Neither of the black boxes tells the whole story, but it's clear that a mysterious action by the captain to solve a routine fault set off a deadly sequence of events. A commercial jet plunges into the Florida Everglades and investigators face one of the most hazardous scenes imaginable. That is, until the pilots hear gunshots in the cabin. In late 1987 the airline had debts for approximately US$250,000,000, with a revenue of US$5,000,000 per month and expenditure of approximately US$5,175,000 a month. But after a steep and rapid ascent to get out of missile range, the aircraft's cargo door is violently blown off and the plane crashes to the ground. And though the crew expects to emerge from the intense weather, they are pummeled by high winds and heavy rains on their final approach and slam into the ground just short of the runway. [61] In 1999, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) was commissioned by the Nigerian government to assist in the process of restructuring and privatisation of the airline. The flight crew struggles for control. There exists a discrepancy over the date of occurrence, as it was informed to be 25 Apr. The wreckage is scattered over 2,000 square kilometers, and when investigators find proof the aircraft was the victim of a bomb, the area becomes the largest crime scene in the world. The experienced pilot seems to be totally unaware when the plane turns... Sunday, August 14, 2005. The pilots claim the weather is to blame, but investigators ultimately reveal the cause of the accident was in their heads. Située en plein centre-ville, au sommet d'une colline et cerclée de hauts immeubles, cette piste est une des plus dangereuses au monde. Shuttling passengers from Denver to Durango in southern Colorado, Continental Express Flight 2286 is about to touch down when it crashes in the frozen wilderness just a few miles from the runway. But it's ultimately the captain's own voice that reveals the underlying cause of the disaster. Love is in the air: a soundtrack for Valentine's Day featuring the best love songs from movies Janette Becerra Happy Galentine’s Day! Warned that a Cessna is flying immediately ahead of them, the pilots of the 727 confirm they see the plane and are instructed to maintain visual separation. Season 1. In just two minutes the... August 31, 1986. But within seconds, the engines begin emitting a series of rapid-fire booming noises, smoke begins filtering through the cabin, and less than two minutes later, both engines fail. In November 1987, a 747 on a flight to Johannesburg crashes into the Indian Ocean. Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 was a Douglas DC-8-61 C-GMXQ owned by Canadian airline Nationair and chartered by Nigeria Airways to transport Nigerian pilgrims to and from Mecca. Juli 1991 stürzte eine von der Nationair Canada geleaste Douglas DC-8-61 auf dem Nigeria-Airways-Flug 2120 beim Versuch einer Notlandung nahe dem King Abdulaziz International Airport in Dschidda ab. [11] Operations started on 1 October 1958 (1958-10-01), with a BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser operated on behalf of the new airline linking London Heathrow with Lagos, and Douglas DC-3s flying domestic services and a run to Dakar, the last one in conjunction with Ghana Airways. At the time of dissolution, the airline's headquarters were at Airways House in Abuja. The crew is following instructions from the control tower that will line up their Boeing 737 with the runway. Air Crash Investigation is dedicated to covering these grisly air disasters, featuring dramatized reactions of horrified crew and passengers and morbid depictions of millions-of-dollars jets getting destroyed both in the air and on the ground. Aviation experts determine what went wrong and work to stop such accidents happening again. The government of Nigeria owned a majority of the airline (51%) … Facing almost zero-visibility, the pilots rely entirely on ground controllers as they navigate into position for takeoff. Just minutes from touching down, China Airlines Flight 140 falls out of the sky at Japan's Nagoya Airport. All 259 people on board are killed. Moments after takeoff, the nose of the aircraft pitches up dramatically. Bad weather is delaying dozens of flights, including American Eagle 41-84. The Boeing 737 is rocked with turbulence so violent the pilots nearly lose control of their plane. In retaliation, the hijackers killed a passenger and dumped the body. The data recorder reveals the confusing sound of multiple alarms. Nationair (chartered by Nigeria Airways) Flight 2120 