Engineering failures Engineering failures An aviation accident is an incident on board an aircraft causing injury or death to one or more persons. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board definition of an aviation accident is as follows: ...more on Wikipedia about "Accidents and incidents in aviation"
Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was a scheduled Boeing 737-200 flight between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii. On April 28, 1988, the aircraft suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression inflight, but was able to land safely at Kahului Airport on Maui. One crew member was blown out of the airplane and another 65 passengers and crew were injured. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aloha Flight 243"
American Airlines Flight 96 was a regular DC-10 commuter flight operated by American Airlines, with a scheduled route from Detroit, Michigan to Buffalo, New York. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Airlines Flight 96"
The Banqiao Reservoir Dam ( ) and Shimantan Reservoir Dam ( ) are among 62 dams in Zhumadian Prefecture of China's Henan Province that failed catastrophically in 1975 during Typhoon Nina. Approximately 26,000 people died from flooding and another 145,000 died during subsequent epidemics. In addition, about 5,960,000 buildings collapsed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Banqiao Dam"
On August 22, 2003, a massive explosion destroyed a Brazilian Space Agency VLS-3 rocket as it stood on its launch pad at the Alcântara air base in northern Brazil. 21 people died when one of the rocket's four motors ignited accidentally. The explosion caused a fire in the nearby jungle brush, and produced a large cloud of smoke that was visible for large distances. This was the third major attempt by Brazil to launch a rocket of the country's own design. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brazilian rocket explosion"
The Byford Dolphin is a semi-submersible Norwegian oil exploration rig converted from a diving rig. It floats in the North Sea to find and drill crude oil deposits. Built on the "Aker H-3" design, the rig is operated by Dolphin Drilling, a Fred Olsen subsidiary. It is able to manoeuvre with its own engines (to counter drift and ocean currents), but for long-distance relocation it must be moved by specialist tugboats. ...more on Wikipedia about "Byford Dolphin"
The Cave Creek disaster was an event in New Zealand in which a scenic viewing platform collapsed, killing fourteen people. It occurred on 28 April 1995, and resulted in a government minister resigning over claims of negligence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cave Creek disaster" shortopedia Dreamteam.
The Chernobyl accident occurred on April 26, 1986, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (originally named after Vladimir Lenin) in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union). It is regarded as the worst accident in the history of nuclear power, producing (due to a lack of a full containment building) a plume of radioactive debris that drifted over parts of the western Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, UK, and eastern US. Large areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia were badly contaminated, resulting in the evacuation and resettlement of roughly 200,000 people. About 60% of the radioactive fallout landed in Belarus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chernobyl accident"
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) was convened by NASA to investigate the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003. In addition to determining the cause of the accident, the panel also recommended changes that should be made to increase the safety of future shuttle flights. The CAIB released its final report on August 26, 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Columbia Accident Investigation Board"
Communications problems and successes played an important role in the September 11, 2001 attacks and their aftermath. ...more on Wikipedia about "Communication during the September 11, 2001 attacks"
The Flixborough disaster was an explosion at a chemical plant close to Flixborough (near Scunthorpe), North Lincolnshire, England, on 1 June 1974. It killed 28 people and seriously injured 36. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flixborough disaster"
The Hotel New World in Singapore collapsed on 15 March, 1986, killing 33 people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hotel New World disaster"
The Hyatt Regency hotel walkway collapse was a major disaster that occurred on July 17, 1981 in Kansas City, Missouri. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hyatt Regency walkway collapse"
Intelsat 708 was a Space Systems/Loral FS-1300 telecommunications satellite intended to be launched into a geostationary orbit and operated by Intelsat. It was destroyed during a launch failure on February 15, 1996, causing fatalities near the launch site at Xichang, People's Republic of China, and prompting political controversy in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Intelsat 708"
The Johnstown Flood disaster (or Great Flood of 1889 as it became known locally) occurred on May 31, 1889. It was the result of several days of extremely heavy rainfall, greatly exacerbated by the failure of the South Fork Dam situated 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, which unleashed a torrent of 20 million gallons (~76 000 000 L) of additional water. Over 2,200 people were killed, and there was $17 million ( USD) in damage. It was the first major disaster relief effort handled by the new American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton. Support for victims came from all over the United States and 18 foreign countries. It remains one of the greatest disasters in U.S. history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Johnstown Flood"
The Knox Mine Disaster was a mining accident that took place near the village of Port Griffith in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania, near Pittston, on January 22, 1959. ...more on Wikipedia about "Knox Mine Disaster"
Lake Peigneur is a shallow, now salt-water, lake near New Iberia, Louisiana that was the location of an unusual man-made catastrophe on November 21, 1980. Beneath the lake, there was both the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine and Texaco's oil drilling occurring concurrently. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lake Peigneur"
In 2005 there were extensive failures of the levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans, Louisiana and surrounding communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The subsequent investigations by civil engineers are attempting to find the underlying reason for the failures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Levee failures in Greater New Orleans, 2005"
A life-critical system or safety-critical system is a system whose failure or malfunction may result in a) death or serious injury to people, or b) loss or severe damage to equipment or c) environmental harm. Risks of this sort are usually handled with safety engineering. Examples of some applications are listed below. ...more on Wikipedia about "Life-critical system"
The Mars Climate Orbiter (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Orbiter) was one of two spacecraft in the Mars Surveyor '98 program, the other being the Mars Polar Lander (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Lander). The two missions were to study the Martian weather, climate, and water and carbon dioxide budget, in order to understand the reservoirs, behavior, and atmospheric role of volatiles and to search for evidence of long-term and episodic climate changes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mars Climate Orbiter"
The Nicoll Highway collapse was a construction accident that occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. Singapore Time (UTC+8:00) on 20 April 2004 in Singapore when a tunnel being constructed for use by MRT trains collapsed. The tunnel was part of the construction of the underground Circle MRT Line, near the Nicoll Highway MRT Station. The supporting structure for the deep excavation work failed, resulting in a 30-metre (100 foot) deep cave-in that spread across six lanes of Nicoll Highway. The collapse killed four people and injured three. The accident has caused the extension of construction time of the Circle MRT Station. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nicoll Highway collapse"
The Petrobras 36 Oil Platform (P36) was the largest floating production platform in the world prior to its sinking in March, 2001. The platform was owned by Petrobras and the sinking is attributed to a complete failure in quality assurance (QA) and is often cited as such. ...more on Wikipedia about "Petrobras 36 Oil Platform"
The Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd. It produced around 10 percent of the then oil and gas production from the North Sea. The platform began production in 1976 , first as an oil platform and then later converted to gas production. An explosion and resulting fire destroyed it on July 6, 1988, killing 167 men. ...more on Wikipedia about "Piper Alpha"
The Salton Sea is an inland saline lake, located in the Sonoran Desert in Southern California north of the Imperial Valley. The lake covers a surface area of 376 square miles (974 km²), making it the largest lake in California. However, it varies in dimensions due to changes in agricultural runoff. It averages 15 by 35 miles (24 by 56 km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Salton Sea"
The Sampoong Department Store (삼풍 백화점) collapse is a structural failure that occurred on June 29, 1995 in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea. The collapse is the largest peacetime disaster in South Korean history – 501 people were killed and 937 injured. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sampoong Department Store collapse" Pure www.shortopedia.com. Pure Information Power.
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