Jet Makes Emergency Landing as Controls Fail
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
A World Airways DC-10 jetliner en route to Philadelphia with 201 persons aboard made an emergency landing Sunday at Washington-Dulles International Airport when its maneuvering controls failed.
The jumbo jet, Flight 106 from Charleston, S.C., made a safe landing, and there were no injuries among the 188 passengers and 15 crew members.
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