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===Controls damaged by mid-air collision===
*[[Eastern Air Lines Flight 853]], December 4, 1965: collision with [[TWA Flight 42]]. Flight 853, a [[Lockheed Super Constellation]], collided with Flight 42, a [[Boeing 707]], damaging the 707's wing and the Constellation's tail. The damage to Flight 853 left the Constellation controllable only by adjusting the throttles. Despite the damage, the crew was able to perform a crash landing on a mountain, with 50 of the 54 occupants surviving the crash. The captain survived the crash and escaped, but died trying to save a passenger who remained in the wreckage. The 707 made a successful emergency landing at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]].
*[[Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182]], September 25, 1978. The [[Boeing 727]] collided with a [[Cessna 172]] light aircraft over San Diego, CA. The damage to the 727's right wing control surfaces and control system hydraulics made the aircraft uncontrollable. All 135 people aboard the 727, both pilots in the Cessna, and 7 people on the ground were killed, for a total of 144 fatalities.
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