United States

Events

15 January 2009

US Airways Flight 1549
- Airbus A320
- 155 people on board
US Airways Flight 1549 was a scheduled flight from LaGuardia to Charlotte, North Carolina, with 150 passengers, including a child on a parent's lap, and five crew.
3 videos
- Smithsonian Channel
- Mentour Pilot
- Air Crash Investigation
12 November 2001

American Airlines Flight 587
- Airbus A300
- 260 people who died
American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 bound for Santo Domingo, lost its vertical stabilizer less than two minutes after taking off from New York's JFK on 12 November 2001.
2 videos
- Final Report
- Declaring Emergency
16 February 2000

Emery Worldwide Flight 17
- ATR 72, Douglas DC-8
- 3 people who died
Emery Worldwide Flight 17, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 cargo jet, pitched up uncontrollably as it took off from Sacramento Mather Airport on 16 February 2000 because a bolt had come out of the right elevator control tab.
1 video
- Mayday: Air Disaster
17 July 1996

TWA Flight 800
- Boeing 747
- 230 people who died
TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 747-131 bound from New York to Paris, broke apart off Long Island on 17 July 1996, about 12 minutes after takeoff, when fuel vapour in its nearly empty centre wing tank exploded.
2 videos
- Final Descent
- Mentour Pilot
19 July 1989

United Airlines Flight 232
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10
- 112 people who died
United Airlines Flight 232 carried 285 passengers and 11 crew. When the tail engine failed, debris cut the lines of all three hydraulic systems that moved the DC-10's flight controls.
3 videos
- Mentour Pilot
- Fascinating Horror
- KCCI
28 April 1988

Aloha Airlines Flight 243
- Boeing 737
- 1 people who died
Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737 flying from Hilo to Honolulu on 28 April 1988, lost about 18 feet of its upper fuselage at 24,000 feet when fatigue cracks along a lap joint linked up. Flight attendant C.B. Lansing was swept out of the aircraft.
3 videos
- Wonder
- Mayday: Air Disaster
- Mayday 247
2 August 1985

Delta Air Lines Flight 191
- Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
- 135 people who died
Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar from Fort Lauderdale, flew into a microburst beneath a thunderstorm on final approach to Dallas/Fort Worth on 2 August 1985.
2 videos
- Disaster Breakdown
- Final Approach
25 May 1979

American Airlines Flight 191
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10
- 273 people who died
American Airlines Flight 191 was a scheduled flight from Chicago to Los Angeles on the Friday before the Memorial Day holiday, with 258 passengers and 13 crew. It remains the deadliest aviation accident in the United States.
3 videos
- Mentour Pilot
- Mayday: Air Disaster
- Fascinating Horror
12 April 1977

Delta Air Lines Flight 1080
- Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
- 52 people on board
Delta Air Lines Flight 1080, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, pitched up uncontrollably after take-off from San Diego on 12 April 1977 because its left elevator had jammed fully up.
1 video
- Green Dot Aviation