ValuJet Flight 592

Introduction
ValuJet Flight 592 was a passenger flight from Miami, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. It crashed 10 minutes after take-off due to a cargo fire that burned through the controls of the aircraft.

Pilots
Captain Candi Kubeck was in control of the DC-9, with First Officer Richard Hazen by her side. They have 20728 hours in total, with 4264 of them on the DC-9.

The Forming of the Company and their Cost-Cutting Measures
ValuJet was a budget airline that was formed in 1992. As the company didn't earn much money from their flights, they bought cheap and old aircraft from around the world. The DC-9 in the accident was bought off of Delta Airlines near the opening of the company, as DC-9s were no longer produced after 1982. The aircraft was 26 years old, and it's first flight was in 1969.

The Investigation
At the time of the crash, ValuJet were under investigation as the safety of their fleet was questionable. Following an explosion on a runway in Atlanta, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) wanted the fleet grounded. The FAA instead began an investigation on the airline, which hadn't finished at the time of the accident.

SabreTech
SabreTech was the maintenance company for ValuJet, and they play a major role in the accident. An MD-82, most likely owned by the company, had some oxygen generators removed because they were out of date. They were being transported in the aircraft. However, oxygen generators can create a small fire, and so to prevent this the air inside is disposed of, or safety pins are added to stop them from activating. The workers at SabreTech did not take this seriously however, and just put tape on top of the opening of the generator instead. After the accident, the company was fined, but went bankrupt before they could pay it out.

The Crash
When taxiing at Miami International Airport, the canisters in the hold were jolted, causing one to activate. It created a small fire, which began to spread in the duration of the flight. At first, there were no signs of a fire, but later, once the plane had taken off, those signs began to show. As the fire tore through passenger baggage, smoke began to fill the cabin. Eventually, a loud explosion was heard in the cockpit, and this was one of the wheels in the cargo hold bursting. As the fire tore through more and more of the hold, controls began to get burnt. The plane was becoming less controllable by the second. Soon after, the plane began to bank hard to the right and then enter a nose dive. By this point, most of the floor had been melted by the heat of the fire, and the aircraft, and all 110 people on-board, were doomed. The plane smashed into a swamp located in the Florida Everglades.

May all those who died that day rest in peace.