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PAR394

December 15, 2020

A Partniar Convair 580 is on its way to Hamburg, Germany for its passengers to christen a ship when they plummet from the sky. What caused this flight to crash into the ocean?

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In Company Failures, Mechanical Failures Tags Partnair, Convair CV-580, Counterfeit parts, Money issues, Maintenance Failure, Mechanical Error
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NW255

December 8, 2020

A Northwest Airlines MD-80 is about to take off out of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport when something goes wrong. Find out how this flight crew caused this flight to become unstable.

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In Pilot Failures Tags MD-80, Pilot Error, Improper flight configuration', Crash on take off, NW255, Detroit Metropolitan Airport
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AC797

December 1, 2020

An Air Canada DC-9 is on its way to Toronto, Canada when an emergency causes the plane to make an emergency landing in Cincinnati, Kentucky. Find out the mysterious circumstances behind the emergency descent.

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In Mechanical Failures, Intentional Incidents, Pilot Failures Tags In-flight fire, Air Canada, DC-9, Kentucky, Smoking, Toilet Fire
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EB017

November 24, 2020

A DC-8 Cargo Plane is on its climb out of Sacramento when something unexpected happens. What caused this plane to crash into a selvedge yard.

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In Mechanical Failures, Company Failures Tags Emory Airlines, Cargo, DC-8, California, Sacramento, Maintenance Failure
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AA331

November 17, 2020

An American Airlines 737 is landing at the airport in Kingston, Jamaica when something goes wrong. Find out how weather, a lack of information, and bad crew resource management caused this plane to over run the runway almost landing in the ocean.

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In Pilot Failures, ATC Failures, Unknown, Airport Failures Tags American Airlines, Jamaica, Kingston, Runway overrun, wea, Runway Contamination
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NW001

November 10, 2020

A Lockheed Super Electra is making a series of flights from Minneapolis to Seattle in the late 1930’s when something goes wrong. Find out how this flight crashes in Miles City, Montana after taking off in our oldest reported crash yet!

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Northwest Airlines, Lockheed Super Electra, In-flight fire, Montana
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SOU242

November 3, 2020

A Southern Airways DC-9 is on its way from Alabama to Georgia when a storm hits. Find out what caused this plane to lose both engines and land on a highway.

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In Weather Tags Southern Airways, Weather, DC-9, Atlanta, Georgia
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SWA1380

October 27, 2020

A Southwest Boeing 737 is on its way to Dallas from New York when the plane experiences an explosive decompression. Find out what causes this flight makes an emergency landing in Pennsylvania.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Southwest Airlines, SWA1380, Boeing 737, Uncontained Engine Failure, LaGuardia, Pennsylvania, Philly
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AA383 (2016)

October 20, 2020

An American Airlines Boeing 767 is about to take off from O’Hare bound for Miami when something goes wrong. Find out how an unexpected problem reemerges for our one year anniversary episode!

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In Mechanical Failures Tags American Airlines, 767-300 ER, Chicago, O'Hare, Uncontained engine failure
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NZ901 The Mount Erebus Disaster

October 13, 2020

An Air New Zealand flight is doing a sightseeing tour over Antarctica on a Douglas DC-10 when it hits terrain. Find out how weather and pilot error caused this flight to be too low over the snow.

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In Pilot Failures, Company Failures Tags New Zealand, Mt. Erebus, CFIT, Controlled Flight into Terrain, Antarctica, Air New Zealand Flight 901
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