Top 10 Air Disaster Videos of All Time | Smithsonian Channel

From a routine takeoff that quickly turns into a disaster to a turbulent crash landing, these are the most-watched Air Disaster videos of all time.
0:00 - Emory Worldwide Flight 17 Loses Control
3:53 - China Air Flight 120 Runway Explosion
7:10 - Rogue Learjet Goes Down
10:16 - NationAir Flight 2121 Catches Fire Mid-Flight
14:09 - Concorde Flight 4590 Destroys A Brand
18:05 - FineAir Crashes in the Heart of Miami
20:53 - Cathay Pacific Flight 780 Engine Fails on Approach
24:34 - Thunderstorm Cause a Plane to Lose Power
28:22 - U.S. Airways Miracle on the Hudson
32:11 - Asiana Air Crashes on San Fran Runway
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[@AviationNation]

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[@soavemusica]

clickbait

[@amberfitz-randolph392]

@@harrisonofthenorth body count isn't the criteria by which the list is formed genius. It never said top ten with highest number of fatalities. Each one is significant or 'landmark' for a variety of reasons, often because the crash is caused by some bizarre tiny equipment malfunction and the results alert the aviation industry and they immediately make significant changes. You familiar with the crash where some airline employee who's never flown anything, baggage handler or something, he stole the giant commercial plane and successfully took off after having just taught himself? Did amazing tricks and loops before killing himself as planned. Only one fatality but that case was certainly unique and noteworthy. You're tone deaf and ignorant calling the entire video click bait when you don't even know what it shows because you didn't bother to watch. STFUUUU until you watch a video in the future. The only one typing random attention seeking click bait is your AZZ.

[@amberfitz-randolph392]

@@soavemusica nope.

[@paulwhite5882]

@@soavemusica mk

[@frankeshun3207]

@@soavemusica m

[@allupommi]

respect to the cameraman who survived all of these crashes

[@jocraft5136]

underrated hahaha

[@qca_]

it's actually black box where they record for investigation ;)

[@BoopTea]

They have minecraft creative mode

[@nikita70]

😂😂

[@tyratana8682]

Additional HD 1080

[@basant64hangal]

I'm watching this while waiting for boarding, I'm keeping an eye for Smithsonian camera crew, If I see them I won't board.

[@JustFunnyMemesPage]

U still alive?

[@daviee01]

@@JustFunnyMemesPage i dont think he is lmao

[@goodness9400]

Oof

[@goodness9400]

That means he saw Smithsonian Smithsonian camera crew

[@basant64hangal]

I saw them and immediately stopped boarding

[@reza6354]

My father is a flight attendant in iran, working for Aseman airlines. A few years back there was a crash with no survivors(Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 ) I came back from school and started watching tv, when i saw the news i was shaking in fear, i called my dad only to hear him crying and telling me all his friends are dead. I will never forget that day, but as a child i thought at least it's not that much of a painful death, until a few weeks back that my father was coming back from Zahedan, moments after taking off one of the engines blew, they barely made it out alive cause of the captain's experience in flights. Now i watched this video and I'm thinking that how much hard it was for my dad to handle death of his friends because he knows exactly how it feels when something goes wrong up there, Dad i know you never see this comment but i love you and I'm proud of having a dad like you. Ps : due to iran being boycotted by many powerful countries due to political reasons, there are many many engine failures happening here on a daily basis and we're literally using the airforce left from SHAH which goes back to 1979. We were still using Boeing 727 until almost 2 years ago. ;)

[@user-xx9lo7sd2h]

I'm so so so sorry for your dad's friend's loss😢

[@KhelifaBenali-kn1no]

Underrated comment

[@justinsjourney3224]

7:05 That second one with the fire where everyone made it out. The flight attendants should be given awards and huge recognition for that one. ❤️

[@roamingirl]

7:08 Right… I feel like dude saying it was miraculous really detracts from how well they executed their training while working together and staying calm and focused resulting in a 100% successful passenger evacuation. He’s essentially minimizing their significant contribution to such a favorable outcome when it could have easily gone the other way. This kind of think drives me nuts!

[@jaydenrivas2171]

You mean China Airlines

[@mid-ohioguardian6927]

stewardess

[@Scottocaster6668]

How these pilots keep their cool during these situations is a skill in itself, rest in peace all of the innocent people and pilots that lost their lives.

[@blondescorpion8940]

Read my comment about a flight fiasco I had last week. Lol 😂 it’s amazing now we made it but during I was a crying and a praying

[@Scottocaster6668]

@@blondescorpion8940 You're only human, thank God you are all ok😉❤️

[@lookingthruwolfeyes]

I DONT UNDER STAND WHY NOT PARASHOOTS.JUST TO KNOW YOUR GONNA DIE AND DO NOTHING. I LOST MY FAMILY IN MY DADS PLANE IN WELLSVILLE NEW YORK IN 1972 JULY 10TH I BELIEVE. I LIVED. WISH I COULD SEE THE VIDEO TO THAT CRASH.

[@lookingthruwolfeyes]

@@SusanKay- I KNEW A SUSAN KAY IN VENICE FL.

