Tag: Aviation Accident 2006
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On This Day In 2006: Comair Flight 5191 Took Off From the Wrong Runway in Darkness -CRJ-100 Ran Out of Pavement, Crashed Through a Fence and Into Trees, Killing 49 of 50 People Aboard
On August 27, 2006, Comair Flight 5191 was preparing for what should have been a routine early-morning flight from Lexington, Kentucky, to Atlanta, Georgia. Instead, a seemingly simple navigation mistake on the airport surface sent the aircraft onto a runway less than half the length it needed for a safe takeoff. Within seconds, the Bombardier…
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Pulkovo Flight 612 Climbed To 39,000 Feet To Escape A Thunderstorm – Then Entered A Deep Stall No One Could Recover From, 170 Souls Perished
On this day in history… On August 22, 2006, Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 was flying from Anapa, Russia, to Saint Petersburg when a routine passenger flight turned into one of the deadliest aviation disasters of the year. The Tupolev Tu-154M, registration RA-85185, was carrying 160 passengers and 10 crew members. None survived. The aircraft…
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