Accidental activation of improperly shipped expired generators caused the ValuJet Flight 592 crash , killing all on board . An ATA DC-10 , Flight 131 , was also destroyed while parked at O'Hare Airport , on August 10 , 1986 . The cause was the accidental activation of an oxygen canister , contained in the back of a broken DC-10 seat , being shipped in the cargo compartment to a repair station . There were no fatalities or injuries because the plane contained no passengers when the fire broke out
ValuJet Flight 592
ValuJet Flight 592
Chemical oxygen generator