Boeing 757 Crashes Into A Mountain | Lost | FULL EPISODE | Mayday: Air Disaster

[@MaydayAirDisaster]

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[@ratking948]

No

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Yes

[@scorch33]

So that video of the pilot getting sucked out of the cockpit was a complete fabrication?

[@gigi9301]

@@scorch33 No it wasn't that was one of the best ones and I highly recommend it!!

[@MoniLove100]

My coworker died on this flight. He was going home to Colombia to see his family. Such a nice guy. I remember hearing about the crash and thinking "what were the chances".. so sad to go back to work and see his desk empty. RiP Alphonso.

[@micheleshively8557]

😪 sorry for the loss of your friend and co worker

[@abecabreraj.r.7314]

Stay Strong, safe and Healthy, and Happy, 🤠💙🤟🏽

[@hellsagent25]

Sorry to know that RIP Alphonso

[@themagician8851]

May god rest his soul and all who lost their lives

[@MLXaviation]

Im so sorry for your Co-Worker, May he rest in peace

[@kasai1398]

I did some research, and a dog also survived this crash. He was in a carrier and was given the name "Milagro" meaning "miracle" in Spanish. Colombia's red cross adopted him for the first couple of weeks, but then one of the Americans involved in the plane recovery adopted him and took him back to the U.S.

[@titan4110]

I declare that dog an SCP.

[@rocioaguilera3555]

I'm very glad

[@hecklersfan991]

I think the dog hid in the ceiling maybe that’s why he survived the crash

[@howmathematicianscreatemat9226]

Omg, even dogs crash ? It must be extremely unlucky situation for him.

[@dr.shailendrad8804]

In oo

[@bkailua1224]

I flew the 757 into a lot of airports in South America including many times to Cali. My rule was if you can not see the ground be on an airway above the MEA and radar contact did not mean the controller would keep you out of the rocks . The terrain avoidance system today is better because of this accident and the training changed. I retired with 19000 hours of flying airliners.

[@joelt4416]

did you ever fly to San Salvador? Although the airport is by the coast, there is some terrain during the arrival from the north.

[@Kinkle_Z]

Thanks for your input!

[@jobengulu6165]

hurraa

[@barrymurphy3554]

Hi B.Kailua Thanks for that information keep safe. Thanks for your professional service

[@BhattiJatt]

At night are pilots completely blind? How they haven't seen that mountain or via instruments

[@SugaryPhoenixxx]

I am so addicted to these Mayday: Air disaster videos! They are so professionally done & really helps convey the way the passengers felt during the accident. Keep up the great work to the crew responsible for making these videos!

[@Amy-jb6ml]

I agree! But imo theyre quite dramatised; i recommend the air crash investigation series made by ‘mentour pilot’, theyre amazingly produced and explained very thoroughly!

[@trawlins396]

@@Amy-jb6ml I like that they're dramatized.

[@gigi9301]

@@Amy-jb6ml That one is good too he's very technical with the jargon and doesn't tell or show a story like this one

[@BleechMedia]

@@Amy-jb6ml that is because this was on cable TV and the mentour pilot videos are just for youtube so different style of video.

[@prooflifedoc942]

Yeah this was a TV series that someone just stole and put it on their KZbin

[@user-xb7pt2ig4d]

The RELIEF of seeing those on board being interviewed.

[@scienceoftbp7367]

Only 4 of like 160 survived though.

[@surfside75]

Are you serious?

[@lilyrrichard236]

For me it was disappointment. Only 4 survived....

[@YetiArhamYT]

@@surfside75 yea sadly

[@hanspeterx]

when Air Traffic Control doesnt have Radar, then block whole airport, till radar is repaired, and postpone all flights, thats how it works. I wont blame the Captain, but when he doesnt feel save, he could abort the Final Approach and climb to safe altitude and repeat the approach to the last safe VOR. Or even Choose an Alternative airfield to land, because of Lack of Radar Coverage by the ATC.

[@Soffity]

Mercedes seems a very loving, compassionate, empathetic lady. What she went thru was horrific. Hope you have found some peace Mercedes.

[@Tracymmo]

As so articulate. She conveyed her experience so well.

[@guillermomontoyo]

She's a wonderful woman who I feel closer to every time I watch this episode

[@jamesstreet228]

She obviously married someone named Johnson.

[@LathropLdST]

​@@jamesstreet228hello, Captain Obvious. Time to board the flight for Oblivion.

[@harlequin75]

@@LathropLdST Didn’t like the joke, eh 😂😂😂

[@JD-gj2rj]

I crashed in a helicopter, I was the only surviving crewman. I don't know why , I deal with it everyday and it's been over 30 yrs. I feel for these survivors for I feel I will always remember the people that died

[@blitz-n-chipz361]

Survivors guilt

[@MontyGumby]

Nam?

[@LunaticTheCat]

@@MontyGumby Nam was a lot more than 30 years ago

[@AmericaVoice]

Survivors gult is daunting! I always try to contously look to the future but it continues to get me at times! Peace be to you J D!

[@منتظرصبريكاطعصخي]

you still have sustenance in life

[@dgrn101]

The moment she said "the crash was so deep, my legs speared into the ground." That shook me. And I'm not an easy person to shake. Get chills just thinking about it.

[@AJ_1namillion]

I’ve always questioned what would be worse… dying horrifically in a plane crash, or surviving a horrific plane crash. That mental/emotional and physical pain seems impossible to deal with. Im sure it’s a blessing for that family members but that’s got to change you inside.