[@gunner811]

@@lookingthruwolfeyes Caps lock be like

[@hackedagent1008]

To those who died in the crash, may rest in peace, always remember yall

[@steviepigford2356]

Yes...I don't like flying

[@hannahtayla5493]

@UC2rU2iD6Tqw9wXAbRn4dxdw are you really that insecure xD

[@therobloxianeclipse3924]

Rip

[@bidensucsbigdickskalmadrin6877]

@@therobloxianeclipse3924 waytolow

[@randymillhouse791]

Can you name any of them?

[@yudhajitmanna2005]

Ben Levy is probably the most courageous man I know.. At that kind of a situation.. He opened the cabin door.. Helped all the passengers get out.. Then get help himself.. All of this while knowing that the plane could explode due to engine failure at any moment.. This man not only was one of the most courageous but also showed what it meant to be truly HUMAN..

[@Reeseybaby]

Wow it's crazy what the aviation industry goes through when something goes wrong. Much respect to these pilots and crew for keeping they composure. RIP to the ones that pass away

[@titanadomotion9444]

When i see that the captain is being interviewed i am sooooo relieved

[@iyedtheboss7372]

the fact that the captain survived doesn’t necessarily mean you should be “relieved”. A perfect example is the “Tenerife Airport Disaster”. The co-pilot survived but it was still the deadliest air crash in history. 583 people died.

[@NixDarkLord]

@@iyedtheboss7372 passengers mostly

[@Marcustrashfort]

@@iyedtheboss7372 damn

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

The captain is usually the safest place to be in an emergency landing situation.

[@titanadomotion9444]

@@matthewjdouglas6471 True

[@carterquint295]

for anyone confused, a ghost jet is when the crew or pilots are incapacitated and autopilot keeps it in the air until it runs out of fuel

[@daquiviousdingleberrydalto7059]

How did they die

[@dana102083]

@@daquiviousdingleberrydalto7059 lack of oxygen.. I know there was a south korean plane and the final survivor was a flight attendant training to fly himself and also succame to hypoxia. I need to find that one again..it was a sad story; moreso than most. :(

[@allisonb8912]

@@dana102083 Thought that was a Greek airline? There was also a south korean ghost jet, but I don't think that's the one where the flight attendant tried to fly the plane.

[@mizuki4002]

@@allisonb8912 helios flight 522 iirc

[@sarah-annecarney7552]

Thank you, I actually super appreciate the explanation.

[@gigichristine5988]

I don't care what anyone says about Sully, I'm from Louisiana and that landing on the Levee is legendary. The Capt doesn't get enough credit.

[@worldwatcher5787]

Just realize he is on most of list of most famous pilots, ai think he is.

[@burkelong4376]

This series is addictive. We watch an episode several times a week. Most of them are fascinating.

[@dancingcarapace]

Mad respect to the Asiana Air Passenger, Ben Levy. Takes a lot of courage and kindness to risk your own life for strangers, making sure they get off first.

[@Maxikxng]

Yea he didnt care for himself but cared for everyone else

[@SinAster_19]

@@Maxikxng thats a true selfless act of kindness

[@TH3C001]

Guy was an absolute Chad.

[@carlyboy05]

Everyone forgot about the girl in the Asiana Air Flight who was run over by a firetruck twice, she was alive but the firefighters thought she was dead when she was curled up in a ball in shock. So the first truck accidentally drove over her HEAD. This was worse then the crash itself.

[@lookingthruwolfeyes]

IT TAKES IGNORANCE TO IGNOR YOUR FAMILY NEEDS YOU TO CONTINUE TO BE THEIR ROCK.

[@rse_0122]

You know it's bad when there's no interview with the pilots themselves.

[@subtoelectro6064]

haha yea

[@mrshacksify]

@@1ksubswithoutmakinganyvide822 you don't say

[@sirbeethoven]

@@mrbobjob8995 🕵️

[@chaoszombie9995]

uh... not necessarily.. most go back into service a few days after their respective accidents

[@anthonyjackson6385]

Right it's almost like they're in another dimension smhh

[@nuraweyteh3164]

Condolences to all those who perished in the airline accidents. My heart goes out to them.

[@boing650]

pilots dont die, they fly higher

[@alaynaalison]

emory 17 is so heartbreaking knowing how the pilots fought so hard to gain control again 🙁

[@LEELOLKH]

I love how the attendants and the pilots will try their best to their last minutes to save passengers. Respect.

[@vidhushekhar17]

Just like in the old times the crew of a ship did. Therin lies hope. Big hope.

[@fatimabuharidogondaji5849]

They are saving their selves too...

[@r.c.reasor4807]

Don't forget it's their asses on the line too if there's a crash.

[@tia.huynh36]

Most of the time, pilots die first, so yes, while they're trying to save everyone, they're trying desperately to survive, too.

