Tag: MD-82 crash
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On This Day In 2008: Spanair Flight 5022 Crashed Seconds After Takeoff, Killing 154 – The Three Safety Barriers That Failed Before It Left The Ground
On August 20, 2008, Spanair Flight 5022 was preparing to fly from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Gran Canaria with 166 passengers and six crew members aboard. Seconds after takeoff, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 stalled, rolled, and crashed beside the runway. Of the 172 people on board, 154 died and only 18 survived. It became one of…
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Today In 1999, Racing The Thunderstorm – How American Airlines Flight 1420 Ended In Disaster
Today in 1999, a passenger jet carrying 145 people raced a powerful thunderstorm toward Little Rock, Arkansas, in a desperate attempt to land before the weather completely closed in. Just minutes later, the aircraft would slide off the runway at highway speeds, tear through airport structures, break apart in the darkness, and become one of…
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