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United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Auckland.On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747-122 serving the flight experienced a cargo-door failure in flight shortly after leaving Honolulu.
Two on the ground were also killed. It remains the deadliest commercial aircraft accident in the United States, and the second-deadliest incident involving commercial aircraft in the United States, after the 9/11 attacks. December 28, 1978 10 24 179 United Airlines Flight 173: Portland: Oregon: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
The cause of the accident was never determined, and no bodies were ever recovered. [9] Pan Am Flight 923 crashed into the side of Tamgas Mountain near Annette Island on October 26, 1947; 18 people died, [10] making it the deadliest crash in Alaska at the time. [11] Pan Am Flight 799 stalled after take-off and crashed due to an incorrect flap ...
A Chicago-bound Boeing 747 cargo plane bound for Chicago returned to the runway shortly after take-off when its landing gear failed to retract. Dramatic footage shows part of Chicago-bound plane's ...
A Boeing 747 cargo plane made an emergency landing Thursday night after it was seen spewing flames in the night sky over Miami. Flames seen shooting out of a Boeing 747, prompting an emergency ...
On June 28, 1998, United Airlines Flight 863, a Boeing 747-400 flying United's regularly scheduled transpacific service from San Francisco International Airport to Sydney Airport was forced to shut down one of its right-wing engines and nearly collided with San Bruno Mountain while recovering from the engine failure.
An investigation has been launched and experts stress aircraft accidents typically involve a combination of factors. ... database involved a United Airlines Boeing 747 in 1997. ... sign on all the ...
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