Thursday July 11, 1991 After taking off, fire was reported in the landing gear well. At last, clearance is given, but it's too late. The international network comprised five routes, to Abidjan, Dubai, Jeddah, London and New York. As the nation mourns its worst-ever air disaster, investigators face puzzling evidence: The surviving captain of Air China Flight 129 claims that everything on board was normal, but air traffic controllers testify that the crew's radio communications were anything but. Despite the winter conditions, the aircraft takes off smoothly. The aircraft experienced a wing strike following a long, This page was last edited on 4 February 2021, at 11:58. But just minutes from the runway-and fatally off course-the Airbus A-300 crashes in the jungle. At first, investigators wonder if Cuba somehow played a role in the crash, but they eventually uncover an invisible culprit that threatens the lives of cargo pilots everywhere. [46] The airline ceased operations in 2003 and was liquidated a year later. All five crew members and 11 passengers in the airliner were killed. But just as they're completing a 360 around the ship, Flight 706 suddenly explodes. It is one of the last planes scheduled to land. Their aircraft is a specially outfitted 737 military jet and the crew are all experienced military personnel. She watches in shock as the DHL plane becomes the first civilian plane to be struck with a surface-to-air missile since the war in Iraq began. Concorde, le crash d'un mythe, de la série Spécial investigation, le 20 janvier 2010, sur Canal + [16]. Voo Air France 447 era a identificação da rota aérea regular de longo curso operada pela companhia francesa Air France entre Rio de Janeiro e Paris.Tornou-se conhecido pelo acidente aéreo ocorrido durante o voo da noite de 31 de maio para 1 de junho de 2009, efetuado pelo Airbus A330-203, quando a aeronave se despenhou no Oceano Atlântico com 228 pessoas a … US Air Flight #1493 (Boeing 737-300) & Skywest Flight #5569 (Fairchild Metroliner) February 1st, 1991 Its a busy night at Los Angeles International Airport, and US Air Flight #1493 is on its final approach. The MD-87 slams to the ground and slides into an baggage hangar. Its a calm summer evening, when an inexplicable failure strikes, causing the loss of two engines on a brand new passenger jet midway between Montreal and Edmonton. As the aircraft is accelerating, a loud thud emanates from the fuselage, and the pilots abandon takeoff. [25] In 1992, Nigeria Airways had three Boeing 707s impounded in Europe, and the number of flights experienced a 32% reduction following the termination of services to Conakry, Freetown and Robertsfield (Monrovia). Mertens radios Air Traffic Control to report he has a minor air-conditioning problem. [63] A fleet that had numbered 32 aircraft in 1984[nb 2] had gradually reduced to just three aircraft in October 2000. American government officials and high-powered U.S. business executives are on a trade mission to Bosnia and Croatia. Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 takes off from Saudi Arabia's Jeddah airport, headed for Nigeria, but the pilots get a warning that their plane is not properly pressurizing; while trying to return to the airport, the plane erupts in a fireball. The plane is in a steep right bank, and the pilots are unable to restore its flight path. [57] In 1997 the UK Civil Aviation Authority banned the airline from operating into its territory citing safety concerns; in return, the Nigerian government barred British Airways from operating in the country. TAM Airlines Flight #3054 Airbus A320 July 17th, 2007 - TAM Airlines Flight #3054 is on its final approach to Sao Paulo's notorious Congonhas Airport. Just after taking off, Air Florida Flight 90 plunges into the frozen Potomac River. [44], The introduction of International Monetary Fund policies, along with corruption,[nb 1] mismanagement and overstaffing, led to a steady decline of Nigeria Airways from the 1980s. Swissair Flight 306 Swissair Flight SR306, a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III, named Schaffhausen, was a scheduled international flight from Zürich to Rome, via Geneva. A Learjet 45 carrying Mexico's interior minister slams into Mexico City's financial district killing all nine people on board, as well as seven people on the ground. The analysis eventually leads to a stunning discovery-the tiny failure that doomed Flight 120 is endangering lives around the world. Overran the runway on landing in heavy rain at Port Harcourt Airport; both the nosegear and the starboard main