[@leejamiemellor]

Their trying to save themselves, they dont care about anyone else in that moment

[@TheOreoOverlord]

I liked the ones where people survived. The "there were no survivors" make me sick. They are just so sad 🙁

[@fsg7710]

:(

[@rogerjoseph2532]

very sad indeed

[@Tony.L9793]

i bet those survivors never want to board a plane for their whole lives ever again

[@CarcoDev]

So true, the ones that die give me anxiety

[@Dansk55]

Sadly those are the ones that get planes fixed... the ones with fatalities. Just look at the latest two.

[@DEATHOFWATERBOTTLES]

Flight 2121 was impressive. The pilots kept the plane in the air and tried their best to control it and made it to the airport while the fire was engulfing the rest of the plane.

[@Erebus4]

Respect and salute to pilots to survived the crash and landed safely...

[@aquagamer1212]

Not gonna lie, I’m used to the full explanation for each situation so to a little jarring to see them abruptly end and move onto the next story.

[@nikkycelinee2534]

Same like damn finish the storyyyy☹️

[@shatteredxangel]

The first one never even finished telling you what happened to the plane except to show a CG plane clip the side of a building and then moved on to the next one. I spent the entire video expecting them to come back and finish telling what happened in the first one, but nothing.

[@anonymousbosch9265]

What caused the issue on the first one? Loose cargo, mechanical failure, what? As an airman I’m deeply unsatisfied

[@adrianng9241]

i googled every case to find out what exactly happened at the end and the cause of the crash.

[@maggie3060]

Cause yhis channel is just advertising their website where you can watch the full episodes

[@louisecrew8587]

The sound of the cockpit alarm on these crash shows saying 'pull up, pull up' is literally the stuff of nightmares.

[@leandroramos499]

Te amo

[@BillAnt]

"Pull up, pull up! You're going down!!"

[@entitledbobcat]

It actually does say that, too. If you listen to recordings of last words you’ll sometimes hear it in the bavkgroundb

[@spaceghost5833]

agreed, “TERRAIN - PULL UP” and “TOO LOW - TERRAIN” would be horrifying to hear in person 😖

[@beanmasterz]

Bro that's the real alarm lmao

[@howmathematicianscreatemat9226]

To all pilots who truly manage to reach your retirement age: you are either badass level skilled or extremely lucky. Hats off to you sir, you are rare breed concerning the fact you are working in a machine were millions of tiny parts are put together and even the most subtle failures can bring a ✈️ down !!

[@086Eazy]

I couldn’t have said it any better 🙌🙌🦾💪

[@Luke_275]

This comment is beyond nonsensical.

[@Leomc1412]

It is 1 in a million a pilot will experience a crash in their whole life. They don’t need to be really skilled or lucky to not crash. This is the type of thing you would say to a dc 10 pilot or a ryanair pilot.

[@boxypix3207]

I’m pretty sure most pilots reach their retirement age, plan crashes aren’t as common as you think

[@unkledoda420]

You make it sound like planes crash all the time. The vast majority of pilots make it to retirement just fine.

[@juaodiash]

After each accident the aircrafts get more and more safer, we learn with each disaster

[@dupwolfdalton273]

Pilot in training here, I’m now reconsidering my career of choice. Thanks y’all.

[@gregblackburn4280]

Dup.....if a video is going to stop you from flying, you were never meant to do it in the first place. Licensed pilot and skydiver here.

[@itgetsworse601]

@@gregblackburn4280 screw that I would reconsider too

[@Wooknocks]

This videos got me to become A pilot

[@johnfloyd2551]

Pussee

[@lookingthruwolfeyes]

GOOD. CAUSE MY FATHER KILLED MY FAMILY,HE HAD HIS OWN PLANE. NO, WE WERENT BORN WITH WINGS, NOR GULLS TO BREATH UNDER WATER. IF YOU LOVE YOUR FAMILY YOU WONT FLY. NO, DONT FLY, NEVER. YOU DONT SURVIVE PERIOD. LOOK WHAT WOULD HAPEN TO YOUR FAMILY, NO DAD TO SUPPORT HIS KIDS. WIFE TRYN TO RAISE CHILDREN ALONE. MISSING HER HUSBAND, NO NO NO. PLZ DONT FLY. I WANTED TO DESTROY EVERY PLANE I SEEN TO SAVE PILOTS LIVES.WHEN WILL THEY LISTEN, DONT FLY.

[@GoGreen1977]

My father was an ATC at several airports, although for most of his 35 year career, he worked at the airport of a mid-sized metropolitan area. He only witnessed one crash of a small private plane. I watch these air disaster programs frequently because they reassure me that air travel is much safer today based on the lessons learned from these previous tragedies. And I learned a lot about aviation from my dad.

[@lookingthruwolfeyes]

WELL LETS SEE, DID YOU LEARN HOW TO COME BACK TO LIFE AFTER THE PLANE BLOWS UP. DID HE TEACH YOU THAT.

[@gunner811]

@@lookingthruwolfeyes 🤨

[@lookingthruwolfeyes]

GET OFF THE DRUGS.

[@GoGreen1977]

@@lookingthruwolfeyes You do realize you ARE MORE LIKELY to die in a vehicle crash, RIGHT?!!

