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Encyclopedia > List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by location

Accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by location of the incident. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ...


This list is also available: by airline, by year, alphabetically. See also: Accidents and incidents in aviation. This list is not complete! For more exhaustive lists, see the Aircraft Crash Record Office [1] or the Air Safety Network [2]. JetBlue Airways Flight 292 making an emergency landing with the nose landing gear turned sideways The following is a list of accidents and incidents on commercial airlines grouped by airline. ... // Accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by the year that the incident or accident occurred. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


If the aircraft crashed on land, it will be listed under a continent and a country. If the aircraft crashed on a body of water, it will be listed under that body of water.

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Africa

Algeria

Air Algerie Flight 6289, a Boeing 737-200, departed the southern Algerian city of Tamanrasset for a scheduled passenger flight to the Algerian capital, Algiers, via Ghardaia on 6 March 2003 at 3:45 pm local time (1445 GMT). ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Cities in Algeria | Wilayat of Algeria ... Air France Flight 8969 (AF8969, AFR8969) was an Air France flight that was hijacked on December 24, 1994 at Algiers. ... Hijackers inside flightdeck of TWA Flight 847 Aircraft hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take-over of an aircraft, by a person or group, usually armed. ... “Alger” redirects here. ...

Canary Islands, Spain

The Tenerife disaster took place at 17:07 on March 27, 1977, when two Boeing 747s collided on the island of Tenerife, killing 583 people. ... KLM can also refer to KLM (Human Computer Interaction) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Air Transport Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is an airline subsidiary of Air France-KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) was the United States principal international airline from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991, and was credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry. ... Flag of Tenerife Tenerife in the Canary Islands chain. ... Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... The Tenerife collision took place on March 27, 1977, at 17:06:56 local time (also GMT), when two Boeing 747 airliners collided at Los Rodeos (TCI) on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, killing 583 people. ... Dan-Air (Dan Air Services Limited) is a defunct airline based in the United Kingdom. ... Flag of Tenerife Tenerife in the Canary Islands chain. ... Los Rodeos Airport (IATA: TFN, ICAO: GCXO), also known as Tenerife North Airport, is one of 2 international airports on the island of Tenerife, the other one being the much larger and busier Reina Sofía Airport, also called Tenerife South Airport. Los Rodeos Airport , Tenerife North Airport, is located... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

Côte d'Ivoire

  • Varig Flight 797 - Crashed into the jungle after engine failure

Niger

Route taken by UTA Flight 772 UTA Flight 772 of the French airline, Union des Transports Aériens, was a scheduled flight operating from Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo, via NDjamena in Chad, to Paris CDG airport in France. ... The Sahara is the worlds second largest desert (second to Antarctica), over 9,000,000 km² (3,500,000 mi²), located in northern Africa and is 2. ...

Nigeria

There are two airlines known as Bellview Airlines: Bellview Airlines (Nigeria) Bellview Airlines (Sierra Leone) This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Wikinews has news related to: Airplane crashes in Nigeria Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-12-11, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Port Harcourt is the capital city of Rivers State, Nigeria. ...

Cameroon

Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 was a Boeing 737 flight of Kenya Airways flying from Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. ... Douala International Airport (IATA: DLA, ICAO: FKKD) is an airport located 6 miles (10km) outside the city of Douala in Cameroon. ...

Congo

  • Air Africa N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa - an overloaded Antonov An-32 aborts takeoff and overruns the runway into a crowded vegetable market, killing an estimated 297.
  • Africa One/El Sam Kinshasa - an Antonov An-26 crashes shortly after takeoff into a market killing 52(estimated). 2007-10-04
  • Mango Airlines of the DRC Overloaded An-12B engine fails after departure from Goma, DRC for Kisangani. Aircraft crashes into a mountain and burns 10 km NW of Sake, DRC on return to Goma, killing all 6 crew aboard. (Reg RA-11338 was sold to Angola as D2-FRC in May 2000, then 9U-BHN and later 9Q-CVT). 2006-07-07

On 6 January 1996 an overloaded Air Africa or African Air Antonov An-32B wet leased from Moscow Airways fails takeoff from NDolo Airport and overshoots the runway into the crowded Simbazikita street market, killing an estimated 297. ... NDolo Airport (IATA: NLO, ICAO: FZAB), also known as Ndolo Airport, is the secondary airports in the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the commune of Barumbu. ... Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville or, before 1960, also Leopoldstad) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Private Antonov AN-2 in the UK Antonov, aka Antonov Aeronautical Scientific/Technical Complex (Antonov ASTC) (Ukrainian: ) is a Ukraine-based (since 1952) aircraft manufacturing and services company (design office prefix An) with particular expertise in the field of very large aircraft construction. ... Antonov An-32P © ANTONOV ASTC The Antonov An-32 (NATO reporting name: Cline) is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft. ... Africa One is a Democratic Republic of Congo based airline. ... Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville or, before 1960, also Leopoldstad) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Private Antonov AN-2 in the UK Antonov, aka Antonov Aeronautical Scientific/Technical Complex (Antonov ASTC) (Ukrainian: ) is a Ukraine-based (since 1952) aircraft manufacturing and services company (design office prefix An) with particular expertise in the field of very large aircraft construction. ... The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a 2-engined light prop transport aircraft and is a development of the An-24. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Antonov An-12 landing The Antonov An-12 (NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft. ... Sake is a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the eastern province of North Kivu. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Andaman Sea

Korean Air Flight 858 was a flight that flew from Abu Dhabi International Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to Gimpo Airport near Seoul, South Korea via Bangkok International Airport in Bangkok. ... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia...

Antarctica

The Mount Erebus disaster was a major aircraft accident involving Air New Zealand Flight 901 in 1979. ...

Arabian Sea

Air India Flight 855 was a flight that crashed on 1 January 1978. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ...

Asia

Afghanistan

The Kam Air Flight 904 disaster was an aviation disaster in February 2005. ...

Bahrain

This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Map of the Persian Gulf. ...

Hong Kong SAR

China Airlines Flight 642 was a flight that flew from Bangkok International Airport in Bangkok to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong operated by China Airlines subsidiary Mandarin Airlines. ...

Mainland China

Air China flight 129 (CCA129, CA129) is a flight from Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China to Gimhae International Airport, Busan, South Korea. ... China Northern flight 6136 (CBF6136, CJ6136) was a flight from Capital airport, Beijing to Zhoushuizi airport, Dalian, a coastal city in Liaoning province of China. ... China Eastern flight 5210 (CES5210, MU5210) was a flight from Baotou, Inner Mongolia to Hongqiao Airport Shanghai, China. ...

Georgia

There have been two crashes for Transair Georgian Airlines. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Destroyed shop in Sukhumi Sukhumi (Georgian: , Sokhumi; Abkhaz: , Aqwa; Russian: , Sukhumi) is the capital of Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic, which is internationally recognized as being an autonomous republic within Georgia. ...

