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On March 3, 1974, Turkish Airlines Flight 981, a DC-10 departing Paris for London, suffered a catastrophic cargo door failure shortly after takeoff. The explosion damaged critical control systems, leaving the pilots unable to control the aircraft. Just minutes later, the plane crashed, becoming the deadliest aviation disaster in history at the time. The aviation accident investigation later revealed a preventable design flaw — leading to major changes in aircraft design, certification, and aviat

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