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American Airlines flight AA956

American Airlines – Boeing B757-223 (N-651AA) flight AA956

American Airlines flight AA956 , also known as the Calì accident , was a regularly scheduled passenger flight operated with a…

American Airlines – Boeing B767-300 (N-345AN) flight AA383

American Airlines flight AA383 , from Chicago O’Hare to Miami, FL , operated with a Boeing B767-300 (N-345AN) stopped on…

American Airlines flight AA1340

American Airlines – Boeing B727-223 (N845AA) flight AA1340

On February 9, 1998, about 0954 central standard time (CST), a Boeing 727-223 (727), N845AA, operated by American Airlines as…

American Airlines – Mcdonnel Douglas – MD83 (N-566AA) flight AA1572

American Airlines flight AA1572 : on November 12, 1995, at 0055 eastern standard time a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, N566AA, owned by…

American Airlines – Boeing B757-200 (N-668AA) flight AA22253

American Airlines flight AA2253 : this report discusses the December 29, 2010, incident involving American Airlines flight 2253, a Boeing…

American Airlines - Boeing - B737-823 (N977AN) flight AA331

American Airlines – Boeing – B737-823 (N977AN) flight AA331

American Airlines Flight AA331, a Boeing 737-823 in United States registration N977AN, carrying 148 passengers, including three infants, and a…

American Airlines - Airbus - A300-605R (N14053) flight AA587

American Airlines – Airbus – A300-605R (N14053) flight AA587

American Airlines flight AA587 : on November 12, 2001, about 0916:15 eastern standard time, American Airlines flight 587, an Airbus…

American Airlines - Mcdonnell Douglas - MD82 (N-215AA) flight AA1420

American Airlines – Mcdonnell Douglas – MD82 (N-215AA) flight AA1420

American Airlines flight AA1420 : on June 1, 1999, at 2350:44 central daylight time, American Airlines flight AA1420, a McDonnell…

Learning from other errors is a must for any pilot. Accident, Incident and Airprox are decreasing year after year even though the global worldwide air traffic , in terms of flights and passengers, is constantly increasing. Still many accidents happens, 90% of them during takeoff and initial climb out or during approach and landing. One of the way that pilot have to increase their airmanship and achieve safer habits is to learn from other’s mistakes. Also no Company can afford an accident any more, in terms of money loss and in terms of bad reputation. In aviation accident you can find a brief summary, history of the flight, actual flight data taken from the flight recorders (the so called “black box”) , conclusions with contributory factors, together with safety recommendations. No matter if you are an Airline, a Flying School , a professional or aviation enthusiastic, this website is for you.