Ceist Beag
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Depends who you believe. There was one plane that came down but some people believe it was shot down by the British!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aer_Lingus_Flight_712
It used to be that Aer Lingus had a 100% safety record - is it still the case that not one Aer Lingus plane has ever crashed?
Taken from Wiki.
Aer Lingus has suffered eight incidents in its history, seven accidents which left planes written-off, of which three were fatal, and one hijacking. The last such incident happened 22 years ago, in 1986, when a Short 360 hit high-tension power lines after rolling.
- On 10 January 1952, a Douglas Dakota EI-AFL "St. Mark" en route from Northolt to Dublin suffered from extreme turbulence and crashed at Gwynant Lake in Snowdonia killing all 20 passengers and 3 crew. It was the company's first fatal accident.
- On 22 June 1967, a Vickers Viscount EI-AOF on a pilot training flight stalled and spun into the ground near Ashbourne, killing all three crew.
- On 21 September 1967, a Vickers Viscount EI-AKK from Dublin to Bristol made a hard landing. All of the passengers and crew survived. The aircraft was later written off.
- In 1968, a Viscount EI-AOM "St. Phelim" en route from Cork to London crashed near Tuskar Rock in the waters off the southeast coast of Ireland. All 57 passengers and four crew perished. The crash is generally known as the Tuskar Rock Air Disaster in Ireland. The aircraft's elevator trim tab was found some distance from the rest of the wreckage, suggesting that it had become detached at an earlier stage. However, the accident report reached no definitive conclusion about the cause of the crash, but did not exclude the possibility that another aircraft or airborne object was involved. Following persistent rumours that the aircraft's demise was linked with nearby British military exercises, a review of the case files by the Air Accidents Investigation Unit took place in 1998. This review identified a number of maintenance and record-keeping failures and concluded that the original report failed to adequately examine alternative hypotheses not involving other aircraft. A subsequent investigation concluded that the accident happened following a structural failure of the port tailplane, and ruled out the possibility that another aircraft was involved.
- In 1981, an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to London was hijacked and diverted to Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport in France. While authorities negotiated with the hijacker by radio in the cockpit, French special forces entered the rear of the aircraft and overpowered him. None of the passengers or crew were injured during the hijacking. The official record shows the reason as One hijacker demanded to be taken to Iran. Plane stormed/hijacker arrested. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day. while various media reports indicated that the man, a former Trappist monk, demanded that the Pope release the third secret of Fátima.
- In 2005, Aer Lingus Flight 132 EI-CRK "St. Brigid" almost collided with another jet aircraft on the runway at Logan International Airport. The Aer Lingus aircraft was cleared for takeoff from runway 15R. Five seconds later US Airways flight 1170 was cleared to takeoff from runway 9, destined for Shannon. Due to the intersection of the runways, the aircraft had been sent on a possible collision course. During the take-off roll, the US Airways First Officer noticed the other plane and realized that they were going to collide. Evasive action was taken, and the two planes passed within 170 feet of each other, with the Aer Lingus aircraft flying over the US Airways aircraft. The US Airways flight continued down the runway and took off safely.
Sorry,i fell asleep mid post...........
I always ask for an aisle seat as well - so that I can't see out the window, and so that I can closely monitor the flight crew's faces for any sign of trouble aheadI can smile now, but this will be done rigidily throughout the flight.
You're probably sick of hearing it, but statistically, travelling by plane is much safer than by car for example.
I'm sick of hearing it because it is not true, if I have a crash tomorrow in my van the chances of me surviving are pretty good.
If by some chance I have a trip on a plane what are my chances if the plane hits another one at 30,00 feet.
or better how many people have survived car crashes as compared to plane crashes?
Taken from Wiki.
Aer Lingus has suffered eight incidents in its history, seven accidents which left planes written-off, of which three were fatal, and one hijacking. The last such incident happened 22 years ago, in 1986, when a Short 360 hit high-tension power lines after rolling.
- On 10 January 1952, a Douglas Dakota EI-AFL "St. Mark" en route from Northolt to Dublin suffered from extreme turbulence and crashed at Gwynant Lake in Snowdonia killing all 20 passengers and 3 crew. It was the company's first fatal accident.
- On 22 June 1967, a Vickers Viscount EI-AOF on a pilot training flight stalled and spun into the ground near Ashbourne, killing all three crew.
- On 21 September 1967, a Vickers Viscount EI-AKK from Dublin to Bristol made a hard landing. All of the passengers and crew survived. The aircraft was later written off.
- In 1968, a Viscount EI-AOM "St. Phelim" en route from Cork to London crashed near Tuskar Rock in the waters off the southeast coast of Ireland. All 57 passengers and four crew perished. The crash is generally known as the Tuskar Rock Air Disaster in Ireland. The aircraft's elevator trim tab was found some distance from the rest of the wreckage, suggesting that it had become detached at an earlier stage. However, the accident report reached no definitive conclusion about the cause of the crash, but did not exclude the possibility that another aircraft or airborne object was involved. Following persistent rumours that the aircraft's demise was linked with nearby British military exercises, a review of the case files by the Air Accidents Investigation Unit took place in 1998. This review identified a number of maintenance and record-keeping failures and concluded that the original report failed to adequately examine alternative hypotheses not involving other aircraft. A subsequent investigation concluded that the accident happened following a structural failure of the port tailplane, and ruled out the possibility that another aircraft was involved.
- In 1981, an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to London was hijacked and diverted to Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport in France. While authorities negotiated with the hijacker by radio in the cockpit, French special forces entered the rear of the aircraft and overpowered him. None of the passengers or crew were injured during the hijacking. The official record shows the reason as One hijacker demanded to be taken to Iran. Plane stormed/hijacker arrested. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day. while various media reports indicated that the man, a former Trappist monk, demanded that the Pope release the third secret of Fátima.
- In 2005, Aer Lingus Flight 132 EI-CRK "St. Brigid" almost collided with another jet aircraft on the runway at Logan International Airport. The Aer Lingus aircraft was cleared for takeoff from runway 15R. Five seconds later US Airways flight 1170 was cleared to takeoff from runway 9, destined for Shannon. Due to the intersection of the runways, the aircraft had been sent on a possible collision course. During the take-off roll, the US Airways First Officer noticed the other plane and realized that they were going to collide. Evasive action was taken, and the two planes passed within 170 feet of each other, with the Aer Lingus aircraft flying over the US Airways aircraft. The US Airways flight continued down the runway and took off safely.
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