Henry L. Jackson (March 24, 1911 – June 17, 1948) was an American businessman, editor and journalist and a co-founder of Esquire magazine with David A.
In 1948, while on a flight home to New York City, the aircraft that he was on entered an emergency descent after the crew mistook an indicator light and released carbon dioxide extinguishers into the baggage compartment.
The carbon dioxide then leaked into the main cabin of the plane and incapacitated the crew.
The crew then became disoriented and declared an emergency descent, not realizing the problem.
The aircraft hit power lines in its emergency descent and burst into flames, killing all 43 people on board.