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Series of aviation incidents leaves multiple dead as Ryanair flight suffers window failure
July 13, 2026 at 04:57 PM
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10 reports · 4 in Arabic, 6 in English · over 783 hours
Aviation authorities have reported fatal crashes in the US, Bahamas, and Pakistan, and a mid-air emergency on a Ryanair flight in recent weeks.
- A pilot died when his firefighting plane crashed into a Colorado reservoir; the Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office recovered his body from the aircraft.
- Nine passengers and a pilot were killed in a Bahamas plane crash; Prime Minister Philip Davis confirmed one initial survivor later died.
- Five crew members remain missing after the wreckage of a Boeing 737 cargo plane was located off Pakistan’s coast; the Pakistan Airports Authority said the plane reported a navigational system problem.
- A 61-year-old Serbian national was treated for friction burns after being partially sucked out of a window on a Ryanair flight; Ryanair said the window dislodged in flight and the aircraft returned to Thessaloniki.





