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GIH141

December 24, 2019

A Boeing 727 cannot get off the ground and crashes into a small building and beach just beyond the runway. Find out how horrible organization kept this bird from taking off.

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In Pilot Failures, Company Failures Tags GIH141, Africa, Utage, Weight and Balance, Sea Crashes
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GA152

November 26, 2019

An Airbus A300B4 crashes into mountains just miles from the airport. Learn how communication and a series of missed directions caused GA152 to crash.

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In Pilot Failures, ATC Failures Tags GA125, Garuda Indonesian Airlines, Indonesia, Airbus, A300, Polonia International Airport, Controlled Flight into Terrain
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CO3407

November 12, 2019

A Bombardier Q400 falls out of the sky over Buffalo, New York just miles from the airport. Find out why this fully functioning air craft plunged out the sky killing everyone on board and one on the ground back in 2009.

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In Pilot Failures Tags Buffalo, New York, Colgan Air, Continental Connections, CO3407, Dash 8, Q400
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EA401

November 5, 2019

A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar goes down in the Florida Everglades while trying to land in Miami. Find out why this new aircraft made a crash landing over a small part in the cockpit.

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In Pilot Failures Tags Everglades, Florida, Eastern Airlines, Lockheed L-1011, Tristar, EA401
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LOT16

October 29, 2019

A 767-300 must make a belly landing when the landing gear will not extend. But why must this LOT Polish Airlines flight have to make this emergency landing maneuver?

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In Mechanical Failures, Pilot Failures Tags LO16, LOT Polish Airlines, 767-300 ER, Belly Landing, Poland, Warsaw
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