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All 271 people on board [7] the aircraft, as well as two people on the ground, lost their lives and it was the deadliest aviation accident in the United States and in North America until the September 11 attacks. [7] 257: The DC-10's third deadliest crash happened with Air New Zealand Flight 901 or Mount Erebus disaster on November
On 3 March 1974, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating the flight crashed into the Ermenonville Forest, 37.76 kilometres (23.46 mi) outside Paris, killing all 335 passengers and 11 crew on board. It was the first aviation accident to exceed 200 and 300 fatalities. The crash was also known as the Ermenonville air disaster.
Western Airlines Flight 2605, nicknamed the "Night Owl", [2] was an international scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles, California, to Mexico City, Mexico.On October 31, 1979, at 5:42 a.m. CST (UTC−06:00), the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 used on the flight crashed at Mexico City International Airport in fog after landing on a runway that was closed for maintenance.
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-10" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On approach to runway 27, the DC-10 dropped below the glide path, then at 7:05 (according to other data - 7:30), it crashed into two buildings, broke into three sections, and burst into flames. [5] The accident site was in an orchard 1.5 miles (2.4 km; 1.3 nmi) short of runway 27. 75 people (72 passengers and 3 crew members) died in the ...
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The DC-10 had eight emergency exits, but after the crash, only four could be operated. The number 1 right exit had a fault in the mechanism and could not be opened. Due to the weak floor at the end of the aircraft, the floor had become deformed, causing failures in multiple-seat tracks and restraints, and also destroyed the two emergency exits ...
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