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It shouldn't be possible to lose a Boeing 727.
Why Planes Crash Case Files: 2003 follows eleven aircraft disasters from 2003, detailing how the accidents happened and how they might have been avoided. This "CSI for aviation enthusiasts" series examines both the history and the current climate of aviation to unravel the instigating events which led to these catastrophes.
No one believed that a modern commercial flight could run out of fuel at 18,000 feet.
The incidents include the mystery of Air Midwest 5481 made unflyable by maintenance shortcuts, the DHL crew whose wing was shot off and an inexplicable aerobatic crash solved by DNA testing.
The windshield exploded into the cockpit.
Every chapter features a detailed walk-through of a real-life air emergency. The author combines official investigation reports and modern media coverage as well as cockpit and ATC transcripts to take the reader through these accidents and near-misses. Why Planes Crash offers an exciting and compelling look at the critical moments which define an aviation accident, explaining both the how and the why of catastrophic accidents in modern times.
Each book in the Why Planes Crash series features detailed walk-throughs of real-life emergencies. The author offers compelling insight into the critical moments which define an aviation accident.
Why Planes Crash Case Files: 2003 follows eleven aircraft disasters from 2003, detailing how the accidents happened and how they might have been avoided. This "CSI for aviation enthusiasts" series examines both the history and the current climate of aviation to unravel the instigating events which led to these catastrophes.
No one believed that a modern commercial flight could run out of fuel at 18,000 feet.
The incidents include the mystery of Air Midwest 5481 made unflyable by maintenance shortcuts, the DHL crew whose wing was shot off and an inexplicable aerobatic crash solved by DNA testing.
The windshield exploded into the cockpit.
Every chapter features a detailed walk-through of a real-life air emergency. The author combines official investigation reports and modern media coverage as well as cockpit and ATC transcripts to take the reader through these accidents and near-misses. Why Planes Crash offers an exciting and compelling look at the critical moments which define an aviation accident, explaining both the how and the why of catastrophic accidents in modern times.
Each book in the Why Planes Crash series features detailed walk-throughs of real-life emergencies. The author offers compelling insight into the critical moments which define an aviation accident.
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About the author
SYLVIA WRIGLEY is a pilot and aviation writer who has been obsessing about aviation investigations in public for over a decade.
She’s worked across all modern media including:
Newspaperscontributor to BBC News, The Guardian, Piper Flyer and ForbesTVaviation expert on the Discovery Channel series Air Crash Confidential, the Russian Channel 1 news, French Channel M6 Disparition du vol MH370 and ntv.ru Central Television program.Webcreator of and sole contributor to Fear of LandingAviation Booksauthor of You Fly Like a Woman, The Mystery of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, Why Planes Crash series.Her website fearoflanding.com
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