[@paranormallistener1950]

Flyng is much safer than driving your car thru a bad part of town.

[@alfonso4955]

Weird how I book a ticket for the first time in years and now every other fucking KZbin recommendation algorithm is for air disasters!! Perfect.

[@thenibblershow5305]

I would never step on a plane with the Smithsonian camera crew on board

[@ultradobby]

Rest In Peace all the people who died🕊

[@andrew_koala2974]

That is how it is. Ther are no guarantees in life. We are not in charge of our life. When it is time to go the soul leaves and returns to its place of origin, and what remains is 'some body'. The soul is happy when it returns home. Those remaining instinctively realize the soul is happy and cease grieving. They are given the comfort that allows them to continue their life.

[@randymillhouse791]

@@andrew_koala2974 Jim Jones?

[@facts5720]

@@andrew_koala2974 are you Jim Jones???

[@Hk-kt8cu]

rip

[@viciousgaming9779]

:c rest in peace 🕊️

[@Reality_TV]

Can we all agree that these are some FANTASTIC reenactments! Great actors, great shooting!

[@rudymerriweather5907]

Yea man this is great acting!

[@cookiemaster9002]

@@rudymerriweather5907 is it all just acting

[@jamie-leighgibson2338]

@@cookiemaster9002 well yeah no one survived to film lol

[@drdre4397]

I admire the fact this doesn't sensationalize the tragedy. It breaks down the reasons for every tragedy, no presumptuous tone.

[@mikethebigman]

@@jamie-leighgibson2338 Well, in the videos of the crash is cgi and actors. But the interviews are the real people from the incident.

[@PW70775]

The reason why I came to watch these videos is bc last night I had a dream I was at school and plane just came crashing into the school pond and every one was crying and busting out tears, and it’s been on my mind all day!!

[@benjisportz115]

This is a great thing to watch before going on a flight💀💀

[@rasifhasan7785]

These are so addicting.

[@MmMilaNnN.]

Ik

[@inavoidx5641]

Init

[@user-rh3qf3mp7m]

Watching people suffer is pretty fun so i agree

[@chazenjimenez7025]

Ikr

[@Rotten_Venom]

You should try other smithsonia videos, after the crash elevator song comes in.

[@mistamooseman7745]

What I’ve learned from this: never trust engine 2

[@hinatababe97]

😂 bye lol it’s always engine 2 huh

[@karimofc832]

When I came to Rio de Janeiro from brazilia engine 2 died

[@erickrios1]

Yes

[@SKRooU2]

if #2 engine was renamed engine #3 there would never be anymore engine failures

[@loscam1peso38]

better fly one planes with only one engine

[@claudiagabriel6719]

The Smithsonian Channel NEEDS MORE SUBS

[@rokkitman59]

I worked for Emery Worldwide in San Jose and knew those pilots and navigator and that plane…the part they don’t mention is that the plane was heading for a heavily populated area of Elk Grove. The pilots attempted to make it back to SAC but the load had broken loose and the ass end of the plane wouldnt allow them to level off and the kept loosing altitude….knowing the werent goint to make back to any runway, their final efforts were to at least avoid as many casualties as possible and veered from the flight path over ElkGrove, instead going down near the airport in an area of commercial buildings but mostly populated by wrecking yards and heavy equipment yards. Clipping a 5 story office building, they crashed causing no deaths other that the 3man crew. Potentially hundreds of lives, asleep in their homes were spared from the heroic efforts of that crew

[@rokkitman59]

Godspeed to the crew of Emery flight17

[@hb1338]

The crash was caused by a bolt in the right elevator mechanism coming loose, caused in turn by improper maintenance practices. The notion that pilots struggling to control an aircraft close to the ground deliberately flew it into a junk yard is nonsense - they were trying to land it but never had quite enough control to do so. Please read the accident report rather than making up your own completely fictional version of events

[@alexkizer639]

Thanks. I was wondering what happened

[@Donkey_Glossolalia]

Thankyou for actually finishing what the video started!

[@thekingsilverado3266]

I was a military pilot and I watch this 4 unknown reasons to even me... I think it was Channel 17 in my area here east coast had something about that accident clear over on the west coast about 5 years later they released the info on the crash. It does appear the pilots did the best they could to spare a heavily populated area. So they R heroes no matter how one looks at it they did correct course. Like losing most of the steering in a car ya gotta try to do something...

[@timeisnow4116]

Each of these videos is heartbreaking and really makes you look at your life with a humble and thankful heart.

[@brendancaldwell7755]

Or never fly.

[@linavaitkeviciene1366]

@Peter Evans How do you want them to get the real pilots

[@linavaitkeviciene1366]

@Peter Evans Then why did you want the real pilots if it’s not really possible

[@linavaitkeviciene1366]

@Peter Evans Wow I made a mistake now I can’t talk for 10 years so logical

[@linavaitkeviciene1366]

@Peter Evans And everything you say makes sense, right Mr.Einstein?

