On December 20th, 1995, American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, departed Miami, Florida at destined for Cali, Colombia (AA965 Accident Report 1996). The aircraft was operating under instrument flight rules when it crashed into the mountainous terrain of Columbia while it was descending under visual meteorological conditions (AA965 Accident Report 1996). The accident site was near the town of Buga, Columbia which is located roughly 33 miles northeast of the Cali VOR (AA965 Accident Report 1996). The airplane made contact with the mountains at roughly 8,900 feet mean sea level (AA965 Accident Report 1996). Of the 155 passengers onboard, two flightcrew members, six cabincrew members, and four passengers survived the accident (AA965 Accident Report 1996). …show more content…
The captain and the first officer of Flight 965 arrived at the airline’s MIA operations office about one hour prior to proposed take off time of 1640 (AA965 Accident Report 1996). The operations manager later stated to investigators that both the captain and the first officer were in his office roughly 40 minutes before the required check-in time, and they were in very good spirits (AA965 Accident Report 1996).
According to the MIA airline’s flight dispatcher, Flight 965 was delayed about 34 minutes, waiting on connecting passengers and baggage (AA965 Accident Report 1996). The flight finally departed the gate at 1714, and then experienced another ground delay of about one hour and 21 minutes (AA965 Accident Report 1996). The flight dispatcher told investigators that this was due to airport traffic and gate congestion (AA965 Accident Report 1996). American Airlines Flight 965 finally departed the Miami Airport at 1835, with an estimated enroute time of three hours and 12 minutes (AA965 Accident Report
Deficiencies in the Federal Aviation Administration surveillance, poor communication methods used by the airline maintenance teams, the manufacturer, and the FAA. Another factor was the industry lack of consideration to this emergency in operational maintenance and flight
Although the flight was scheduled to depart from JFK Airport at about 7:00 p.m., it was delayed due to a disabled piece of ground equipment and concerns about a suspected passenger mismatch with baggage. The airplane took off at 8:18 p.m., shortly at 8:25 p.m., Boston air route traffic control center (ARTCC) instructed the pilots to climb and maintain an altitude of 19,000 feet and then lower down to 15,000 feet. However, at 8:26 p.m., Boston ARTCC amended TWA flight 800's altitude clearance, advising the pilots to maintain an altitude of 13,000 feet. At 8:29 p.m., the captain stated, "Look at that crazy fuel flow indicator there on number four... see that?" One minute later Boston ARTCC advised them to climb and maintain 15,000 feet to which the pilot replied: “Climb thrust”. After an extremely loud and quick sound, the cockpit voice recorder stopped recording at 8:31 p.m. At that moment, the crew of an Eastwind Airlines Boeing 737 flying nearby reported an explosion in the sky. TWA Flight 800 aircraft had broken up and crashed into the sea, 8 miles south of East Moriches, killing all on board. (1,2)
Though a rarity, every once in awhile, planes tend to crash and have serious issues due to problems that could have easily been avoided(183). In the novel the Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, he explains why planes crash and how it can be prevented. He began this explanation by evaluating different plane crashes from airlines basing from Colombia and Korea. In both events, a series of miniature problems and lack of communication was a cause from the catastrophic events that follow. In the case of the Colombian airlines, the already 14 hours and 40-minute flight(Flight Time) was interrupted by a woman having a stroke causing them to land. Since they did not burn all their fuel, they had to “land heavy” or overweight making the landing much more
It was the afternoon of July 25, 2000. One hundred passengers, most of them German, boarded the Concorde Air France Flight 4590. This was a trip of a lifetime for many people, as Concorde was restricted to the wealthy class of people. The excitement in people was cut short by the unfortunate delay in flight, because of maintenance in one of its engines. The passengers boarded the plane a couple of hours after the scheduled time. Finally, it was cleared for taxi on runway 26-Right. The pilots lined the aircraft parallel to the runway. A tragic accident, however, was about to befall.
The United States spends billions on transportation safety to prevent terrorist or any type of attack on American citizens. Airport security are one of the major problems that the government faces, and the solution is the TSA, also known as the Transportation Security Administration. Passengers believe the TSA is effective in abolishing problems such as terrorism, however, this is not the case. Airport security is not effectively protecting the passengers which is shown through the negligence and violations of the TSA employees, ineffective profiling techniques used by the TSA, and unqualified workers that are placed to protect citizens.
