Top 3 photos with DISTURBING backstories | Part 15

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @gvendetti21
    @gvendetti21 4 года назад +5072

    I don't know if you'll ever read this... but my moms best friend died on PSA flight 182. Her name was Lynnette Cherry and she was a flight attendant. My mom gave me her middle name, Louise. Rest in peace Lynn. Thank you for covering that story.

    • @springfauna1465
      @springfauna1465 3 года назад +180

      I'm so sorry for your mom's loss!!!! That's a beautiful name!!!!

    • @heather_857
      @heather_857 3 года назад +84

      I’m so sorry for your loss, stay strong!

    • @kmward26
      @kmward26 3 года назад +78

      Thank you for sharing, our condolences.

    • @betzybrethour334
      @betzybrethour334 3 года назад +40

      Heartbreaking

    • @Captain_Frosty
      @Captain_Frosty 3 года назад +18

  • @sunadawn2598
    @sunadawn2598 3 года назад +5617

    a moment of silence for Steve. his dedication to get justice for Diana is so amazing

    • @tsampson38
      @tsampson38 3 года назад +46

      I saw that one on Forensic Files but it wasn't in 1987. BJ McGinnis died in jail before his trial. They held court at Big Sur

    • @Dayz671
      @Dayz671 3 года назад +38

      Wait, Virginia was the one who killed her 3 year old daughter?

    • @TheeStarlight
      @TheeStarlight 3 года назад +12

      Right 🙏🏾🙌🏾

    • @reid_makes_art
      @reid_makes_art 3 года назад +36

      I know, and hopefully his actions also resulted in some greater oversight being required at life insurance agencies...

    • @nickacelvn
      @nickacelvn 3 года назад +14

      Good on him I say. Capitalism has made it this way.

  • @ZombieSazza
    @ZombieSazza 3 года назад +6878

    Steve really dedicated an entire 5 years of his life to get Diana justice, and took down 2 disgusting people. Absolute legend

    • @happy10111
      @happy10111 3 года назад +82

      Amen.

    • @ED-es2qv
      @ED-es2qv 3 года назад +86

      Those bastards weren’t done killing people either. They had made it a lucrative hobby.

    • @simbriant
      @simbriant 3 года назад +327

      Also makes you wonder why people who are not legally or genetically related to you can take out a life insurance policy on you.

    • @a.h.9637
      @a.h.9637 3 года назад +221

      @@simbriant without your knowledge or consent, nonetheless. That truly is insane.

    • @travic89
      @travic89 3 года назад +1

      @@happy10111 .mk. mlkk. m. mm. m,, mm. mmm. k, mkmk. c oc

  • @GLING17
    @GLING17 2 года назад +428

    The "I love you, mom" on the black box was really heartbreaking. What a tragic accident.

    • @kstormgeistgem461
      @kstormgeistgem461 2 года назад +14

      one has to wonder.
      did they say it as a sort of prayer, like a last words into the ether sort of thing... or did they say it fully Knowing that it was being recorded on the black box so she would have their Actual Words to hear after the crash?
      but does it really matter, i guess... whatever the intent, what's done is done and i doubt in the end if it was much consolation to the poor mother. her child was gone. knowing for sure that they loved her would be like a drop of water in a wild fire.

    • @thecomedypilot5894
      @thecomedypilot5894 Год назад +11

      @kstormgeistgem Believe me, they said it because they knew the black box would pick it up.

    • @TheViolalove
      @TheViolalove Год назад

      @@kstormgeistgem461see the film Reminisce. There is something like that and it’s beautiful. ❤

    • @chriscranston7189
      @chriscranston7189 Год назад +6

      ​@thecomedypilot5894 definately pilots leave messages all the time. It's recorded last words. He knew how much it was gonna hurt her. He made sure his mom knew he loved her.

    • @heathertaylor8904
      @heathertaylor8904 Год назад +11

      Idk why but that made me cry. My mom is a fckin nightmare, and the thought that theirs was so important to them that it was the last thing they said before dying is just... so beautiful but so sad.

  • @flyingtentacle7631
    @flyingtentacle7631 3 года назад +869

    Woman: Do you think you can help out with the funeral costs?
    Steve Keeney: I'll do you one better.

  • @withazcooper1464
    @withazcooper1464 4 года назад +461

    That last story hurt. “I love you ,mom” what a stab in the heart.

    • @changeintheair9648
      @changeintheair9648 4 года назад +34

      I imagine the mom - if she heard that - would have recognized her child's voice.

    • @mrbobjob8995
      @mrbobjob8995 3 года назад +6

      Oof

    • @v1ncemom617
      @v1ncemom617 3 года назад +14

      I actually gasped "oh no" and cried. I can't imagine the horror

    • @germ_b_good915
      @germ_b_good915 3 года назад +2

      I flet that one

    • @springfauna1465
      @springfauna1465 3 года назад +5

      It was a horrible crash!!!!!!!!! I'll never forget when it happened. (I'm from San Diego)

  • @TooLegit2Quit84
    @TooLegit2Quit84 4 года назад +1761

    It's always extra upsetting when people die during something they were really excited and happy about, like a trip or a ride...

    • @luminoustorus548
      @luminoustorus548 3 года назад +27

      No prolly worse to die doing something you hate than something you love

    • @benderman2468
      @benderman2468 3 года назад +4

      I think you talking about the second one and it was really the flyers fault because he was on drugs and he couldn’t see from the clouds.

    • @benderman2468
      @benderman2468 3 года назад +1

      @@luminoustorus548 if you die doing something you love you know it’s not safe so no one can do what you like.

    • @chernobylsurvivor2398
      @chernobylsurvivor2398 3 года назад +5

      It is I remember when my mom was talking about the hot air balloon and how we might go I’m so glad we never went when my mom said that we might go I just got this bad feeling

    • @dankone3
      @dankone3 3 года назад +1

      I mean nobody forces these people to do dangerous shit but I guess when you're privileged you do dumb shit.
      I couldntell you growing up I never considered any of that because I was too busy just making enough to survive on a daily basis

  • @ihh619
    @ihh619 3 года назад +1003

    People who aren't related to you shouldn't take a life insurance on you. The insurance company should also notify people about it so that they can see the red flag and escape.

    • @Violetbunnyfish
      @Violetbunnyfish 3 года назад +106

      It should be illegal. It should also be illegal for anyone to take out a life insurance policy on their own child, too. The problem is the type of people who own life insurance companies don't care if some people get murdered because of them. They just count their $$$ and ignore it.

    • @ghostdragon5796
      @ghostdragon5796 2 года назад +4

      I think they pose as the persons relative and then take the life insurance thing

    • @solandri69
      @solandri69 2 года назад +112

      Actually, the fact that they had to pay out on a life insurance policy THE DAY AFTER it was taken out, should've been a huge tip-off that police needed to take a closer look at the "accident." Every time I try to collect from insurance for a legit accident, it's like pulling teeth. I'm amazed the insurance company didn't insist police take a closer look.

