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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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ADK86

December 22, 2021

On November 7, 1996 An ADC airlines Boeing 727 is going from Port Harcourt to Lagos when they fall from the sky miles from the Lagos airport. What caused this flight to plundge from the sky so close to touch down?

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In ATC Failures, Pilot Failures Tags ADC Airlines, Flight 86, Pilot Error, ATC Error, Lagos
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KRE157

November 2, 2021

On December 20, 2016 An Aeroscure 727 is doing a cargo flight in Columbia when something goes wrong. What caused this flight to crash right after it was supposed to take off?

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In Pilot Failures Tags Aeroscure, Flight 157, Pilot Error, Columbia
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The Wayne County Airport Collision

September 29, 2021

On December 3, 1990 two Northwest Airlines flights are on their way out of Wayne County Airport in Detroit when something goes terribly wrong. What caused these two flights to end before they even take off?

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In Pilot Failures Tags Collision, Wayne County Airport, Northwest Airlines, flight 299, flight 1482
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FWI1501

August 23, 2021

In March 2001, an island hopper flight going from Saint Martin and Saint Bart crashes while on approach. What caused this flight to lose control and crash into a house?

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In Pilot Failures, Unknown Tags Air Caribese, Twin Otter, DHC-6, CRM, Pilot Error
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MDL91

July 23, 2021

On September 5, 2005 A Mandala Airlines boeing 737-200 is taking off out of Medan Indonesia when something goes horribly wrong. What caused this flight to not take off, and overrun the runway?

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In Pilot Failures Tags Mandala Airlines, Indonesia, Medan, Pilot Error, Configuration, 737-200
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SOV703

June 28, 2021

On February 11, 2018 An Antonov AN-148 took off from the Domodedovo Airport in Russia when something goes wrong. What caused this flight to crash into the ground just minutes from taking off?

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In Pilot Failures Tags Saratov Airlines, Flight 703, Pitot Tube Icing, Pitot Tubes, Pilot Error, Domodedovo Airport, Russia
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TAROM371

May 24, 2021

A TAROM A310 is taking off on a snowy morning in March 1995. What caused this flight to nose dive straight into the ground.

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In Pilot Failures, Mechanical Failures Tags TAROM, Flight 371, Romania, Pilot Incapacitation, A310, Spatial Disorientation
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EM8284

February 12, 2021

An Empire Airlines cargo ART 42 is doing s short flight from Dallas Fort Worth airport to the Lubbock International airport in Texas. When trying to land something goes wrong, what caused this flight to lose control and crash land next to the runway?

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In Pilot Failures Tags CRM, Pilot Error, Cargo, Empire Airlines, flight 8284, EM8284, ATR42-300
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KQA507

January 15, 2021

A new Kenya Airways 737-800 is on its way to Nairobi, but the plane never gets there. What happened to cause this plane to crash?

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In Pilot Failures Tags Pilot Error, 737-800, CRM, Spatial Disorientation, Kenyan Airways, KQA507, Douala, Nairobi, Africa
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SQ006

October 19, 2020

A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 is about to take off out of Taiwan on route to LAX when something goes wrong. Find out how lighting and miscommunication caused this plane to try to take off on a wrong runway.

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In Pilot Failures, Company Fairlures, ATC Failures Tags Singapore Airlines, Taiwan, Runway Incursion, 747-400, Boeing 747, MCIT, Runway Lighting
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TRA193

September 25, 2020

A domestic Nepal airline, Tara Air, is making a trip from Pokara to Jomsom when something goes wrong. Find out how this DHC-6/ 400 Twin Otter aircraft went down in the mountains.

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In Pilot Failures, Company Fairlures Tags Tara Air, TAR193, Nepal, Jomsom, Pokara, Controlled Flight into Terrain, CFIT, Pilot Error
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KAL801

June 8, 2020

A Korean Air Boeing 747-300 crashes into a hill in Guam just 3.3 miles from the runway threshold. Find out how navigation and weather caused this flight to go so wrong.

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In Pilot Failures Tags Controlled Flight into Terrain, Korean Air, 747-300, Nimitz Hill, Guam, Navigation, Glideslope Out, Localizer Only Approach, Fatigue
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TNA222

April 1, 2020

A Transasia Airways ATR72 Turbo Prop crashes into a village near the Magong Airport in Taiwan. Find out how poor training and crew resource management caused the pilots to unexpectedly crash this aircraft on their approach.

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In Pilot Failures Tags TNA222, Controlled Flight into Terrain, ATR72-500, Transasia Airways, MDA, Standard Operating Procedure
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FLZ90

February 1, 2020

A 737-200 takes off then crashes hitting the 14th St. Bridge in Washington DC. Find out how weather delays and a Florida bound flight crew caused this take off to go so wrong.

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In Pilot Failures Tags Washington DC, Washington National Airport, 14th St. Bridge, Ice and Snow
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