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AA625

January 14, 2024

On April 27, 1976, an American Airlines 727 is flying into St. Thomas, but something goes wrong. What caused this flight to overrun the runway and head straight into a gas station?

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In Pilot Failures Tags American Airlines, 727, flight 625, St. Thomas, Pilot Error, Wind, Runway overrun
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BEA609 (The Munich Disaster)

May 1, 2020

A British European Airways Airspeed Ambassador AS-57 or “The Elizabethan” runs off the runway at the Munich Airport in Germany and kills players from the Manchester United Football Team. Find out what happened after a controversial investigation is done to try to figure out how this plane could have crashed.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags British European Airlines, Munich Disaster, Slush, Runway Contamination, Munich Football Team, Runway overrun
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