    • @rhiannongreen2642
      @rhiannongreen2642 2 года назад +31

      @@Violetbunnyfish Sometimes they have to be a bit more liberal with policies, like what about states that don't recognise gay marriage? or people who are financially dependent on you but aren't relatives? 100% check people who do stuff like this but I am sure making it illegal would do more harm than good.

    • @RobinSueWho
      @RobinSueWho 2 года назад +33

      @@Violetbunnyfish I disagree a bit. We have always had life insurance on our young children but only enough to pay for funeral costs. I think it was 10k or less so God forbid our child dies, we're not getting rich on any insurance.

  • @amybrown6658
    @amybrown6658 4 года назад +1050

    I drive my mom to the hospital everyday so that she can be there for my dads cancer treatments everyday. It’s become something of a tradition for us to listen to Mr.Ballen on the way there. Even my dad has begun listening to him throughout this family crisis.
    We’re big on mysteries in my family.
    Thank you, John. We appreciate you! ❤️
    Merry Christmas.

    • @rajashanjankar4628
      @rajashanjankar4628 4 года назад +56

      I pray that your dad recovers soon.

    • @kierstenpounders973
      @kierstenpounders973 4 года назад +34

      I hope your dad gets well soon! Prayers for your family ❤️

    • @josecosta2484
      @josecosta2484 4 года назад +17

      Merry Christmas

    • @loulou7963
      @loulou7963 4 года назад +12

      I wish you and your dad all the very best 🙏🙏❤️❤️

    • @amybrown6658
      @amybrown6658 4 года назад +25

      Thank you all so much. Leukemia.
      Never saw it coming but he’s been incredibly strong.
      I appreciate all the love. It helps!

  • @braedondavies9592
    @braedondavies9592 3 года назад +2541

    I'm going to warn my kids: "If a so-called friend wants to set up life insurance with you, turn and run as fast as you can."

    • @iamthatis25
      @iamthatis25 3 года назад +70

      Right?? If I remember right though in this case she didn't know, her signature proved to be a forgery and was part of the criminal case.

    • @kennethbower6040
      @kennethbower6040 3 года назад +45

      If your kids need warning on this something went wrong in parenting class ...

    • @JustAnAverageWoman69
      @JustAnAverageWoman69 3 года назад +6

      I believe there was a Lifetime movie on this case that I saw a very long time ago.

    • @kerrynicholls6683
      @kerrynicholls6683 3 года назад +59

      nobody as a friend should not even be able to get insurance for anyone.

    • @geraldwarren6438
      @geraldwarren6438 3 года назад +5

      AMEN!!!!!

  • @unsoundminds2648
    @unsoundminds2648 3 года назад +1531

    As a father of 5 kids "I love you mom" really hit me hard. These stories are so intriguing but so sad at the same time. God bless every soul that lost lost their lives. Heartbreaking

    • @deannakilgour7935
      @deannakilgour7935 3 года назад +48

      Yep, I'm completely unphased and desensitized to just about everything now. But as soon as I hear something about a child calling out or crying for their parents as they die... I have a 2.5 year old now and that shit sends me into a total crying meltdown. Jeez...

    • @wienasejati1756
      @wienasejati1756 3 года назад +13

      Me too! 💔💔💔💔😭😭😭

    • @aaronsmith4940
      @aaronsmith4940 3 года назад +14

      I don't even have kids and it kills me , i am not looking forward to that feeling getting what i assume is way worse.

    • @dumbgeniusesfilmpodcast8879
      @dumbgeniusesfilmpodcast8879 3 года назад +2

      @@deannakilgour7935 a

    • @FallingGalaxy
      @FallingGalaxy 3 года назад +32

      You don't have to be a parent to feel that one. Anyone with a mother will feel that one too. Anyone who ever loved anyone enough to have them be their last person they want desperately to leave such a message for, understands this feeling. RAmen.

  • @deprofundis3293
    @deprofundis3293 2 года назад +503

    The hot air balloon one hit close to home. I had a client and friend who died in a hot air balloon that hit power lines and fell 165 feet. He literally laid himself on the bottom of the basket as they were falling and told his wife and 2 daughters to lay on top of him so he could act as a body shield for them. It worked - he was the only one who died.
    The fault was purely that of the operator. He was apparently drunk. The man who died, Grant Adamson, while wealthy, was one of the most humble, kind, and ethical people I've known. His family did have permanent severe injuries.

    • @alexia3552
      @alexia3552 2 года назад +53

      That's love, wow. That's so heartbreaking.

    • @NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS
      @NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS 2 года назад

      Lets be a little edgy, immature pigs and monsters for a couple of seconds for the case of infographics...Is there any chance someone reading my comment believing in a hypothetical similar scenario a woman would do the same?Not just for her kids but for her husband too.I mean in almost all similar Mr Ballen stories its the man that sacrifices himself for the family and the woman will do it for her kids only if there is no man in the family.I have no scoptical intention of Sexism its just a genuine thought that came up to my mind.Please Correct me if i am wrong because i dont remember any case where the woman saves both her man and the kids sacrificing herself.

    • @JJfromPhilly67
      @JJfromPhilly67 2 года назад +22

      Sorry for the loss of your friend.

    • @Sophiedabombbaby
      @Sophiedabombbaby Год назад +4

      Sorry for your loss. How did the operator survive?

    • @MissMJJanet
      @MissMJJanet Год назад +9

      What a man!!! 😱😍❤️ I'm sorry for your loss 🙏 God bless ❤️

  • @TheWholeEntireCake
    @TheWholeEntireCake 4 года назад +5703

    I can’t be the only person who has never once seen the “secret” in an episode on my own because I’m zoned in on John. I’m enthralled in the story and don’t see anything else 😂

    • @stephanielane9287
      @stephanielane9287 4 года назад +218

      I do the same thing I never see it

    • @natet4893
      @natet4893 4 года назад +94

      I think i have ADD,I cant stay focused long enough to find the secret on my own lol

    • @lindavandenberg6910
      @lindavandenberg6910 4 года назад +82

      What secret 🤫? 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @rhythmaddict808
      @rhythmaddict808 4 года назад +90

      @@lindavandenberg6910 RIGHT?! l have watched countless, almost all of them, secret? lol

    • @jayerm
      @jayerm 4 года назад +44

      I never see it either

  • @urban1337
    @urban1337 4 года назад +913

    *dies 1 day after someone takes out life insurance against you*
    Police detective: must be an accident, nothing suspicious here case closed.

    • @conniestevenson226
      @conniestevenson226 4 года назад +9

      He got a peice of the action

    • @cindykq8086
      @cindykq8086 4 года назад +27

      Well, it's not like anyone told the cops about the life insurance at the time.

    • @ytyoked3946
      @ytyoked3946 4 года назад +2

      Your a muppet

    • @conniestevenson226
      @conniestevenson226 4 года назад +7

      @@cindykq8086 o you were there.ok.cool.👎

    • @mariguanaiguana
      @mariguanaiguana 4 года назад +21

      @@conniestevenson226 You realize the cops don’t have access to that information unless they open an investigation right? Which they didn’t. You don’t have to be there to have common sense.

