Jet With 76 Aboard Lands With One Engine Burning
Associated Press
NEWARK, N. J. —
Fire broke out in one of a TWA jetliner’s two engines minutes after the plane took off with 76 passengers, forcing it to return to Newark International Airport, authorities said. The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 landed safely Tuesday with no injuries to the passengers or crew, officials said.
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