Disaster planning for air crashes. A retrospective analysis of Delta Airlines flight 191

M G Gilliland, E T McDonough, R M Fossum

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

|December 1, 1986

Abstract:

The effectiveness of previously untested disaster plans was demonstrated during the aftermath of the crash of Delta Airlines Flight 191 at D/FW International Airport on Friday, August 2, 1985. These plans, in effect for years and subjected to periodic review, were as yet untried before this first disaster at D/FW International since its opening. This paper outlines the disaster plans, the actual problems encountered, the logistics of a disaster of this kind, and insights gained from the experience.

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