Private Jet Stops Responding, Changes Course | Last Moments

This jet hasn't responded to radio or made any movement for hours - what can be done about this?
"On October 25, 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 business jet was scheduled to fly from Orlando, Florida, United States to Dallas, Texas, United States. Early in the flight, the aircraft, which was climbing to its assigned altitude on autopilot, lost cabin pressure, and all six on board were incapacitated by hypoxia, a lack of oxygen in the brain and body. The aircraft continued climbing past its assigned altitude, then failed to make the westward turn toward Dallas over North Florida and continued on its northwestern course, flying over the southern and midwestern United States for almost four hours and 1,500 miles (2,400 km). The plane ran out of fuel over South Dakota and crashed into a field near Aberdeen after an uncontrolled descent.
The two pilots were Michael Kling and Stephanie Bellegarrigue. The four passengers on board were PGA golfer Payne Stewart; his agent, and former Alabama football quarterback, Robert Fraley; president of the agency, Van Ardan; and Bruce Borland, a golf architect with the Jack Nicklaus golf course design company."
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[@jasondavis4385]

The farmer set up a memorial and still lets people come to the field and pay their respects.

[@Timmy-fk8uk]

beat me to it. i remember seeing the story on another channel and tearing up because of how sweet the farmer was regarding the situation, and how everyone was paying the utmost respect. i feel like i remember hearing that the farmer was a fan of him, too, or some kind of other coincidental relation. might be wrong, though

[@Aieieo]

What a GC

[@nathanarievlis3985]

Thx for that bit of info Jason. It's always comforting to know there's ppl out there like that farmer . . . Thx to you too Timmy 😉 lol

[@conorhutchings4468]

​@@Aieieo ay total cangsta gunt

[@jbthestoner5504]

Kinda interesting considering they didn't actually die anywhere near that location.

[@ToddDunning]

A friend’s dad was on the investigation of this crash. A mystery was that no significant body pieces were found at the site, just a lot of red soaked clothing. There was no post crash fire since fuel was exhausted but the impact was very hard at 500 mph straight down. It turns out that they had been at altitude at -40F long enough to freeze solid, and shattered like glass on impact. The shards melted by the time authorities arrived.

[@internetname6210]

Jesus f*cking christ that’s freaky to think about

[@donquixoteupinhere]

The perfect crime perhaps 🤔

[@microTrash28]

No need to specify units for -40, it’s the same temperature for Celsius and Fahrenheit. Kinda neat.

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

Fun fact, -40 is the same in freedom units and Celsius. Science! (Now I will be somber and respectful, I was just momentarily excited by science. 🤓)

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

Ah, whoops. @microTrash28 beat me to it hours ago. Reading is fundamental, I guess. I was blinded with science.

[@Kato69]

Reminds me of Helios Flight 522, a commercial flight where the cabin presurization switch had been turned to manual (instead of the normal automatic mode) during a test. However the technicians forgot to turn it back to automatic mode and the pilots never checked what position it was in. However a steward was able to stay awake using a portable oxygen mask but wasnt able to take control of the airplane nor use the radio for help, and sadly all 100+ occupants died

[@simonmcnicholas]

My worst nightmare must’ve been terrifying

[@danevertt3210]

Can you imagine being the only awake person on a flight

[@Kato69]

@@danevertt3210 well it definitely calls for a smoke and raid of the liquor trolley

[@navb0tactual]

It is recorded that he did call for Mayday but because of how weak his voice had gotten at that point no one heard him. He was planning or in the process of becoming a pilot himself. Very sad.

[@Wuqz]

@@Kato69 you'd have to take of the mask lol..

[@WizzardTelevision]

This and Helios Flight 522 give me chills to think about. A plane cruising overhead, everyone on board is either incapacitated or dead due to lack of oxygen. If you saw this plane flying above, you might just think it's a normal flight when in reality you're staring at a flying tomb.

