Questions tagged [accidents]
For questions relating to aviation accidents, or the avoidance thereof.
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Why was the Tu-104 so prone to navball-disabling electrical power failures?
Of the (rather numerous) accidents involving the Tu-104, several were either caused or aggravated by major electrical failures, which disabled the aircraft's navballs, which caused the pilots to ...
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Are there any cases on record of an aircraft crashing into an occupied air traffic control tower?
Aircraft frequently1 crash, or come close to crashing, from almost every cause imaginable, on or near airports, these being places where aircraft of all sizes take off and land and sleep with many ...
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Are there any known cases of swing-nose or swing-tail cargo aircraft coming undone in flight?
Large dedicated cargo aircraft frequently (though not always) have swing-nose (Super Guppy) or swing-tail (Dreamlifter, CL-44) designs, in order to allow cargo to be shoved straight in rather than ...
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Has a flight data recorder or cockpit voice recorder ever failed in an accident?
Has there been a time either during an aviation accident or during normal flight where the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder devices failed or the data was significantly corrupted?
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Where can I find official information about a recent crash in Mexico?
I have heard about a helicopter crash involving an Agusta A 109 in Mexico, that seems to be causing some turmoil due to the deaths of a newly-elected governor and her husband. Is there any info about ...
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