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January 8 - the Airbus A300 is certified, becoming the
first wide body airliner with cockpit accommodations for only two
to be certified.
January 10 - a Gulfstream III, Spirit of
America, flies around the world in just 43 hours 39 minutes
and 6 seconds, becoming the fastest business jet to fly around the
world.
January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90, crashed
into frozen Potomac River. Seventy-eight people were killed
including four motorists on ground.
January 22 - a F/A-18 Hornet makes a fully automated
landing, its autopilot linked to a ground radar at the Naval Air
Test Center Patuxent River
February 9 - a Japan AirlinesDouglas DC-8 crashes in Tokyo, killing 24 of the 174 passengers on board.
The probable cause of the accident was cited as a possible
breakdown by captain Seiji Katagiri, who
had mental problems. Every airline pilot must now undergo mental
testing as well as physical testing.
June 8 - VASP Boeing 727
crashed into a hillside in Brazil, killing all 137 on board
June 14 - Argentinan
forces surrender to British forces on the Falkland Islands.
During their war, the British had destroyed 109 Argentinian planes,
compared to only 34 lost by the British.
June 24 – British Airways Flight 9, flew
through cloud of volcanic dust south of Java; all engines
failed. Was able to restart engines and make safe landing.
July
July 9 - a Pan AmBoeing 727 crashes while en route from Baton
Rouge, Louisiana to New Orleans,
killing 137 passengers plus people on the ground. The sole survivor
of the crash is a baby girl in a house.
September
September 13 - Spantax Flight 995, crashed after an
aborted takeoff in Málaga, Spain; this
DC-10 overshot the runway, crossed a four lane highway and killed
three people in vehicles, and burst into flames in a field. Fifty
people died.
September 30 - H Ross Perot Jr. and J.W. Coburn make history by
landing their Bell LongRanger
IIhelicopter in
Dallas, Texas 29 days, 3 hours, and 8
minutes after taking off. It is the first time a trip around the
world is completed by helicopter.
November 4 - Pan Am inaugurates service from Los Angeles to Sydney; at 7,487 non-stop miles
(11,979 km), it is the longest non-stop flight in the world.
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