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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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Copterline 103

April 28, 2021

A Copterline helicopter is making a routine flight from Estonia to Finland, a route the airline does multiple times a day. What caused this helicopter to crash into the sea?

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Copterline, Helicopter Crash, OH-HCI, Finland, Estonia, Maintenance Error, Sikorsky S-76C+
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NW85

March 19, 2021

A Boeing 747-400 is making an international flight to Japan when the plane starts turning uncommanded. What caused this flight to have to turn back to land in Anchorage, Alaska?

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Northwest Airlines, Flight 85, Rudder Hard-over, 747-400, Alaska, Anchorage
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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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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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QF30

November 25, 2020

A Qantas 747 is on its way to Australia from Hong Kong when something causes a rapid depressurization. Find out what caused this flight to make an emergency landing in Manila.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Depressurization, Oxygen Cylinder, Qantas, Philippines, Manila
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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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TWA841

August 31, 2020

A Trans World Airlines 727 makes an emergency landing at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport after plunging out of the sky. Find out the conspiracy on how this plane almost crashes in Michigan.

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In Mechanical Failures, Unknown Tags TWA, TWA841, Boeing 727, JFK, Metropolitan Airport, Emergency Landing
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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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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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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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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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A Boeing 727-200 that was owned by United that looks a lot like the accident aircraft.

A Boeing 727-200 that was owned by United that looks a lot like the accident aircraft.

UA266

March 1, 2020

A Boeing 727-100 series aircraft crashes into the sea four minutes after take off. Find out how a false reading and disorientation caused this aircraft to go straight into the Santa Monica Bay.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags UA266, 727-200, Los Angeles International Airport, Generator Failure, Disorientation, Fire
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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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AS261

January 20, 2020

An MD-83 crashes off the coast of California on its way to San Francisco. Find out how cutting corners caused this plane to lose control on its way up the coast.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags MD-80, Jackscrew, AS261, Domestic Flight
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