![]() Kennedy, New York and the Pacifica now being Pacifica Airlines Flight 142 returning back to Frankfurt, were eager to get off the ground as fast as possible. Both planes, the Orbit now being Orbit Airlines Flight 1330 to Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, France, with a stop-over at John F. Both were concerned about the bad weather, but decided to proceed to land at the airport.Ībout 3 hours later, the already-bad weather got even worse, with very low visibility, nearly at the minimums. Pilots were concerned about diverting to their alternates and two of those pilots were Captain John McHoy of Orbit Airlines Flight 47 from Tokyo Narita to San Fransico and Captain Harald von Enckland of Pacifica Airlines Flight 141 from Frankfurt, Germany, to San Francisco. The forecast for San Fransisco International Airport was not good that day, Stormy weather mixed with bad visibility and heavy rains. The collision claimed the lives of 386 people making it the deadliest air crash in both Orbit Airlines' and Pacifica's history, it is also the second deadliest in America's history. On, two Boeing 747-400s collided on the runway at San Fransisco International Airport, California, USA, during poor visibilty and stormy weather. PAS142: Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, GermanyĪ Pacifica Airlines Boeing 744 similar to the one involved in the accident. ORBIT1330: Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport, Paris, France
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