TWA260

A small flight going from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, New Mexico is climbing out to their cruising altitude. Learn what happens when they cannot see through snow and fog on their climb out. Thank you to Megan Storey for suggesting this incident! Please take a minute to check out The Blackbox Series on Youtube.

Thank you to Megan Storey for recommending this incident!

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_260

https://alchetron.com/TWA-Flight-260

https://www.yelp.ie/biz/domingo-baca-trailhead-230-albuquerque

http://www.pngyoung.com/Hiking/domingo-baca-twa-2015-03-15/

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-mexico/domingo-baca-trail-230

Research Sources: Please note that the first link is to the Department of Transportation website. If you want to view the report you will have to request it from the DOT at the first link below.

http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net/Document?db=DOT-AIRPLANEACCIDENTS&query=%28select+609%29

https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7006997/domingo-baca-trail-twa-flight-260-crash-site?fbclid=IwAR3Mq8p-yhKwkR7_mcBkLJ_NfMOUCGthT3OYbGpCfWhJ3QWpcZA0TNuAVIw

External Links:

http://www.abqmountainrescue.org/

https://sandiapeak.com/

The Blackbox Series: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChq9J4VLuIDhI03UhUXrD8Q