List of worst aviation disasters in Wisconsin
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August 29, 1948
- Northwest Airlines Martin 2-0-2 crashes near Fountain City, 37 killed.
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September 6, 1985
- A Midwest Express DC-9 crashes after takeoff from Milwaukee's Mitchell Field, killing 31.
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June 29, 1972
- A North Central Airlines Convair collides with an Air Wisconsin de Havilland Otter over Lake Winnegabo, killing 13.
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November 16, 1987
- A King Air B2000 crashed into a wooded ridge three miles northwest of Fort Atkinson, klling
all eight all passengers and the pilot. The plane was headed for a meeting at the Perry Printing Co. in Baraboo.
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December 10, 1967
- A Twin engine plane crashes into Lake Monona, killing 7, including musician Otis Redding.
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November 6, 1969
- A Lear Jet 23A headed for Racine from Benton Harbor, Michigan, crashes, killing seven.
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August 18, 1990
- A single-engine airplane crashes during the night after taking off from an unattended Watertown airport and lays undetected for an estimated 10 hours. The seven victims are members of a Hmong refugee family attending a birthday gathering.
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February 3, 1991
- An airplane, a Cessna 182, on a skydiving expedition collided with a Piper PA-28-140 over this
rural community about a mile south of the Osceola airport, killing all seven people in the two planes.
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October 3, 1969
- A Piper PA-32 crashes near Bruce, Wis., killing 6.
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September 25, 1971
- A Beech 95-B55 crashes in Milwaukee during takeoff at Billy Mitchell Field, killing 6.
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September 21, 1973
- A private plane crashes in Florence County, 6 killed.
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April 17, 1979
- A Cessna 210 crashes at the Cable airport, 6 killed.
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December 10, 1993
- A military tanker plane caught fire and exploded at Mitchell International Airport,
killing six ground crew members. The Air National Guard KC-135 was being serviced at the section of the airport where the National Guard's 128th Refueling Group is based.
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May 1, 1973
- A Beech 65-A90 crashes on its approach to the Racine airport in foggy weather,
killing five.
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August 27, 1990
- A Bell BHT Helicopter crashes in the fog soon after takeoff near the Alpine Valley Music Theater, killing 5, including blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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April 1, 1993
- A twin-engine turboprop crashes behind some houses just off a main highway between Bristol and Blountville. Alan Kulwicki, winner of the 1992 Winston Cup driving championship, was among five people killed.
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