List of Accidents
Space Shuttle
NASA
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Challenger
Rogers Commission Report
(see especially appendix F, by Richard Feynman)
A Succinct summary of the key factors and issues
NASA
- Columbia
Report on the Columbia Space Shuttle
Mars Lander
ESA
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Beagle 2 Mars Lander
Rocket
ESA - Ariane 5
Ariane 5 Accident Report
Air Traffic Services
NATS
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Computer failure hits air traffic control
(June.3, 2004)
Report 1
(Jun.3, 2004, computerweekly.com)
Report 2
(Jun.8, 2004, computerweekly.com)
Report 3
(Jun.3, 2004, Risks Forum)
Report 4
(Jun.19, 2004, Risks Forum)
Medical devices
The Therac - 25
The London Ambulance Service
Bank system
Mizuho bank -
Online banking system failure
Royal bank -
Processing disruption
(May31-June4,2004)
Electrical power
Niagara-Mohawk power grid overload
Report 1
(Aug.15, 2003, Risk Forum)
Report 2
(Aug.17, 2003, Risk Forum)
General resources
RISKS forum archive
Peter Ladkin's Aircraft Incidents and Accidents page
Nancy Leveson's home page at MIT