The Fateful Flight – Spantax Flight 995 On 13 September 1982, Spantax Flight 995, a McDonnell Douglas DC‑10‑30CF (registration EC‑DEG), was preparing to depart Málaga Airport (Spain) en route to New York, via Madrid. With its 381 passengers—mostly American tourists—and 13 crew, the aircraft was near its maximum takeoff weight Pre‑takeoff Vibes (Literally) Cleared for takeoff on …
Sure, here is a detailed and respectful blog post about the TWA Flight 800 accident On the evening of July 17, 1996, Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) tragically crashed into the Atlantic Ocean just 12 minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Bound for Paris, the Boeing 747-100 …
On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, became the center of one of the most heartbreaking and politically charged aviation disasters in modern history. The Boeing 777-200ER, carrying 298 people—including 80 children—was cruising at 33,000 feet over eastern Ukraine when it was shot down …
Air India flight AI171 took off from Ahmedabad to London on Thursday (June 12), but it was only a short flight. The Boeing 787-8, with fully loaded fuel tanks, took off from Ahmedabad for London with 242 people on board, including the crew. How can we find out why this plane crashed in 30 seconds? …