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It is the deadliest aircraft disaster in California history, the first fatal Pacific Southwest Airlines incident, and at the time, the deadliest aircraft incident in the United States. [ 38 ] PSA Flight 1771 crashed near Cayucos, California , on December 7, 1987, after being hijacked by a disgruntled former airline employee, killing all 43 on ...
Boeing 247: The aircraft crashed into terrain in poor weather. October 10, 1933 7 0 0 1933 United Airlines Boeing 247 mid-air explosion: near Chesterton: Indiana: Boeing 247D: The aircraft suffered a mid-air explosion due to a bomb in the baggage compartment and crashed. It was the first confirmed act of air sabotage in commercial aviation ...
It sideswiped a Boeing 707, then the aircraft crashed into a Boeing 757. 128 people died in the incident. 31 July 1992 - China General Aviation Flight 7552 lost control upon take-off and crashes into a pond nearby, killing 107 people.
1959 San Diego F3H crash; 1965 Hong Kong US Marines KC-130F Crash; 1973 Sólheimasandur Douglas DC-3 crash; 2000 Marana V-22 crash; 2003 Bawean incident; 2005 Al-Anbar CH-53E crash; 2007 Blue Angels South Carolina crash; 2016 United States Marine Corps helicopter collision; 2017 United States Marine Corps KC-130 crash
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
List of aircraft accidents and incidents resulting in 50 or more fatalities. Initial sort order is by total fatalities (descending) and then by date (most recent to most distant). Deaths T Incident [a] Aircraft Location Phase Airport Distance Date Tot C P G N; est. 1,700 [b] 11 81 est. 1,600 † INH American Airlines Flight 11: Boeing 767-223ER
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1943–1944) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1945–1949) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1950–1954) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1955–1959) List of accidents and incidents involving military ...
During World War II, the United States Navy purchased two Great Lakes side-wheel paddle steamers and converted them into freshwater aircraft carrier training ships. Both vessels were designated with the hull classification symbol IX and lacked hangar decks , elevators or armaments .