USAir Flight 427
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US Airways Flight 427 was a flight that flew from Chicago, Illinois's O'Hare International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a final destination of West Palm Beach, Florida. The flight crashed on September 8, 1994, killing everyone on board.
On that day, the Boeing 737-3B7, registered N513AU, was approaching runway 28R in Pittsburgh's airport, which is located in Findlay Township, Pennsylvania. At about 6,000 feet (1,830 meters) in the approach, the aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control and slammed into the ground in a nearly vertical position in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, killing all 127 passengers and 5 crew members.
Although some aspects of the crash are understood, a full explanation remains unknown.
External links
- NTSB Accident Investigation Docket (http://www.ntsb.gov/events/usair427/items.htm)
- AVweb article (http://www.avweb.com/news/safety/183027-1.html)
- AVweb supplement (http://www.avweb.com/news/news/183029-1.html)
Books
- Bill Adair, The Mystery of Flight 427: Inside a Crash Investigation, ISBN 1588340058
- Gerry Byrne, Flight 427: Anatomy of an Air Disaster, ISBN 038795256X