In November 2008, a Lear Jet 45 is flying government officals into Mexico City when they encounter somthing unexpected. What caused this flight to crash into the city facing the opposite way from the airport?
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The Überlingen Mid-air Collision
Two flights are on a deadly collision course. Find out how a perfect storm of confusion, training, maintenance, and a singular air traffic controller caused two planes to collide over Überlingen, Germany.
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TWA266/ UA826 The New York Mid-Air Disaster
A TWA flight is on its way to LaGuardia in New York in a Lockheed Super Constellation when they stop responding to ATC. A United Airlines is trying to get to JFK by taking a short cut when they also stop responding to ATC. What caused these two flights to meet the same fate?
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AA331
An American Airlines 737 is landing at the airport in Kingston, Jamaica when something goes wrong. Find out how weather, a lack of information, and bad crew resource management caused this plane to over run the runway almost landing in the ocean.
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US1493/ SKW5569 The LA Runway Disaster
A USAir Boeing 737-300 is on its descent into LAX when disaster strikes. Find out how overtaxed ATC and unfortunate circumstances causes this plane to crash on its landing.
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TWA2/UAL718 The Grand Canyon Disaster
Two flights, a DC-7 and a Lockheed Super Constellation, depart out of LAX and are on their way to Chicago and Kansas City. Find out how weather, ATC, and timing caused these two airplanes to collide over the Grand Canyon.
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COM5191
A CRJ-100 tries to take off out of Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Find out how this plane took off and how that caused it to crash right off the end of the runway.
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KLM4805/PA1736 Tenerife (Part 2)
Two Boeing 747 aircraft collide on a runway in the Canary Islands. In this part, find out what caused these two planes to collide and have this accident become the worst in aviation history.
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PA1736/KLM4805 Tenerife (Part 1)
Two Boeing 747 aircraft collide on a runway in the Canary Islands. In this part, find out the story behind this horrible disaster.
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ABQ202
An A321 crashes into the Margalla Hills in Pakistan far from the airport that the plane should have been landing at. Find out how a breakdown in crew resource management and not following instructions caused this aircraft to smash into the hills.
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