[@thirtyfivefps]

the set design, acting, the voiceover and the VFX are very very good even though these are old documentaries this are even better than some of the big budget movies today

[@drevakelemen52n92]

Thank You for your excellent work and channel... love from Australia DrEva

[@tedster.w]

Dose anyone else get a relief when you see the peeps talking about there story

[@reillymoore3257]

Definitely the bright side.

[@kevinnachtnuit5045]

How many doses did you take when you wrote this comment?.

[@cholder777]

Their*

[@naheedarshad6806]

@@kevinnachtnuit5045 how many doses did u take when u wrote this?

[@theyluvzee9016]

Yes very much so

[@franticmemer6966]

I can't imagine how hard and heart breaking it is to be an ATC and a pilot. They have responsibility of lives of more than 100-200 people and when things like these happen... Just wanna say RIP to evey lost soul in these disasters.

[@leandroramos499]

Te amo

[@abhinavdp7376]

What about a train driver

[@Adajaburgette]

@@abhinavdp7376 this ain’t about trains

[@abhinavdp7376]

@@Adajaburgette Wdym this isn't about trains? Those huge things that fly aren't called trains? What are they called then?

[@abhinavdp7376]

@@Adajaburgette I was drawing a comparison 🤷

[@Ace_Unic0rn]

I don't know why but the past few days all I've had in my recommended is videos about plane crashes and now I'm just watching as many as I can despite the slight anxiety it causes me

[@hannastengarn3990]

Have respect to the cameraman who survived the plane crashes and his family would be so upset if he didn't make it❤

[@Kaplan8581]

What a great man Ben Levy was to help all those passengers out without panicking. Even with running into the problem of no slide, he made sure to help everybody out before himself. What an amazing man.

[@TemplarsWildFire]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmGcc3Z8i9SKZtE

[@CL3V3Rtrevor]

the odds of dying in airplane are in the millions specially because of all the new regulations

[@logangallagher7050]

@@CL3V3Rtrevor for some reason when people say stuff like that, it never seems to make it any better

[@cottoncandy3625]

I remember when this happened.. im from sf area and it was insane. Took them a few days to clear the runway..

[@CL3V3Rtrevor]

@@logangallagher7050 The weirder thing about this, is I've never seen this video and I have no memory of writing this reply. I just randomly saw that there was a reply from a highlighted post and I'm from sf so I am really confused right now.

[@dominique7955]

"all 165 people on board have escape unharmed" **Literally the pilot fall from the emergency window**

[@cyrusjosef]

bro thats like falling from the stairs not fatal

[@youdontwannabehighlikeme4305]

He survived so

[@dominique7955]

@@youdontwannabehighlikeme4305 well, it said "unharmed" rather than "seriously injured"

[@guccimane8310]

@@cyrusjosef If he landed wrong it could have been seriously fatal. But luckily not.

[@guccimane8310]

I saw that, I lowkey made me laugh kinda. I see a big explosion and glad they all got out, then I see the pilot just fall out of nowhere but luckily he's fine.

[@Matthew-Anthony]

It is amazing that flights/landings in which there are no problems, no injuries, and no fatalities are "normal". However, planes that crash and burn, in which some people survive, are "lucky" because not everyone died.

[@ShivamPanwar-fc8hc]

These all giving me goosebumps

[@braydenkuyper2631]

some of these pilots have amazing skills of handling pressure that I couldn’t imagine having. Props to them!

[@Knowbody42]

Pilots are supposed to be trained in lots of different emergency situations, so that they will just already know what to do in an emergency.

[@pizzarat3275]

I remember seeing a documentary on United Airlines Flight 232 where they interviewed one of the flight crew and the interviewer commented on how calm they all were on the audio from the flight data recorder. The crew member replied in situations like that you have to keep your wits about you because if you don't everyone dies.

[@wokewokerman5280]

....said captain Som Ting Wong to first officer Yu Too Lo.....

[@yasminfroehling1062]

Yes

[@Tryst46]

When you go into a simulator, various scenarios are presented to help pilots get an idea of what to do and how to remain calm while doing it. I would presume they are told, "every crash is potentially survivable" and even though they know many crashes have been fatal, they remain calm in the hope that their actions mean they won't be one of the fatal ones. It's pretty obvious that panicking would make it a guaranteed fatal crash. Under the circumstances, what would you do when faced with that sort of choice? The old saying still applies: "Any landing you can walk away from is a good one."

[@Redmen1983]

Not all super heroes wear capes, but some fly. How these pilots keep so calm under unbelievable pressure is crazy. R.I.P to everyone one of these people who lost there lives.

[@mustafecaydiid7301]

God bless the dead.

[@hb1338]

It's actually quite easy. The pilots' job is to fly the aircraft, not think about what might happen if they don't do so. They just get on with it and do it as well as they can. Just concentrate on the task in hand.

[@johannfrederichk3473]

That was smart

[@josephsiyanda.5112]

It's worst horror, being in that situation..

[@Alex-iw6dt]

Such courage and bravery shown by all

[@NFL_guy679]

I like that Captain waters and his co pilot on the Cathay Pacific flight are so calm and not freaking out like other pilots usually do.

