Episodes

Summary: Shortly after takeoff on March 1, 1978, the flight crew of Continental Airlines Flight 603 hears a loud boom and knows instantly what that sound means: it is no longer safe to takeoff, and instead, the takeoff will be … Read More

Summary: As the United Kingdom came into view below British Midland Flight 542, passengers onboard were excited to reunited with friends and family again– and the flight crew was baffled by the sudden failure of an engine that, in turn, … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: Are we alone in this universe? The idea that aliens might be real and UFOs might be out there is fascinating for many of us, and on January 7, 1948, the Kentucky Air National Guard was ordered … Read More

Summary: On November 24, 2001, as winter weather conditions worsened, the pilots of Crossair Flight 3597 struggled to visually locate the airport runway on final approach to Zurich. And when faced with a crucial decision to continue or abandon the … Read More

Summary: Flying through the skies above Hawaii, a quick trip between islands turned into a terrifying brush with death when a piece of the plane’s fuselage ripped off in midair. In this week’s episode of Take to the Sky: The … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: On January 26, 1950, a US Air Force Douglas C54-D Skymaster took to the skies with 44 people onboard – and was never heard from again. Join Shelly for this exclusive Patreon-only episode as she walks us … Read More

Summary: When the two pilots and flight engineer of a civilian DHL A300 cargo plane took off from Baghdad International Airport on November 22, 2003, they were rocked by what came next. Within minutes, the plane’s left wing is struck … Read More

Summary: Safe air travel is the responsibility of everyone on board, and no one takes safety more seriously than flight crews. When the flight crew on Eastern Air Lines 401 noticed a possible issue with their aircraft, they immediately went … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: When 9-year-old Candy Rogers went missing in 1959, no one could ever guess what would end up being her fate – or the fates of some of those who searched for her by helicopter. In this Patreon-exclusive … Read More

Summary: Everything was normal for the takeoff of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 on January 25, 2010 as it departed Beirut, Lebanon, for Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia. But what happens in the cockpit of Flight 409 over the next four plus minutes … Read More

Summary: More than a few passengers were nervous about their flight on September 23, 1962, but as Flying Tiger Flight 923 took off from Gander, Newfoundland, no one knew that just a few hours into their transatlantic journey every single … Read More

Exclusive for Podcrashers: It had been a long day for everyone on Corporate Airlines Flight 5966, but as the plane began its descent to Kirksville, Missouri as its short trip from St. Louis came to an end, everyone was excited … Read More