Air Crash Investigations
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Air Crash Investigations: The End of the Concorde Era, the Crash of Air France Flight 4590
By George CramoisiA calculated simulation can be performed based on these parameters and a serviceable aircraft with four engines ... by the main Blue and Green hydraulic systems, the Yellow system providing backup to either of the other two systems.
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Air Crash Investigations: Tenerife Airport Disaster, the World's Deadliest Plane Crash Ever
By Allistair FitzgeraldOn Sunday, March 27, 1977 KLM Flight 4805 and PANAM Flight 1736 both approached Las Palmas Airport in the Canary Islands, when a terrorist's bomb exploded on the airport.
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AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS: JAMMED RUDDER KILLS 132, The Crash of USAir Flight 427
By Editor, Hank WilliamsonThe Boeing 737 has a history of rudder system-related anomalies, including numerous instances of jamming.
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AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS: MYSTERIOUS CRASH KILLS 25 The Crash of United Airlines Flight 585
By Editor, George CramoisiThis amended report explains the accident involving United Airlines flight 585, a Boeing 737-200, on its way from Denver to Colorado Springs, which crashed on March 3, 1991 near Colorado Springs Municipal Airport.
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Air Crash Investigations: The Plane That Vanished, the Crash of Adam Air Flight 574
By George CramoisiOn 1 January 2007, a Boeing 737-4Q8, operated by Adam Air as flight DHI 574, was on a flight from Surabaya, East Java to Manado, Sulawesi, at FL 350 (35,000 feet) when it suddenly disappeared from radar.
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Air Crash Investigations: Suddenly Falling Apart the Crash of Lauda Air Flight Ng 004
By Hank WilliamsonThe probable cause of this accident is attributed to an uncommanded in-flight deployment of the left engine thrust reverser. All 223 people on board died in the accident.
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Air Crash Investigations: The Worst Single Plane Crash in American History, the Crash of American Airlines Flight 191
By Igor KorovinOn May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft, on its way from Chicago to Los Angeles, crashed just after take-off near Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, Illinois.
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Air Crash Investigations: Lockerbie, the Bombing of Panam Flight 103
By Allistair FitzgeraldOn the 21st of December 1988, PANAM Flight 103, a Boeing 747-121, on its way from London Heathrow to New York, was blown up over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland.
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AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS: BURNED ALIVE IN MADRID, The Crash of Spanair Flight JKK5022
By Editor, Allistair FitzgeraldHe had been based out of Barcelona since his promotion to captain, though his normal residence was in Palma de Mallorca. This situation had worried him for some time until he received benefits19 from the company that guaranteed him that ...
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Air Crash Investigations: Mass Murder in the Sky, the Bombing of Air India Flight 182
By Allistair FitzgeraldOn 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747-237B was on its way from Montreal, Canada, to London when it was blown up while in Irish airspace, and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. 329 people perished.
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Air Crash Investigations: Lost Over the Atlantic, the Mysterious Disappearance of Air France Flight 447
By George CramoisiOn 31 May 2009, flight AF447, an Airbus A330-200, took off from Rio de Janeiro bound for Paris.
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AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS: LOST...The Crash of American Airlines Flight 965
By Editor, George CramoisiOn December 20, 1995, American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757-223, was on a scheduled passenger flight from Miami, Florida, U.S.A., to Cali, Colombia.
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Air Crash Investigations: Disaster in the Everglades the Crash of Valujet Airlines Flight 592
By Allistair FitzgeraldOn May 11, 1996, at 1413:42 eastern daylight time, a Douglas DC-9-32 crashed into the Everglades about 10 minutes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida.
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Air Crash Investigations: Lost Propeller Blade Kills 8, the Crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529
By Hans GriffioenThis book explains the accident involving Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight 529, an EMB-120RT airplane, which lost a propeller blade and crashed near Carrollton, Georgia, on August 21, 1995.
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Air Crash Investigations: Horror in Guam, the Crash of Korean Air Flight 801
By Igor KorovinOn August 6, 1997, about 0142:26 Guam local time, Korean Air flight 801, a Boeing 747-300, crashed at Nimitz Hill, Guam.
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AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS: PILOT ERROR KILLS 50 PEOPLE in BUFFALO, the Crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407
By Allistair FitzgeraldOn February 12, 2009, about 2217 eastern standard time, Colgan Air, Flight 3407, a Bombardier DHC-8-400, on approach to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, crashed into a residence in Clarence Center, New York, 5 nautical miles northeast ...
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Air Crash Investigations: The Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
By Allistair FitzgeraldOn January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines, Flight 261, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, was on its way from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to Seattle, Washington, when suddenly the horizontal stabilizer of the plane jammed.
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Air Crash Investigations: The Crash of American Airlines Flight 587
By Hans GriffioenOn November 12, 2001, American Airlines flight 587, an Airbus A300-605R, took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York.
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Air Crash Investigations: The Crash of Comair Flight 5191
By George CramoisiOn August 27, 2006, Comair Flight 5191, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, crashed during takeoff from the wrong runway of Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49 of the 50 people aboard.
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Air Crash Investigations: Hard Landing Kills 9, the Crash of Turkish Airlines Flight TK 1951 on Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
By Igor KorovinOn 25 February 2009 a Boeing 737-800, flight TK1951, operated by Turkish Airlines was flying from Istanbul in Turkey to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.