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This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
The pilot failed to remove the gust locks on the right aileron and rudder before takeoff, and the baggage compartment was overloaded, which together caused the aircraft to crash during takeoff. The passengers were the Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team. October 20, 1977 6 20 20 Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash: near Gillsburg: Mississippi ...
The crash started a wildfire which firefighters contained to an area smaller than one square mile. After the fire was extinguished, crews remained on site for a time to watch for hotspots and reignition. [2] [8] Initial reports indicated that an "auto pilot issue during flight" contributed to the crash. [2]
Engine problems preceded a fatal plane crash near Siler City Municipal Airport on Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a preliminary report Monday. The aircraft crashed ...
The plane crashed one minute after taking off at 11:02 a.m. In its i nitial report , the FAA said a single-engine Piper PA32 crashed under “unknown circumstances” soon after departing from a ...
The plane went out of control, and the pilot bailed, safely deploying a parachute. The plane, a 1968 Cessna U206C registered to Aerial Transport LLC of Wilmington, Delaware , crashed into a hay ...
Its number-one engine had been severed on the runway. It was the deadliest plane crash in U.S. history until the September 11 attacks in 2001. American Airlines Flight 444 was attacked by the Unabomber on November 15, 1979, near Chicago Illinois. The bomb planted in the cargo hold malfunctioned, but 12 passengers had to be treated for smoke ...
Incident FAA RI Rank [a] [7] NTSB Accident ID (links to reports) [8] Refs. 2023-01-09 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, California Air traffic control cleared a plane to land in the same location where a plane was already being inspected. B [9] Not investigated by NTSB [1] 2023-01-12 Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Maryland