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American Airlines Flight 1572 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois to Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Connecticut. On November 12, 1995, Flight 1572 was operated using a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, a twin-engine, narrow-body jet airliner (registration N566AA).
July 12, 1972: American Airlines Flight 633, a Boeing 727, was hijacked en route to Dallas. The hijacker demanded a ransom to be paid before surrendering. [62] November 26, 1975: American Airlines Flight 182, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, narrowly averted a midair collision with TWA Flight 37, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. The plane made an ...
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas MD-83" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The aircraft involved in the accident was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, serial number 53077, and registered as N963AS. [2] The MD-83 was a longer-range version of the original MD-80 (itself an improved version of the DC-9) with higher weight allowances, increased fuel capacity, and more powerful Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines. The aircraft had ...
American Airlines Flight 132 was a regularly scheduled flight from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Nashville International Airport. On February 3, 1988, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operating this route experienced an in-flight fire shortly before landing at its destination.
Flight 37, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 (N11002) narrowly averted a mid-air collision with American Airlines Flight 182, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10. [46] December 22, 1975 Flight 841, a Boeing 707-331B (N18701), crashed short of the runway while landing at Malpensa Airport; all 125 on board survived. [47] November 27, 1978
The last of the TWA MD-83s stayed in service until September 2019. This was the last Trans World Airlines, Inc. aircraft in the American Airlines fleet. An original lighted TWA sign still exists (as of 2019) on the east side of Saarinen's TWA Flight Center terminal facing JetBlue's Terminal 5. This sign has been incorporated by the TWA Hotel as ...
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31: The aircraft suffered dual-engine failure due to high water intake during a hail storm, executed a forced landing on a state highway, and crashed into buildings, killing 63 aboard the aircraft as well as 9 on the ground. April 27, 1976 37 39 51 American Airlines Flight 625: St. Thomas: U.S. Virgin Islands: Boeing 727-100