  • @starcrafter13terran
    @starcrafter13terran 3 года назад +1432

    My gf "Hey let's go camping..." "Watch these videos first..." "Hey, let's go ballooning..." "watch this video first" "Hey let's go hiking around..." "stop right there, watch these videos first."

    • @sphakamisozondi
      @sphakamisozondi 3 года назад +142

      Gf: *Let's go explore some caves.*
      Me: *_Watch Mr. Ballen's video._*
      Gf: *Ok, lets go deep diving.*
      Me: *_I'm breaking up with you!_*

    • @PoochieCollins
      @PoochieCollins 3 года назад +32

      Lol don't make your girl paranoid, you're supposed to be the voice of reason as the man in the relationship, come on. At least with camping and hiking, the vast majority of people do it with nothing happening to them.

    • @devilwoman24
      @devilwoman24 3 года назад +39

      @@PoochieCollins No man, it'll be me making my man paranoid instead 😂

    • @gatort33th
      @gatort33th 3 года назад +21

      this is what im doing to my boyfriend but mr.ballens deep dive videos have inspired me to become a deepsea wet welder. getting started on my classes and such this month. yolo

    • @illhaveanother4365
      @illhaveanother4365 3 года назад +15

      @@gatort33th yeah nah fudge that

  • @LierinLindquist
    @LierinLindquist 2 года назад +371

    Way to go Steve! That's one hell of a man to spend 5 years dedicated to solving a case that had little to nothing to do with him. That's one extraordinary man who did some extraordinary work. He literally did the detectives job for them. Smh, poor Deanna. What an awful way to go💔😔

  • @SNP-1999
    @SNP-1999 3 года назад +1004

    The crash of PSA 182 was so tragic but I personally think that the air traffic controller was just as liable for the accident, if not more than the crew. He was the only one who could see that there were two Cesnas in the vicinity of the PSA airliner, not just one like the pilots thought.

    • @JoliNatural
      @JoliNatural 3 года назад +137

      IKR... his job is literally in the description... air traffic control

    • @John_1-1_in_Japanese
      @John_1-1_in_Japanese 3 года назад +204

      They probably just pinned the blame on the pilots solely because they were already dead. Easy scapegoat.

    • @ChrisAndCats
      @ChrisAndCats 3 года назад +92

      More so, given that the jet couldn't see the plane underneath it's nose. I don't get the cesna guys either, just keeping flying and hoping it's OK- just "it has seen you" seems rather vague and I'd want more than that in terms of detailed instructions from flight control who can see more than both planes can.

    • @DirtyPrancing
      @DirtyPrancing 3 года назад +137

      To be fair, why on earth would you see two planes on a collision course, tell the big one to watch for the little one, and then not monitor the situation actively. I agree, this crash was easily preventable if ATC didn't switch their job onto the pilots

    • @ChrisAndCats
      @ChrisAndCats 3 года назад +39

      @@DirtyPrancing definitely - they had access to the whole situation from their instruments.

  • @chrisandlane
    @chrisandlane 3 года назад +363

    Thank you for your decency. Behind every story is a mother, father, son, daughter, friend involved in one way or another. Whether it be a victim or the living of the deceased, you tell your stories with compassion and empathy. You have my utmost respect.

    • @katietaylor8314
      @katietaylor8314 3 года назад +14

      Hear hear! He tells such grim stories but he's never, ever ghoulish about it.

    • @aaronsmith4940
      @aaronsmith4940 3 года назад +1

      @@katietaylor8314 Because only crazy's are in it for the gory details... and the modern media

  • @j.a.r9085
    @j.a.r9085 4 года назад +2320

    Imagine being the 7 people who where just walking through the park when suddenly a fucking plane crashes into to you.

    • @thequietkid2434
      @thequietkid2434 4 года назад +247

      As soon as I died I would say wow

    • @sandpiper1665
      @sandpiper1665 4 года назад +17

      @Tylan Walkingstick lollll

    • @RobHe
      @RobHe 4 года назад +59

      Feels like Donny Darko but unfortunately in reality.

    • @marleneg6382
      @marleneg6382 4 года назад +79

      FYI Noth Park isn't a park, it's a city within San Diego County : ) But yes super unlucky people.

    • @muhammadkabir6463
      @muhammadkabir6463 4 года назад +3

      @i_malyk_hunny

  • @barbaradoll5100
    @barbaradoll5100 2 года назад +81

    I was a little kid, staying at my cousins’ house about a mile away from the impact area. It was horrible. There were plane seats in the street, and some with bodies still strapped to them. God bless those souls.

  • @jot4958
    @jot4958 3 года назад +572

    The first safety rule we were taught as apprentice electricians is “Don’t trust anyone.” Always check to see if power is off- people make mistakes. Sounds like all parties in the airline disaster had faith in other people. Such a sad story.

    • @GlennaVan
      @GlennaVan 3 года назад +46

      It should never have happened! Air Traffic Control knew there were THREE planes including two Cessnas.

    • @jmelkis
      @jmelkis 2 года назад +25

      Yep, when lives are potentially on the line, I double check or triple check things when I’m not sure.

    • @Evan_Rodgers
      @Evan_Rodgers 2 года назад +12

      @@GlennaVan yup. Should have been charged with reckless endangerment and involuntary manslaughter. Failure to do the basics of the goddamn job. YOU HAD AN IMMINENT COLLISION WARNING DO SOMETHING

    • @Utubesanarc
      @Utubesanarc 2 года назад +5

      Problem is they must have been having such a great time in that plane they just didn't want to know. The flight control must have been having his own good time. What a tragedy.

    • @solandri69
      @solandri69 2 года назад +15

      @@GlennaVan If you read the transcript, ATC tells PSA exactly where the traffic should be. The PSA pilots see it, report to ATC that they see it. But then they lose it, and don't report to ATC that they've lost sight of it. Speculation that they saw another Cessna is just that - speculation - since the CVR doesn't give any hints which direction the pilot who said he saw it was looking. Assuming he looked in the direction ATC said (which was directly ahead and slightly below), they would've seen the correct Cessna.
      The Cessna they hit also did not maintain heading and altitude. Nor did they report to ATC of their change in heading and altitude (the radar return ATC gets doesn't give heading or exact altitude - ATC relies on the pilots to tell them this, although newer transponders do it automatically). That is, based on all the information ATC had, this wasn't a dire, imminent collision situation. Based on what ATC knew, the two planes would clear each other by a safe margin. ATC informed PSA of traffic merely as a precaution. And once PSA said they could see it, PSA became responsible for avoiding it if the situation changed.
      There's plenty of blame to go around, but I'd say ATC was least culpable. At some point, you have to trust that the pilots are doing what they say they're doing, and see what they say they see. If ATC has to second-guess everything pilots are telling them, the entire system breaks down before it can even get started.
      There was a similar accident 8 years later in Cerritos. Aeromexico 498 coming in for a landing struck a private plane which had strayed into restricted airspace. It and PSA 182 eventually led to the FAA implementing the "upside-down wedding cake" around all airports, where planes not landing or taking off are prohibited from flying. And ATC raises hell if any plane does stray in, thereby notifying any pilots landing or taking off of the danger.