India

  • 2 May 1953: A De Havilland Comet crashed in Jalalogori, India soon after take-off from Calcutta (now Kolkata) on - first of a series of crashes that led to Comet 1 fleet being grounded and eventually scrapped.
  • 29 August 1970: Indian Airlines F27, near Silchar, India: The aircraft crashed into high ground shortly after takeoff. All five crew members and 34 passengers were killed.
  • 9 December 1971: Indian Airlines HS748, near Chinnamanur, India: The aircraft was on descent into Madurai when it crashed into high ground about 50 miles (80 km) from the airport. The event occurred in daylight and reduced visibility. All four crew members and 17 passengers were killed.
  • 11 August 1972: Indian Airlines F27, New Delhi, India: The aircraft lost altitude and crashed after abandoning a landing attempt. All four crew members and 14 passengers were killed.
  • 31 May 1973: Indian Airlines 737-200, near New Delhi, India: The aircraft crashed and caught fire during landing. The crash killed five of the seven crew members and 43 of the 58 passengers.
  • 12 October 1976: Indian Airlines Caravelle, Bombay, India: The right engine caught fire shortly after takeoff and the crew elected to return. Fuel flow to the engine was not stopped and the fire spread through the fuselage and led to hydraulic system failure and a loss of aircraft control shortly before landing. All six crew members and 89 passengers were killed.
  • 4 August 1979: Indian Airlines HS748, near Bombay, India: The aircraft was approaching the airport at night and in poor weather when it collided with high ground about six miles (10 km) from the airport All four crew members and 41 passengers were killed.
  • 10 May 1980: Indian Airlines 737-200, near Rampur Hat, India: The aircraft experienced severe en route turbulence. Two of the 132 passengers were killed.
  • 21 June 1982: An Air India Boeing 707 crashed at Mumbai airport while trying to land in a heavy rainstorm. 2 crew and 15 passengers were killed.
  • 29 September 1986: Indian Airlines Airbus A300B2-1C; Chennai Airport (MAA); The crew aborted a take-off and the plane overshot the runway as a result; all 185 passengers and 11 crew members escaped unhurt. The aircraft was written off.
  • 19 October 1988: Indian Airlines Flight 113, Ahmedabad, India: The aircraft hit an electric mast five miles (eight km) out on approach in poor visibility. All six crew members and 128 of 129 passengers were killed.
  • 14 February 1990: Indian Airlines Flight 605 (an Airbus A320), Bangalore, India: Controlled flight into terrain during approach. Aircraft hit about 400 meters short of the runway. Four of the seven crew members and 88 of the 139 passengers were killed.
  • 16 August 1991: Indian Airlines Flight 257, near Imphal, India: The aircraft hit high ground during descent about 30 km from the airport. All six crew members and 63 passengers were killed.
  • 26 April 1993: Indian Airlines Flight 491, (Boeing 737-200), Aurangabad, India: The flight crew initiated their liftoff late and the aircraft struck a large vehicle on a road just outside the airport. The vehicle strike damaged one engine and the aircraft later hit power lines and crashed. Four of the six crew members and 52 of the 112 passengers were killed. The administrators of the airport were also cited for failing to regulate traffic on that same road.
  • Christmas Eve, 24 December 1999: Indian Airlines Flight 814, which had just taken off from Kathmandu, Nepal to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India was hijacked. The plane flew around different points in South Asia and Southwest Asia as officials of the government of India and the Taliban negotiated. One passenger was killed and some were released. On December 31, 1999, the rest of the hostages on Flight 814 were freed.
  • 17 July 2000: Alliance Air (wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines) Flight 7412, 737-200; Patna, India: The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Calcutta to Patna and was making a second approach when the aircraft crashed into a residential area about 2 km (1.25 miles) from the airport. All six crew members and 45 of the 52 passengers were killed. Five people on the ground were also killed.
  • 18 January 2006: Indian Flight IC-809, Patna, India: The right rear wheel tires of a Boeing 737-200 plane from Delhi to Patna, burst at 1530 hours while landing at Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport, Patna. All 56 passengers and 7 crew members escaped unhurt.
  • 12 March 2006: Indian Flight IC-955 from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur had to return to Chennai after engine problems. The problem was fixed and the flight departed again at 5:30 am. All 130 passengers and crew were unhurt.
  • 3 June 2006: Indian Flight IC-860, an Airbus 320 en route Singapore-Delhi was forced to make an emergency landing at Biju Patnaik airport near Bhubhaneshwar because of a mechanical problem.
  • 24 April 2007: Flight IC-877 [3] an airbus A320 jet from Delhi to Bhubaneswar with 124 passengers and six crew on the board, experienced a hydraulic snag on approach to Bhubaneswar airport around 2 pm. The aircraft returned back to Delhi and made an emergency landing. While the aircraft made a clean landing, it skidded a few feet off the runway after the speed slowed down. The hydraulic snag had made it difficult for the pilot to maneuver the nose-wheel of the plane. All the passengers and crew were safely offloaded within 15 minutes. Among the passengers there were notable VIP'S from Bhubaneswar

May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the de Havilland Comet jet airliner. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Silchar (Bengali: Shilchôr, Assamese: শিলচৰ Xilsôr, Sylheti: শিলচর Hilsôr) is the headquarters of Cachar district in the state of Assam in India. ... is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Air India (formerly Air-India, Hindi: ) is the national flag carrier of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services. ... The Boeing 707 is an American four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Indian Airlines Flight 113 was a flight operating from Mumbai to Ahemadabad that crashed on its final approach to Ahmedabad airport, killing 130 people (including all 6 crew members). ... , Ahmedabad (Gujarati: , Hindi: अहमदाबाद ) is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population of almost 51 lakhs (5. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Flight IC-605 took off from Mumbai (Bombay) at 11:58 for a flight to Bangalore. ... For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) describes an accident whereby an airworthy aircraft, under pilot control, inadvertently flies into terrain, an obstacle, or water. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Indian Airlines Flight IC-257 was a flight on August 16, 1991 that crashed on its descent into Imphal, killing all 69 occupants (including 1 infant). ... , Imphal   (Bengali: মণিপুর; Meitei Mayek: IMPAL) is the capital of the Indian state of Manipur. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Flight IC-491 was the on its connecting route from Delhi to Bombay with enroute stops at Jaipur, Udaipur and Aurangabad. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... , For other uses, see Aurangabad. ... The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24th, the preceding day or vigil before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas season. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Indian Airlines Flight 814 (abbreviated IC-814) was a flight that flew from Kathmandu, Nepals Tribhuvan International Airport to Delhi, Indias Indira Gandhi International Airport. ... For the retail store chain, see Kathmandu (company). ... Check-in area of domestic departure terminal 1A Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport (IATA: DEL, ICAO: VIDP), located in the city of New Delhi, Delhi is one of Indias main domestic and international gateways. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ...  Southwest Asia in most contexts. ... The Taliban (Pashto: , also anglicized as Taleban) are a Sunni Muslim Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1995 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by a cooperative military effort between the United States, United Kingdom and the Northern Alliance. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Alliance Air (Hindi: अल्यान्स एयर) is a full-service airline based in New Delhi, India. ... Flight 7412 departed Calcutta at 06:51, for a flight to Delhi, with stops at Patna and Lucknow. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Patna (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... , “Madras” redirects here. ... Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - City 243. ... is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Indonesia

Silkair Flight 185 was a scheduled passenger service from Jakarta, Indonesia to Singapore. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Location of Palembang Palembang is a city in the south of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 was a Garuda Indonesia domestic flight from Jakarta to Medan. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... For other uses, see Medan (disambiguation). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Location of Medan in Indonesia. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Medan in Indonesia. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... Adam Air Flight 574 (KI-574) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Surabaya (SUB) and Manado (MDC) in Indonesia[1] which disappeared near Polewali in Sulawesi on January 1, 2007. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Adam Air Flight 172 was a serious incident involving a Boeing 737, registered PK-KKV, flying on a scheduled domestic passenger flight in Indonesia. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 (GA200) was the scheduled domestic passenger flight of a Boeing 737 operated by Garuda Indonesia between Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Iran

is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Iran Air Flight 655 IR655 was a commercial flight operated by Iran Air, that flew on a Tehran-Bandar Abbas-Dubai route. ... Iran Air is the flag carrier airline of Iran, based in Tehran. ... Iran Air Flight 655 (IR655) was a commercial flight operated by Iran Air that flew from Bandar Abbas, Iran to Dubai, UAE. Towards the end of the Iran Iraq War, On Sunday July 3, 1988, the aircraft flying IR655 was shot down by the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser... Map of the Persian Gulf. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The fourth USS Vincennes (CG-49) is a U.S. Navy Ticonderoga class AEGIS guided missile cruiser. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tupolev Tu-154 is a Russian medium-range trijet airliner. ... Iran Air is the flag carrier airline of Iran, based in Tehran. ... Imam Reza Shrine Tomb of Nader Shah Afshar, a popular tourist attraction in Mashad. ...

Japan

All Nippon Airways Flight 61 is a flight from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Ota, Tokyo, Japan, to New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Japan, near Sapporo. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... BOAC flight 911 was a round-the-world flight operated by British Overseas Airways Corporation. ... Structural failure refers to loss of the load-carrying capacity of a component or member within a structure or of the structure itself. ... Clear-Air Turbulence (often abbreviated CAT and sometimes colloquially referred to as air pockets) is the erratic movement of air masses in the absence of any visual cues (such as clouds). ... Mount Fuji Mount Fuji , IPA: )  , is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 m (12,338 ft). ... On March 4, 1966, Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 402 (CP402), a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-43, struck the approach lights and a seawall during a night landing attempt in poor visibility at Tokyo International Airport in Japan. ... Tokyo International Airport ) (IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), located in Ota, Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. ... Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a Japan Airlines domestic flight from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport. ... Mount Osutaka (御巣鷹山, Osutaka-yama) is a mountain in Gunma Prefecture Ueno Village. ... China Airlines Flight 120 was a regularly scheduled flight from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan to Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. ... Domestic passenger terminal at Naha Naha Airport (那覇空港 Naha Kuko) is the primary air terminal for passengers and freight traveling to and from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ... “Okinawa” redirects here. ...

