Air New Zealand Flight 901 — Mount Erebus disaster (1979) Air New Zealand Flight 901 Flight 901 was an Air New Zealand sightseeing flight to Antarctica that crashed into Mount Erebus on 28 November 1979, killing all 257 aboard. The accident prompted a major public…
American Airlines Flight 191 (May 25, 1979) American Airlines Flight 191 The DC-10 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 after takeoff from O'Hare killed 273 and prompted major safety, inspection and maintenance changes to airline operations and the DC-…