35 years ago today, Japan Airlines Flight 350 (JA8061) was a scheduled passenger flight from Fukuoka Airport, Japan to Haneda Airport, Japan. The McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 was carrying 166 passengers & 8 crew members. JA8061, the accident aircraft involved. ACCIDENT The cockpit crew of Japan Airlines Flight 350 consisted of Captain Seiji Katagiri, 35. First…
21 years ago today, Birgenair Flight 301 (TC-GEN) was a flight chartered by Turkish-management Birgenair partner Alas Nacionales from Gregorio Luperón Int’l Airport in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic to Frankfurt Airport, Germany with stopovers in Gander, Canada and Berlin, Germany. The Boeing 757-225 was carrying 176 passengers & 13 crew members. TC-GEN, the accident aircraft involved…
45 years ago today, JAT Yugoslav Airlines Flight 367 (YU-AHT) was a scheduled passenger flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Sweden to Belgrade Airport, Yugoslavia with a stopover at Copenhagen, Denmark and Zagreb, Yugoslavia. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 was carrying 23 passengers & 5 crew members. YU-AHT, the aircraft involved taken at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport on 30 June 1971. …
27 years ago today, Avianca Flight 52 (HK-2016) was a scheduled passenger flight from El Dorado International Airport, Colombia to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York with a stopover at José María Córdova International Airport, Colombia. The Boeing 707-321B was carrying 149 passengers & 9 crew members. HK-2016, the accident aircraft involved. ACCIDENT Avianca Flight…
35 years ago today, World Airways Flight 30 (N113WA) was a scheduled passenger flight from Oakland International Airport, California to Logan International Airport, Boston via Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey. The McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF was carrying 200 passengers & 12 crew members. N113WA, the accident aircraft involved. ACCIDENT The first leg of the flight…
15 years ago today, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 (PK-GWA) was a scheduled domestic flight from Selaparang Airport, Ampenan, Indonesia to Adisucipto International Airport, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Boeing 737-3Q8 was carrying 54 passengers & 6 crew members. PK-GWA, the accident aircraft involved. ACCIDENT Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 departed Selaparang Airport at around 15:00 and climbed to…
8 years ago today, US Airways Flight 1549 (N106US) was a scheduled passenger flight from LaGuardia Airport, New York City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington with a stopover at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina. The Airbus A320-214 was carrying 150 passengers and 5 crew members. N106US, the accident aircraft involved taken on 26 December 2008. …
35 years ago today, Air Florida Flight 90 (N62AF) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Washington National Airport, Virginia to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Int’l Airport, Florida with a stopover at Tampa International Airport, Florida. The Boeing 737-222 was carrying 74 passengers & 5 crew members. N62AF, the accident aircraft involved in Miami, Florida in…
27 years ago today, Northwest Airlines Flight 5 (N280US) was a scheduled flight from Miami International Airport, Florida to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota. The Boeing 727-251 was carrying 139 passengers & 6 crew members. A Northwest Airlines Boeing 727-251 similar to the incident aircraft at Atlanta Hartsfield on 31 July 1989. INCIDENT Northwest Airlines…
20 years ago today, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 (ET-AIZ) was a scheduled passenger flight from Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Port Bouet Airport, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire with stopovers in Nairobi, Kenya; Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo & Lagos, Nigeria. The Boeing 767-260ER was carrying 163 passengers & 12 crew members. ET-AIZ, the aircraft involved…
15 years ago today, American Airlines Flight 587 (N14053) was a scheduled passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City to Las Américas International Airport, Dominican Republic. The Airbus A300B4-605R was carrying 251 passengers & 9 crew members. N14053, the aircraft involved in the accident. ACCIDENT First Officer Sten Molin with his niece…
20 years ago today, Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 (HZ-AIH) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India to Dhahran International Airport, Saudi Arabia. The Boeing 747-168B was carrying 289 passengers & 23 crew members. HZ-AIH, the accident aircraft involved seen at London Heathrow Airport in March 1986. ACCIDENT Saudi…