The Worst Mid-Air Collision In The History Of Aviation | Mayday: Air Disaster

[@MaydayAirDisaster]

Which aviaion disaster do you think has been the most devastating from Mayday?

[@LylaandLucy]

The Uberlingen one. The victims included so many children 😢and ruined the atc’s life until his death.

[@mystro2134]

@@LylaandLucy what about operation baby lift

[@ConitoErgoSum]

Any that the passengers knew something bad was happening and had time to worry and panic and then they died. That would be the scariest.

[@kkrb1212]

I think one with the pilots kids accidentally crashing the aircraft. They were in a nose down dive and inverted for a while before dying

[@ivalat74]

Los Rodeos

[@BelleFlower15]

Major props to the actor playing VK! He did an amazing job showing all the emotions

[@pattydella4]

@@BelleFlower15 I was going to say the same thing. This actor was amazing. That subtle look of dawning horror in his eyes was perfect!

[@moviemaker2011z]

WOW! the actor for young VK was really REALLY good. his performance was actually really immersive and i forgot for a moment that it was a recreation of the events. i hope he became a professional actor because he did a fantastic job.

[@armandorey557]

even years later this accident continues to cause chills when hearing the description of the black box 349 souls lost due to human errors, and sacrifices for millions of people who travel around the world today, perhaps safer than before

[@nan7861]

I was flying a USAF KC-135, on approach to landing, when there was an airborne explosion and the air traffic controller announced “(call sign) Lost Radar Contact.” Those words burned a hole in my soul. They still do even now, years later. I lost friends that day. My plane and the one that exploded were the only ones in the local area at the time. We landed, turned in our post-flight paperwork, and at one of the debrief/turn in offices I was met by a person who had two crew rosters in her hands. She looked at me then said, “Now I know who it was.” For me, hearing those words was just chilling. If you want to read the details, look up Loring AFB KC-135 crash October 1989. The cause of the explosion was a badly worn fuel pump, which overheated and ignited the fuel vapors in the main fuel tank. They crew had no way to know, and had no chance.

[@jameshaselmayer8492]

Sorry for the loss of your friends..

[@nan7861]

@@jameshaselmayer8492 Thank you. It was a tough time.

[@Oxide4000]

Cool story bro troll

[@1whocs486]

Thank you for your service

[@hawaiiflowers7066]

Thank you for all the risks you took and time to protect us. 🙏🏻

[@patrickleighpresents749]

Having just watched a video where the air traffic controller making a mistake was the biggest factor in a collision on a runway, it's good to see that wasn't a problem in this one.

[@MegaWarrior8]

at the same time you feel for the guy cause at least for a few days he has this cloud hanging over him of "oh did I just get all of these people killed". As certain as someone can be that they did the right job, there is always that little bit of internal doubt. Glad his name was cleared so quickly

[@malko8477]

The one with the heavy fog ? The collision on the air field? That was tragic..

[@tylersoexclusive713]

@@patrickleighpresents749 if you’re talking about Tenerife, that wasn’t the controllers fault. ATC told them to standby for takeoff, but the radio jammed. And the crew of the Pan Am tried to communicate over the radio that they were still on the runway, but again, there was radio interference. It didn’t help that it was too foggy to see anything, as well as every single aircraft being way behind schedule, causing crews to grow impatient. Everything about that incident was just so tragically unfortunate, and for you to just throw all the blame on the ATC is utterly shameful. You should look into the actual facts of that incident before throwing dirt on a dead man

[@kobinawilsonampah9718]

@@tylersoexclusive713 I think @patrickleighpresents749 was talking about the USAir and SkyWest collision at Los Angeles...hope that clears it up.

[@thanyawells8141]

@@tylersoexclusive713 I think it’s 1991 Los Angeles runway collision - US air flight 1493 and Skywest 5569. Also I think the blame for that collision was blamed on the KLM pilot who didn’t wait for clearance

[@randomgirlontheinternet404]

Y'all get really really good actors for all of these! So well done and informative as well

[@andrewsstation6436]

According to a news article cited by Wikipedia, four passengers from the Kazakhstan plane and 2 passengers from the Saudi Airways 747 survived the initial crash, but all died shortly afterwards. The Kazakhstan plane crash-landed, while the Saudi jet entered a nearly-supersonic dive, breaking up from the force of the descent. I could understand there being initial survivors from the Kazakhstan jet, but I find it a miracle that anyone could even survive the initial nosedive of any plane from that high up. It would be more interesting though, if they had indeed survived and recovered.

