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The Comet Crashes BOAC781/ SA201

September 8, 2020

A de Havilland Comet 1 (BOAC flight 781) suddenly exploded in midair on its way to London from Rome. Then a few months later another Comet 1 (South African Airways 201), on its way to Cairo from Rome, exploded in a similar fashion to the BOAC flight. Find out how windows and push rivets caused the first jet airliner to explode in flight.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Comet, Fatigue, BOAC781, SA201, UK, Square Windows, Rivpts
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QF32

September 1, 2020

A Qantas Airbus A380, the biggest jet airliner, has a catastrophe on its way to Sydney, Australia from Singapore. Find out how bad quality control caused this plane to almost fall out of the sky.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Airbus A380, Airbus, Singapore, Engine Failure, Qantas, Uncontained Engine Failure
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US1493/ SKW5569 The LA Runway Disaster

August 25, 2020

A USAir Boeing 737-300 is on its descent into LAX when disaster strikes. Find out how overtaxed ATC and unfortunate circumstances causes this plane to crash on its landing.

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In ATC Failures Tags US1493, SKW5569, ATC error, Collision, LAX, LA Runway Disaster
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AMW5481

August 18, 2020

An Air Midwest Beechcraft 1900D crashes into a hangar at Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport right after take off. Find out how mechanical and company failures contributed to this accident.

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In Mechanical Failures, Company Failures Tags USAIR Express, Air Midwest, AMW5481, Beechcraft 1900D, Charlotte, Mechanical Error, Company Error
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TWA2/UAL718 The Grand Canyon Disaster

August 11, 2020

Two flights, a DC-7 and a Lockheed Super Constellation, depart out of LAX and are on their way to Chicago and Kansas City. Find out how weather, ATC, and timing caused these two airplanes to collide over the Grand Canyon.

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In ATC Failures, Pilot Failures, Weather Tags Mid-air Collision, Grand Canyon, Lockheed Super Constellation, DC-7, TWA 002, UAL 718, United Airlines, Trans World Airlines
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US1016

August 4, 2020

A USAir DC-9 is on its way to Charlotte, North Carolina when it crashes miles from the airport. Find out how this flight crashes due to weather in the final part in our weather phenomena series.

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In Weather Tags USAIR1016, DC-9, Disorientation, Charlotte, North Carolina, Wind Shear
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Delta 191

July 28, 2020

A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar is on its way to Los Angeles when disaster hits in Dallas. Find out how Delta Airlines flight 191 crashed just short of the runway at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

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In Weather Tags Delta Airlines, Weather, Dallas Fort worth, L 1011 Tristar, Wind Shear
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PA759

July 21, 2020

A Pan American Boeing 727 is on its first leg of a three leg flight from Miami to San Diego. Find out how weather caused this flight to crash into a neighborhood in New Orleans.

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In Weather Tags Weather, Pan Am, PA759, New Orleans, Thunderstorm, 727-200, Wind Shear
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EA66

July 14, 2020

An Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 crashes into landing lights at JFK International Airport. find out how weather caused this flight’s landing to go so wrong.

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AF447

July 7, 2020

An Air France A330 goes down in the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Paris. Find out how disorientation and equipment caused this plane to crash.

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In Mechanical Failures, Pilot Failures Tags Air France, A330, Lost, Disorientation, Pilot Error, Mechanical Error, Pitot Tubes, Bea
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