Originally Posted by
tednugent(no relation)
Agree to both of these, although I wonder if it was because neither of these incidents effected significant change in aviation practices?
Wasn't there a mid-air collision over NYC in the 1960s as well?
Sioux City resulted in recommendations from the NTSB for changes to the architecture of the safety backups and overrides on the hydraulic systems of both the DC-10 and newer A/C designs.
Tenerife is credited (in that Wiki - still looking for independent verification) for leading to standardizing on English with standard phrasing for ATC communications and the initial efforts into Crew Resource Management.