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Yes, turbulence is getting worse, but deaths are very rare: What to know United Airlines passenger aircraft are seen at sunset at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago in this file image from ...
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A United Airlines Boeing 737 diverted to Memphis after some passengers were injured by severe turbulence. The flight landed in Chicago two hours late.
Incidents of severe turbulence are not rare. A United Airlines flight from Cancun to Chicago experienced a similarly terrifying scenario in August.. The airline confirmed to PEOPLE at the time ...
Aero Flight 311 (3 January 1961) – The plane, a Douglas DC-3, entered a spin during approach and crashed into the woods, killing all 25 people on board. Aero Flight 217 (8 November 1963) – A Douglas DC-3 crashed into the ground while trying to land at Mariehamn Airport. The plane came to rest upside down and caught fire, killing 22 people.
The flight cruised uneventfully from Chicago to Hartford, other than changing from 33,000 ft (10,000 m) to 35,000 ft (11,000 m) to avoid reported turbulence. [ 1 ] : 2 While on descent into Hartford, the pilots received a weather update at 00:30 that included a warning of wind shear and severe thunderstorms at Bradley.
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American Airlines Flight 191 lost control and crashed immediately after take-off at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago on May 25, 1979. killing all 271 occupants and two people on the ground. 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.