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| x Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 |
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Nov 23, 1996 | Fuel Starvation | Kenya |
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked on 23 November 1996 en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a Bombay - Addis Ababa - Nairobi - Brazzaville - Lagos - Abidjan route, by three Ethiopians seeking political asylum. The plane crash-landed in...
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| x KLM Flight 607-E | Aug 14, 1958 | Atlantic Ocean |
KLM Flight 607-E, also known as Hugo de Groot, registration PH-LKM, was a Lockheed Super Constellation which crashed 180 kilometres west of Shannon, Ireland on August 14, 1958. All 99 on board died in the accident, including six members of the...
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| x EgyptAir Flight 990 |
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Oct 31, 1999 |
EgyptAir Flight 990 (MSR990) was a regularly scheduled Los Angeles-New York-Cairo flight. On October 31, 1999, at around 01:50 EST, Flight 990 plummeted into the Atlantic Ocean, about 60 miles (97 km) south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, in...
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| x Kegworth air disaster |
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Jan 8, 1989 | Pilot error | Kegworth |
The Kegworth Air Disaster occurred on 8 January 1989, when British Midland Flight 92, a Boeing 737-400, crashed onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire, in England. The aircraft was attempting to conduct an emergency...
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| x Turkish Airlines Flight 981 |
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Mar 3, 1974 | Ermenonville |
Turkish Airlines Flight 981 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, registered TC-JAV and nicknamed the Ankara, that crashed just outside Senlis, France, on 3 March 1974. Known as the "Ermenonville air disaster", from the forest where the aircraft crashed,...
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| x American Airlines Flight 191 |
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May 25, 1979 | Fatigue |
American Airlines Flight 191, from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles International Airport, crashed during take-off on May 25, 1979 at approximately 15:04 CDT. The McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 had 258 passengers and 13...
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| x Air France Flight 8969 | Dec 24, 1994 | Aircraft hijacking | Houari Boumedienne Airport |
Air France Flight 8969 was an Air France flight that was hijacked on 24 December 1994 by the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) at Algiers, where they killed three passengers. When the aircraft reached Marseille, the GIGN, an intervention group of the French...
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| x Bijlmer disaster |
The Bijlmerramp (in English: Bijlmer disaster) was an airplane crash. On October 4, 1992, El Al Flight 1862, a Boeing 747 cargo plane of the Israel El Al airline crashed into the Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats in the Bijlmermeer (colloquially ...
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| x UTA Flight 772 | Sep 19, 1989 | Bomb | Sahara |
UTA Flight 772 of the French airline Union des Transports Aériens was a scheduled flight operating from Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo, via N'Djamena in Chad, to Paris CDG airport in France.
On 19 September 1989 the McDonnell Douglas DC-10...
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| x KLM Flight 633 | Sep 5, 1954 | Shannon, County Clare |
KLM Flight 633 was a passenger flight from Amsterdam to New York City. On September 5, 1954, immediately after takeoff from Shannon Airport, the plane ditched on a mudbank in the River Shannon. 28 people were killed in the accident.
The Lockheed...
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| x Korean Air Flight 007 |
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Sep 1, 1983 |
Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL 007, KE 007) was a Korean Air Lines civilian airliner that was shot down by Soviet jet interceptors on September 1, 1983, over the Sea of Japan, just west of Sakhalin island over prohibited Soviet airspace. All 269...
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| x Swissair Flight 111 |
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Sep 2, 1998 |
Swissair Flight 111 (SR-111, SWR-111) was a Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on a scheduled airline flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States to Cointrin International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland. This...
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| x Lauda Air Flight 004 | May 26, 1991 | Thailand |
Lauda Air Flight 004 was an international passenger flight that crashed due to a thrust reverser deployment of the number 1 engine in flight.
On 26 May 1991, about 23:10 local time, Flight 004 (originating from Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport), a Boeing...
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| x Gimli Glider |
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Jul 23, 1983 | Fuel Starvation | Gimli Industrial Park Airport |
The Gimli Glider is the nickname of an Air Canada aircraft which was involved in a notable aviation incident. On 23 July 1983, Air Canada Flight 143, a Boeing 767-200 jet, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,500 m) altitude, about halfway...
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| x British European Airways Flight 548 |
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British European Airways Flight 548 was a Trident airliner (registration: G-ARPI) that crashed less than three minutes after departing from London Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 aboard. On Sunday, 18 June 1972, the British European Airways (BEA)...