Malaysia

On 26 March 1991, Singapore Airlines flight SQ 117, piloted by Captain Stanley Lim, took off from Subang Airport in Kuala Lumpur with 129 passengers and crew onboard at 1815 hrs. ... Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - City 243. ... Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 (MH653), a Boeing 737-2H6 registered as 9M-MBD (delivered in September 1972 as 9M-AQO), was a flight which crashed at Tanjong Kupang, Johor, in Malaysia on the evening of December 4, 1977. ... State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) (formerly Let Penang Lead) State anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) Capital George Town Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Tuan Yang Terutama Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas  - Ketua Menteri Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon History    - Ceded by... Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - City 243. ... The Double Six Tragedy, also known as the Double Six Crash, was a plane crash which took place on June 6, 1976 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. ...

Nepal

Thai Airways International Flight 311 was an Airbus A310-304, registration HS-TID, which crashed on approach to Kathmandus Tribhuvan International Airport on July 31, 1992. ... For the retail store chain, see Kathmandu (company). ... Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 was an Airbus A300B4-203 registry AP-BCP, which crashed On-Approach to Kathmandu Tribhuvan Airport in 1992. ... For the retail store chain, see Kathmandu (company). ...

Pakistan

Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked on September 5, 1986, by four armed men of the Abu Nidal organization. ...   (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ... Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688 (PK688, PIA688) was scheduled to operate from Multan to Lahore and Islamabad at 12:05 pm on July 10, 2006. ...

Saudi Arabia

Middle East Airlines Flight 438 a Boeing 720B, callsign CEDAR JET 438, was en route at an altitude of 11,300m (37,000 ft) when the aircraft disintegrated in flight and crashed 20 nm northwest of Al Qaysumah, Saudia Arabia. ... On December 25, 1986, YI-AGJ, an Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-270C en route from Saddam International Airport (now Baghdad International Airport) in Baghdad to Amman, Jordan, was hijacked by 4 men. ... Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... For other meanings, see Amman (disambiguation) and Ammann. ... Saudia Flight 163 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight of Saudia that landed at Riyadhs King Khalid International Airport after a flight from Karachi, Pakistan. ... Riyadh (Arabic: ar-Riyāḍ) is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. ... , Nickname: Location of Jeddah Coordinates: , Country Province Established 500+ BC Government  - Mayor Adil Faqeeh  - City Governor Mishal Al-Saud  - Provincial Governor Khalid al Faisal Area  - City 1,320 km²  (509. ...

Singapore

After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s. ... The Lockheed Constellation, affectionately known as the “Connie”, was a four-engine propeller-driven airliner built by Lockheed between 1943 and 1958 at its Burbank, California, USA, facility. ... The Kallang Airport (Chinese: 加冷机场), also known as the Kallang Aerodrome, opened on 1937 as Singapores first purpose-built civil airport, together with a anchorage for seaplanes. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sri Lanka

Martinair is both a charter and scheduled airline based in the Netherlands, with daily passenger or cargo charter and regular flights to many destinations around the world from its main base of Schiphol International Airport (AMS) near Amsterdam. ... The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined jet airliner, manufactured between 1959 and 1972. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Icelandair is the national airline of Iceland, flying international and domestic flights. ... The crash of Icelandic Airliness charter flight, LL 001, occurred on November 15, 1978 at the international airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka when the Douglas DC-8 crashed on approach just short of the runway. ... The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined jet airliner, manufactured between 1959 and 1972. ... Katunayake a town is situated on the west coast of the island of Sri Lanka close to the commercial capital of Colombo. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006 was a scheduled flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, Taiwan. ... Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (IATA: TPE, ICAO: RCTP) (Traditional Chinese: or ; Simplified Chinese: ; Tongyong Pinyin: Táiwan Táoyuán Gúojì JichÇŽng, Pinyin: Táiwān Táoyuán Gúojì JÄ«chÇŽng), formerly Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongjhèng... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Region City seat Xinyi District (信義區) Government  - Mayor Hau Lung-bin (KMT)1 E9 Area  - City 271. ... China Airlines Flight 611 Callsign: Dynasty 611 (CAL611, CI611) was a regularly scheduled flight from Chiang Kai Shek International Airport in Taoyuan to Hong Kong International Airport in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (IATA: TPE, ICAO: RCTP) (Traditional Chinese: or ; Simplified Chinese: ; Tongyong Pinyin: Táiwan Táoyuán Gúojì JichÇŽng, Pinyin: Táiwān Táoyuán Gúojì JÄ«chÇŽng), formerly Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongjhèng... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Region City seat Xinyi District (信義區) Government  - Mayor Hau Lung-bin (KMT)1 E9 Area  - City 271. ...

Thailand

Lauda Air Flight 004 was an international passenger flight that crashed due to a thrust reverser deployment of the number one engine, in flight. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Suphanburi is a town in Thailand, capital of the Suphanburi province. ... Thai Airways Flight 261 was scheduled passenger flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Surat Thani, Thailand. ... December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Surat Thani Airport is in Phunphin district, Surat Thani province, Thailand. ... Location of Phuket One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 was a scheduled flight from Bangkoks Don Mueang International Airport to Phuket International Airport in the Thai resort island of Phuket. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Phuket International Airport (IATA: HKT, ICAO: VTSP) is an airport in Phuket, Thailand. ...

United Arab Emirates

Gulf Air Flight 771 was a flight that flew from Abu Dhabi International Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to Karachi International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. ...

Various countries

Air Vietnam Flight 706 was a Boeing 727 which crashed on September 15, 1974 near Phan Rang Air Base. ... Indian Airlines Flight 814 (abbreviated IC-814) was a flight that flew from Kathmandu, Nepals Tribhuvan International Airport to Delhi, Indias Indira Gandhi International Airport. ... This article is about the United Arab Emirates. ...

Atlantic Ocean

Air-India Flight 182 was a Boeing 747 that exploded on June 23, 1985 while at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9500 m) above the Atlantic Ocean, south of Ireland; all 329 on board were killed, of whom 136 were children and 280 were Canadian citizens. ... Matt Lauer with the crew of Flight 63, the Shoebomber flight. ... BOAC Flight 777 was a scheduled civilian airline flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal to an airport at Whitchurch near Bristol, United Kingdom. ... Map of the Bay of Biscay. ... EgyptAir Flight 990 (MSR990) was a regularly-scheduled Los Angeles-New York-Cairo flight. ... Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, formed of glacial moraine. ... Kenya Airways Flight 431 on January 30, 2000 crashed into the sea at 21:09:24 GMT, shortly after takeoff from Abidjan. ... Freeway along the Ébrié Lagoon near the Plateau, Abidjans business district and centre of the city. ... Swissair Flight 111 (SR-111, SWR-111) was a Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on a scheduled airline flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States to Cointrin International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English, Canadian Gaelic Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867... Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800, a Boeing 747-131, N93119, crashed on July 17, 1996, about 20:31 EDT (00:31, July 18 UTC), in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. ... East Moriches is a census-designated place located in Suffolk County, New York. ...

Bight of Benin

UTA Flight 141 was a charter flight operated by Union des Transports Aériens de Guinée. ...

Black Sea

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, en route from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Novosibirsk (Russia). ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... There have been two crashes for Transair Georgian Airlines. ... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Yerevan (Armenian: Երեվան or Երևան; sometimes written as Erevan; former names include Erivan and Erebuni) (population: 1,201,539 (1989 census); 1,088,300 (2004 estimate)[1]) is the largest city and capital of Armenia. ... Sochi (Russian: , IPA: [soʨɪ]) is a Russian resort city, situated in Krasnodar Krai just north of the southern Russian border. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Caribbean Sea

  • Cubana Flight 455 bombed, then crashed off Barbados
  • Dominicana DC-9 air disaster - Crashed shortly after takeoff

Cubana Flight 455 was a Cubana de Aviación flight departing from Barbados, via Trinidad, to Cuba. ... The Dominicana de Aviacion Santo Domingo DC-9 air disaster occurred on February 15, 1970. ...

