Transportation Accidents in New York City - United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 587, Us Airways Flight 1549, USAir Flight 405 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 587, US Airways Flight 1549, USAir Flight 405, 2009 Hudson River mid-air collision, PS General Slocum, 1955 MacArthur Airport United Airlines crash, 2006 New York City plane crash, Eastern Air Lines Flight 663, 1960 New York air disaster, USAir Flight 5050, American Airlines Flight 1, Malbone Street Wreck, Holland Tunnel fire, 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash, Ninth Avenue derailment, Kew Gardens train crash, American Airlines Flight 320, B-25 Empire State Building crash, Northeast Airlines Flight 823, Coney Island plane crash, 1967 N3381W Piper Cherokee crash, TWA Flight 843, Eastern Air Lines Flight 512. Excerpt: Connection Timeout USAir Flight 405 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight between LaGuardia Airport in New York City, and Cleveland, Ohio. On March 22, 1992, a USAir Fokker F28, registration N485US, flying the route, crashed in poor weather in a partially inverted position in Flushing Bay, New York, shortly after liftoff from LaGuardia. The undercarriage lifted off from the runway; however, the airplane failed to gain lift, flying only several meters above the ground. The aircraft then veered off the runway and hit multiple obstructions before coming to rest in Flushing Bay, just beyond end of the runway. Of the 51 people on board, 27 were killed in the accident, including the captain and one of the cabin crew members. The subsequent investigation revealed that due to pilot error, inadequate deicing procedures at LaGuardia, and several lengthy delays, a large amount of ice had accumulated on the wings and airframe. This ice disrupted airflow over the jet, increasing drag and reducing lift, which prevented the jet from lifting off the runway. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the flight crew were unaware of the am...