de Santa María, Stralsund | Stralsund , Ducado de Pomerania , Liga Hanseática (ahora parte de Alemania ) | Iglesia | |
1444 | Puente de Rialto | Venecia , República de Venecia | Puente | |
1500 | Abadía de Malmesbury | Malmesbury , Wiltshire , Inglaterra | Iglesia | |
1529 | Iglesia de Santa Isabel, Breslau | Breslau , Silesia , tierras de los Habsburgo , Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico | Iglesia | |
1549 | Catedral de Lincoln | Lincoln , Lincolnshire , Inglaterra | Iglesia | |
1573 | Torre de la Catedral de Beauvais | Beauvais, Francia | Iglesia | |
1577 | Martinikerk (Groningen) | Groningen , ciudad libre; ahora parte de los Países Bajos | Iglesia |
Siglos XVII-XIX
Año | Estructura | Localización | Tipo | Damnificados |
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1625 | Torre de la iglesia de San Olaf, Tallin | Tallin , Suecia (ahora en Estonia) | Iglesia | |
1647 | Torre de St.-Marien-Kirche | Stralsund, Ducado de Pomerania (ahora en Alemania) | Iglesia | |
1661 | Torre de Reinoldikirche | Dortmund , Liga Hanseática (ahora en Alemania) | Iglesia | |
1666 | Iglesia de San Pedro, Riga | Riga , Suecia (ahora en Letonia ) | Iglesia | 8 enterrado en escombros |
siglo 17 | Abbaye-aux-Hommes | Caen , Francia | Iglesia | |
1674 | Nave de la Iglesia Dom | Utrecht , Holanda | Iglesia | |
1697 | Torre de la Iglesia de San Miguel, Klausenburg | Klausenburg , Habsburg Monarchy (ahora en Rumania) | Iglesia | |
C. 1715 | Torre Marsalforn | Xagħra , Gozo , Malta | Torre | |
1721 | Iglesia de San Pedro, Riga | Riga, Suecia / Rusia , ahora en Letonia | Iglesia | |
1754 | Torre de la iglesia | Willstätt , Baden , (ahora parte de Baden, Alemania) | Iglesia | |
1763 | Torre de la Iglesia de San Miguel | Klausenburg, Habsburg Monarchy (ahora en Rumania) | Iglesia | |
1777 | Colegiata de Santa María Magdalena | Posen , Prusia | Iglesia | |
1831 | Puente colgante de Broughton | Broughton , Greater Manchester , Inglaterra, Reino Unido | Puente | 0 muertos, 20 heridos |
1845 | Puente de Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , Inglaterra, Reino Unido. | Puente | 79 muertos |
1847 | Desastre del puente dee | Chester , Inglaterra, Reino Unido. | Puente | 5 muertos, 9 heridos |
1850 | Puente de Angers | Angers , Maine-et-Loire, Francia | Puente | 226 muertos |
1860 | Molino Pemberton | Lawrence, Massachusetts , Estados Unidos | ~ 145 muertos, ~ 166 heridos | |
1860 | Colapso del puente de Wootton | Wootton , Isla de Wight, Inglaterra, Reino Unido. | Puente | 2 muertos |
1860 | Accidente del puente de toros | Ambergate , Derbyshire , Inglaterra | Puente | |
1861 | Colapso de la aguja de la catedral de Chichester | Chichester , West Sussex , Reino Unido | Iglesia | |
1864 | Embalse de Dale Dike | South Yorkshire , Inglaterra, Reino Unido | Presa | +240 muertos [1] |
1868 | Iglesia de San Pedro, Colapso de la aguja de Fritzlar | Fritzlar , Hesse , Prusia, Confederación de Alemania del Norte | Iglesia | 21 muertos, 31 heridos |
1875 | Puente de Portage | Ciudad de Portage, Nueva York , EE. UU. | Puente | |
1876 | Desastre del ferrocarril del río Ashtabula | Ashtabula , Ohio , Estados Unidos | 92 muertos, 64 heridos | |
1879 | Desastre del puente Tay | Dundee , Escocia , Reino Unido | Puente | ~ 75 muertos, con 60 conocidos |
1887 | Desastre del puente de Bussey | Boston , Massachusetts, Estados Unidos | Puente | 38 muertos, 40 heridos |
1889 | Presa de South Fork | Johnstown, Pensilvania , Estados Unidos | Presa | 2.209 muertos |
1890 | Presa Walnut Grove | Wickenburg , Territorio de Arizona , EE. UU. | Presa | 100-150 muertos |
1891 | Desastre ferroviario de Munchenstein | Munchenstein , Basel-Landschaft , Suiza | Puente | 73 muertos, 171 heridos |
1896 | Puente Point Ellice | Victoria , Columbia Británica , Canadá | Puente | 55 muertos |
1900-1950
Año | Estructura | Localización | Tipo | Damnificados |
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1901 | Mástiles de Wireless Telegraph Company de Marconi | Poldhu , Cornualles , Inglaterra, Reino Unido. | Mástiles arriostrados | |
1901 | Mástiles de Wireless Telegraph Company de Marconi | South Wellfleet , Massachusetts , Estados Unidos | Mástiles arriostrados | |
1902 | Campanile de San Marcos | Venecia , italia | ||
1902 | Desastre de ibrox | Glasgow , Escocia, Reino Unido | Estadio | 25 muertos, más de 500 heridos |
1904 | Colapso del puente ferroviario de Eden | Eden, Colorado, Estados Unidos | Puente | 111 muertos |
1905 | Puente Egipcio | San Petersburgo , Rusia | Puente | |
1905 | Fábrica de zapatos Grover | Brockton , Massachusetts , Estados Unidos | Fábrica | 58 muertos, 150 heridos |
1906 | Mástil de la Compañía Nacional de Señalización Eléctrica | Machrihanish , Escocia | Mástil arriostrado | |
1907 | Puente de Quebec | Ciudad de Quebec , Quebec , Canadá | Puente | 75 muertos, 11 heridos |
1908 | Ayuntamiento de Görlitz | Görlitz , Alemania | sala | |
1912 | Mástil de Großfunkstelle Nauen | Nauen , Alemania | Torre de radio | |
1915 | Puente de Division Street | Spokane , Washington , Estados Unidos | Puente | 5 muertos, 12 heridos |
1916 | Presa de Desse | Dessendorf, Austria-Hungría | Presa | |
1916 | Puente de Quebec | Ciudad de quebec , canadá | Puente | 13 muertos |
1919 | Tanque de melaza | Boston, Massachusetts , Estados Unidos | Tanque | 21 muertos, 150 heridos |
1922 | Teatro Knickerbocker | Washington, DC , EE. UU. | Edificio de cine | 98 muertos, 133 heridos |