The above mentioned airplane was a planned commercial passenger flight that took off from LaGuardia Airport, New York destined for Charlotte Douglas Airport in North Carolina on January 15, 2009. Six minutes after takeoff, the airplane was successfully abandoned in Hudson River after striking multiple birds during its initial climb out. The crew reported by radio two minutes after takeoff at an altitude of 3,200 feet, the Airbus experienced multiple bird strikes. The result of this multiple bird strikes, which occurred in northeast of George Washington Bridge was compressor stalls as well as loss of thrust in both engines. The Airbus was ditched in Hudson River after the aircrew discovered that they would not reach any airfield and turned southward. Fortunately, all the 155 passengers on board survived the accident though the Airbus was partly submerged and sinking slowly.
Air Florida Flight 90 Air Florida Flight 90 occurred on January 13, 1982. The tragic flight departed Washington National Airport (now known as Regan Washington National) during a winter storm. The severity of the storm caused airport closings and delays. Numerous avoidable factors played a role in the deaths of 78 people.
I. Summary On May 25, 1979 about 1504 c.d.t, American Airlines Flight 191 McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft crashed into an open field shortly after take-off from Chicago O'Hare, killing all 271 aboard and 2 on the ground TSGC, (n.d) During takeoff, the left engine and strut assembly along with three feet of the leading-edge wing separated from and fallen off the wing. The pylon separation severed hydraulic lines, causing the loss of hydraulic pressure and retraction of all the slats outboard of the left engine and loss of electrical power powered by that engines electrical generator (Admin, n.d).
On the 25th of September 1999, Big Island Air Flight 58 Piper Chieftain, crashed on a slope of the Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii at approximately 5:30pm. All nine of the passengers on board and the pilot were killed in the crash. The impact sustained by the airplane and the fire that followed the impact completely destroyed the airplane. Big Island Air Flight 58 was operating under CFR Part 135 air taxi operations providing sight seeing tours to tourists and locals. The Piper Chieftain had departed from Keahole – Kona International Airport, Kona Hawaii (KOA) at around 4:22pm. The airport reported that there were visual meteorological conditions that existed prior to the planes departure. The pilot had filed a proper visual flight rules (VFR) flight plane prior to his departure. The investigation that followed performed by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had determined that instrument conditions existed in the area of the crash site.
Flight 93, the flight that crashed near some fields in the outskirts of Pennsylvania. But what was it doing there? What caused the plane to miss its target and crash? These answers may soon be revealed when detectives can finally examine the planes black box, found just recently. Many answers however can be found through other pieces of info that have come up along the way during the investigations.
“Goodbye, Tom! I'll see you in three days. I love you.” The woman said, standing at the doorway as her husband slowly backed out of the driveway. The feeling over loneliness immediately washed over her, and she began reminding herself that he'd only be gone a few days before he'd be back home to his loving family.
Introduction Plane crashes occur for a number of reasons. There seems to be a consensus with the general public that flying is dangerous, engines fail and planes crash. That is true sometimes, although the majority of plane crashes occur largely due to a combination of human error and mechanical failure. In many aviation accidents mechanical failure has been a contributing factor. It is impossible, however, to blame plane crashes on one reason, since events leading up to an accident are so varied.
June 1st, 1999, captain Richard Buschmann and first officer Michael Origel were about to embark on their third and final leg of the day, after already working for ten hours on two other trip legs. They had arrived at Dallas/Fort Worth Texas around 20:10 CST and were eager to proceed on their final trip of the day to Little Rock, Arkansas. Poor weather in the region prevented their assigned aircraft from arriving on time, closely pushing them ever closer to their fourteen hour duty limits for the day. The first officer realizing their situation contacted the dispatchers to notify them they would need to find a substitute aircraft or the flight would need to be cancelled. Both pilots were well aware of the impending storms in the area, including around the destination airport, but they decided that they should be able to beat the storms there. This was one of the first signs of suffering from get-there-itis, along side of several hazardous attitudes. Once an aircraft was substituted, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82, the pilots were able to depart at 22:40, 2 hours and 12 minutes after their scheduled departure time, 12 hours into their 14 hour duty day.
Let’s start with why have the flight delays increased so much since 1978.It all seemed like a
How many times have an average person flown in an airplane, did people ever think what the world would be like without them? Airplanes have provided people with opportunities to go all over the world to experience different cultures and places. They also create jobs for many people which contributes to how they boost the economy. In conclusion, they appear as a more clean way to travel, helping out the Earth. The airplane was one of the most important inventions due to it creating jobs, creating easier cultural access, causes economic boosts, and created less pollution than most means of travel and also has an interesting history.