Flights Gone Wrong

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Germany

Events

  • 16 October 1993

    Swissair Flight 551

    Ten minutes after Swissair Flight 551 left Munich for Zurich on 16 October 1993, an overheating emergency power switch filled the MD-81's cockpit with dense smoke and knocked out the captain's instruments.

    1 video
    • Mentour Pilot

Videos

  1. Swissair Flight 551: Landing an MD-81 With a Smoke-Filled Cockpit

    AnalysisMentour Pilot · 35:02

    Event: Swissair Flight 551 (1993)