[@Wuqz]

and a missile with what are essentially random coordinates.

[@HicSvntDracones]

or, most likely in the most recent case, the pilot had a heart attack and the passengers are in back asleep, totally unaware that anything is wrong, and probably never become aware until the plane smacks the ground

[@jeffpienta4532]

​@@HicSvntDracones that's why there is a co pilot.

[@robertoroberto9798]

@@jeffpienta4532 and autopilot

[@1dontkn0w71]

There are other stories of decompression and it's genuinely horrifying when it's slow, hearing on the CVR the confused crew slowly and unknowingly dying and the reports of fighter jets saying that everyone was as still as a statue. Peaceful-ish but very grim way to die

[@sambarker7930]

It’s worth mentioning that the Learjet’s emergency checklist for a decompression was poorly laid out, and instead of starting with telling the crew to put in their oxygen masks it instead had a warning, which meant the crew had quite possibly started to read the checklist, but had become incapacitated before it told them to put on their oxygen masks

[@quantumsniper9433]

It was something like go through 3-4 minutes of checklist before telling the crew to don oxygen masks and start emergency descent

[@sambarker7930]

@@quantumsniper9433 I didn’t realise it was that far into the checklist

[@thirdeyeblind6369]

@@quantumsniper9433 Jesus Christ, That is insane.

[@AHDBification]

Well, that explains it. 14 seconds into the checklist, and it was no longer their problem.

[@MajorMrNuts]

It's really horrifying knowing these dead people were just... carried around for a long time.

[@zbelair7218]

You ever been to a funeral? Also, boats.

[@arnaldofernandez]

Why?

[@arnaldofernandez]

Why?

[@DrKoneko]

Yeah, that happens whenever a plane depressurized on autopilot. It's like a creepy flying casket.

[@MajorMrNuts]

@@arnaldofernandez it just... Is

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

You missed a few critical details. 1. The icing on the window suggests it was a rapid decompression. Slow decompressions such as Helios 522 don’t generally cause that effect, rapid fogging(or in cold enough conditions, ice formation) occurs when the pressure suddenly drops. This is seen in planes that have holes ripped in them as well. 2. Because of this, the reason they didn’t put on their masks COULDN’T have been confusion or lack of awareness over what’s was going on(which is what happened to Helios 522). Investigation later concluded the Learjet’s loss of pressure checklist was badly written, instructing pilots to try to fix the problem first, only telling them to put on oxygen masks at the end, 10 pages deep.

[@tobos8909]

I wouldn't say he *missed* them, just that he didn't elaborate on them because exploring each individual theory isn't really the point of this series. Qxir tends to go by the official report in order to explain the nature of the death, rather than the exact circumstances surrounding it

[@LaundryCaskets]

6:10 ?

[@HicSvntDracones]

I have depressurization and hypoxia training, and when you lose pressure quickly, you KNOW it, the entire cabin explodes in fog, not just the windows, it is like someone just kicked on a smoke machine. I can't see someone so rigorously sticking to the checklist over a depressurization event and not going for o2...It is highly sudden and confusing, and you have less than 30 seconds and fl360 before passing out, and literally seconds before hypoxia kicks in, which is different for everyone. If they didn't train for depressure events properly and didn't instantly go for the masks, o know how to get them out when they couldn't see, then that would do it.

[@DivineDawn]

The pilot was extremely experienced, as well

[@googleit1131]

​@@HicSvntDracones you say that, but wasn't there that one flight where the plane was literally on fire yet the pilot didn't make an emergency stop in front of the emergency personal waiting for them? He slowly taxied and made a gentle stop down the runway. I could be misremembering, but I'm pretty sure that pilot stuck so fricking hard to the manual that he got everyone killed (that and incompetence and ignoring how serious the situation was).

