Turning Into Disaster (Air India Flight 855) - DISASTER BREAKDOWN
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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2023
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The case of Air India Flight 855 is one of the Worst Air Disasters ever recorded. On the first night 1978, in the dark night sky, this massive plane photographed plunged into the Arabian sea less than two minutes after takeoff. This was a devastating case that really was a simple accident, yet it claimed so many lives. The accident involved the largest plane of the day, the Boeing 747.
The Boeing 747 today is in its Twilight years, yet it is still one of if not the most iconic plane to ever fly. For the longest time there was no plane as big as it, no plane commanded such awe as the four engine Queen of the Sky. We’re going to unpack how this very short flight unfolded. Lets travel to India and see if we can gain an understanding as to how these lives were lost.
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From the CVR it seems obvious that Boeing's claim that the instrument didn't fail is bogus given that both the captain "my instrument" and the flight engineer "don't use that one" referenced the faulty instrument.
There is one final tragic point to bring up. Almost 22 years later, on the 22nd of December 1999, a near identical accident to Air India Flight 855 took place. Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 from Seoul, South Korea to Milan, Italy had just taken off from Stansted International Airport in London, England. In this case, the Captain's Attitude Direction Indicator malfunctioned, tricked them into thinking they were flying straight and level when they were genuinely rolling to the left. A very interesting power and cultural dynamic led the First Officer to not intervene, and the Boeing B747 crashed shortly take-off. All four people onboard were killed. Perhaps this incident is best saved for another day, and another video.
Blame the dead guy, protect the megacorp, nothing new here.
I remember the Emperor Ashoka crash vividly. I was about 12 years old. I was in Bombay at the time, and my home was right by the beach, not too far from the airport. I vividly remember a loud thunderous explosion, and everyone in my family wondered what it was. Given that it was January 1st, we all thought it was just fireworks. But we still felt it was too loud for it to be fireworks. Later that night, when we turned on the TV we heard that a plane had crashed upon takeoff. For months after that, I still remember seeing shoes, bags, and other personal items float up to the shore where I lived. It was terrible. After that, aside from news reports and such, didn't hear much about that crash until this video. Thanks for making this video.
So much like KAL 8509 - including the flight engineer being the only one who truly knew what was going on.
What really sucks about this disaster is that it happened right during the 2nd most critical phase of flying, the initial climb. when you only have 2000 feet between you and the ocean surface, you had maybe...20 seconds time from the intial 'toppling' of the captain's ADI to the plane hitting the ocean? 20 seconds for the copilot and flight engineer to react. 20 seconds for all 3 crew members to look at the damn backup ADI in the center and use it to level off. And then check if it matches the copilots.
My father, brother and I flew first class on this aircraft from Heathrow to Delhi via Paris (Orly), Frankfurt and Beirut in early May 1975. My brother (9) and I (15) were lucky given the opportunity to share the jump seat behind our Csptain during takeoff and climb out of Paris that day. The Emperor Ashoka was beautiful aircraft with Air India's distinct ornate interior decor. What a tragic end for such a magnificent 747.
Thanks for making this video and giving tribute to all the unfortunate souls who lost their life on that fateful day.
We all appreciate your hard work on creating this informative content…Thank you.
This is my shocked Pikachu face at Boeing denying any responsibility in the most ridiculous way imaginable.
Can you do a video on All Nippon Airways flight 58 (involving a mid air collision with a 727 and a JASDF F-86 Sabre)? It’s a very overlooked accident, and it will make for a quite interesting video.
I'm glad you're bringing this up.
As soon as you sad that a captain's side instrument failed, I was like "oh no, it's gonna be a crew management problem again :("
Chloe, your videos are always a masterclass in production, explanation, and narration. Thank you for your excellent and accessible work!
Hello Chloe. I enjoy your videos so much. You did another great job on today’s episode. Until I started watching your videos, I never realized how important pitot tubes are. I am always surprised how many air accidents happen because of a small failures in instruments or their performance.
Thanks for covering this air crash. Even though this was a very big accident, this was not covered much by the western media. Thankyou ❤
Something that leaps out at me is okay but, what was the crew dynamic. To me the F/E could say hey no look at the backup ADI, because he was older than the Captain or /O, so they'd look up to him. I'm wondering if the F/O didn't feel comfortable speaking up and just said yes, mine has toppled because it wasn't showing straight and level, as well as not feeling able to speak up due to a lack of what we now know as CRM
Stay classy, Boeing 😒 Thanks for this video Chloe, you do great work!!
Great video! I really appreciate the extra effort you put in to research all the evidence