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USAir Flight 427

1994 in PennsylvaniaAccidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737 ClassicAirliner accidents and incidents caused by design or manufacturing errorsAirliner accidents and incidents caused by mechanical failureAirliner accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania
Aviation accidents and incidents caused by loss of controlAviation accidents and incidents caused by wake turbulenceAviation accidents and incidents in 1994Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1994Beaver County, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh International AirportSeptember 1994 events in the United StatesUS Airways accidents and incidentsUse mdy dates from September 2016

USAir Flight 427 was a scheduled flight from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, with a stopover at Pittsburgh International Airport. On Thursday, September 8, 1994, the Boeing 737 flying this route crashed in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania while approaching Runway 28R at Pittsburgh, which was USAir's largest hub at the time. After the longest investigation in the history of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), it was determined that the probable cause was that the aircraft's rudder malfunctioned and went hard over in a direction opposite to that commanded by the pilots, causing the plane to enter an aerodynamic stall from which the pilots were unable to recover. All 132 people on board were killed, making the crash the deadliest air disaster in Pennsylvania's history.

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