midair collision
Aircraft intersect aloft
A midair collision is a crash between two or more aircraft while in flight.
The term applies whether the collision involves commercial planes, private aircraft, or helicopters: The midair collision over the Potomac killed all aboard both aircraft.
The phrase emphasizes that the accident occurred aloft rather than on the ground during takeoff or landing.
- crashSudden violent impact
- head onFacing front to front
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- planeWinged flying vehicle
flight path · final approach · air traffic control · wreckage · falling debris · debris · sky · nose dive · altitude · aviation · disaster · tragedy · fireball · explosion · plummet · descent · radar · flight
- aviation disastersplane crash, air crash, crash landing, crash site, crashes
- aviation hazardsbird strike, engine failure, icing, pilot error, stall
- Crash InvestigationsNTSB, crash investigation, crash site, crash scene, black box
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft
- flight eventstakeoff, landing, liftoff, flight, launch