41.   A booster rocket meant to take a Russian military satellite into orbit failed and crashed soon after launch Tuesday, officials said.

42.   A Brazilian jetliner crashed after hitting trees during a landing at an Amazon airport Friday, killing the co-pilot and injuring four people.

43.   A cargo plane reportedly carrying goods for the Zairian military crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday, killing all eight crew members on board.

44.   A government inquiry said the plane crashed shortly after take-off due to technical reasons.

45.   A Duke University Medical Center helicopter crashed shortly after the pilot initiated a maintenance check while en route to pick up a patient.

46.   A German military plane crashed shortly after taking off Sunday, with all seven persons aboard believed to have been killed, airport officials said.

47.   A helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from a ranch Saturday night, killing one person and injuring six others, authorities said.

48.   A military aircraft on an exercise over northern Nigeria crashed after a mechanical failure, killing all eight people on board, a Lagos-based newspaper reported Tuesday.

49.   A new model Antonov aircraft crashed after a test flight collision with another plane monitoring the flight, killing all seven people aboard, a company spokesman said Saturday.

50.   A small passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff in northern Russia, an emergency official said Tuesday.