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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 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 request of the Minneapolis ARTCC, Northwest's dispatchers made at least eight attempts to reach the pilots and urge them to reestablish radio contact, without success. [7] When other pilots in the area got word of the situation, they tried to help the controllers, attempting to reach the pilots as well.
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).
Incapacitation – Pilot suffered heart attack during takeoff phase of flight [116] Haris Suleman: United States 2014 Record attempt to become the youngest pilot to fly around the world in 30 days Beechcraft A36 Bonanza: Pacific Ocean, near Pago Pago: Crashing in the sea. [117] Thaddeus C. Sweet: United States 1928 US Congressman from New York
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Martin 2-0-2: 2 18 20: 4 (all on aircraft) Sutton Wick air crash [162] 5 March 1957 Sutton Wick, Drayton, Berkshire, England Blackburn Beverley C.1: 2 20 22 † 0 British European Airways Flight 411 [163] 14 March 1957 Wythenshawe, England Vickers Viscount: 2 2 4 † 0 Cambrian Airways Liverpool crash [164] 20 July ...
There were 16 passengers on board the Jetstream 31, a twin-engine turboprop manufactured by British Aerospace, [3] for a flight from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, with a stop at Chisholm-Hibbing Airport, in Hibbing. There were two pilots operating the aircraft: the captain was Marvin Falitz (42); the first officer was Chad ...