What the records say
- When
- 9 Jun 1996
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 37.51° N, 77.32° W
- Description
- Aviation incident
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured
- 1
Eastwind Airlines Flight 517
1996 aviation incident in Virginia
On June 9, 1996, while operating a passenger flight from Trenton, New Jersey, to Richmond, Virginia, the crew of Eastwind Airlines Flight 517 temporarily lost control of their Boeing 737-200 because of a rudder malfunction. The crew were able to regain control and land the aircraft successfully. All 53 occupants on board the 737-200 survived with no injuries.
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