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The Kegworth air disaster occurred when British Midland Airways Flight 092, a Boeing 737-400, crashed onto the motorway embankment between the M1 motorway and A453 road near Kegworth, Leicestershire, England, while attempting to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport on 8 January 1989.
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1989 (1 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents in 1989" ... Kegworth air disaster; Korean Air ...
The US Code of Federal Regulations defines an accident as "an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage;" an incident as "an occurrence ...
The U.S. had not had a major commercial plane crash since 2009, when a Colgan Air wreck outside Buffalo, New York, killed 50 people, including one on the ground.
Steamfitters UA Local 602 shared a statement on Facebook confirming four members of the union were among the victims of the plane crash. No names were released. No names were released. It’s ...
The plane's captain Jonathan J. Campos had dreamed of being a pilot since he was three, his aunt told the New York Times. "I think he wanted to be free, and be able to fly and soar like a bird ...
Crash site Cause/circumstances Aaliyah: United States 2001 Actress, singer, and model Cessna 402: Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, The Bahamas 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 ...
A pilot in an uninvolved aircraft confirmed seeing the crash to an air traffic controller, and reported seeing flares from the opposite side of the Potomac as his flight was on short final. [2] The airplane was equipped with a Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).