SOME FATAL JETLINER CRASHES IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1985:

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USAir jetliner crashes on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, killing all 132 on board.

July 2, 1994

USAir jetliner crashes near North Carolina's Charlotte-Douglas Airport in a thunderstorm, killing 37 of 57 people aboard.

March 22, 1992

USAir jetliner crashes on takeoff in a snowstorm at La Guardia Airport in New York City, killing 27 people.

March 3, 1991

United Airlines jetliner loses control and crashes near Colorado Springs, Colo., airport, killing 25 people.

Feb. 1, 1991

Thirty-four people die at Los Angeles International Airport in a fiery runway collision between a Skywest Fairchild Metroliner commuter plane and a USAir Boeing 737.

Jan. 25, 1990

An Avianca Boeing 707 crashes in Cove Neck, N.Y., after running out of fuel. Of the 159 people aboard, 73 die.

July 19, 1989

United Airlines DC-10 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Sioux City, Iowa, killing 112 of 296 people aboard.

Aug. 31, 1988

Delta Air Lines Boeing 727 crashes and burns at Dallas Fort-Worth Airport. Fourteen people die.

Dec. 7, 1987

Pacific Southwest BAe 146 jet crashes near Paso Robles, 175 miles northwest of Los Angeles; 43 die. Gunfire is heard on the cockpit recorder, and authorities believe a vengeful ex-employee of PSA's parent company caused the crash.

Nov. 15, 1987

Continental Airlines DC-9 crashes on takeoff at Stapleton International Airport, Denver; 28 die.

Aug. 16, 1987

Northwest Airlines MD-80 crashes on takeoff at Detroit Metropolitan Airport; 156 die.

Aug. 31, 1986

Aeromexico DC-9 collides with small plane over Los Angeles suburb of Cerritos; 82 killed, including 15 on the ground.

Sept. 6, 1985

Midwest Express Airlines DC-9 crashes after takeoff from Milwaukee's Mitchell Field; 31 killed.

Aug. 2, 1985

Delta Air Lines Lockheed L-1011 crashes at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport; 137 killed.

The Associated Press


FATAL CRASHES