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The crash killed all 15 crew members and 505 of the 509 passengers on board, leaving four survivors. An estimated 20 to 50 passengers survived the initial crash but died from their injuries while awaiting rescue. The crash is the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history [1] and remains the deadliest aviation incident in Japan. [2]
The aircraft, a Convair 340 registered ZS-BRV, was originally delivered to the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1954 as a C-131D. [4] It was retired from USAF service in 1987 and was stored for five years before its conversion for civilian use and operation by several companies, eventually being acquired by Rovos Air (the aviation division of South African rail operator Rovos Rail), which ...
JetBlue Flight 292 making an emergency landing in September 2005 with its nose landing gear turned sideways.. This list of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline summarizes airline accidents and all kinds of incidents, major or minor, by airline company with flight number, location, date, aircraft type, and cause.
Accident; Date: 14 August 2011 (): Summary: Controlled flight into terrain: Site: Mamotswiri Peak, Limpopo, South Africa (ZS-NJX): Total fatalities: 13: Total survivors: 0: First aircraft; Type: Piaggio P.166S Albatross: Registration: ZS-NJX: Flight origin: Tzaneen Airfield, Tzaneen, South Africa: Destination: Rand Airport, Germiston, South Africa: Occupants: 6: Passengers: 5: Crew: 1 ...
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 aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-244BM Combi registered ZS-SAS and named Helderberg.This was the 488th 747 built, made its first flight on 12 November 1980 and was delivered to South African Airways (SAA) on 24 November 1980.
The Sugar Bowl New Year's parade took place Tuesday afternoon in the same area as the crash. January 1, 2025: Police investigators surround a white truck that has crashed into a work lift in the ...
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II in flight. Operations of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II family began in 1995 with the Joint Strike Fighter program.Since its first flight in 2006, the aircraft has faced substantial controversy, shortages in its research and development supply, [1] and safety concerns due to incidents. [2]