flight safety
civil aviation disasters

Southern 242
PSA 182
Delta N3305L
United 173
Eastern 401
Turkish 981
BEA 548
Capitol N4909C
KLM 4805 / Pan Am 1736
Air New Zealand 901

 civil aviation disasters

The term "jumbo jet" was coined the 1970s. The Boeing 747, later followed by the McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 ushered in a new era of air travel. As with the previous generation of jet transports, safety levels were unparalleled. However, the potential for catastrophe was again raised, a crash in 1974 killing nearly twice as many people as any previous accident.

The term "jumbo jet" was coined the 1970s. The Boeing 747, later followed by the McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 ushered in a new era of air travel. As with the previous generation of jet transports, safety levels were unparalleled. However, the potential for catastrophe was again raised, a crash in 1974 killing nearly twice as many people as any previous accident.