Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493)

Mayday

29th September 2010 45 mins Season 9 Episode 4

On 1 February 1991, USAir Flight 1493 collides with a waiting SkyWest Airlines aircraft on the runway, killing 34 people. An air traffic controller mistakenly assigned the inbound Flight 1493 to land on a runway where SkyWest Flight 5569 was waiting to take off.

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Season 9 · Episode 5

Target Is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007)

On 1 September 1983, during the Cold War, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace. The crew did not switch the autopilot from heading to INS mode following take off which caused the aircraft to deviate from its assigned flight path.

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