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The Delta Flight 191 crash resulted in the longest aviation trial in American history, lasting 14 months from 1988 to 1989 and presided over by Federal Judge David Owen Belew Jr. of the Northern District of Texas. [35] [36] The trial featured the first use of computer graphic animation as substantive evidence in federal court.
August 2, 1985: Delta Air Lines Flight 191, operating a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, on a Fort Lauderdale–Dallas/Fort Worth- Los Angeles route, suffered a severe microburst-induced wind shear which caused the plane to crash. 134 out of 163 on board were killed (2 survivors died more than 30 days after the accident) and one person on the ground in ...
American Airlines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago to Los Angeles International Airport.On the afternoon of May 25, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating this flight was taking off from runway 32R at O'Hare International when its left engine detached from the wing, causing a loss of control.
The 1988 crash of Delta Flight 1141 was the last major commercial accident at Dallas-Fort Worth. ... at DFW three years earlier — the 1985 crash of Delta Flight 191, downed by a microburst ...
A preliminary report on the crash is expected in three to four weeks, the NTSB said. The NTSB investigated 20 fatal plane crashes in California last year, all involving small aircraft.
[citation needed] The Lexington Herald-Leader published a list of the victims with short biographies. [34] The Flight 5191 Memorial Commission was established shortly after the crash to create an appropriate memorial for the victims, first responders and community. The commission selected the University of Kentucky Arboretum as its memorial site.
Not so for Delta Air Lines. The Atlanta-based airline and its regional carrier (which feeds its system under the Delta Connection brand) collectively canceled more than 7,000 flights over four days.
Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 N473DA, the Boeing 727-200 involved in the accident, seen at LaGuardia Airport in 1980 Accident Date August 31, 1988 (1988-08-31) Summary Crashed on takeoff after failure to configure flaps and slats Site Dallas/Fort Worth Int'l Airport, Euless, Texas, United States 32°52′13″N 097°03′04″W / 32.87028°N 97.05111°W / 32.87028; -97.05111 Aircraft ...