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AM498/N4891F

June 13, 2023

On August 31, 1986 an Aero México flight is making a descent into LA when something goes terribly wrong. What caused the demise of this normal flight?

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In ATC Failures, Pilot Failures Tags Aeromexico, flight 498, N4891F, Piper, DC-9, Mid-air Collision, California
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TWA3

December 13, 2022

On January 16. 1942 a TWA Douglas DC3 is doing a series of hops from New York to California when it does not get to its final destination. What caused this flight to fly straight into a mountain?

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In Pilot Failures Tags TWA 003, Flight 3, Trans World Airlines, California, Las Vegas, Beacon, Pilot Error
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N72EX- The Kobe Bryant Crash

January 25, 2022

On January 26, 2020 An Island Express charter helicopter is taking Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and six other people to Camarillo, California, when disaster strikes. What caused this flight to end up hitting terrain?

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In Pilot Failures Tags Sikorsky Helicoper, Kobe Bryant, Pilot Error, California
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EB017

November 24, 2020

A DC-8 Cargo Plane is on its climb out of Sacramento when something unexpected happens. What caused this plane to crash into a selvedge yard.

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In Mechanical Failures, Company Failures Tags Emory Airlines, Cargo, DC-8, California, Sacramento, Maintenance Failure
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PA845

February 4, 2020

Everything seems fine as a Boeing 747-100 takes off out of the San Francisco airport. Find out how some miscalculations caused there to be a giant whole ripped into this plane on take off causing it to have to make an emergency landing.

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In ATC Failures, Pilot Failures, Company Failures Tags PA845, San Francisco, California, Collision, 747-100
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