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Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas MD-11" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first MD-11 was delivered to Finnair on December 7, 1990, and made its first revenue on December 20, 1990. Assembly of the first MD-11 began on March 9, 1988, at McDonnell Douglas's Douglas Products Division in Long Beach, California, and the mating of the fuselage with wings occurred in October of that year. The first flight was originally ...
China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 was a commercial passenger flight from Shanghai, China, to Los Angeles, United States, operated by China Eastern Airlines.On April 6, 1993, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operating the flight experienced an in-flight upset due to a flight crew member inadvertently deploying the slats of the aircraft while the plane was cruising near the Aleutian Islands.
Mourners for the victims of the deadly aircraft collision above Washington, D.C. visited the crash site Sunday, ABC News reports. All 67 people who were on board both aircraft are presumed dead.
Follow The Post's live updates on the deadly plane crash near DC's Reagan National Airport that left no survivors after an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet Wednesday night.
Note: This event has been delayed, and is now slated to begin at 5:30 p.m. EST. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will provide an update Friday afternoon on its investigation into ...
At about 6:43 P.M. local time (10:43 UTC) on 22 August 1999, the MD-11 was making its final approach to runway 25L when Tropical Storm Sam was 50 kilometres (31 mi; 27 nmi) NE of the airport. At an altitude of 700 feet (210 m) prior to touchdown a further wind check was reported to the crew: 320 deg/28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) gusting to 36 ...
Editor's note: This page reflects news from Friday, Jan. 31. For the latest updates on the plane crash, please read USA TODAY's coverage of the investigation on Saturday, Feb. 1.. WASHINGTON ...