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List of mid-air collisions

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This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving mid-air collisions.[1][2][3]

In aviation, a mid-air collision is an accident in which two or more aircraft come into unplanned contact during flight. Owing to the relatively high velocities involved and the likelihood of subsequent impact with the ground or sea, very severe damage or the total destruction of at least one of the aircraft usually results.

The potential for a mid-air collision is increased by miscommunication, mistrust, error in navigation, deviations from flight plans, lack of situational awareness, and the lack of Traffic collision-avoidance systems. Although a rare occurrence in general due to the vastness of open space available, collisions often happen near or at airports, where large volumes of aircraft are spaced more closely than in general flight.

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  1. ^ "Midair Collision Report – General Aviation Joint Safety Committee". www.gajsc.org. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  2. ^ "Mid-Air Collision | SKYbrary Aviation Safety". skybrary.aero. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  3. ^ turner, t (2022-09-21). "Mid-Air Strategies". Aviation Safety. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  4. ^ "Two Commercial Planes Crashed in Midair in 1922—a Tragic First". HistoryNet.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  5. ^ Ryan, Oswald; Branch, Harllee; Lee, Josh; Board, Clarence M. Young for the Civil Aeronautics. Aviation Accident Report: Eastern Air Lines Flight 45 (Revised) - Wikisource, the free online library. Retrieved 2024-01-18. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "1948 Gatow air disaster in Berlin, Germany". Virtual Globetrotting. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  7. ^ "London's Forgotten Disasters: Collision Over Northwood". Londonist. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  8. ^ "Mid-air collision Accident Avro Anson T Mk 21 VV243". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  9. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54B-10-DO (DC-4) N88727 Washington-National Airport, DC (DCA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2024-01-18.