[@danielng7795]

I would say the worse would be surviving a horrific plane crash. You might have severe injuries that have life long consequences. So I would rather be dead than be alive but struggle with severe spinal injuries for example and being a burden to family member. At least if I'm dead, as time goes by the grief of losing a love one will fade slowly.

[@EpicJoshua314]

Those Uruguayan rugby players whose plane crashed into the Andes in 1972 were in that same situation unfortunately.

[@33moneyball]

@@danielng7795 depends on the level of injury...if I can physically recover I’d much prefer to survive.

[@priscamolotsi]

Good comment!

[@battyrae1398]

Surviving is better imo. Surviving is always better. Life has value. So much value. You'll never be the same, sure. Maybe you won't be able to live life like you could before. But you can still find joy, you still have things worth contributing even paralysed or in pain. You can still tell a joke and make someone smile, see beauty, love your family, eat a good meal, tell stories.... There's so much life out there to live. It's worth struggling for.

[@titan4110]

The fact that there's 4 survivors is amazing.

[@notme2day]

I wonder if there would have been more if not for the over night temp and the remoteness of the area?!

[@devinthierault]

@@notme2day flight 123 had same issue. Almost 600 dead. 4 survivors

[@danielng7795]

@@notme2day There might be more had the climate was better regardless of remote area. But on the other hand, how long can you survive if you receive injuries that require medical attention. So either way, the number of survivor will increase slightly but not too much as it also depends on the type of injuries 😂

[@TheDrjaydrjay]

Indeed, this is actually a 0-survivability event. these people are literal flukes, against all statistical odds. this is exceedingly good improbable fortune happening 4 times, even less probable... however, they were all seated in the exact same small radius, so that happened to be the "magic spot" on this plane affording the best odds on this particular crash

[@helwatywahab5236]

Another deadliest american airlines 757 crash is american airlines flight 77 (9/11 pentagon)

[@buckstarchaser2376]

I never saw the un-'bleeped' version of this episode. This is a treat especiale.

[@ma61king]

Pretty skookum

[@buckstarchaser2376]

@@ma61king Skookum indeed... ...as frig.

[@trawlins396]

@@buckstarchaser2376 I agree lol. The Captain just said "We really fukd up here didn't we?" 🤣🤣🤣😃 😳😳😳😳

[@buckstarchaser2376]

@@trawlins396 I'm sure that helped out a lot to get families settlement $$$, so it's hard to hate on the fella.

[@marysummer08]

It makes it so real

[@trukeesey8715]

In this series, actors very convincing, even the children, great pace, great illustrations, clear writing and with due heed to suspense, directing and editing very entertaining. Congratulations. Seemingly the facts presented and the conclusions are far above those of the bureaucracy.

[@enigmadrath1780]

I like the actors they got to play the pilots. I know it's a weird thing to mention but their line delivery is great.

[@desmeisme]

In this horrible hateful world I have never felt so grateful and blessed to be alive. I have a mom who loves me. A roof over my head. Food to eat. And a so far healthy life. This makes me remember that life is limited. Things happen weather we like it or not. Cherish the moments you have now as I will too

[@abecabreraj.r.7314]

Nicely Said, Stay Safe, and Happy 🤠💙🤟🏽

[@johnschultz3664]

Years ago I got an email from a fellow son of a Panagra pilot. (Panagra flew the west coast of South America and would link up with Pan Am at Panama and Buenos Aires from 1928 until it merged with Braniff.) It was about a Panagra reunion about a year after this American Airlines crash. The pilots at the reunion had gotten into a gripe session about how the senior pilot insisted that they memorize the geography of where they were flying. Then there was silence as they realized that this detailed knowledge would have saved their lives.

[@jameswest8280]

The production value of this show is impeccable.

[@krisc7135]

After fracturing my femur and my kneecap in late January it has become so difficult to watch videos of people breaking their legs. I'd seen this episode both before and after my fall, the reenactment of Mercedes' injuries now hit incredibly hard. That scream was so well acted and so real I was taken back to the night I broke my own leg. It makes my heart jump. She's amazing. Simply amazing.

[@rocioaguilera3555]

Best wishes

[@krisc7135]

@@rocioaguilera3555 Thank you! It's been a rough and long recovery, but, I'm making huge strides lately. I wish you the best, as well.

[@mariahcarey9470]

@@krisc7135 you good Kris?

[@kingsleyoppong-wereko7239]

I’m addicted to these documentaries/re-enactments. Generally I notice: window seat is risky and try to get a seat at the back or under the wing. The rest is up to God & the pilot👀

[@laurendoe168]

I get a seat in the rear. I've never heard of a plane backing into a mountain. :D

[@harryjensen9090]

I. Have followed this stuff since 1959 sixty plus years . It is interesting to see some of the issues that. Come out of the crashes .human error seems to top the list. Not as bad as it use to be.

[@anneoconnor8741]

Me also, an aisle seat towards the back, as near as possible to an emergency exit. Also, always jeans and trainers, and cotton or wool upper garment depending on the weather, never nylon etc. Finally, always listen to the safety briefings and count rows to all emergency exits nearby. So much is luck, but sometimes just immediately knowing which way to turn to the nearest exit can mean the difference between life or death. If I see anyone trying to bring their hand luggage I will rip it out of their hands and hit them as hard as I can with it, so many lives have been lost because of such idiots. Not scared of flying exactly, but constantly alert and glad when I get off the plane. Rally good videos on this channel, thanks.

