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Ozark Air Lines Flight 809

1973 in Missouri1973 meteorologyAccidents and incidents involving the Fairchild F-27Airliner accidents and incidents caused by microburstsAirliner accidents and incidents in Missouri
Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1973History of St. Louis County, MissouriJuly 1973 events in the United StatesOzark Air Lines accidents and incidentsSt. Louis Lambert International Airport
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Ozark Air Lines Flight 809 was a regularly scheduled flight from Nashville, Tennessee, to St. Louis, Missouri, with four intermediate stops. On July 23, 1973, while landing at St. Louis International Airport, it crashed, killing 38 of the 44 persons aboard. A severe downdraft, associated with a nearby thunderstorm, was cited as the cause.

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