Lightning can be scary even when you're safely tucked away behind brick walls on solid ground, so the idea of a bolt striking an ... If a bolt did play a role, it would be one of very few incidents in recent history of lightning bringing down a plane. The last ... Video: A close look at the Colombia plane crash. read more
It can't. At least for airliners. When Boeing and airbus make planes, they have these metal shells they add on to the body of the plane. That would cause the lightning to the go all over the body of the aircraft and come off at the tail. read more
If a bolt did play a role, it would be one of very few incidents in recent history of lightning bringing down a plane. The last confirmed civilian plane crash in the U.S. directly attributed to lightning was in 1967, when a bolt caused a catastrophic fuel tank explosion, according to Lightning Technologies. read more