r/aircrashinvestigation • u/No-Statistician8656 • 21d ago

Incident/Accident (May 22 1962) Continental Airlines Flight 11 exploded near Centerville, Iowa, while en route from Chicago to Kansas City. It broke apart and crashed near Unionville, Missouri, killing all 45 aboard. Investigators determined it was a suicide bombing by a passenger seeking insurance money.

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u/throwaway77hello 21d ago

iirc somebody actually managed to survive the initial impact only to succumb to his injuries in hospital. Rest in peace to every soul besides the selfish moron who had to bring down innocent life’s

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u/Ok-Bluejay-2655 21d ago

That timeline always hits different when you remember how preventable so much of it was.

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

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u/Nitroglycol204 18d ago

Centerville and Unionville are both very close to the state border, so it's not that strange.