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WA2605

February 9, 2021

A Western Airlines DC-10 is landing in Mexico City when something goes wrong. What cause this crew to land on the wrong runway?

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In Pilot Failures Tags Mystery, Western Airlines, WA2605, Pilot Error, DC-10, MDA, Wrong Runway
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FB101

February 2, 2021

A Fine Air DC-8 cargo plane is getting loaded up for its trip to the Dominican Republic from Miami. What caused this flight to crash right after take off?

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In Company Failures Tags Fine Air, Fine Airlines, FB101, Loading, Weight and Balance, Company Error
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GA200

January 26, 2021

A Garuda Indonesia 737-400 is doing a short flight in Indonesia when it unexpectedly overruns the runway at the airport in Yogyakarta. Find out how bad training, little CRM, and a weird incentive caused this flight’s lading to go so wrong.

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In Pilot Failures, Company Failures Tags GA200, Garuda Indonesian Airlines, Indonesia, Runway overrun, Pilot Error
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TCE2286

January 19, 2021

A Trans Colorado flight is on its way to Cortez, Colorado with a stop in Durango. Find out how substance misuse, CRM, and weather caused this flight to crash miles from the runway.

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In Pilot Failures Tags MDA, Metroliner, Trans Colorado Airlines, Durango, Colorado, Pilot Error, Controlled Flight into Terrain, CFIT, GPWS
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The Überlingen Mid-air Collision

January 12, 2021

Two flights are on a deadly collision course. Find out how a perfect storm of confusion, training, maintenance, and a singular air traffic controller caused two planes to collide over Überlingen, Germany.

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In ATC Failures Tags Uberlingen, Mid-air Collision, Murder, DHX611, BTC2937, 757-200, Tupolev Tu-154
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TWA266/ UA826 The New York Mid-Air Disaster

January 5, 2021

A TWA flight is on its way to LaGuardia in New York in a Lockheed Super Constellation when they stop responding to ATC. A United Airlines is trying to get to JFK by taking a short cut when they also stop responding to ATC. What caused these two flights to meet the same fate?

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In Pilot Failures, ATC Failures Tags UA826, TWA266, Mid-air Collision, Collision, New York, DC-8, Lockheed Super Constellation
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FLG3701

December 29, 2020

A Pinnacle Airlines Bombardier CRJ-200 is getting moved to Minneapolis when it calls an emergency. Find out how this crew caused a very avoidable accident to occur.

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In Pilot Failures Tags Pilot Error, Stall, Pinnacle Airlines, FLG3701, CRJ-200
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ASQ529

December 22, 2020

An Atlantic Southeast Airlines Embraer 120 is on its way to Mississippi when a loud crack is heard. What happened to this twin turbo prop airline that caused it to crash miles from an airport?

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Georgia, Twin-Turboprop, Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, Propeller, Maintenance Failure, Fatigue
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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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