Central America

Guatemala

Cubana de Aviacion Yakovlev Yak-42, registration CU-T 1243, at Cancun International Airport, Mexico, on October 12th 2003 Cubana de Aviación is Cubas domestic and international airline. ... Biman Bangladesh Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engined long-range airliner, with two engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. ... Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Guatemala. ...

Panama

The bombing of an Alas Chiricanas flight in Panama was a deadly terrorist attack that took place on July 19, 1994, one of a series of deadly attacks against Jewish people that year. ... Col n is a sea port city on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. ... The crash of COPA Flight 201 was the worst airline disaster in Panama in 50 years, and the worst disaster in the history of COPA, Panamas largest airline. ... La Palma is the capital of Darién province of eastern Panama. ...

Europe

Belgium

A Junkers Ju 52 aircraft owned and operated by Belgian air operator Sabena crashed near Ostende, Belgium on November 16, 1937. ... The esplanade with the Thermae Palace, the former Royal Residence and the casino For other uses, see Ostend (disambiguation). ... Sabena Flight 548, registration OO-SJB, was a Boeing 707 aircraft en route from New York Citys International Airport to Brussels, Belgiums Zaventem Airport on February 15, 1961. ... Kampenhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... For other places with the same name, see Brussels (disambiguation). ...

Croatia

Zagreb FIR in 1976, showing route of BEA476 (red) and JP550 (green) The Zagreb mid-air collision refers to one of the worst accidents in aviation history. ... Adria Airways is an airline based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. ... Location of Zagreb within Croatia Coordinates: , Country RC diocese 1094 Free royal city 1242 Unified 1850 Government  - Mayor Milan Bandić Area [1]  - City 641. ...

Czech Republic

On January 26, 1972, JAT Yugoslav Flight 364 was bombed over Srbská Kamenice in Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). ... Srbská Kamenice (old German name: Windisch Kamnitz) is a village in the Czech Republic, North Bohemia, Ústí nad Labem Region. ...

Denmark

Partnair Flight 394 was a chartered plane flight which crashed on September 8, 1989 off the coast of Denmark 30 km north of Hirtshals. ... Hirtshals Hirtshals is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the top of peninsula of Jutland (→ Vendsyssel). ...

France

This animation from Seconds From Disaster shows the fuel tank on fire Air France Flight 4590 was a Concorde flight from Charles de Gaulle International Airport near Paris, France to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, New York, and operated by Air France. ... For other uses, see Concorde (disambiguation). ... Gonesse is a town in the Val dOise département, north of Paris. ... Air France Flight 8969 (AF8969, AFR8969) was an Air France flight that was hijacked on December 24, 1994 at Algiers. ... Hijackers inside flightdeck of TWA Flight 847 Aircraft hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take-over of an aircraft, by a person or group, usually armed. ... “Alger” redirects here. ... Air France Flight 296 was a chartered flight of a newly-delivered Airbus A320 operated by Air France. ... Turkish Airlines Flight 981, registration TC-JAV, was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 which crashed just outside of Senlis, France on March 3, 1974. ... Ermenonville is a town and commune 45 kilometers North-East of Paris, in the Oise département of France. ... On 11 July 1973, Varig Flight 820, scheduled to fly from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, made a forced landing at a field nearby the French airport of Orly. ... This article is about the suburb of Paris. ... Air France charter flight Chateau de Sully, a Boeing 707, crashed on June 3, 1962 while attempting to depart Paris Orly Airport enroute to Atlanta, Georgia via New York City Idlewild. ... This article is about the suburb of Paris. ... Monastry at Mont Sainte-Odile Mont Sainte-Odile (German: Odilienberg) is a peak of the Vosges Mountains in Alsace in France. ... Air Inter was Frances foremost domestic airline as well as the largest scheduled domestic carrier in Europe. ... The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... For other uses, see Strasburg. ...

Germany

A plaque at Old Trafford Football Ground remembering the Munich air disaster The Munich air disaster took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, registration RA-85816, was a Tupolev 154M passenger jet en route from Moscow, Russia to Barcelona, Spain. ... Pan Am Flight 708 was a cargo flight that crashed less than 10 miles west-southwest of Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany, in the early morning hours of November 15, 1966. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ...

Greece

Trans World Airlines Flight 840, registration N54340, was a Boeing 727-231 flying enroute from Romes Fiumicino Airport to Athens, Greece. ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ... Helios Airways Flight 522 (HCY 522 or ZU522) was a Helios Airways Boeing 737-31S flight that crashed on 14 August 2005 at 12:04 EEST into a mountain north of Marathon and Varnavas, Greece. ... Kalamos, known in antiquity as Karnos (ΚΑΡΝΟΣ), is a mountainous Greek island in the Ionian Sea. ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ...

Italy

Trade Air is a charter passenger and cargo airline based in Zagreb in Croatia. ... The Linate Airport disaster occurred on October 8, 2001, at Linate Airport in Milan, Italy. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... Linate Airport (IATA: LIN, ICAO: LIML) is the city airport of Milan, Italy. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Country Italy Region Sicily Province Palermo (PA) Mayor Aldo Messina (since May 27, 2005) Elevation 49 m Area 8 km² Population  - Total (as of 2001) 1,330  - Density 166/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Usticesi or Usticani Dialing code 091 Postal code 90010 Location of Ustica in... Country Italy Region Sicily Province Palermo (PA) Mayor Aldo Messina (since May 27, 2005) Elevation 49 m Area 8 km² Population  - Total (as of 2001) 1,330  - Density 166/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Usticesi or Usticani Dialing code 091 Postal code 90010 Location of Ustica in...

Republic of Ireland

Flight 712, operated by Aer Lingus crashed en route from Cork to London on March 24, 1968 killing 61 passengers and crew. ... KLM Flight 633 was a passenger flight from Amsterdam to New York. ... Shannon Airport (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN), or Aerfort na Sionna in Irish is an airport in Ireland. ... American Airlines, Inc. ... Dublin Airport (IATA: DUB, ICAO: EIDW), or Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath in Irish, is operated by the Dublin Airport Authority plc. ...

Luxembourg

Luxair Flight 9642 was a flight from Tempelhof International Airport, Berlin, Germany to Luxembourg-Findel Airport, Niederanven, Luxembourg, near Luxembourg City. ...

Netherlands

NLM Cityhopper Flight 431 was a short range passenger flight departing Rotterdam Airport (RTM) in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, scheduled for arrival at Eindhoven Airport (EIN) in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands, late on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 6, 1981. ... This article is about the weather phenomenon. ... Moerdijk is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. ... The Bijlmerramp (in English: Bijlmer disaster) was an airplane crash. ... Categories: Airline stubs | Companies of Israel | Transportation in Israel | Airlines of Israel ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ...

Norway

The Bukken Bruse disaster was a flying boat crash upon landing in Trondheim, Norway, on October 2, 1948. ... Braathens Flight 239 was a flight between Ã…lesund Airport, Vigra and Oslo Fornebu airport which crashed in Asker on December 23, 1972 killing 40 people. ... Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 was a chartered flight from the Russian company Vnukovo Airlines which on August 29, 1996 crashed into a mountain on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipeligo killing all 141 people on board. ...

Poland

Airport maintenance facilities seen from the runway Departure hall of Terminal 1 Sculptured head of Frédéric Chopin installed on a monument base in front of Terminal 1. ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ... // Lufthansa Flight 2904 was an Airbus A320-200 which overran the runway, in Okęcie International Airport on September 14, 1993. ... Airport maintenance facilities seen from the runway Departure hall of Terminal 1 Sculptured head of Frédéric Chopin installed on a monument base in front of Terminal 1. ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ...

Portugal

Air Transat Flight 236 was an Air Transat route between Toronto and Lisbon flown by Captain Robert Piché and First Officer Dirk DeJager. ... Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem  (national)  (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do Heroísmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region  -  President Carlos César Establishment  -  Settled 1439   -  Autonomy 1976  Area  -  Total 2,333 km² (n/a) 911 sq mi...

