Aviation Disasters: The World's Major Civil Airliner Crashes Since 1950Recording nearly 300 air disasters worldwide this revised edition includes many high profile air crashes since 1996, including the Valujet DC-9, TWA Flight 800 and the Swissair MD-11. It gives the date, location, operator, aircraft type, and cause if known. Recounts are also given of the technological advances made as a result of particular disasters and additional information is provided on earlier catastrophes where final reports have been released since the previous edition. |
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Aviation Disasters: The World’s Major Civil Airliner Crashes Since 1950 David Gero Limited preview - 2009 |
Aviation Disasters: The World’s Major Civil Airliner Crashes Since 1950 David Gero Limited preview - 2009 |
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Aeroflot aileron air traffic control Aircraft type Airways altitude apparently approach controller approach to Runway approximate elevation approximate height autopilot Boeing cabin captain caused clearance climb clouds co-pilot cockpit voice recorder collision crew members darkness Date degrees descent Designated as Flight disaster domestic service engine explosion factor failure Federal Aviation Administration fire flaps flight crew flight data recorder flight level flying fuel fuselage GPWS ground impact initial instrument landing system International Airport investigative report jet airliner jet airliner crashed jetliner killed later Location McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas DC-9 meteorological conditions miles 10 km miles 15 navigational non-directional beacon NTSB Operating as Flight overcast passengers perished persons aboard pilot power plant procedures radar radio resulted retracted route runway service originating stabiliser struck Subsequently take-off terrain Tupolev Tu-134A turn ultimate destination undercarriage very-high-frequency visibility visual voice recorder CVR warning Wide World Photos wind wing wreckage