UPS Flight 1354
A UPS Airbus A300 descended below minimum altitude on a nighttime approach to Birmingham and struck trees short of runway 18. Both pilots died.
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Aircraft
Airbus A300 accidents and incidents
The Airbus A300 appears in 3 of the incidents we cover, flown by 3 operators from 1988 to 2013. 3 rest on a final report and 0 on preliminary or official information. This page lists the incidents we have documented from official reports. It is not a measure of the aircraft's safety.
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| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Location | Fatalities | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2013 | UPS Flight 1354 | Airbus A300-600F (A300 F4-622R) | North of runway 18, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Alabama | 2 flight crewmembers; 0 people on the ground | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 12 November 2001 | American Airlines Flight 587 | Airbus A300-605R (official designation A300B4-605R) | Belle Harbor, New York | 265: 260 on board and 5 on the ground | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 3 July 1988 | Iran Air Flight 655 | Airbus A-300B2-202 | About 6.5 miles east of Hengham Island, Strait of Hormuz | Verified list of deceased unavailable to investigators | LEVEL 3 Final report |
American Airlines Flight 587
Alternating rudder inputs during a wake turbulence encounter overloaded the vertical stabilizer shortly after takeoff from New York.
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Iran Air Flight 655
USS Vincennes fired two missiles at a climbing Iran Air Airbus inside airway A-59. The US military investigation found errors in identification and altitude reporting.
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