Trial by Fire: The crash of Aeroflot flight 1492Six 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 13A response icon31May 13A response icon31
Acids to Ashes: The crash of Pan Am flight 160A major screw-up with toxic chemicals starts a fatal fire on board a Pan Am cargo plane in Boston, Massachusetts.Mar 28A response icon23Mar 28A response icon23
Passing the Buck: The story of the 2022 Wings Over Dallas air show collisionHow unsafe practices in the air show industry caused the deaths of six crewmembers and the loss of two iconic aircraft.Feb 28A response icon24Feb 28A response icon24
Masks, Smoke, and Mirrors: The untold story of EgyptAir flight 804In 2016, an EgyptAir A320 spiraled into the Mediterranean, killing 66 people. Was it an act of sabotage, or something even scarier?Dec 22, 2024A response icon39Dec 22, 2024A response icon39
The Spiral of Wrath: The crash of Armavia flight 967When 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, 2024A response icon18Nov 5, 2024A response icon18
Nightmare at the Edge of the World: The crash of Panarctic Oils flight 416The harrowing story of an oilfield resupply flight in the High Arctic that left 32 people dead and two crewmembers fighting for survival.Sep 24, 2024A response icon20Sep 24, 2024A response icon20
Into the Valley of Death: The crash of American Eagle flight 4184 and the ATR icing storyThe 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, 2024A response icon35Sep 2, 2024A response icon35
Failures of Technique: The crash of Air New Zealand DC-8 ZK-NZBA training captain’s unorthodox attempt to simulate an engine failure on takeoff uncovers a hidden design flaw in the Douglas DC-8.Jul 20, 2024A response icon15Jul 20, 2024A response icon15
Why so few articles lately? And why not on Saturdays? A quick rundownHello 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, 2024A response icon27Jun 26, 2024A response icon27
A Long Night in Coventry: The crash of Air Algérie flight 702PA tired crew, a difficult approach, bad weather, and outdated equipment send a Boeing 737 cargo plane plunging into a suburban…Jun 14, 2024A response icon15Jun 14, 2024A response icon15
