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USAir Flight 427 was a scheduled flight from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, with a stopover at Pittsburgh International Airport. On Thursday, September 8, 1994, the Boeing 737 flying this route crashed in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania while approaching Runway 28R at Pittsburgh, which was ...
An aerial view of the US Air Flight 427 crash site from 1,000 feet in the air on Sept. 13, 1994. The plane entered what engineers call an aerodynamic stall, greatly reducing the lift on the wings.
During the 1990s, a series of issues affecting the rudder of Boeing 737 passenger aircraft resulted in multiple incidents. In two separate accidents (United Airlines Flight 585 and USAir Flight 427), pilots lost control of their aircraft due to a sudden and unexpected rudder movement, and the resulting crashes killed everyone on board, 157 people in total. [1]
USAir Flight 427; USAir Flight 1016; 1991 Los Angeles runway collision; US Airways Flight 1549; USAir Flight 5050; L. 2005 Logan Airport runway incursion
Ten years ago Wednesday, 40-year-old Karen Dickson died in the crash of USAir Flight 427. Her death was quick, the destruction left behind incomprehensible. In all, 132 people perished when the ...
Just after 7 p.m. Sept. 8, 1994, a USAir flight carrying 127 passengers and five crew members suddenly crashed into a Hopewell Township hillside as it was preparing to land at Pittsburgh ...
The aircraft experienced a loss of control during approach due to a rudder hardover caused by a design flaw. The cause was not determined until after investigation of a similar later incident, USAir Flight 427. February 1, 1991 35 29 66 1991 Los Angeles airport runway collision: Los Angeles: California: Boeing 737-300, Fairchild Swearingen ...
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