Investigators from both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board theorized that a fire in the cargo hold, which most likely destroyed cables running to and from the cockpit, caused the pilots to lose control of the aircraft.
What flight crashed into the Florida Everglades?
ValuJet Flight 592
On May 11, 1996, ValuJet Flight 592 crashed just minutes after taking off from Miami. While tragically ending the lives of all 110 people aboard, the crash also signaled the end of the Atlanta-based airline. ValuJet Flight 592 was a DC-9 bound for Atlanta when it plunged nosefirst into the Everglades.
What happened to Flight 592?
Doomed ValuJet Flight 592 Killed All, 16 Years Ago Today The Valujet Memorial Monument is made up of 110 concrete pillars placed at the edge of the Everglades pointing to the crash site miles away. It’s located just off Tamiami Trail about 12 miles west of Krome Avenue.
What happened to the ValuJet 592 Crash Memorial?
For years, family members held a ceremony at the memorial on the anniversary of the 592 crash and they gathered last year, on the 15th anniversary. There was no word of a ceremony this year.. The ValuJet crash is yesterday’s tragedy, forgotten by many in South Florida, swallowed up by time and Everglades.
What happened to the plane that crashed in the Everglades?
Rescuers arrived at the scene far from any roads in the Everglades about 20 miles east of Miami to find a shocking sight. The plane was gone, shredded into bits by the impact of the crash. Metal fuselage parts and small pieces of human tissue floated in a few feet of water, just below the service.
What happened to ValuJet?
It merged with a fellow low-cost carrier, AirTran, and even though it was the larger airline, it took the AirTran name, wiping from the skies the tainted name of ValuJet. In 2011, AirTran was taken over by Southwest Airlines.
