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AF296

May 5, 2020

An Air France A320-100 is doing a quick go around to show off the aircraft at a small air show between Switzerland and France when catastrophe occurs. Find out how a mixture of pilot error and mechanical failure causes this plane to hit trees and go up in flames.

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In Pilot Failures, Mechanical Failures Tags Air France, AF296, Controlled Flight into Terrain, Airbus A320, A320
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AQ243

April 21, 2020

An Aloha Airlines 737-200 is doing an island hop from the many islands that make up Hawaii when a structure failure causes an explosive decompression. Find out how maintenance practices and ignorance caused this plane to almost crash on its way to the Maui airport.

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In Mechanical Failures, Company Failures Tags 737-200, Aloha Airlines, Structural Failure, Maui, Hawaii, Maintenance Failure
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LDA004

April 14, 2020

A 767-300 operated by Nikki Lauda’s airline Lauda Air is on its last leg of a three leg flight to Vienna. Find out how a thrust reverser caused this flight to go catastrophic and crash in the Phu Toei National Park in Thailand.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags 767-300 ER, Lauda Air, Nikki Lauda, Thrust Reverser, Thailand
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AF4590

February 25, 2020

An Air France Concorde tries to make a standard take off out of the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Find out how a lot of fuel and another plane caused this super sonic jet to catch fire and fall out of the sky.

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In Company Failures, Mechanical Failures Tags Concorde, AF4590, Debris, Popped tire, Supersonic, Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris, France
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TWA260

February 18, 2020

A small flight going from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, New Mexico is climbing out to their cruising altitude. Learn what happens when they cannot see through snow and fog on their climb out.

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In Pilot Failures, Mechanical Failures Tags TWA 260, New Mexico, Controlled Flight into Terrain, Hike Domingo Baca Trail 230
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SGR517

January 28, 2020

A Boeing 737 has an issue with unexpected yaw and roll on their approach to Richmond, Virginia. Finally find out what had caused the series of rudder hard overs in the final part of this series!

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In Mechanical Failures Tags 737-200, Richmond, Virginia, Rudder hard-over, Eastwind
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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.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags USAIR427, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 737, Rudder hard-over
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UA585

January 14, 2020

A 737-200 crashes on approach to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Learn more about how this, the first of three accidents, started a ten year investigation into rudder hard overs.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags UA585, Rudder hard-over, Colorado Springs, United Airlines, 737-200
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SR111

December 17, 2019

An MD-11 crashes into the ocean near the Canadian shore. Find out how some wiring and unfortunate procedures caused an in flight fire that incapacitated the plane while trying to perform an emergency landing in Canada.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags SR111, Swissair, DC-8, Canada, Water disasters, In-flight fire
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NGA2120

December 10, 2019

A DC-8 has to return to the Jeddah airport and basically explodes on landing due to an in-flight fire. Find out how a company call caused this plane to catch fire on take off.

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In Mechanical Failures, Company Failures Tags NGA2120, Nationairlines, Canada, Jeddah airport, King abdulazz international airport, DC-8
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