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Speaking publicly about the crash for the first time, he said he lost part of his childhood because his father was on a helicopter "that had been deemed unairworthy and should never have taken off".

From BBC • May 25, 2025

“That plane was unairworthy for days,” Mr. Goglia said.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2019

“I will be introducing legislation at the appropriate time to ensure that unairworthy commercial airliners no longer slip through our regulatory system,” said DeFazio.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2019

The Nimrods were declared unairworthy by the coroner They claimed that the Chinook helicopter had suffered many technical problems.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2011

In a rebuilt Eaglerock Bullet which she called an "unairworthy crate rescued from the junkpile," devoid even of a turn-&- bank indicator, she flew solo last fortnight from Pittsburgh to Havana.

From Time Magazine Archive