The Fatal Lunchbox on the Pedal
The 1986 Hinton train collision in Alberta, Canada, was a devastating railway disaster that killed 23 people and caused massive destruction. A Canadian National freight train failed to stop at a serie...
17 Sep 21min
The Final Flight of Ethiopian Airlines 961
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked in 1996 by three men who demanded that the aircraft be flown to Australia. The captain, Leul Abate, repeatedly warned the hijackers that the Boeing 767 did n...
16 Sep 24min
The Aeroméxico Flight 498 Disaster
Aeroméxico Flight 498 was involved in a devastating midair collision over Cerritos, California, in 1986 when the passenger jet collided with a private Piper Cherokee. The impact killed 82 people, incl...
15 Sep 25min
The Silence of the Engines: Flight 9’s Volcanic Crisis
British Airways Flight 9 faced an extraordinary emergency in 1982 when the Boeing 747 flew directly into a massive volcanic ash cloud near Indonesia. Within minutes, all four engines lost power as abr...
14 Sep 25min
The Tragedy of the Toxic Cloud
Air Canada Flight 797 suffered a hidden electrical fire in 1983 that turned a seemingly minor technical problem into a deadly emergency. The fire began in the rear of the DC-9, eventually producing th...
13 Sep 18min
The Doom of the DC-10: An Avoidable Disaster
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 became the center of one of aviation’s most notorious safety controversies because of a dangerous flaw involving its outward-opening cargo doors.In 1972, American Airlines ...
12 Sep 22min
The Illegal Map That Killed Ron Brown
USAF Flight 21 crashed near Dubrovnik, Croatia, in 1996 while carrying U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and a trade delegation. All 35 people on board were killed.The aircraft was attempting to reach...
11 Sep 21min
Descent Into the Red Sea: The Flash 604 Mystery
Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashed into the Red Sea shortly after departing from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in 2004, killing all 148 people on board. The Boeing 737 suddenly entered a steep and uncontroll...
10 Sep 22min