  • @skarlitbegoniahz
    @skarlitbegoniahz 4 года назад +672

    As a mother, “I love you, mom” got me. So devastating

    • @bigmanmark4334
      @bigmanmark4334 3 года назад +63

      @@ladycountess2972 what, the fuck.

    • @aadritmedhi5741
      @aadritmedhi5741 3 года назад +32

      @@ladycountess2972 Stfu

    • @Cyphon
      @Cyphon 3 года назад +30

      @@ladycountess2972 Gtfo here

    • @johnnierussell1236
      @johnnierussell1236 3 года назад +10

      @@ladycountess2972 ... I-

    • @frgal1336
      @frgal1336 3 года назад +18

      @@ladycountess2972 go away. No one cares.

  • @jayerm
    @jayerm 4 года назад +146

    You are one of the best youtubers ever. No clickbait. No time wasted trying to drag out the stories. You show a real interest in each topic you're discussing. And, best of all, you seem to truly care about your viewers.

    • @celeste.cutz2020
      @celeste.cutz2020 4 года назад +3

      I’ve actually not seen a few videos bc the thumbnail looking lol scary after husband went to work at 2 am. I just can’t I’ll check every door and window 8 times.

    • @jaybrasi4517
      @jaybrasi4517 4 года назад +3

      He changes the thumbnail all time so u think u ant seen it b4

  • @RealFarknMcCoy
    @RealFarknMcCoy 2 года назад +101

    My father, who lived in San Diego at the time of that airplane crash, was an aeronautical engineer. He saw those planes go down and was one of the first on the scene. He knew, he told us later, that there was no hope of any survivors. The stories he told us were gruesome.

    • @agauerm
      @agauerm 2 года назад +1

      Those airplanes have two engines to prevent a crash in the case one goes out. I find it strange that the plane crashed just because it lost one engine, it still had the other. The cesna did not rip off the wing of the plane either.

    • @polandcanintoearth5901
      @polandcanintoearth5901 Год назад +2

      @@agauerm The Boeing 727 the plane that PSA 182 was had 3 engines and its pronounced Cessna sorry for being such a grammar nazi

    • @haroldscott9335
      @haroldscott9335 Год назад

      I thought it took the tail off

    • @jamesdeanspacemarine1663
      @jamesdeanspacemarine1663 7 месяцев назад

      @@haroldscott9335 that was another crash that happened near LA 8 years later

    • @jamesdeanspacemarine1663
      @jamesdeanspacemarine1663 7 месяцев назад

      @@agauerm the flaps being destroyed and the severity of the fire made the plane completely uncontrollable

  • @michaeldailey7103
    @michaeldailey7103 4 года назад +126

    When the plane went down in north park my dad was two blocks away at a 7-11 . I was 12 in '78 and born and raised in San Diego and the images are burned into my memory of people still in their seats going through the walls of houses !! God bless and keep all who died in that tragedy !!!

  • @wake5307
    @wake5307 3 года назад +445

    Holy shit as soon as he said someone shouted out “I love you mom” I started fucking crying. That is so heartbreaking, I can’t even imagine.

    • @NuMbA1AnGeLOFDeSTinY
      @NuMbA1AnGeLOFDeSTinY 3 года назад +41

      That man that said "I love you mom!! Was my great uncle martin wahne he was a flight engineer on flight 182 the day the PSA plane crashed!!

    • @wake5307
      @wake5307 3 года назад +15

      @@NuMbA1AnGeLOFDeSTinY man.. I’m so sorry for your loss. I can’t even imagine. It really stuck with me. Even now. Trying to live the best I can and say I love you to my loved ones when I can especially during these times! Hope your family is doing okay.

    • @NuMbA1AnGeLOFDeSTinY
      @NuMbA1AnGeLOFDeSTinY 3 года назад +10

      Thank you so much for your kind words!! My great uncle I never new him!!
      The saddest part is!! Most reenactment of the events from the plane crash are fabricated lies!! Mr. Ballen tells the truth!!
      My dad was on the navy boat at the time in sandiego california!! He saw the whole accident with the PSA Plane an cessna threw the big eyes telescope!! He saw my moms uncle inside the cockpit directing the pilots what to do!! My dad waa the first person to alert my mom her uncle was on that plane an he just died in the plane crash who then in turn called my moms aunt to find out if martin was indeed on that plane!! An he indeed was on that PSA flight that day!! There was an argument that came about with my great uncle an great aunt an my uncle had said "I aint never coming back." No one knows this story as it has been kept with us family members!! I want the story to be told of truthful events an not fabricated lies!! It saddens me that everyone has seen an heard of this horrible tragic event that is still remembered today!!
      An finally Mr. Ballen came out with actual true events!! I appriciate all his digging an finding the truth an knowing the whole world will now know that!! My great uncle was a funny man!! His saying was I love fast cars n fast women!! LOL!! 😂😂😂😂

    • @NuMbA1AnGeLOFDeSTinY
      @NuMbA1AnGeLOFDeSTinY 3 года назад +4

      All my family is doin pretty well thank you for all your sincere kind words. In all hopes all your family is doin well during this pandemic as well!! ❤❤❤😀😀😀

    • @dustinchen
      @dustinchen 3 года назад +2

      @@NuMbA1AnGeLOFDeSTinY that unidentified voice was ur uncle? keyword unidentified

  • @Llerrah508
    @Llerrah508 4 года назад +549

    Merry Christmas John and family. As well as everyone else!

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 года назад +59

      Thank you!!!

    • @jg0620
      @jg0620 4 года назад +11

      Happy Easter

    • @sharko0433
      @sharko0433 4 года назад +5

      @@jg0620 you too

    • @kylebell6358
      @kylebell6358 4 года назад +5

      And you too! 👍🏼

    • @rickfordv8
      @rickfordv8 4 года назад +5

      And to you too fellow human

  • @heatherpurdy8363
    @heatherpurdy8363 Год назад +13

    The "I love you mom" got me so choked up. Oh my gosh

  • @THEMarcusAurelius1
    @THEMarcusAurelius1 3 года назад +2357

    Pro tip: If a balloon pilot decides to take you up when no other balloons will, they are not doing you a favor. Take a pass and wait until there are other balloons in the air!!

    • @vantastic9367
      @vantastic9367 3 года назад +78

      True, it seems like a lot of people lack situational awareness.

    • @dwreal
      @dwreal 3 года назад +21

      Helicopters too

    • @MonTube2006
      @MonTube2006 3 года назад +48

      Ok so you assume those people were aware of the county's balloooon traffic situation

    • @miriamwest4096
      @miriamwest4096 3 года назад +75

      I knew Sunday personally and she had planned this trip way in advance. There's no way for her to magically know that other balloon pilots refused to fly that day. How about you don't victim blame.

