Archive: Aircraft Accidents And Incidents
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Dec 22, 2011
No CommentsLost Over The Pacific
On December 22nd 1978, Jay Prochnow, a retired US Navy pilot, took off from Pago Pago on the island of American Samoa in a Cessna 182. He was delivering the plane from the United States to a customer in Australia, a trip which involved four stages. This stage involved flying from Pago Pago to Norfolk...
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Aug 06, 2011
No CommentsThe Ten Worst Plane Crashes
Although I don’t have a fear of flying, I understand the reason people have this phobia. Being locked inside an aluminium tube 30,000ft above the ground, travelling at speeds of 500mph can cause some to feel out of their comfort zone. And with the airspace surrounding major international airports becoming increasingly overcrowded these days, it...
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Jul 10, 2011
6 CommentsPlane Crash – JAL 123 Mt Osutaka
Some people may find this transcript disturbing. It is taken from the worst single plane crash in history – that of JAL flight 123. On August 12th 1985, Japan Airlines flight JAL 123, crashed into the side of Mt Osutaka, killing all 15 crew members and 505 out of the 509 passengers on board. The...