Fire and Rain: A Tragedy in American Aviation - Hardcover

Chandler, Jerome Greer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0877190488 ISBN 13: 9780877190486

Publisher: Texas Monthly Pr, 1986

Synopsis

Describes the crash of Delta flight 191 on August 2, 1985 at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, explains how windshear caused the tragedy, and argues that the federal government could do more to protect air passengers

About this title

From Library Journal:

Chandler chronicles the human story beyond the headlines of the crash of Delta Flight 191. The Lockheed Tristar crashed in Dallas in 1985, the worst year in history for airline tragedies. The anatomy of the disaster is revealed through discussions of wind shear, the cockpit and ground voice record, the crash itself, and the hospital triage. The grisly details of body identification, legal responsibilities and financial settlements, and equally painful matters all are covered. The book delves further into the realities of after-crash life, death, and suffering than others have. Well-researched by a skilled journalist, Fire & Rain is recommended. William A. McIntyre, New Hampshire Vocational-Technical Coll. Lib., Nashua
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Texas Monthly Pr
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0877190488
• ISBN 13: 9780877190486
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 162