After the crash with an American Airlines jet and Army helicopter on Wednesday, here's a look back at the deadliest plane crashes in U.S. history.
Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The deadliest recent crash was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. All 45 passengers and the four crew members were killed when the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane crashed into a house. One person on the ground also was killed.Here are some of the deadliest commercial plane crashes in the U.S.
A man driving south on George Washington Memorial Parkway near the airport said he saw the plane before it crashed. “It looked very, very wrong,” he said.A Colgan Air plane crashed near Buffalo, New York, killing everyone aboard the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane, including 45 passengers, two pilots and two flight attendants. Another person on the ground also died, bringing the total death toll to 50.
An Alaska Airlines flight crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Anacapa Island, California. The crash killed 83 passengers and five crew members.A Trans World Airlines flight crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on its way to Paris, France. All 230 people on board were killed, and the airplane was destroyed.A Valujet Airlines flight crashed into the Everglades about 10 minutes after takeoff from the Miami International Airport.
It's been 42 years since Air Florida Flight 90 struggled to take off from Washington National Airport, struck the 14th Street Bridge and then plunged into icy water. But the daring rescue is still impressive decades later.
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