[@CoreShaft]

you know you are dead when you are on a plane start hearing the narrator say little did they know...

[@NINJAETS7]

Nope I am not scared I am pilot

[@mujtam]

@@NINJAETS7 oh well then, How do you start a plane? Cus I know and I’m about to get my license

[@NINJAETS7]

First apu then engine 1 then 2 but I am still studying I am in 7

[@mujtam]

Master battery your forgetting master battery

[@CoreShaft]

Wow pilot discussion I see

[@tristanrussell7167]

It’s these accidents that give me so much anxiety whenever entering a plane

[@BillAnt]

There's nothing you can do, you're packed in a sardine can with jets strapped to it.... just say a prayer and try to sleep through the flight. he-he

[@BillAnt]

​@Jake Stockton < True, but statistically air transport is till much safer. For every one million flying one dies, while for every ten thousand driving one dies. That's a hundred times more dangerous driving. I'm still not a big fan of flying, I rather stay home nice and safe. he-he

[@mikewasowski3573]

@@BillAnt Yes

[@jamie-leighgibson2338]

@Jake Stockton u can't drive some where that has no roads 😂

[@SKRooU2]

@Jake Stockton safer to be in a plane than a car

[@nexplayspredator3307]

i would have jumped out of the plane the moment i heard any alarm 😅 Mad respect for the pilots who kept their cool and tried until the last minute

[@Aviator911-cr2kh]

27:31 I love how the flight attendant said there was no turbulence during the emergency landing but the video shows lots of turbulence

[@vincentvega3747]

When my girl wants to take a vacation I put these videos on. It saves me a lot of money..

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

😕

[@liam7989]

W

[@RayOid]

Really? What a jerk.

[@anidahhashim7473]

😂😂

[@electroskates2434]

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[@mags8776]

11:40 “we’re having slight control problems” *people falling off of the plane on fire*

[@DualWave1]

My guy he's saying *flight control problems* not slight control problems...

[@mags8776]

@@DualWave1 OH GOOD- i was watching it with captions

[@stonksrgud7645]

i shouldnt have laughed hard at this xD im evil

[@Dadon67958]

Is the crash was happened in jeddah (Saudi Arabia)?

[@ferwishy.]

@@Dadon67958 Yeah

[@samrichmond9709]

I always watch these in the airport while waiting on my flight without my ear buds in!🤷‍♂️

[@olefella7561]

The fact that we get free documentaries on KZbin by Smithsonian Channel is truly a gift. 👍

[@rodwilkins1614]

Except if they are shit like this one.

[@johnjerman3421]

psst here is a hint - it is only a "name" it has nothing to do with the Smithsonian

[@PlayBoiRashed]

I love how the cameraman keeps teleporting everywhere

[@whatthefreeze5073]

bUt bUt iT iS nOt ReAl

[@Netrayon101]

@@whatthefreeze5073 kid

[@Maths0711]

@@whatthefreeze5073 kid

[@staciacarney8085]

@Rasheed Kaaki And he can teleport back in time! What a guy!

[@PlayBoiRashed]

@@Maths0711 ?

[@Szablys]

18:00 he looked so destroyed, 😢

[@user-yl8oi1mh3f]

who looked so destroyed

[@richardriggs4413]

Imagine surviving a plane crash and then being run over by a firetruck and killed. That's what happened to a surviving teenaged Chinese girl at the SFO Asiana crash. Heartbreaking.

[@Abi765]

There's a lot of debate over this but the evidence from the autopsy actually suggests she was most likely already dead before being hit by the firetruck. She wasn't wearing her seatbelt and was thrown from the plane along with another girl who was confirmed to have died on impact, and there was no evidence that she had inhaled dust or firefighting foam even though her body was covered with it, so she wasn't breathing at the time she was hit. The firefighters still acted negligently by assuming she was dead without confirming it or properly marking her body like they were supposed to, but it's unlikely that they actually killed her.

[@sharcrum]

I just can't help thinking there's nothing worse than going through what these people had to go through.

[@dexterpatterson5737]

@Itachi Uchiha Really Man😭💀

[@ReeceyBoy_4]

Yeah I know

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

If your Balls are kicked, ask Sully Sullenballsack to dip them, in Cold Water, just for fun.

[@gregblackburn4280]

Shar.....well you'd be wrong. Spending eternity in Hell would be worse. Get yourself right with God my friend.

[@Ricky-nn3be]

@@gregblackburn4280 🤦‍♂️

[@shaggydudegaming]

That first one really had my heart racing. I work at an airport and am apart of a crew that loads very heavy freight onto airplanes. I take it very seriously making sure all those locks are up and I’m always keeping an eye out for anything sketchy. The last thing I would ever want to happen is to find out I missed something and was the reason several pilots died

[@missmcphee8859]

Thank you for being vigilant!

[@aaliyahswartz8926]

It’s fake

[@Diaboluslupus]

Amazon almost took out a UPS freight plane by shipping undeclared poorly packed sulfuric acid - "luckily" it started to leak as it was being loaded - injuring the ground crew. FAA slapped amazon on the wrist with a minor fine of $300,000.

