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  1. Japan Air Lines Flight 123: The Obon Flight and the 1978 Repair

    Event: 1985Published: 24 Oct 2020

    This Disaster Breakdown episode explains Japan Air Lines Flight 123, the Boeing 747 that crashed in the mountains of Gunma Prefecture on 12 August 1985.

    View event: Japan Air Lines Flight 123 (1985)
    Aircraft
    Boeing 747
    Location
    Ridge about 2.5 km north-northwest of Mount Mikuni, Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  2. United Airlines Flight 232: Steering a DC-10 With the Throttles

    Event: 1989Published: 12 Sep 2020

    Mentour Pilot explains how the crew of United Airlines Flight 232 flew a DC-10 for 44 minutes with no hydraulics after its tail engine failed on 19 July 1989.

    View event: United Airlines Flight 232 (1989)
    Location
    Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, Iowa, United States
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  3. Germanwings Flight 9525: The Locked Cockpit and the BEA Findings

    Event: 2015Published: 11 May 2020

    This short Fascinating Horror documentary explains Germanwings Flight 9525, which crashed in the French Alps on 24 March 2015 after the co-pilot locked the captain out of the cockpit and put the…

    View event: Germanwings Flight 9525 (2015)
    Location
    Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  4. Germanwings Flight 9525: Marseille Control Watches It Descend

    Event: 2015Published: 2 Feb 2018

    This three-minute Smithsonian Channel clip follows Germanwings Flight 9525 on 24 March 2015 from its takeoff in Barcelona to the moment it dropped off radar over the French Alps.

    View event: Germanwings Flight 9525 (2015)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A320
    Location
    Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  5. US Airways Flight 1549: Brace Positions and the Hudson Escape

    Event: 2009Published: 12 Apr 2015

    This short Smithsonian Channel clip looks at Flight 1549 from the cabin.

    View event: US Airways Flight 1549 (2009)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A320
    Location
    Hudson River off Weehawken, New Jersey, opposite Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff