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AA444

April 21, 2025

On November 15, 1979, American Airlines Flight 444—a scheduled flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C.—was the target of a mail bomb, which partially detonated midair, filled the cabin with smoke, and forced an emergency landing. Did anyone expect that this incident would launch one of the longest and most costly manhunts in FBI history?

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In Intentional Incidents Tags American Airlines, Flight 444, Bomb, Ted Kaczynski, Unabomber
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TWA840

January 31, 2025

On April 2, 1986, Trans World Airlines Being 727 is en-route from Los Angeles to Cairo with stops in New York City, Rome, and Athens. About 20 minutes before landing in Athens, a bomb exploded on the plane over Argos, Greece. How did the crew manage to land the plane safely?

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In Intentional Incidents Tags Intentional, Bomb, 727, TWA, 840, Flight 840
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BRA139

December 31, 2024

On June 21, 1985, a Braathens SAFE 737 is doing a domestic flight in Norway, but something is off when they land. What is so off about this flight that they cannot park by the terminal in Oslo?

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In Intentional Incidents Tags Braathens SAFE, Flight 139, Hijacking, Drunk, Beer, Norway, 737-200
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BA2069

December 1, 2024

On December 29, 2000, a British Airways 747 is flying from London to Nairobi. What cause this flight to have a small tiff on their way to their destination.

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In Intentional Incidents Tags British Airways, Flight 2069, Intentional, Hijacking
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AF8969

October 24, 2024

Beginning on December 24, 1994, an Air France A300 is planning on taking off out of Algeria on its way to France but they never really get off the ground. What caused this flight to cause a 2 day issue on its way to Paris?

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In Intentional Incidents Tags Hijacking, Air France, Flight 8969, violent, Algeria
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EA1320

September 16, 2024

On March 17, 1970, an Eastern Airlines shuttle flight from Newark to Boston is landing but the pilots run into some issues in the cockpit. What caused this flight’s copilot to lose his life on landing?

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In Intentional Incidents Tags Eastern Airlines, Shuttle Flight, Flight 1320, DC-9, Hijacking, Intentional, Fatality
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PS1771

July 15, 2024

On December 17, 1987, a Pacific Southwestern Airlines flight is doing a quick flight from Los Angeles to San Fransisco, but they never make it. What caused this flight to dive straight into a mountain?

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In Intentional Incidents Tags Pacific Southwestern Airlines, Intentional, Murder, BAe-156, David Burke
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PAL434

June 17, 2024

On December 11, 1994, a Philippine Airlines 747 is flying from Manila to Cebu to Tokyo, but they need to emergency land. What causes this flight to shake and lose control?

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In Intentional Incidents Tags PAL434, Philippine Airlines, Flight 434, Bomb, Ramzi Yousef, Terrorist Attack
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CI334

July 14, 2023

On May 3, 1986 a China Airlines 747 cargo flight is on its way to Hong Kong but the plane does not descend to land. Why did this flight end up landings in the wrong country?

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In Pilot Failures, Intentional Incidents Tags China Airlines, flight 334, Hijacking, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
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LAM470

July 11, 2022

On November 29, 2013 a LAM Mozambique Airlines is doing a routine flight when it disappears from radar. What caused this flight to crash in a national park?

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In Intentional Incidents, Pilot Failures Tags LAM, Flight 470, Pilot Suicide, Intentional, Africa
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IY448

November 20, 2021

On January 23, 2001 A Yemenia Boeing 727 take off out of Sanaa ,Yemen when 15 minutes into the flight something happenes. What caused this flight to have to divert to Djibouti?

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In Intentional Incidents Tags Yemenia Airlines, flight 448, Hijacking
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AA63

December 7, 2020

An American Airlines 767 is on its way to Miami from Paris when it has to make an unexpected pit stop in Boston. Find out why this flight had to make an emergency stop.

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In Intentional Incidents Tags American Airlines, Terrorist Attack, Bomb, Shoe, 767, Intentional
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SLK185

July 27, 2020

A Boeing 737-300 belonging to Silk Air crashes into a river after their take off from Jakarta, Indonesia. Find out the mystery behind this plane’s nose dive into the ground.

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In Intentional Incidents, Unknown, Mechanical Failures Tags SilkAir, Jakarta, Boeing 737, 737-300, Unknown, Pilot Suicide, Rudder Hard-over
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