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...YORK--A USAir 737 carrying 62 people skidded off a runway on takeoff from LaGuardia Airport and splashed into the East River late last night, killing at least three people, authorities said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jet Down in N.Y. Harbor; Three of 62 Known Dead | 9/21/1989 | See Source »

...plane, USAir Flight 5050, a Boeing 737-400 bound for Charlotte, N.C., went down on takeoff from LaGuardia, said Susan Young, a USAir spokeperson in Pittsburgh...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jet Down in N.Y. Harbor; Three of 62 Known Dead | 9/21/1989 | See Source »

...Another Northwest DC-10 turned back to Detroit immediately after takeoff because the flap controls were not working properly. By week's end many anxious travelers were avoiding bookings on DC-10s. Addressing the fears, Federal Aviation Administrator James Busey maintained that there is no evidence that DC-10s are less safe than other airliners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Needs Work: Too few jet mechanics, too many breakdowns | 8/21/1989 | See Source »

Cliffs Notes objected to a takeoff on its trademarked cover design. "The defense 'parody' does not magically dispel what would otherwise be an infringement," said its attorney. A federal judge agreed. Doubleday plans an appeal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRADEMARKS: Imitated But Not Flattered | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

...plane left Paris. The resulting pressure change buckled the cabin floor and broke the hydraulic tubes passing under it. All 346 occupants died. In a 1979 crash in Chicago, 279 were killed after an improperly installed wing engine on an American Airlines DC-10 tore away on takeoff, - ripping hydraulic lines and causing the pilot to lose control...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brace! Brace! Brace! | 7/31/1989 | See Source »

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