gear collapsed. At this time, an Airbus A310-200, three Boeing 737-200 Advanced, one Boeing 747-200B Combi and one McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 served a route network that included Abuja, Calabar, Douala, Dubai, Jeddah, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, London, Maiduguri, Malabo, Port Harcourt, Sokoto and Yola. The nosegear collapsed after overrunning the wet runway on landing at Ikeja International Airport. For fifteen hellish minutes, passengers and crew struggle to deal with the thick toxic smoke. Mayday Air crash investigation US airways United flight2 32 impossible landing crash Moises Tvtv Dangers dans le ciel - Mayday - Air Crash Investigation - 11x09 - Descente aux enfers (Vol 2120 Nigeria Airways)zz51 But they are too late. The ASN accident report (reference 1) ... their official accident investigation bodies and all responsible aviation publications. They believe a tire has blown, but passengers on the left side of the plane see the real problem one of the engines is on fire. The men shout that they are hijacking the plane and have a bomb. Leading aviation experts are confronted with a shocking theory as they investigate one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time. [32] This DC-10 was a 300-seater, all-economy aircraft that operated between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Inside the storm, their plane is hit by powerful winds that slam the plane to the ground. Taking off during a major storm, a brand-new 737 falls from the sky over West Africa, and an international group of investigators soon descends on Cameroon. Tragically, it is called off by Japanese authorities who believe that no one survived the... On April 7, 1994, FedEx flight 705 is just finishing its climb out of Memphis, U.S. when an off-duty FedEx flight engineer suddenly storms the cockpit. [11] BOAC subsequently operated Vickers VC-10 services on behalf of Nigeria Airways from April 1964 until an aircraft of the type was acquired from the British state airline in October 1969 (1969-10);[17] the airplane was destroyed in an accident in November that year. Lauda Air Flight 004 / Boeing 767-300 series / May 26th, 1991 Airline owner and Formula One racer Niki Lauda joins forces with investigators to determine why Lauda Air Flight 004 fell into a steep dive and crashed during a flight from Bangkok to Vienna. [47] The carrier suffered a major accident on 11 July 1991, when all 261 people on board a Douglas DC-8-61, registration C-GMXQ, crashed near Jeddah. Their paths cross on the German/Swiss border. [26] A Boeing 707 was leased from Aer Lingus in April 1972 for deployment mainly on the Lagos–London route, with the provision of crew and maintenance. And he soon discovers a shocking design flaw that could affect passenger planes around the globe. In an effort to recover lost time, the pilots push the Boeing 757 full speed to the last. The freight train slams through... Before a Southern Pacific Railroad freight train leaves the station on May 12, 1989, workers load the cars with some 2700 tonnes more weight that the conductor expects. It's August 6th, 2005. Aviation Safety Network records 16 events for the airline, eight of which led to fatalities. As they struggle to pull the plane back into a climb, it stalls. The aircraft clips the treetops below and crashes into a hillside. The plane was now effectively flying on one wing! Sharm is a popular resort destination for many Europeans, and the flight is filled with families returning home. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of chaos and confusion emerges. But just as the pilots are preparing for descent, the plane falls out of the sky. En route to Dallas from Orlando, a private Learjet carrying pro golf legend Payne Stewart goes rogue. Meanwhile, a Super Continental passenger train on the single railway speeds toward the same intersection from the opposite direction with permission to continue onto the lower track. 3 September 2003 3 Sep 2003. Smoke starts filling the cabin. On a high-stakes demonstration flight in Indonesia, a Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet slams into a mountain killing everyone on board. The carrier owed over US$528 million, despite the government having injected US$200 million into the company in its last decade of operations. But just as they see the lights of Guam, the rain closes in again. An international controversy erupts, and within days, Soviet officials admit to shooting down the passenger plane. After weeks of work, the planes two black boxes are recovered, telling a terrifying tale. But can they prevent an all-out armed conflict,... March 10th, 1989 Bound for Winnipeg, Air Ontario Flight #1363 prepares for takeoff after a brief layover at a remote Northern airport. Directed by Karl Jason. They spiral violently to the ground, killing all 349 people on board. 