    • @Thehomelessathlete
      @Thehomelessathlete 3 года назад

      Also the pic definitely isn't Big Sur lmao

  • @emilyboard464
    @emilyboard464 3 года назад +287

    I briefly lived just down the street from where that plane crashed in north park! I walked by a memorial sign for the victims nearly everyday and never heard the whole story. This just gave me such chills...

    • @anthonyreina1314
      @anthonyreina1314 3 года назад +14

      Both of my best friends live about 3 blocks away, my grandmother was actually working on the 35th floor in a downtown building when it happened, she said it was so close she could see the terrified people in the planes windows. RIP

    • @aaronsmith4940
      @aaronsmith4940 3 года назад +9

      @@anthonyreina1314 Damn thats rough

    • @leej1759
      @leej1759 3 года назад +2

      How does the energy feel there? Is there any paranormal activity in the neighborhood?

    • @gerardwayseyelash
      @gerardwayseyelash 2 года назад

      @@anthonyreina1314 That's really fu(k3d up man...

    • @warriormanmaxx8991
      @warriormanmaxx8991 2 года назад

      @@leej1759 - do you enjoy asking difficult questions much in daily life, as well ?!? If so, the reason people want to avoid you!!

  • @Benellismama
    @Benellismama 3 года назад +532

    This is so addictive- I've been at the "I'm only watching one more" phase for 90 minutes now!! 🤣🤣

  • @bobbilly7738
    @bobbilly7738 2 года назад +37

    You can see in the last photo of the plane crash, the pilot never gave up trying to regain control. The flaps that control the planes horizontal controls and angled in a way indicating the pilot was trying to take it out of the roll to the right up until the very last moment. The angle of the flaps controlling vertical motion are also angled in a way showing the pilot trying to take it out of the nose dive. He never quit trying which deserves some credit

    • @dalzellrenegade8649
      @dalzellrenegade8649 9 месяцев назад +1

      I can't help but remember a line from the musical "Come From Away" said by the portrayal of Captain Baz (mighta spelled her name wrong) about her friend Charles Burlinghame, who was the pilot of the plane that was flown into the Pentagon on 9/11: "A pilot will fight to the ends of the earth to save his airplane."

  • @mikewarbin5776
    @mikewarbin5776 3 года назад +453

    I’m a pilot, this story sends chills up my spine. So sad......

    • @SneakyPirate54
      @SneakyPirate54 3 года назад +22

      I'm not a pilot but this makes me want to triple check everything with ATC

    • @Steph-sk3xb
      @Steph-sk3xb 3 года назад +5

      I was almost in a plane crash as a child. It hit close to home for me as well.

    • @tripi7906
      @tripi7906 3 года назад +3

      @Morten Madsen my dad was flying to Oregon one time when he was twtcbty and a plane just flew under the plane he was. In

    • @tater8251
      @tater8251 3 года назад +9

      @Morten Madsen ATC can't pick up everything, the second cesna was far too low and wasn't near the flight path of the plane, if they called out every single flying vehicle in that far of a radius they'd have crashes all the time because ATC would be stressed in an already stressful and overwhelming job. The pilots were told to keep visual contact with the correct cesna before this cesna entered their blindspot, they had eyesight but then took their eyes off the cesna and lost it, had uncertainty about where the cesna was but never asked ATC to confirm. It was overwhelming the fault of the pilots, when your told keep visual contact that's what your meant to do and if you lose visual contact ATC is there to help you but there can't give second by second updates for every single plane which is why they were asked to keep visual of the cesna in the first place.

    • @modernNeanderthal800
      @modernNeanderthal800 3 года назад +2

      What are the pilots supposed to do when one plane is ascending in the path of another plane? Like what?!

  • @BH-fe9xn
    @BH-fe9xn 4 года назад +396

    Merry Christmas Eve (to those who celebrate)! Hope everyone has a healthy and happy day.

    • @capitalp5032
      @capitalp5032 4 года назад +10

      Thanks 🙏🏼 wish you the same

    • @yor6401
      @yor6401 4 года назад +8

      You to

    • @ConnorKelp
      @ConnorKelp 4 года назад +8

      Thank you, have a good one!

    • @robg8203
      @robg8203 4 года назад +5

      Can you just say Happy Holidays please??? Jk Merry Christmas guys!

    • @elchappo1320
      @elchappo1320 4 года назад +4

      U have to say happy holidays. Some people get offended

  • @BetterCallShannon
    @BetterCallShannon 3 года назад +798

    Can anyone even imagine how it would be to know you’re going down on a plane that you know you’re about to die? I can’t. It scares me to even think about it.

    • @Lisasanti1
      @Lisasanti1 3 года назад +123

      I was flying several years ago, and the landing gear on my plane malfunctioned. We circled around so many times, trying to burn fuel, so it was less likely to have a huge explosion when we landed. I also remember the fighter jets flying on both sides of the plane. We ended up landing safely, but it was absolutely terrifying. When we landed, there were tons of ambulances and the fire department that met us at the gate. I feel like we circled the airport for about 90 minutes. Everyone was so scared. We clapped when the plane landed, the pilots were amazing. I thought we were all going to die.

    • @deannakilgour7935
      @deannakilgour7935 3 года назад +71

      I'm sure I would have been in hysterics, but what's really heartbreaking is the person yelling "I love you Mom" in their last moments. I heard that and immediately started crying, with a heart wrenching grief over imagining my son in that position.

    • @Lisasanti1
      @Lisasanti1 3 года назад +24

      @@deannakilgour7935 That literally hurt my heart.

    • @Eurisko229
      @Eurisko229 3 года назад +33

      Years ago my whole family was on an international flight from Dubai international airport to Islamabad Pakistan. Half way over the Indian Ocean the airbus lost cabin pressure, it was dinner time. All of the sudden the plane dropped like a roller coaster and there were oxygen masks everywhere. The panic in the cabin was unimaginable. My mom cried, even though I was a teen back then I froze. The stewardesses were rushing everywhere collecting dinner trays and putting the mask on children. The plane turned around hoping to make it back to Dubai international. After what felt like forever we made it back to Dubai, only to be landed outside of the airport with firefighters and ambulances everywhere. We were very lucky. Back then I didn’t understand why we flew so low on the way back, but apparently the pilots were doing that to keep the cabin oxygenated on lower altitudes. It was dark and you could see the Indian Ocean below, we were flying right above and not over the clouds before the incident.

    • @johnweber7167
      @johnweber7167 3 года назад +32

      My worst fear about dying is being stuck in a place where I can't move (such as inside a chimney or trapped underneath a car) knowing I have to be there until I die. I assume one dies from lack of water eventually. I start trembling just thinking about dying that way.

