ON THIS GHASTLY DAY IN 1974, NOT ONE, BUT TWO BOEING 727s CRASHED IN THE USA: Although winter weather figured in both, the accidents—TWA Flight 514 (92 fatalities) and Northwest Airlines Flight 6231 (3 crew fatalities, no passengers onboard) were otherwise unrelated.
Air travel safety has much improved since then. That’s great. But don’t let the industry get complacent …