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On July 31, 1973, at 11:08 a.m., while on an instrument landing system (ILS) instrument approach into Logan in low clouds and fog, the aircraft descended below the glidepath, struck a seawall, and crashed. All 89 of the occupants aboard were killed, including an initial survivor who died more than 4 months after the crash. [2]
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1976 (15 P) Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents in 1976" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
The flight was en route from Paris-Charles De Gaulle to Miami, and was diverted to Boston's Logan Airport. September 16, 2004: American Airlines Flight 1374, an MD-82 from Chicago O'Hare to Philadelphia International Airport, suffered a bird strike just after takeoff, causing parts of the engine to fall near houses in Niles, Illinois. The plane ...
November 10, 1946: Delta Air Lines Flight 10, a Douglas DC-3 which departed Jackson, Mississippi attempting to land at then Meridian Key Field (MEI) in a thunderstorm and winds, had a runway excursion after landing, going beyond the end of the runway and up the western slope of a ditch adjoining the highway adjacent to the airport, bouncing over a highway, and coming to rest with the nose ...
The deadliest crash of this year was the 1976 Zagreb mid-air collision, when an Inex-Adria Aviopromet Douglas DC-9 struck a British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident near Vrbovec, SFR Yugoslavia on 10 September, killing all 176 people on board both aircraft. At the time it was the deadliest mid-air collision in aviation history.
The crash probably was caused by the inexperience of the pilot, Ronald Bramlage of Junction City, Kansas, who was killed with his wife and four children. RED Air Flight 203 caught fire at Miami International Airport after landing due to landing gear collapsing, causing a runway excursion. Three minor injuries happened among the 140 passengers ...
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Flight 847, a Boeing 727-231, was hijacked by two Shi'ite Lebanese men and diverted to Beirut where 19 passengers were released in exchange for fuel after which the aircraft flew on to Algiers where another 20 passengers were released. The aircraft flew back to Beirut where U.S Navy diver Robert Stethem was beaten and shot and dumped on the tarmac.