Remembrance ceremony held for victims of ValuJet crash on 25th anniversary
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The ceremony was held at 2 p.m. at the ValuJet memorial site.
“It’s been 25 years and it doesn’t seem like it’s been 25 years because what happened here is still fresh in our minds,” former Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Dave David Paulison said.
The May 11, 1996, crash killed 110 passengers and crew members. The Atlanta-bound plane crashed into the Everglades while trying to make an emergency return to Miami.
Investigators said the mishandling and packaging of oxygen generators placed in the plane’s cargo hold led to the crash. The generators were missing required safety caps, which led to a fire just minutes after taking off from Miami International Airport.
MIAMI Many improvements in aviation safety have come off the backs of airline accidents, and lessons from the ValuJet 592 tragedy are no exception.
On May 11, 1996, Flight 592’s McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 crashed into the Everglades a mere eleven minutes after takeoff from Miami, killing all 110 people on board. On takeoff, improperly packaged and labeled oxygen generators in the cargo compartment caught fire, which quickly spread throughout the plane.
The NTSB stated as the Probable Causes: the failure to properly package and identify unexpended chemical oxygen generators; the failure of ValuJet to properly oversee its contract maintenance program; and the failure of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require smoke detection and fire suppression systems in class D cargo compartments.
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This is a video image of one of the wing from the ill-fated ValuJet flight 592 that was pulled from the Florida Everglades Thursday afternoon, May 16, 1996. The ValuJet DC-9 crashed into the Everglades Saturday, May 11, 1996, killing all aboard. (AP Photo/Metro Dade Fire Rescue, Roman Bas, POOL)
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