Tag: Uncontained Engine Failure
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On This Day In 1985, a DC-9 lost an engine just after takeoff-and a desperate climb ended in a fatal 90-degree roll, killing all 31 aboard
On September 6, 1985, Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105 departed General Mitchell Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bound for Atlanta. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14, registered N100ME, carried 27 passengers and four crew members. The flight appeared routine as the aircraft accelerated down Runway 19R and lifted into the clear afternoon sky. Less than a minute later,…
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On This Day In 1984: Cameroon Airlines Flight 786 Never Took Off-Its Engine Exploded, the Aircraft Burned, 2 Passengers Died and 114 Survived the Fire.
On 30 August 1984, Cameroon Airlines Flight 786 was preparing for what should have been a routine domestic flight from Douala to Garoua, with a stop at Yaoundé. Instead, before the aircraft had even become airborne, a catastrophic engine failure turned the Boeing 737 into a burning wreck at Douala International Airport. The accident involved…
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