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1383:January 1992 events in the United States
451:"In reply refer to: A-94-74 through -76"
98:, Saranac Lake, New York, United States
953:Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311
900:Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254
416:"2 die, 2 hurt in commuter plane crash"
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1159:Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529
1153:Air Transport International Flight 782
994:Air Transport International Flight 805
935:Ryan International Airlines Flight 590
778:Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601
618:Air Transport International Flight 805
480:"2 DIE IN BAFFLING CRASH OF NEW PLANE"
912:Wayne County Airport runway collision
708:Thai Airways International Flight 311
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331:National Transportation Safety Board
274:crashed into a wooded hillside near
210:Newark Liberty International Airport
1106:Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash
798:China Southern Airlines Flight 3943
718:China General Aviation Flight 7552
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1165:Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident
1053:China Eastern Airlines Flight 583
424:. January 4, 1992. Archived from
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1041:Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46E
818:Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103
608:Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386
544:Aviation accidents and incidents
48:similar to the accident aircraft
965:Continental Express Flight 2574
1012:GP Express Airlines Flight 861
748:Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash
668:GP Express Airlines Flight 861
598:Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown
266:On Friday, January 3, 1992, a
78:Controlled flight into terrain
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1311:American Airlines Flight 1420
1171:American Airlines Flight 1572
1136:Flagship Airlines Flight 3379
1071:Northwest Airlink Flight 5719
959:L'Express Airlines Flight 508
298:, with intermediate stops in
1338:Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
1200:Eastwind Airlines Flight 517
1059:American Airlines Flight 102
678:Tbilisi Tupolev Tu-154 crash
638:Trans-Air Service Flight 671
199:Albany International Airport
1236:New Hampshire Learjet crash
1230:Airborne Express Flight 827
1206:Delta Air Lines Flight 1288
929:Los Angeles runway disaster
906:Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan
888:Northwest Airlines Flight 5
788:Vietnam Airlines Flight 474
738:Vietnam Airlines Flight 850
688:Mandala Airlines Flight 660
280:Adirondack Regional Airport
188:Adirondack Regional Airport
96:Adirondack Regional Airport
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1294:United Airlines Flight 863
1124:American Eagle Flight 4184
1100:Federal Express Flight 705
1088:United Express Flight 6291
1006:American Eagle Flight 5456
941:United Airlines Flight 585
658:American Eagle Flight 5456
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648:Copa Airlines Flight 201
367:Flight Safety Foundation
190:, Saranac Lake, New York
1259:FedEx Express Flight 14
1224:Quincy Airport disaster
578:ECMM helicopter downing
363:Aviation Safety Network
179:, Plattsburgh, New York
327:cockpit voice recorder
27:1992 aviation accident
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988:CommutAir Flight 4821
568:CommutAir Flight 4821
292:Plattsburgh, New York
272:CommutAir Flight 4821
33:CommutAir Flight 4821
18:CommutAir Flight 4281
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808:Martinair Flight 495
728:Aeroflot Flight 2808
588:Air Inter Flight 148
323:flight data recorder
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