[@KM-ql4eb]

My flying days are done. Last flight I took was probably 3 years ago. I'm done.

[@jukee67]

@@KM-ql4eb Same. I don't trust anything these days.

[@njones8791]

Let me get this straight. The surrounding mountains peak at 14,000 ft and the pilot flies at 9,000 knowing he’s fn lost? Wow! 100% the pilots fault. You can’t be lost while simultaneously sure you’re on a clear path. He needed to ascend to 15,000 ft until he figured out where the heck he was. No pilot training required to use common sense.

[@cityplanner3063]

If everything was as straight and easy as ABC then there would be no accidents in the world. There is a lot of crap going on, you are pre occupied. It’s not as easy as watching this KZbin video. Yes I agree it is pilot error but to many keyboard warriors in every air crash investigation

[@justicebait]

@@cityplanner3063 it is easy, it’s the technology that’s the problem, technology is not perfect and engineering isn’t either. If they were, 95% of plane crashes in history would’ve never happened. Always something wrong with the radar, Signals, the fact that planes don’t have Night vision? absolutely ridiculous.. the real issue is that it’s a buisness and the people at the top could care less and so pilots are incentivized to complete the task as quick as possible for more profits. Terrible plane crashes will continue to happen inevitably due to this reason alone (rushing, all about money, speed, risk taking, terrible risk assessment, dangerous decisions) that’s why I just don’t trust all these factors of human error and technology/engineering errors. They are definitely more common than we think. The dumbest thing to be thinking is ah this won’t ever happen to me, how do you know? Lol you just might have shitty luck. F*ck airplanes I’d rather drive or take a boat, at least with that you have much higher rates of survival. Boat would be scary too in terrible water conditions but I think a proper emergency plan has a higher chance of survival than a plane.

[@lbowsk]

What you don't know about descending for landing in mountainous terrain is a LOT. Stick to loading shelves.

[@Arvidje]

@@justicebait thats not the case.. yes its a bussiness, but they have to follow strict rules and regulations.. Its the fact they are to experienced and got a bit lazy, not as sharp when your first fly the 757. U can get easy disorientated in a flight.. u have to check, check it again and at night double check. Also there could be an aerosol sound for the speedbrake, bc u will never give power while climbing with speedbrake deployed..

[@justicebait]

@@Arvidje Getting lazy is human error, doesn’t matter what you say

[@krazykatlady2733]

You never want to hear your pilot asks his partner: “Where are we?“ just before landing

[@Rando_Shyte]

😂

[@andredarin8966]

I believe sleep deprivation played a role in this. If my memory is correct the CVR had snippets of a conversation of the pilots discussing how gutted they were after bidding these flights. I seem to remember one talking about driving on the Southern State Parkway fighting off sleep.

[@trawlins396]

Definitely sleep deprivation. They weren't clear headed.

[@rocioaguilera3555]

The little girl said that there's no scientific explanation for her survival, but there sure is: 1) Small children's body is so much more resilient than older people's. 2) The site where she was sitting on the plane. 3) The decision of the rescuers to take her to the hospital even though the conditions weren't ideal

[@Mike_Jones281]

What she is saying is God chose to her life but not anyone else's life.

[@spaceboomer564]

She went through a massively traumatic event at a young age that she barely survived and part of her family didn't. Her sentiment is kind of understandable.

[@cancelanime1507]

Bro she was a kid it's not that deep

[@apilolomi]

Yeah, I couldn't help but roll my eyes a bit even if I probably shouldn't.

[@Rando_Shyte]

@@Mike_Jones281 God's kind of an asshole like that

[@starguy2718]

"Report reaching waypoint Tulua." "Roger, cleared directly to Cali." What we have here, is failure to communicate.

[@luisruiz2430]

I totally agree 💯

[@dracobengali]

add to that, right after saying "...direct to Cali" he also confirms the "Report Tulua"...that should have given him pause, why am I reporting a waypoint I'm deleting?

[@HellcatMad]

for real. this deal went bad quick .

[@otsigo]

*Google ad bot while eating a hand full of crayons* *humm lots of airplanes in this video. Let's sell them a bunch of travel related ads."

[@kasai1398]

literally the worst place to put travel or flight ads

[@sachadc]

"It can be a pilots best friend...Or in this case, their worst nightmare." That says a lot about all the modern automation and technologies on passenger planes, even to this day.

[@santa_ryan]

To be fair, it did exactly what the pilots told it to do, without question. It is unfair to blame the system for having been given an overriding and absolute order.

[@pauldavis5665]

Nothing beats a good old fashion human pilot.

[@sinfullwarrior2471]

What about the columbian insurgents😐😐

[@sachadc]

@@santa_ryan Well yes, but the systems aren't very intuitive. You could say that this was a 757 where this computerizarion was still in its infancy, but the fact that modern planes still suffer from this means there should be changes. Quoted from another Mayday episode: "You shouldn't have to press 16 buttons, through 4 separate levels of menus just to see whats going on with your plane"

[@howmathematicianscreatemat9226]

@@pauldavis5665 then why the heck are airliners planning that we should all fly with only the autopilot with no human boss in it anymore ?!? :o

[@whatwillbem6825]

These stories are so interesting…although usually about horrific sadness…😔…

[@pali1H]

I know right? In the rare episodes when a pilot does something good to rescue the airplane and save lives, it gives me chills. Take the last 2 videos for example. Those pilots saved everyone when they did nothing wrong and auto throttles kicked on, damaging the backfiring engines.