1925 | Tres mástiles de la estación transmisora de Norddeich | Norddeich , Alemania | Torre de radio | |
1925 | Presa Llyn Eigiau, presa del embalse Coedty | Dolgarrog , Gales del Norte , Reino Unido | Presa | |
1927 | Mástil occidental de Deutschlandsender Zeesen | Zeesen , Alemania | Mástil arriostrado | |
1928 | Presa de San Francisco | Santa Clarita , California , Estados Unidos | Presa | ~ 600 muertos [2] |
1930 | Torres del remitente Stadelheim | Múnich , alemania | Torre de radio | |
1933 | Torre original 760AM WJR | Riverview , Michigan , Estados Unidos | Torre de radio | |
1934 | Puente del ferrocarril del río Seta | Ōtsu, Shiga , Japón | Puente | |
1935 | Torre de madera de Rundfunksender Langenberg | Langenberg (Rheinland) , Alemania | Torre de radio | |
1937 | Colapso del puente del río Kasai | Kasai , Congo Belga (ahora en la República Democrática del Congo ) | Puente | |
1938 | Cine Kugaiza | Tokamachi, Niigata , Japón | Edificio de cine | 69 muertos (colapso del techo debido al peso de la nieve) [3] |
1938 | Puente de arco de acero superior | Cataratas del Niágara , Nueva York , EE. UU. | Puente | |
1938 | Transmisor Liechtenstein-Haberfeld | Haberfeld, Liechtenstein | Torre de radio | |
1939 | Puente Sandö | Kramfors , Ångermanland , Suecia | Puente | 18 muertos |
1939 | Colapso de la torre de radio de Utbremen | Bremen , alemania | Torre de radio | |
1940 | Primer puente de Tacoma Narrows | Tacoma, Washington , Estados Unidos | Puente | |
1940 | Puente Theodor Heuss | Ludwigshafen , Alemania | Puente | |
1940 | Colapso de la Torre Oeste de Fécamp Radio Normandie Transmitter | Fécamp , Francia | Torre de radio | |
1942 | Puente de la ciudad de Chesapeake | Ciudad de Chesapeake , Maryland , EE. UU. | Puente | |
1945 | Hindenburgbrücke | Colonia , alemania | Puente | Desconocido |
1945 | Ludendorffbrücke | Remagen , Alemania | Puente | ~ 18–33 muertos, ~ 63–93 heridos |
1949 | 2 mástiles de Sender Langenberg | Langenberg (Rheinland) , Alemania | Torre de radio | |
1949 | Transmisor Schwerin Möwenburgstraße | Schwerin , Alemania | Torre de radio | |
1949 | Puente de alambre de Inotani | Toyama, Toyama , Japón | Puente | 29 muertos |
1949 | Colapso del mástil de radio Hamburg-Billstadt | Hamburgo , Alemania Occidental | Torre de radio | |
1951 | Colapso del puente Duplessis | Quebec, Canada | Puente | 4 muertos |
1953 | Puente Tangiwai, desastre de Tangiwai | Tangiwai , Nueva Zelanda | Puente | 151 muertos |
1953 | Mástil de radio Augusta | Augusta, Michigan , Estados Unidos | Mástil arriostrado | |
1957 | Puente ferroviario cerca de la estación de St Johns | Lewisham , Londres , Reino Unido | Puente | 90 muertos, 173 heridos |
1958 | Puente Second Narrows | Vancouver, Columbia Británica , Canadá | Puente | 19 muertos |
1958 | Transmisor LORAN-C Carolina Beach | Carolina Beach , Carolina del Norte , EE. UU. | Torre de radio | |
1958 | Colapso del remitente Ochsenkopf | Ochsenkopf , Alemania | Mástil arriostrado | |
1959 | Vega de Tera | Ribadelago , España | Presa | 144 muertos |
1959 | Malpasset | Costa Azul , Francia | Presa | 423 muertos |
1960-1970
Año | Estructura | Localización | Tipo | Damnificados |
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1960 | Torre KOBR-TV | Caprock , Nuevo México , EE. UU. | Mástil arriostrado | |
1962 | Transmisor LORAN-C Ejde | Ejde , Islas Feroe , Dinamarca | Torre de radio | |
1962 | Puente de King Street (Melbourne) | Melbourne , Victoria , Australia | Puente | |
1962 | Torre KGW | Portland , Oregón , EE. UU. | Torre de radio | |
1963 | Puente de Beaver Dam | Murdochville, Quebec , Canadá | Puente | 6 muertos |
1963 | Presa de Vajont | Friuli Venezia Giulia , Italia | Presa | ~ 1.900-2.500 muertos |
1963 | Embalse de Baldwin Hills | Los Ángeles, California , EE. UU. | Presa | 5 muertos |
1964 | Torre de Pfarrkirche St. Johann Baptist | Ichenhausen, Alemania | Iglesia (edificio) | |
1964 | Puente General Rafael Urdaneta | Maracaibo , Venezuela | Puente | |
1965 | Torre SES8 | Mount Burr , Australia del Sur | Torre de radio | |
1965 | Colapso del mástil Iwo Jima LORAN-C | Iwo Jima , subprefectura de Ogasawara Japón | Torre de radio | 6 muertos |
1966 | Puente de Heron Road | Ottawa , Ontario, Canadá | Puente | 9 muertos, más de 60 heridos |
1966 | Puente basculante de Heiligenstedten | Heiligenstedten , Schleswig-Holstein , Alemania Occidental | Puente | |
1966 | Torre de televisión WLBT | Raymond , Mississippi , Estados Unidos | Mástil / torre de TV | |
1967 | Puente Reina Juliana | Willemstad , Curazao | Puente | 15 muertos |
1967 | Estación transmisora de Waltham | Waltham , Reino Unido | Mástil arriostrado | |
1967 | Puente de plata | Point Pleasant, Virginia Occidental , EE. UU. | Puente | 46 muertos |
1968 | Colapso de Ronan Point | Londres, Reino Unido | Alto | 4 muertos, 17 heridos |
1968 | Torre de televisión KELO | Rowena , Dakota del Sur , EE. UU. | Mástil arriostrado | |
1968 | Torre WAEO | Starks , Wisconsin , Estados Unidos | Mástil arriostrado | |
1969 | Transmisor FM- / TV-Mástil de Marnach | Marnach , Luxemburgo | Mástil arriostrado | |
1969 | Colapso del mástil de TV de Emley Moor | Emley, West Yorkshire , Reino Unido | Mástil arriostrado | |
1970 | Transmisor Orlunda, colapso del mástil de radio central | Orlunda, Suecia | Mástil arriostrado | |
1970 | Puente West Gate | Melbourne , Australia | Puente | 35 muertos, 18 heridos |
