Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunhaさんのイラストまとめ

#OTD in 1965: Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705, a B-720, crashes on approach to Cairo (Egypt) killing 119 of 125 aboard. Cause: jet did not maintain adequate height and continued to descend till impact. Reason for abnormal continuation of descent is unknown.

#OTD in 1949: Superga Air disaster. A Fiat G.212 of Avio Linee Italiane [I-ELCE] carrying the Torino football team (known as “Grande Torino”), crashed into the retaining wall at the back of the Basilica of Superga, on a hill on the outskirts of Turin (Italy). All 31 aboard died.

#OTD in 1985: Aeroflot Flight 8381, a Tupolev Tu-134, collides with a Soviet Air Force Antonov An-26 during descent to a stopover at Lviv (Ukraine) The accident was caused by violation of ATC rules by both civil and military controllers. All 94 onboard both planes died.

#OTD in 1973: a US Navy P-3 Orion 157332) collided with a NASA CV-990 [N711NA] over Sunnyvale (California, US), killing 16 of 17 on the 2 planes. Both flights were to land on Moffett Field and it was determined that the collision happened due to errors by the approach controller.

#OTD in 1953: a USAF B-36 on a low-altitude exercise flight coming from Lajes AFB, crashes in Newfoundland (Canada) due to a navigation error, killing all 23 onboard. Among the victims was Brig Gen Richard E. Ellsworth, commander of the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing.

#OTD in 2005: Air Transat Flight 961, an A310 with 271 aboard, suffers control issues but lands safely in Varadero (Cuba), revealing that the rudder had detached in flight. Investigation led to a stress fracture, questioning the inspection program of this part and its strength.

#OTD in 1998: China Airlines Flight 676, an A300, crashes into a residential area in Taipei (Taiwan) All 196 on board are killed, plus 6 on the ground. Investigation pointed several pilot errors (including CRM, too high altitude and improper control actions) which led to a stall.