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colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Beech_99_Airliner,_Prince_Edward_Air_AN0780801.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Beech_99_Airliner%2C_Prince_Edward_Air_AN0780801.jpg/220px-Beech_99_Airliner%2C_Prince_Edward_Air_AN0780801.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Beech_99_Airliner%2C_Prince_Edward_Air_AN0780801.jpg/330px-Beech_99_Airliner%2C_Prince_Edward_Air_AN0780801.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Beech_99_Airliner%2C_Prince_Edward_Air_AN0780801.jpg/440px-Beech_99_Airliner%2C_Prince_Edward_Air_AN0780801.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:1.3em;">A Beechcraft Model 99 similar to the accident aircraft</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Accident</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">July 10, 1991</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Summary</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Bad weather-induced collision with obstacles and nearby terrain</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Site</th><td class="infobox-data flabel location" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham%E2%80%93Shuttlesworth_International_Airport" title="Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport">Birmingham Municipal Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham, Alabama</a>, United States <br /><span 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class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/L%27Express_Airlines" title="L'Express Airlines">L'Express Airlines</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Call sign</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">LEX 508</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_registration" title="Aircraft registration">Registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">N7217L<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Flight origin</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Regional_Airport" title="Mobile Regional Airport">Mobile Regional Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Destination</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham%E2%80%93Shuttlesworth_International_Airport" title="Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport">Birmingham Municipal Airport</a>, Alabama</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Occupants</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">15</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Passengers</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Crew</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Injuries</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Survivors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">2</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Ground casualties</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Ground injuries</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">4</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On July 10, 1991, a <a href="/wiki/L%27Express_Airlines" title="L'Express Airlines">L'Express Airlines</a> <a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_C99" class="mw-redirect" title="Beechcraft C99">Beechcraft C99</a>, flying as Flight 508 originating in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans</a>, and in transit from <a href="/wiki/Mobile,_Alabama" title="Mobile, Alabama">Mobile</a> to <a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham</a>, crashed while attempting to make an ILS approach to Runway 5 (since renumbered to Runway 6) at Birmingham Municipal Airport (now <a href="/wiki/Birmingham%E2%80%93Shuttlesworth_International_Airport" title="Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport">Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport</a>) in Birmingham, Alabama. The plane crashed in the Fairview area near Five Points West in the <a href="/wiki/Ensley,_Birmingham,_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="Ensley, Birmingham, Alabama">Ensley</a> neighborhood and subsequently injured four persons on the ground, as well as destroying two homes. Of the 15 occupants on board, there were 13 fatalities. The cause of the crash was attributed to the captain's decision to attempt an instrument approach into severe thunderstorms resulting in a loss of control of the airplane.<sup id="cite_ref-NTSB_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NTSB-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To date it is the deadliest commercial aviation accident in Alabama history.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flight">Flight</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=L%27Express_Airlines_Flight_508&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Flight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>L'Express Flight 508 was operated with a Beech C99 twin-engine turboprop aircraft. Seating on the plane was five rows of two seats, one on each side of a central aisle. A single seat was located across from the left passenger loading door and a double seat at the rear of the aircraft. Passengers boarded through the rear passenger door. The flight left New Orleans, LA with one passenger, at 4:05 pm CDT, landing in Mobile, AL, at 4:50 pm CDT. After changing crews and boarding 12 passengers, the flight departed for <a href="/wiki/Birmingham%E2%80%93Shuttlesworth_International_Airport" title="Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport">Birmingham Municipal Airport</a> at 5:05 pm CDT. </p><p>As the flight approached Birmingham, strong thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of the airport. Around the same time four other aircraft either diverted to other airports or delayed their approach and entered a holding pattern until the weather improved. The crew of Flight 508 was aware of the thunderstorm activity but elected to continue the approach. Francis Fernandes, the L'Express captain at the controls of Flight 508, later said the plane experienced a "significant roll to the left" on landing approach. Fernandes told investigators that while he and the first officer, Richard Windham,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> tried to level the aircraft, it experienced an "extreme updraft" that pushed the plane's nose into the air.