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
Munich’s Slush and a Rogue 747 Rudder
The 1958 Munich air disaster destroyed much of the Manchester United football team when the plane failed to take off. While early reports blamed wing icing, later investigations revealed runway slush ...
23 Feb 16min
A Snapped Propeller and a Fatal Typo
ASA Flight 529 crashed in Georgia after a corroded propeller blade snapped mid-flight, damaging the engine and forcing a violent crash landing.American Airlines Flight 965 flew into a Colombian mounta...
22 Feb 14min
The Sucked-Out Captain and Snapped Propeller
A British Airways flight suffered a windscreen blowout that partially ejected the captain from the cockpit, but quick crew action saved his life. The incident was traced to a maintenance error using i...
21 Feb 14min