1970 | Puente Britannia | Estrecho de Menai , Gales, Reino Unido | Puente | |
1970 | Puente de Cleddau | Pembroke Dock y Neyland, Gales, Reino Unido | Puente | 4 muertos, 5 heridos |
1971 | 2000 colapso de Commonwealth Avenue | Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos | Edificio de condominios en construcción | 4 muertos, 30 heridos |
1971 | Torres transmisoras KOIN-TV | Portland, Oregón, EE. UU. | Mástil arriostrado | |
1971 | Südbrücke (Puente Sur) | Koblenz , Renania-Palatinado , Alemania Occidental | Puente en construcción | 13 muertos |
1971 | 1971 Falla de la presa Certej | Certeju de Sus , condado de Hunedoara , Rumanía | Presa | 89 muertos, 76 heridos |
1972 | Inundación de Buffalo Creek | Virginia Occidental , EE. UU. | Presa | 125 muertos, 1.121 heridos |
1972 | Mittelturm | Königs Wusterhausen , Alemania | Torre de celosía | |
1973 | Colapso del mástil de TV Bithlo | Bithlo , Florida , Estados Unidos | Mástil arriostrado | |
1973 | Broadway Central Hotel , Centro de artes Mercer | Nueva York, NY, EE. UU. | Hotel y teatros | 4 muertos, al menos 12 heridos |
1974 | Puente del río Makahali | Baitadi , Nepal | Puente | 140 muertos |
1975 | Torre de televisión KELO | Rowena, Dakota del Sur, EE. UU. | Mástil arriostrado | |
1975 | Represas de Banqiao y Shimantan | Zhumadian , Henan , China | Presa | ~ 85,600 a 240,000 muertos |
1976 | Presa de Teton | Idaho, EE. UU. | Presa de lodo | 11 muertos |
1976 | Sendeanlage Burg SL-3 | Burg bei Magdeburg , Sajonia-Anhalt , Alemania Occidental | Mástil arriostrado | |
1976 | Reichsbrücke | Viena , Austria | Puente | 1 muerto |
1976 | Transmisor Pic de Nore | Pic de Nore , Francia | Mástil arriostrado | |
1977 | Torre de televisión KSLA | Mooringsport , Luisiana , Estados Unidos | Mástil arriostrado | |
1977 | Represa Kelly Barnes | Georgia, Estados Unidos | Presa | 39 muertos |
1978 | Torre de Educación de Nebraska Angora | Angora, Nebraska, Estados Unidos | Mástil arriostrado | |
1978 | Mástil de TV WJJY | Bluffs , Illinois , Estados Unidos | Mástil arriostrado | |
1978 | Torre de TV WAND | Decatur, Illinois , Estados Unidos | Mástil arriostrado | |
1978 | Torre de televisión CKVR | Barrie, Ontario , Canadá | Mástil arriostrado | |
1978 | Centro cívico de Hartford | Hartford, Connecticut , Estados Unidos | Arena | |
1978 | Remitente Zehlendorf | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg , Alemania | Mástil arriostrado | |
1978 | Torre de enfriamiento Willow Island | Willow Island , Virginia Occidental, EE. UU. | Torre de enfriamiento en construcción | 51 muertos |
1979 | Arena de Kemper | Kansas City, Misuri , EE. UU. | Estadio | |
1979 | Remitente Krasch | Bernklau, Checoslovaquia (ahora parte de la República Checa ) | Mástil arriostrado | |
1979 | Torre de enfriamiento de la central eléctrica de Bouchain | Bouchain, Francia | Torre de enfriamiento | |
1979 | Transmisor Blåbärskullen | Sunne, Suecia | Pináculo del mástil Guyed |
Década de 1980 a 1990
Año | Estructura | Localización | Tipo | Damnificados |
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1980 | Puente de Almö | Stenungsund , Suecia | Puente | 8 muertos |
1980 | Colapso del estadio de Corralejas | Sincelejo , Sucre , Colombia | Estadio | +200 muertos |
1980 | Puente de alambre de Hayakawa | Saito , Kyūshū , Japón | Puente (suspensión) | 7 muertos |
1980 | Transmisor LORAN-C Jan Mayen | Jan Mayen , Noruega | Mástil arriostrado | |
1980 | Puente Sunshine Skyway | Tampa Bay , Florida , Estados Unidos | Puente | 35 muertos |
1981 | Colapso de la pasarela del Hyatt Regency | Kansas City , Misuri , EE. UU. | Pasarela | 114 muertos, 216 heridos |
1981 | Central Chimenea de Matla | Mpumalanga , Sudáfrica | Chimenea | 4 muertos |
mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Colapso de la escalera mecánica de Aviamotornaya | Moscú , RSFS de Rusia , Unión Soviética | Escalera mecánica | Al menos 8 muertos, al menos 30 heridos |
mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Presa de Lawn Lake | Parque Nacional de las Montañas Rocosas , Colorado, EE. UU. | Presa | 3 muertos |
mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Presa Tous | Valencia , España | Presa | +30 muertos o heridos |
mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Colapso de la torre de la carretera senior | Missouri City, Texas , EE. UU. | Mástil arriostrado | 5 muertos |
mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Pabellón de los jardines de Sophia | Cardiff , Gales, Reino Unido | Sala de conciertos | |
mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Torre WCIQ | Mount Cheaha , Alabama , Estados Unidos | Mástil arriostrado | |
1983 | Puente del río Mianus | Greenwich , Connecticut , Estados Unidos | Puente | 3 muertos, 3 heridos |
1983 | Torre de televisión CKX-TV Craig | Souris , Manitoba , Canadá | Mástil arriostrado | |
1983 | Mástil de TV Wavre | Wavre , Bélgica | Mástil arriostrado | |
1983 | Mástil KWWL-TV | Rowley , Iowa , Estados Unidos | Mástil arriostrado | |
1985 | Cúpula de Istra | RSFS de Rusia, Unión Soviética | Hazme | [1] |
1985 | Colapso de la presa de Val di Stava | Italia | Presa | 268 muertos |
1985 | Remitente Bielstein | Bielstein , Renania del Norte-Westfalia , Alemania Occidental | Mástil arriostrado | |
1986 | Hotel New World Disaster | Little India cerca de Serangoon Road , Singapur | Hotel | 33 muertos, 17 heridos |
