Crashing in Slush, Landing on a Levee
The 1958 Munich air disaster claimed much of the Manchester United football team when the aircraft crashed during takeoff. Investigations later confirmed that runway slush, rather than wing ice, was t...
3 Mar 16min
Frozen Wings and a Bag of Screws
Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed in 1985, killing 248 US soldiers. Investigators debated whether atmospheric icing or a terrorist explosion caused the disaster, but the official report blamed wing contam...
2 Mar 19min
Swissair’s Inferno and The Atlantic Glider
Swissair Flight 111 crashed off the coast of Canada after a fire, caused by faulty wiring and flammable insulation, led to total systems failure. In contrast, Air Transat Flight 236 suffered a massive...
1 Mar 14min
The Hammer Attack and the Child Pilot
FedEx Flight 705 faced a deliberate hijacking in 1994 when an off-duty employee attacked the crew with hammers and a spear gun in a suicide attempt to crash the plane for insurance. Despite severe inj...
28 Feb 11min
Burning Tires and a Cockpit Gunman
Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashed in 1991 when underinflated tires ignited during takeoff, causing total hydraulic failure and killing all 261 people on board. Investigators found that maintenance l...
27 Feb 15min
Stripped Jack Screws and Silent Engines
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed after a stripped jack screw caused catastrophic control failure, with maintenance negligence and faulty repair procedures contributing to the disaster. The crew peri...
26 Feb 16min
Runaway Freight
In 1989, a runaway freight train in San Bernardino destroyed a neighborhood after inaccurate weight calculations and insufficient braking power caused it to derail. The disaster was worsened weeks lat...
25 Feb 13min
Wrestling a 747 and Linate's Blind Collision
A Boeing 747 experienced a critical rudder malfunction over the Bering Sea, but the crew’s expert manual flying and teamwork allowed everyone on board to survive.In contrast, a deadly runway collision...
24 Feb 16min
