Exclusive for Podcrashers: On July 8, 1965, 52 people were killed when Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 21 suffered an inflight explosion and plummeted to the ground. Soon, the Canadian TSB identified the source of the explosion: a bomb had been … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: In episode 143, we covered the crash of Southern Airways Flight 932, the worst-ever US sports air disaster. But on October 2, 1970, just six weeks before this crash, the Wichita State football team had lost 31 … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: When the Space Race began, the United States and the Soviet Union were quick to use teams and technology in an effort to reach space first. Before long, records were beaten just as quickly as they were … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: There are mysteries throughout aviation, but a staggering 2000 of them stem from the little-known Nevada Triangle. In this month’s Patreon-exclusive layover episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast, Stephanie tells several stories of … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: It began as a routine surveillance mission on the morning of August 16, 1942, when a Navy L-8 blimp took to the sky to patrol the waters for enemy submarines with two crewmen onboard– and were never … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: On April 17, 2018, terror took hold of every passenger and crew member on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 just as quickly as oxygen masks dropped from the overhead compartment. In this month’s Patreon-exclusive episode of Take to … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: When four policemen unexpectedly boarded Air France 8969 on Christmas Eve morning in 1994, not even the flight crew was too concerned at first. But over three days of abject terror, all 220 passengers and 12 crew … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: Distractions are all around us, but what happens if a flight crew finds themselves succumbing to tasks, conversations, or thoughts that take their minds off the task at hand? In this month’s Patreon-exclusive episode of Take to … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: On the night of May 25, 1962, strong storms threatened to keep Continental Airlines Flight 11 from reaching its destination. But after the flight crew adjusted its flight plan, things were looking better for Flight 11. That … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: When Eastern Airlines 212 crashed on September 11, 1974, just short of the runway, 72 people were killed, including 3 members of the Colbert family. Their loss forever changed their remaining family members, including then 10 year … Read More