1987 | Colapso de L'Ambiance Plaza | Bridgeport, Connecticut , Estados Unidos | Torre residencial | 28 muertos |
1987 | Central Turów | Bogatynia , Voivodato de Baja Silesia , Polonia | Torre de enfriamiento | |
1987 | Colapso del puente Schoharie Creek | Fort Hunter, Nueva York , EE. UU. | Puente | 10 muertos |
1988 | Escuela Dzhrashen (terremoto) | Spitak , Armenia | Escuela primaria | 400 muertos [4] |
1988 | Transmisor multrå | Sollefteå , Suecia | Pináculo del mástil Guyed | |
1988 | Mainbrücke Stockstadt (Puente de la autopista del río principal de Aschaffenburg) | Aschaffenburg , Baviera , Alemania Occidental | Puente en construcción | 1 muerto |
1988 | Colapso de Station Square ( colapso de Save-On-Foods) | Burnaby, Columbia Británica , Canadá | Estructura de estacionamiento en la azotea | 21 heridos |
1988 | Puente de la terminal de ferry Sultan Abdul Halim | Butterworth , Penang , Malasia | Puente | |
1988 | Telescopio Green Bank | Green Bank, Virginia Occidental , Estados Unidos | Plato parabólico (diámetro: 90,44 metros) | |
1989 | Puente del río Tennessee Hatchie | Tennessee , Estados Unidos | Puente | 8 muertos |
1989 | Torre cívica | Italia | Torre | 4 muertos, 15 heridos |
1989 | Torres WRAL-TV y WPTF-TV | Auburn, Carolina del Norte , EE. UU. | Mástil arriostrado | |
1989 | Viaducto de Cypress Street | Oakland, California , Estados Unidos | Puente | 42 muertos |
1991 | Puente de acero Astram Line | Hiroshima , Japón | Puente | 15 muertos |
1991 | Colapso del mástil de radio de Varsovia | Gąbin , Polonia | Mástil arriostrado (646 m) | |
1992 | Desastre del estadio Armand Césari | Bastia , Haute-Corse , Francia | Estadio | 18 muertos, +2,300 heridos |
1992 | Torre de televisión WCIX | Homestead (Miami), Florida, Estados Unidos | Mástil arriostrado | |
1993 | Transmisor LORAN-C Kargaburan | Kargaburan, Turquía | Mástil arriostrado | |
1993 | Torre de la Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena | Goch , Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemania | Iglesia | |
1993 | Colapso del mástil Cape Race LORAN-C | Cape Race , Terranova y Labrador , Canadá | Mástil | |
1993 | Colapso de las Highland Towers (Bloque 1) | Selangor , Malasia | Torre residencial | Al menos 48 muertos, desconocido herido |
1994 | Colapso de la tienda Marja | Tallin , Estonia | Edificio comercial | 5 muertos |
1994 | Puente Seongsu | Seúl , Corea del Sur | Puente | 32 muertos, 17 heridos |
1995 | Desastre de Cave Creek | Parque Nacional Paparoa , Nueva Zelanda | Plataforma de observación | 14 muertos, 4 heridos |
1995 | Colapso de los grandes almacenes Sampoong | Seúl , Corea del Sur | Edificio comercial | 502 muertos, 1.445 heridos |
1996 | Torre de TV WCOV | Montgomery, Alabama , Estados Unidos | Mástil / torre de TV | |
1996 | Puente ferroviario de Baikong | Condado de Ruyuan , Guangdong , China | Puente | 29 muertos |
1996 | Puente Koror-Babeldaob | Koror y Babeldaob , Palau | Puente | 2 muertos |
1996 | Colapso del puente de Walnut Street | Harrisburg, Pensilvania , Estados Unidos | Puente | |
1997 | Presa de Opuha | Nueva Zelanda | Presa | |
1997 | 2 mástiles de transmisor Grigoriopol | Grigoriopol , Transnistria , Moldavia | Mástil arriostrado | |
1997 | Colapso del puente Maccabiah | Tel Aviv , Israel | Puente | 4 muertos, 62 heridos |
1997 | Torre KNOE-TV | Luisiana, EE. UU. | Mástil arriostrado | |
1997 | Colapso del mástil KXJB-TV | Condado de Traill, Dakota del Norte , EE. UU. | Mástil arriostrado | |
1997 | Colapso de la torre WLBT | Raymond, Mississippi , Estados Unidos | Torre | |
1997 | Knick-Ei | Halstenbek , Alemania | Pabellón de deportes | |
1998 | Colapso del Palacio II | Río de janeiro , Brasil | Torre residencial | 8 muertos |
1998 | Knick-Ei | Halstenbek , Alemania | Pabellón de deportes | |
1999 | Accidente de grúa en el astillero de Gdynia | Gdynia , Polonia | Grua | |
1999 | Via Giotto en el colapso del edificio de Foggia | Foggia , Italia | Edificio | 67 killed, 3 injured |
1999 | Aggie Bonfire Collapse | College Station, Texas, US | Bonfire | 12 killed, 27 injured |
2000–2009
Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
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2000 | 2000 Baia Mare cyanide spill | Baia Mare, Romania | Embankment dam | |
2000 | Pier Number 34 (Club Heat) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Pier | 3 killed, dozens injured |
2000 | Boulevard du Souvenir overpass collapse over Highway 15 | Montréal, Canada | Overpass | 1 killed, 2 injured |
2000 | WRMD-Tower | St. Petersburg, Florida, US | Mast | |
2000 | KXEO/KWWR-Tower | Mexico, Missouri, US | Mast | |
2000 | Hoan Bridge | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | Bridge | |
2001 | Schouwburg Het Park | Hoorn, Netherlands | Theater | |
2001 | Hintze Ribeiro Bridge | Entre-os-Rios, Castelo de Paiva, Portugal | Bridge | 59 killed |
2001 | Versailles wedding hall collapse | Jerusalem | Wedding hall | 23 killed, 380 injured |
2001 | Queen Isabella Causeway | Port Isabel and South Padre Island, Texas, US | Bridge | 8 killed |
2001 | Angara transmitter, Northern Mast | Angara, Russia | Guyed mast | |
2001 | World Trade Center (1973-2001) | New York City, New York, United States of America | Skyscraper | 2,998 killed |
2001 | Kadalundi River rail bridge | India | Bridge | 57 killed |
2002 | Římov flood | Soběnov, Czechia | ||
2002 | Ellenstedt Wind Turbine Collapse | Ellenstedt, Germany | Wind turbine | |
