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20 WORST AVIATION DISASTERS INVOLVING US CARRIERS
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Fatal
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Date
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Location
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Carrier
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Type
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1
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2907*
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09/11/2001
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New York City, New York
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American / United Airlines
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B767 /B767
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2
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583
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03/27/1977
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Tenerife, Canary Islands
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Pan Am / KLM
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B747 / B747
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3
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273
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05/25/1979
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Chicago, Illinois
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American Airlines
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DC10
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4
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270
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12/21/1988
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Lockerbie, Scotland
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Pan American World Airways
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B747
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5
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265
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11/12/2001
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Belle Harbor, Queens, New York
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American Airlines
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A300
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6
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256
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12/12/1985
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Gander, Newfoundland, Canada
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Arrow Airways
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DC8
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7
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230
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07/17/1996
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Off East Moriches, New York
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Trans World Airlines
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B747
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8
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189
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09/11/2001
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Arlington, Virginia
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American Airlines
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B757
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9
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160
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12/20/1995
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Buga, Columbia
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American Airlines
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B757
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10
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156
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08/16/1987
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Romulus, Michigan
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Northwest Airlines
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MD82
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