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Apr 4

A tragic accident involving KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 occurred at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on April 4, 1994, resulting in three fatalities and a critical examination of airline safety protocols.

Apr 10

On April 10, 2010, a Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M carrying President Lech Kaczyński and 95 others crashed in dense fog near Smolensk, Russia, killing all aboard. The passengers were en route to a 70th-anniversary commemoration of the Katyn massacre. The disaster plunged Poland into mourning, upended its leadership, and led to prolonged investigations, reforms, and controversy that continue to reverberate in Polish-Russian relations.

Apr 4

On April 4, 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242 encountered a severe thunderstorm and crashed near New Hope, Georgia, resulting in 72 fatalities and significant changes in airline safety protocols.