Swissair Flight 111, MD-11, Peggy's Cove

The Swissair Flight 111 accident crossed a variety of disciplines. However, it was a particularly important one for the systems discipline, especially in the areas of wiring and fire protection.

This accident had at its basis a lack of airplane level awareness. As with many of the accidents you have studied, there were clearly defined precursors that were not acted upon. Likewise, safety paradigms in design and certification failed to hold true. Advances in technology also played a key role in this accident.

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