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Progress Update: New article coming soon, and a teaser

Hello readers! It’s been a while! Over the past several months, I worry that many of you lost hope that you would see more content from me…

Progress Update: New article coming soon, and a teaser

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Feb 18

The Most Dangerous Line: Behind the Hawker stall test crashes

Two business jets, two crashes, five lives lost. What’s the problem with Hawker stall tests?

The Most Dangerous Line: Behind the Hawker stall test crashes

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Dec 13, 2025

Dark Networks: The 2003 Timor-Leste Il-76 crash and the global air cargo shadow industry

How the crash of a Russian cargo plane at a remote airfield provides a glimpse into an aviation underworld that we aren’t meant to see.

Dark Networks: The 2003 Timor-Leste Il-76 crash and the global air cargo shadow industry

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Dec 2, 2025

My work on behalf of Mentour Pilot

Many of you are aware that I’ve been working as a researcher and script writer for Mentour Pilot over on YouTube since June 2024. However…

My work on behalf of Mentour Pilot

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Oct 22, 2025

Four Minutes over Mexico: The crash of Mexicana flight 940

In 1986, 167 people died when a Mexican airliner caught fire and exploded over Michoacán. A full accounting of the causes is yet to be…

Four Minutes over Mexico: The crash of Mexicana flight 940

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Sep 14, 2025

Crucible of the Cascade: The crash of Gazpromavia flight 9608

How maintenance and design errors led to a fateful battle between a Russian flight crew and a deadly automation “cascade.”

Crucible of the Cascade: The crash of Gazpromavia flight 9608

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Aug 1, 2025

How Not to Run an Airline: The 2024 Saurya Airlines CRJ-200 crash

The final report on last year’s deadly crash in Nepal reveals that the airline and its staff did almost everything wrong.

How Not to Run an Airline: The 2024 Saurya Airlines CRJ-200 crash

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Jun 30, 2025

Insidious Truths: The crashes of Birgenair flight 301 and Aeroperú flight 603

In 1996, two Boeing 757s crashed into two different oceans, killing 259 people and changing the way the industry treats unreliable…

Insidious Truths: The crashes of Birgenair flight 301 and Aeroperú flight 603

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May 13, 2025

Trial by Fire: The crash of Aeroflot flight 1492

Six years after 41 people died aboard a Sukhoi Superjet on a Moscow runway, the full story of that horrible day can finally be told.

Trial by Fire: The crash of Aeroflot flight 1492

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Mar 28, 2025

Acids to Ashes: The crash of Pan Am flight 160

A major screw-up with toxic chemicals starts a fatal fire on board a Pan Am cargo plane in Boston, Massachusetts.

Acids to Ashes: The crash of Pan Am flight 160

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Kyra Dempsey, analyzer of plane crashes. Mentour Pilot script writer. @Admiral_Cloudberg on Reddit, @KyraCloudy on Bluesky. Email me at kyracloudy97@gmail.com.

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