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| x United Airlines Flight 175 |
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Sep 11, 2001 | Aircraft hijacking | World Trade Center |
United Airlines Flight 175 was a scheduled U.S. domestic passenger flight from Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles International Airport, in California. On the morning of September 11, 2001, the flight was hijacked by...
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| x American Airlines Flight 77 |
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Sep 11, 2001 | Aircraft hijacking | The Pentagon |
American Airlines Flight 77 was the third flight hijacked as part of the September 11 attacks. It was deliberately crashed into the Pentagon. The flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport was hijacked...
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| x American Airlines Flight 587 |
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Nov 12, 2001 | Pilot error | Queens |
American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300, crashed into the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens; a borough of New York City in New York, United States, shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on November 12, 2001. This is...
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| x Indian Airlines Flight 814 |
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Dec 24, 1999 | Aircraft hijacking | Kathmandu |
Indian Airlines Flight 814 (call sign IC-814) was an Indian Airlines flight en route from Tribhuvan International Airport (Kathmandu, Nepal) to Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi, India) when it was hijacked by five Pakistan nationals on 24...
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| x Lufthansa Flight 540 | Nov 20, 1974 | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport |
Lufthansa Flight 540, registered as D-ABYB, was a commercial Lufthansa Boeing 747-130, carrying 157 people (140 passengers and 17 crew members), operating the final segment of its Frankfurt–Nairobi–Johannesburg route. On 20 November 1974 it crashed...
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| x TWA Flight 800 |
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Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City, NY to Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO) in Rome, Italy, via Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) in Paris,...
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| x American Airlines Flight 11 |
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Sep 11, 2001 | Aircraft hijacking | World Trade Center |
American Airlines Flight 11 was a scheduled U.S. domestic passenger flight from Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport. It was hijacked by five Islamic terrorists and deliberately crashed into the...
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| x American Airlines Flight 63 |
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The 2001 shoe bomb plot was a failed bombing attempt that occurred on American Airlines Flight 63 flying from Charles De Gaulle International Airport in Paris, France to Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida on December 22, 2001.
As Flight...
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| x B-52 crash at Thule Air Base |
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Jan 21, 1968 | Thule Air Base |
The 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash, Thule affair or Thule accident (pronounced /ˈtuːliː/) was an accident on January 21, 1968 involving a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 bomber. The aircraft was carrying four hydrogen bombs on a Cold War "Chrome...
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| x Avianca Flight 52 |
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Jan 25, 1990 | Fuel Starvation | Cove Neck |
Avianca Flight 52 was a regularly scheduled flight from Bogotá to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport via Medellín, Colombia's José María Córdova International Airport. On Thursday, January 25, 1990, the aircraft performing this flight,...
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| x Air Florida Flight 90 |
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Jan 13, 1982 | Atmospheric icing | 14th Street Bridge |
Air Florida Flight 90, an Air Florida flight of a Boeing 737-222 airliner, crashed into the 14th Street Bridge across the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982 immediately after takeoff in a severe snowstorm from Washington National...
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| x Tenerife disaster |
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Mar 27, 1977 5:06:56pm | Los Rodeos Airport |
The Tenerife airport disaster in 1977 was a collision involving two Boeing 747 passenger aircraft on the runway of Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife North Airport) on the Spanish island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. With 583...
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| x Pan Am Flight 73 | Sep 5, 1986 | Karachi |
Pan Am Flight 73, a Pan American World Airways Boeing 747-121, was hijacked on September 5, 1986, by four armed men of the Abu Nidal Organization. The aircraft, with 360 on board, had just arrived from Sahar International Airport in Bombay, India...
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| x Turkish Airlines Flight 1476 |
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Oct 3, 2006 | Aircraft hijacking | Greece |
Turkish Airlines Flight 1476 (TK1476) was a Turkish Airlines flight that was hijacked by Hakan Ekinci in Greek airspace on October 3, 2006. Ekinci wanted to go to Rome to speak with the Pope, but Greek and Italian F-16 Fighting Falcon jets...
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| x Qantas Flight 1 |
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Sep 23, 1999 | Bangkok International Airport |
Qantas Flight 1 (QF1, QFA1) is the flight number of the flagship Sydney to London route of Australia's Qantas Airways which goes via Bangkok. On 23 September 1999 a Boeing 747-438 jumbo jet overran the runway while landing in heavy rain for a stop...
