Lesson 2 - Lessons Learned from Accidents

Welcome to Lesson 2. This portion of the course looks back at the history of 10 major airplane accidents. These accidents were chosen for their watershed effects. Each one has had a lasting effect on the way the industry conducts its business and each accident involved multiple engineering disciplines, and provided precursor information that, if recognized in time, might have prevented them.

The 10 accidents listed below are presented in chronological order beginning with the oldest first. It is important for you to review these accidents in order.

Accident Menu

• United Flight 266, B727, Salt Lake City, November 11, 1965
• National Airlines Flight 27, DC-10, Albuquerque, November 3, 1973
• Turk Hava, DC-10, Paris, March 3, 1974
• American Flight 191, DC-10, Chicago, May 25, 1979
• Japan Airlines Flight 123, B-747, Tokyo, August 12, 1985
• Aloha Airlines Flight 243, B-737, Maui, April 28, 1988
• United Flight 232, DC-10, Sioux City, July 19, 1989
• TWA Flight 800, B-747, Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 1996
• Swissair Flight 111, MD-11, Peggy's Cove, September 2, 1998
• Alaska Airlines Flight 261, MD-83, Point Mugu, January 31, 2000

Select the accident to study from the list above or select Next to return to the lesson menu.