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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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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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CI611

December 3, 2019

A 747-200 crashes into the ocean without any sign of an issue from the flight crew. Find out how a seemingly simple fix to the tail of this aircraft caused China Airlines 611 to break up over the ocean 22 years later.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags China Airlines, CI611, 747-200, Fatigue, Water Disasters
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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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ASQ2311

November 19, 2019

An Embraer EMB Twin-Turboprop airplane crashes in Brunswick, Georgia with a NASA Astronaut and Senator on board. Find out why this small commuter flight lost control just miles away from the airport.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags ASQ2311, Twin-Turboprop, 1991, Brunswick, Georgia, Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
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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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UA232

October 22, 2019

A DC10-10 goes down in Sioux City, Iowa on its way to Chicago. Find out how mechanical failure and unfortunate maintenance standards caused this huge airliner to crash land in a corn field beside the airport.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags UA232, DC-10, Sioux City, United Airlines, Uncontained Engine Failure
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