On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the captain finds that his airspeed indicator (ASI) is not reading properly, though the co-pilot's ASI is showing the correct speed; the aircraft subsequently crashes in the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots became confused and believed that both ASIs were malfunctioning, leading to loss of control of the aircraft. All 13 crew members and 176 passengers died. The cause of the disaster was believed to be a wasp that built a nest in one of the aircraft's pitot tubes, which was incorrectly left uncovered during the aircraft's extended stay at Puerto Plata airport.
Title:Mayday - Season 5 Episode 9 Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
Year:2025
Genre:Documentary, Drama, Crime
Country:Canada
Studio:5, Discovery, Sky History, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic
Cast:Stephen Bogaert, Jonathan Aris
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Keyword:airplane accident, airplane wreck, airplane crash, crash landing, exploding airplane, mayday, plane crash, plane, approving, plane crashes, plane accidents, uçak kazası raporu
First Air Date: Sep 03, 2003
Last Air date: May 26, 2025
Season:25 Season
Episode: 230 Episode
Runtime: 46:14 minutes
IMDb: 8.2 / 10 by 264 users
Popularity: 133.4213
Budget: $
Revenue: $
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