[@kellyanderson7624]

How sad to survive just to die later. :(

[@mariawhite7337]

They would have had to have been in the tail end of the plane. Where a good portion of the force would have been taken up by the nose and midsection of the plane. This is for the Saudi plane, though I don't think even if there was a first responder there right on the ground and jumped in, anyone could have survived.

[@andrewsstation6436]

@@mariawhite7337 That would make sense.

[@matthewmccauley830]

​@cesarretamoza5243care to elaborate on that one billy bada$$?

[@dalemoore435]

You really trust wikipedia? Anyone can alter the site

[@pattydella4]

I was extremely impressed with the actor who played the ATC. That subtle look of dawning horror in his eyes after the two planes disappeared from his radar screen was absolutely perfect.

[@chezsnailez]

_Rescuers discovered four critically injured passengers from the Ilyushin, but they all died soon afterwards. Two passengers from the Saudia flight survived the crash, still strapped to their seats, only to die of internal injuries soon after_

[@DarkestVictory]

Omg 😳 how that looked rlly bad

[@stevenfromer3816]

Yikes

[@jamaldominicbarr7379]

During September 11, A lady fell from a higher floor and survived because her legs and lower body pulverized enough to survive the fall. A first responder placed a decease ticket on her. She mumbled I'm alive and call my daughter, but the first responder lied and said shed be fine, but he knew she was gone.

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

@@jamaldominicbarr7379 that is horrible! Why anyone would do that is beyond my understanding

[@TorontoChick25]

​​@@kamakaziozzie3038to comfort them. Many 1st responders will comfort someone and not let them know the inevitable.

[@graina88]

anyone else stuck on these plane disaster documentaries?

[@goldenhorde106]

me

[@daviddavis3389]

Si, yo Tanbiem! , indeed, they are Quite addictive from here in Calif,...

[@Abrams17]

Me

[@JohnEvans-sb5yn]

Me I can not stop

[@ARORAEFX]

Absolutely

[@Tra_C]

It's sad so many lives must to be lost before safeguards are put in place. Tombstone technology indeed.

[@starguy2718]

Safety rules are written in blood.

[@adotintheshark4848]

Many countries including India, receive fees for landings and takeoffs from their major airports. So India opened the New Delhi airport to any and all international flights without first upgrading the field for increased traffic. Money over safety, you know.

[@stevenkramer6217]

This isn’t even tombstone technology; the technology was there, just not in use for some reason.

[@jonathanday6692]

There is an official policy that all new technologies added to an aircraft, along with all changes made to an aircraft, pose an unacceptable risk, so they're only added if accidents show that the risk of not adding is worse. I am not keen on this attitude. It's quite possible to carry out tests. I'd suggest an agency which specifically handles testing of new tech in actual aircraft, so that you can know the new tech isn't going to interfere with other systems and works as designed.

[@rahilmalhotra001]

Yeah go and blame it on India, not on the kazakh pilots for maintaining the correct altitude though......

[@larrybiggets6702]

I don't have a fear of flying. I have a fear of crashing.

[@quantumpotential7639]

I have a reoccurring nightmare of being on an airliner when it nose dives into the ground. Been experiencing this dream for the last 40 years. Here's my question, do I have a moral or ethical obligation NOT to fly commercial being fully cognizant of this reoccurring dream?? The dream always ends where the nose of the plane is just five feet above the ground just before IMPACT. I have this dream about once a week. And why I watch this channel to come to terms with it. Thanks for your insights. God Bless you.

[@Jerseybytes2]

you not the only one who has that type of dreams. Low flying passenger planes also freak me out.

[@lcarr5026]

Agree!

[@kdawson020279]

Most of the crash is pretty survivable, it's those last few feet that really screw it up. Sorry, terrible gallows humor. I used to have a fear of heights, flying, etc but after nearly dying of a health condition in 2010, I only fear suffering.