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| x Alaska Airlines Flight 261 |
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Jan 31, 2000 | Anacapa Island |
Alaska Airlines Flight 261, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, experienced a fatal accident on January 31, 2000 in the Pacific Ocean about 2.7 miles (4.3 km) north of Anacapa Island, California. The two pilots, three cabin crewmembers, and 83...
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| x Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 | Sep 4, 1971 | Controlled flight into terrain |
Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 was the first fatal jet airliner crash of Alaska Airlines (sometimes incorrectly cited as the first fatal crash involving the airline), an airline registered in the United States. The aircraft crashed into a mountain near...
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| x Air New Zealand Flight 901 |
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Nov 28, 1979 | Controlled flight into terrain | Mount Erebus |
Air New Zealand Flight 901 (TE901) was a scheduled Antarctic sightseeing flight from Auckland Airport in New Zealand. The Antarctic sightseeing flights were operated with McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 aircraft and began in February 1977. On 28 November...
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| x United Airlines Flight 232 |
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Jul 19, 1989 | Sioux Gateway Airport |
United Airlines flight 232 was a scheduled flight from Stapleton International Airport, in Denver, Colorado, to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, and then would continue on to Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia,...
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| x 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision |
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Jun 30, 1956 | Mid-air collision |
The 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision occurred on Saturday June 30, 1956 at 10:30 AM local time when a United Airlines passenger airliner struck a Trans World Airlines (TWA) airliner over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, resulting in the crash of both...
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| x United Airlines Flight 811 |
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Feb 24, 1989 | Pacific Ocean |
United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a cargo door failure in flight on Friday, February 24, 1989, after its last stopover at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. The resulting decompression blew out several rows of seats, killing 9 passengers....
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| x United Airlines Flight 553 | Dec 8, 1972 | Pilot error |
United Airlines Flight 553, registration N9031U, City of Lincoln, was a Boeing 737-222 en route from Washington National Airport to Omaha, Nebraska, via Chicago Midway International Airport on December 8, 1972. After the crew was told to go around...
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| x United Airlines Flight 718 |
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United Airlines Flight 718, Mainliner Vancouver, registration N6324C, was a Douglas DC-7 en route from Los Angeles's International Airport to Chicago, Newark and Philadelphia on June 30, 1956. Trans World Airlines Flight 2, Star of the Seine,...
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| x United Airlines Flight 629 | Nov 1, 1955 | Longmont |
United Airlines Flight 629, registration N37559, was a Douglas DC-6B aircraft, named "Mainliner Denver," which was blown up with a dynamite bomb placed in the checked luggage. The explosion occurred over Longmont, Colorado while the airplane was en...
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| x United Airlines Flight 585 | Mar 3, 1991 |
United Airlines Flight 585 was a scheduled domestic passenger airline flight from the now-decommissioned Stapleton International Airport in Denver to Colorado Springs Municipal Airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
On 3 March 1991, the Boeing 737...
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| x United Airlines Flight 173 | Dec 28, 1978 | Pilot error | Portland |
United Airlines Flight 173, registration N8082U, was a Douglas DC-8-61 en route from Stapleton International Airport in Denver to Portland International Airport on December 28, 1978. When the landing gear was lowered, only two of the green landing...
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| x United Airlines Flight 297 | Nov 23, 1962 | Bird strike | Columbia |
United Airlines Flight 297, a Vickers Viscount 745D, was a scheduled flight from Newark International Airport (EWR/KEWR) in Newark, New Jersey to Washington, D.C. with 17 people on board.
On November 23, 1962 at approximately 12:24 P.M. EDT, it...
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| x United Airlines Flight 409 | Oct 6, 1955 | Controlled flight into terrain | Centennial |
United Airlines Flight 409 was a scheduled flight departing from Denver, Colorado to Salt Lake City, Utah on October 6, 1955. The aircraft registration number was N30062, a Douglas DC-4. The aircraft crashed into Medicine Bow Peak, near Centennial,...
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| x United Airlines Flight 624 |
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Jun 17, 1948 | Aristes |
United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6 airliner, registration NC37506, was a scheduled passenger flight that originated in San Diego, California with stops in Los Angeles and Chicago en route to LaGuardia Airport in New York City. The four...