2002 | Buran Hangar Collapse | Baikonur, Kazakhstan/Russia | Hangar | 8 killed |
2002 | I-40 bridge disaster | Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, US | Bridge | 14 killed, 11 injured |
2002 | Rafiganj rail bridge | India | Bridge | |
2003 | WVAH Tower | West Virginia, US | Guyed mast | |
2003 | WPAY (AM)-Tower | Portsmouth, Ohio, US | Guyed mast | |
2003 | WTNV-FM Tower | Jackson, Tennessee, US | Free-standing tower | |
2003 | WMBD Tower | Peoria, Illinois, US | Free-standing tower | |
2003 | WIFR TV Tower | Rockford, Illinois, US | Guyed mast | |
2003 | KETV TV Tower | Omaha, Nebraska, US | Guyed mast | |
2003 | WAAY TV Tower | Huntsville, Alabama, US | Guyed mast | |
2003 | Utrecht radio mast collapse | Utrecht, Netherlands | Guyed mast | |
2003 | Silver Lake Dam failure | Marquette County, Michigan, US | Embankment dam | |
2003 | Kinzua Bridge | Kinzua Bridge State Park, Pennsylvania, US | Bridge | |
2003 | Sgt. Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge | Latchford, Ontario, Canada | Bridge | |
2003 | 2003 Chicago balcony collapse | Chicago, Illinois, US | Balcony | 13 killed, 57 injured |
2003 | Schneebergerhof Vestas V80 Wind Turbine collapse | Gerbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | Wind turbine | |
2004 | Big Bay Dam | Mississippi, US | Dam | [5] |
2004 | Camará Dam | Brazil | Dam | At least 3 killed |
2004 | Collapse of the Terminal 2E roof, Charles de Gaulle Airport | Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise, France | Airport Terminal | 4 killed, 3 injured |
2004 | Loncomilla Bridge | San Javier, Chile | Bridge | |
2004 | Transvaal Park | Moscow, Russia | Water Park | 28 killed, 193 injured |
2004 | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge crane collapse | Connecticut, US | Bridge-deconstruction Crane | 1 killed |
2004 | Big Nickel Road Bridge | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | bridge | |
2004 | Mungo Bridge | Cameroon | Bridge | |
2004 | Peterborough radio mast | Peterborough, Great Britain | Guyed mast | |
2004 | KFI Mast | Los Angeles, California, US | Guyed mast | |
2005 | Shakidor Dam | Pakistan | Dam | ~70 killed |
2005 | Margalla Towers | Islamabad, Pakistan | Residential building | 78 killed, 100+ injured |
2005 | Taum Sauk Reservoir | Lesterville, Missouri, US | Dam | 0 killed, 5 injured |
2005 | Almuñécar Motorway bridge | Almuñécar, Province of Granada, Spain | Bridge | |
2005 | Caracas-La Guaira highway, Viaduct #1 | Tacagua, Venezuela | Bridge | |
2005 | Gerrards Cross Tunnel | Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, Great Britain | Tunnel | |
2005 | Veligonda Railway Bridge | India | Bridge | |
2005 | WLGA Transmitter Tower (formerly WSWS-TV Transmitter Tower) | Cusseta, Georgia, US | Guyed mast | |
2005 | Nebraska Education Tower Atlanta | Atlanta, Nebraska, US | Building | |
2005 | Sadaf Manzil | Nagpada, Mumbai, India | Residential building | 11 killed, 24 injured |
2006 | Bad Reichenhall Ice Rink roof collapse | Bad Reichenhall, Germany | Stadium roof | 15 killed, 32 injured |
2006 | Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse | Katowice, Poland | Market roof | 65 killed, 170 injured |
2006 | Basmanny market roof collapse | Moscow, Russia | Market Roof | 66 killed, unknown injured |
2006 | 2006 Lagos building collapses | Lagos, Nigeria | Three buildings – one Residential, commercial and under construction, respectively | At least 28 killed, at least 86 injured |
2006 | Interstate 88 bridge collapse | Unadilla, New York, US | Bridge | 2 killed[6] |
2006 | Big Dig ceiling collapse | South Boston, Massachusetts, US | Ceiling tile | 1 killed, 1 injured |
2006 | De la Concorde Overpass collapse | Montréal, Canada | Overpass | 5 killed, 6 injured |
2006 | Run Pathani Bridge Collapse | Pakistan | Bridge | |
2006 | Torre VIP de Rádio & TV | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | Guyed mast | |
2006 | Yekaterinburg bridge collapse | Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia | Bridge | |
2006 | Nimule bridge collapse | Nimule, Kenya | Bridge | |
2006 | Bhagalpur Pedestrian Bridge Collapse | Bhagalpur, Bihar, India | Bridge | |
2006 | Eziama Bridge Collapse | Eziama, Imo State, Nigeria | Bridge | |
2006 | KSPS-TV tower | Spokane, Washington, US | TV mast/tower | |
2007 | Crab House – Floor collapsed into the water | Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, US | Building | 0 killed, 9 injured |
2007 | Sherman County Wind Turbine collapse [2] | Sherman County, Oregon, US | Wind turbine | |
2007 | WACS-TV tower | Americus, Georgia, US | Guyed mast | |
2007 | WSKY-DT Tower | Camden County, North Carolina, US | Guyed mast | |
2007 | Browns Summit Crown Castle Broadcasting Tower | Browns Summit, Texas, US | ||
2007 | Punjagutta Flyover Bridge Collapse | Punjagutta, Telangana, India | Bridge | |
2007 | Tuo River bridge | Fenguan, Sichuan, China | Bridge | |
2007 | Harp Road bridge | Oakville, Washington, US | Bridge | |
2007 | MacArthur Maze | Oakland, California, US | Roadway | |
2007 | Shershah Bridge – Section of the Northern Bypass, Karachi | Karachi, Pakistan | Bridge | |
2007 | Neurath Power Station Scaffold collapse | Grevenbroich-Neurath, Germany | power station under construction | 3 killed, 6 injured |
2007 | Guinea Bridge Collapse | Guinea | Bridge | |
2007 | Chhinchu suspension bridge | Nepalgunj, Birendranagar, Nepal | Bridge | |