[@kdawson020279]

​@@quantumpotential7639 Your moral obligation only applies if you believe that you being on any jetliner guarantees a crash, and if you choose to start flying, which flight? Theoretically, that dream could be the eleventh in your life, or some arbitrary number. I have intrusive thoughts. They cause anxiety. I don't believe they're real, and I don't act on them. The harder I try and avoid the things that provoke the thoughts, the worse it gets. You're unlikely to be the factor in a crash, unless you are a pilot, crew, or aircraft maintenance worker, or you intentionally cause it with more than just sitting quietly in economy. I hope you can get past the fear. Best wishes.

[@johnnyruedas1357]

Props to VK Dutta, that young fellow acted like it happened when he was there!!

[@brucemoriarty9964]

Great video about a horrible crash. God Bless them all and their families.🙏

[@yomommaahotoo264]

They'd rather have gift cards.

[@Qsefthuko4]

​@@yomommaahotoo264your trolling on point sir

[@MikeM275]

If they didn't let Borat fly the plane they woulda had a chance...

[@chuck2295-i2v]

Horrible crash. Prayers to the families involved. 🙏🏻

[@joeylamuel5828]

@@MikeM275 Damn.😅

[@jamaldominicbarr7379]

Being a flight controller must be absolutely terrifying.

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

No matter which part of public safety your job entails, if you’re lacking abilities that cause terror at work- it’s time to either get remedial training or switch your profession. I’m not an aircraft controller but my job will affect many people if I do it incorrectly. My advice to someone that doesn’t go to work with full confidence- learn additional skills to gain that confidence🙏

[@timetowakeup6302]

I am addicted to these.... it’s unhealthy

[@4V3N1]

I wouldn’t say so. Aviation has become safer bc of these horrific accidents.

[@emiln3340]

Me too, I belive its because im stressed or feel bad but I will take back control of my life

[@awesome_whisper]

@@timetowakeup6302 But it's better than switching to pornography or tik tok.

[@Serpent511]

I watch these to imagine what happens in the air between planes and the tower as I once worked as ground crew. Never had any major incidents, but still like to imagine what went down on the ground, its nothing fancy though.

[@RaisedLetter]

They really don't highlight the fact that the altimeters on the Kazakh flight were metric. As opposed to imperial which is the standard. It would have added another layer in the Kazakh crew's confusion navigating in a western style airspace. Repp was just not cut out for that position but really that plane is just too complex for newer crew members.

[@maxsmith695]

My dad was set to fly on United flight 826 on December 16, 1960 from O'Hare. He fell asleep in the SEATAC airport and missed that connector flight. It crashed over NYC with no survivors.

[@droberts8703]

😮

[@sparrowxt659]

Jesus is great ❤

[@timothyallen6457]

What was your Dad’s name? His is a moving story.

[@maxsmith695]

@@timothyallen6457 Why you ask? He told me there was a more harrowing near death experience he survived in 1952 or 1953. In 1973 he chocked on a piece of steak in a Milwaukee restaurant, but a surgeon was sitting nearby, and did the Heimleck maneuver and saved him. I counted 8-9 near death events in his life, and he was not a boaster of any kind. Super humble, highly intelligent, liked by everyone.

[@maxsmith695]

Choked.

[@TehAnshiTunes]

In the end of this disaster there was one survivor. The ATC guy. And I cant imagine the horror and devastation he felt watching those two blips vanish. A sight I bet still haunts him, despite it being none of his fault. Edit: Also, WHAT A HERO! He made that place safer all around.

[@jordanstrahan4307]

Love this videos and this narrator is my favorite one

[@timetowakeup6302]

He’s good. But I prefer the narrator from the Air Disaster series

[@atribhattacharyya2631]

yeah, Jonathan Aris

[@jebbroham1776]

The skies above us seem massive, like the vastness of the Pacific Ocean, but when there are aircraft flying around up there in the volumes that they do today, this accident is actually a constant danger on a daily basis. ATC can only do so much to monitor the positions of aircraft in their span of control.

[@You.Tube.Sucks.]

TCAS. It is much safer now than ever. I'd be far more afraid of being on the ground at a congested airport than in the SKY.

[@8Junio76]

The planes don’t flight everywhere, there are sky runways.

