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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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AA587

February 11, 2020

An American Airlines A300 crashes in Queens, New York just months after 9/11. Find out how over flying the aircraft caused this terrible disaster.

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In Pilot Failures, Company Failures Tags AA587, Queens, New York, Damage of control surfaces, American Airlines, A300
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PA845

February 4, 2020

Everything seems fine as a Boeing 747-100 takes off out of the San Francisco airport. Find out how some miscalculations caused there to be a giant whole ripped into this plane on take off causing it to have to make an emergency landing.

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In ATC Failures, Pilot Failures, Company Failures Tags PA845, San Francisco, California, Collision, 747-100
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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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TAM3054

January 7, 2020

An A320 runs off the runway and crashes in Sao Paolo, Brazil. How did anxiety cause this plane to veer off the runway?

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In Pilot Failures Tags Engine crashes, TAM 3054, Anxiety, Congonhas Airport, Sao Paolo, Brazil, A320
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AA383 (1965)

December 31, 2019

A 727 crashes on a turn to get to the runway at the Cincinnati airport. Find out how a lack of notification, bad weather, a sense of urgency, and distraction caused this flight to crash into the ground miles from the runway.

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In Pilot Failures Tags AA383, 1965, Cincinnati, Kentucky, 727-23, Controlled Flight into Terrain
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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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