[@notme2day]

What facinates me is that fact that planes are made up of millions of pieces and miles of wiring YET investigators can still .. generally speaking .. find the cause of the crash .. even when those pieces are smashed into even more millions of tiny pieces over miles of terrain. Conclusive cause not just supposition or guess work .. truly remarkable.

[@pali1H]

@@notme2day oh totally. It's insane. Would be a pretty awesome job to be like a lab tech for them. I don't think I could handle on site investigating.

[@vincepanico188]

I agree. We learn from the mistakes.however whhen a crash involves poor maintenance..thats really scary.

[@katarihagodwin4668]

It's miraculous to survive a plane crash in a terrain area

[@Sacto1654]

I also think these crashes forced airlines to start installed GPS receivers on planes so at least the flight crew know where they are within 10 meters (just over 30 feet) of accuracy. Many large airports also now includes special transmitting sites to boost the accuracy of aircraft GPS down to 3 meters accuracy near the airport.

[@buckstarchaser2376]

Definitely a good addition, though I'll point out that this was a small and isolated airport, in an area with armed conflict, and airport-related radio stuff had been ruined by saboteurs. The scene where the pilot "manually entered the frequency of the beacon" and immediately started to realize how badly he was out of place... That is a radio direction finder. I've seen one in a newer airplane, and it works with many types of broadcast radios, even the types that generally wouldn't be hit in such hostile-yet-functioning environments, like radio music stations. Part of the licensing requirements of those radio stations is that they must be continuously broadcasting 24/7/365.2425, and state their radio callsign regularly. These powerful transmitters have been navigation aids for pilots equipped with RDF for generations. I'm now wondering if the newer version I saw (it was a circular screen with colored lines radiating from the center, and pointing at the various transmitters as we flew by) is more visual and taking up valuable panel space for the specific reason of keeping pilots updated on their relative positions to known ground points, as it would show all of these "Tulua/Roso/cali/etc." places before they fully deviated from a reasonable path.

[@diegofuentes6639]

The lesson we can learn from Mayday: As tragic and heartbreaking 💔 as these aviation accidents are, they have made YOUR commercial flight ✈️ MUCH SAFER. Sad 😥 but true

[@747-pilot]

As they say, aviation safety and regulations are written in blood spilled from these crashes!!

[@kaleycouco7321]

All changes made in Aviation comes after death.

[@kaleycouco7321]

It is very expensive to make system changes in Aviation given that they will have to train all users again. This is why the Boeing 737max killed many before mcas was fixed.

[@markmckinney9821]

Crazy that they didnt pull up then redo the approach. That captain was completely and utterly CLUELESS. Extremely sad.

[@chiragraju821]

@@markmckinney9821 yeah, especially in the mountains

[@c.j.1089]

I can't believe they went this entire investigation and conclusion without ever mentioning the missing radar for the damn airport! That is INSANE to not place that as the number one cause of this crash. You have an air traffic controller without any idea at all of the flights location, no idea how to vector them in, no idea how to give VFR instructions, nothing.

[@gameplan1759]

Couldn't agree with you more. If rebels destroyed the radar. Set up there Military base to protect your civil aviation Integraty & safety of human beings. Polits are human regardless of how many sophisticated technologies they may have. Simple radar screen from the tower Could've saved all these souls perished.

[@Just4womenafrica]

I agree with you

[@tiadaid]

Because you can operate without radar. Case in point, flying across the oceans, you're often out of radar coverage, so ATC relies on pilot reports.

[@lbowsk]

@@gameplan1759 Back then radar coverage was spotty on the best days. It's only marginally better now.

[@cityplanner3063]

You do realise that a lot of airports don’t have radar? Let’s just say it is an inconvenience without radar but not something that would stop a flight

[@53roger]

Unfortunately the Pilot had tunnel vision causing him to hear but not understand the ATC commands. What surprises me is the Co-pilot seems to be blindly following the Pilot instructions and not thinking about what is happening (loss of situational awareness). The ATC said numerous times to report Tulua to which the Pilot acknowledged but he also removed Tulua waypoint from the FMC??? Another thing that was concerning was that the FMC map was not at the proper zoom distance to show the aircraft position and the airport at the same time. This would have clearly shown both pilots the location and direction of the aircraft. When the confusion by the Pilot was fully understood by the Co-pilot he should have alerted ATC that they wanted to cancel landing clearance and to gain altitude. The pilots then could have reprogrammed the FMC for Tulua, regained situational awareness and then requested new landing clearances. A clear case of 'no one is flying the plane"

[@gigi9301]

Agreed; it seems each one of them was thinking someone else had it figured out, but none of them did. Were they insinuating that the pilot was drinking alcohol or what was in his plastic cup? Water? Were they all just tired?

[@angelparedes7127]

Incredible, how could the crew not realize they had turned after inputing the Rozo way point when the approach was straight in.

[@johnsmith-ve3hs]

This is the classic everything had to go wrong crash. Their were like 8 mistakes that caused this accident, if you change one decision the accident doesn’t happen. The biggest mistake being that the airport had no radar. I don’t even know how airplanes are allowed to fly into complicated to navigate airports without radar.

[@power2084]

Learn some grammar. Their/they're/there.

