20 WORST AVIATION DISASTERS INVOLVING US CARRIERS
This section provides you information about the 20 worst aviation accident in USA carriers and reasons of its happening are given. It lists down the causes and future amendments made to ensure more safety.The planes accident is a complete list complying of all the details regarding when the accident happened, why it happened. The object of pointing out the causes is that future care will be taken to avoid man bonded causes.It also helps in shaping the amendment acts which will ensure more safety to the passengers and for the aircraft.
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| September 11, 2001 | United Airlines, Flight 175, a Boeing 767, on a scheduled flight from Boston to Los Angeles, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York. More Details |
| March 27, 1977 | The remains of a Pan Am B747 (top) and KLM B747 (bottom) in Tenerife, Canary Islands in the second worst aviation disaster in history, which killed a total of 583 people. The KLM 747 collided with a Pan Am 747 after the captain of the KLM plane started his takeoff roll without clearance. More Details |
| May 25, 1979 | These pictures was taken by an amateur photographer seconds before an American Airlines DC-10 crashed at Chicago O'Hare Airport, after losing an engine during takeoff. Improper maintenance procedures was to blame. More Details |
| December 21, 1988 | The cockpit section of Pan Am Flight 103 which crashed at Lockerbie, Scotland after a bomb, planted by Libyan terrorists, exploded in the forward cargo area.
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| November 12, 2001 | Three minutes after taking off and while in a climbing left turn, at 2,800 ft., parts of the plane, including the vertical stabilizer and rudder, fell from the aircraft. The crew soon lost control of the plane which nose dived and crashed into a residential neighborhood. After flying into the wake turbulence of two aircraft about two minutes into the flight, investigators believe a series of quick rudder swings by the copilot whipped the tail so severely that the fin broke off More Details |
| December 12, 1985 | This DC-8 crashed at Gander Newfoundland while attempting to takeoff, killing all 256 military passengers and crew aboard. Icing was the most likely cause although some believe a bomb was planted aboard the aircraft. More Details |
| July 17, 1996 | The wreckage and fuel from TWA Flight 800 burns in the Atlantic off East Moriches, New York. All 230 people aboard the Boing 747 perished in the crash after the center fuel tank exploded. More Details |
| September 11, 2001 | American Airlines, Flight 77, a Boeing 757, on a scheduled flight from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles, moments after crashing into the Pentagon.
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| December 20, 1995 | The remains of an American Airlines Boeing 757 after it crashed in the mountains near Buga, Colombia after the crew's confusion led to an navigation error causing the plane to impact a mountain. More Details |
| August 16, 1987 | This Northwest Airlines MD-82 crashed shortly after takeoff because the crew failed to extend the flaps and slats. One-hundred-fifty-four people aboard died. One 4 year-old girl survived.
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| July 09, 1982 | The B727 crashed soon after taking off from New Orleans International Airport after running into a microburst in a thunderstorm.
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| September 25, 1978 | These are pictures of a Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 as it goes down over San Diego, California after a mid-air collision with a Cessna 172. All 135 aboard the Boeing 727 and 2 on the Cessna as well as 7 people on the ground were killed More Details |
| August 02, 1985 | A Delta Airlines, Lockheed-1011 touched down 6,000 feet short of the runway at Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas, crossed a highway and crashed into two 2 million gallon water tanks after encountering windshear. More Details |
| December 16, 1960 | The wreckage of a United Air Lines DC-8 that crashed into the streets of Brooklyn, New York after colliding with a TWA Super Constellation over Staten Island in 1960. The last picture is of the TWA Constellation at Miller Army Field in Staten Island. The accident occurred after DC-8 flew past its holding pattern at twice the speed it was authorized to go.
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| September 08, 1994 | The wreckage of a USAir Boeing 737 that crashed near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania as the crew prepared to land at Pittsburgh. The accident was caused by an uncommanded deflection of the rudder which caused to pilot to lose control of the plane and crash. More Details |
| June 30, 1956 | The wreckage of a United Airlines DC-7 after it collided with a TWA Constellation over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. All 128 people on both planes were killed.
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| 06/24/1975 | The B727 crashed while attempting to land during a severe thunderstorm. Downdrafts caused the plane to enter a high rate of descent and crash into approach light towers.
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| July 19, 1989 | A United Air Lines DC-10 crashed at Sioux City, Iowa after an engine explosion caused the total loss of all hydraulics. The crew was able to control the plane only with engine throttle settings. Miraculously, 187 of 298 survived.
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| 09/04/1971 | The aircraft crashed into the slopes of Chikat Mountain while attempting a non-precision instrument landing at Juneau Municipal Airport. Display of misleading navigation information which resulted in the premature descent below obstacle clearance altitude. The crew didn\\\'t use all available navaids to check the position of the aircraft. More Details |