  • @kadyscriven5934
    @kadyscriven5934 2 года назад +94

    I saw the first story on an episode of Forensic Files!! I can't imagine how horrifying those last few moments must have been for Deana as she clung to the cliff side. Just terrible.

    • @JJfromPhilly67
      @JJfromPhilly67 2 года назад +3

      I think I saw that program too. Cannot imagine her terror.

    • @relent-lass7510
      @relent-lass7510 2 года назад +1

      Was she the one wearing high heels?
      It’s been awhile since I saw it but I remember high heels and life insurance

    • @kevin_ramirez2529
      @kevin_ramirez2529 11 месяцев назад +3

      I still watch Forensic files from time to time, MrBallen has covered a few of the stories from there

  • @AdamSlander888
    @AdamSlander888 3 года назад +130

    I haven’t cried in these videos but when I heard “I love you mom” it got me really good

  • @brendag5855
    @brendag5855 4 года назад +412

    I couldn’t stop crying after he said that someone had yelled “ I love you Mom” 😭

    • @missmgmnt
      @missmgmnt 4 года назад +26

      Same. Choked up immediately when he said it. 😭

    • @Peasant_in_a_tree
      @Peasant_in_a_tree 4 года назад +26

      God that really hit me hard too. Thought i was the only one who shed a tear till i read your comment. Plane crashes are horrific, i just can't imagine

    • @celeste.cutz2020
      @celeste.cutz2020 4 года назад +11

      Everyone wants mommy when ur scared.

    • @Someperson1522
      @Someperson1522 4 года назад +5

      My brother just laughed at me crying... I- that's really sad it's bad too! I'm imagining a little kid saying that I cant get that out of my head now

    • @JoJo1955
      @JoJo1955 4 года назад

      It was the First Officer (pilot) that said that.

  • @damnchyna7164
    @damnchyna7164 3 года назад +90

    “I love you mom” 😭😭😭 that got the tears flowing right there man. Ugh my heart is broken

  • @bradleywolfe556
    @bradleywolfe556 2 года назад +37

    After three weeks of binging MrBallen daily, everything scares me. I was in my garage and one of my daughters toys chuckled and said hello and I jumped and screamed like a small child.

    • @bhargavipba
      @bhargavipba Год назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @maydayhomestead
      @maydayhomestead Год назад +5

      Oh god I would have screamed and fucken ran if that happened to me BEFORE I found me ballens channel. I was up studying late one night and suddenly one of my sons toys started saying on repeat “WHEERES THE BAAAABY?” In a high pitched scratchy voice. I know it was just the batteries dying but I screamed and hucked that fucker out the second story dining room window into the pouring rain in the back yard 🤣🤣💞

  • @MistressCK
    @MistressCK 4 года назад +262

    My best friend from high school told me that when her parents were pregnant with her, they were out here in Colorado looking for houses cause they were planning to move. While they were here, they saw this plane accident in California and were like... “Is that our house?!” Their house was completely destroyed in the accident. She said her Dad was able to go in with police escort to retrieve some personal effects. He had to wear protective gear and a face mask with vicks vapor rub under his nose cause the smell was gnarly. All these stories are just so messed up. Great storytelling though man. Your channel is amazing.

    • @MistressCK
      @MistressCK 4 года назад +43

      @@kingt.hawkings32 Holy Crap! That’s so crazy!!! I’ve had some intuition moments that have potentially saved my life, but nothing THAT definitely a close call. Try not to hang on to survival guilt too hard, man. The universe rerouted you, is how I look at it.
      About 5 years ago I was driving home and hit a patch of black ice that spun my car out of control on the interstate. I spun really hard into a median. But luckily there weren’t other cars around the moment it happened so I didn’t hit anyone. My brain also went into hyper analyze panic mode as soon as I started losing control and I actually had the ability as I was heading toward the median to think “I’m about to hit this thing really hard. Most injuries in a collision happened on impact due to the person clenching their muscles. That’s why drunk drivers survive while awake people sustain injuries. You need to relax.” (I’m a massage therapist btw. So I’m always aware of this kind of stuff) So I took a deep breath and exhaled into relaxing as best I could while I spun into the concrete wall. It hurt a lot and I had crazy adrenaline, but I was mostly uninjured. I called 911 and tried to tell them where I was but I was kind of in shock and couldn’t figure out how to tell them. This guy pulled over behind me to check if I was okay and while he was there, ANOTHER car hit the same black ice I did and almost lost control. The guy suggested that I go with him and we get off the interstate till the cops showed up. I can’t tell you how close I was to telling him No that he shouldn’t worry about it and I’d be fine there. But I decided to go with him. In the five minutes he drove me down to the intersection and back to my car, 2 other cars hit that black ice. One hit the median about twenty feet away from my car. And the second Completely plowed into my car totaling it. After we got back, the guy left me with the paramedics and I never saw him again. I don’t even know his name but he probably saved my life.
      My point is, life is fucking crazy and weird and full of synchronicity.

    • @springfauna1465
      @springfauna1465 3 года назад +4

      @@kingt.hawkings32 You've got angels on your side!!!! That's actually pretty darn awesome!!! Don't forget to thank them!

    • @springfauna1465
      @springfauna1465 3 года назад +2

      @@kingt.hawkings32 Really. What a coincidence. I came in as a Lightworker too!! You must be one of the warriors like me. Welcome! (lol)

    • @springfauna1465
      @springfauna1465 3 года назад +2

      @@kingt.hawkings32 That's right. We're the bringers of the light, and the protectors of the innocent. This is our mission here during this time. The Aquarian Age is all about truth and lies being exposed (brought into the light). We're here to help everyone transition and make this world a brighter place. I'm in the medical field helping women who are coming off drugs & alcohol. I have a high frequency that I use to make them feel better about themselves. It's pretty cool, really. 🙂✨

    • @LuvBorderCollies
      @LuvBorderCollies 3 года назад +2

      @@kingt.hawkings32 I've heard countless stories over my life about people who by a seemingly small decision or change of plans caused them to not be on a flight. Even a few who got bad vibes at the airport and didn't get on the plane that crashed later.

  • @ariaclinton2286
    @ariaclinton2286 4 года назад +78

    The one thing I love about this guy is that, he has a soothing voice, and he explains fluently, WITHOUT EVEN STUTTERING! HES GOOOOOD

    • @elijahbernal3026
      @elijahbernal3026 4 года назад

      @Ammar Riaz 🤣

    • @ariaclinton2286
      @ariaclinton2286 4 года назад

      @Ammar Riaz is that supposed to be a compliment- AHEM, ILL TAKE IT AS A COMPLIMENT

    • @KM00Youtube
      @KM00Youtube 4 года назад +2

      True, Aria. But, lately, you have to admit, when he starts to giggle at a crazy trick to pull on the "LIKE" button, you kinda wait, with bated breath, to see if he is going to break out in a laugh before he gets the "trick" out...LOL!

