Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Airlines Flight 1340

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to List of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 727#1998. Redirected per the discussion conducted with the author, and kudos for the civil and productive discussion that led to a comfortable result. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 19:56, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

American Airlines Flight 1340[edit]

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WP:NOTNEWS. No WP:PERSISTENCE ...William 17:53, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Aviation-related deletion discussions. ...William 17:53, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. ...William 17:53, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. ...William 17:53, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Neither of those really apply, as the crash occurred in 1998, not this morning. Also, I think any scheduled passenger flight that crashes resulting in loss of life or the aircraft is notable. True, we don't want people creating articles about a private Cessna that came down a bit too quickly resulting in a broken arm and a flat tyre, but this was a scheduled commercial passenger flight that crashed at a well known airport resulting in the loss of the aircraft. Osarius Talk 18:31, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Er, yes, they do apply, regardless of when the event occured. The question is, though, was the aircraft just substantially damaged or was it a loss? - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 18:34, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well fair enough then. The answer to that, found in the reference on the article (and now on the article itself after clarification), is that the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off. Osarius Talk 18:40, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And the airplane was a 20+ year old 727 that was soon to be retired anyway in all probability....William 18:45, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not that that really has any weight on how notable the article is, or a justification for the crash in the first place :P Osarius Talk 18:47, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Most hull losses don't result in WP articles. There have been 83 DC-8 hull losses, there are 28 WP articles. WP:AIRCRASH only states that hull losses qualify for mention in aircraft articles.

As for standalone articles it read- "If an accident or incident meets the criteria for inclusion in an airport, airline or aircraft article above it may be notable enough for a stand-alone article if it also meets the criteria provided by the general notability guideline, a notability of events guideline and a guide on the use of news reports."...William 19:09, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Who said that? (You forgot to sign properly!) Ah well okay. Unless there is somewhere I can merge the article into that looks like that's it for it then. I shall find something else to write about! :) Osarius Talk 19:02, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you agree, I'll put a mention in the airport, aircraft, and airline articles if there isn't one already, then make this article a redirect. Which means your work will be preserved, whereas a Delete result as a result of this discussion gets it wiped off WP totally. Please write back....William 19:09, 20 July 2012 (UTC), wh[reply]

Sounds good to me! Osarius Talk 19:11, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article will be redirected here[1]. I've already made an entry for it on the list....William 19:41, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And there, folks, is a model example of cooperation and collaboration. Good work! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 19:55, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.