[@747-pilot]

Stuff happens. Radar failed and was inoperative at this time. Pilots are still expected to be able to use multiple other means to navigate and keep safe. As you correctly pointed out “everything that could go wrong, went wrong, here”. This is exactly why there are multiple redundancies built into commercial aviation. It’s called the “Swiss cheese model”. When all the holes in layers of Swiss cheese all line up, then you have a catastrophic event! And that is what pilots are taught today: break the “error chain” somewhere along the line, and do not allow “all the holes to line up”.

[@davesmith5656]

@@747-pilot ---- No, the radar was BLOWN UP BY SOCIALISTS. Sort of like Antifa and BLM. They're all for "the good of the people" and "tax the rich" (written blood red on a white floor-length dress worn to a party).

[@johnsmith-ve3hs]

@@davesmith5656 LMAO. Leave your BS politics out of a airplane crash documentary please.

[@edwardjackson1418]

It's crazy, and they probably still don't!

[@jenniferstover1307]

26 years ago today... So sad.

[@LiveLaughLobotomy12]

Can you imagine surviving an “unsurvivable airline crash”

[@ch0colatemilk]

Ooh... the minute I heard the radar was blown up I thought "this can't be good." Seeing how heavily they depended on the radar, I'm surprised that it hadn't been replaced in 3 years since being blown up!! The captain had flown to this destination only 6 days earlier. You think he would have remembered it was surrounded by very tall mountains? Why he didn't immediately try to gain altitude (knowing he was at about 9000 feet) once he realized he was even the slightest bit lost or tried to tell ATC they were lost or needed another approach/go around (if he still thought they were close to landing) is confusing to me. Maybe someone can explain. Is it simply because they lost situation awareness as the guy was saying around 48:50? Collision detection only kicked in 12 seconds before they crashed, in which case it seems like you're already doomed. I was so saddened to hear about the oversight of the air brakes after they actually responded quickly enough to climb... the outcome could have been totally different. Horrible place to crash, being so inaccessible to get rescue quickly. Perhaps the little boy would have survived, having an operation before he had to hang in a tree for 8 hours. Absolutely awful, it's miraculous that there were any survivors at all. Can't imagine how that feels for those 4 people.

[@KM-ql4eb]

This is so devastating. :( RIP to all those who died. my heart is with the survivors.

[@holaforistas]

A dog 🐕 who was traveling to Cali in the cargo compartment also survived the crash. It was called Milagros (miracle) and was temporarily adopted by the Colombian Red Cross Team. Then, an employee from American Airlines adopted the doggie and brought it back to the United States.

[@trawlins396]

That's AMAZING! God bless that intrepid little doggy! ♥️♥️🐶🐶

[@AmericaVoice]

Always remember if you are ever in a situation where you are around possibly or definitely dead NEVER EVER look into that individual eyes directly. I am a still Paramedic and a Former Fire Chief of 23 years. I have also deployed overseas in a war zone in the middle east, I have seen several deceased and dying in front of me many times in my career! I learned rapidly those that I looked right into there eyes are seared into my memory and have heard the same from others. I can only surmise that its a connection to there soul or something! Has anyone else discovered this in there life or career! RIP to those that made it and peace to the ones who survived!

[@susanlundy857]

Just when my husband was dying from cancer

[@AmericaVoice]

@@susanlundy857 I am so sorry to hear that, much peace to you!

[@susanlundy857]

@@AmericaVoice Thank You

[@trawlins396]

@@AmericaVoice That's pretty odd. I've never heard anyone say that before. My dad did 3 tours in Vietnam and I wonder if he felt that way. I've heard of ppl losing loved ones that they're sitting right next to. Honestly I wouldn't turn away if a dying person was looking at me. It's probably comforting for them to feel connected to someone.

[@susanlundy857]

@@trawlins396 it’s something you will never unsee, I’m just thankful I was in the bedroom with him, I worried he would die without me being with him.

[@boeingdriver29]

Talk about a complete lack of planning and situational awareness. One error after another, I’m surprised these guys lasted as long as they did in aviation. Much compassion for the friends and families of those who lost their lives in the hands of these idiots.

[@djarcforceable]

It's a shame that these experienced pilots failed to realize that they were in danger the second they discovered that they were lost. At that very second they should have throttled up and climbed out to a safe altitude and THEN taken the time needed to figure out where they were and how they got there. Guessing when there's hundreds of people behind you depending on you is unacceptable.

[@danielng7795]

And that's what makes us human i guess. Even an experience pilot can fail and in this case guess which is not a good choice to make. Unfortunately, unless we make airplanes fully automated without pilot, there will be crashes in the future that is caused by pilot error.

[@djarcforceable]

@@danielng7795 Very true and indeed I think that will be the case sooner than later. It only makes sense to take humans out of the loop to improve flight safety further. I'm sure there's been plenty of cases where a brilliant flight crew saved the day with unconventional methods in a strange situation. But I find it unlikely that the tally of lives saved in those situations will ever be more than the number of lives lost by pilot error.

[@OGJeff685]

Hopefully planes these days have a damn Chart screen that shows where they are at all times.. like a boat. or I dunno, google maps?

[@Tracymmo]

@@OGJeff685 They have for a long time, but when you're flying over dark rural areas at night, it's hard to use them,, right?

[@LunaticTheCat]

Absolutely. When lost, climbing to an altitude safe from potential mountains is a must.

