Episodes

Exclusive for Podcrashers: On December 8, 1972, United Air Lines Flight 553 departed from Washington, DC- but it never reached the runway at Chicago’s Midway Airport. In this week’s episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast, Stephanie … Read More

It’s hard to believe we’re already heading into another calendar year! In this episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast, Shelly and Stephanie recap another year of telling air disaster stories and learning about their legacies. Wondering … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: There was a lot happening in the skies above in 2022, and no one kept us more informed about what was going on than our listening community! In this month’s Patreon-exclusive layover episode, Stephanie shares some of … Read More

Summary: 41 passengers boarded Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 on a cold and snowy December 24, 1968, and none of them were prepared for the dramatic and life-threatening way their flight would end. In this week’s episode of Take to the … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: On September 8, 1989, Partnair Flight 394 crashed off the Danish coast, killing all 55 people onboard. In this Patreon-exclusive episode, Shelly shares how the AIBN investigation exposed a dark secret in the aviation industry, and in … Read More

Summary: When Continental Express 2574 breaks up in the sky over Eagle Lake, Texas, on September 11, 1991, no one could imagine what brought down the plane. In this latest episode, Shelly walks us through the tragic plight of Flight … Read More

Summary: On March 3, 1991, it took just 9 seconds for a flight to change from tranquil to terrifying– and it took 10 years to know why. In this week’s episode of Take to the Sky, the Air Disaster Podcast, … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: Not all aviation disasters result in plane crashes; instead, some aviation disasters happen right here on the ground. Join Shelly for this Patreon-exclusive layover episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast where we explore … Read More

Summary: When West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 suddenly disappears from radar on August 16, 2005, no one can imagine why an advanced MD-82 aircraft could simply fall out of the sky and crash. And when investigators learn of the pilots’ … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: In the early morning hours of October 11, 1984, Aeroflot Flight 3352 descended toward the runway at the airport in Omsk, Russia. Moments later, the plane was in flames– and the reason for the catastrophe represented a … Read More

Summary: When one of the most luxurious planes in the world missed their scheduled position check, not everyone was worried at first– but it wasn’t not long before the world realized the aircraft wasn’t going to make its intended arrival. … Read More

Summary: Air Inter Flight 148 disappears from radar on the night of January 20, 1992. Questions immediately form around how a brand-new Airbus A320 could have been lost without warning. But when the plane is found crashed in the Vosges … Read More