World Airways Flight 979

World Airways Flight 979 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Trenton-Mercer Airport in Trenton, New Jersey to Fayetteville Regional Airport in Fayetteville, North Carolina. On January 19, 2010, the Boeing 777-200 blew an engine and crashed into a cornfield in Henrico County, Virginia. All 64 passengers on board were killed.

Aircraft
The World Airways Flight 979 was a Boeing 777-200 (registration N732VW). The aircraft was built and had its first flight in 2001. The cockpit crew consisted of Captain Thomas J. Wetzel and First Officer Robert Frickwood. There were only 3 flight attendants on board; Bixi Streitfeld, Jared Gruhl, and Jennifer Frio. The passengers consisted of World Airways employees, players for the Chicago Soccer Club, and famed mystery novelist Chris Wright.

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