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[15] [16] These problems were not fully addressed by the aircraft industry or the FAA, despite the warnings and deaths from the DC-10's cargo door-related accidents. [17] The 747's cargo door used a series of electrically operated latch cams into which the door-edge latch pins closed. The cams then rotated into a closed position, holding the ...
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
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.
A witness saw sparks shooting from a cargo plane as it made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff. The aircraft landed safely Thursday night “after ...
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. The Federal Aviation Administration, which is already investigating ...
United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a cargo door failure in flight on February 24, 1989, after its stopover at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. The resulting explosive decompression blew out several rows of seats, killing 9 passengers. [82] Transair Flight 810 ditches off the coast of Oahu after a double engine failure. Both crew ...
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