Russia

Aeroflot Flight 593 was an accident on March 23, 1994 in which a RAL Russian Air Lines Airbus A310-304 passenger airliner, registration F-OGQS, operating on behalf of Aeroflot, crashed into a hillside in Siberia. ... This article is about Siberia as a whole. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The Russian airplane bombings of August 2004 was a terrorist attack on two domestic Russian passenger aircraft at 23:00 on August 24, 2004. ... Central market near Nativity Cathedral. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Russian airplane bombings of August 2004 was a terrorist attack on two domestic Russian passenger aircraft at 23:00 on August 24, 2004. ... Tula Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Armavia Flight 967 was a flight operated by Armavia, the largest international airline of Armenia on May 3, 2006, from Yerevan in Armenia to Sochi, a Black Sea coastal resort city in Russia which has had an Armenian guest worker population. ... Adler-Sochi International Airport (IATA: AER, ICAO: URSS) (Russian: Международный Аэропорт Адлер-Сочи) is an airport located in Adler District of the resort city of Sochi situated at the Black Sea coast in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... S7 Airlines Flight 778 (RU778 or SBI778) was an Airbus A310-300 passenger flight en route from Moscow to Irkutsk when it crashed upon landing at Irkutsk International Airport at 07:44 local time on July 9, 2006 (July 8, 22:44 UTC). ... Irkutsks location Kazansky Church in Irkutsk Irkutsk (Russian: ) is one of the largest cities in Siberia. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tupolev Tu-154 is a Russian medium-range trijet airliner. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Serbia

Spair Airlines Flight PAR-3601 was a cargo flight between Ekaterinenburg and Malta. ... For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Slovakia

Nickname: Location of Bratislava within Slovakia Coordinates: , Country Region Districts Bratislava I-V City subdivisions 17 city boroughs Cadastral areas 20 cadastral areas First mentioned 907 Government  - Type City council  - Mayor (Primátor) Andrej ÄŽurkovský  - Headquarters Primates Palace Area [1]  - City 367. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of Bratislava within Slovakia Coordinates: , Country Region Districts Bratislava I-V City subdivisions 17 city boroughs Cadastral areas 20 cadastral areas First mentioned 907 Government  - Type City council  - Mayor (Primátor) Andrej ÄŽurkovský  - Headquarters Primates Palace Area [1]  - City 367. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Slovenia

Britannia Boeing 757-200 shortly after take-off Britannia Airways was the largest charter airline in the United Kingdom, rebranded as Thomsonfly in 2005. ...   (IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...

Spain

Dan-Air (Dan Air Services Limited) is a defunct airline based in the United Kingdom. ... Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Britannia Airways Flight BY226A crashed on landing at Girona Airport, Spain on 14 September 1999 and broke apart. ... Girona-Costa Brava Airport (IATA: GRO, ICAO: LEGE) is an airport located twelve kilometres south from the city of Girona, next to the small village of Vilobí dOnyar, in the north-east of Catalonia, Spain. ...

Sweden

The Scandinavian Airlines System flight 751, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81 took off from the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in Sweden on December 27th 1991. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

United Kingdom

England

On June 18th, 1972, British European Flight 548, a Hawker-Siddeley Trident 1B, G-ARPI, of British European Airways (BEA) crashed two minutes after takeoff from Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 passengers and crew on board. ... On August 22, 1985, Flight 28M, a Boeing 737-236 flying the colours of British Airtours, took off from Manchester International Airport in Manchester in England, on an international passenger flight to Kerkira Airport on the Greek island of Kerkira. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... On 16 July 1983, British Airways commercial Sikorsky S-61 helicopter Oscar November (G-BEON) crashed in the southern Celtic Sea when en route from Penzance to the St Marys, Isles of Scilly in thick fog. ... Penzance Harbour and surrounding area as seen from the air Penzance (Cornish: Pensans) is a civil parish and port town in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. Granted various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and incorporated in 1614,[2] it has a population of 21,168[1] people and... St Martins taken from the helicopter to Penzance View from Tresco, the second largest member of the Isles of Scilly For the area of Surrey, see Scilly Isles, Surrey. ... The Kegworth Air Disaster occurred on January 8, 1989 when British Midland Airlines Flight 92, a Boeing 737-400, crashed onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire, UK. The aircraft was preparing to land at the East Midlands Airport. ... Kegworth (pronounced locally as Keggoth or kegg-wuth) is a village on the River Soar, Leicestershire, England. ... British Airways Flight 5390 (callsign Speedbird 5390) was a British Airways flight between Birmingham International Airport in England and Málaga, Spain. ... Statistics Population: 25,231 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU525900 Administration District: South Oxfordshire Shire county: Oxfordshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Oxfordshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town... For other uses, see Southampton (disambiguation). ... Pan Am 125 was a B747 whose cargo door opened (inflight) in 1987. ... Ryanair Flight 296 is a flight between Dublin International Airport and London Stansted Airport, Essex. ... The lawn in front of Stansted Airport used to attract large numbers of people waiting for their flight during the summer. ...

Scotland

The KLM Lockheed Constellation airplane Nijmegen (identification PH-TEN) crashed near Prestwick, Scotland on 20 October 1948, killing all thirty-four aboard. ... This article is about the country. ... Dan-Air (Dan Air Services Limited) is a defunct airline based in the United Kingdom. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... PA 103 redirects here. ... For other uses, see Bomb (disambiguation). ... Lockerbie Town Hall, 2006. ...

Indian Ocean

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a flight that flew on an Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Nairobi, Kenya - Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo - Lagos, Nigeria - Abidjan, Côte dIvoire route. ... The Union of Comoros (until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros) is an independent country at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. ... On November 28, 1987, Flight 295, a Boeing B-747-244B Combi, registered ZS-SAS, called the Helderberg and flying the colors of South African Airways, took off from Chiang Kai Shek International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, on a flight to Johannesburg via Plaisance International Airport in the Republic of... Spencer Gulf is the westernmost of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... City Plaza, Hummock Hill in the background Whyalla is a city and port located on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula opposite Port Pirie in South Australia. ...

Oceania

New Zealand

Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 was an Ansett New Zealand scheduled flight from Auckland Airport to Palmerston North. ... Palmerston North (Māori: ) is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

North America

Canada

Arrow Air Flight 1285 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 registered N950JW. On December 12, 1985, the aircraft was chartered to carry U.S. servicemen from a six-month stay in the Sinai, where they had served in the Multinational Force and Observers peacekeeping force, back to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... A wood carving of the town seal of Gander on display at Memorial University of Newfoundland. ... The Toronto Pearson International Airports worst accident took place on July 5, 1970, when Air Canada Flight 621, a Douglas DC-8 registered CF-TIW, was flying on a Montreal-Toronto-Los Angeles route. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Air Canada Flight 189 was an Air Canada flight from Ottawa to Vancouver via Toronto and Winnipeg. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Gimli Glider is a nickname given to an aircraft involved in an infamous incident in aviation history. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Gimli is a rural municipality in south-central Manitoba, Canada. ... Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501 was a regularly scheduled flight that flew between Calgary, Alberta and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Calgary International Airport, (IATA: YYC, ICAO: CYYC), is the main airport that serves Calgary, Alberta, Canada and the surrounding region; It is located 17 km from the downtown core. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Air Ontario Inc. ... The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by Dutch aircraft manufacturer, Fokker. ... Dryden (aka Sunset Country) (2001 population 10,100) is a city in northwestern Ontario, Canada located on Wabigoon Lake. ... Swissair Flight 111 (SR-111, SWR-111) was a Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on a scheduled airline flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States to Cointrin International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport[5], or Halifax International Airport (IATA: YHZ, ICAO: CYHZ) is an airport in Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada that serves the Halifax Regional Municipality and central Nova Scotia as well as adjacent areas in the neighbouring Maritime provinces. ... St. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English, Canadian Gaelic Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867... Panoramic picture of the aftermath of Flight 358 Air France Flight 358, an Airbus A340 airliner, departed Paris without incident at 11:53 UTC August 2, 2005, later touching down on runway 24L-06R at Toronto Pearson International Airport at 20:01 UTC (16:01 EDT). ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “YYZ” redirects here. ...

United States, including North American territories

Arizona

United Airlines Flight 718, Mainliner Vancouver, registration N6324C, was a Douglas DC-7 en route from Los Angeless International Airport to Chicago, Newark and Philadelphia on June 30, 1956. ... The Twa, also known as Batwa, are a pygmy people who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of the Great Lakes region of central Africa. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Arkansas

American Airlines Flight 1420 operated from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. ... Little Rock National Airport (IATA: LIT, ICAO: KLIT), officially designated Adams Field, is located 2 miles (3 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Little Rock, a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA. It is Arkansas largest commercial service airport, serving more than 2. ... Location in Pulaski County, Arkansas Coordinates: , Country State County Pulaski Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 Government  - Mayor Mark Stodola Area  - City  116. ...

