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10/16/2026

Flying Upside Down ✈️😨
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✈️: Alaska Airlines Flight 261
📹: Air Crash Investigation Season 1/22 Episode 5
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On 31 January 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 on board. The stabilizer failed due to an improperly maintained jackscrew assembly.
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07/07/2026

Losing Control in a Storm ✈️⛈️😨
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✈️: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409
📹: Air Crash Investigation Season 12 Episode 11
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On 25 January 2010, shortly after takeoff from Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport during a thunderstorm, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 plunges into the Mediterranean Sea while on a flight to Addis Ababa, killing all 90 people on board.
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07/04/2026

Fighting a Losing Battle ✈️😞
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✈️: Lion Air Flight 610
📹: Air Crash Investigation Season 21 Episode 4
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On 29 October 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 enters a nosedive and crashes into the Java Sea shortly after taking off from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on a flight to Pangkal Pinang. All 181 passengers and 8 crew members on board are killed in the crash.
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07/02/2026

Collision over the Grand Canyon ✈️💥😨
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✈️: 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision (United Airlines Flight 718 & TWA Flight 2)
📹: Air Crash Investigation Season 12 Episode 6
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On 30 June 1956, United Airlines Flight 718 and Trans World Airlines Flight 2 collide in mid-air over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, killing all 128 people on both aircraft. At the time, it was the deadliest-ever aviation accident, and would lead to major changes in the regulation of flight operations over the United States.
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06/27/2026

Why Did They Do That?! ✈️😨
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✈️: Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
📹: Air Crash Investigation Season 16 Episode 9
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On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 155 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the aircraft's rudder travel limiter unit and an inappropriate response by the pilots.
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06/22/2026

Someone Screwed Up ✈️😨
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✈️: British European Airways (BEA) Flight 548
📹: Air Crash Investigation Season 13 Episode 1
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On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 people on board. The crash was attributed to the pilot retracting the aircraft's droops at too low an airspeed and failing to recognize the stall warnings.
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06/16/2026

The Captain Fainted 👨‍✈️😨
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✈️: TAROM Flight 371
📹: Air Crash Investigation Season 19 Episode 6
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On 31 March 1995, TAROM Flight 371 banks steeply to the left and crashes into a field shortly after taking off from Otopeni International Airport, killing all 60 people on board. The throttle of the left engine had returned to idle in-flight while the captain simultaneously became incapacitated, possibly due to a heart attack.
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06/12/2026

Falling After Takeoff 🛫😨
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✈️: Air Florida Flight 90
📹: Air Crash Investigation Season 13 Episode 4
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On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and crashes into the Potomac River, killing 78 people. The causes were ice on the wings and the pilots' failure to turn on the engines' anti-freeze system, causing erroneous engine instrument readings.
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06/10/2026

He Turned the Wrong Way ✈️😨
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✈️: Crossair Flight 498
📹: Air Crash Investigation Season 13 Episode 3
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On 10 January 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashes just two minutes after takeoff from Zürich, Switzerland, while heading for Dresden, Germany, killing all 10 people on board. The investigation found that the pilots had suffered spatial disorientation.
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06/06/2026

Falling Out of the Sky ✈️😨
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✈️: Comair Flight 3272
📹: Air Crash Investigation Season 17 Episode 2
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On 9 January 1997, Comair Flight 3272 spirals out of control and crashes nose-first while on final approach to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. All 29 passengers and crew members on board are killed. The investigation concluded that ice had built up on the aircraft's wings, causing the loss of control.
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