2007 | WNEP-TV Tower | Penobscot Knob, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, US | Guyed mast | |
2007 | I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Bridge | 13 killed, 145 injured |
2007 | Collapse of bridge over the Jiantuo River during construction | Hunan, China | Bridge | 50+ killed, ~90+ injured |
2008 | Hornslet Wind Turbine Collapse | Hornslet, Denmark | Wind turbine | |
2008 | 303 East 51st Street crane collapse | Manhattan, New York City, United States | Crane | 7 killed, 24 injured |
2007 | Collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge | Cần Thơ, Vietnam | Bridge | +52–59 killed, +140–189 injured |
2008 | Cedar Rapids Railway Bridge Collapse | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US | Bridge | |
2007 | Stobart Mill Wind Turbine Collapse [3] | Stobart Mill, UK | Wind turbine | |
2008 | Belyayevka | Russia | School | 5 [4][failed verification] |
2008 | KATV Tower | Redfield, Arkansas, US | Guyed mast | |
2008 | Searsburg Wind Turbine Collapse [5] | Searsburg, New Hampshire, US | Wind turbine | |
2008 | Christian rock concert stage collapse | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | Stage | 0 killed, +40 injured |
2009 | Emmis Television Wichita Tower | Wichita, Kansas, US | Guyed mast | |
2009 | Alona Wind Turbine Collapse [6] | Alona, New York, US | Wind turbine | |
2009 | Fenner wind turbine collapse [7] | Fenner, New York, US | Wind turbine | |
2009 | Historical Archive of the City of Cologne collapse | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Building | 2 killed |
2009 | Situ Gintung Dam | Tangerang, Indonesia | Dam | |
2009 | Collapse of Lotus Riverside Block 7 | Shanghai, China | Residential building | 1 killed |
2009 | Broadmeadow viaduct | Malahide, Ireland | Bridge | |
2009 | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium | Terengganu, Malaysia | Stadium | |
2009 | Rawicz Radio Tower [8] | Rawicz, Poland | Lattice tower | |
2009 | 2009 Korba chimney collapse | Korba, Chhattisgarh, India | At Least 45 killed, +7 injured | |
2009 | Big Valley Jamboree stage collapse | Camrose, Alberta, Canada | Stage | 1 killed, ~75 injured |
2009 | Palma de Mallorca House Collapse | Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain | Building | |
2009 | Jaya Supermarket | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Supermarket | 7 killed, unknown injured |
2009 | Kota Chambal Bridge Collapse | Kota, India | Bridge |
2010–2019
Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Collapse of 45J Ma Tau Wai Road | Hong Kong | Building | 4 killed |
2010 | Bab Berdieyinne mosque minaret collapse | Meknes, Fès-Meknès, Morocco | Religious building | |
2010 | Myllysilta (Mill Bridge) | Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland | Bridge | |
2010 | Lalita Park building collapse | New Delhi, India | Building | |
2010 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome roof collapse | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Stadium roof | |
2010 | Ikeja City Mall | Lagos, Nigeria | Mall | 5 injured |
2010 | Blacksburg High School Gymnasium | Blacksburg, Virginia, US | Gymnasium[7] | |
2010 | Stadium Southland | Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand | Stadium Roof | |
2011 | Lift bridge Waddinxveen | Waddinxveen, Netherlands | Bridge | |
2011 | WEAU-TV, WAXX-FM Tower | Fairchild, Wisconsin, US | Guyed mast | |
2011 | Kirtorf Wind Turbine collapse [9] | Kirtorf, Hesse, Germany | Wind turbine | |
2011 | Enschede Stadium Roof Collapse | Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands | Stadium roof | |
2011 | Antenna mast of tower of Zendstation Smilde | Hoogersmilde, Drenthe, Netherlands | Partially guyed tower | |
2011 | Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapse | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Stage | 0 killed, 3 injured |
2011 | Indiana State Fair stage collapse | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Stage | 7 killed, 58 injured |
2011 | Pukkelpop stage collapse | Hasselt, Flemish Community, Belgium | Stage | |
2011 | QAL scaffold collapse | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | Scaffold | |
2011 | PGC office building collapse[8] | Christchurch, South Island New Zealand | Commercial building | 18 killied |
2011 | Canterbury Television building collapse | Christchurch, South Island New Zealand | Commercial building | 115 killed (collapsed during earthquake) |
2011 | 17th Street Bridge walkway[9] | Atlanta, Georgia, US | Walkway structure | |
2012 | Vieira Fazenda Office Block Collapses | Praça Floriano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Office buildings | 17 killed |
2012 | Radiohead stage collapse | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Stage | 1 killed, 3 injured |
2012 | Algo Centre Mall | Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada | Shopping mall | 2 killed, 22 injured |
2012 | Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 2 | Felsberg-Berus, Saarland, Germany | Guyed radio mast | |
2012 | Sasago Tunnel | Border Of Kōshū and Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan | Ceiling tile | 9 killed, 2 injured |
2013 | Partial collapse of modular building under construction | Ephrata, Pennsylvania, US | Government building under construction | 0 killed, 3 injured |
2013 | Dar es Salaam building collapse | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Residential building | 36 killed, 17/18 injured |