[@Alexiosftw]

Hypoxia seems to be a major issue with smaller jets like these. This 1999 accident wasn’t the only one. With one in 2022 involving a Cessna 550 citation which spiraled out of control and crashed into the Baltic Sea after both engines flamed out due to fuel exhaustion and another incident in June 2023 involving yet another Cessna 550 citation which spiraled out of control and crashed in Virginia after both engines failed from fuel exhaustion

[@baronvonhoughton]

1999 was before 2022 and 2023 btw

[@jr2904]

​@@baronvonhoughton so it's not b.c.?

[@gemfyre855]

There was another instance in... the late 90s/early 2000s I think, where a plane flying to the West Australian goldfields decompressed and ended up crashing somewhere in eastern Queensland. I was acutely aware of that one because the father of a friend of mine at the time was on the plane.

[@FourOf92000]

I think the Cessna 550 needs a looking-into

[@6z0]

The most recent crash in June was not depressurization. I don’t know how you came to that conclusion.

[@plane7453]

I think ending with the clip from the memorial was quite respectful and a nice touch

[@tony_5156]

I’m hoping to know the tune that the piper is playing

[@JeremiahMonge]

@@tony_5156 I know this is quite late but he is playing largo from dvorak's new world symphony. One of my favorite tunes so I hope you end up seeing this, quite a nice touch to it considering the words to it are mostly going home.

[@dunodisko2217]

This exact same situation just happened a couple days ago. Basically when you set a route with autopilot, it follows that route to a T but does NOT change altitude unless you do it manually (you have to request with ATC). When an aircraft gets close to its destination the autopilot can land the plane by itself if you instruct it to (pending you request with ATC). The plane did its entire route but never changed altitude once it overflew its destination runway, prompting a scramble. It kept flying south west before finally crashing in some mountains in Virginia. No survivors.

[@darraghmckenna9127]

Similar situation happened in the Baltic last year.

[@dgoddard]

I don't think the route was engaged, just the altitude. It didn't follow the actual flight plan, but kept going straight until it fell out of the sky.

[@jasondavis4385]

nope, the windows weren't frozen over. the F-16 pilot could see the citation pilot slumped in his seat. not hypoxia

[@swaggaming2564]

@@jasondavis4385 the crew and passengers were sniped by aliens with a microwave beam

[@rodolagoac238]

Thank you for informing us

[@Ou_phrontis]

I was in high school when this happened and played on the golf team. Payne Stewart was a great guy and it was a terrible tragedy for the world of golf to lose him to such a freak accident.

[@russellnindynine5905]

People say tiger woods was involved in the crash

[@laurentdewilde534]

@@russellnindynine5905 lol

[@TheRealEMURSE]

Ya never know

[@pugachevskobra5636]

No, we literally do know that he wasn't involved.

[@pugachevskobra5636]

Just say "you" instead of "people". People don't say that; you say that. People aren't stupid enough to fall for that level of gullible horseshit; it's just you.

[@PunksloveTrumpys]

The other clue to what happened was the Cabin Altitude Alarm could be heard on the cockpit voice recorder. It's a loud shriek that sounds just as terrifying as one would expect for that situation.

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

99.9% of the time - a recording of a tragedy like this, hasn't been released to the public... and it's just someone's sick recreation, made for nothing other than.. well, I don't know why. I guess just to start some kind of nonsense.

[@SaladofStones]

@@Frosty_tha_Snowman There are a lot of recreations made for educational purposes either by official sources or by people within that community.

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

@@SaladofStones that's not educational, and you won't convince me that it is.

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

@SaladofStones you don't need to hear some random guy and girl screaming with a bunch of bear grunting noises to have a full understanding of the Grizzly Man documentary - it adds nothing of substance - the real one wouldn't even do that, as long as you know what happened. People are just looking for some kind of thrill, and intense emotions from something sickening and/or shocking, happens to accomplish that.

[@richardmillhousenixon]

​@@Frosty_tha_Snowman I don't think you realize how important it is to study events like this so they don't happen again.

