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Two on the ground were also killed. It remains the deadliest commercial aircraft accident in the United States, and the second-deadliest incident involving commercial aircraft in the United States, after the 9/11 attacks. December 28, 1978 10 24 179 United Airlines Flight 173: Portland: Oregon: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
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There have been at least 238 deaths and 227 injuries stemming from non-combat U.S. military aircraft crashes since 2012, according to the FAA. There have also been multiple "close call" incidents ...
This was the first mid-air collision in the United States involving a jet airliner since the crash of Aeroméxico Flight 498 on August 31, 1986, [46] the first mid-air collision involving a commercial passenger aircraft in the United States since SkyWest Airlines Flight 1834 in 1987, and the first fatal mid-air collision in the United States ...
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 ...
An American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. All 67 people aboard the aircraft are presumed dead.
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).