[@juliacara5137]

@@aaliyahswartz8926 its not, just look up emery worldwide flight 17

[@saundrahuff5870]

I also used to work in airport with cargo planes. One of the reasons I never wanted the duty of load planner. I would not be able to live with myself if I made a math mistake and killed anyone.

[@motleymama6587]

Ben Levy is a HERO🙌🏻

[@vivienguan2393]

27:41 not the engineer praying in the background 😂 Edit: ngl I would pray if I were him too but respect to these people who keep all of us safe and R.I.P to those who didn’t survive

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

The ones on the Levy, pilot and co pilot preformed an absolute miracle that day. All lives saved, performed a risky manoeuvre, not a single injury and to top it off even saved the plane entirely

[@salar7413]

How did they take the plane back to the airport

[@lucaszeroimpactgamer4476]

@@salar7413 there was enough espace for take out speed but they have to overhaul left engine and the right one has to be replaced

[@johnpollard4158]

@@lucaszeroimpactgamer4476 and they stripped it. Seats and everything that wasn't needed to fly it went.

[@lucaszeroimpactgamer4476]

@@johnpollard4158 didn't know that BTW the co-Pilot i forgot his name he pass away a few years ago

[@johnpollard4158]

@@lucaszeroimpactgamer4476 the story of Carlos Dardano, the one eyed pilot, is pretty interesting.

[@christineshou2609]

is it just me or when u watch a video u get addicted?

[@yessalexx-_-5004]

Hella😂

[@josieherrera9017]

My DVR is set to record all episodes of this series.

[@lookingthruwolfeyes]

ITS JUST YOU. I WOULDNT WANT TO RELIVE WHAT I WENT THREW, WATCH PEOPLE DIE ISNT MY THING.

[@rosalinacataran1134]

@@yessalexx-_-5004 nñ K V,fi

[@briannaw716]

Im definitely addicted ...ive been watching these stories since last week 😭😭...im hooked

[@terrellrobinson3286]

No way I would survive a plane crash. I'd be dead before we hit the ground.

[@Itsscottstudios]

Ya know, even with a EXTREMELY slim to 0% chance of planes crashing, let along dying in one, it still doesn’t change the fact that plane problems, especially while in the air is enough to scare anyone!

[@cobragaming7068]

Huge respect for the pilots who do so much to keep passengers safe and in one piece. Praise god.

[@pedrozimpel5175]

If the plane crashes the pilots die as well sooo

[@cobragaming7068]

@@pedrozimpel5175 yes but there’s pilots and those that go above and beyond

[@adrianpitfield1984]

So praise the pilots not god 😂

[@cobragaming7068]

@@adrianpitfield1984 lol I’d say both . Sometimes it’s a bit of both in a tough situation up at those heights in the air and at that altitude. I know I’d crap my pants if the engine’s stalled or some other error occurred. There are a lot of skilled pilots who flew for the military air forces and have years of training behind them. Some go on to fly commercial planes.

[@Coal-873]

Yes.

[@antheiheiant]

The Nationair crash is so heartbreaking. They were so close.

[@PixelTheCat59]

Ikr :(

[@islamunitedfc3100]

Respect all the pilots who tried

[@iurigouveia9788]

God bless everyday all the pilots around the world ❤🙏

[@brandonnodine6934]

Hats off to all pilots, I could not do your job. Thank you for what you do.

[@jabukajabuka2335]

I think that every plane slips on a banana and so control is lost and everyone dies in it ..

[@anandg2569]

That Concord crash shattered the dream of flying supersonic.. RIP to the souls on board and in the hotel

[@Shaunstonard]

@Joe Morton well mostly. The plane was also overweight, overfueled and missing a critical component from the landing gear that made it impossible to keep the aircraft tracking straight during takeoff. The crash was a result of multiple failings from various parties

[@woofy60]

whenever i hear all of the passengers were saved.. id in tears that seldom do we hear this call ... everyone survives a devastating plane crash...

[@shyhistorian]

Incredible how all of these were caught on camera!

[@Jonny.B.]

Imagine staying in an airport hotel before take off and a plane kills you from crashing into the hotel, or if you ended up surviving, that would be the last time I ever decided to fly again

[@kennytaco4474]

I thought the same. If there is any positive outcome from that situation, is that there weren’t a lot of people in the hotel and 4 people were killed. Horrible but could’ve been so much worse

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

The funny thing is that you are 1000s of times more likely to be involved in a wreck on the highway as opposed to an airplane. Just a thought..

[@kennytaco4474]

@@88_TROUBLE_88 it’s actually you’re more likely to die on way to airport than in the airplane. But equally terrifying and also reassuring

[@BillAnt]

@@88_TROUBLE_88 < Yes, statistically speaking... too bad most people don't realize that.

[@staciacarney8085]

I know right? It absolutely amazes me when I hear that pilots and/or crew who have survived an accident return to flying. They usually say that flying is their passion and the crash would take that away from them. I get it, but wow! Talk about the potential for major PTSD!