[@mattwilliams3456]

Quick correction, they departed from Orlando-Sanford airport instead of Orlando International. That’s my home airport and this was an unfortunate event in its history.

[@clamcrewcarclub6017]

I’m so happy when I have a flight that leaves from Sanford instead of MCO. Such a nice and quiet airport

[@Ted_Sheckler]

Who cares about your "home airport"? Eff your "quick correction".

[@mattwilliams3456]

@@Ted_Sheckler it feels so good knowing my life is better and happier than yours :)

[@Ted_Sheckler]

@mattwilliams3456 I guess we'll just have to take your word for it. Nothing says "I have a great life" like dropping nuggets of knowledge about airports on KZbin. Letting every one know what your "hOmE aIrPoRt" is. I'm sure a lot of girls got wet reading that one.

[@mattwilliams3456]

@@Ted_Sheckler It’s another wonderful day of not being you :)

[@captaincasual7239]

I'm like 99% certain that the pressurization system never engaged in the first place, considering how soon they lost contact. Also, if it were a sudden loss of pressure, surely there'd have been immediate attempts to descend. This sounds more like they stuck her on autopilot and unknowingly climbed without pressurization, gradually falling unconscious.

[@pineappleroad]

Apparently the checklists were poorly written Most checklists for loss of cabin pressure start off with putting on oxygen masks (as you don’t have much time until you lose consciousness), but apparently on this plane that item was much further along in the checklist The checklist apparently put troubleshooting first (oxygen masks should be the very first thing, then perhaps some troubleshooting after levelling off, and if that doesn’t work, then begin a decent, large jets don’t immediately begin a decent following loss of cabin pressure, there are other steps done first, which includes troubleshooting) Frosted windows is generally a sign of rapid depressurisation

[@rutabaga32]

When I started to get really passionate about aviation I remember my dad telling me about this accident like 4 or 5 months ago (about the time ago I started to really get invested in aviation) cause he said that the lady first officer of this flight was on the swim team with my dad during high school, and that my dad's brother actually even took her to prom one year. Kinda crazy actually seeing a video on it now

[@elcheapo5302]

Having see the door seals of a Lear 35, I'm amazed they work at all. Especially when compared to other aircraft of a similar size and era, like a Hawker.

[@daisyjoy242]

How ever animated this did a amazing job

[@residentevil5681]

I think it's from a Smithsonian channel video on it. It isn't a full episode but a short to get you to subscribe to their own service.

[@thatdamnFERRARIguy]

@@residentevil5681 They (Smithsonian) just take these animations from Air Crash Investigation

[@PixelTrain1]

its an investigative series called "Mayday", more specifically animated by cineflix

[@6z0]

@@thatdamnFERRARIguyNo, that would be called copyright infringement. Smithsonian makes their own animations

[@thatdamnFERRARIguy]

@@6z0 Read up on it. Air Crash Investigation made these animations, not The Smithsonian.

[@poop-for-brains]

The leer jet didn't actually stall, one engine flamed out before the other and the autopilot disconnected to notify the pilot of the engine out/bank angle situation. Without the auto-pilot, the asymmetrical thrust make the plane begin to roll in the direction of the flamed out engine, and it then spirals in an extreme nose down attitude until smashing into the ground. A very similar situation happened just last week, the same death spiral occurred after flame out on that Cessna Citation too.

[@millennialchicken]

And to think we had another one of these incidents quite recently just outside Baltimore (I think it was, it was somewhere on the east coast)

[@Calvin_Coolage]

DC actually. That one was really sad, there was a 1 year old baby on board.

[@millennialchicken]

@@Calvin_Coolage oh god, that's horrendous.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

​​@@Calvin_Coolage it was a 2 yr old, plus her mother and the nanny that were the passengers.

[@Calvin_Coolage]

@@kutter_ttl6786 Yeah I couldn't remember. That's basically a wholeass family gone.

