A Horrific Plane Crash Into an Amsterdam Apartment Complex | Air Disasters | Smithsonian Channel

October 4, 1992: Seven minutes after their departure from Schiphol Airport, both engines on Flight 1862’s right wing have failed. Within minutes, the plane is on a terrifying descent trajectory towards an 11-story apartment complex.
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[@marcuscarana9240]

I remember watching a documentary about this when I was a kid. It was so sad because a mom and dad came home only to find that the aircraft hit their apartment killing their son and daughter who were at home during that time. The names of their children are now engraved in the memorial.

[@shiwangee]

Is it on KZbin?

[@microdesigns2000]

Sad

[@reneebarnes1957]

I'm actually watching the documentary on the Smithsonian Channel right now, but I've seen it before. Watching it gives me chills. Tragic story

[@jacobc590]

@@shiwangee It's from the Second From Disaster natgeo series heaps of good episodes

[@Dragon-qj8fn]

How old were they cause why would they leave their children alone in an apartment

[@yngvardtherotten6612]

Death is unpredictable, even for people who sleep peacefully in their apartment

[@ifeelbetterabouthis.louis3]

Kaboooom

[@jayshah9967]

I just want to live in peace

[@ifeelbetterabouthis.louis3]

@@jayshah9967 well don't hold your breath you'll just die faster 🤣

[@bohemoth1]

I bet ya that it really messed up their weekend.

[@robert.m4676]

Notice how the building didn’t fall because of secondary explosive charges placed at every floor 🤧

[@teerawtt]

Ending “No one aboard has survived” … then cheerful music 💃🕺

[@WattzArtist]

What got me was he said 'No one aboard IS survived'.. you worded it better lol

[@manuelcervinobaston4076]

In did i Heard the same thing

[@NaenaeGaming]

@@WattzArtist the narrator does say ‘has’, not ‘is’. It’s just a little hard to hear thanks to their accent I guess

[@Gemstone901_1YT]

THATS DUMB

[@mattvans8079]

The music is the Smithsonian outro

[@Father_Prime]

What a tragedy! RIP to the souls on board. The older pilot actor deserves a hand too because he did an excellent job portraying the gravity and tension of the situation.

[@eugeniolimasilva9716]

the people int he apartment too!

[@AlecSharman]

actor?

[@LV2UXO77]

This was terrifying to watch! It can happen to anyone of us at any moment! Never take your life or your freedom for granted. I'm so very sorry to all the family members who've lost their loved ones.

[@3618499]

😔" Well said. "

[@justbecause6472]

Imagine dying in your own room due to a plane crash... And maybe you’ve never been on one😭 sad

[@g.c.t.fbennyf1wheels645]

Yup it’s scary to live on land or neither building.. without knowing that big thing and it’s gonna explode right under our roof! That kaboom and you won’t be knowing that you just had a life in 1 second ago and 1 second after that you don’t. Also afterlife or no afterlife is secondary scary! 🤥

[@muanmuan2269]

@@g.c.t.fbennyf1wheels645 truee

[@michelletrimmer7431]

That's crazy. Having to say " He/she was killed in plane crash but they have never flown!!"

[@Samanta-van-laar]

@Mama C me either 🤣🤣 wanne stay with both feet on the floor

[@privacyplease5595]

A car could crash through your house too,ice could fall off a plane and through your roof, maybe a meteorite or a tree getting hit from a bolt of lighting or wind storm. Why don't you imaging the pilots knowing they're going to die and can't do anything and know they are going to take out a crap ton of people and they can't stop that either. We all can imagine. I guess don't leave near the flight path of an airplane or a tornado

[@nathancard884]

Those poor pilots and people in the apartment. They did everything they could to save their airplane but failed. They were so close to Schipol Airport for an emergency landing. 😭😭😭😭

[@titan9259]

Identical circumstances to China Airlines 358

[@fbksfrank4]

didn't reduce power in right engines.

[@VickersV]

Icce problems

[@doctorj1607]

Loss of an engine caused flight control issue. When they reduced speed for landing they lost lift in the wing which is why they crashed. There was nothing they could have done.

[@doctorj1607]

@GN in hindsight if they had know the wing was badly damaged then it may have been possible. They could have saved lives down on the ground.

[@alexgabriel5650]

2:45 Trying to imagine just about how terrifying it must be to have that view...

