Refusing To Learn From Mistakes / The Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Tragedy
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Turkish airline's flight nine, eight one is taken off from paris's orly airport. The normally empty flight is filled to the brim with passengers due to a strike affecting some british air lines. Due to the extra passengers, the flight takes off 30 minutes late and begins climbing in an easterly direction before turning north. When crossing through about ten thousand feet, the plane suffers from explosive decompression. The crew struggles to control the plane, but the plane slams into the ground, killing all on board. How did this deadly flaw slip through the cracks? Find out on this episode of black box down, helevern working to black box down.
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