[@jr2904]

The crash happened in Virginia

[@aeternosolus52]

Many years ago I remember a LearJet crossing into UK air space. Jets were scrambled but no contact could be made. They shadowed the jet until it passed out of British air space heading west out over the ocean. This was in the 70s I think and I assumed it crashed into the sea, although I don't really know for sure. I have thought about it over the years when something triggers the memory, about what could have happened, about the people on board, did they live or die? Guess I'll never really know.

[@Sniperboy5551]

They’re probably dead, sorry to break it to you

[@hayleyxyz]

​@@Sniperboy5551 even if they weren't, they would've been irreversibly brain dead via hypoxia

[@Suiseisexy]

1996, a training flight of a LearJet 25B conducted by the West German (lol) charter company Air Traffic encounters effectively an identical situation to this one, it passes over Scotland eventually crashing into the Atlantic between the UK and Iceland where it is not recovered, the crew of 3 (correctly) is presumed dead. One twist is that the cockpit is found to be empty, leading to many speculative scenarios. I bet the disunified germany made your brain auto-boomerfy it. That or we really just need a "put on your own mask first" reminder disaster every 10 years or so...god it's that isn't it?

[@Suiseisexy]

1983*

[@peterbradshaw8018]

Most Gulfstream jets have an automatic feature that directs the aircraft to a breathable altitude. Even some small jets have that feature

[@luichinplaystation610]

Because they build a better plane

[@BlueRGuy]

Well the is Learjet we're talking about

[@Kreege]

@@luichinplaystation610 This Lear 35 was most likely built in the 70s or very early 80s. I doubt gulfstream IIs of that era had such a function either.

[@6z0]

And could you take a wild guess at the incident that caused that feature to be implemented?

[@SeanA099]

Similar thing literally happened last week. The plane flew from Tennessee to Long Island. It overflew the airport and went on autopilot back to Tennessee. Jets were scrambled flying over DC, eventually crashing in Virginia

[@theduke7539]

This case has been referenced in the recent private jet crash over Washington last week. Its tragic that this type of accident can still happen

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Oh well, to each their own. That's why my feet staying on the ground! It was basically a flying tomb in the air.

[@salt-emoji]

It was probably a slow decompression, it can really sneak up on you. And it can take mere minutes. My brother is in the navy, has some stories about faulty equipment during training almost killed a couple people.

[@ian3580]

Rapid decompression sneaks up on you too and the time you have to react is very small. As has been noted, the windows being frosted does not imply a slow decompression

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

All I know that manual book or checklist said what to do and what not to do, only to mention, in an emergency, wear an oxygen mask later on TEN PAGES DEEP!! Come on folks!! Get right! Whats with you?!

[@purplehaze2358]

There's something oddly reminiscent of old tales of ghost vehicles carrying the souls of the dead about this case.

[@awdturbopowah773]

Another great KZbinr, Ward Carroll, covers this crash in great detail. He knew Payne Stewart, and he's a former F-14 RIO (among other aviation accomplishments). Also as others note, this just happened again with another plane which crossed into restricted air space before eventually crashing. Private planes that can land themselves in an emergency are a thing now (very high end planes, but still). I would assume eventually all autopilots with landing capability will be able to detect loss of pressure and land themselves safely. Even cars now have systems that watch the driver, so something that monitors a pilot's eyes, heartrate, etc. isn't that far-fetched. Great video Qxir! 👍

[@mistertagnan]

Don’t even necessarily need the aircraft to land itself, descending to below 10,000 feet will restore (near) normal oxygen levels. Of course, for this to work, the aircraft needs to descend fast, and maintain that low altitude for long enough for the pilots to recover

[@awdturbopowah773]

@@mistertagnan yeah good point!

