Fatal Events Since 1994 for AirTran
(Formerly known as ValuJet)
The following events are those involving a significant safety issue or those that involved at least one passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role. Excluded would be events where the only passengers killed were stowaways, hijackers, or saboteurs.
- 11 May 1996; ValuJet Airlines DC9-32; Near Miami, FL:
The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Miami to Atlanta. A fire had started in one of the cargo compartments at some point after the cargo had been loaded. Shortly after departure, the crew reported smoke in the cockpit, and soon lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft went into a steep dive, crashing into the Florida Everglades about 15 miles (24 km) from the airport. All 105 passengers and five crew members were killed.
NTSB Accident Summary
NTSB Accident Report
Fatal Events Involving the DC9 and MD80
Flight 592 Memorial Site
8 June 1995; ValuJet Airlines DC9-31; Atlanta, GA:
The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Atlanta to Miami when the right engine sustained an uncontained failure during takeoff, rupturing a fuel line and causing a fire.
After aborting the takeoff, the crew evacuated the airplane. The aircraft was destroyed by the subsequent fire.
The NTSB determined that the uncontained engine failure occurred due to a crack in a compressor disk that was detectable.
The NTSB determined that the maintenance contractor had failed to perform a proper inspection on that disk.
One of the five crew members were seriously injured. None of the 57 passengers were killed or seriously injured.
NTSB Accident Summary
NTSB Accident Report
Fatal Events Involving the DC9 and MD80
Flight 592 Memorial Site
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http://airsafe.com/events/airlines/valujet.htm -- Revised: 5 January 2008
