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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…

Oct 22

Four Minutes over Mexico: The crash of Mexicana flight 940

Oct 22

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.”

Sep 14

Crucible of the Cascade: The crash of Gazpromavia flight 9608

Sep 14

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.

Aug 1

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

Aug 1

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…

Jun 30

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

Jun 30

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.

May 13

Trial by Fire: The crash of Aeroflot flight 1492

May 13

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.

Mar 28

Acids to Ashes: The crash of Pan Am flight 160

Mar 28

Passing the Buck: The story of the 2022 Wings Over Dallas air show collision

How unsafe practices in the air show industry caused the deaths of six crewmembers and the loss of two iconic aircraft.

Feb 28

Passing the Buck: The story of the 2022 Wings Over Dallas air show collision

Feb 28

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

Admiral Cloudberg

Admiral Cloudberg

she/her

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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