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The aircraft crashed during approach, killing only the pilot. May 30, 1979 17 1 1 Downeast Flight 46: Rockland: Maine: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter: The aircraft crashed after descending below glideslope during approach in poor visibility. May 25, 1979 273 2 0 American Airlines Flight 191: Des Plaines: Illinois: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
The pilot of the DC-7 was killed and the C-123 Provider was damaged by fire. The DC-7 was repaired and placed back into service. [7] March 30, 1967: Delta Air Lines Flight 9877, a Douglas DC-8, crashed during a training exercise near New Orleans. The improper use of flight and power controls by both instructor and the Captain-trainee during a ...
The pilots were hailed as heroes for landing the plane only using the throttles. A DC-3 owned by and carrying the Minneapolis Lakers NBA team made an emergency landing in a cornfield near Carroll, Iowa, on January 17, 1960. The DC-3 had lost all electrical power. Future NBA Hall of Fame player Elgin Baylor was on board. [92]
Delta Air Lines says it is offering $30,000 to passengers who were aboard a flight from Minneapolis that crashed and flipped upside down while landing in Toronto on Monday. Delta Air Lines says it ...
Incapacitation – Pilot suffered heart attack during takeoff phase of flight [116] Haris Suleman: United States 2014 Record attempt to become the youngest pilot to fly around the world in 30 days Beechcraft A36 Bonanza: Pacific Ocean, near Pago Pago: Crashing in the sea. [117] Thaddeus C. Sweet: United States 1928 US Congressman from New York
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).
Strike 2 At least two tailors died as police confronted a street mob of about 300 strikers, mostly German, with clubs. [2] These deaths stand as the "first recorded strike fatalities in U.S. history". [3] July 7, 1851 Portage, New York: Railroad Strike 2 Two striking workers of the New York and Erie Railroad were shot and killed by police officers.
30 21 51 ~30 (one on aircraft) Africa One Antonov An-26 crash [33] 4 October 2007 Kinshasa, D.R.C. Antonov An-26: 29 2 31 † ~60 Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash [34] 6 September 1952 Hampshire, England de Havilland DH.110: 26 6 32 † 14 Aéro-Service Ilyushin Il-76T crash [35] 30 November 2012 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo: Ilyushin Il ...