Date: August 02, 1985 <br />Time: 18:06 <br />Location: Dallas Forth Worth, Texas <br />Operator: Delta Air Lines <br />Flight number: 191 <br />Route: Fort Lauderdale - Dallas Fort Worth <br />AC type: Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar <br />Aboard: 163 (passengers: 152, crew: 11) <br />Fatalities: 134 (passengers: 126, crew: 8) <br />Ground: 1 <br /> <br />While on a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Dallas Forth Worth the aircraft crashed while making an landing attempt in thunderstorm activity. The plane touched down 6 000 feet short of the runway and 360 feet to the left of the runway centerline, became airborne again, struck a car killing the driver, crossed the highway and crashed into two water tank reservoirs. Microburst induced windshear. The flightcrew's decision to initiate and continue the approach into a cumulonimbus cloud which they observed to contain lightning. Lack of training for avoiding and escaping from low-altitude windshear. <br /> <br />Source: http://BestDramaTv.Net