[@CherryFrog321]

And the opposite...being inside that building and seeing the plane heading straight for you 😭

[@pineapplemints6342]

Imagine how terrifying it must be to see a plane coming in at full speed from your window.

[@chateaupig826]

for 7 minutes you were normal and suddenly you are looking death in the eye

[@Fox99787]

@@CherryFrog321 😮

[@Fox99787]

@@pineapplemints6342 😅😅😅

[@lazyeejay]

You never ever in your worst dreams expect a plane to smash into your apartment. Imagine, there were couples who'd had a romantic dinner and gone to bed, kids who'd had a day playing in the park, families spending time together and then it's all over. That's scary - that your life can be taken anytime without warning. RIP to all those poor souls who perished both in the building and on the plane.x

[@MrMJmusicLover]

You left out couples having sex when that thing hit. Talk about climax. 😂

[@martinusamsterdam7667]

I used to live there on the 10th floor (just right side beside the elevator shaft of where the plane hit the apartment complex)... 2 months prior I moved to the southern part of the Netherlands due to work... Even the fact I survived this tragedy it took me almost 6 months to put my mind straight again... I also want to make a correction... These apartments are 10 floors, not 11

[@AlbinoTheHedgehog]

Im glad you survived

[@Exilary_TKL]

U defied death my friend what a miracle from God himself

[@martinusamsterdam7667]

@@Exilary_TKL Indeed

[@HumansAreShitFactories]

You didn’t survive this tragedy because you weren’t involved in it.

[@HolyDroneAD]

They are probably count the elevator house on roof

[@michaelcar4012]

This is so sad. The pilots saw it coming, and couldn't save themselves. See how fast everything can change. Let's start the New Year with love and compassion, helping each other. And loving ourselves... The New Year Will be a much better one.

[@officetechtyping]

Dog gone right Michael. Happy New Year then.

[@fcamiola]

Cheers

[@nckhed]

It's hard to be loving and compassionate if you love yourself too much. This whole self-love thing breeds narcissistic pride and turns people into hateful creeps over time.

[@mightypen369]

​​​@@nckhed self love need not translate into hate for others. Change of any nature begins with oneself. And loving oneself can often soften up a person to include everyone. It is the foundation for empathy. RIP people who perished on this horrific accident.

[@SonyStudioPro]

Lost a few of my friends in that plane crash 😢…. although is almost 30 years ago, it seems like it happend yesterday… still remember and feel the explosions, heat, panic and helpless feeling from that day… that was the saddest day of my life… RIP 🪦 to all those people who lost their life’s… you won’t be forgotten..!

[@a.Hopeful]

I'm so sorry for your loss. 😔

[@seviregis7441]

So sorry you went through that horrible experience and that you lost friends and neighbors that way. Hard to ever recover from a trauma like that. I am grateful you and the others who escaped, were unharmed. God bless you and keep you until the day when you see your friends again in Heaven.

[@I_said_so_55]

@@OutragedPufferfish You are most miserable no doubt to make a comment like that Margarita.

[@jeeadvanced6533]

So sorry for ur loss 😔 rest in peace to departed souls 🙏

[@bathingapes112]

Sorry for your loss. Can only imagine how horrific it must have been to hear that news

[@nghosh500]

I live near the crash site. The building is just behind my apartment.

[@rishilal007]

Me 2 I have rebuild the whole damn building,2000000 dollars were spent

[@alanboulton4838]

How many people killed in building?

[@lemig-3179]

Its not smart revealing your location on the internet you know?

[@rimquelsiret]

@@lemig-3179 which room no is he in can you tell me pls?

[@remko7774]

@@alanboulton4838 39 People dies in the building That Night

[@belleepoque2544]

R.I.P to all who died. May the valiant efforts of the pilots forever be remembered

[@Headloser]

The poor pilots didn't realized that they had lost TWO engines at the same time. When they reduce the plane's speed down below 180 mph, it doom them. It completely stalled the plane and that why it did a complete turn into the apartment.

[@frozenuruguayball6436]

The engines deadass fell off from what I here

[@user-md1qz7ie2q]

You can still land a plane with 2 engines off, you glide. Here engines fell off - that’s different

[@selseyonetwenty4631]

@@user-md1qz7ie2q It really depends on the situation... sure if cruising at altitude you can glide, you trade altitude for airspeed, but if trying to climb soon after takeoff with a full fuel load and the plane has neither height nor speed then it's a different story. Planes are most vulnerable to engine failure in the first minutes after takeoff. There's a reason why the 'miracle on the hudson' is called a miracle - it rarely works out like that.

