An American Airways jet with 60 passengers and 4 crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Military helicopter whereas coming in for a touchdown at Ronald Reagan Nationwide Airport close to Washington and a number of folks had been killed.
Deadly crashes of business plane within the U.S. have grow to be a rarity. The final was in 2009 close to Buffalo, New York. All 45 passengers and the 4 crew members had been killed when the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller airplane crashed right into a home. One individual on the bottom additionally was killed.
The collision Wednesday of the Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine airplane and UH-60 Blackhawk occurred over the Potomac River and the plane fell into the water. In 1982 an Air Florida flight crashed into the Potomac and killed 78.
Listed below are a few of the deadliest industrial airplane crashes within the U.S. for the reason that Air Florida catastrophe in line with studies from the Nationwide Transportation Security Board:
(asterisk)Feb. 12, 2009: A Colgan Air airplane crashed close to Buffalo, New York, killing everybody aboard the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller airplane, together with 45 passengers, two pilots and two flight attendants. One other individual on the bottom additionally died, bringing the overall dying toll to 50.
(asterisk)Aug. 27, 2006: A Comair plane crashed when taking off in Lexington, Kentucky, after it left from the incorrect runway and ran off the top. Two crew members and 47 passengers had been killed.
(asterisk)Nov. 12, 2001: Simply after takeoff, an American Airways flight crashed right into a residential space of Belle Harbor, New York. All 260 folks aboard the airplane had been killed.
(asterisk)Sept. 11, 2001: Practically 3,000 folks had been killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized management of 4 jetliners, sending two of the planes into New York’s World Commerce Heart, a 3rd into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the fourth right into a subject in western Pennsylvania. It stays the deadliest terror assault in historical past.
(asterisk)Jan. 31, 2000: An Alaska Airways flight crashed into the Pacific Ocean close to Anacapa Island, California. The crash killed 83 passengers and 5 crew members.
(asterisk)July 17, 1996: A Trans World Airways flight crashed within the Atlantic Ocean close to East Moriches, New York, on its approach to Paris, France. All 230 folks on board had been killed, and the airplane was destroyed.
(asterisk)Might 11, 1996: A Valujet Airways flight crashed into the Everglades about 10 minutes after takeoff from the Miami Worldwide Airport. The crash killed all 105 passengers and 5 crew members.
(asterisk)Oct. 31, 1994: An American Eagle flight in Roselawn, Indiana, crashed, killing 64 passengers and 4 crew members.
(asterisk)Sept. 8, 1994: A USAir flight crashed whereas trying to land in Pittsburgh. It killed 127 passengers and 5 crew members. The airplane was destroyed by the influence and hearth.
(asterisk)July 19, 1989: A United Airways flight skilled an engine failure and crashed whereas trying to land in Sioux Metropolis, Iowa, killing 110 passengers and one crew member.
(asterisk)Aug. 16, 1987: A Northwest Airways flight crashed simply after taking off in Romulus, Michigan, putting gentle poles, a rental automotive facility and the bottom. The crash killed 148 passengers and 6 crew members.
(asterisk)Aug. 2, 1985: A Delta Airways flight crashed when approaching to land on the Dallas Fort Value Worldwide Airport throughout a thunderstorm. It struck a automotive and two water tanks, and killed 134 passengers and crew members.
(asterisk)July 9, 1982: A Pan American World Airways flight crashed simply after takeoff close to New Orleans, Louisiana, and collided with bushes and homes, killing 145 folks onboard.
(asterisk)Jan. 13, 1982: An Air Florida flight plummeted into the Potomac, killing 70 passengers and 4 crew members. That crash was attributed to unhealthy climate.
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