ValuJet Flight 592

ValuJet Airlines Flight 592
N904VJ, the accident aircraft, May 1995
Accident
DateMay 11, 1996 (1996-05-11)
SummaryIn-flight fire leading to loss of control
SiteFlorida Everglades, Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S.
25°54′47″N 80°34′41″W / 25.91306°N 80.57806°W / 25.91306; -80.57806
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
OperatorValuJet Airlines
IATA flight No.J7592
ICAO flight No.VJA592
Call signCritter 592
RegistrationN904VJ
Flight originMiami International Airport
DestinationWilliam B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport
Occupants110
Passengers105
Crew5
Fatalities110
Survivors0

ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 was a regularly scheduled flight from Miami to Atlanta in the United States. On May 11, 1996, the ValuJet Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating the route crashed into the Florida Everglades about ten minutes after departing Miami as a result of a fire in the cargo compartment probably caused by mislabeled and improperly stored hazardous cargo (oxygen generators). All 110 people on board were killed.[1][2]

ValuJet, a low-cost carrier, already had a poor safety record before the crash, and the accident brought widespread attention to the airline's problems. Its fleet was grounded for several months after the accident. When operations resumed, the airline was unable to attract as many customers as it had before the accident. The airline acquired AirTran Airways in 1997, but the lingering damage to the ValuJet brand led its executives to assume the AirTran name. It is the deadliest plane crash in Florida as of 2024.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ntsb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N904VJ Everglades, FL". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2020.