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| x United Airlines Flight 608 |
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Oct 24, 1947 | Bryce Canyon National Park |
United Airlines Flight 608 was a Douglas DC-6 airliner, registration NC37510, on a scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles to Chicago when it crashed at 12:29 pm on October 24, 1947 about 1.5 miles southeast of Bryce Canyon Airport, Utah. There...
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| x United Airlines Flight 227 | Nov 11, 1965 | Salt Lake City International Airport |
United Airlines Flight 227 ( N7030U), a scheduled passenger flight from LaGuardia Airport(LGA), New York City to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, crashed short of the runway while attempting a scheduled landing...
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| x United Airlines Flight 823 | Jul 9, 1964 | Parrottsville |
United Airlines Flight 823 was a scheduled flight from Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Huntsville International Airport, Huntsville, Alabama with 39 on board. On July 9, 1964 at approximately 18:15 EST it crashed 2...
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| x United Airlines Flight 266 | Jan 18, 1969 | Santa Monica Bay |
United Airlines Flight 266 was a scheduled flight from Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California to General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin via Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado with 38 on board....
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| x United Airlines Flight 826 |
United Airlines Flight 826 may refer to two separate incidents:
On December 16, 1960, flight 826 crashed in Brooklyn, New York after a mid-air collision with a TWA Lockheed Constellation that was approaching La Guardia Airport. The aircraft tried to...
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| x United Airlines Flight 389 | Aug 16, 1965 | Controlled flight into terrain | Lake Michigan |
United Airlines Flight 389 was a scheduled flight from LaGuardia Airport, New York City, New York to O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois. On August 16, 1965 at approximately 21:21 EST the Boeing 727 crashed into Lake Michigan 20 miles...
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| x United Airlines Flight 859 | Jul 11, 1961 | Denver |
United Airlines Flight 859 was a flight that crashed during landing at Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado. The aircraft slammed into several airport vehicles, including construction equipment, and caught fire, killing 18 (including...
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| x United Airlines Flight 615 | Aug 24, 1951 | Controlled flight into terrain | Oakland |
United Airlines Flight 615, a Douglas DC-6B with FAA registration N37550, was operating as Flight 615, which was a transcontinental east-west service serving Boston-Hartford-Cleveland-Chicago-Oakland-San Francisco. The plane was transporting 50...
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| x United Airlines Flight 610 | Jun 30, 1951 | Pilot error | Denver |
United Airlines Flight 610, utilizing a Douglas DC-6 aircraft, registration number N37543 and named "Mainliner Overland Trail," was on a transcontinental service San Francisco-Oakland-Salt Lake City-Denver-Chicago when it crashed near Denver on June...
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| x PSA Flight 182 |
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Sep 25, 1978 | Mid-air collision |
Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Flight 182, registration N533PS, was a Boeing 727-214 commercial airliner that collided over San Diego, California with a private Cessna 172 on September 25, 1978. The death toll of 144 makes it the deadliest...
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| x Aeroméxico Flight 498 |
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Aeroméxico Flight 498, registration XA-JED, was a Douglas DC-9-32 en route from Mexico City, Mexico to Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, United States (with stops in Guadalajara, Loreto, and Tijuana) on August 31, 1986....
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| x China Airlines Flight 611 |
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May 25, 2002 | Uncontrolled decompression | Taiwan Strait |
China Airlines Flight 611 (Callsign: Dynasty 611 (CAL611, CI611)) was a Boeing 747 on a regularly scheduled flight from Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (now renamed Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) in Taoyuan to Hong Kong International...
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| x Singapore Airlines Flight 006 |
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Oct 31, 2000 3:17pm | Pilot error | Chiang Kai-shek International Airport |
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 was a scheduled flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chiang Kai-Shek Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) in Taiwan, Republic of China. On 31 October 2000, at 15:17...
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| x British Airways Flight 38 |
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Jan 17, 2008 | Landing | London Heathrow Airport |
British Airways Flight 38 (call sign Speedbird 38) was a scheduled flight from Beijing Capital International Airport which crash landed just short of the runway at its destination, Heathrow Airport, London, on 17 January 2008 after an 8,100...
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| x British Airways Flight 9 |
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Jun 24, 1982 | Galunggung |
British Airways Flight 9, sometimes referred to as the Jakarta incident, was a scheduled British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Auckland, with stops in Bombay, Madras, Kuala Lumpur, Perth, and Melbourne.
On 24 June 1982, the route was flown...
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