On this date: 1994 - Air Disaster

On this date in 1994, USAir Flight 1016, an MD DC-9-31, carrying five crew and 52 passengers crashed on approach to Charlotte-Douglas Airport, North Carolina.  The aircraft, powered by two Pratt & Whitnet JT8D-7B engines, departed Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina on schedule for a 35 minute flight. On approach to Charlotte, two severe weather cells formed in the area of the airport resulting in a number of course corrections initiated by both the control tower and pilots.

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Having flown into severe weather, the aircraft encountered severe winds. The cockpit crew decided to abort the approach and do a go-around. Shortly after the aborted approach, a wind shear associated with a microburst occurred causing the aircraft to strike the ground. The investigation determined that the aircraft failed to maintain proper attitude and thrust for an aborted flight and that there were inadequate wind shear warnings from the tower. The crash resulted 37 fatalities passenger fatalities and no crew fatalities.

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On this day: 1965 - Aircraft Crash

On this day in 1965 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight 705, a four engine Boeing 720, crashed on approach to Cairo International Airport. The crash resulted in the deaths of all 13 crew members and 108 passengers. Six passengers survived. Twenty-two journalists were among the fatalities. PIA was formed in 1947 and experienced a series of fatal and non-fatal crashes during it's period of operation including two in 1948, one in 1949, and then this accident in 1965. This accident is said to be the worst accident involving a B.720 aircraft in its operating history. The B.720 was developed an outgrowth of the B.707 as a narrow body short- to medium range aircraft.

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Boeing 720 Narrow Body Short- to Medium Range Aircraft Circa 1970 Source: http://goo.gl/iPLBd

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On this day: 1996 Air Crash

On this day in disaster history, ValuJet Flight 592 departed from Miami International Airport (MIA), en route to Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport (ATL), carrying many passengers traveling for Mother's Day. The aircraft, a McDonnell-Douglass DC-9-32, powered by two Pratt and Whitney JT8D-9A engines, showing 105 passengers and five crew members on its manifest, crashed shortly after departure in the Florida Everglades killing all souls on board. Shortly after departure the crew contacted departure control and reported an electrical problem and the "loss of everything". Shouts were heard in the background stating that there was smoke and fire in the cabin. During the investigation, while examining the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), a flight attendant was recorded as saying "completely on fire".  The crash was attributed to a fire whichb began in the cargo hold when one or more improperly labelled and improperly stored oxygen generators activated. ValuJet emerged after the accident as AirTran which was acquired by Southwest Airlines in 2011.

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