[@andydaniel2]

To clarify, the 2 right engines did not fail - that would have been fairly easily survivable - they separated from the wing, damaging the wing itself. The pilots basically had no chance, This was not a unique occurrence - a virtually identical failure (2 right engines tearing away just after takeoff) had happened less than a year earlier to a China Airlines flight with the same tragic result. Fortunately (in a sense) both were freighters so the number of people on board was very small compared to the passenger version of the same plane, but of course the El Al tragically crashed into a building.

[@Mabeylater293]

Why did they separate?

[@Romax-pg2is]

@@Mabeylater293 If I recall correctly, the documentary showed a scene in which Engine 4 broke off the wing, turned to the left, and struck Engine 3. EDIT (10 months): I just watched a similar recreation of that scene. It was actually the other way around.

[@andydaniel2]

@@Mabeylater293Believe it or not it was an intentional design design by Boeing. I don't say that in a mean way. The theory was that it was more important to prevent the wing from shearing off beyond a certain stress level and that the engine loss was manageable by comparison. So the pylon was designed to shear to protect the wing. After 2 crashes within a year they changed the design and retrofit all 747s over time.

[@luuduonghy659]

@@Romax-pg2is No chance to had a success emergency when this happen. That because of unbalanced is happen on plane Actually there is one case which the crews make it to the airport despite suffer same situation That is Transair Flight 671

[@samsnow7370]

thank you for clarifying ... didn't understand some comments

[@johno9507]

I was part of the team that did the engine strut modifications on Qantas 747s to reinforce the engine/pylon mountings after the Amsterdam crash. It was amazing to see first hand the amount of work and what was required to reinforce the wing/strut.

[@robinboucherwonderfulflight]

Did the Texas plate bolts shear on the pylon?

[@lynette599]

I wonder why the modifications were not done after the China flight disaster.

[@johno9507]

@@lynette599 Which disaster are you referring to?

[@kasperdomagala7031]

@@johno9507 a month earlier, a China Airlines 747 also had the 2 right engines sheer off

[@johno9507]

@@lynette599 The repairs were very complex involving removal of the engines and struts and reinforcement to the wing structure, these were done during D checks where the aircraft is pretty much stripped to the bones and rebuilt (done approximately every 7 years). It takes time to design, test and certify these modifications, sometimes thousands of hours worth. Just look how long the Boeing 737max was grounded for. There is a saying in aviation, 'The aircraft can't fly untill there is it's equal weight in paperwork'. If I remember correctly the modifications on our Qantas fleet didn't start till 1996/7. Whether there were extra inspections after the China and El Al crashes I can't say for sure as I started with Qantas in 1995 but I would expect there were.

[@KapsBurnsvile]

they lowerd the flaps when they were gona land. however due to the seperation of the number 3 and 4 engine the flaps on the wing were broken too. causing the plane bank right. they fought till the end. RIP to the hero's of flight 1862. we pray for you guys.

[@eliteclassicdetailing]

Did they work out why the seperation of number 3 and 4 engine please ?

[@KapsBurnsvile]

@@eliteclassicdetailingthe pin which was holding it in place broke off due to the metal being rusted away. this is your awnser

[@eliteclassicdetailing]

@@KapsBurnsvile Thankyou

[@RSTI191]

Pray? To whom or what exactly? And for what?

[@KapsBurnsvile]

@@RSTI191 the pilots

[@OStam]

The original conversation between pilots and tower are still here on youtube as well. Chilling to hear the fear in the pilot's voices.

[@ADORABEL25]

I know a girl who was in this building at the moment of the crash. She is a grown woman and mother now her full body and face are mutilated by the crash / fire

[@C-Midori]

I can’t imagine just chilling in your apartment after a long day, only to suddenly be blown to bits by a freaking 747.

