• Home
  • Chemistry
  • Astronomy
  • Energy
  • Nature
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Electronics
  • The 1996 Oxygen Mask Disaster: How a Safety Feature Caused a Fatal Plane Crash
    The 1996 Oxygen Mask Disaster: How a Safety Feature Caused a Fatal Plane Crash

    Credit: The American Chemical Society

    When oxygen masks drop from the airplane ceiling, they're not connected to a big tank of gas. Instead, a chemical reaction supplies oxygen to passengers.

    But in 1996, this safety feature brought a plane crashing down into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people aboard:

    Science Discoveries © www.scienceaq.com