[@zyh6566]

I always get emotional when watching these episodes

[@shallendor]

Every choice you make, no matter how small, can make the difference between life and death!

[@Gkuljian]

Thanks for not censoring.

[@murhafsukkar9555]

This is a totally a pilot’s unbelievable fault. He had been to that airport many times and, yet, he kept lowering the plane’s altitude knowing that: 1- they are lost 2- they were h go going below 9000 ft 3- the mountains surrounding them are as high as 9000 ft

[@S.Sparkinggg]

American Pilots

[@izzfp9802]

Pretty sure it's the fault of whoever shot the radar.

[@dicekey7662]

4- forgetting they opened the speedbrake

[@rp7r54]

It is called complacency

[@nothing2403]

Exactly

[@TedApelt]

This is one of the reasons why today's planes have transponders on them that satellites read to locate them in three dimensional space. No more getting lost!

[@Ebooger]

Or a cell phone with Google maps.

[@DangerD20]

@A Publick Domain that was 2014, over 7 years ago the technology now is way better.

[@pilsplease7561]

it doesnt actually show where planes are.

[@DangerD20]

@@pilsplease7561 what?

[@N1Zer0]

@@DangerD20 Is it really that fast to implement expensive re-modifications on current commercial aviation systems? anyways, we can never really know what happened to the mysterious MH370. We do not know whether its equipment malfuntion/human factor. The authorities can only speculate based on the very limited data they have. The plane's pieces are all over and beyond the Indian Ocean.

[@BenzinoDog]

”We f*cked up. here didn't we" he says🤣🤣🤣🤣 not knowing truly how bad he f*cked up tho 😔

[@reimannx33]

Whenever an airport is built next to towering mountain ranges on two or more sides, it is very dangerous When they were getting progressively confused finding taluah or cali, they should have abandoned the automatic rapid descent, take over manual control, climb back up, and start the landing process afresh. Alas, that automatic search for taluah using only 'T' and choosing the first listed item without co-pilot's confirmation - when it was not 'taluah' - took them off course in automatic mode, all the while descending into the walls of the valley.

[@acrosscanada.]

when you get lost ... you fly up

[@horseathalt7308]

Exactly they knew they were surrounded by high mountains. I would have immediately gotten as high as possible when i knew i was lost...forget landing

[@MethosFilms]

Exactly. When u are lost u do missed approach and the atc will bring u back to the original waypoint

[@markkaiser3155]

I remember the news reports on this. American Airlines Flight 965. Controlled flight into terrain caused by navigational error and pilot error.

[@michaelschweizer4772]

I'm not a pilot, it seems like the terrain warning system should activate sooner, the pilot's get distracted, warning sounds, by the time the engines spool up it's to late to recover.

[@rorosnusnu2035]

The mountains kept getting taller.

[@JohnDoe-hg4lq]

ATC without radar seems pretty useless.

[@jerichobeach2967]

You mean at fault

[@JohnDoe-hg4lq]

@@jerichobeach2967 Yes the ATC in this definitely shares some blame. In no context in my life has "directly" meant anything but "directly" lol. It's a very stubborn word - saying you can go directly to rozo or cali implies skipping anything in between.

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

@@jerichobeach2967 More than the ATC or the pilots being at fault, I'd say most of the fault lies with the Colombian government for not closing the airport and American Airlines for continuing to fly to an airport without radar.

[@ali_el_baba3665]

@@CWINDOWSsystem32 and the end of the day everything is all about money i guess...

[@prathampujari6665]

Please post new videos like this we like it alot. Your videos are really good!...

[@pyrotechnick420]

I've seen almost all of these videos but this one hit me the hardest

[@AA10101]

Same - seen almost all and this is among the most harrowing... The 4xF-bombs really accentuate the position of the pilots - But AeroPeru 603 is By Far the saddest episode - another South American tragedy

[@jdl9623]

They kept on showing that bloodied feet sticking out of the debris. Ok, I get it, the plane crashed

[@violetmina]

God bless anybody reading this ❤️❤️

[@KristinCortez]

And God bless you, too. 🙏🏻❤️ Have a great day! 😀

[@skkane]

I like how they always overexagerate the foot space in the cabin.

[@olhydra]

How are you gonna make me laugh at a time like this??

[@Rando_Shyte]

@@olhydra 😅

[@ReadingsByRoxbyDebbie]

This is a repeat of yours, a month I have watched every single one😍 I remember this one

[@trawlins396]

They're all repeats.

[@albedougnut]

This series has really great soundtracks.

[@dalea1691]

That alarm went off too late.

[@gizmo8361]

The Air Traffic Control had no radar operating. That’s just wrong on so many levels. The military had no night vision goggles. Maybe the little boy would’ve survived if they had. The pilots guided the plane in error and into a mountain. Too many wrongs made nothing right.

[@theq4602]

the radar was knocked out by rebels this was 1995 night vision wasn't something you could just order on amazon back then, its not exactly cheap stuff and it even depends on what kind of night vision equipment because there's more than just goggles.

[@gizmo8361]

@@theq4602 Night-vision devices were introduced into the German Army as early as 1939 and were used in WW2. Courtesy Google.

[@larryturner6859]

These air disasters are unbelievable absolutely crazy scary RIP to all

[@williamsquires3070]

It (the aircraft) needed an interlock system so that if either the terrain warning system sounds, or the pilots increase throttle and pull back on the control yoke, then the air brakes will automatically un-deploy.

