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Masks, Smoke, and Mirrors: The untold story of EgyptAir flight 804

In 2016, an EgyptAir A320 spiraled into the Mediterranean, killing 66 people. Was it an act of sabotage, or something even scarier?

Dec 22, 2024

Masks, Smoke, and Mirrors: The untold story of EgyptAir flight 804

Dec 22, 2024

The Spiral of Wrath: The crash of Armavia flight 967

When a routine flight takes an abnormal turn, a series of small errors causes panic in the cockpit of an Armenian A320 with 113 on board.

Nov 5, 2024

The Spiral of Wrath: The crash of Armavia flight 967

Nov 5, 2024

Nightmare at the Edge of the World: The crash of Panarctic Oils flight 416

The harrowing story of an oilfield resupply flight in the High Arctic that left 32 people dead and two crewmembers fighting for survival.

Sep 24, 2024

Nightmare at the Edge of the World: The crash of Panarctic Oils flight 416

Sep 24, 2024

Into the Valley of Death: The crash of American Eagle flight 4184 and the ATR icing story

The full story of the fatal flaw that almost undid Avions de Transport Regional, and the tragic crash that brought that flaw to light.

Sep 2, 2024

Into the Valley of Death: The crash of American Eagle flight 4184 and the ATR icing story

Sep 2, 2024

Failures of Technique: The crash of Air New Zealand DC-8 ZK-NZB

A training captain’s unorthodox attempt to simulate an engine failure on takeoff uncovers a hidden design flaw in the Douglas DC-8.

Jul 20, 2024

Failures of Technique: The crash of Air New Zealand DC-8 ZK-NZB

Jul 20, 2024

Why so few articles lately? And why not on Saturdays? A quick rundown

Hello dear readers! For those of you who follow me on Reddit or Discord, you probably know a fair bit already about why I’ve suddenly been…

Jun 26, 2024

Jun 26, 2024

A Long Night in Coventry: The crash of Air Algérie flight 702P

A tired crew, a difficult approach, bad weather, and outdated equipment send a Boeing 737 cargo plane plunging into a suburban…

Jun 14, 2024

A Long Night in Coventry: The crash of Air Algérie flight 702P

Jun 14, 2024

A Shot in the Dark: The Untold Story of Korean Air Lines flight 007

Revisiting the day the Soviet Union shot down an airliner, and how amid Cold War passions, the world misremembered it.

May 21, 2024

A Shot in the Dark: The Untold Story of Korean Air Lines flight 007

May 21, 2024

Designed to Crash: The bizarre story of Antonov An-28 HA-LAJ and its demise

Nobody was killed when a Soviet-built Antonov An-28 crashed in England in 1993. But the accident did reveal a truly “shocking” design flaw…

May 4, 2024

Designed to Crash: The bizarre story of Antonov An-28 HA-LAJ and its demise

May 4, 2024

Fire in the Fog: The crash of Swissair flight 306

In 1963, a Swissair jet caught fire and crashed near Zürich, killing 80 people. Was the fire caused by a botched attempt to disperse fog?

Apr 13, 2024

Fire in the Fog: The crash of Swissair flight 306

Apr 13, 2024

Admiral Cloudberg

Admiral Cloudberg

Kyra Dempsey, analyzer of plane crashes. @Admiral_Cloudberg on Reddit, @KyraCloudy on Bluesky. Email inquires -> kyracloudy97@gmail.com.

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