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NLM431

August 22, 2026

On October 6, 1981, A Netherlands Airlines City Hopper aircraft was flying from Rotterdam to Hamburg, but they don’t make it. What caused the catastrophic crash of this flight?

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In Pilot Failures, Weather Tags Fokker F28, Weather, Tornado, Netherlands Airlines, Flight 431
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N501RH

May 4, 2024

On October 24, 2004, a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 is hired to carry the Hendrick’s Motorsports NASCAR team to Virginia, but they do not make it. What caused this flight to crash into the Virginian Mountains?

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In Pilot Failures, Weather Tags N501H, CFIT, Weather, Pilot Error, Beechcraft, King Air
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OTG269

April 26, 2022

On September 16, 2007 a One Two Go Airlines MD-82 is coming in for a landing at Phuket International Airport when something goes wrong. What caused this flight to crash just feet away from the runway?

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In Weather, Pilot Failures Tags One Two Go Airlines, flight 269, Weather, Phuket International Airport, Pilot Error
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RNV967

January 20, 2022

On May 3, 2006 An Armavia flight is going to Sochi, Russia in some bad weather and it doesn’t end well. What caused this flight to end up in the sea?

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In Pilot Failures, ATC Failures Tags Pilot Error, Weather, Sochi, Russia, Armavia, flight 967
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