[@petepayette6690]

1000 ft is too close. Thats crazy.. Too many planes

[@rosered5939]

When I am watching this Today is November 12, 2023 this happened 27 yrs ago today. May everyone involved RIP.❤

[@BucksSuperStereoWorld]

What's really sad about this incident is that the Kazakh plane was filled with gifted children...So sad the losses on both aircraft.

[@RajKamal-ix8lz]

@@BucksSuperStereoWorld i think you are mentioning something else. That happened in the Sky's over Germany.collision between a Russian and a cargo one, (Fedex or UPS which i dont remember properly) Sorry if im wrong.

[@bbalderston125]

I really don't understand the global standard of only 1,000 feet vertical separation. I had another Airbus fly under my plane at a 90 degree angle to us, I could see the captain and copilot plain as day. It freaked me out. Why not ensure vertical and horizontal separation? It's a bit extra work for the controllers.

[@barnabywilde374]

these videos are so realistic that i feel the horrid loss of life.

[@XxmimiXx-mm5]

0:45 I love the fact that the pilot with those sunglasses looks so chill with his glasses ❤

[@XxmimiXx-mm5]

My first time doing a time part comment btw

[@pattydella4]

Yes, I see how the non-fluent English issue was a major issue, but I also think the pilot and copilot became complacent and detached from the communications guy. In one way, you'd think you'd be safer with all of the responsibilities divided between 3 people instead of only 2, but in this situation, it helped lead to a catastrophe! So scary.

[@davidlester9287]

Thanks for reposting this episode for the 20th time

[@quantumpotential7639]

I'd like to know how the ATC responsible for over seeing these 2 planes was able to maintain his composure and stay focused on assisting the other planes after discovering he had lost 2 planes? Anyone, thanks

[@th3oryO]

Normally they pass the planes onto other controllers after a crash.

[@chezsnailez]

Patrick Harten had to be relieved with Captain Sully got promoted to seaplane pilot...

[@buckmurdock2500]

as the old saying goes: "Pilot screws up, pilot dies" "controller screws up, pilot dies"

[@quantumpotential7639]

@@buckmurdock2500 OH MY! That is just terrible. The guilt they must carry from having made a mistake must be horrible. That is mudt be one difficult occupational hazard to consider and take on. May God bless each and every one of them.

[@TheSjuris]

@@quantumpotential7639 neither of those 2 controllers made a mistake. Harten assumed that everyone died on flight 1549.

[@CrazyBear65]

I remember a small plane crashing into a commercial passenger plane over California. I think they even made a "movie of the week" out of it. But this particular crash doesn't ring in my memory. November 12th, 1996. My daughter was born in January of 96. By November I would've been working a lot of hours. I was likely focusing on what was happening in my immediate vicinity, and not paying much attention to news stories.

[@13SarcasticCats]

I wanna know how you order something that fucking expensive and then decide to ignore it for the next 2 years.

[@MARKCRASTO]

@@13SarcasticCats welcome to Indian Beuracracy

[@sumitpatel5564]

@@13SarcasticCats welcome to India

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

In US, it's a profitable day when it crashes. They get 100% new cost back in insurance!

[@marigeobrien]

While it is a horrible tragedy for so many -- the 349 people on board, and more so for all their loved ones who suffered their loss -- I take some comfort in knowing their end was very quick and without dread. There was an old saying that went, "they never knew what hit them." As I suffer from a chronic illness that makes each day a greater struggle, I almost envy them. They lived until they died. Some will say, "but it shouldn't have happened." All I can is, but it did. And there are worse things in this world than a quick death. Plus, many learned from this horrible event. That's the best we can hope for sometimes. I am also very grateful that both planes went down in rural areas, rather than over a neighborhood or city street.

[@yomommaahotoo264]

Imagine how many scam call centers would've been hit if in a city.

[@hufflepuffxlovex]

@@yomommaahotoo264 LMAO if you can't read, the caption says this was in 1996. BEFORE the internet made scams a normalized thing. Shows just how "good" of a person you are if scammers were the first thing on your mind

[@yomommaahotoo264]

@@hufflepuffxlovex Actually....it just shows you what the world thinks of India.

