Military and Commercial Accidents

Collision Between USS Baton Rouge and Russian K-276 Crab (later B-276 Kostroma), 2/11/1992

Background The collision between the USS Baton Rouge and a Russian Sierra Class submarine K-276 Crab (later named the B-276…

September 3, 2023

The Sinking of the K-141 “Kursk” Russian Submarine

Background Here is, according to Wikipedia, what is believed to have happened to the Kursk: The Kursk submarine disaster occurred…

February 15, 2022

1968 Thule Air Base B-52 Crash with 4 Hydrogen Bombs On Board

Background On 21 January 1968, an aircraft accident involving a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 bomber occurred near Thule…

March 31, 2021

The 2013 Sale of the USS Forrestal for One Penny

Background According to a 2013 Press Release by the US Navy: WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy awarded a $0.01 delivery…

November 26, 2020

Aircraft Accident Report – Uncontrolled Descent and Collision With Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994

Background This report explains the accident involving USAir flight 427, a Boeing 737-300, which entered an uncontrolled descent and impacted…

February 21, 2020

Recovering from a Nuclear Incident – Lessons Learned from Chernobyl

Background This series of 12 video segments examines some of the lessons learned from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.…

February 12, 2020

The Shootdown of Iran Air Flight 655 – July 3, 1988

Background Iran Air Flight 655 was an Iran Air passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai. On 3 July 1988, the…

April 20, 2018

Harrison Ford Incident With Passenger Plane at California Airport, February 13, 2017

Background An Aviat A-1C Husky, flown by actor Harrison Ford, was involved in an incident during landing at Orange County-John…

August 14, 2017

Explosion of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Building 236, July 18, 2015

Background On July 23, 2015, CBS News published the following: An explosion inside a federal laboratory in Maryland appears to…

June 13, 2017

B-47B/F-86L Aircraft Mishap Report, 5 February 1958

Background The Tybee Island B-47 crash was an incident on February 5, 1958, in which the United States Air Force…

March 5, 2017