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However, the rapidly increasing use of large jets that cause substantial wake turbulence, such as the Boeing 747, DC-10, and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar in recent years had increased the risk of wake turbulence related accidents. However, prior to Flight 9570, most accidents involving wake turbulence involved smaller aircraft than the DC-9. [4]
Two hours into the flight, at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m), the plane received reports of severe clear-air turbulence in the area and the seat belt sign was turned on. Moments later, the aircraft suddenly dropped around 100 feet (30 m), seriously injuring 15 passengers and 3 crew members. [2]
The aircraft lost its vertical stabilizer shortly after takeoff as a result of the first officer's extreme rudder inputs during wake turbulence and crashed into a neighborhood in Queens, killing all on board and five on the ground. September 11, 2001: 44 0 0 United Airlines Flight 93: Shanksville: Pennsylvania: Boeing 757-222
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating why Atlas Air Flight 3591 suddenly dropped as it approached a Houston airport.
The accident was the third airplane crash in the United States between 1975 and 1985 where more than 100 people were killed due to a microburst. These crashes likely helped to drive the need to ...
Lufthansa flight 469 from Austin, Texas to Frankfurt, Germany experienced "significant turbulence" on March 1, 2023. ... Yes, planes are designed to withstand even extreme turbulence, so it may be ...
Better extreme weather detection systems exist and flight techniques have been improved. “Wake turbulence affects smaller aeroplanes more than large ones. One accident comes to mind; American ...
Braniff International Airways Flight 352 was a scheduled domestic flight from William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, United States to Dallas Love Field in Dallas.On May 3, 1968, a Lockheed L-188A Electra flying on the route, registration N9707C, disintegrated in midair and crashed near Dawson, Texas after flying into a severe thunderstorm.