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After entering a severe thunderstorm cell southwest of the airport, the crew lost directional control and was unable to recover the aircraft prior to impacting two houses in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham at 6:11:27 pm CDT.<sup id="cite_ref-NTSB_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NTSB-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airplane struck one home, crossed a tree lined residential street, and slammed into a second home, immediately erupting into flames. The lone surviving passenger was encountered in the home by the residents before all fled the burning home. The captain was taken to <a href="/wiki/UAB_Hospital" title="UAB Hospital">UAB Hospital</a>, a passenger to <a href="/wiki/Carraway_Methodist_Medical_Center" title="Carraway Methodist Medical Center">Carraway Methodist Medical Center</a>, and three residents to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Princeton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baptist Princeton (page does not exist)">Baptist Princeton</a>. Twelve passengers and the first officer perished in the crash; the captain, one passenger, and four residents were injured.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=L%27Express_Airlines_Flight_508&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Media coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The accident occurred during the 6:00 p.m. local evening news broadcasts. Local media reports began around 6:45 pm CDT with local ABC television affiliate <a href="/wiki/WBRC" title="WBRC">WBRC</a> broadcasting live coverage by that time. Radio and television coverage of the crash continued through the night. Notably, WBRC was recording weather radar images around the time of the crash, these images would later be used in the official NTSB<sup id="cite_ref-NTSB_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NTSB-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> investigation and other crash-related litigation.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coverage of the crash was carried on the front page of newspapers nationwide in the days following the accident.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NTSB_investigation">NTSB investigation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=L%27Express_Airlines_Flight_508&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: NTSB investigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a team to investigate the accident. The focus of the investigation was immediately centered on the weather at the time of the accident. Investigators were surprised by the presence of a <a href="/wiki/Cockpit_voice_recorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Cockpit voice recorder">cockpit voice recorder</a> in the airplane as such recorders were not required for the involved airplane at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following a detailed investigation, the NTSB issued its final report on March 3, 1992; AAR-92/01. The formal probable cause of the accident was "the decision of the captain to initiate and continue an instrument approach into clearly identified thunderstorm activity, resulting in a loss of control of the airplane from which the flightcrew was unable to recover and subsequent collision with obstacles and the terrain."<sup id="cite_ref-NTSB_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NTSB-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=L%27Express_Airlines_Flight_508&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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S-519">Yugavia Flight S-519</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Nov 7</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Aeroflot-Yugavia_Flight_519" title="Aeroflot-Yugavia Flight 519">Aeroflot-Yugavia Flight 519</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Nov 20</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1991_Azerbaijani_Mil_Mi-8_shootdown" title="1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown">Azerbaijani helicopter shootdown</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Dec 27</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines_System_Flight_751" title="Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751">Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Dec 29</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_358" title="China Airlines Flight 358">China Airlines Flight 358</a></div></div> </div> <div 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title="Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan">Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan</a> (August 190)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Wayne_County_Airport_runway_collision" title="1990 Wayne County Airport runway collision">Wayne County Airport runway collision</a> (December 1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_Los_Angeles_Airport_runway_collision" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Los Angeles Airport runway collision">Los Angeles Airport runway collision</a> (February 1 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_International_Airlines_Flight_590" title="Ryan International Airlines Flight 590">Ryan International Airlines Flight 590</a> (February 17 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_585" title="United Airlines Flight 585">United Airlines Flight 585</a> (March 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merion_air_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Merion air disaster">Merion air disaster</a> (April 4 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_2311" title="Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311">Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311</a> (April 5 1991)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">L'Express Airlines Flight 508</a> (July 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Express_Flight_2574" title="Continental Express Flight 2574">Continental Express Flight 2574</a> (September 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Vallejo_helicopter_crash" title="1991 Vallejo helicopter crash">Vallejo helicopter crash</a> (October 1991)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1992</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CommutAir_Flight_4821" title="CommutAir Flight 4821">CommutAir Flight 4821</a> (January 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Transport_International_Flight_805" title="Air Transport