Take to the Sky Episode 119: Itavia Flight 870
On the evening of June 27, 1980, Itavia Flight 870, with 81 people onboard, crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Sicily. In the preceding decades, Itavia 870 became known for its complicated investiga...
22 Sep 20221h 7min
Take to the Sky Episode 118: TACA Flight 110
On May 24, 1988, TACA Flight 110 was preparing to make an ordinary landing in some less-than-desirable weather-- and that's when a normal flight turned into a terrifying attempt to make a safe landing...
15 Sep 20221h 10min
Take to the Sky Episode 117: The Hawley and Lundy Family Plane Crash
When friends Jens Lundy and pilot Jim Hawley decided to rent a plane and take their fathers on a once-in-alifetime fishing trip to Loreto, Mexico, they never thought that disaster would strike. After ...
8 Sep 20221h 13min
Take to the Sky Episode 116: Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501
There are many mysteries in the world around us, and the world of aviation has its fair share of incidents with open questions and dead ends. In this week's episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaste...
28 Jul 20221h 15min
Take to the Sky Episode 115: Trigana Air Flight 267
When the AFIS officer on duty has trouble calling up the overdue arrival of Trigana Air Flight 267 on August 16, 2015, no one, at first, was worried. But the mystery only deepens once the plane is fou...
21 Jul 202253min
Take to the Sky Episode 114: Avianca Flight 52
As Avianca Flight 52 prepared for landing, a series of traffic-related delays kept their aircraft circling above JFK Airport longer than expected. Although the crew was prepared for bad weather and a ...
14 Jul 20221h 14min
Take to the Sky Episode 113: Continental Airlines Flight 603
Shortly after takeoff on March 1, 1978, the flight crew of Continental Airlines Flight 603 hears a loud boom and knows instantly what that sound means: it is no longer safe to takeoff, and instead, th...
7 Jul 20221h 7min
Take to the Sky Episode 112: Stockport Air Disaster
As the United Kingdom came into view below British Midland Flight 542, passengers onboard were excited to reunited with friends and family again-- and the flight crew was baffled by the sudden failure...
30 Jun 20221h 4min
