Tag: aviation accident history
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The Tiny Spoiler Mistake And A Go-Around That Destroyed An Almost-New Air Canada DC-8 And Claimed 109 Lives
On July 5, 1970, what began as a routine domestic flight from Montreal to Toronto turned into one of the darkest days in Canadian aviation history. Air Canada Flight 621, a nearly new Douglas DC-8-63 that had accumulated only around 453 flight hours, was scheduled to continue onward to Los Angeles after its stop in…
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Today in 1959: The Lightning Strike That Triggered a Deadly Mid-Air Fuel Tank Explosion – The Tragic Story of TWA Flight 891
On June 26, 1959, one of aviation’s most unusual and devastating disasters unfolded over northern Italy when Trans World Airlines Flight 891 broke apart in mid-air after being struck by lightning. What made the accident especially remarkable was that the aircraft itself survived the lightning strike for only moments before an invisible chain reaction inside…
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Today In 1996: The DC-10 That Lost An Engine After Liftoff – A Split-Second Decision Turned A Survivable Failure Into A Deadly Crash
On 13 June 1996, Garuda Indonesia Flight 865, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 named Kalimantan, prepared for departure from Fukuoka Airport in Japan on a scheduled international service to Jakarta, Indonesia, with a stop in Bali. On board were 275 people, including 260 passengers and 15 crew members. What began as a routine departure would become…
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A Boeing 727 Hit A Mountain While Perfectly Flyable, Exposing A Deadly Misunderstanding Which Claimed 92 Lives
On December 1, 1974, Trans World Airlines Flight 514, a Boeing 727-231, departed Indianapolis with a stop in Columbus before continuing toward the Washington, D.C. area. On board were 85 passengers and 7 crew members. None of them knew they were about to become part of one of the most influential aviation accidents in history.…
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This Day 53 Years Ago: The Boeing 737 Vanished Into A Delhi Storm – Then Struck Power Lines Just Seconds Before Landing. Why Did An Airworthy Flight Claim 48 Lives?
On the night of May 31, 1973, Indian Airlines Flight 440 was only moments away from completing a routine domestic journey from Madras (now Chennai) to New Delhi. Instead, the Boeing 737-200 named *Saranga* disappeared into a wall of dust, rain, and darkness, becoming one of India’s earliest major jetliner disasters. Flight IC440 departed Madras…
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This Day 47 Years Ago: American Airlines Flight 191 Crashed Just 31 Seconds After Liftoff, Killing 273
On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 departed Chicago O’Hare International Airport for Los Angeles in what should have been a routine domestic flight. Instead, it became the deadliest aviation accident in United States history, killing all 271 people onboard and two more on the ground. The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10…
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