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On January 29, 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 (operated by regional carrier PSA Airlines under the American Eagle brand), [a] [6] [7] a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner, collided mid-air with a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, about half a mile (0.8 km) short of runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
Airport '77 is a 1977 American air disaster film, the third installment of the Airport film series. The film stars an ensemble cast of veteran actors including Jack Lemmon , James Stewart , Joseph Cotten , Olivia de Havilland , and Brenda Vaccaro as well as the return of George Kennedy from the two previous Airport films.
The aircraft suffered failure of one of the propeller blades, causing failure of the engine and loss of lift on that side that prevented the plane from maintaining altitude. All occupants survived the initial crash, but 9 died in the ensuing fire. December 13, 1994 15 5 5 Flagship Airlines Flight 3379: Morrisville: North Carolina: Jetstream 32
[1]: 1 [3] The probable cause of the crash was concluded to be the captain's failure to properly manage the flight. [citation needed] The plane crashed into a residential neighborhood, destroying five houses; there was an intense ground fire. Forty-three of the 61 aboard the aircraft and two on the ground were killed.
At the time, it was the deadliest air crash to occur in the United States, and remained so until the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 in May 1979. Following their collision, both the Boeing and the Cessna crashed into North Park , a residential but urban uptown neighborhood located roughly three miles northeast of downtown San Diego .
Flight 175 is the second-deadliest plane crash in aviation history, surpassed only by American Airlines Flight 11. Flight 175 departed from Logan Airport at 08:14. Twenty-eight minutes into the flight, the hijackers injured several crew members, forced their way into the cockpit, and murdered both pilots while moving anyone who remained to the ...
It was the deadliest plane crash in U.S. history until the September 11 attacks in 2001. American Airlines Flight 444 was attacked by the Unabomber on November 15, 1979, near Chicago Illinois . The bomb planted in the cargo hold malfunctioned, but 12 passengers had to be treated for smoke inhalation.
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).