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Swissair Flight 111 (SR111/SWR111) was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to Cointrin Airport in Geneva, Switzerland.
Jun 14, 2024 · Swissair flight 111, flight of a passenger airliner that crashed on September 2, 1998, off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, killing all 229 on board. The subsequent investigation determined that faulty wires caused the plane’s flammable insulation to catch fire.
Sep 2, 2022 · On September 2, 1998, a Swissair MD-11 crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 229 on board. The fire started by a short circuit in the cockpit, but the plane had no fire detection system. Learn how the crash changed aviation safety standards.
Sep 2, 2018 · All 229 people on board Swissair Flight 111 were killed when their Boeing MD-11 aircraft crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia, an hour and a quarter…
Sep 2, 1998 · Swissair Flight SR 111, a Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) MD-11, departed John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in Jamaica, New York, en route to Geneva, Switzerland.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigated the occurrence of Swissair Flight 111, which crashed into the ocean near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, on 2 September 1998. The report provides factual information, analysis, conclusions and safety actions related to the fire and the loss of communication and flight data recorders.
Only 1 of the 229 passengers and crew members killed when Swissair Flight 111 crashed off Nova Scotia in Sep-tember was visually identifiable. Identifying everyone else on board involved medical and dental detective work of the first order. D r.
