Several passenger plane crashes have occurred worldwide this year, including a Wednesday morning Azerbaijan Airlines wreck that has left dozens feared dead.

The black box from the Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan, believed to have been caused by a Russian missile, is being sent to Brazil for investigation, Kazakh authorities reported on Dec. 29. Kazakhstan’s decision aligns with Azerbaijan's call for a transparent probe into the crash,

Black boxes from plane crash will be delivered to Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) in Brazil, says Kazakh Transport Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

A small plane carrying 10 people crashed into shops in the center of the tourist city of Gramado in southern Brazil on Sunday, killing everyone on board, state government officials said.

A small private plane carrying 10 people crashed in a tourist city in southern Brazil on Sunday, clipping buildings as it fell from the sky and injuring at least 17 others, officials said.

Crash on Wednesday morning of Azerbaijan Airlines flight carrying 67 people from Baku to Russia's Grozny, in which 25 people survived, brings passenger plane accidents worldwide this year into focus -

The White House said Friday there were "early indications" that Russian air defenses downed an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Kazakhstan.

A U.S. official says a Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed and killed dozens. Former FAA and former NTSB investigator Jeff Guzzetti and former Commanding General of the United States Army Europe retired Lt.

The head of Russia's state aviation agency said Friday that the airspace was shut down over the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus when an Azerbaijani plane that later crashed in Kazakhstan tried to land.