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NPE415

October 7, 2025

On December 26, 1989, a United Express flight flying a BAe Jetstream 31 crashed on its descent into Pasco. What caused this flight’s sudden crash while trying to land?

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Thanks to our listener Nolan for recommending this episode!

Photo Sources:

United Express Flight 2415 - Wikipedia

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Research Source:

Report: AAR91-06.pdf

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Expre...
In Pilot Failures Tags Pilot Error, Stall, icing, United Express, Flight 2415
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