American airlines: The American Airlines flight AA3023 caused chaos on Saturday (July 26, 2025) when the landing gear of the aircraft caught fire during the takeoff at Denver International Airport. It was a Boeing 737 Max model aircraft, with 173 passengers and 6 crew members. The good thing is that everyone was taken out safely and no major accident happened.
Fire cause
According to the Denver Fire Department, the aircraft was about to fly to Miami, but the aircraft tire suddenly caused technical fault during the takeoff on the runway 34L. This led to a fire in the landing gear of the aircraft. The Emergency Response team posted at the airport immediately reached the spot and controlled the fire.
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Passengers were evacuated
Airport officials said that five passengers were undergoing medical examination, but there was no serious injury. A passenger suffered a minor injury, which was sent to the hospital as a precaution. All other passengers were taken out of the aircraft without any loss. With the help of emergency slides, passengers quickly left the aircraft.
FAA started investigating
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has started investigating the incident. American Airlines has also issued a statement, stating that the aircraft had a maintenance problem, due to which it has been removed from service at present. It will be clear only after investigation that for what causes the technical fault occurred.
Video of the incident went viral
A video of this incident has gone viral on social media, in which fire and smoke are seen rising from the aircraft tire. In the video, passengers can be seen nervous, who were coming out of the emergency slide. The incident is worrisome in terms of aviation security, but a huge accident was averted due to the speedy action of the airport and fire department.
Air India aircraft accident
On 12 June 2025, Air India flight AI171, which was going to London Gatwick from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, crashed only a few minutes after the takeoff in the Meghni Nagar area of Ahmedabad. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft had flown a total of 242 people including 230 passengers and 12 crew members. In this terrible accident, only one passenger, Indian Vishwaskumar Ramesh of British origin, survived, while 241 people were killed. Apart from this, B.J. on the ground In the medical college hostel, 29 people were killed and 67 people were seriously injured due to an accident. Overall, 270 people died in the accident, making it one of India’s deadliest aircraft accidents.
