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Four on the ground and 109 on board die when the New York-bound jet crashes outside Paris minutes after takeoff. Investigators find that a piece of metal on the runway punctured a tire--sending debris flying into the fuel tank and sparking a fire...
...Paris-bound Boeing 747-131 explodes and crashes off Long Island after takeoff from J.F.K. International Airport, killing 230. Investigators believe that an explosion in a fuel tank was ignited by a spark generated by faulty wiring...
...Airbus A-300 went down shortly after takeoff from New York's Kennedy airport Monday morning, en route to the Dominican Republic. Sending new shockwaves through an already nervous city and nation, the plane plowed into a Belle Harbor, Queens neighborhood with 246 passengers and nine crew members aboard at 9:17 AM ET. The plane crashed just three minutes after takeoff - the most dangerous part of any flight. Rescue workers have not found any survivors from the plane; six people are reported missing on the ground in Rockaway. Officials warn they have no clues as to why the plane...
...plane was also slightly overweight, its center of gravity too far toward the back. Not a major problem on typical jetliners, it is critical to the Concorde because its design and power make it particularly vulnerable on takeoff. If the sensitive balance was off, British Air pilots would call the mechanic to the cockpit for severe reprimands. The weight distribution had to be correct; otherwise even the wind could pose a danger. In Paris on July 25, 2000, the wind had shifted to come from behind the aircraft: a basic rule for all pilots is that planes should take...
...replace the engine shrouds on the engines. That action followed one in September, 2000, when the FAA issued an emergency directive to shorten inspection intervals for the CF6. The order had been prompted by a troubling incident two months earlier. A Varig Airlines 767 had to abort a takeoff after one of its CF6 engines had what is called an 'uncontained' failure, in which the engine partially disintegrated and metal flew out of the engine's casing. According to reports, there have been 61 uncontained low-pressure turbine failures with CF6 engines since...