2013 | Thane building collapse | Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Building under construction[10][11] | 74 killed, 60–62 injured |
2013 | Rana Plaza | Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Commercial building[12] | 1,100+ killed, 2,500+ injured |
2013 | 22nd and Market Building Collapse | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Building | 6 killed, 13 injured[13] |
2013 | Penang Second Bridge | Penang Island, Malaysia | Bridge | 1 killed, 3 injured |
2013 | Row houses collapse 400 block of Daly Street | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Row houses | 0 killed, 8 injured[14] |
2013 | I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse | Skagit County, Washington, U.S. | Bridge | 0 killed, 3 injured[15] |
2013 | Building Under Construction | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Building | At least 6 killed, at least 20 injured[16] |
2013 | Residential building | Mumbai, India | Building | At least 61 killed, at least 32 injured[17] |
2013 | 22-storey residential building | Medellin, Colombia | Residential building | 12 killed[18] |
2013 | Maxima superstore | Riga, Latvia | Commercial building | 54 killed [19] |
2013 | Apollo Theatre | London, UK | Theatre | 0 killed, 76 injured[20] |
2014 | Gyeongju Mauna Resort Gymnasium | Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | Gymnasium | 10 killed, 124 injured[21] |
2014 | Death of Keane Wallis-Bennett | Edinburgh, Scotland | freestanding wall | 1 |
2014 | Croce del Papa Collapse | Cevo, Italy | Guyed mast (inclined) | 1 dead |
2014 | Vilémov Bridge Collapse | Vilémov, Czechia | Bridge | 4 dead (cs) |
2014 | 2014 Synagogue Church building collapse | Lagos, Nigeria | Building | At least 44 dead, and 130 rescued from the wreckage[22] |
2015 | Rekowo Radio Mast | Rekowo, Poland | Guyed mast | [10] |
2015 | Apartment building | New York, US | Building | 0 killed, 12 injured[citation needed] |
2015 | Ivanovo Power Plant, Cooling Tower 4 | Ivanovo, Russia | Cooling tower | [11] |
2015 | Thumper Pond Resort | Ottertail, Minnesota, US | Indoor waterpark | [23] |
2015 | Military training center barracks | Omsk, Russia | Building | 23 killed[24] |
2015 | I-10 bridge collapse | Desert Center, California, US | Bridge | 1 injury[25] |
2015 | Mecca crane collapse | Mecca, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia | Crane | 118 killed, 394 injured |
2015 | Queen Juliana bridge crane collapse | Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland Netherlands | 2 cranes on pontoons | No injuries[26] |
2015 | Dharahara (earthquake, 25 May)) | Kathmandu, Nepal | 19th-century tower | 200 fatalities |
2015 | Vestas V112 Wind turbine | Lemnhult, Sweden | Wind turbine | |
2016 | Altenbeken-Buke E66 Wind turbine machine house fall | Altenbeken, Germany | Wind turbine | |
2016 | Weiguan Jinlong (earthquake, Feb 6)) | Tainan, Taiwan | Residential building | 114 fatalities[27] |
2016 | 2016 Lagos building collapse | Lagos, Nigeria | Building under construction | |
2016 | Vivekananda Flyover Bridge | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | Flyover bridge | [28] |
2016 | Hu Fa Kuang Sports Centre, City University of Hong Kong | Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong | Roof collapse | 3 injured[29] |
2016 | Fengcheng power station collapse | Fengcheng, Jiangxi, China | Cooling tower under construction | 74 deaths, 2 injuries[30] |
2016 | Uyo Church collapse | Uyo, Nigeria | Church | 60 deaths[31] |
2017 | Česká Třebová Sport Hall Collapse | Česká Třebová, Czechia | Hall | |
2017 | Juice Tank | Lebedyan, Russia | Tank | resulted in a flooding of Lebedyan with 28 million liters juice |
2017 | Plasco Building collapse | Tehran, Iran | Shopping mall | 21 deaths, 16 firefighters and 5 civilians |
2017 | Troja Pedestrian Bridge collapse | Prague, Czechia | Bridge | |
2017 | Eindhoven Airport parking garage collapse[32] | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Building under construction | |
2017 | Highway overpass collapse during maintenance works[33] | Camerano, Italy | Highway overpass | 2 deaths, 3 injuries[34] |
2018 | Merriweather Post Pavilion collapse | Columbia, Maryland, USA | Pavilion | [12] |
2018 | Indonesia Stock Exchange floor collapse | Jakarta, Indonesia | Suspended walkway | 72 injuries[35] |
2018 | Chirajara bridge collapse | Chirajara, Colombia | Partially constructed motorway Bridge | At least 9 deaths, 5 injuries[36] |
2018 | Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse | Miami, Florida, USA | Walkway | At least 6 deaths, 9 injuries[37] |
2018 | Edifício Wilton Paes de Almeida collapse | São Paulo, Brazil | Building | At least 7 deaths[38] |
2018 | Kundal Shahi bridge collapse | Kundal Shahi, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan | Walkway | At least 12 deaths, 11 injured, missing unknown.[39] |
2018 | Zhejiang bridge collapse | Zhejiang, China | Bridge | 8 dead, 3 injured[40] |
2018 | Ponte Morandi collapse | Genoa, Italy | Highway bridge | 43 |
2018 | San Giuseppe dei Falegnami collapse | Rome, Italy | Church | 0 |
2018 | 2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse | Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia | Apartment building | 39 deaths, 5 injured |
2019 | 2019 Lagos school collapse | Lagos, Nigeria | Residential building | 20 dead, over 60 injured |