[@patriciaramsey5294]

Good idea!

[@gloriaramos1430]

a real pilot would be able to fly a plane with out the use of a computer.

[@ogrig3430]

@@gloriaramos1430 Eventually computers will be the only real pilots.

[@fateek2249]

@@ogrig3430 In a way they already are. The human pilots are there only to monitor what the computer is doing and take over if they need to.

[@keithpearson7059]

Excellent idea , would PREVENT HUNDREDS OF INJURIES AND DEATHS .

[@coylewho]

Cali... Mountains everywhere...13.000 hours of flight time in the 757?!! This dude had to have other mishaps and just got lucky for a very long time, right? "Let's just descend at 210MPH, 1300FPM without way points in the ducking mountains." And if you are ground control without radar, don't you make the situation clear to everyone? "Ground control here,... proceed. 'Don't tell them we can't see them.' You're looking great from here." What is the ducking job of ground control? This crash is ducking stupidity at its worst. The FAA even has an acronym for this stupidity. Hey, FAA, use that $27B to find a common link.

[@surfside75]

We can be friends🤣

[@coylewho]

@@surfside75 That'd be cool. What are your views on hallucinations?

[@surfside75]

-welp that ended quickly😂

[@bray8949]

1300fpm is actually a fairly slow descent lmao

[@mayhem7455]

In our quest for technology we have forgotten what we already knew. Pilots tend to rely too much on new technology and forget how to fly the plane.

[@747-pilot]

Yes, I agree! Air France 447 comes to mind RIGHT AWAY!!!

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

The Asiana flight that crashed on final approach at SFO several years back is a great example of this.

[@ManiyaVinas]

It was night

[@billymania11]

A really big factor was the navigation computer. Why didn't it have the Rozo destination at the top of the list? The software was written to sequence destinations in that order. Obviously there where other factors at play but this was a significant contributor to the crash.

[@kapranitos109]

Because at the time they selected R on the FMS they were closer to Bogota, where there is anothe NDB called Romeo, also identified as R. After the accident Rozo was changed to Palma (PL) but it kept the same frequency.

[@oldcat3439]

.. cannot understand why Cali approach did not warn AA 965 of the lack of radar, double checking every single instruction and explaining the required flight path .. and pilots should have aborted the approach as soon as confused .. RIP to the lives lost

[@guriausa]

I wasn't expecting to hear so many f bombs unedited 😳. I guess this version is not edited for television lol.

[@mpscorporation6874]

I was surprised myself 🤣

[@trawlins396]

*"We really fukd up didn't we?"* 🤣🤣🤣🤣😳😳😳😳

[@AndrewWestaway]

I had to replay that a few times to make sure I heard it right. That's something I never expected to hear on a show like this.

[@SIDI1590]

Rip to all those who lost their lives

[@JCTiggs1]

The old adage "fly the damn plane" seems to be lost on many pilots nowadays, with their over reliance on autopilot for 99.9% of the time they're in the cockpit. Flying hours should be actual flying hours, and not hours simply sitting in a seat with autopilot controlling the plane.

[@tristyy404]

I KNOW this is old but I truly love the little mistakes made in editing & I know other people do too. Helicopter crew uniforms…your welcome.

[@horseathalt7308]

When the radar was destroyed , Cali Airport should have been closed

[@jeangabin7340]

One of the scariest Mayday episodes

[@Species710]

Is there another channel that posts the same series? I've seen this whole episode before and it's happening a lot.

[@astronomydemon6312]

There's three channels that post the same episodes, Wonder, Mayday, and On The Move, each have some unique episodes so I recommend looking at all 3 if you want new content

[@cathyl2338]

@@astronomydemon6312 Thank you for posting the channel names.

[@N1Zer0]

Mayday series is created/filmed by a Canadian company I think, and spans a number of seasons(IDK how many seasons really). Though they released these on DISCOVERY CHANNEL and then NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL pre-pawnwars era, and some more channels I guess depending on the region. I think this youtube channel posting this video is legit. I based this observation on the quality of the videos being posted(lossless 1080p), despite the age of the videos. This means they got the original copies of the series. I am still trying observing whether they are cutting out the actual cockpit voice recorder chapters(I won't lie, its very disturbing to watch). So far I've only watched 1 video with CVR chapter on it and I think it is short.

[@micheleshively8557]

There are several channels that do plane crashes, they are silent and you have to read the lines The flight channel is my favorite.

[@DeanStephen]

It sure strikes me that Ground Proximity warning systems are next to worthless. In almost all cases they sound so late that it provides no time to make difference.

[@c.j.1089]

It should strike you as obvious that you never hear about the lives saved. Only the lives lost. 100% of people who die in plane crashes had this warning. 100% of people who survive collisions with terrain also had this warning. It's irrelevant.

[@tiadaid]

This is one of the main reasons for the introduction of the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System. It gives pilot way earlier warnings, and uses GPS to ensure its location at all times.

[@confirmhandle]

I think around proximity warning should come on as soon as you drop below 30,000 ft

[@spaceboomer564]

This case actually proves ground proximity warning systems are valuable. The pilots were warned in time. They failed the clear the mountain not because they weren't warned fast enough, but because they also forgot to turn off the speed brakes. They accidentally slowed their own emergency ascent. The warning would have saved them if they hadn't done that.

