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Aircraft crashed during an attempt at a transatlantic flight from the United States to Italy. Ployer Peter Hill: United States 1935 Test pilot Boeing Model 299: Wright Field, Ohio: Failure to remove gust locks before flight. Les Tower also died in this crash. Larry Hillblom: United States 1995 Business executive, founder of DHL Express ...
List of aircraft accidents and incidents resulting in 50 or more fatalities. Initial sort order is by total fatalities (descending) and then by date (most recent to most distant). Deaths T Incident [a] Aircraft Location Phase Airport Distance Date Tot C P G N; est. 1,700 [b] 11 81 est. 1,600 † INH American Airlines Flight 11: Boeing 767-223ER
The first aircraft accident in which 200 or more people died occurred on March 3, 1974, when 346 died in the crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 981. As of May 2024 [update] , there have been a total of 33 aviation incidents in which 200 or more people have died.
The first ground fatalities from an aircraft crash occurred on 21 July 1919, when the Wingfoot Air Express crash took place. The airship crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, Illinois, killing three of the five occupants of the aircraft, in addition to ten people on the ground. [1]
A Horizon Air employee stole an aircraft and died by suicide by intentionally crashing it over an hour later. October 14, 2004 2 0 0 Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701: near Jefferson City: Missouri: Bombardier CRJ200: The ferry flight suffered dual-engine failure at high altitude and a subsequent crash caused by the crew's reckless flying. August ...
The Boeing 737-800 is a popular aircraft that is used widely around the world. ... Jeju Air said it was "bowing" its head in apology and would investigate the crash. A total of 179 people died ...
TWA Flight 6963 (28 December 1946) - A Lockheed L-049 Constellation operated by Trans World Airlines crashed short of the runway. 9 people died while 14 people survived. Pan Am Flight 1-10 (15 April 1948) - A Lockheed L-049-51-26 Constellation operated by Pan American World Airways crashed short of the runway. 30 people died and 1 person survived.
The ATR 72 twin-engine plane carrying 58 passengers and four crew members was headed for Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos international airport when it nose-dived and crashed in Vinhedo, said Voepass ...