The Legacy of ValuJet 592

This weekmarks the 20th anniversary of the ValuJet 592 tragedy.

On May 11, 1996, Flight 592’s McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 crashed into the Everglades a mere eleven minutes after takeoff from Miami, killing all 110 people on board.

On takeoff, improperly packaged and labeled oxygen generators in the cargo compartment caught fire, which quickly spread throughout the plane.

While the bulk of the blame went tomaintenance contractor SabreTech—and resulted in the first-ever U.S. criminal indictment...