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Back to SearchWhen Weather Wasn’t Even Mentioned in the NTSB Investigation Report
Season 2 Episode 7
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This episode is about the crash of a small, twin-engine plane: a Beechcraft Baron 58. This crash occurred on April 22, 2019 in the Te…
1 year, 8 months ago
When Marine One Landed on a High School Football Field in Dense Fog
Season 2 Episode 6
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In what is a podcast series first - and perhaps last - for Radar Contact Lost, this episode does not tell the story of a tragic plane…
2 years ago
When Typhoon Bess Took an Air Force Hurricane Hunter Crew Over the South China Sea
Season 2 Episode 5
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On October 12th, 1974, an Air Force weather reconnaissance Hurricane Hunter aircraft crashed into the South China Sea while investiga…
2 years, 1 month ago
When Winter Survival Skills and a Little Bit of Luck Overpowered Mountain Wave Turbulence, Severe Icing and a Winter Storm
Season 2 Episode 4
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On Tuesday morning, December 5, 1978, 22 people were rescued off the side of a high Colorado mountain in the southern regions of the …
2 years, 3 months ago
When A Snowy Crash Silenced the Voices of Early Rock and Roll, aka "The Day the Music Died"
Season 2 Episode 3
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On February 3, 1959, a small, single-engine, 4-passenger plane took off from a remote airfield in rural Iowa. It was after midnight. …
2 years, 7 months ago
When Colgan Air Flight 3407 Fell Out of the Sky in Buffalo, New York
Season 2 Episode 2
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On the evening of February 12, 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 was on final approach to Runway 23 at the Buffalo Niagara International A…
2 years, 7 months ago
When a Russian Airliner Flew Into Cuban Power Lines
Season 2 Episode 1
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On final approach to Havana’s José Martí International Airport in 1977, the Aeroflot Ilyushin IL-62M with 69 people on board, descend…
2 years, 9 months ago
When a Boeing 707 Broke Apart in Mid-air Near Mt. Fuji
Season 1 Episode 11
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At just before 2 o’clock in the afternoon on Saturday, March 5, 1966, British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 911, took off from …
2 years, 10 months ago
When a Volcano Silenced a Boeing 747 High Over the Indian Ocean
Season 1 Episode 10
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“When a Volcano Silenced a Boeing 747 Over the Indian Ocean," is the heart-stopping tale of a commercial jetliner – a Boeing 747 – th…
3 years ago
When a Helicopter Crash Silenced ‘Number One' - The Story Behind the Stevie Ray Vaughan Helicopter Crash
Season 1 Episode 9
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This episode is about the 1990 crash of a Bell JetRanger helicopter that was carrying a pilot and four passengers. The helicopter cra…
3 years, 2 months ago