Hyatt Regency Roof Collapse

The hyatt regency hotel walkway collapse of 1981 is one of the most noted engineering failures in the country.

Hyatt regency roof collapse.

They crashed onto a tea dance being held in the hotel s lobby killing 114 and injuring 216. Connections supporting rods from the ceiling that held up the second and fourth floor walkways across the atrium of the hyatt regency hotel collapse killing 114 and injuring in excess of 200 others. July 17 1981 was the night the skywalks fell at the hyatt regency hotel 38 years ago. The hotel had a 40 storey hotel tower and conference facilities.

However this is not one of those stories. During the event suspended walkways on the second and fourth floors collapsed killing more than 100 people and injuring over 200 more. Connecting the two was an open atrium. At the time the accident was the worst structural failure in u s.

The disaster at the hyatt was the deadliest structural collapse in american history until the world trade center collapsed on 9 11. On july 17 1981 two walkways collapsed at the hyatt regency kansas city hotel in kansas city missouri united states one directly above the other. In some cases a degree of failure is expected. Three walkways connected the hotel to the conference facilities.