[@womenfrom0202]

It was a Sunday evening, between 7 and 8 o’clock. Normally people would watch the sports program at that time on Sunday

[@MrMJmusicLover]

​@@womenfrom0202imagine watching your team about to make the winning shot, only for a plane to hit right before you get see if your team won or not. Bummer 😢

[@Homersimpsonstolemynikeairs]

This was my worst fear most of my childhood. Possibly due to seeing the 9/11 attacks on tv

[@lukezhang3017]

0:58 side stick priority, on a 747. Shows the dedication to this show.

[@neunundfuenfzig]

yes i also noticed that, not very realistic lol

[@Monarch4968]

Good eye!!

[@squeakybunny2776]

I dont get it. Can a plane enthousiast explain?

[@lukezhang3017]

@@squeakybunny2776 the 747 uses a yoke, not a side stick.

[@squeakybunny2776]

@@lukezhang3017 aah okay, i didnt take sidestick to mean an alternative to a yoke

[@muslim4ever195]

The pilots fought till the last second. RIP to the pilots and people who lived in the apartments.

[@Halalfast30]

Did you know it was an Israeli airline even tho rip to people

[@John-bravooo]

Jew hater

[@MrWlsn1978]

The people in the apartment complex, wouldn't have even seen it coming, God Bless Everyone!🙏

[@rl2905]

I live close to our airport, and planes fly overhead all the time. I have a silent fear of some piece of debris or a plane crashing into my house like this...scary stuff.

[@Ice.muffin]

So same... it's horrifying to say the least...

[@zennabella1676]

TO 12905, I CANT READ ALL YOUR NAME, POOR EYE SIGHT, I SOMETIMES WORRY ABOUT A PLANE CRASHING INTO MY HOME BECAUSE IVE HAD DREAMS ON AND OFF FOR MANY YEARS OF PLANES COMING DOWN SO CLOSE TO ME AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO RUN FOR IT. BUT..........TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT. IT MAY NEVER HAPPEN TO YOU AND MOST PROBABLY IT WONT, YOUD HAVE TO BE VERY UNLUCKY. ALL THE BEST.

[@BOSS-gu9bn]

New fear unlocked 🔓 😥

[@juanjotm4821]

A real disaster! Poor of the people downstairs at the appartments. To them means the end of the world. Rest in peace. Also poor pilots

[@nathancard884]

Narrator: "No one onboard has survived." Music: "Let me join in." 💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺

[@superflyer991]

I remember when my AP Euro History teacher in high school use to joke a lot about this XD

[@Mhel2023]

@🎄The Christmas Productions🎄 🎄🎁

[@andpeggyofficial]

@🎄The Christmas Productions🎄 fr these comments are so damn repetitive and unoriginal

[@Adam_Walsh]

🎁🎄🧸

[@Adam_Walsh]

@🎄The Christmas Productions🎄 oh yes ⭐️

[@Nexus0193]

Imagine u are sleeping and then all the sudden u feel earth shaking and hear aeroplane going down.Absoluetly horiffic

[@hansblitz7770]

The ones who took the hit wouldn't feel or hear very much.

[@NoriMori1992]

2:31 2:43 The way he desperately shouts… I think that'll stick with me forever. It always feels like a stab in the gut when the crew is begging the plane to respond in those final moments. I can't fathom how powerless and helpless they must feel.

[@Ghostmaster1970]

I remember that. It was a tragic moment in my life. Lost a friends daughter who had called me uncle. He later took his own life as well after his wife had died of cancer . Flash backs as i watched this. RIP my friends.

[@blaisetando8045]

Omaigot,aircraft accidents are so painful cos the pilots sees their end and can't escape 😭😭😭😭😭More courage to all the pilots out there

[@johnbenjiebarnuevo1489]

Captain 59 years old First Officer 32 years old Flight Engineer 61 years old including one passeger total 4 people have died on board and 39 others on the ground

[@dorianmclean6755]

May the blessings be

[@lliamjurdom9505]

Thank you that was my next question ...

[@rosaliebarnuevo9427]

😥

[@thepixielife219]

That's crazy. Only 39 people? I was thinking like mass casualties in the 100s. Might have yo look this one up

[@MonstercatSilkOfficial]

@@thepixielife219 lots of undocumented deaths from immigrants

[@justincredible.]

I live in the Netherlands, and, as you can imagine, this was quite a shock throughout the whole counrty.

