Originally Posted by
mary meagher
In the US the following aircraft found the arrestor system handy:
May 1999, Saab 340, with 30 souls on board
May 2003, MD 11, cargo, 3 souls
Jan. 2005, 747, cargo, 3 souls
July 2006, Falcon 900, 5 souls
July 2008, Airbus 320, 145 souls on board at Chicago
Jan. 2010, Bombardier CRJ 200, 34 souls
Oct. 2010, G-4 Gulfstream, 10 souls
Nov 2011, Citation 11, 5 souls
Oct. 2013, Citation 680, 8 souls on board
Here's another recent U.S. EMAS save, it's good stuff in my opinion:
Collapsable runway saves Mike Pence's plane from disaster - Business Insider
There have been several other airliner overruns at LGA in the past four decades, some with fatalities.