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Swissair 111

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In-Flight Fire Leading to Collision with Water Swissair Transport Limited McDonnell Douglas MD-11 HB-IWF Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia 5 nm SW 2 September 1998 Report Number A98H0003 Synopsis On 2 September 1998, Swissair Flight 111 departed New York, United States
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Swissair 111

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Swissair 111

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seat configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Figure 2: MD-11 design and configuration . . . .
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Swissair 111

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(2018 eastern daylight savings time) on 2 September 1998, the McDonnell Douglas2 (MD) MD-11, operating as SR 111, departed John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in Jamaica, New York, United States of America (USA), on a flight to Geneva, Switzerland.
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Swissair 111

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captain and instructor pilot. In June 1997, he completed transition training on the MD-11. He was qualified and certified in accordance with Swiss regulations. (STI1-1) He held a valid Swiss airline transport pilot licence (ATPL). His instrument flight rules (IFR)
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Swissair 111

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officer. In May 1998, he successfully completed his training as a first officer on the MD-11. He held a valid Swiss ATPL, which was issued in August 1996. The first officer had never been exposed to a regulatory or administrative
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