[@ItzVolar]

This is a Reminder that death is always at your doorstep Deep respect to the pilots and RIP to everyone who lost their lives in this tragic event

[@natsuki5505]

Imagine just relaxing and having a cozy night and then a plane suddenly crashes into your apartment

[@stevebowtell6763]

Can't beat a good plane crash video the night before your going on holiday 😀 . Il be on the tramodol tonight now.

[@Stefanie2530]

I regretted watching the series premiere episode of LOST days before flying to Vegas. I'm a nervous wreck to begin with but watching the LOST plane crash made it even worse. lol.

[@PHDInRhyme]

Tramodol? Isn’t that a step up from Tylenol pain med? I prefer a good Xanax bar before any flight…if possible you should give it a try it REALLY helps 👌🤩

[@sheeniebeanie2597]

wow... this is very sad to see. what is amazing is that the apartment did not suffer a collapse from the structural damage.

[@grislypituati9235]

Yes... the apartment was split in two but it still didn't collapse

[@remix4098]

Because the plane only hit part of the building because the building was spread out horizontally not vertically. Everything below the plane collapsed and was destroyed.

[@TheSproeta]

The plane crashed exactly into a weaker spot of the building, on the ground/first floor was a passage for trucks and fire fighting vehicles, the rest of the building was so strong that, even breaking completely loose from it's foundation, it did not collapse any further.

[@scottgamedev8542]

Fair play to the co-pilot for staying so calm. Also where did you get side-stick priority from because its a Boeing 747 not an airbus.

[@pwr_gunr8977]

Lol u realize its a movie remake of the actual accident right ? That means we will never know what they looked like during the accident.

[@scottgamedev8542]

@@pwr_gunr8977 yes I 100% know its a remake but he sounded calm is what i should of said.

[@antman5474]

A lot of artistic licence is used in these episodes, they over dramatise and attention to detail is a bit hit and miss. But that's what the audience wants.

[@pollymaker4337]

@@scottgamedev8542 In the recorded ATC communications of the real accident, the co-pilot was also very calm throughout the accident. They even got his final words correct, "1862 going down, do you copy? We're going down"

[@spIasher]

@@pwr_gunr8977 YOU CAN LITERALLY HEAR THEIR VOICE IN THE ACCIDENT, EVERYTHING IS RECORDED ON THE BLACKBOX SO IT'S EASY TO REPLICATE HOW THEIR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS WERE BASED ON THEIR VOICE!

[@shmigka]

The first officer was my childhood friend and neighbour, it's chilling to watch the video.

[@h4mLb19]

Bro that "CMOOOONN!!" from the Pilot was of pure- idk how to describe, it was totally clear he didn't wanna give up..

[@mannpatel55]

Cameraman is invincible never dies 😅😂

[@420kiwiwarrior]

R.I.P To all who lost their lives in this unfortunate event.🙏

[@jog272]

Narrator: no one on the airplane survives Outro: is brighter here :D

[@Rob2]

Also 10 times more people died on the ground than did in the plane...

[@constantineibner8888]

what has surprised me is how calm the first officer remained when he said: going down 1862, going down. This was really #calmnessinthefaceofdeath

[@helmabakker]

I saw it happening, lived there. I never forget the flames and the empty places in our society 😢

[@kathyh4804]

Those poor pilots, what a horrific way to die 😢 And all those that lost their lives in the apartment, hopefully they died quickly. I had never heard of this aviation accident before

[@LachlanKellett]

Yeah. You never wanna say stuff like that but it's honestly better to instantly die then suffer for say hours and then die in say a hospital or something....

[@mightypen369]

Neither have I heard about this one......I must've been in my late 20s.

[@annaradlinger1107]

I don't remember hearing about this & was in high school at the time of the horrific crash. Wow, so incredibly sad & painful to watch. Rest in sweet peace to all of the souls lost on that awful night.

[@luthiersdaughter9134]

OMG! This was terrible! I've never seen this story before. Very, very moving.... God bless them all

[@Flaming-Sword-FS]

This crash really tells how hard it must have been for the crews of flight 671 too

[@hubriswonk]

I recall this. Very hard to accept it was in 92 and not more recent. RIP to those who passed.

[@inslicocodex]

This reminds me the plane crash in Karachi where the plane fell on buildings. Two persons survived miraculously while people at their home died and injured. Later in the clips we watched the pilot was saying mayday mayday.

