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My name is Francisco Cunha. I´m the author of the book about the crash of Independent Air Flight 1851 the worst air accident to take place in Portugal, which occurred on February 8, 1989, killing 144 people. I made this presentation to try to explain, in a simple and straightforward way, the reasons that led to the accident. It´s my first ever attempt at this type of work and I hope you find it informative enough.
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
2:02 - Lack of Approach Briefing
3:25 - Unauthorized VOR Entry Route
5:09 - ATC transmits Incorrect QNH
6:31 - Communications Overlapse
8:01 - Incorrect Setting of the Altitude Alert
9:56 - Setting Altimeter with Incorrect QNH
11:29 - Lack of Reaction to GPWS
14:30 - Impact
14:50 - Conclusion
As stated at the end of the video, here are the links for more information on the occurrence:
Flight Safety Foundation (Review of Accident Report, includes CVR transcript) - flightsafety.o...
Aviation Safety Network Entry - aviation-safet...
Ebay link - If you wish to buy my book - www.ebay.com/i...
Twitter (My account Air Disasters OTD) - / ondisasters
Site for my book - independentair...
Uma versão deste vídeo em Português está disponível aqui - • Video