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USAir Flight 5050 crashes into Bowery Bay during a rejected takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, killing two people.
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USAir Flight 5050
1989 aviation accident in New York
USAir Flight 5050 was a passenger flight that crashed on takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York. As the plane took off from LaGuardia's runway 31, the plane drifted to the left. After hearing a loud bang, the pilots attempted to reject the takeoff, but were unable to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bowery Bay
Bay in Queens, New York
Bowery Bay is a bay off the East River in New York City. It is located near the Ditmars Steinway area in the neighborhood of Astoria in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the west by the Bowery Bay Water Pollution Control Plant and on the south and east by…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rejected takeoff
Abortion of an aircraft's departure from land or water
In aviation, a rejected takeoff (RTO) or aborted takeoff is the situation in which the pilot decides to abort the takeoff of an airplane after initiating the takeoff roll but before the airplane leaves the ground.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
LaGuardia Airport
Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, U.S.
LaGuardia Airport, colloquially known as LaGuardia or simply LGA, is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, situated on the northwestern shore of Long Island, bordering Flushing Bay. Covering 680 acres as of July 1, 2025, the facility was established in 1929,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 20
Day of the year
September 20 is the 263rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 102 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)