[@halfalivepogostick]

imagine looking out your window and seeing a gigantic plane headed straight for you, creepy

[@joesmith6886]

Jet fully fueled and slams into an apartment building, yet the building didn’t collapse, nor did any buildings around it collapse, amazing. RIP to the crew and those on the ground who lost their lives.

[@oregon32nursenurse43]

It was probably a dry run for 9-11

[@JGrogann]

Tells a person something about the 911 story, doesn't it?

[@armandomercado2248]

Here we go with the 9-11 reference...

[@danielgallegos8869]

Wow, there was even plane wreckage. Unlike.... Well you know II

[@edwardvalivonis23]

Well it wasn't New York🤔

[@joepatroni8777]

This airport in Amsterdam and El Al had quite the deal transporting goods (cargo). It was HUGE. The things that were in the bellies of those El Al planes was dangerous. Chemicals and military crap. It slowly killed or maimed people who lived nearby. Tragic. El Al needs to pay millions to fix this.

[@mjoezic3198]

Uranium

[@Minimalici0us]

The Dutch Safety Board's investigation concluded that the primary cause of the crash was a design flaw in the Boeing 747's fuse pins, which resulted in the separation of engine three from the wing, damaging engine four and leading to a catastrophic loss of control. The focus of the investigation was on the aircraft's design and manufacturing, rather than on the B1 certifying staff or maintenance procedures. 43 people died that day

[@zaneleposh]

That "Going down" part, must be hard for the Air Traffic Controller to listen to such words and knowing there's absolutely nothing he can do 💔😭

[@Jack-01237-u]

Full respect to everyone that died in this horrible scenario. Wow. i never knew deaths were this horrible.

[@starguy2718]

The cameraman was able to walk away from the crash, unharmed.

[@part_h8606]

It's animation 😑😑

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@starguy2718 - Ohhhhh you are SO funny !! (Not!)

[@part_h8606]

@@nightt6148 Bro, the pilots and people from headquarters are real but the clip of the plane 'crashing' is animation!!!!!

[@part_h8606]

@@warriormanmaxx8991 😂😂😂

[@sanveerkhanuja3249]

Documentary

[@norasmidt4137]

My father literally lived next to that apartment, he saw it happening.

[@nickkoryukin4949]

No matter how many of these videos I watch, it won't stop me from flying

[@especiallyninety_751]

“No one survived” Smithsonian: ‘Its brighter here’ 💃💃💃

[@Orion3741]

October 1992. Back then, El Al was state-owned. One of its Boeing 747 cargo aircraft crashed in Amsterdam during that fateful flight. Total ground fatalities numbered 43. In the cargo plane : 4 deaths. Total : 47 deaths. The death toll could have been much higher had that Jumbo Jet transported passengers, and not cargo.

[@thepixielife219]

The low number of ground casualties shocks me. It flew into apartments. I figured it would at least be in 100s.

[@Orion3741]

@@thepixielife219 : yes. Absolutely.

[@uap24]

@@thepixielife219 The plane hit the building vertically at high speed, and the building was spread out horizontally, not vertically. The part that got hit was destroyed.

[@3rr0rid10t]

I don't know why the number of deaths on the ground wasn't mentioned in the video or why I scroll down this far to find that. Thanks for posting...

[@tropicalgoblin2025]

Rip to the pilot passenger and whoever living in that building

[@seviregis7441]

Wow, the first time I heard about that terrible tragedy. So sad. “Through many trials and tribulations shall the righteous enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” RIP to all the innocent people and animals who died that horrific night.

[@samnice1673]

Just imagine for 5 seconds, if we the readers would had been in that flight how traumatized it would have been for anyone to sense that we r going to die at any moment.. my sympathies and empathy with the lost one .. they must have died 1000 thousand times before the plane hitting the apartment and facing the real death.. That must have been the terror of the life...

[@TheIranianAvgeek]

Imagine being one of the occupants of that apartment but u dont notice its crash sound and you're like: this is fine.

[@s7rap]

You don’t gotta believe me but I’m watching this while I’m on the plane lol

[@petalmiko5942]

did you make it to your destination safely?

[@s7rap]

@@petalmiko5942 yessir

[@s7rap]

@@petalmiko5942 the flight was JFK to PHX

[@NeroMai]

@@s7rap How was the flight?

[@SY-tq2oo]

@@NeroMai , at least the plane was landed...