[@laratheplanespotter]

Petter of Mentour Pilot is the best in this category

[@6z0]

⁠​⁠@@laratheplanespotterDragged out, tv style production sponsored videos? Def aint the best in the category bud

[@oliverheaviside2539]

By the way, F14 rear seat is called RIO, for Radar Intercept Officer. F15 (and F4) back seat is WSO, Weapons Systems Officer. Ward Carroll is a good source of information and experience.

[@glitchmediaprod]

With tech nowdays I feel like it'd be possible to have planes equipped with a function to automatically lower the craft to a safe alt during a decompression episode that way if the pilots are out, the plane lowering has a chance of giving them o2 so they can recover the plane. Just a thought that I had.

[@rilmar2137]

Insane timing. ETA: a big difference between this and the recent one is, in the recent one the windows were not frosted over, according to the fighter pilots

[@werquantum]

I remember exactly where I was when I heard a radio report about the unresponsive crew. The updates kept coming. Surreal.

[@AC-ih7jc]

I remember we were following this on the news at work while it was happening. Once we had an idea of what might have happened in the cockpit, we all felt a sick combination of helplessness, despair, and worry (about where the jet might ultimately crssh). [To be clear, none of us knew anyone on board, we weren't golf fans or involved in aviation, and we weren't anywhere near the path of the jet...we just couldn't help but feel awful about what was unfolding in real time.,]

[@davidhollenshead4892]

A few thoughts on this type of decompression accident: a) The crew had less than a minute to notice & use their masks. b) The decompression was slow & gradual. the reason that the crew didn't notice it. c) The frosted windows indicated to the fighter pilot that everyone was already quite dead. d) This apparently happened to the jetliner that crashed west of Australia.

[@HicSvntDracones]

A slow leak doesn't cause fogging like that, an instant depressurization however does instantly fill the cabin with fog, and at the altitude, they would have less than 30 seconds to be conscious, but hypoxia kicks in literally instantly, which could prevent them from even getting a mask on, all depends on the person, which is why hypoxia raining is so critical, also why we always say put your mask on first...

[@spacesabove8780]

I guess the confusing thing for me, is the pilot being prior active, and current reserve would almost certainly have been through a hypobaric chamber several times with training for the air force. He absolutely would have known what was going on unless something else happened to him

[@ian3580]

@@spacesabove8780 One thing that's missing in this video is that the emergency checklist for the cabin pressure alarm did not have donning oxygen masks as one of the first steps, and was also written using confusing wording - both of which were changed as a result of this accident. It was noted that the checklist was terribly written, incorrect, and would have also been hard to parse while the alarm was bussing away.....that a light or notice to don oxygen masks would be much more helpful than a buzzer

[@shiftymiata]

This exact situation just happened this past week in Virginia, excellent and accurate depiction of events as always Qxir, well done 👍

[@MikoAnom]

what a story honestly one of your best videos yet.

[@thelavaman]

when he says that they have 4 - 5 hours of fuel at 1:45 , you know shits gonna go bad

[@vaszgul736]

It's believed this may have been responsible for the missing Malaysian airlines flight as well. The sudden U-turn was to make an emergency landing most likely but then overshot the landing and never made it, due to everyone being dead or unconscious. A decompression event or a fire where smoke fills the cabin both lead to these sorts of ghost planes. They fly silently until they hit something or run out of fuel. There's no one conscious - or alive, onboard.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

It was basically a flying tomb.

[@Tossedcarp]

Thanks! Came out just in time to watch it while waiting for my flight

[@BeaverDaBeaver]

This sounds familiar...

[@ThrowedoffLo]

Pre Malaysia

[@Forcoy]

Crispy cream twin towes

[@kutter_ttl6786]

Circumstances sounds very similar to what happened earlier this week near Washington, DC.

[@macarioseko5686]

Very…

[@jackmio]

MH370 flashbacks

[@Arkasha-Z]

As a South Dakotan I have never heard of this. Thank you, Qxir for always finding great information.

