Delta Flight 191

Delta flight 191 can/should be considered one of the most devastating crashes of all time because this crash resulted in 137 people dying and leaving 28 more injured. The plane was on its way to Dallas-Fort Worth airport from Fort Lauderdale airport before it crashed. The plane crashed because as it was flying through a dark cloud it was pushed by a microburst (an intense small-scale downdraft produced by a thunderstorm or rain shower) and thrown off it's intended flight path. The plane then ended up crashing into a car on a highway in Texas and also crashed into two water tanks. The plane started to burn and began to split apart near the runway at Dallas-Fort Worth airport. 

This all happened because the two pilots of the aircraft decided to fly through a storm instead of just delaying or even canceling the flight. The plane was also unable to detect the microburst because the radar equipment was broken. The F.A.A has now made a law stating that no flights are allowed to takeoff or land if there is a storm so that nothing like this ever happens again. In Conclusion Delta Flight 191 was a devastating event but because of it the Aviation industry has now taken a more serious approach on the safeness of the aircraft as well as the people inside of the aircraft and this will help make flying safe again.