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November 10, 1946: Delta Air Lines Flight 10, a Douglas DC-3 which departed Jackson, Mississippi attempting to land at then Meridian Key Field (MEI) in a thunderstorm and winds, had a runway excursion after landing, going beyond the end of the runway and up the western slope of a ditch adjoining the highway adjacent to the airport, bouncing over a highway, and coming to rest with the nose ...
Contributing to the accident was the pilot flying an unstabilized approach. March 4, 1987 9 20 10 Northwest Airlink Flight 2268: Romulus: Michigan: CASA C-212 Aviocar: The aircraft crashed during approach due to the pilot flying an unstabilized approach, specifically the captain's use of the beta propeller mode which caused asymmetric power at ...
The overshoot concerned air traffic controllers enough that they had the pilots perform a series of maneuvers to confirm the pilots were in control of the plane, as well as to verify that the transponder target they were receiving on their radar was indeed Flight 188. The aircraft finally landed, over an hour late, at 9:04 p.m. CDT. [6]
Maximum takeoff weight of airplane substantially exceeded, pilot under the influence of cocaine and alcohol. [1] Michael J. Adams: United States 1967 test pilot X-15 Flight 3-65-97: Randsburg, California, United States Breakup caused by malfunctioning control system [2] Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe: Germany: 1936 Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
The pilots were hailed as heroes for landing the plane only using the throttles. A DC-3 owned by and carrying the Minneapolis Lakers NBA team made an emergency landing in a cornfield near Carroll, Iowa, on January 17, 1960. The DC-3 had lost all electrical power. Future NBA Hall of Fame player Elgin Baylor was on board. [92]
At the time of this flight, Erickson had 65 hours experience flying this type of aircraft. [3] Captain Falitz was flying the aircraft at the time of the crash. He had failed proficiency checks previously in 1988, 1992, and earlier in 1993, but passed the most recent test in November 1993.
Norman Lyle Prouse (born September 29, 1938) is a retired United States airline pilot, U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, addiction rehabilitation counselor, and author.He received national news attention in March 1990 when he was arrested and faced charges relating to flying a Boeing 727 while intoxicated, after serving as captain of Northwest Airlines Flight 650.
Gerald Clayton Gustafson (September 14, 1928 – March 1, 2024) was an American fighter pilot during the period after World War II. His most notable achievements came during the Vietnam War , where he was awarded the Air Force Cross .