title: Disaster planning for air crashes. A retrospective analysis of Delta Airlines flight 191.
abstract: The effectiveness of previously untested disaster plans was demonstrated during the aftermath of the crash of Delta Airlines Flight 191 at D/FW International Airport on Friday, August 2, 1985. These plans, in effect for years and subjected to periodic review, were as yet untried before this first disaster at D/FW International since its opening. This paper outlines the disaster plans, the actual problems encountered, the logistics of a disaster of this kind, and insights gained from the experience.
mesh_terms: D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D004189:Disaster Planning; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies