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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

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

Sep 2

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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

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

Jul 20

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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

Jun 26

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A tired crew, a difficult approach, bad weather, and outdated equipment send a Boeing 737 cargo plane plunging into a suburban…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

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

Jun 14

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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

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

May 21

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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

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

May 4

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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

Fire in the Fog: The crash of Swissair flight 306

Apr 13

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Powerless over London: The crash of British Airways flight 38

When a British Airways Boeing 777 crash-landed at Heathrow Airport in 2008, investigators went to extraordinary lengths to solve the case.

Apr 6

Powerless over London: The crash of British Airways flight 38

Apr 6

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Insanity in the Air: The crash of Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303

“We can make it, inshallah”: How gross negligence on multiple levels led to one of the most bizarre and needless plane crashes of all time

Mar 17

Insanity in the Air: The crash of Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303

Mar 17

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Down in Deep Water: The ditching of ALM Antillean Airlines flight 980

In 1970, after running out of fuel over the Caribbean, the passengers and crew of a DC-9 faced an unthinkable ditching on the open ocean.

Feb 28

Down in Deep Water: The ditching of ALM Antillean Airlines flight 980

Feb 28

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Admiral Cloudberg

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

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