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Dec 2021
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Confused Pilots Get Lost / American Airl...

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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.

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