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  2. USAir Flight 427 - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. 30 years later: Remembering the crash of USAir Flight 427 in ...

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    The easy-to-access site has three stone structures that mark the space, with the 132 victims' names listed on plaques. A memorial dedicated to the victims of USAir Flight 427 in the Sewickley ...

  4. List of fatal accidents and incidents involving commercial ...

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    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 ...

  5. United Airlines Flight 585 - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Times Archive: NTSB: Rudder problem likely cause of USAir ...

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    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 ...

  7. Boeing 737 rudder issues - Wikipedia

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    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]

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  9. List of accidents and incidents involving airliners in the ...

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    USAir Flight 427 nosedived into the ground on its landing approach when the rudder on the Boeing 737-300 malfunctioned near Pittsburgh on September 8, 1994. All 132 passengers and crew were killed on impact. [159] This is the third-highest death toll of any accident involving the Boeing 737-300.