ValuJet Flight 592

When

11 May 1996

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

25.91° N, 80.58° W

Description

aviation accident in 1996

Deaths

110

Cause

conflagration, in-flight aircraft damage, loss of control

1996 aviation accident in Florida

ValuJet Flight 592 was a regularly scheduled flight from Miami to Atlanta in the United States. On May 11, 1996, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating the route crashed into the Florida Everglades about 10 minutes after departing Miami due to a fire in the cargo compartment. The fire was caused by mislabeled and improperly stored chemical oxygen generators. All 110 people on board were killed.

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