[@blackbeardgamer5909]

There was just a crash that happened a few days ago and they suspect it was the same cause. However some also think the pilot had a medical issue and no passenger could fly. Either way very sad in both incidences

[@paddylittle9197]

Keep them coming 👌

[@SweetButDeadly101]

I've been enjoying your channel for a while Qxir, but I think that this was your best one yet. Keep up the great work and bag that millionth subscriber! xx

[@Pinheadeded]

The quality of your content gets better every video! I always look forward to a new post!

[@aze4308]

this is a great video! wonderful production value and great editing!

[@connorjrt]

This video was great, the visuals and footage were great and definitely made it more engaging.

[@airgunningyup]

the fact that this happens soo often in modern aviation is amazing., I can think of 3 incidents in the last 24 yrs , which is 3 too many

[@repawnd1]

This is like the Helios 522 accident, just on a smaller scale.

[@brendanward2991]

Perfect timing. I just finished binge-watching all of Qxir's videos a few minutes ago and then this pops up!

[@sumbuddy4088]

About to go on a flight tomorrow. Thanks for the reassurance!

[@suspectpie1463]

There is a place called Centralia in the state of Pennsylvania where an underground mine has been on fire for almost a hundred years and isn't expected to go out anytime soon. Maybe you could a video on that cause I don't think too many people know of it

[@gyvren]

The bagpipes in the fog is a wonderfully eerie touch.. 😉👍

[@pyrix]

MOOOOOOOOM! Qxir uploaded another video!

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

I remember this way back when it happened and was working on a 767 in the hanger. I was looking this up a few weeks ago.

[@zachhouliston4508]

Loved the animations in this video. This one a goodie

[@Bethlam]

I get so excited when Qxir pops up in my notifications. You always do an amazing job. I especially love your cartoon drawings. My favorite is “rufus” the demon core. I’ve shared that one a bunch.

[@annazettler4179]

Beautiful ❤ending this time ❤..

[@yup_pea]

Awesome video 👍

[@nmcgunagle]

Aww man you’re so close to the million subs milestone! The suspense is killing me, I can’t wait…!!!

[@deletdis6173]

I love when different horror event KZbinrs cover the same event, whether that be Fascinating Horrors, Horror Stories, Shrouded Hand, or Qxir: Last Moments.

[@doctormahrio5226]

Those animated sequences are very well done!

[@TheRogueAdventurers]

The animation is impressive, But please don't change from using your Sketched animation style, its so unique and fun!

[@PseudoEmpathy]

Those bagpipes in the morning fog as the sun rises. Jesus that's eerie.

[@praticle]

Very impressive animations 👏

[@emperorhaya5351]

insane timing!

[@SlippyJNSN]

That’s incredibly sad, I hope their families were able to carry on.

[@ryanrichards88]

Liked, shared, and commented.

[@Shinji_Dai]

I'm from South Dakota, the state where the plane finally went down, and I vaguely remember hearing about this.

[@johndherzog]

Last moments are my favorite 100%

[@kele8559]

Cool video!

[@TASTEGROUND]

animation is so good

[@trainrex7031]

Can’t wait till you hit 1 million subs

[@notharry9328]

Nice Video!

[@Iceboy1309]

I do miss the old animation a little bit, but still a great video

[@areyousureaboutthat5500]

he doesnt do the drawings for last moments videos. the animation was taken from a show called mayday i think

[@stuff9834]

Nearly 1 Million!!!!!!

[@JTA1961]

As golfers what a spectacular way to make a collective hole in one

[@yerlocalpeanutdealer795]

We’re going to hell

[@stx333]

Aaaaahhhh - What a treat! I’m in bed, just finished texting my way who is away for the weekend and I’m about to try and get myself to sleep somehow… Qui r is so soothing and somehow familiar that it calms down regardless of the topic.

[@BPR_Jon]

I like the 3D animation in the intro!

[@Sublime_1]

This would be one of the best channels around if the vids were more frequent and/or longer.

