Incidents and Accidents
On September 16, 1953, American Airlines Flight 723 crashed while attempting to land in heavy fog. All 28 people (25 passengers and 3 crew members) were killed in the crash.
On March 3, 1972, Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashed while attempting to land at the conclusion of a flight from New York's LaGuardia Airport. 16 passengers and crew were killed, as well as one fatality on the ground.
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Famous quotes containing the words incidents and/or accidents:
“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)
“Depression moods lead, almost invariably, to accidents. But, when they occur, our mood changes again, since the accident shows we can draw the world in our wake, and that we still retain some degree of power even when our spirits are low. A series of accidents creates a positively light-hearted state, out of consideration for this strange power.”
—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)