10. A 737 cruising above an Indonesian jungle suddenly plummets from the sky. The rescue mission discovers that the crew had no warning before the jet was ripped apart. And as crews start removing the wreckage from the Solo River, Indonesian investigators begin their search for answers. Safety in the sky depends on the outcome of air crash investigations. But it will take clever detective work to figure out what really happened. The 10th of deadliest aviation accidents took place on 11th July, 1991 when chartered passenger Nigeria Airways Flight 2120, crashed on its way from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Sokoto, Nigeria, shortly after take-off from King Abdulaziz International Airport. Fuji (Japans largest mountain). As investigators piece together what happened, they uncover a problem so serious, it sends shock waves through the industry. Passengers fight for their lives inside a burning plane at Dallas Fort Worth Airport. Investigators face intense pressure to find the cause. Against all odds, the co-pilot successfully lands the plane and miraculously the captain survives.... On August 21, 1995, Flight ASA 529 took off from Atlanta, Georgia, headed for Gulfport, Mississippi. Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up at the wrong end of an active runway in Detroit, and directly in the path of an oncoming 727. Climb into the cockpit for an experience you won't soon forget. A fourteen page accident investigation report into the crash north of Lagos at 7:30am on 20 November 1969 left the precise cause a mystery. The Cherokee slices off the tail of the DC-9, causing it to spiral out of control and crash. The wreckage provides the first major clue, and after ruling out a host of possible causes, investigators are left with an chilling conclusion. Racing the storm. Argentinian investigators scour the scattered and scorched debris and find nothing out of the ordinary. The Friendships joined the fleet between January and May 1963, and were deployed on regional routes, including those that served Abidjan, Accra, Bathurst, Dakar, Freetown and Robertsfield. Declaring a Mayday-and determined to avoid a disastrous ocean ditching-the captain takes over manual control of the aircraft and manages to power up only one engine by very slowly increasing the throttle. [4][5][6] Owned or leased, the carrier operated a variety of aircraft during its history, including the Vickers VC10, the Airbus A310, the Boeing 737 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, of which it flew the last one ever built. Nigeria Airways had its heyday in the early 1980s, just before the departure of a KLM team that had been hired to make the airline efficient and profitable. Apart from some mild turbulence, the routine regional flight is uneventful. Ships normally travel at least 740 metres left of the rocks, but on the night of September 26, 2000, the Samina Express speeds directly toward the treacherous rocks. The media claims the storm is to blame, but the evidence soon points investigators in a different direction. As a student,…” The airline came into being on 23 August 1958 (1958-08-23)[1]:51 under the name West African Airways Corporation Nigeria Limited (WAAC Nigeria), also known as Nigerian Airways, to succeed the folded West African Airways Corporation (WAAC);[9] the title "WAAC" was retained due to the prestige this company had previously earned. Recalling the 1958 crash of British European Airways Flight 609, which claimed the lives of players from the Manchester United football team. Approaching the end of its ten-and a half hour journey from Beijing, British Airways Flight #38 is preparing to land in Heathrow. At this time the carrier took possession of two more 707s. Flight: El Al Flight 1862 Boeing 747-258F cargo jet October 4th, 1992 En route to Tel Aviv, El Al Flight 1862 takes off from Amsterdams Schiphol Airport with a heavy load of cargo. The plane accelerates down the runway, but as it lifts off it collides with a Cessna in its path. From a nearby airplane, a local journalist captures the scene as the wreckage falls from the sky. The co-pilot is in a desperate situation, he's never flown the plane before, the sound of the wind is deafening and he can't hear the replies from air traffic controllers