COLLISION ON THE RUNWAY
A USAir Boeing 737 jetliner making a landing crashed into a departing SkyWest commuter plane at Los Angeles International Airport Friday night. The exact point where the collision occurred was not known.
Witnesses said the jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a vacated fire station beside a taxiway and burst into flames. Debris from the commuter plane was found under the jetliner.
Fairchild Metro III: A twin engine turboprop commuter airplane with a passenger capacity of 19. Length: 59 ft. 4 in. Height: 16 ft. 8 in. Wingspan: 57 ft. Weight (empty): 9,410 lbs. Maximum landing weight: 14,500 lbs. Boeing 737-300: A two-engine jetliner with a passenger capacity of 128. Length: 109 ft. 7 in. Height: 36 ft. 6 in. Wingspan: 94 ft. 9 in. Weight (empty): 69,400 lbs. Maximum landing weight: 114,000 lbs.
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