Southwest Airlines Flight 1248, aviation accident in the United States of America
Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 was a scheduled passenger flight from Baltimore to Chicago and then to Salt Lake City.
On December 8, 2005, Flight 1248 slid off the runway during landing at Chicago's Midway International Airport.
The accident drew attention to the operational procedures of Southwest Airlines.
Following the incident, improvements were made in runway safety areas.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, crashed through an airport boundary fence and onto a nearby street.
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