On May 11 , 1996 , ValuJet Flight 592 , a DC-9 she was piloting , crashed into the Florida Everglades just ten minutes after take-off . The disaster was caused when expired oxygen generators illegally stored in the cargo hold started a fire . The flight was scheduled to leave at 1:00 pm , but because of mechanical problems there was a delay . The DC-9 took off from Miami International Airport on runway 9L at 2:04 pm and began a normal climb
ValuJet Flight 592
ValuJet Flight 592
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