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The Federal Aviation Administration says an air traffic controller’s instructions kept an American Airlines flight from hitting mountains near Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii.
An American Airlines flight nearly crashed into a mountain range in Hawaii — but escaped tragedy when it was ordered to rapidly gain altitude, officials said Friday.
American Airlines pilots were told to make an “expedited climb” to avoid crashing into Hawaiian mountains Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An air traffic ...
American Airlines Flight 2: Mississippi River, 18 miles SW of Memphis: Tennessee: Douglas DC-3: The flight crashed for unknown reasons. October 15, 1943 11 0 0 American Airlines Flight 63 (Flagship Missouri) Centerville: Tennessee: Douglas DC-3: The aircraft developed severe icing which eventually made it unable to maintain altitude, causing it ...
American Airlines Flight 965 was a regularly scheduled flight from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali, Colombia. On December 20, 1995, the Boeing 757-200 flying this route ( registration N651AA [ 1 ] ) crashed into a mountain in Buga , Colombia, around 9:40 pm killing 151 of ...
It was the first major commercial passenger flight accident in the U.S. in nearly 16 years, following Colgan Air Flight 3407 in 2009. It was also the first fatal crash involving American Airlines since Flight 587 on November 12, 2001, [49] as well as the first fatal crash of a CRJ700 series aircraft. [50]
An American Airlines flight avoided a mountain in Hawaii by performing a sudden "expedited climb," according to multiple outlets including ABC News.. The alleged incident happened at around 1 a.m ...
Japanese Flying School (Hanriot HD-1) and Japan Airlines Transportation (Fokker Super Universal) Unknown Japan Ōmori, Tokyo: October 23, 1942: 12: 2 American Airlines Flight 28 / US Army Air Force B-34: Ascent/descent (9,000 ft (2,700 m)) United States Chino Canyon, California: July 12, 1945: 3: 20 Eastern Airlines Flight 45 / US Army Air ...