[@Vespyr_]

Oh my god that ATC killed those people. What a TERRIBLE COMMUNICATOR. "Can American Airlines 965 go DIRECTLY to Rozo and then do the Rozo Arrival, sir?" "AFFIRMATIVE. -> Take the Rozo one and Runway One-Niner. The Wind is Calm." "Alright Rozo to Rozo one to one-nine, thank you American 965." ----->>>>>>>> "Report Talua 24 Miles and 5000 feet..." Are you serious??!?!? This man needs to be in prison.

[@Krystalmyth]

Seriously. The fact he has the gall to get on this episode and admit to saying something like that, and refusing to realize he had directed a flight to their deaths to this day. Disgraceful, really.

[@ambrozpalir]

After all mistakes made by the crew they could still make it if they remembered to lover speed brakes, that makes the whole thing even mored sad

[@lucascalma605]

The quality of this episode makes it feel like we're watching a Home Alone film rather than an Air Crash Investigation episode.

[@djjuniorsampler7528]

Watching from kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@alfredritcher]

One thing i never want to hear "terrain "

[@micheleshively8557]

Too low, pull up. Eek

[@keithpearson7059]

...have it announce " terrain " much SOONER .

[@KM-ql4eb]

Terrain terrain. pull up. haunts my nightmares.

[@undisclosedmusic4969]

Just gotta love them dropping the f-bombs 😂

[@ThyRodman]

Those took me by surprise, never heard f-bombs in any of these episodes till now lol

[@jasonvoorhees6152]

@@ThyRodman the 2002 mid air collision episode has the f word in the episode. aeroperu 603 epsiode has swearing. Don't know how many episodes have swearing.

[@NasaManzoor]

میں ایک بات بتانا چاہتا ہوں جس کو خدا بچائے اس کو کوئی نہیں مارتا ہے ہاں باقی جن لوگوں کو اس دنیا سے چلے گئے ہیں ان کو اسی دن تک جی جی کر رکھا گیا تھا the rest hurts seeing this It's also wrong to drive a ship in the dark It's also not right If the weather is bad, then till that time you should not go, whether it is good or bad. I saw one of these girls, I also cried when I saw that girl alive god bless you my daughter Cause this baby is mine too bless you people bless you human

[@harlemsoldier421]

I think this is a clear example of what happens when we rely too much on computers. It really shouldn't of mattered if the radar was inoperable. Definitely pilot error.

[@irgski]

Didn’t these guys know how to read a compass heading? I didn’t know that Eddie Albert knew how to fly an airplane!

[@trawlins396]

He does look like Eddie Albert.

[@frankperino4215]

I love a movie called the Milagro Bean Field…good film!

[@IllutianKade]

Oh look...another example of why total automation is needed for flying.

[@keashavnair6772]

Yep. This is pure evidence that humans can't handle pressure.

[@cowboytroy3033]

The narrator was very good

[@TM-jh2hi]

And a dog survived too 🐕

[@monsoonrains8480]

Criminal negligence to not have radar and still allow planes to fly in blind.

[@ZC.Andrew]

My Lord, if you're lost and even slightly confused about where you are... CLIMB! Admit you fucked up and climb.

[@keashavnair6772]

Exactly, how dumb can they be to be reprogramming their FMS while already descending. Gosh.

[@operatorjeffdeathstar7759]

35:26 brought his TV along for the ride...LOL...

[@somnathbhattacharya6725]

Horrible experience for those who were survived .

[@christopherhennessey8991]

Why didn’t the ATC controller mention he had no radar.

[@carolinawestern3875]

As a musician, I've traveled every way you can imagine! But 4-5yrs back, I switched to AmTrak, and man that's the way to go! I'm telling you, it's top shelf courtesy & professionalism all the way. I got a private sleeper from Alpine TX to Greenville SC & back and I'll never fly or put up with the drunken riff raff and money,smokes, food, or phone use bums on a Greyhound, ever again!

[@trawlins396]

I agree. Amtrak is great! Unless you need to go overseas of course.

[@trawlins396]

Greyhound is for broke college kids.

[@หลานสาวปู่เฒ่า6395]

My tear come out Rip to people get lose and congratulation for a Survive peoples

[@Metonymy1979]

I don't care what anyone else thinks but saying you are a miracle and other people aren't is so incredibly horrible. I loathe it when people say they were saved for a reason when others died. Babies died. Good people doing good things died. You were lucky. The end.

[@yorgle11]

For someone to believe that something happened for a reason does not mean that they think they are superior. It only means that they feel there is a reason and they hope to fulfill whatever purpose there might be for them. She feels determined to find a purpose for her life, and that should be admirable to anyone regardless of how spiritual or sciencey their perspective is. Everyone exits the mortal plane at one time or another. No reasonable person, religious or otherwise, believes that dying is a condemnation. You're reading more into it than she was trying to say.

[@Metonymy1979]

@@yorgle11 Maybe I am reading into it too much. And I understand that it's probably just a coping mechanism. However, It's hard for me to hear when I know as they say that, there are family/friends thinking about their dead family or friend. It just sounds so selfish and egotistic. Not all things happen for a reason. Not all people that survive do good things or do anything for anyone. Humility is missing and that just gets under my skin.

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

@@Metonymy1979 Also , why do you even take part in these kind of interviews if your family died in that plane ? I dont know.

[@dallam305]

is this Jonathan Arris narating?? this guy is just amazing...

[@darklynoon6847]

You couldn’t hit the broad side of a mountain….oh yeah? Hold my beer and Watch this…..lol