Skytran Airlines
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== Notable occurances == | == Notable occurances == | ||
| - | * Upon take off, an Il-86, Flight 483, registration N452SK, owned by the second Skytran Airline suffered an engine failure shortly after take off from MYR. The pilot was able to sucessfully land in a field 5 NM away. 5 out of the 7 crew on board survived, and 343 out of the 350 passengers on board survived. | + | * Upon take off, an Il-86, Flight 483, registration N452SK, owned by the second Skytran Airline suffered an engine failure shortly after take off from MYR. The pilot was able to sucessfully land in a field 5 NM away. 5 out of the 7 crew on board survived, and 343 out of the 350 passengers on board survived. The aircraft was written off. This incident along with the bankruptcy led to the 2nd Skytran to reconstruct. |
[[File:IL-86 crash.jpg|thumb|The IL-86 that crashed in a field not far from MYR taking off. (virtually)]] | [[File:IL-86 crash.jpg|thumb|The IL-86 that crashed in a field not far from MYR taking off. (virtually)]] | ||
