10 Most Unsafe Dangerous Airlines In America

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6. Great Lakes Airlines

Number of Safety Incidents: 8

Great Lakes Airlines ranks 6th in our list of most unsafe dangerous airlines in America. It has been involved in eight safety incidents, one of which proved to be fatal. In November 1996, 12 passengers and crew were killed when a Beechcraft 1900C-1 collided with a King Air A90 while trying to land at Quincy Municipal Airport in Illinois. Potentially contributing to the death toll was the fact that the air stair door on the Beechcraft 1900C-1 failed to open following the accident, at which point the plane was on fire. Great Lakes Airlines now flies to just 11 destinations after previously operating as a feeder carrier for United Express, during which time it flew to over 100 cities at one point.

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