15 Air Disaster Near Misses
13 Apr 10 at 09 12 am
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1.
Door Opens Midair
This Tampa Airlines DC-8 had just taken off when its door blew open. Amazingly, despite the decompression, the plane landed undamaged and everyone survived.
2.
FedEx MD-11 Crash
In 1997, this FedEx MD-11 crashed while landing and was completely destroyed. All five passengers survived by escaping through a cockpit window.
3.
Plane Flashes Engine Midair
No matter how much of an engineering nut you are, this is one engine you don’t want to see while airborne.
4.
Homemade Pressure Gauge
During a routine pressurization check, this KC-135 exploded but amazingly the testing crew walked away unharmed. Post-disaster investigations revealed that the testing technician’s pressure gauge didn’t have a max cap so the needle took another trip.
5.
Almost Sucked Out
On April 28, 1988, a mid-air fuselage separation on Aloha Flight 243 resulted in explosive decompression. Luckily, the pilot managed to land the plane safely. There was only one fatality, a flight attendant who was sucked out of the plane and her body was never recovered.
6.
Procedural Indiscipline
Pilot error caused this Delta Airlines flight-1141 to crash soon after take off. Despite the violent impact and subsequent fire, there were 94 survivors and only 14 fatalities.
7.
Cliff Hanger
The fallen logs probably saved this copper from falling into the canyon.
8.
Shortcut to Heavens
Perhaps this pilot decided to use the service lane.
9.
Unlikely Offroader
A 747 flying out of New Orleans decides to go offroad. Luckily, the pilot managed to stop the plane and disaster was averted.
10.
Into the Moat
This Saudi Jet was probably saved by the moat.
11.
Skilfully Ditched
Last year’s Hudson river ditching was one of the best examples of crew heroics. All 155 occupants survived and the crew was rightfully awarded the Master's Medal of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators.
12.
The Lucky Few
Although the disaster was colossal, it was a near miss for these people who were amongst the only 61 survivors of the greatest ever aviation catastrophe. The collision at Tenerife took the lives of 583 people and forever etched pilot Jacob Van Zanten’s name in infamy.
13.
Crash Stops Play
This small plane happened to crash right in the middle of the football field but thankfully missed the players and spectators. Talk about pilots heroically diverting their planes to crash in uninhabited areas, this guy is surely not getting any medals.
14.
The Runaway Fokker
This Fokker somehow broke its chain and escaped from the hanger. Could have easily drifted into a plane’s takeoff or landing path resulting in a major disaster.
15.
Lights Out
Last year in Jamaica, this American Airlines plane overshot the runway as it landed and almost went down into the sea. There were no fatalities although most of the occupants sustained injuries. Investigations revealed that the offshore runway guiding lights had been out of order for almost a month.
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