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Season 4 Episode 4
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In this episode, we’ll examine the crash and death of naval fighter pilot, civilian test pilot and recreational pilot Scott Crossfiel…
4 hours ago
When the Mysterious Crash of Northwest Orient Flight 293 left No Survivors and No Airplane
Season 4 Episode 3
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On a pleasant Monday morning in June, 1963, a Douglas DC-7C departed from McCord Air Force Base in Washington state. The plane was lo…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
TACA Flight 110: A Remarkable Story of Survival and Aviation Excellence
Season 4 Episode 2
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On Tuesday afternoon, May 24, 1988, Transportes Aéreos del Continente Americano (TACA) Flight 110 was painting thunderstorms and rain…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
What is Turbulence and Why is Everybody Scared to Death About it?
Season 4 Episode 1
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On July 30, 2025, Delta Airlines Flight 56, an Airbus A330-900, carrying 275 passengers and 13 crew, was cruising at about 37,000 fee…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
When British Cadets Fell from the Oklahoma Sky
Season 3 Episode 6
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It was Saturday morning, February 20, 1943. The morning fog lay thick over the prairie of northern Texas and the rolling hills of sou…
9 months, 1 week ago
When TWA Flight 6963 Crashed While Trying to Find a Dark Airport
Season 3 Episode 5
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On Saturday, December 28, 1946, a Lockheed Constellation airliner, known as the Cairo Skychief, was beginning the landing sequence at…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
When UPS Flight 1354 Crashed into the Ground More Than a Mile from the Runway
Season 3 Episode 4
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It was the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 14, 2013, when a United Parcel Service cargo jet slammed into the ground about on…
1 year, 1 month ago
When Trans Canada Flight 810-9 Was on Fire, Losing Altitude and Lost Over the Cascade Mountains
Season 3 Episode 3
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The plane at the center of this episode of Radar Contact Lost was in a bad way: One engine was on fire – there were three others, but…
1 year, 3 months ago
When a Quiet Neighborhood Next to an Airport Became a Scene of Fire, Horror and Devastation
Season 3 Episode 2
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It was a little after 4 o’clock in the afternoon, on Friday, July 9th, 1982, when Pan Am Flight 759, a B-727 carrying 138 passengers …
1 year, 5 months ago
When Confusion, Complacency and Bad Decisions Took 28 Lives
Season 3 Episode 1
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The first significant snowfall of the season had just begun in central Colorado. At Denver's Stapleton International Airport, Contine…
1 year, 6 months ago