[@joannegaughan6132]

I live with chronic pain and hear where you're coming from. While I still cherish every day I have, the pain can turn me into someone I don't like very much, a short tempered smart mouthed b*tch who is exactly the opposite of who I was. It might have been more merciful to me, and those closest to me, if my end had been "here one second and gone the next". It didn't happen that way so all WE can do is our best to live and love to the best of our ability. Please do not wish to be gone. Hold your head up and do the best you can, it's all any of us can do. So sorry a chronic illness has marred your life. Hang in there and be as strong as you need to be. Don't give up and don't give in. Sending love to you.❤❤❤

[@sassytbc7923]

@@hufflepuffxlovexthat’s kind of harsh

[@mahanthiprudhvitej2678]

Great ..! Put the communication in one man's hand who has no access to altimeter..! Simply superb

[@NicholasWongCQ]

It's fascinating how there were three separate measures that could have prevented this crash, yet none were implemented. After the crash, all three became mandatory, even though just one would have sufficed. Humans have this curious tendency to swing from one extreme to the other.

[@S54Smoke]

Profits > preemptive measures

[@jameshawkins6201]

Only one air corridor and they have to land and take off in opposite directions? Accident waiting to happen.

[@rodan2852]

Man im kinda shocked that A.T.C even tried that maneuver. It sounds like a "one of these days" kinda thing.

[@im-very-bad-at-mw7694]

Even though they were basically at the same altitude in the air i think its crazy that they ended up meeting at the EXACT same time, if the Khasakstan plane was behind even a minute they most likely wouldn't have met each other at the same spot and the Saudi plane would have flown untouched in front of them. The odds just seem insane

[@Jay5-0]

The butterfly effect

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

You couldn't hit that plane from that angle on purpose, that's for sure.

[@ach557]

@@im-very-bad-at-mw7694 One in a million chance of such an event happening....very unfortunate for the precious lives that were lost in the disaster 🥲

[@monkeyflapsvr]

It’s crazy watching this the same day that those two planes collided Tuesday November 12, 2024 crazy. Rest in peace to the people who sadly passed 🕊️

[@DR-mq1vn]

I could never be an ATC! I cannot imagine the stress and responsibility! I commend all the ATCs out there for doing this job!

[@apointtomake1517]

I could never think 1000 feet is enough space between intersecting aircraft. That country is a s hole when it comes to safety.

[@DR-mq1vn]

@@apointtomake1517 Yeah, 1,000 feet doesn't seem like enough space between them at all.

[@banda3003]

@@apointtomake1517 lol that 1000 feet was not because of country but because of international law made of two airplane separation of 1000 ft u can google it

[@DarkestVictory]

Sometimes KZbin mistakes screams for applause

[@star_productionss]

Exactly

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

This is still the one thing I fear while flying.

[@andreyv116]

I mean this was the rule written in blood that sped up TCAS rollout, though confusion between TCAS and ATC instructions did cause the Überlingen episode six years later

[@robertturner947]

Me tooooooooo

[@Qsefthuko4]

​@@andreyv116its insane the pilots didnt immediately listen to their aircraft its insane

[@noreenvarda8746]

Establish & form friendships and do not exhaust doing good!

[@noreenvarda8746]

Chances of happening yo you is 1 in a million! UnlessN o course, that's your Destiny.... Live live to the max! Do Good Work, Develop good relationships, and be Thankful the Almighty had blessed you w a good life!

[@spinalobifida]

I love it when the background music and the narrator's voice are backwards in volume.

[@omaroba1490]

R.I.P to the lost souls on the planes.

[@TonyFixIt44]

One question: Why isn't TCAS worldwide standard???

[@kabir9292]

it is, the crash is from 1996 when it wasnt

[@notfreddy5351]

I wish these type of videos were available for all the countries and not being forced to use a VPN

[@MasaimboTheSigma2007]

41:40 Keep The 150! do not descend! Acceleration! *Sound Of Throttle Up* Saudi Way!!!!! *First Impact* Fire! Fire! Fire! Whoop2x! Pull Up! *Last Impact*

[@mariekatherine5238]

Trying to operate an airport in 1996 with 1966 setup and technology. 😢

[@wayneyadams]

It would have been more merciful for all the passengers to have been killed instantly on impact rather than live through the horrifying spiral to the ground.

[@iemranjuffri4827]

The American military aircraft was close enough to see the explosion. This means that three aircrafts were in close proximity at the time of the collision. This speaks to the procedure at the airport. Second the pilots communicating with the approach controllet could hear one another. This must have led to some confusion.