  • @litigioussociety4249
    @litigioussociety4249 3 года назад +1213

    That air traffic controller seems guilty of several counts of manslaughter. They didn't tell the jet there were two Cessnas to look for, they failed to correctly direct the Cessna that got hit, and they actually tried to allow the jet to try to fly by their own sight. Clearly, air traffic controllers should be former pilots or have the same training, because this one must not have known about the lack of sight in the jet.

    • @raydygonzalez5714
      @raydygonzalez5714 3 года назад +38

      Is air traffic control government run because that may see why they would put the blame on a company because they wouldnt want to be responsible.

    • @racookster
      @racookster 3 года назад +69

      Litigious Society wrote, "...this one must not have known about the lack of sight in the jet."
      Or the lack of sight in the Cessna. It's a high-wing aircraft, so you can't see what's above you very well. A high-wing aircraft like a Cessna flying below a low-wing aircraft (a Beechcraft, for example) is a dangerous situation.

    • @peterdougherty9281
      @peterdougherty9281 3 года назад +33

      So I remember watching an air disasters episode about this and it was determined more blame on the commercial pilots because they were not following safety protocols and were sitting too low in the cockpit to properly use one of the manual instruments. If they would have adjusted their seats to the proper height they never would have lost sight of the Cessna.

    • @ralcogaming7674
      @ralcogaming7674 3 года назад +54

      @@peterdougherty9281 they weren't using instruments they were flying visually. Cesnas are problems on their own and shouldn't be a thing. Given that there were 2 and ATC was only aware of 1 it screams one of them took off without go ahead from ATC

    • @paintedsmile5282
      @paintedsmile5282 3 года назад +17

      @@raydygonzalez5714 Except that NTSB isn't afraid to place the blame on the air traffic controller. There have been several occasions where the ATC was at fault and the NTBS placed the blame there. The real issue is that the ATC has the ability to tell planes to maintain visual distance. Which thereby paces the responsibility to the pilots.

  • @stardusttribe
    @stardusttribe Год назад +13

    On the day of the PSA crash, I was at school in the 4th grade at St. Didacus in Normal Heights, a suburb of San Diego located just a few miles from North Park. I remember hearing a very large boom that morning. It was lunchtime when I found out what had occurred because I went home for lunch and saw it on the news. I had a few brothers that attended St. Augustine High School then, located in North Park. The school gym was used by the city and first responders as a makeshift morgue during the clean up of this horrific accident. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the event. I still feel sorrow over this memory. My heart goes out to all who suffered unspeakably trauma due to this event.

  • @Danmera
    @Danmera 3 года назад +551

    PSA 182 is all I needed to hear...I know the rest of this story. I actually saw those planes hit. I was in Jr High on the PE field outside. We (other kids and myself) were joking that they were going to hit, you know the way kids do when planes cross your line of sight but knowing they are not close to each other. They hit for real instead. It was pretty traumatizing. As kids can do, I thought it was my fault joking about it.
    Needless to say I watched the news that evening. (this was before 24 hour news like we have now)

    • @tobygibson3806
      @tobygibson3806 3 года назад +19

      I was at PBJH. We could see the smoke. We heard it happen via an announcer on KSDO radio, and then went outside and saw the smoke. You probably went to school with people I know. :)

    • @Danmera
      @Danmera 3 года назад +7

      @@tobygibson3806 I went to La Mesa JH

    • @tobygibson3806
      @tobygibson3806 3 года назад +6

      @@Danmera My dad taught at Grossmont College. We lived at Porter Hill for a bit, and West Manor.

    • @indiatastic
      @indiatastic 3 года назад +7

      From your mouth to God's ears....

    • @sarahdaw6648
      @sarahdaw6648 2 года назад +6

      I was in Coronado Middle School. We could see the smoke across the bay....and smell was horrible and hung around for a long time.

  • @307wyopride2
    @307wyopride2 4 года назад +124

    I lived in San Diego when that happened. I was 5 years old playing outside our apartment complex.
    I remember looking up in the air as the belly of the PSA jet barely cleared the top floor of our apartment building. I still remember the sound of the impact and explosion of the jet also. It's something that I'll never forget.

    • @amberl3305
      @amberl3305 4 года назад +12

      What a horrific memory...I'm sorry you had to see and hear that.

    • @ericgrinnellsr.832
      @ericgrinnellsr.832 4 года назад +11

      This third tragedy happened while I was standing outside in an at ease formation after turning in my gear in preparation for graduating marine corps basic training when I seen a huge cloud of smoke rising. A drill instructor made the announcement of the passenger jet crash and I nearly died. I thought my mother was on it bcuz my sister juli told me she would be flying down for my graduation. Thank God it wasn't her plane.

    • @franciscagonzalez675
      @franciscagonzalez675 4 года назад +1

      Oh my God, this is SO REAL now

    • @bradkirchhoff3751
      @bradkirchhoff3751 4 года назад +6

      Yep. Had a plane go right over our house and crash a couple blocks away (small town blocks not city blocks). Sounded like a gang of like 300 harley bikers. It was 10 years ago. Only thing louder was the tornado that smashed us a couple years ago.

    • @nekokittycat4004
      @nekokittycat4004 4 года назад +1

      @@kingt.hawkings32 You're lucky, dude!
      thank you for sharing
      amazing

  • @tasleemahmed4356
    @tasleemahmed4356 3 года назад +267

    Kudos to the lawyer for taking the time out and figuring out what happened in the first story!

  • @D_really_T
    @D_really_T 3 года назад +52

    Right when I heard a 21 year old had two friends who were both 54 years old I was suspicious

  • @mirandablackburn3132
    @mirandablackburn3132 4 года назад +875

    Who agrees that the five best words to hear are “let’s get into today’s stories” and the six worst words are “that’ll do it for today guys”

    • @MystiDawn
      @MystiDawn 4 года назад +31

      You're not wrong 😂

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 года назад +90

      Hahaha

    • @tracyvslife3124
      @tracyvslife3124 4 года назад +28

      @@MrBallen You are Amazing and have helped me get through my hardest year ever thank you just thank you. ❤

    • @gc_dwrfy6151
      @gc_dwrfy6151 4 года назад +3

      YES 100% YES😂😂

    • @gc_dwrfy6151
      @gc_dwrfy6151 4 года назад +4

      @MrBallen your videos scare me so much but your voice makes all my scares and fears go away

  • @EYExINxTHExLENS
    @EYExINxTHExLENS 4 года назад +218

    Plane crashes always break my heart,I can’t imagine how helpless they felt. 😕

    • @thugzfunny6236
      @thugzfunny6236 4 года назад +1

      Did you get to finish your degree. PI sounds fun.

    • @EYExINxTHExLENS
      @EYExINxTHExLENS 4 года назад +1

      @@thugzfunny6236 I have a little over a year left. Part of me is thinking of entering the police academy so I can get more training.