[@ulizesedijkhoff9611]

I remember I went the funeral of my mom's families member eight at a time. They were not supposed to die. A day later one of them was to travel to Aruba. Because she was terminal. They were with her when the plane hit the apartment building.

[@kimkaykae54987]

Mi ta corda e accident aki. Un caso hopi tristo. E famia cu a muri tabata famia di un ex-colega dimi. E caso aki a haci un impacto na Aruba ora cu ela socede. Paz na e restonan 🙏🏾

[@regimentskommandantoberstc6873]

That night!! I still remember it was horrible experience to live nearby of that explosion...

[@LightningMello]

I feel so bad for these pilots and passengers “Come on!” Were some really scary lasts words to me for some reason Rest In Peace to everyone on that plane and in the building😞😭😢🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@Me97202]

Minor trivia… my mom, my sister and I were the first passengers when Schiphol opened in 1967.

[@Vxllain]

imagine chilling in ya apartment on a calm evening and a big ass 747 fucks ya whole shit up

[@TrevorLee-21]

Smithsonian crew always at the scene on time

[@anapema9715]

What is this Smithsonian.. Everyone talking about it

[@confirmhandle]

Love your comment

[@Mustang9831]

Same with TMZ. Funny how they were on scene before the first responders where🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😁

[@edwardvalivonis23]

Definitely

[@tristanhnl]

To be honest, I've completely lost my ability to sense when someone's being facetious online, because of the insane number of silly comments I've read over the years. But in case you're serious, Smithsonian is just the network/channel airing the show.

[@DavidDragonetti]

I was working in Amsterdam airport at the time of the crash. As i lived in the Bilmermeer apartments they let me go home early to basically see if my home was still there!!!... Thankfully it was but in the distance there was billowing smoke and small fires from where the plane had hit.....I still have a small part of the aircraft

[@julz_swag]

This video hits differently when you’ve literally on a plane that took off from Schiphol Amsterdam Airport a few hours ago

[@32a34a]

The narrator Bill Ratner has a perfect voice for these kind of shows.

[@jarimikkola2426]

I lived withing the view of the Amsterdam Intl. Airport for many years and flew many Commersial PUBLIC and Private Cesna's out of here... I'm familar with it all... and Believe Amsterdam to be one of the safest airports to fly in and out of, and yet, it is the BUSIEST AIRPORT in Europe . . . and remember this event!

[@YASIRALIVIRK]

One of the most painfull accident for those who left behind seeing there loved ones death and will feel that pain untill there life. God bless all.

[@SalvatoreEscoti]

I remeber this , I was 18, living in germany. This was a huge thing in the news here ine Europe, for weeks!

[@PopCat631]

Respect to all of then even the first officer, the first officer was so calm he didnt even start yelling for help, he was just calm, Rip them❤❤❤

[@richardjohnson2965]

This makes me appreciate even more Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger’s decision to try the Hudson River rather than try to return to an airport over a populated area like New York. Jan. 2009. He apparently was criticized for his decision by the insurance companies..but I can only imagine the loss of life if he couldn’t make a runway.

[@priyer74]

I remember watching this incident in the news way back in 1992.

[@Unknown-y3u1k]

In 1992. I was 11 Years old

[@E_Clampus_Vitus]

I flew into Schiphol Airport once. We encountered heavy turbulence before our approach to land. Lots of big ups and downs for about 10 minutes. I was traveling with my cousin. When we finally landed, people were cheering. The plane came to a stop and I looked over at my cousin. She reaches for the paper bag and starts puking. 🤢🤣

[@getreelproductions5737]

So you didn’t fly into the airport as in this plane flew into the apartments.

[@EternalShadow3334]

Natural

[@thomascochran8669]

Like we needed to read that...stoopnagle

[@sagatuppercut2960]

Ewww.

[@tempe157]

The pilot for landing to schiphol and take off from schiphol must have a special trained, cos what i knew.... Schiphol can be very windy. But what i know they built new run way. So they have a lot of runway, all because fast wind direction. Sorry to not clear English explanation

[@kidslifestylebypark2157]

R.I.P everyone who died😭

[@dylanterrazas2342]

Always tell your loved ones you love them, you never know when it will be your last day, or theirs

[@lightsaberlordp373]

That animation and acting is much better than seconds from disaster

[@agustindejesus7398]

I flew from Stuttgart, Germany to Amsterdam under a snow storm. I was praying that the flight will be cancel after we boarded the plane. It was not, and the plane took off. I saw those people deicing the wings and i was real scare. The plane landed in Armsterdam....no problem at all, but i will never step into a plane never again if snowing hard....listen to me you all out there. Nothing you can do after you are sitting in the plane.