[@vickiebell4186]

I'm addicted to these videos they are real good vickie napa california

[@eviljesus6111]

Napa California

[@patedwards8844]

@Cesar Retamoza why you ask something unnecessary

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Yeah, totally. Kasper Canada North America Earth The Solar System Milky Way Virgo Supercluster Observable Universe

[@ZFern9390]

Im always amazed more planes don't collide as the amount of air traffic is insane. I personally never step foot on a plane. My flying phobia is crazy to a lot of people but to me it makes complete sense 😂

[@lonavalin4679]

Years ago while a passenger on a commercial airline flying from Mpls to St Louis, I looked out the window to see another airline fly beneath me. It was so close that I could see a passenger in the plane beneath us looking up at us. That was way too close for comfort. I looked around to see that only I and another passenger had seen this. I decided not to say anything since the plane flew beneath us without any damage to our plane. That was the last time I flew anywhere by plane. If I travel any where now it will be by bus.

[@lonavalin4679]

A hacker has caused my comment not to show up. I cant even delete or edit my comment because it isnt there. The hacker actually replies to my comment to make me think my comment is being seen. Some people are so jealous or afraid of what others may say.

[@Mikael5732]

I can see both comments

[@dennisrohatyn7782]

I understand how you feel, but you should have reported it, if not the moment you landed, then as soon thereafter as possible. Such reports are always taken seriously, both by the airlines and the agencies (FAA, NTSB, etc.) that regulate commercial air travel in the U.S. and elsewhere. They can (and often do) lead to changes in flight patterns and other routine aviation protocol that help to prevent future mishaps, and thus save lives. I have nothing against buses, but statistically, flying is much safer than any form of ground transport, public or private. All the more reason to be vigilant, and to demand improvements for the benefit of passengers, regardless of which mode of travel they prefer, or the outfit on which they rely.

[@paulazemeckis7835]

Years ago the pilots would step out of the flight deck and bid the passengers good bye. I would have mentioned this while deboarding.

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

I wish they could learn to mix the music and narration properly. It’s awful at times.

[@saugattripathisite]

Its really old episode 😮

[@lawrencedardin9046]

Annoys me also. So many productions think they have to add awful music or unrelated sound effects (noise) to add drama and hold viewer's interest.

[@michael-4k4000]

You know nothing about the aviation industry

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

@@michael-4k4000: You’re quite right. I do know about the hearing industry and how is spoils videos.

[@Mikael5732]

@@TERoss-jk9ny Touché

[@geoffpatenaude3966]

I find the music too loud-hard to hear what is said .....

[@CoasterMan13Official]

I watch these all the time. Would I still go on an airliner? Yes. Am I afraid of planes as a result of watching this? No. Because every single time a crash happens, the people who make these planes try their damnedest to make them safer anyway they can, so they can prevent another accident from happening.

[@SuperPickle15]

Just don't fly on a soviet tin can bomber with seats slapped in.

[@florptytoo]

K.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I don't buy that any of them care unless they're on it. Airlines get full, new price of it crashes, even if it's 25 years old. I'm.shocked they don't TRY to crash them.

[@TiburonRaccoon]

Interesting story and definitely one of the worst crashes ever, but the Tenerife crash of 1977 was worse, killing over 580 people.

[@cockathiel5319]

Tenerife wasn’t mid-air, which is why this is the worst mid-air collision.

[@CarolynWoodruff]

@@TiburonRaccoon yes but they weren't all from Japan, try again

[@wolf-1346]

This is why I don't fly, you can't pull over on some cloud if you have a mechanical problem. You're going down buddy and you're history

[@Macster14]

@@wolf-1346 there is nothing wrong with flying, this happened in 1996, now we have mcas which warns the planes, there is absolutely nothing wrong

[@pistabacsi462]

@@Macster14 pilot error is still a possibility. There is also pilot suicide as well.

[@T-vy8cc]

@@pistabacsi462pilot error rarely happens now because all the instruments and warnings if they make a mistake and pilot suicide still is a thing but extremely rare especially if airlines do regular checks on there mental health flying is safe

[@missymash3501]

@@Macster14 mcas was the reason behind Ethiopian Airlines crash in 2019.

