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On This Day In 1969, Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 collided with a tiny Piper PA-28 at 3,550 feet, killing all 83 people in Indiana’s deadliest airline disaster.
On September 9, 1969, Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 was flying from Boston to St. Louis with scheduled stops in Baltimore, Cincinnati and Indianapolis. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, registered N988VJ, had 78 passengers and four crew members aboard. At the controls was Captain James Elrod, an experienced pilot with more than 23,800 flight hours, accompanied by…
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One of World’s Last Flying DC-8s Veers Off Kinshasa Runway During Takeoff, Nose Gear Collapses in Serious Mishap
One of the world’s last two airworthy Douglas DC-8 aircraft has suffered a serious runway excursion at Kinshasa International Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Trans Air Cargo Service’s 9S-AJO, a 56-year-old DC-8-70 freighter, reportedly veered off the runway during takeoff on Tuesday morning. The aircraft came to rest with its nose landing…
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4 Found Dead After Miami Family’s Small Plane Disappears Over Bahamas, U.S. Coast Guard Joins Search
UPDATE: Four bodies found after Miami family’s small plane went missing off the Bahamas The search for a small plane carrying a Miami family has ended in tragedy. Bahamian authorities confirmed Tuesday that four bodies were recovered after the aircraft disappeared while flying from Great Harbour Cay in the Bahamas toward Miami Executive Airport. The…
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Five Victims Identified After Amazon Cargo Plane Overruns Miami Runway, Hits Two Vehicles and Leaves Five Dead as NTSB Investigates Crash
Five people have been killed and five others injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking two vehicles and bursting into flames. The victims who lost their lives were all occupants of the vehicles hit by the aircraft, according to NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy. The victims were…
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On This Day In 2015, British Airways Flight 2276 turned into a fireball during takeoff, but decisive piloting and evacuation saved all 170 aboard.
On September 8, 2015, British Airways Flight 2276 was preparing to leave Las Vegas McCarran International Airport for London Gatwick. The aircraft was a 16-year-old Boeing 777-236ER, registration G-VIIO, carrying 157 passengers and 13 crew members. At about 4:13 p.m., the aircraft began its takeoff roll on Runway 07L. The flight had only reached about…
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On This Day In 1989, 55 People Died When a Convair Broke Apart at 22,000 Feet-and Investigators Found Three Counterfeit Tail Bolts
On September 8, 1989, Partnair Flight 394 was cruising at 22,000 feet over the North Sea when a disaster unfolded with almost no warning. The Partnair Convair CV-580, registration LN-PAA, was carrying 50 passengers and five crew members from Oslo, Norway, to Hamburg, West Germany. All 55 people aboard were killed. The flight was already…
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Flight Attendant Catches Falling Baby From Exhausted Mother’s Lap, Then Holds Infant So Mother Can Rest During Flight
Sometimes, the most meaningful acts of kindness happen when no one is expecting them. During a flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Michigan, flight attendant Monique Harris noticed an exhausted mother had fallen asleep while holding her baby. When the infant began slipping from her lap, Harris immediately stepped in and caught the child. But…
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Miami Family Pleads for Help as Piper Seneca Carrying Elderly Couple and 2 Grandchildren Vanishes Over Bahamas
A Miami family is desperately searching for four loved ones who disappeared while flying from Great Harbour Cay in the Bahamas to Miami on Monday morning. The missing passengers have been identified by relatives as 80-year-old pilot Mario Lamar, his 79-year-old wife Lili Lamar, and their grandchildren, 28-year-old Sofia Sosa and 22-year-old Christian Sosa. The…
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On This Day In 1994: US Air Flight 427 suddenly rolled into a fatal dive near Pittsburgh-what hidden rudder failure killed all 132 aboard?
On September 8, 1994, USAir Flight 427 was approaching Pittsburgh International Airport when a routine landing suddenly became one of the most baffling disasters in aviation history. The Boeing 737-300 was carrying 127 passengers and five crew members. Within seconds, the aircraft would enter an uncontrollable dive, killing everyone aboard. Flight 427 was flying from…
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NTSB Investigates After Amazon Boeing 767 Overruns Miami Runway, Striking Van With 7 People and SUV – 5 Killed, 5 Injured
A tragic accident at Miami International Airport is now under investigation after an Amazon Air cargo Boeing 767 overran the runway on Sunday, September 6, killing five people and injuring five others. The aircraft, operating as Amazon Air Flight 7598 and operated by 21 Air LLC, was returning to Miami from San Juan, Puerto Rico,…
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