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Sabena Flight 548 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Idlewild Airport in New York City to Brussels Airport in Belgium. On 15 February 1961, the Boeing 707-329 operating the flight crashed on approach to Brussels Airport, killing all 72 people on board and one person on the ground.
Among the people who died in the crash included 16 family members, coaches and friends of the skaters. The 1961 U.S. figure skating team before boarding Sabena Flight 548 STF/AFP via Getty Images
Wednesday's plane crash that killed a yet-unknown number of U.S. figure skating team members recalls memories of another tragedy nearly 64 years ago.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
The crowd crush is the worst recorded accident to have occurred in Sabarimala. In the past on 14 January 1952, 66 Ayyappa pilgrims were burnt to death when two fireworks sheds caught fire, while on the same day in 1999, 52 pilgrims were killed following a crowd crush during their return after witnessing the Makara Jyothi at Pamba. [2]
On Sunday, 179 people were killed as a plane touched down in South Korea, making it the deadliest plane crash in South Korea's history.. Two of the six Jeju Air crew members are the only survivors ...
Carrier and Campbell died along with their teammates on February 15, 1961, when Sabena Flight 548 crashed en route to the World Championships. A $10 million USFS Memorial Fund was set up to honor the crash victims to support the training of promising young skaters. [3] She was 20 years old.
The father of American Airlines pilot Sam Lilley is advocating for stricter regulations in Washington, D.C., airspace after his son was one of 67 killed in the Jan. 29. collision.