[@angelcore1669]

@@pistabacsi462 you're way more likely to walk out of your house and get struck by lightning than for that to happen and yet how many people do you personally know who've been struck by lightning.

[@kellyanderson7624]

I feel bad for the Air Force pilot. I bet he never forgot that.

[@eins2001]

And that reporter...

[@psalm2forliberty577]

What I find chilling is that those last few seconds of the video of the Saudi B747 we see here IS REAL - not simulation. Somebody on the ground had a VHS camcorder (or commercial rig) at JUST the right time to capture. No other Mid-Air & few other crashes have this. Listen again you can tell that's actual impending crash footage, with the stricken jet engines wailing, tail upside down, last 1000' of altitude. It's a mind blowing scene - 45 deg down angle - and why the Saudi B747 cockpit was 35-40' buried. I say a prayer of thanks each time I fly that ALL those lives whose loss can seem senseless, has paved the way for improved safety, that we are Blessed by years after. Thank Mayday very well done. RIP in Jesus name to the 349 Souls lost on the Saudi B747 & IL-76.

[@svelements]

It is a simulation. This is back when the show had a very good sound engineer.

[@psalm2forliberty577]

@@svelements Not possible. Look again my friend. It's actual footage.

[@joshuaromani4241]

Are you talking about 11:23? It is not real bro 😂

[@SuperPickle15]

@@joshuaromani4241 the fire and smoke is a dead give away it's CGI. Also, given it took over 3 hours for a tv crew to get there... you think someone with a camera was already in the vicinity? lol

[@dana102083]

I loved the investigators there while it was casually still burning..

[@eins2001]

They have to record every thing as it lays as soon as possible. They would also have been trained when to know it's safe to approach.

[@DwayneETowns]

This horrifying tragedy reminds us how really dangerous our modern technology is. Sympathies to the families of the victims

[@kuThạch-v3q]

Kazakhstan Flight 1907 CVR F/E: keep the 150! do not descend! Capt: acceleration! *sound of throttle going up* F/E: Get to 150 because of 140! F/O: SAU DUWAY! (GET OUT!) *1st impact* GPWS: FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! PULL UP! PULL U- *last impact* 41:40

[@starvingartist6754]

I think they were just cutting things way too close,,,,, evidently !

[@josephstalin6665]

If I were the ATC tower officer who arranged their flight, I would probably be haunted by a huge sense of guilt.

[@Nikhil9707]

One mistake I observed was that the planes collided at almost 90 degrees angle in aci animation. But in reality they collided head on with kazak airlines slightly below Saudia airlines. Just an observation I made

[@emilschw8924]

In hindsight there should have been horizontal separation as well. Outgoing planes can make a turn to left or right by 15 degrees, and this will take them out of the way of incoming planes. A course correction can be applied a couple of minutes later.

[@draco2xx]

sad only in blood will they make changes and improvements

[@robertturner947]

You should do the gradcanyon disaster in 1953 dc7 and I think it was the other plane was a Lockheed Constellation

[@mimikyu__-]

They have done it before !

[@ihavenoideadanny]

they have dawg

[@timetowakeup6302]

That crash was in 1956

[@quantumpotential7639]

The reenactment of this is so real its kinda horrifying. I don't know how they managed to hire actors who'd willingly sign up for that gig full well knowing the plane they'd be flying in would slam into the canyon wall and disintegrate at impact. The extremes they go to to film a reenactment is quite compelling. Maybe they sign up actors who are all on a suicide mission and simply want to go out in a blaze of glory.

[@RaisedLetter]

Been done by Mayday already.

[@Root_066]

I see some news reports passenger aircrafts may drastically change altitudes in case of cabin pressure difference. What will happen even in case they maintain 1000 ft safe height?

[@jayaoralsurgery1038]

@@Root_066 exactly what my thoughts, difference should be more than that definitely

[@ChaosTheory0826]

Do we know if the Kazakhstan flight kept flying lower instead of pulling up and jamming the throttles forward, would they still have collided?

[@ajeltheflightsimmer]

Had the IL76 not climbed they would've passed under the IL76.

[@JostVanWair]

@@ajeltheflightsimmer You mean the 747 for the latter one?