California

The Cerritos air disaster on August 31, 1986. ... This article refers to Pipers PA-28 series of two- and four-seat aircraft. ... City nicknames: The Geographic Center of Southern California The Freeway City County: Los Angeles County, California Mayor: Paul W. Bowlen (re-elected 2003) Mayor Pro Tem: Laura Lee (elected 2003) City Council: Jim Edwards (elected 2005) Gloria A. Kappe (re-elected 2003) John F. Crawley (re-elected 2005) Mottos: A... British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (BCPA) Flight 304 was a Douglas DC-6, named Resolution and registered VH-BPE, on a scheduled flight from Sydney to San Francisco, with scheduled stops at Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island, Honolulu, that crashed during its initial approach towards San Francisco International Airport on October 29... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... China Airlines Flight 006 on February 19, 1985 was a flight from Taipei to Los Angeles. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 was a Pacific Air Lines Fairchild F-27A airliner that crashed at 6:49 a. ... San Ramon is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Flight 182, registration N533PS, was a Boeing 727-214 commercial airliner that collided over San Diego, California with a private Cessna 172 on September 25, 1978. ... Cessna Aircraft Company, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine aircraft to business jets. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 was a commercial flight that crashed near San Luis Obispo, California, on December 7, 1987. ... USAir Flight 1493 was a Boeing 737-300 commercial jet en route from Syracuse Hancock International Airport, New York to Los Angeles International Airport, California via Port Columbus International Airport, Ohio on 1 February 1991. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... JetBlue Airways Flight 292 was a scheduled flight from Bob Hope Airport (BUR) in Burbank, California, to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), in New York City. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Connecticut

  • Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 New Haven, CT On June 7, 1971, a Convair CV580 with 31 passengers aboard was attempting to land. The aircraft crashed on into a neighborhood approximately one mile short of the runway. The Captain chose to descend below minimums in an attempt to locate the runway under adverse weather conditions. 28 of the 31 people aboard were killed.

This article is about the city in Connecticut. ...

Colorado

  • United Airlines Flight 629 - Exploded after a bomb on board detonated over Longmont in 1955 after takeoff from Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado - Bomb was placed by John Graham as part of a scheme to collect insurance money
  • Continental Airlines Flight 1713 - a Douglas DC-9-14 aircraft crashed on take-off in a snowstorm from the Denver, Colorado Stapleton International Airport on Sunday, November 15, 1987. The crash resulted in the deaths of 28 of the aircraft's occupants while 54 survived. The airplane was destined for Boise, Idaho.
  • United Airlines Flight 585 - Crashed south of Colorado Springs Airport in 1991, officially attributed to a rudder system malfunction according to the NTSB

United Airlines Flight 629 was a flight that flew from Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado to Portland, Oregon. ... The City of Longmont is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County and Weld County, Colorado, United States. ... Stapleton International Airport was Denver, Colorados primary airport from 1929 to 1995. ... Nickname: Location of Denver in Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country State Founded [1] November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Government  - Type Strong Mayor/Weak Council  - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area [1]  - City & County  154. ... John Jack Gilbert Graham (January 23, 1932 - January 11, 1957) was a mass murderer who killed 44 people by planting a dynamite bomb in his mothers suitcase that was subsequently loaded aboard United Airlines Flight 629. ... Continental Airlines Flight 1713, a Douglas DC-9-14 aircraft, crashed on take-off in a snowstorm from the Denver, Colorado Stapleton International Airport on Sunday, November 15, 1987. ... United Airlines Flight 585 was a scheduled domestic passenger airline flight from the now-decommissioned Stapleton International Airport in Denver to Colorado Springs Airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ...

District of Columbia

U.S. National Transportation Safety Board diagram of flight path for Air Florida flight 90 which crashed on takeoff at Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982, killing 78 persons. ... The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... (Redirected from 14th Street Bridge) The 14th Street Bridge carries Interstate 395 and U.S. Highway 1 traffic across the Potomac River, connecting Arlington, Virginia and Washington DC. The bridge is also known for being the location of the Air Florida Flight 90 airplane crash on January 13, 1982. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Color enhanced USGS satellite image of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, taken April 26, 2002. ... Arlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia (which calls itself a commonwealth), directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. By an act of Congress July 9, 1846, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia effective in 1847 As of 2000...

Florida

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 was a Lockheed L-1011 jet that crashed into the Florida Everglades on the night of December 29, 1972, causing 101 fatalities (75 initial crash survivors, 2 died shortly afterward). ... Map of the Everglades ecoregion as delineated by the WWF. Satellite image from NASA. The yellow line encloses two ecoregions, the Everglades and the South Florida rocklands. The South Florida rocklands ecoregion includes the Florida Keys and offshore islands and two patches within the Everglades. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ValuJet Flight 592 was a flight that crashed on May 11, 1996 en route from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida to Hartsfield International Airport (now known as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Map of the Everglades ecoregion as delineated by the WWF. Satellite image from NASA. The yellow line encloses two ecoregions, the Everglades and the South Florida rocklands. The South Florida rocklands ecoregion includes the Florida Keys and offshore islands and two patches within the Everglades. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... America West Flight 556 was a regularly scheduled flight from Miami, Florida to Phoenix, Arizona operated by America West Airlines. ... Passengers of Flight 924 exiting the plane on December 7, 2005 while it is on the ground at Miami International Airport. ...

Georgia

Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) is an American airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to over 150 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Georgia Coordinates: , Country United States State Georgia County Glynn Government  - Mayor Bryan Thompson (R) Area  - City 25. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... John Tower John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since the Reconstruction after the Civil War. ... Manley Lanier Sonny Carter, Jr. ...

Illinois

United Airlines Flight 553, registration N9031U, City of Lincoln, was a Boeing 737-222 en route from Washington National Airport to Omaha, Nebraska via Chicago Midway International Airport on December 8, 1972. ... The Greater-Chicago Area featuring Chicago-Midway and OHare International Airports Chicago Midway International Airport (IATA: MDW, ICAO: KMDW, FAA LID: MDW), also known simply as Midway Airport, is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the citys southwest side, eight miles from Chicagos Loop. ... American Airlines Flight 191, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft, crashed on May 25, 1979, at around 15:04 CDT, after taking off from OHare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. ... OHare International Airport (IATA: ORD, ICAO: KORD, FAA LID: ORD) is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 (WN1248, SWA1248) was a scheduled passenger flight from Baltimore-Washington International Airport serving Baltimore, Maryland to Midway Airport in southwest Chicago, Illinois. ... The Greater-Chicago Area featuring Chicago-Midway and OHare International Airports Chicago Midway International Airport (IATA: MDW, ICAO: KMDW, FAA LID: MDW), also known simply as Midway Airport, is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the citys southwest side, eight miles from Chicagos Loop. ...

Indiana

Allegheny Airlines Flight 853, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, collided in mid-air with a Piper PA-28 at approximately 3550 feet on September 9, 1969 near Fairland, Indiana. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... A Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines and registered as NC13304 was destroyed in midflight by a nitroglycerin bomb over Chesterton, Indiana, on October 10, 1933. ... Chesterton is a town in Porter County, Indiana, United States. ... American Eagle Flight 4184 was a regional airline flight that crashed after flying into known icing conditions on October 31, 1994. ... Roselawn is a census-designated place located in Newton County, Indiana. ...

Iowa

United Airlines Flight 232 was a scheduled flight operated by United Airlines between Denver and Philadelphia via Chicago. ... Sioux Gateway Airport (IATA: SUX, ICAO: KSUX), also known as Colonel Bud Day Field, serves the Sioux City, Iowa area. ... Sioux City is a city located in Western Iowa. ...

Kansas

Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 599 was a Fokker F-10 Trimotor en route from Kansas City, Missouri to Los Angeles, California on March 31, 1931. ... Cottonwood Falls is a city located in Chase County, Kansas. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: is a Catholic[4] institution located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated section of St. ... 1927 Time cover featuring Rockne Knute (pronounced kah-noot) (noot is the anglicized nickname) Kenneth Rockne (March 4, 1888 – March 31, 1931) was an American football player and is regarded by many as the greatest coach in college football history. ...

