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Delta Flight 954, operating the Convair, experienced miscommunication with air traffic control and were crossing a runway in poor visibility when North Central Airlines Flight 575, operating the DC-9, were in their takeoff roll on the same runway. The DC-9 attempted to fly over the Convair but struck it and then crash landed back on the runway.
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).
American Airlines Flight 1420 overran the runway while attempting to land at Little Rock National Airport on June 1, 1999. The pilots decided to land though heavy winds and wind shear exceeded the safety limits for the aircraft, and in their rush to land, they made a number of critical errors that led to the flight's crash. The captain and 10 ...
List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline. ... List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft ... avherald.com an Aviation news source
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
The Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 formally defines an aviation accident as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place from the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until all such persons have disembarked, and in which (a) a person is fatally or seriously injured, (b) the aircraft sustains significant damage or ...
The plane stalled, nose-dived, slid, and exploded near Alma-Ata. All 166 people were killed in Kazakhstan's deadliest plane crash. Aeroflot Flight 5463 – The aircraft crashed into the western slope of Dolan Mountain while on approach to Almaty. All 90 passengers and crews on board were killed. Crash site of SCAT Airlines Flight 760
This list may not reflect recent changes. List of accidents and incidents involving airliners in the United States List of fatal accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft in the United States