who are trying to help him gain control of the plane. To solve this issue the pilots drop down to a lower altitude, but before they can reach it a Stall Warning fills the cockpit. Once in Marseilles, the French authorities conducted... A party of Russian school children is on board a Tupolev 154 on its way to a holiday in Spain. By the late 1990s, the Nigerian government decided the carrier would be privatised by selling 40% and 20% to foreign and local investors, respectively, and keeping the rest of the shares. [25][56] Privatisation was first considered in 1993 with a proposal to split Nigeria Airways in two companies, one bearing the same name and operating domestic routes and a new one named Air Nigeria, which would undertake the international operations. Checking the DC-9's radar track, Swiss investigators immediately notice the aircraft was flying too low. An airliner is crippled after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport, and the courageous captain pulls off an amphibious landing in the Hudson River. Moments from landing, United Airlines 585 starts spinning out of control and falls out of the sky at 350 kilometers per hour. In Manchester, a holiday flight bound for the Mediterranean faces an inferno on the runway. And, a devastating crash shatters a Scottish village becoming the largest crime scene in the world. At first, clues point to a deadly mechanical problem previously found on other Boeing 737s. Investigators eventually discover the cause is a rare weather phenomena - and a fatal design flaw. Nigeria Airways Ltd., more commonly known as Nigeria Airways, was a Nigerian airline.The company was founded in 1958 after the dissolution of West African Airways Corporation (WAAC). Flight: Garuda Flight 200, Boeing 737; March 7th, 2007. It's up to Australian investigators to uncover the mysterious and potentially deadly malfunction that's putting one of the world's most popular planes at risk. After ruling out both a bomb and a gas tank explosion, investigators are stumped. January 20th, 1992 High over Frances mountainous Alsace region, Air Inter Flight #148 starts its descent towards Strasbourg airport. Rather than flying east across the Indian Ocean, he flies south along the African coast, hoping to stay close to land and any airport along the way. It held the name WAAC Nigeria until 1971, when it was rebranded to the name it had until it ceased operations in 2003. As they near the airport in Dubrovnik, rain and clouds make the journey increasingly difficult. August 22nd, 1985 British Airtours Flight #28 is taking off from Manchester Airport for the Greek Island of Corfu. As the pilots try restarting them, the left engine erupts in flames. At first, investigators suspect the plane's navigation instruments may have malfunctioned. Unfortunately, he is at the other screen and doesn't hear them until it's too late. The controls shudder and fail, and the pilots are finally forced to ditch into the icy water . Eleven more in the tiny town also die. A state-of-the-art Embraer 120 Brasilia, the commuter plane is scheduled to make several more short flights. Air Crash Investigation (ook bekend onder de namen Mayday, Air Emergency, Mayday: Catástrofes en in de door SBS bewerkte Nederlandse versie De meest schokkende vliegtuigrampen) is een documentaireserie die wordt geproduceerd door het Canadese bedrijf Cineflix.. Sometimes the trust between pilots and their planes breaks down, and the cockpit inadvertently becomes a struggle that pits man against machine. Turbulence bounces passengers and crew but much worse is to come. And can investigators find out before they have to flee the country? It's the worst mid-air collision in the history of aviation. When a Boeing 777 crash lands at Heathrow Airport, investigators can't find anything wrong with the aircraft. [25] A second DC-10-30 was ordered in early 1977. An American cargo plane attempts a difficult landing at the US naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Air Crash Investigation looks at what went wrong and how future disasters can be averted. [53] In 1988, cost-cutting measures led to the discontinuance of flights to a number of African destinations, including Cotonou, Dakar, Douala, Kinshasa, Monrovia and Nairobi, and to the transfer of some routes to the privately owned airline Okada Air; some of these routes were resumed a year later. When Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco Airport, investigators discover an issue that could be putting passengers at risk. With the runway just a few meters from the armed border, the