ITT: Our favorite air disaster stories. Could have ended well or not. Just post something interesting and a link to read more.

Mine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OO-DLL

You've probably heard of this one, but its awesome. Basically at DHL Airbus A300 is hit with a shoulder-mounted SAM fired by an insurgent group when it is at about 10 000 feet. It hits the wing, does significant damage (see picture), and all hydraulic pressure is lost. They managed to land the plane using only differential thrust.