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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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June 1, 2021

On December 27, 1991 a Scandinavian Airlines MD-81 is on its way to Warsaw, Poland when catastrophe strikes. What caused this plane to crash after take off?

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In Pilot Failures, Weather Tags Scandinavian Airlines, Flight 751, MD-81, DC-9, FOD, Sweden
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December 1, 2020

An Air Canada DC-9 is on its way to Toronto, Canada when an emergency causes the plane to make an emergency landing in Cincinnati, Kentucky. Find out the mysterious circumstances behind the emergency descent.

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In Mechanical Failures, Intentional Incidents, Pilot Failures Tags In-flight fire, Air Canada, DC-9, Kentucky, Smoking, Toilet Fire
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November 3, 2020

A Southern Airways DC-9 is on its way from Alabama to Georgia when a storm hits. Find out what caused this plane to lose both engines and land on a highway.

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In Weather Tags Southern Airways, Weather, DC-9, Atlanta, Georgia
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August 4, 2020

A USAir DC-9 is on its way to Charlotte, North Carolina when it crashes miles from the airport. Find out how this flight crashes due to weather in the final part in our weather phenomena series.

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In Weather Tags USAIR1016, DC-9, Disorientation, Charlotte, North Carolina, Wind Shear
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March 10, 2020

A DC-9 crashes with most of a University football team/staff and government officials on board. Find out how misinterpretation or incorrect instrument use may have caused this plane to fly into a hill miles from the airport.

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In Pilot Failures Tags SOU 932, DC-9, Controlled Flight into Terrain, Marshall University, North Carolina, West Virginia, Football Team
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