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Revision as of 02:51, 12 December 2022

Vrede Airlines Flight 234
Aa191 ohare.jpg
Photo of Flight 234 moments before crashing, you can visably see fuel and smoke pouring out of the plane due to the engine detaching.
Accident
Date1 March 1981 (1981-03-01)
SummaryLoss of control caused by engine detachment due to improper maintenance
SiteElmer International Airport, Nexalan
Total fatalities227
Total injuries0
Total survivors0
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas DC-10
OperatorVredeAirlines
RegistrationNX-REA
Flight originElmer International Airport, Nexalan
DestinationNew Apex International Airport, Nexalan
Occupants221
Passengers214
Crew7
Fatalities221
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities6
Ground injuries0

Vrede Airlines Flight 234 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight in Nexalan operated by Vrede Airlines from Elmer International Airport to New Apex International Airport.

Accident

At 5:29am, Flight 234 took off from Runway 34R, however less than 27 seconds after take off the right engine of the plane detached from the plane, causing the aircraft to loose control and crashed less than 15 feet from the end of the runway, killing everyone on board. Causing the deadliest aviation disaster in Nexalan history.

Victims

A list of the nationalites of the victims aswell as the most famous victims:

  • Harold Guiser (April 8 1940) Nexalanese Scientist
  • Jerry Zarelli (November 1 1921) Nexalanese Businessman
  • Helena Tyler (July 17 1937) Nexalanese artist & comic book writer
  • Benjamin Ceasar (May 11 1932) Nexalanese Songwriter, his daughter would later die on Vrede Airlines Flight 1080 Incident later.

Nationalities of the victims

Nationality Passengers Crew Ground Total
 Nexalan 190 7 5 202
TBA 0 - - 0
TBA 0 - - 0
TBA 0 - - 0
TBA 0 - - 0
TBA 0 - - 0
Total 190 7 5 202[1]
  1. "American Airlines' List of Passengers Killed in Jet Crash at Chicago". The New York Times. May 27, 1979. p. 20. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.