maneuver requires avoiding Cuban airspace. Program within @mayoclinicgradschool is currently accepting applications! The ensuing investigation shows how fear led to a chain of errors, and a catastrophic blunder. Crippled by the low oxygen levels, they struggle to control a plane that lunges wildly through the sky, headed directly into the mountains around Mt. O voo Nigeria Airways 2120 foi um voo de passageiros fretado de Jidá, Arábia Saudita, para Sokoto, na Nigéria, em 11 de julho de 1991, que caiu logo após a decolagem do Aeroporto Internacional Rei Abdulaziz, matando todos os 247 passageiros e 14 membros da tripulação a bordo.A aeronave era um Douglas DC-8 operado pela Nationair sob empréstimo da Nigeria Airways. Using news footage, interviews and gripping reenactments, Air Crash Investigation 7 investigates aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why. That is, until an unlikely tip points to a shocking conclusion. Disaster seemed certain when an internal US flight lost a propeller 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean. Without power for the second time and falling fast, they consider ditching the plane in a canal but aim instead for a narrow grass levee. With Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team on board, LaMia Flight 2933 is on its final approach to Medellin, Columbia when the crew suddenly declares a fuel emergency. It's up to investigators to figure out why the engine of of Qantas Flight 32 exploded and whether every other A380 is at risk. They demanded the release from prison of Muslim leaders held by the Algerian authorities. After United Airlines Flight 173 crashed and killed ten people, investigators discover how a landing gear problem could have caused the accident. The deadliest DC-8 crash in history and the worst accident ever for... En route to San Francisco from LAX, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight #1771 is cruising high above the California countryside. What the ensuing investigation uncovers leaves many wondering if the crash could have even been avoided. Once the gear is retracted an in-flight fire quickly spreads through the cabin which leads to an in-flight breakup and eventual crash which kills all 261 on board. Of the 52 passengers on board, 37 are dead. The skilled pilots have narrowly saved a... Korean Air Cargo Flight #8509 Boeing 747-Freighter Scheduled to return to Seoul via Milan, Italy, Korean Air Cargo Flight #8509 idles on the tarmac at England's Stansted Airport. With the soccer world in mourning, investigators face incredible pressure to figure out what happened. Military investigators work with the NTSB to identify what happened when a Marine Corps F-4 Phantom collided with a Hughes Airwest DC-9. Hundreds of bystanders witness the carnage, and though investigators are determined to figure out what happened, it will take an anonymous tip to break the case wide open. Air Crash ou Dangers dans le ciel en France, ou Mayday au Québec et dans le reste du Canada (Air Crash Investigation en Australie, en Afrique du Sud, au Royaume-Uni, en Asie, et ailleurs en Europe, et Air Emergency ou Air Disasters aux États-Unis, et anciennement Mayday : Alerte maximum en France et Danger dans les airs au Canada), est une série documentaire télévisée … A catastrophic failure strikes high above the Canadian Prairies turning a Boeing 767 into a very large and very heavy glider. The TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) could have saved them - what went wrong? In June of 1983, a small mechanical problem in the back of an Air Canada DC-9 quickly turned into an all-out emergency 10 kilometers in the air. Six months into the investigation, the airline is hit with a second accident. [37] Four new Boeing 737-200s were ordered in early 1981 for US$65,000,000 (equivalent to $182,794,656 in 2019) including spare parts,[38] and late that year an order for four more aircraft of the type was placed. When tower controllers ask Flight 409 to head to a new heading, the pilots acknowledge the change. Meanwhile, a captain's belligerence paralyzes the first officer on Northwest Airlink Flight 5719. During a routine test flight, one of the world's most advanced planes nosedives into the Mediterranean. With a possible terror attack on their hands, the FBI joins investigators from the NTSB in an urgent search for answers but the investigation into TWA Flight 800 will eventually put them against one another, and will turn into one of the longest, most costly and challenging ever conducted.
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