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>When planes crash, they often hit people on the ground Do they? Other than 9/11, I'm personally unaware of this ever happening. 20 seconds searching says ther
by boomboomsubban 2y ago
>When planes crash, they often hit people on the ground
Do they? Other than 9/11, I'm personally unaware of this ever happening. 20 seconds searching says there was an airplane that crashed into a DC bridge in the 80's killing 4 motorists, and a couple of similar incidents, but it seems rare.
- dinkumthinkum 2y agoNow, I just wonder if it might be rare because plane crashes themselves are rare?
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- shinypenny 2y agoLockerbie in Scotland is one quite well known instance: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103 11 residents killed by falling debris.
- dreamcompiler 2y agoIt happens. PSA 182 for example killed everybody on board plus seven people on the ground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Southwest_Airlines_Flight_182 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Southwest_Airlines_Fli...
- valleyer 2y agoAmerican 587, a month after 9/11, killed five people on the ground.