0 ▁suff ers ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁an ▁engine ▁after ▁take off ▁from ▁T uc um c ari , ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁While ▁attempting ▁an ▁emer gency ▁landing ▁after ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁air port , ▁the ▁pilot ▁real izes ▁that ▁the ▁landing ▁g ear ▁is ▁not ▁down ▁and ▁initi ates ▁a ▁go - around , ▁but ▁the ▁plane ▁st alls ▁and ▁crashes , ▁killing ▁both ▁people ▁on ▁board . ▁J ürgen ▁Sta ud te , ▁invent or ▁of ▁the ▁quart z ▁cry stal ▁for ▁digital ▁watch es , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁dead . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁Austin – B erg st rom ▁International ▁Airport ▁opens ▁in ▁Austin , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁all ▁commercial ▁air ▁carri ers ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁air port , ▁having ▁vac ated ▁Robert ▁Mu eller ▁Municipal ▁Airport ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 1 . ▁Mu eller ▁is ▁perman ently ▁closed ▁and ▁subsequently ▁re develop ed ▁for ▁non - av iation ▁uses . ▁ ▁June ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 ▁– ▁American ▁Airlines ▁Fl ight ▁ 1 4 2 0 , ▁a ▁Mc D onn ell ▁Douglas ▁MD - 8 2 , ▁over run s ▁the ▁run way ▁and ▁crashes ▁upon ▁landing ▁in ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁Ark ansas , ▁killing ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁inj uring ▁ 1 1 0 . ▁ ▁June ▁ 6 ▁– ▁During ▁an ▁air ▁show ▁at ▁Milan ▁R ast is lav ▁Š te f án ik ▁Airport ▁in ▁Br atis lava , ▁Slov ak ia , ▁a ▁B AE ▁Haw k ▁ 2 0