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BS211

June 30, 2020

A Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 crashes at the Kathmandu Airport in Nepal. Find out how a huge break down in crew resource management caused this flight to crash.

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In Pilot Failures Tags BS211, Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, Crew Resource Management, Pilot Error
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UA629

June 23, 2020

A United Airlines Douglas DC-6B is on its way from New York to Seattle with stop overs in Chicago, Denver, and Portland. Find out how this plane exploded over Longmont, Colorado.

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In Intentional Incidents Tags Bomb, UA629, United Airlines, Jack Gillbert Graham, Longmont Colorado
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COM5191

June 16, 2020

A CRJ-100 tries to take off out of Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Find out how this plane took off and how that caused it to crash right off the end of the runway.

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In Pilot Failures, ATC Failures Tags Comair 5191, CRJ-100, Crew Resource Management, Fatigue, Runway mixup
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AAR214

June 9, 2020

A Boeing 777-200 crashes on landing at the San Francisco International Airport. Find out how the crew caused this plane to cartwheel on the runway.

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In Pilot Failures Tags San Francisco, 777-200, Asiana Airlines, Pilot Error, AAR214, Automation
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NCR102

May 26, 2020

A converted Boeing 747-400 cargo plane is carrying heavy military cargo from Afghanistan. Find out how some miscalculation and not enough straps caused this plane to fall from the sky.

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In Mechanical Failures, Company Failures Tags National Airlines, NCR102, 747-400, Bagram Airfield, Afganistan, Weight and Balance
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NW2501

May 19, 2020

A Northwest Orient Airlines DC-4 is traveling from New York to Seattle with two stopovers on the way. Find out how weather and old times caused this plane to disappear in Lake Michigan.

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In Weather Tags Northwest Airlines, Northwest Orient Airlines, Weather, Missing
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PA214

May 12, 2020

A Pan American Boeing 707 explodes over Maryland. Find out weather and lighting caused this aircraft to explode while on approach.

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In Weather Tags Lightning, 707, Pan Am, Weather
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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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April 28, 2020

A Southwest 737-700 runs off the end of the runway at Chicago Midway Airport. Find out how some miscalculations and bad calls caused this plane to run onto a road just beyond the airport.

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In Pilot Failures, Company Failures Tags Southwest Airlines, Runway overrun, Chicago, Midway Airport, Snowy/ cold conditions, 737-700, 737
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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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