Has a plane ever crashed because of turbulence?

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sweetpea

Yes - if you include wind shear and cross winds as the cause for turbulence.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/08/24/peru.crash/index.html

Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket

They have. Just check the FAA website.

Coach

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i wud say so if it was really bad turbulance bu i wudnt lik te tink dat wud ever happen to u n i xx

Nitemuse

yes

Rob

The answer to your question in Yes- Have a look on this news topic
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/2249780406

But it depends, on the air plane type and the power of the turbulence.
But if you see most of the commercial airline plane crash incidents,the accidents that are directly connected to turbulence is rare. If there is a Severe turbulence, the pilots are warned or directed through another direction or grounded.
Some people get fear that wing will tear off in flight during turbulence. But this is extremely unlikely you would be surprised to see how strong the wings of a commercial airliner are. Yes, it is possible for the wings to be torn off on ground due to collision or a crash, but the thought of a wing being torn off in flight is extremely unlikely.

the one and only robertc1985

yep, there's a resturaunt in my town that has the plane still stuck in the roof, i've eaten there once, all there is is peanuts.

fortyninertu

Wind shear has caused planes to crash and that is a whole bunch of turbulence.

Norm

Yes

sobrien

sure.

but only because of pilot error in correcting the problem or a series of collective errors or mechanical problems, where the turbulence only acts as a catalyst.

but i dont think any commercial airliners have crashed because of that.

Paolo

Normal turbulence over and over again no. But heavy turbulence will crash a plane. And a lot of planes have crashed because of the turbulence and mainly they've lost cabin pressure.

rockability

Yes, there have been plane crashes associated with turbulence.
The last turbulence-associated crash happened this summer when Pulkovo Airlines TU157 crashed about 40 minutes after takeoff, due to extreme turbulence.
In the US the last crash was when an A300 aircraft crashed off the coast of NYC due to turbulence from B747.

Technically the possibility of this happening is very small, aircraft are built strong, they are designed to handle this kind of weather.
It is known that a Boeing 747 wing can bend 20 feet until it breaks.

So you shouldn't worry about this.

The newer the aircraft, the safer it is.

Robin C

You might be interested in looking up the Bermuda Triangle events,
A whole squadron went down perhaps as a result of some kind of turbulence

bubbles

YEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!

mrsgavanrossem

Yes, several have. Usually in what's called 'clear air turbulence,' i.e. there are none of the usual visual signs such as cloud, etc. It's a problem that modern aircraft designers have done a good deal to overcome, but there have been a number of nasty accidents in the past.

Paul T

Turbulence does not cause plane crashes. The extenuating circumstances that cause the crash, however, creates turbulence.

Kaye G

Yes

Eros21

yeah...that's like asking, "Has a car ever crashed because of bad tires?"

hanumistee

yes

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