Turkish Airlines Flight 981

Turkish Airlines Flight 981 was a commercial aircraft that tragically crashed on March 3, 1974, near Paris, shortly after takeoff. The crash was caused by a design flaw in the aircraft’s rear cargo door, which led to the door bursting open mid-flight. This sudden event caused a rapid decompression and destabilized the plane, leading to a crash that resulted in the deaths of all 346 people onboard. It remains one of the deadliest aviation accidents involving a rear cargo door failure and prompted significant changes in aircraft safety and cargo door design standards.