International Flight 805">Air Transport International Flight 805</a> (February 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_405" title="USAir Flight 405">USAir Flight 405</a> (March 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Eagle_Flight_5456" title="American Eagle Flight 5456">American Eagle Flight 5456</a> (June 7 1992)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GP_Express_Airlines_Flight_861" title="GP Express Airlines Flight 861">GP Express Airlines Flight 861</a> (June 8 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_843" title="TWA Flight 843">TWA Flight 843</a> (July 1992)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1993</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lufthansa_Flight_592" title="Lufthansa Flight 592">Lufthansa Flight 592</a> (February 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Cargo_Flight_46E" title="Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E">Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E</a> (March 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kulwicki_plane_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Kulwicki plane crash">Alan Kulwicki plane crash</a> (April 1 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines_Flight_583" title="China Eastern Airlines Flight 583">China Eastern Airlines Flight 583</a> (April 6 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_102" title="American Airlines Flight 102">American Airlines Flight 102</a> (April 14 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_International_Airways_Flight_808" title="American International Airways Flight 808">American International Airways Flight 808</a> (August 1993)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlink_Flight_5719" title="Northwest Airlink Flight 5719">Northwest Airlink Flight 5719</a> (December 1993)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1994</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Express_Flight_6291" title="United Express Flight 6291">United Express Flight 6291</a> (January 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Ramp_disaster" title="Green Ramp disaster">Green Ramp disaster</a> (March 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Express_Flight_705" title="Federal Express Flight 705">Federal Express Flight 705</a> (April 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash" title="1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash">Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash</a> (June 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_1016" title="USAir Flight 1016">USAir Flight 1016</a> (July 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_427" title="USAir Flight 427">USAir Flight 427</a> (September 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Eagle_Flight_4184" title="American Eagle Flight 4184">American Eagle Flight 4184</a> (October 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_427" class="mw-redirect" title="TWA Flight 427">TWA Flight 427</a> (November 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flagship_Airlines_Flight_3379" title="Flagship Airlines Flight 3379">Flagship Airlines Flight 3379</a> (December 1994)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1995</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Transport_International_Flight_782" title="Air Transport International Flight 782">Air Transport International Flight 782</a> (February 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_529" title="Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529">Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529</a> (August 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Alaska_Boeing_E-3_Sentry_accident" title="1995 Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident">Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident</a> (September 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_1572" title="American Airlines Flight 1572">American Airlines Flight 1572</a> (November 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tower_Air_Flight_41" title="Tower Air Flight 41">Tower Air Flight 41</a> (December 1995)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1996</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ValuJet_Flight_592" title="ValuJet Flight 592">ValuJet Flight 592</a> (May 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastwind_Airlines_Flight_517" title="Eastwind Airlines Flight 517">Eastwind Airlines Flight 517</a> (June 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1288" title="Delta Air Lines Flight 1288">Delta Air Lines Flight 1288</a> (July 6 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_800" title="TWA Flight 800">TWA Flight 800</a> (July 17 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FedEx_Express_Flight_1406" title="FedEx Express Flight 1406">FedEx Express Flight 1406</a> (September 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Quincy_Airport_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 Quincy Airport disaster">Quincy Airport disaster</a> (November 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_Express_Flight_827" title="Airborne Express Flight 827">Airborne Express Flight 827</a> (December 22 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_New_Hampshire_Learjet_crash" title="1996 New Hampshire Learjet crash">New Hampshire Learjet crash</a> (December 24 1996)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1997</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comair_Flight_3272" title="Comair Flight 3272">Comair Flight 3272</a> (January 1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FedEx_Express_Flight_14" title="FedEx Express Flight 14">FedEx Express Flight 14</a> (July 1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Air_Flight_801" title="Korean Air Flight 801">Korean Air Flight 801</a> (August 6 1997)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Air_Flight_101" title="Fine Air Flight 101">Fine Air Flight 101</a> (August 7 1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Denver#Death" title="John Denver">John Denver</a> (October 1997)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1998</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_863" title="United Airlines Flight 863">United Airlines Flight 863</a> (June 1998)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_1420" title="American Airlines Flight 1420">American Airlines Flight 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