LLWAS References: ACCIDENT DATA

Fatalities Associated with U.S. Aviation Wind Shear Accidents


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* Final accident report on AA accident at Little Rock, AR not completed. May be wind shear with 10 fatalities. No TDWR system at Little Rock. Source: NTSB/National Research Council.

Windshear Related Airlines Accidents

Source: FAA, NTSB Records, & Fujita

YEAR Flight Number/Location Takeoff Landing Injuries Deaths
1956 BOAC 252/773
Kano, Nigeria
X
11
32
1974 Pam Am 806
Pago Pago
X
96
1975 Cont 426
Denver, CO
X
15
0
1975 Eastern 66
JFK, New York
X
12
112
1976 Royal Jordan 600
Doha, Qatar
X
15
45
1976 Allegeny 121
Philadelphia, PA
X
86
0
1977 CONT 63
Tuscon, AZ
X
0
0
1979 Eastern 693
Atlanta, GA (near crash)
?
?
0
0
1982 Pan Am 759
New Orleans, LA
X
152
1984 US Air 183
Detroit, MI
(aircraft damage)
X
0
0
1985 Delta 191
Dallas, TX
X
134
1989 IL 62
Santiago, Cuba
X
169
1992 Faro, Portugal
X
54
1994 US Air
Charlotte, NC
X
?
37
1999 American Airline 1420
Little Rock, AK
X
89
11