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Black Box Down

Confused Pilots Get Lost / American Airlines Flight 965

Black Box Down

Black Box Down

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

4.94.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

A Boeing 757 crashes in Colombian mountains. American Airlines Flight 965 is on approach to their destination airport when the pilots are given instructions to land on a different runway. The pilots become confused and get lost while trying to figure out their new approach path and fly directly towards a mountain. What happened on this flight? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by The Jordan Harbinger Show (http://jordanharbinger.com/start) Honey (http://joinhoney.com/blackboxdown) and Stamps (http://stamps.com and use code BLACKBOXDOWN) 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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1:00.6

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1:07.0

December 20th, 1995. American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757 with 163 people on board,

1:15.0

is on final approach to Cali Columbia after departing two hours late from Miami, Florida.

1:20.0

The crew is frustrated by the delay and by the fact they will need to fly in the dark,

1:23.6

in a valley, pass the airport, then turn around in order to land on runway 1 in a

1:28.7

northernly direction. While making their descent to Cali, Air Traffic Control offers

1:32.1

them the choice to land at runway 1-9, which would be more direct and allow them to land to the

1:36.6

south. The crew gladly accepts, deploys their speed breaks, and begins figuring out their new

1:40.7

approach. Air Traffic Control's radar is not functional, so it is up to the crew to tell Air

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