Joyriding Pilots Make Fatal Mistake / Pinnacle Airlines 3701

Black Box Down

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

4.9 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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The pilots of a Bombardier CRJ200 decide to take a flight to 41,000 feet. Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 was a meant to be a simple relocation flight but the pilots decide to fly to the maximum altitude of 41,000 feet. After a short celebration, the engines start to lose power and shut down causing the plane to stall. Why weren't the pilots able to recover the plane? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by The Jordan Harbinger Show (http://jordanharbinger.com/start) ExpressVPN (http://expressvpn.com/blackboxdown) and HelloFresh (http://hellofresh.com/blackboxdown16 and use code blackboxdown16) 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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1:07.6	October 14, 2004. Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 on Bombardier CRJ 200 with only two people on board
1:15.8	has lost both engines and is falling to the ground from cruising altitude.
1:19.6	The pilots who seconds ago had been celebrating reaching an altitude of 41,000 feet
1:24.0	are now desperately trying to restart their engines.
1:26.4	They declare an emergency and bizarrely tell air traffic control that they've only lost one engine.
1:32.0	For 21 minutes the pilots struggle to restart their engines before ultimately crashing
1:36.0	into the ground, killing them both. How can a four-year-old plane suddenly lose both engines
1:40.3	and fall from the sky? Is this indicative of a more widespread issue? Find out on this episode of Black Boxdown.
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