aviation accident
Plane crash incident
An aviation accident is an occurrence in which an aircraft suffers substantial damage or a person is seriously injured or killed during flight operations.
The term covers everything from minor incidents to catastrophic crashes: The NTSB investigates every aviation accident in the United States.
Distinguished from an aviation incident, which involves less severe outcomes.
- loss of lifeSomeone ceasing to exist
- next of kinNearest living family members
- injuriesBodily damage or harm
- pilot errorAircrew-caused accident
- Hindenburg disasterFatal 1937 airship explosion
no survivors · mechanical failure · metal fatigue · weather conditions · environmental damage · bird strikes · sabotage · legal repercussions · human factors · air traffic control · final approach · mid-air collision · emergency landing · psychological trauma · safety audits · witness interviews · economic loss · black box
aviation accidentsafe landing
smooth landing · three-point landing · aviation safety · flight safety
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