ValuJet Flight 592 Memorial

ValuJet Flight 592 was a flight from Miami to Atlanta. On May 11, 1996, the ValuJet Airlines DC-9 operating the route crashed into the Florida Everglades about 10 minutes after departing Miami due to a fire in the cargo compartment. The fire was caused by mislabeled and improperly stored chemical oxygen generators. All 110 people on board were killed.

On the third anniversary of the accident in 1999, a memorial to the victims was dedicated in the Everglades. The memorial, consisting of 110 concrete pillars, is located just north of the Tamiami Trail highway. It points to the location of the crash site 12 miles to the north-northeast. Students from the American Institute of Architecture Students designed the memorial, and local contractors, masons and labor unions built it for free.