[@Lincoln-m4e]

True

[@getmeouttatennessee4473]

That's what happened to the Air Florida flight 90 out of Washington DC in the 80s. Look that one up. I was nearby as I lived in Maryland but at home when news coverage broke into programming. Terrifying. Heavy snow and pilots familiar only with warm weather. Hung out too long after de-icing and the plane fell from the sky immediately after takeoff and hit the 14th Street bridge midday. Killed a few on the bridge along with all but 5 in the plane I believe. There was live coverage for hours on scene. It hurt to watch. On the other side, air travel has gotten far safer since those days and we know much more. Planes fly day and night in winter weather and are very well educated in what to do. Airports are very astute and pilots have incredible training. Personally, I wouldn't hesitate to get on a snowy flight. I wouldn't miss that beauty. 💗

[@agustindejesus7398]

@@getmeouttatennessee4473Get, iam aware of that terrible accident. I was in Korea at that time. A friend of mine, Strickland was flying from Korea to Florida with stop in DC, i did swear he was in that flight...he was not.

[@tubissimo2008]

you can still do prayers ....before any trip i watch maximum videos of this kind, next day I'm the first to board...get my seat, take 2 sleeping pills and ask hostess to wake me up after landing....

[@agustindejesus7398]

@@tubissimo2008mo, do you see all those airplane crashes in youtube....most people were praying, and only few survived. As for me, i have never been able to sleep during a flight. I flew for 17 hours awake. I want to see how is dying while flying....just a joke.

[@MsDawnnee]

My boyfriend was living in Amsterdam when this happened and heard the crash. Terrible.

[@mariacarter6954]

Same here... shall never forget it.

[@scottanthony8489]

Hello Dawn, How’re you doing?

[@MAFTV-rq8bc]

Going down, I can't control, such horrible scene😣💔

[@Flaccidtetris]

My dad was visiting Amsterdam when this happened, very tragic event. May the victims RIP

[@mohamedmuzaahir6570]

This was a horrific incident. The tragedy was more with excitement which the pilots are watching with helpless, that they are going to die. It is a heart blowing moment. All that died rest in peace

[@dudeineedfooodfreewhattheh5599]

This type of videos give me fear of planes

[@cookinitmax]

They didn’t talk about the poor people in the complex man how scary what a Tragedy for all heart goes out to all involved. Just never know if you’re coming home or not so love those around you and those who send off those they love let them know you love them.

[@HotPinkJalapenos2]

Omg imagine if someone was looking out their windows Death so fast didn't feel a thing. Promise

[@muggleworm]

The way he said COME ON!!!! scared me

[@chloehennessey6813]

May all of you Rest In Peace, and not know the pain and sorrow that your absence has left.

[@andreafry3428]

Two of my friends were in Amsterdam at the time and had to fly home a couple of days later than they were going to because of this crash .I was worried about them when I heard about it but then realised it was a cargo plane. What an horrific thing to have happened.

[@tahirsiddiqui9480]

Israel dieeeeeeeeeeeeee gshhska

[@Stormiivibezz]

I feel so bad for these people 😭 Every time I watch aeroplane crash videos, I get a bit nervous 😟 And I feel like crying bc of those poor people 🥺😭

[@VultureSH]

If you go to wikipedia, the official death count sits at 47 lost lives. However, those were the official registered people who died in the apartment complex. There were WAY more unregistered people living illegally in there. The estimated number of deaths lies closer to 200 - 250 people

[@strwchn]

its was so sad. a mother and her husband went out for the evening leaving their son and daughter at home. the mother had a strong feeling she should stay at home. but it didn't convince her husband enough for them to stay at home. that night when the plane crashed into the apartment, both kids died. the mother broke down in tears saying they had a family portrait sketched months before the crash and that was now gone. the only things she had left of her children gone. RIP to the other people that lost their lives

[@TR-909]

Even though this is clip from the documentary, it would have been respectful of this channel to mention somewhere that also 39 people died on the ground.