Kentucky

Air Canada Flight 797 was a scheduled trans-border flight that flew on a Houston, Texas-Dallas/Fort Worth-Toronto, Ontario route. ... Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG) is located in Hebron, Boone County, Kentucky, United States and serves the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. ... Comair Flight 5191 was a domestic U.S. flight from Lexington, Kentucky, to Atlanta, Georgia, operated on behalf of Delta Connection by Comair. ... Nickname: Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Coordinates: , Country United States State Kentucky Counties Fayette Government  - Mayor Jim Newberry (D) Area  - City  285. ...

Louisiana

Pan Am Flight 759 soon after crashing in Kenner, Louisiana On July 9, 1982, Pan American World Airways, Inc. ... Kenner is a suburb of New Orleans that has a population of 70,517 (census 2000). ... Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (IATA: MSY, ICAO: KMSY), formerly Moisant Field, is located in Kenner, Louisiana and is the primary commercial airport for the New Orleans metropolitan area of southeast Louisiana and the second largest airport on the United States Gulf Coast. ...

Maryland

Pan Am Flight 214 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight whose loss dispelled the myth that airliners in flight were impervious to damage from lightning strikes. ... Elkton is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lightning over Oradea in Romania For information on lightning precautions, see Lightning safety. ...

Michigan

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 was a flight scheduled to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan near Detroit to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, with an intermediate stop at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (IATA: DTW, ICAO: KDTW), sometimes called Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Detroit Metro Wayne Airport, Metro Airport, or simply DTW, is a major airport in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Comair Flight 3272 was an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia departing on January 9, 1997 from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport for the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. ... Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (IATA: DTW, ICAO: KDTW), sometimes called Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Detroit Metro Wayne Airport, Metro Airport, or simply DTW, is a major airport in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

Missouri

Continental Airlines Flight 11 was a Boeing 707 en route from Chicago to Los Angeles on May 22, 1962. ...

Nebraska

Braniff Airways Flight 250 crashed into Falls City, Nebraska, on August 6, 1966. ... Falls City is a city in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. ...

Nevada

Transcontinental & Western Airlines Flight 3 a Douglas DC-3 airplane bearing registration number NC1946 was returning to California on January 16, 1942. ... Vegas redirects here. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

New York

American Airlines Flight 1, registration N7506A took off from Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport) on March 1, 1962. ... John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA Airport Code: JFK, ICAO Airport Code: KJFK) is the main international airport in New York City, and is one of the largest airports in the world. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... American Airlines Flight 320 was a Lockheed L-188 Electra traveling from Chicago to New York City. ... New York City waterways: 1. ... LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA, FAA LID: LGA) is an airport serving New York City, New York, United States, located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst in the borough of Queens. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... American Airlines Flight 587 crashed into the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens in New York City shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on November 12, 2001. ... Belle Harbor is a neighborhood in southern Queens (in New York City) located along Rockaway Beach. ... For other uses, see Queens (disambiguation) and Queen. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... , For the regional airport in Wisconsin, see John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Avianca Airlines Flight 52 was a regularly scheduled flight from Bogotás El Dorado International Airport to New Yorks John F. Kennedy International Airport via Medellín, Colombias José María Córdova International Airport. ... Cove Neck is a village located in Nassau County, New York. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Eastern Air Lines Flight 66, a Boeing 727-225 with registration number N8845E, was operating New Orleans-Moisant-New York Kennedy on the afternoon of June 24, 1975. ... , For the regional airport in Wisconsin, see John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Eastern Air Lines Flight 512 was a DC-7B flying into New York City. ... John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA Airport Code: JFK, ICAO Airport Code: KJFK) is the main international airport in New York City, and is one of the largest airports in the world. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 was a DC-7B departing from New York City to Richmond, Virginia. ... Wantagh Parkway approach to Jones Beach. ... , For the regional airport in Wisconsin, see John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Northeast Airlines Flight 823 was a scheduled flight departing from New York Citys LaGuardia Airport en route to Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida on February 1, 1957, but crashed shortly after takeoff. ... View of Rikers Island Rikers Island is the name of New York Citys largest jail facility, as well as the name of the 413. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA, FAA LID: LGA) is an airport serving New York City, New York, United States, located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst in the borough of Queens. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 17 front page of Syracuse Post-Standard The 1960 New York air disaster was a collision in December 16, 1960 between two airlines over Staten Island, New York in which one plane crashed into Staten Island and the other airline crashed into a Brooklyn neighborhood. ... John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA Airport Code: JFK, ICAO Airport Code: KJFK) is the main international airport in New York City, and is one of the largest airports in the world. ... LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA, FAA LID: LGA) is an airport serving New York City, New York, United States, located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst in the borough of Queens. ... This article is about the borough in New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... A typical Park Slope block in spring. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flight 11 redirects here. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... United Airlines Flight 175 was a morning flight that regularly flew from Logan International Airport in East Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... USAir Flight 405 was a Fokker F-28 departing from LaGuardia Airport for Cleveland. ... LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA, FAA LID: LGA) is an airport serving New York City, New York, United States, located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst in the borough of Queens. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

North Carolina

National Airlines Flight 2511 was a DC-6B departing from New York City to Miami. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... USAir Flight 1016 was a regularly scheduled flight between Columbia, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

Oregon

United Airlines Flight 173, registration N8082U[1], was a Douglas DC-8-61 en route from Denver to Portland, Oregon on December 28, 1978. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Pennsylvania

TWA Flight 513, registration NC86513, Star of Lisbon, was a Lockheed Constellation operated by Transcontinental and Western Air on a training flight on July 11, 1946 when it crashed near Reading, Pennsylvania. ... , Reading (IPA:) is the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania and the center of the Greater Reading Area. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... TWA was one of the most well-known Constellation operators. ... For other uses of Flight 93 and United 93, see Flight 93. ... Nickname: Map of Newark in Essex County County Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Government  - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area [1]  - City 67. ... Somerset County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... US Airways Flight 427 was a flight that flew from Chicago, Illinoiss OHare International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a final destination of West Palm Beach, Florida. ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

Puerto Rico

American Eagle flight 5401 was a flight between Mayagüezs Eugenio Maria de Hostos Airport and Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... For other uses, see San Juan. ... Prinair Flight 191 was a Prinair (Puerto Rico International Airlines) flight from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, to Mercedita Airport in Ponce. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Gentilic: Ponceños Location Location of Ponce, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1692 Mayor Francisco Zayas Seijo Political party PPD Senatorial district 5 - Ponce Representative district 24, 25 Geographical characteristics Area Total 501. ...

Texas

This article is about a crash in 1985. ... DFW redirects here. ... Dallas redirects here. ... Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 was a flight that flew from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Dallas redirects here. ... Continental Express Flight 2574 was a scheduled domestic passenger airline flight from Laredo International Airport in Laredo, Texas to Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. ... Eagle Lake is a city located in Colorado County, Texas. ...

Virginia

Security camera image showing American Airlines Flight 77 (highlighted) just before and after impact. ... FAA Airport Diagram Washington Dulles International Airport (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD, FAA LID: IAD) is a public airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the central business district of Washington, D.C., in Loudoun County and Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. ... Arlington County is an urban county of about 203,000 residents in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the U.S., directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. [1] Originally part of the District of Columbia, the land now comprising the county was retroceded to Virginia in a July... This article is about the United States military building. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... TWA Flight 514, registration N54328, was a Boeing 727-231 enroute from Indianapolis to Washington Dulles International that crashed into Mount Weather, Virginia on December 1, 1974. ... Photo courtesy FEMA The Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center is a U.S. government facility located in Bluemont, Virginia. ... FAA Airport Diagram Washington Dulles International Airport (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD, FAA LID: IAD) is a public airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the central business district of Washington, D.C., in Loudoun County and Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

U.S. Virgin Islands

American Airlines Flight 625, a Boeing 727, crashed at St. ...

