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2000s
UA 1549
US Airways Flight 1549
The Miracle on the Hudson
15 Jan 2009 · 3 videos
AA 587
American Airlines Flight 587
The tail fin lost over Queens
12 Nov 2001 · 2 videos
EW 17
Emery Worldwide Flight 17
A disconnected elevator tab at Sacramento
16 Feb 2000 · 1 video
1990s
TW 800
TWA Flight 800
A fuel tank explosion off Long Island
17 Jul 1996 · 2 videos
1980s
UA 232
United Airlines Flight 232
The DC-10 steered with engine power to Sioux City
19 Jul 1989 · 3 videos
AA 243
Aloha Airlines Flight 243
A fuselage failure over Hawaii
28 Apr 1988 · 3 videos
DA 191
Delta Air Lines Flight 191
The Dallas/Fort Worth microburst
2 Aug 1985 · 2 videos
1970s
AA 191
American Airlines Flight 191
The DC-10 that lost an engine on takeoff at O'Hare
25 May 1979 · 3 videos
DA 1080
Delta Air Lines Flight 1080
A jammed elevator, flown on thrust
12 Apr 1977 · 1 video
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