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TWA266/ UA826 The New York Mid-Air Disaster

January 5, 2021

A TWA flight is on its way to LaGuardia in New York in a Lockheed Super Constellation when they stop responding to ATC. A United Airlines is trying to get to JFK by taking a short cut when they also stop responding to ATC. What caused these two flights to meet the same fate?

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In Pilot Failures, ATC Failures Tags UA826, TWA266, Mid-air Collision, Collision, New York, DC-8, Lockheed Super Constellation
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AA587

February 11, 2020

An American Airlines A300 crashes in Queens, New York just months after 9/11. Find out how over flying the aircraft caused this terrible disaster.

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In Pilot Failures, Company Failures Tags AA587, Queens, New York, Damage of control surfaces, American Airlines, A300
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CO3407

November 12, 2019

A Bombardier Q400 falls out of the sky over Buffalo, New York just miles from the airport. Find out why this fully functioning air craft plunged out the sky killing everyone on board and one on the ground back in 2009.

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In Pilot Failures Tags Buffalo, New York, Colgan Air, Continental Connections, CO3407, Dash 8, Q400
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