Incidents
- On March 31, 1931, Notre Dame Coach Knute Rockne was killed on Transcontinental & Western Air Flight 599 from Kansas City to Los Angeles when the Fokker Trimotor broke up in a storm over Bazaar, Kansas. Rockne had been visiting his sons at Pembroke-Country Day School. The crash nearly put TWA out of business because it highlighted its aging fleet. The crash ushered in a golden era for TWA when it replaced the aging fleet with state-of-the-art aircraft.
- On January 16, 1942, Transcontinental & Western Air Flight 3 to Los Angeles impacted Mount Potosi in Nevada after a refueling stop in Las Vegas killing 22. Actress Carole Lombard was among the victims.
- On June 30, 1956, Trans World Airlines Flight 2, a Lockheed Super Constellation, was headed for Kansas City Downtown Airport. Over the Grand Canyon it collided with a United Airlines Douglas DC-7 killing all 128 people on both planes.
- On May 22, 1962 Continental Airlines Flight 11 en route from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kansas City Downtown Airport exploded over Unionville, Missouri. All 45 on board were killed.
- On July 1, 1965, Continental Airlines Flight 12 from Los Angeles International Airport landed in heavy rain and was unable to stop due to hydroplaning. It impacted a blast mound and broke into 3 pieces but all 66 on board survived.
- On August 6, 1966, Braniff Airways Flight 250 left Kansas City Downtown Airport headed for Omaha and crashed near Falls City, Nebraska killing all 42 on board.
- On August 20, 2011, pilot Bryan Jensen was killed when his plane crashed during the Kansas City Air Expo.
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“An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.”
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)