[@jeremybr2020]

I really think the Hawaiian flight where they manage to land with a chunk of the roof missing should've definitely been on this top 10 list.

[@iliashamid8765]

1 flight attendant suck out

[@terryleeschiller8515]

The Flight that they Door came off was right up there.. A boy passenger that died his parents help solve the door issues..the Dad was an engineer..

[@americafirst6492]

@@iliashamid8765 ~ Would that be Fuddy? O.Berrys Mother?

[@camilajimenez480]

there is an episode on it, but smithsonian has not uploaded the preview of it for whatever reason.

[@doug186]

Thanks for putting survival stories at the end. The video was getting stressful.

[@user-ry7fn5ug9e]

Fr respect 😂

[@mccollinz-ng1611]

I really got to stop watching this. kind of making me scared of ever Flying again 😢😢😢

[@Amanda-hb7dt]

😥😥😥

[@Getfuckeddude]

Statistically speaking, you actually more likely to encounter and die from a car accident than you are flying in an aircraft.

[@verdellhayes1305]

Keep on flying god got you ok

[@svetlanaaronov51]

same

[@TophatDude1]

@@Amanda-hb7dt LOL what

[@BumpTune8462]

Why can’t I stop watching plane crash investigations, I’ve become familiar with probably every single aviation disaster since the passenger airliners were invented.

[@play2stage]

It’s an addiction. I’m the same way with dashcam-recorded car crashes.

[@BumpTune8462]

play2stage dashcam vids are boring to me. KZbin can’t show horrific accidents. Plane crashes are the ultimate vehicle disaster. That and shipwrecks. There’s nothing to learn about car accidents aside from faulty parts and stupid people. When a plane goes down there’s 100s of potential causes. That’s why I find them so interesting.

[@angieshome.2601]

The last one is the most intense roller coaster

[@feltongailey8987]

That landing on the levee....hats of to you, sirs.

[@imblack011]

One thing I've noticed is that the pilots are always calm, if only passengers could also be calm during an evacuation

[@shelbyedits5053]

ikr

[@Landino15_]

@Sandy Harris yes also passengers are closer to both the engines, apu and cargo bay which is where the danger is almost always but it is still true

[@rezarionbyakudan]

@@Landino15_ at the same time it can be the safest area to be

[@Landino15_]

@@rezarionbyakudan yes but that is still true in my opinion it is all about what happens and how it plays out there is no unsafe place on a plane (for people with common sense and im talking if people go on the wing or roof of the plane)

[@rezarionbyakudan]

@@Landino15_ that reminds me that there was a person who opened an emergency door for fresh air. Lol.

[@flxmeyt8962]

27:47 When they show a really rough landing on the grass, with the passengers shaken around in their seats and all, and then the flight attendant says "the landing was so smooth"; "A perfect landing"

[@colleenross8752]

Miracle of New Orleans

[@whatsthetimeticking69]

Yeah because you’re landing on grass not a concrete runway

[@BrandLmedia]

Great compilation, this helps my fright from flying´;)

[@531roxy]

the actors in these r always so good

[@tyjac11]

28:13 the landing was so smooth. Video shows everybody shaking and rocking.

[@Jrelim]

Lol

[@RealNameNeverUsed]

Captain tries to climb and everybody's screaming. 0:05 One person is sleeping.

[@raksomething6942]

@@RealNameNeverUsed he chillin

[@rraheemx]

"The flame is engulfed in flames" -smartest words I’ve ever heard.

[@ronr.53400]

damnnn 😚

[@PeninsulaTrainFan]

Time stamp please.

[@rraheemx]

@@PeninsulaTrainFan I don’t remember where it is nigga just look for the part where the place started to catch fire.

[@wahyuman]

16:42 it says the plane*

[@mryoungfilmore7]

@@wahyuman how did i know that even before hearing it

[@nyakeishajones9564]

Basically people should be aware of their own personal life throughout their lives because they can make their decisions based on their fears of the unknown consequences and circumstances ❤

[@kiwifun5858]

The person who doesn’t have their seatbelt on😂

[@blaynesplantvlog7117]

24:11 finally a happy ending

[@bepyn4ik]

Yes

[@Light_Yagami666]

Yes finally

[@MYLOVEOFIRELAND2303]

Oh gosh this is so utterly heart breaking to watch. May all souls, pilots, cabin crew & passengers who fought so hard in their own ways, but sadly lost their lives so very tragically, rest in eternal peace.

[@ncubevibz1945]

Amen 🙏

[@harrymarsee2782]

The supersonic jet crashed, not because of mechanical problems; but, due to negligence of the ground crew. They left a large tool, similar to a crow bar on the runway and the pilots did not see it. This tool ruptured a tire then flew into the fuel tanks.

[@alflyover4413]

I thought it was a static dissipator from another aircraft. No matter, I suppose; put it down to FOD.

[@nyakeishajones9564]

This is the craziest thing I have ever seen

[@Es-pk6zf]

Respect all those captain's who did their best to protect passengers ♥️

[@rideronthestorm4218]

And themselves lol

[@henry21toby]

No way you just said lol ​@@rideronthestorm4218