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This category includes articles on disasters in the United States State of Georgia (U.S. state) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Disasters and accidents in Georgia (U.S. state) . Subcategories
The Sidney Lanier Bridge was a vertical-lift bridge that spanned the Brunswick River in Georgia. [1] [2] The Sidney Lanier Bridge was a 1-mile (1.6 km) long, [3] [4] four-lane automobile bridge that spanned the Brunswick River, [1] a tidal river, in Brunswick, Georgia. [5] [6] Construction on the bridge was completed in 1956.
The F-86 pilot, Lt. Clarence Stewart, ejected and parachuted to safety near Estill, South Carolina, ten miles (16 km) north of the fighter's crash site east of Sylvania, Georgia. [3] [4] The damaged B-47 remained airborne, plummeting from 38,000 feet (12,000 m) until the pilot, Col. Howard Richardson, regained control at 20,000 feet (6,100 m).
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
The Thiokol-Woodbine explosion occurred at 10:53 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, February 3, 1971, at the Thiokol chemical plant, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Woodbine, Georgia, and 30 miles (48 km) north of Jacksonville, Florida, when large quantities of flares and their components in building M-132 were ignited by a fire and detonation occurred.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 21, registration NC28394, was a Douglas DC-3 aircraft that crashed while preparing to land at Candler Field (now Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 26, 1941.
On 7 February 2008, fourteen people were killed and thirty-six injured during a dust explosion at a refinery owned by Imperial Sugar in Port Wentworth, Georgia, United States. Dust explosions had been an issue of concern among U.S. authorities since three fatal accidents in 2003, with efforts made to improve safety and reduce the risk of ...
Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents in Georgia (country)" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .