airplane carrying 70 passengers safely lands in emergency return to tri-cities airport

75 of the 199 passengers and crew on board plus four people on the ground are killed in the accident. July 27 – Korean Air Flight 803, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, crashes while attempting to land in heavy fog at Tripoli, Libya.

The crew maintains partial control of the aircraft using differential throttle, bringing it to a crash landing on the runway of the Sioux City, Iowa, airport. July 19 – United Airlines Flight 232, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, suffers a complete hydraulic system failure over Iowa, United States, after the tail-mounted engine disintegrates.The plane hits trees and flips upside down, killing 176 of 187 people on board. June 7 – Surinam Airways Flight 764, a Douglas DC-8, crashes while attempting to land in heavy fog at Paramaribo, Suriname.March 10 – Air Ontario Flight 1363, a Fokker F28, crashes immediately after takeoff from Dryden, Ontario, Canada, because of ice on the wings, killing 24 of 69 people on board.Of 355 people on board, nine passengers are blown out of the plane, but the crew manage to land safely at Honolulu. February 24 – United Airlines Flight 811, a Boeing 747, suffers an explosive decompression shortly after takeoff from Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, caused by a cargo door that burst open during flight.The crash is caused by miscommunication between ATC and the crew. February 19 – Flying Tiger Line Flight 66, a Boeing 747 crashes near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on approach to land, killing all four on board.February 8 – Independent Air Flight 1851, a Boeing 707, crashes into a hill on approach to Santa Maria, the Azores.The incident became known as the Kegworth air disaster and is the first loss of a Boeing 737-400. Of the 118 passengers and eight crew, 79 survive. January 8 – British Midland Flight 92, a Boeing 737, crashes near Kegworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, after one of its engines loses a fan blade and fails.9 passengers were ejected through the hole. Damage to United Airlines Flight 811 after the cargo door blew open mid-flight.

Airplane carrying 70 passengers safely lands in emergency return to tri-cities airport