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US427

January 21, 2020

A 737 crashes miles from the Pittsburgh International Airport. Find out about how this flight is very similar to a flight that happened years before and how this investigation stalled leaving investigators stumped. 2020 © Anchor FM Inc. All rights reserved.

THANKS TO EMILY FOR BEING A GUEST ON THIS SERIES!!

Rudder Hard-Over Series Episode 2

Picture Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAir_Flight_427

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9901.pdf

Research Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9901.pdf

“Hidden Danger.” Air Disasters, season 7, episode 5, Smithsonian Channel, 10 Apr. 2016.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAir_Flight...
In Mechanical Failures Tags USAIR427, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 737, Rudder hard-over
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