| has gloss | eng: The List of aircraft accidents and incidents caused by structural failure includes events ranging from complete loss of the aircraft, as in the 1933 United Airlines Chesterton Crash, to partial loss of structural integrity that still allows a a successful landing without fatalities, as for American Airlines Flight 96 in 1972. Loss of structural integrity during flight can be caused by: 1) faulty design, 2) faulty maintenance, 3) pilot error, 4) weather conditions, 5) sabotage (as during a skyjacking). |
