Summary: There are many mysteries in the world around us, and the world of aviation has its fair share of incidents with open questions and dead ends. In this week’s episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast, … Read More
Exclusive for Podcrashers: Shortly after takeoff on September 21, 2005, the pilots of JetBlue Airways 292 began receiving messages from the plane’s onboard computer system that the front landing gear had not retracted. Over the next several hours, and as … Read More
Summary: As Avianca Flight 52 prepared for landing, a series of traffic-related delays kept their aircraft circling above JFK Airport longer than expected. Although the crew was prepared for bad weather and a wait before they could land, they weren’t … Read More
Exclusive for Podcrashers: As fog encircled Detroit’s Wayne County Airport, multiple flights prepared for takeoff despite the undesirable conditions. In this month’s Patreon-exclusive episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast, Stephanie tells the story of two ill-fated … Read More
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: 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
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
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
Summary: There are many ways to experience air travel, and for 18 passengers onboard Chalk’s Ocean Airways Flight 101, their trip from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Bimini, Bahamas was a quick but exciting journey on a seaplane. Less than a … Read More