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This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
The last commercial plane crash in the U.S. happened on Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed during landing near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing all 49 people onboard.
The aircraft based from USS Pine Island (AV-12), [2] Bureau Number 59098, callsign "George 1", hit a ridge and burned while supporting Operation Highjump. [2] The crash instantly killed Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez and Petty Officer Wendell K. Hendersin. [2] Two hours later, Petty Officer Frederick Williams also died. [2]
While originally scheduled to depart at 2:45 pm, delays due to snowfall pushed departure back to 6:01 pm. At takeoff, with a nearly full complement of 95 passengers and 6 crewmembers (3 flight crew and 3 stewardesses), the plane weighed in at 98,575 pounds (44,713 kg), just 265 pounds (120 kg) below maximum takeoff weight.
What we know about the plane crash victims. Top figure skaters from Russia and the United States — including 6 people with ties to the Skating Club of Boston — were among the victims. Athletes ...
Townspeople who heard the weather-plane crash are foiled at rescue attempts by searing heat. Nine charred bodies were pulled from the wreckage. The plane, on a routine weather mission, had been aloft from Yokota Air Base for about an hour. [32] [33] B-50D-105-BO, 48-122, converted to WB-50D. Crashed with 56th WRS. [34] 22 September
The collision that claimed the lives of 67 people Wednesday bore a hole in the heart of the tight-knit skating community in a Washington, D.C. suburb.
Ogwyn George 21 Male C RAF Sylling crash 9 [10] [11] 1941-10-30 Clarence Bates 41 Male C: Northwest Airlines: Northwest Airlines Flight 5: 14 Captain of Flight 5. Died in another plane crash one year later. [12] 1942-08-25 Sgt Andrew Jack 20 Male C Royal Air Force: Dunbeath Air Crash: 15 [13] 1943-01-22 John Alfred Howard 26 Male P Pan American ...