On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, on board from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over Ukraine, killing all 298 people aboard. It first flew on July 17, 1997, exactly 17 years before.
That's a lot of 17s. But wait, there's more.
On July 17, 1996, TWA 800 crashed into the ocean near New York City, shortly after takeoff, killing all 230 people aboard. There is speculation that it was shot down by a missile. There are still major conspiracy theories about it.
But wait, there's more.
On July 17, 2007, TAM Airlines Flight 3054 crashed during landing, killing all 181 passengers aboard. It was the deadliest air disaster in Brazilian history.
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On July 17, 2000, Alliance Air Flight 7412 crashed in Patna, India, killing 60 and leaving 3 survivors.
See also: Space Tragedies around the end of January
Update:
On July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 crash-landed in Sioux City, Iowa, killing 111 and leaving 185 survivors. It suffered a catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine.
On July 16, 1999, John F Kennedy Jr died in a plane crash into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard. Two other people also died. On an unrelated note, there is a conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton somehow caused this, because she was elected Senator from New York in November 2000 and JFK Jr was also running for the same seat.
On July 17, 2018, two small planes collided over the Everglades near Miami, killing 4 people.
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