Pacific Ocean

AeroPeru Flight 603 was a scheduled Lima(LIM)-Santiago (SCL) flight which crashed on October 2, 1996. ... Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a flight route that flew between Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, San Francisco International Airport, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. ... Nickname: Location in Ventura County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Ventura Government  - Mayor Dr. Thomas E. Holden Area  - City  36. ... Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was a scheduled Aloha Airlines Boeing 737-200 flight between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... Kahului Airport (IATA: OGG, ICAO: PHOG) is a regional airport in the State of Hawaii, located 3 miles (5 km) east of Kahului, Hawaii on the island of Maui near Haleakala. ... China Airlines Flight 006 on February 19, 1985 was a flight from Taipei to Los Angeles. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Flying Tigers Line Flight 739 was a Lockheed L-1049H chartered by the US military: on March 15, 1962 it disappeared over the western Pacific. ... Cargo door recovered by US Navy divers United Airlines Flight 811 experienced an explosive decompression on Friday, February 24, 1989 after take-off from Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ...

Philippine Sea

Philippine Airlines Flight 434 was the route designator of a flight that flew on a Ninoy Aquino International Airport near Manila, Philippines - Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Cebu - New Tokyo International Airport (Now Narita International Airport), Narita, Japan near Tokyo route. ... This article is about the prefecture. ...

Red Sea

Flash Airlines Flight 604 was a charter flight operated by Egyptian charter company Flash Airlines. ... Sharm el-Sheikh is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, on the coastal strip between the Red Sea and Mount Sinai. ... Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 For other uses of the word Sinai, please see: Sinai (disambiguation). ...

Sea of Okhotsk

Korean Air Flight 7 (KAL007, KE007) was the flight number of a civilian airliner shot down by Soviet fighters on September 1, 1983, over Soviet territorial waters just west of Sakhalin island, killing all 269 passengers and crew. ... CCCP redirects here. ...

South America

Argentina

A picture of the airplane in May 1998. ... Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (IATA airport code: AEP) is the main airport for domestic flights in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ...

Brazil

  • Vasp Flight 168 - Crashed into the Aratanha mountains in Ceará, northeast Brazil.
  • Varig Flight 254 - Crashed into a jungle near Sao Jose do Xingu into the Cachimbo mountains, central-west Brazil
  • Tam Flight 402 - Crashed near the airport of Congonhas in São Paulo, southeast Brazil during the take-off.
  • Gol Flight 1907 - Crashed into a jungle near Sao Jose do Xingu into the Cachimbo mountains, central-west Brazil after a collision.
  • Rico Flight 4823 - Crashed near the city of Manaus, north Brazil.
  • TAM Flight 3054 - Crashed near the airport of Congonhas in São Paulo, southeast Brazil during the landing.

VASP Flight 168, a Boeing 727-212A, serial number 21347, registered PP-SRK, was a scheduled passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Fortaleza on June 8, 1982, which crashed into terrain while descending into Fortaleza, killing all 137 people on board. ... Varig Flight 254 was a Boeing B737-241, registration PP-VMK, on a scheduled passenger flight from São Paulo, SP, Brazil, to Belém, PA, on September 3rd, 1989. ... TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 402 was a scheduled domestic flight from Congonhas/São Paulo International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil to Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro on October 31, 1996, which crashed shortly after take-off, killing a total of 99 people. ... This article is about the city. ... Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 was a Boeing 737-800 SFP, registration PR-GTD, on a scheduled passenger flight from Manaus, Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, with a planned stop in Brasília on September 29, 2006. ... Location in Brazil Country Region State Amazonas Founded 1669 Government  - Mayor Serafim Corrêa (PSB) Area  - City 11. ... TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 (JJ 3054) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Porto Alegre and São Paulo, Brazil. ... This article is about the city. ...

Chile

British South American Airways (BSAA) was a British state-run airline of the 1940s. ... The B.S.A.A Lancastrian 3, Star Dust Star Dust was a British South American Airways airliner that disappeared under mysterious circumstances on the 2nd of August, 1947. ...

Colombia

American Airlines Flight 965 was a scheduled flight from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali, Colombia. ... Avianca Flight 410 was a flight that crashed on March 17, 1988, at Santander, Colombia. ... Motto: Santandereanos siempre adelante (Spanish: People of Santander always ahead) Anthem: Himno de Santander Santander shown in red Established May 13, 1857 Region Andes Region Capital Bucaramanga Number of Provinces 8 Number of Municipalities 87 Governor - Governors Political Party Hugo Heliodoro Aguilar Naranjo Civic Peoples Convergence Area Total...

Ecuador

Mariscal Sucre International Airport (IATA: UIO, ICAO: SEQU) is an airport in Quito, Ecuador, named after Antonio José de Sucre, a hero of Ecuadorian and Latin American independence. ... For other uses, see Quito (disambiguation). ...

Peru

  • TANS Peru Flight 204, a Boeing 737-200 passenger plane which crashed during a storm in the Peruvian jungle, killing at least 40 people of the approximately 100 on board.
  • LANSA Flight 508 on a flight from Lima to Pucallpa, Peru, breaks apart in mid-air after being set aflame by lightning. It crashes in the Amazonian Rainforest. 91 people die; the sole survivor is Juliane Koepcke, a 17-year old girl who survives a fall from 2 miles and 10-day walk through the jungle before being found by hunters. Her mother, famous ornithologist Maria Koepcke, dies; director Werner Herzog had narrowly missed being on the same flight.

The site where the plane crashed A sketched map of Peru showing the approximate location of the crash site. ... LANSA Flight 508 was a Lockheed Electra L-188A turboprop, registered OB-R-941, operated by Lineas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anonima (LANSA), that crashed in a thunderstorm enroute from Lima, Peru to Pucallpa, Peru, on December 24, 1971, killing 91 of its 6 crew and 86 passengers. ... Nickname: Motto: Hoc signum vere regum est Lima Province and Lima within Peru Coordinates: , Country  Peru Region Lima Region Province Lima Province Settled January 18, 1535 Government  - Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio Area  - City 804. ... Pucallpa (Quechua: puka hallpa, red earth) is a busy Amazon frontier town in Peru which sits on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary which feeds the Amazon River. ... The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. ... The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ... On Christmas Eve 1971, German teenager Juliane Koepcke sat next to her mother in the window seat of a Lockheed Electra. ... Maria Emilie Anna Koepcke (formerly Köpcke) (May 15, 1924 - December 25, 1971), born von Mikulicz-Radecki, was a famous ornithologist who died in the crash of LANSA Flight 508. ... Werner Herzog (born Werner Stipetić on September 5, 1942) is a critically and internationally acclaimed German film director, screenwriter, actor, and opera director. ...

Surinam

Surinam Airways Flight PY764 was an international scheduled passenger flight between the Netherlands Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport and Surinames Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, under operation by Surinam Airways with a DC-8. ... Zanderij is a city located in the northern part of Suriname near the capital Paramaribo which is served by Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport. ...

Venezuela

Intended Route and Crash Location of the Flight. ... Cubana de Aviacion Yakovlev Yak-42, registration CU-T 1243, at Cancun International Airport, Mexico, on October 12th 2003 Cubana de Aviación is Cubas domestic and international airline. ... The three engined Yakovlev Yak-42 was designed as a replacement for the twin engined Tupolev Tu-134 jet. ... Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, Venezuela. ... Cubana de Aviacion Yakovlev Yak-42, registration CU-T 1243, at Cancun International Airport, Mexico, on October 12th 2003 Cubana de Aviación is Cubas domestic and international airline. ... For other uses, see Sabotage (disambiguation). ... Cubana de Aviacion Yakovlev Yak-42, registration CU-T 1243, at Cancun International Airport, Mexico, on October 12th 2003 Cubana de Aviación is Cubas domestic and international airline. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Strait of Hormuz

Iran Air Flight 655 (IR655) was a commercial flight operated by Iran Air that flew from Bandar Abbas, Iran to Dubai, UAE. Towards the end of the Iran Iraq War, On Sunday July 3, 1988, the aircraft flying IR655 was shot down by the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser...

Taiwan Strait

China Airlines Flight 611 Callsign: Dynasty 611 (CAL611, CI611) was a regularly scheduled flight from Chiang Kai Shek International Airport in Taoyuan to Hong Kong International Airport in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Tokyo Bay

All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 60 was a Boeing 727-81 aircraft that crashed on February 4, 1966. ... Tokyo Bay from space Tokyo Bay ) is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. ... Tokyo International Airport ) (IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), located in Ota, Tokyo, Japan, is one of the two primary airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. ...

External links

  • [10] Recent aviation accidents investigated by the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board).
  • [11] Older aviation accidents investigated by the NTSB.
  • [12] Aviation studies conducted by the NTSB.
  • [13] Aviation statistical Reports, by the NTSB.

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