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Black Box Down

Airplane Nose Dives By Itself / Qantas Flight 72

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Black Box Down

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Aviation, Leisure

4.94.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

An Airbus A330 suddenly pitches down on its own. Qantas Flight 72 is cruising over the Indian Ocean when it violently pitches down without warning. The Captain eventually regains control but moments later it pitches down again. What is happening on board this plane to cause it to suddenly dive? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by Honey (http://joinhoney.com/blackboxdown) FightCamp (http://joinfightcamp.com/blackboxdown) and The Jordan Harbinger Show (http://jordanharbinger.com/start) Take Our Survey!: https://bit.ly/blackboxdownsurvey Find us on social media and buy our merch here! https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Black Box Down Crash Simulator: https://roosterteeth.com/watch/black-box-down-1 Tales From The Stinky Dragon: https://link.chtbl.com/stinkydragon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.8

This is a Rooster Teeth Production.

1:07.5

October 7th, 2008.

1:09.4

Kwanis Flight 72, an Airbus A330 with 315 people on board, is on route from Singapore's

1:16.1

Changi Airport to Perth, Australia. Three hours into the flight while still over the Indian Ocean,

1:21.7

the captain returns to the cockpit after his break, and the first officer exits the cockpit

1:26.3

for his break, leaving the captain and second officer flying the plane. Without explanation,

1:31.2

the autopilot disengages, and a slew of errors appear on the pilot's screens.

1:35.7

The crew is reviewing the errors when the plane suddenly and violently pitches down

1:39.6

towards the ocean below. The captain pulls back on his sidestick, but the plane refuses to respond.

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