Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 August 2008

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Seeing the lights of a 4.000 metres long straight highway north of Isparta city, the first officer mistook it for the runway. As the aircraft was at 150 metres the captain returned to the cockpit and became aware of the fact that the aircraft was descending onto a highway with truck traffic on it. He initiated a sudden climb with full power but the heavily loaded aircraft struck the slope of a hill at Karatepe with its right wing and crashed.
(19 September 1976)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 20th of August 2008 18 years, 8 months and 30 days ago
154 Die in Spanair Flight 5022 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crash in Madrid–Barajas Airport runway 36L, Madrid, Área metropolitana de Madrid, Spain. 18 people survived the crash.