[@CN-dv9nj]

I was outdoors one dark night on Guam at Andersen Air Force Base where I lived with my career dad and family. Suddenly the entire half of the sky, a half dome over Earth of fire and red orange black rolling chaos. Two B-52's had crashed shortly after take off. They had been loaded for a mission request. I honestly thought that the Communists had come to aide with Viet Cong since they only used SAM's. It was just one of the many experiences as a Military Family. I was 14 at the time. 1968.

[@maxsmith695]

Those planes were going to drop their payload of millions of pounds of bombs on the people of North Vietnam. God had other plans.

[@mariekatherine5238]

Good thing it landed in a field, not in a village or sprawling slum.

[@joelharris1335]

So, despite the Saudi Airlines plane being a US built Boeing 747, the black boxes being sent to the UK?

[@truthcrackers]

That is just incredibly tragic....

[@fredashay]

@Mayday: Air Disaster -- Please do the Trevor Jacob plane crash as an April 1st episode!

[@armandcheran]

I still do not understand why video recording with auto-delete feature has never been introduced inside the cockpit.

[@TechBoy13TheAvgeek]

i didnt know that the Boeing 747 had airbus overspped alarm 💀

[@niko_____3820]

But is the Indian airport up-to-date today...? Or are new accidents to be expected?

[@brendanquinn6894]

Whenever I was flying my dad used to tell me to sit up the back of the airplane. He said "you never hear of a jumbo jet backing into a mountain" !

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Well, that depends. If you have a door failure or the back of the plane in the tail fails, you're screwed. Over the wings is fairly safe. But if an engine or gas tank blows, maybe not so much. That's why lots of people live over the wings, minus those two incidents.

[@Imadogpersonthancat]

cameraman never dies

[@adwait73]

How come none of the aircrafts get warning from TCAS ?

[@Creamy_skibidi]

@@adwait73 i think TCAS wasn't invented yey

[@setubhaskar4181]

@@adwait73 sadly there wasn't a mandatory rule about TCAS , in aviation

[@nikshmenga]

42:36 this really is a chaotic airport

[@HBasha-l9f]

الله يرحمهم جميعن الله يرحمك يا الكبتن خالد الشبيلي البطل😢

[@Flumptysstudio]

This crash is so tragic

[@sshivash]

I have always wondered why pilots and ATCs communicate like this - "maintain 140", "reduce altitude to 150", etc. This can be confusing, what does 140 mean? It is 1400 or 14,000? Does it mean 1400 feet or 1400 meters? Why can't they be specific like 1,400 meters, or 14,000 feet, etc.?

[@albertcarello619]

I always hear this type of music when I'm on hold waiting for a Verizon phone representative or representative of Com Ed Electric and being put on hold for almost 2 hours.

[@melissawells5779]

Gone but not forgotten. RIP Kurt❤🎉

[@mehdiridha8841]

Who was Kurt

[@amarillocowboy6709]

Kurt Cobain

[@gamingman91]

38:26 the fact that this part was used in a reconstructed cvr of Kazakhstan flight 1907

[@eins2001]

Like, all this wide open sky, and these two planes wind up sharing the exact same coordinates and altitude as they collide. I understand things like flight ceilings and such, but like, what are the odds???

[@sir_frag1868]

This is how we learn to be better. Unfortunately we lose lives in the process. Why can't we just live better?

[@joeylamuel5828]

We can try, but mistakes happen. You hope it's only once.

[@patrickkenney2536]

I remember that day it was bad for me

[@Dan_the_Great_]

I just thought of something yall. Yes a plane crashes once a while. However, 1 crash is equal to 5-10 or more car crashes

[@erikapozos3227]

It was Kazakhstan flight 1907. That was another Airline plane that had a number that was flying and Crashed at a Forest. The airline was GOL 1907. A 737 aircraft.

[@peterjohnson617]

I will never fly again.

[@washcaps71]

Thank you for sharing lol

[@baavikaur8734]

Have you ever even flew a plane?

[@johngjerry1892]

Already that closer’s why attention!!!!

[@mwn7521]

It had to take many people’$ lives to make it better . It’s really sad .

[@DannyBoy77772]

I would never fly an airplane with this channel around.

[@Soffity]

The Saudi second officer is the same actor who played the lead terrorist on American Airlines 11 and the Air France hijacking. It’s nice to see him not playing a murderer for a change.