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Kulwicki was being transported from a promotional appearance in Knoxville, Tennessee to the Bristol Motor Speedway for the running of the 1993 Food City 500 on April 4. An investigation determined that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot's failure to operate the engine inlet anti-ice system properly.
"The Big Bopper" Richardson also died in this accident (see The Day the Music Died). Nick Vanos: United States 1987 NBA player for the Phoenix Suns: Northwest Airlines Flight 255: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport: Flightcrew failed to deploy flaps/slats prior to takeoff resulting in stall [126] Alexis Vastine: France 2015 Boxer ...
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II: The F-4 of the Marine Corps was flying under visual flight rules but failed to see the commercial aircraft in time to avoid a mid-air collision. The only survivor was the radar intercept officer of the F-4, who successfully ejected. November 14, 1970 75 0 0 Southern Airways Flight 932 ...
Nashville and Middle Tennessee have had their fair share of plane crashes, the majority of which involved small, private planes. Plane crashes in Nashville, Middle Tennessee: A look back at some ...
A small plane crashed next to an interstate highway in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday night, killing all five people on board, police said. The single-engine plane crashed close to a Costco store ...
The incident occurred on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 19, when the engine of the aircraft went out, resulting in the plane crashing in the 4600 block of Shallowford Road in Chattanooga, the ...
On April 7, 1994, Federal Express Flight 705, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 cargo jet carrying electronics equipment across the United States from Memphis, Tennessee, to San Jose, California, was the subject of a hijack attempt by Auburn R. Calloway, a Federal Express employee facing possible dismissal for having lied about his flight hours.
The aircraft was returning to Adana when an explosion occurred in a left wing fuel tank. At the time, the aircraft was descending through 5000 feet to 3000 feet. The flight crew lost control and the aircraft impacted terrain. At the time, the aircraft had 6 crew members and 12 passengers on board. There were no survivors. [6] 17 April