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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.
The agency reopened the investigation in September 1994 after another crash of USAir Flight 427 [7] that was under similar conditions. The NTSB's investigation considered data from the crash of Flight 585, as well as other incidents, including a non-fatal crash in 1996 of Eastwind Airlines flight 517 [ 8 ] The NTSB finalized it's report on ...
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 ...
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 ...
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English: Photo was taken by Paul Denton. Delivered to USAir on 8th October 1987 as N382AU. Became N513AU on 10th November 1988. Due to a loss of control due to rudder malfunction on 8th September 1994, this aircraft crashed near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA.
Flight Number 427 may refer to: USAir Flight 427 (1994), crashed on approach of Pittsburgh International Airport, killing 132. TWA Flight 427 (1994), struck a Cessna 441 during takeoff, killing 2.