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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).
This crashes are far from the norm, with a one in an 11 million chance for the average American to be involved in a plane crash, according to PBS. Here's a list of some of the deadliest and most ...
The pilot failed to remove the gust locks on the right aileron and rudder before takeoff, and the baggage compartment was overloaded, which together caused the aircraft to crash during takeoff. The passengers were the Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team. October 20, 1977 6 20 20 Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash: near Gillsburg: Mississippi ...
Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network; Pre-accident photos from Airliners.net "DFW Delta Flight 191" Archived February 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine – Essay from Mica Calfee, a firefighter-paramedic who responded to the crash; NTSB executive summary report. Alternate link at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
The accident was the third airplane crash in the United States between 1975 and 1985 where more than 100 people were killed due to a microburst. These crashes likely helped to drive the need to ...
The aircraft involved, manufactured in 1969, was a Boeing 737-297 registered as N73711. Prior to the accident, the aircraft had accumulated 35,496 flight hours, those hours in 89,680 flight cycles (takeoffs and landings), owing to its use on short flights.
The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61, powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT3D engines and delivered new to United Airlines in May 1968. [citation needed] The aircraft was registered N8082U and was the 357th DC-8 built at the Long Beach assembly plant.
And in the summer of 1982, in what the Aviation Safety Network said was the second worst accident that year, an airplane captain inadvertently descended far below 5,000 feet while he was ...