Can a plane crash in air if the lightning strikes on it?

It is very rare of a lightning strike to cause any problems to a aircraft.

The answer, one expert says, is a resounding “yes.” “Standard commercial airplanes are designed to take lightning strikes,” says Prof. ... The last commercial plane crash in the U.S. confirmed to be directly caused by lightning was in 1967, when the plane's fuel tank exploded as a result, according to Scientific American.

Only if someone’s on the wing

Lightning can cause a plane to have a bad accident, but it usually only causes minor damage, if even that, to modern airliners.

No. It won't CRASH until it reaches the ground. BUT a lightning strike CAN cause sufficient damage to make an airplane uncontrollable or lose power so it can't fly.

Yes

To the thumbs-down wankers.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_214

It has happened, but very rarely does lightning strikes on a plane cause any problems.

Lightning often strikes aircraft, in some rare cases causing some minor damage, but incredibly rare for a catastrophic failure or even any injury.

Planes don't crash unless they hit another object. Lighting doesn't count

Happens quite often with no bad results. That is not to say that it is impossible