[@ripwednesdayadams]

There have been several instances of “ghost planes” that suffered the same fate of hypoxia. Helios Airways Flight 522 first comes to mind.

[@lemonade_clorox9452]

Crazy timing

[@alexhinkemeyer6408]

This just re occurred here In Maryland. One f-16 went supersonic over the state to track an unresponsive private plane. It crashed into the Virginia woods with 4 losses. I believe this may be a case very similar here. I’m sure they also had a rapid decompression.

[@smilingsamurai5590]

It doesn't have to be rapid, slow decompression is actually probably more dangerous because when rapid decompression happens you know it happened because the entire cabin will fill with fog. Slow decompression will sneak up and you won't even know you're running out of oxygen, you'll just start feeling euphoric and giggly almost like being drunk and if you don't recognize it right away then it's probably too late because your brain is already lacking oxygen.

[@bullshitdepartment]

@@smilingsamurai5590 aren't there sensors that can detect decompression, even slow ones?

[@smilingsamurai5590]

@bullshitdepartment7638 yes there are but they have to activate before your brain goes loopy.

[@BananerBoy]

I allways get so interested when watching

[@haaris.r]

the animations are top tier

[@Comet-2011-W3-Lovejoy]

Bruh they are clips from a documentary called "air crash investigation"

[@henke37]

This reminds me of the similar incident over the baltic sea not that long ago.

[@seanwilson9117]

Just a note, we know it wasn't explosive decompression but we can't be sure whether it was sudden or gradual. Had it been explosive, the plane would neither have been fully intact during the intercepts nor would it have made it all the way to the site of the crash as explosive decompression means the fuselage has actually opened up.

[@Chendoart]

I love Payne Stewart ♥️. Didn't know this video would be about him. Good to know he probably went peacefully RIP

[@oxulucozcan4923]

Albeit is quite well documented, I think you'd enjoy making a video about Helios 522. Plus it's a bit weird that either cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorder were inaccessible. Thanks

[@zucottimanicotti7112]

That happened not to far from where I was raised near Aberdeen SD. I learned about the “ghost jet” from the guys at the local airport in Aberdeen, as I watched planes there occasionally and got to know the guys who work there at the airport. A tragic and scary tale but definitely preferable to some other plane crash scenarios.

[@thepsychedeliccartographer5765]

Hello from west Virginia! Can't wait to watch me a qxir video!!!! Thanks for the upload man! We appreciate all the hard work!!!

[@StephenLuke]

RIP Michael J. Kling (1956-1999) Stephanie Bellegarrigue (1972-1999) Payne Stewart (1957-1999) Robert E. Fraley (1953-1999) Van Ardan (1954-1999) and Bruce Borland (1958-1999)

[@setituptoblowitup]

RIP Payne Stewart ⛳🏌️‍♀️I remember this day like it were yesterday.

[@jacekatalakis8316]

There were w a whole spate of hypoxia induced crashes aroun the late 90s/early 2000s, I swear you've done Helios 522, you've got the one in Australia, and quite a few others too

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

After the depressurization video, I was thinking that the whole time, thinking that things need to be done fast

[@g4man41]

Thanks Qxir

[@gaveintothedarkness]

The production values is quite a step up in this one!

[@Zombiekilleryamato]

Because the CGI is from the tv show “Mayday: air disaster”

[@gaveintothedarkness]

@@Zombiekilleryamato Thank you.

[@grhinson]

I remember we had a press conference that day in Austin for this tragic event...

[@Big_Jay25]

Almost at 1 mil dude don’t forget me!

[@maartenofbelgium]

This incident was also featured in Mayday (Aircrash Investigation) season 16. I remember from that episode how they wondered why the plane was moving up and down due to the flight ceiling..

[@itsjjbones]

Smarter Everyday has an excellent video on the effects hypoxia in which he went into a decompression chamber and experienced full effects of it in a controlled environment.

[@clayton9136]

Damn, rip to everyone lost.