Partnair Flight 394 was a chartered flight that crashed on 8 September 1989 off the coast of Denmark, 18 kilometres (10 nautical miles) north of Hirtshals. All fifty five souls on board the aircraft died, making this the deadliest disaster in Danish aviation history. The accident was caused by improper maintenance and use of counterfeit aircraft parts. The accident aircraft, registered as LN-PAA, was a 36-year-old Convair CV-580 operated by the Norwegian charter airline Partnair. The aircraft wa

On May 20, 2025, Turkish Airlines flight TK1721 from Istanbul, a Boeing 777-300ER (TC-JJY), experienced brake overheating on landing at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The aircraft vacated runway 25L via a high-speed turnoff about 6200 feet down the runway when the crew noticed smoke below the aircraft. Emergency services responded, confirming that the smoke resulted from overheated brakes, however, no fire was detected. The aircraft departed for its return flight to Istanbul with a two-hour delay.

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