2019 | Montana State University gym roofs collapse | Bozeman, Montana, USA | 2 gymnasiums | 0 |
2019 | Building collapse in Mumbai | Mumbai, India | Residential building | 2 |
2019 | AFAS Stadion roof collapse [41] | Alkmaar, Netherlands | stadium roof collapse | 0 |
2019 | Hard Rock Hotel Collapse | New Orleans, USA | Partially constructed hotel collapse | 3 dead, 18 injured |
2019 | Mirepoix-sur-Tarn bridge collapse | Mirepoix-sur-Tarn, Occitanie, France | Bridge | 2 dead |
2020–present
Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 2020 Kep building collapse | Kep, Cambodia | Tourist guesthouse under construction | 36 dead, 26 injured[42] |
2020 | Collapse of Xinjia Express Hotel | Quanzhou, Fujian, China | Hotel | 29 dead |
2020 | Caprigliola bridge collapse | Caprigliola, Tuscany, Italy | Bridge | 2 injured |
2020 | Lecheng bridge collapse | Sanxi, Jingde County, Anhui, China | Bridge | |
2020 | Zhenhai bridge collapse | Huangshan City, Anhui, China | Bridge | |
2020 | Collapse of Juxian Restaurant[43] | Linfen City, Shanxi, China | Building | 29 killed, 28 injured |
2020 | Arecibo Observatory[44] | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | Observatory | |
2021 | 2021 Brindisi shed collapse | San Michele Salentino, Apulia, Italy | Shed | 1 dead, 4 injured[45] |
2021 | 2021 Cairo apartment collapse | Gesr El-Suez, Cairo, Egypt | Apartment building | 25 dead, 25 injured[46] |
2021 | 2021 Bangkok residence collapse | Kritsadanakhon 31 Village, Bangkok, Thailand | Residence Building | At least 4 dead, 5 injured[47] |
Transporte
Year | Structure | Location & Cause | Casualties |
---|---|---|---|
1865 | Steamboat Sultana boiler explosion | Memphis, Tennessee, US | 1192 dead (estimated) |
1882 | Inverythan rail accident | Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK | 8 dead |
1891 | Norwood junction rail accident | London, UK | 0 |
1954 | BOAC Flight 781, de Havilland Comet | Mediterranean Sea off Elba | 35 dead (all) |
1954 | South African Airways Flight 201, de Havilland Comet | Mediterranean between Naples/Stromboli | 21 dead (all) |
1966 | BOAC Flight 911, Boeing 707 | Near Mount Fuji, Japan. Severe turbulence caused the plane to break up in mid-air. | 124 dead (all) |
1970 | Apollo 13, Apollo Service Module | Lunar transfer orbit, about 321,860 km Earth altitude, in international territory | 0 |
1972 | American Airlines Flight 96, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Incompletely secured cargo door at the rear of the plane broke off, caused rapid decompression, and severed some wires beneath the floor that controlled the plane's elevators and rudder. A safe landing was made at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. | 11 injured |
1974 | Turkish Airlines Flight 981, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Originated at Istanbul Yesilköy Airport & departed Orly International Airport, Paris, France. Incompletely secured cargo door at the rear of the plane broke off, caused rapid decompression, and severed wires beneath the floor that controlled the plane's elevators and rudder. Plane crashed in the Ermenonville Forest. | 346 dead (all) |
1979 | American Airlines Flight 191, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, US. Lost left engine on take-off due to improper maintenance. | 273 dead (all on board, 2 on the ground) |
1985 | Japan Airlines Flight 123, Boeing 747 | Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Crashed due to rapid decompression that ripped off a large portion of tail and caused the loss of hydraulic controls to entire plane. It is the deadliest aviation accident in history to involve a single aircraft. | 520 dead, 4 injured |
1986 | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster | Cape Canaveral, Florida, US | 7 dead (all) |
1988 | Aloha Airlines Flight 243, Boeing 737 | Pacific Ocean near Kahului, Hawaii, US. Metal fatigue caused the plane's fuselage to blow off. | 1 dead, 65 injured |
1989 | United Airlines Flight 811, Boeing 747 | Pacific Ocean off Honolulu, Hawaii, US. Cargo door failure caused an explosive decompression. | 9 dead, 38 injured |
1991 | Nigeria Airways Flight 2120, McDonald Douglas DC-8-61 | Crashed after catching fire on taking off from King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Fire was due to under-inflated tires & fire caused failure of hydraulic system. | 261 dead, including 14 Canadian aircrew. |
1996 | TWA Flight 800, Boeing 747 | Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, US. Crashed due to a fuel tank explosion, causing the plane to break apart. | 230 dead (all) |
2001 | American Airlines Flight 587, Airbus A300B4-605R | Crashed into the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens, NYC. Plane's vertical stabilizer snapped off. | 260 on plane dead (all) & 5 on ground dead |
2002 | China Airlines Flight 611, Boeing 747 | Over the Penghu Islands, Taiwan. The plane had suffered a tailstrike in 1980 and was improperly repaired. | 225 dead (all) |
2003 | Space Shuttle Columbia disaster | over Texas, US | 7 dead (all) |
2011 | Sinking of the Russian ship Bulgaria | Kuybyshev Reservoir, Russia | 122 dead |
2014 | Sinking of MV Sewol | near Jindo County, South Korea | 306 dead |
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enlaces externos
- These Are Some Of The Worst Architectural Disasters in History
- Near-misses and failure part 1
- Near-misses and failure part 2
- How to Avoid Catastrophe