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Designed to Crash: The bizarre story of Antonov An-28 HA-LAJ and its demise

Nobody was killed when a Soviet-built Antonov An-28 crashed in England in 1993. But the accident did reveal a truly “shocking” design flaw…

28 min readMay 4, 2024

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Designed to Crash: The bizarre story of Antonov An-28 HA-LAJ and its demise

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Fire in the Fog: The crash of Swissair flight 306

In 1963, a Swissair jet caught fire and crashed near Zürich, killing 80 people. Was the fire caused by a botched attempt to disperse fog?

31 min readApr 13, 2024

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Fire in the Fog: The crash of Swissair flight 306

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Powerless over London: The crash of British Airways flight 38

When a British Airways Boeing 777 crash-landed at Heathrow Airport in 2008, investigators went to extraordinary lengths to solve the case.

35 min readApr 6, 2024

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Powerless over London: The crash of British Airways flight 38

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Insanity in the Air: The crash of Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303

“We can make it, inshallah”: How gross negligence on multiple levels led to one of the most bizarre and needless plane crashes of all time

54 min readMar 17, 2024

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Insanity in the Air: The crash of Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303

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Down in Deep Water: The ditching of ALM Antillean Airlines flight 980

In 1970, after running out of fuel over the Caribbean, the passengers and crew of a DC-9 faced an unthinkable ditching on the open ocean.

47 min readFeb 28, 2024

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Down in Deep Water: The ditching of ALM Antillean Airlines flight 980

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The Fall of the Viscount: The crash of Capital Airlines flight 20

How investigators unraveled a terrifying sequence of events that brought down the world’s first turboprop airliner, claiming 50 lives.

30 min readFeb 17, 2024

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The Fall of the Viscount: The crash of Capital Airlines flight 20

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Myths, Men, and the Minority Report: The crash of Arrow Air flight 1285

Unraveling the story behind the 1985 disaster that killed 250 US servicemen, and the bureaucratic drama that obscured the truth.

60 min readFeb 10, 2024

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Myths, Men, and the Minority Report: The crash of Arrow Air flight 1285

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Warnings Unheard, Warnings Unheeded: The story of the 2019 Alaska mid-air collision

A tale of a mid-air disaster that killed 6, a hero pilot who saved 10 more, and the reasons it could happen again.

27 min readJan 27, 2024

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Warnings Unheard, Warnings Unheeded: The story of the 2019 Alaska mid-air collision

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Alone in the Inferno: The crash of UPS Airlines flight 6

How a lithium battery fire brought down a 747 cargo plane, how one man fought desperately to save it, and how flying changed as a result.

47 min readJan 14, 2024

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Alone in the Inferno: The crash of UPS Airlines flight 6

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Levers of Power: The crash of Yeti Airlines flight 691

One year on, it’s time for a deeper analysis of a deadly 2023 plane crash in Nepal, revealing missteps in the cockpit and by regulators.

33 min readJan 8, 2024

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Levers of Power: The crash of Yeti Airlines flight 691

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Admiral Cloudberg

Kyra Dempsey, analyzer of plane crashes. @Admiral_Cloudberg on Reddit, @KyraCloudy on Twitter and Bluesky. Email inquires -> [email protected].

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