The accidents below explore design/manufacturing flaws, often involving errors or faulty assumptions during the design or manufacturing process. While you are only required to research one of the accidents, feel free to explore each of the accident descriptions to help you decide if there is a particular accident you wish to study over the other two. As you study and research the accident you chose, be sensitive to discover what the flaws, errors, and faulty assumptions were. Report on the Convair 340/580 LN-PAA Aircraft Accident North of Hirtshals, Denmark, on September 8, 1989 (PDF)/AviationSafety Links to an external site