    • @thugzfunny6236
      @thugzfunny6236 4 года назад +6

      @@EYExINxTHExLENS well good luck on what ever you decide to do.
      Stay safe and love from London

    • @EYExINxTHExLENS
      @EYExINxTHExLENS 4 года назад +1

      @@thugzfunny6236 Thank you!You stay safe as well! ☺️

    • @Blooker01
      @Blooker01 3 года назад +1

      @@EYExINxTHExLENS Hey I know this is a little weird but how is it going so far

  • @Puazy_7051
    @Puazy_7051 4 года назад +90

    I was an aircraft firefighter in the Marines and dudes; its nearly unimaginable what it looks like to witness a plane crash.

  • @HooksBill
    @HooksBill 2 года назад +28

    I was little when this happened. My family talked about this for years. How horrible it was. I remember something about passengers still strapped in their seats flying through windows of homes. So sad. I've flown a ton over the years and although statistically you're safer in a plane than in a vehicle, survival percentages are next to zero in an airplane crash. I don't fly anymore.

  • @seynabhashi9753
    @seynabhashi9753 4 года назад +126

    That poor young woman in the first story breaks my heart, all because of greedy heartless people😢😢

    • @deborahhall6191
      @deborahhall6191 4 года назад +5

      They made a movie of it some years ago, think it was lifetime.

    • @seynabhashi9753
      @seynabhashi9753 4 года назад +7

      @@JohnnyStingray100 its so stupid. Who thought life insurance was a good idea

    • @LittleStar261
      @LittleStar261 4 года назад

      😥

    • @st.francisanddr.pepper1304
      @st.francisanddr.pepper1304 4 года назад +1

      That is so awful
      Those evil people.

    • @lovely1641
      @lovely1641 4 года назад +2

      Right. They got her drunk and threw her off a cliff like it was nothing. And the woman who was in on it killed her own child for insurance money

  • @franl155
    @franl155 3 года назад +230

    Someone takes out a large insurance policy on her and the VERY NEXT DAY she "accidentally" falls over a cliff while in the company of that person?? That should have been worthy of comment by the insurance company, at least.

    • @aaronsmith4940
      @aaronsmith4940 3 года назад +30

      How stupid have they got to be to do it next day, and how incompetent must the police have been to let her became a serial killer with that low an IQ.

    • @randyphillips6506
      @randyphillips6506 3 года назад

      Was she dead in the pic he showed us?

    • @randyphillips6506
      @randyphillips6506 3 года назад

      With her hands displayed?

    • @nottechytutorials
      @nottechytutorials 3 года назад +7

      @@randyphillips6506 No, she was alive in the photographs. I think the picture of the hands was a stock photo.

    • @franl155
      @franl155 2 года назад

      @Nikki Lauren - That's very interesting - and very tragic. Not everything is connected, but sometimes you have to wonder ...

  • @smerc715
    @smerc715 4 года назад +155

    I’m from Australia and today is Christmas so merry Christmas to everyone and have a safe and happy holiday season

    • @11jrg11
      @11jrg11 4 года назад +4

      🎅 Merry Christmas to you and yours! 🎄
      From the 🇺🇸

    • @amatije
      @amatije 4 года назад +5

      Merry Christmas from the other side of the world, from Croatia🎄

    • @shellyk7049
      @shellyk7049 4 года назад +3

      Merry Christmas from the UK xx

    • @suziecarr1566
      @suziecarr1566 4 года назад +1

      Merry Christmas
      I really wanna go to Australia one day. I never paid attention to time difference between you and me , never thought you were a day ahead.

    • @anter_95
      @anter_95 4 года назад

      @@amatije ayye hrvatska

  • @ProjectEvolutionRevolution
    @ProjectEvolutionRevolution 2 года назад +8

    I hope Mr. Ballen never stops making videos, because after listening to his stories the only thing left I won’t be afraid to do is stay home and watch RUclips.

  • @jeffreyjudd8369
    @jeffreyjudd8369 3 года назад +53

    John, I was a helicopter aircrewman on duty at my squadron (HSL-33) at NAS North Island on the day that the PSA flight went down. I was called outside by another aircrewman who said that an airplane was in trouble coming into Lindbergh field. I looked up just as the plane rolled to starboard and saw the flames on the right side of the plane. It then pitched down and disappeared behind the buildings. There was an enormous fireball which turned coal black. I was stunned for a few seconds, but ran into our duty office to tell the O.O.D. what had just happened. Our C.O. came in just then and called San Diego P.D. to tell them that we could have several helicopters in the air immediately to help with evacuation. Tragically, we weren’t needed. Watching that plane crash is one sight that I will never be able to get out of my head.

  • @RoseofLightning
    @RoseofLightning 3 года назад +148

    That plane going down is the most terrifying thing i have seen in a long time

    • @dianitajonkman
      @dianitajonkman 3 года назад +6

      That and the 911 :(

    • @KDu400
      @KDu400 3 года назад +11

      Planes scare the crap out of me. The thought of falling from the sky....I can’t 😳

  • @andreaverrill9593
    @andreaverrill9593 4 года назад +176

    Happy holidays to the fans of the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story form (with lots of hand gestures)🎄❤️🥰

    • @amberl3305
      @amberl3305 4 года назад +1

      Lol I never noticed the hand gestures! But then again, I've been accused of using my hands when I talk 🙂

    • @mariapsarra4553
      @mariapsarra4553 4 года назад +1

      @@amberl3305 happy holidays bud

    • @VikkiTG
      @VikkiTG 4 года назад +1

      Happy holidays!!!!! 🎄❄🎅🎁

    • @probablyhyperfixating
      @probablyhyperfixating 4 года назад +1

      Happy holidays to you all too🖤

    • @AlmostLakai94
      @AlmostLakai94 4 года назад +1

      Happy holidays 🙏🏽

  • @thehahaha57
    @thehahaha57 2 года назад +20

    I currently live two blocks away from the PSA crash. When I moved here in 1988 my neighbors’ timelines were always, that happened before the crash or that happened after the crash, and then they would talk about the crash. It was definitely a memory that was implanted in their minds forever. When i ride my bike by the area you can still see where curbs are messed up from the impact. I must admit I still freak out a bit when I hear a plane go over the property where i live because I know a plane should not be going over the property.

  • @BooBunny1994
    @BooBunny1994 4 года назад +237

    For what ever reason the last one pissed me off a bit. I feel like tower should have be at some higher fault since they could've worned both planes instead of just the cessna and should have not been so casual when they had worned the cessna. Yes PSA flight 182 should have double checked with tower instead of just assuming but from what was said it seems like that wouldn't have made too much of a difference since the cessna was heading into the PSA's blind spot anyways. On top of that, as far as we were told, tower only informed PSA of the one cessna not 2 so it would make sense that they believed the one that passed them was the one tower told them about. Also, the flight instructor should have probably (if he hadn't) instructed the student/piloted the cessna out of the flight path if it was possible. Now I'm not a pilot and I'm a champ at crashing in flight simulators, but I feel like there was so much more both the tower and the cessna pilots could have also done to avoid the crash. To put the blame pretty much on PSA flight 182 is just not right. Even with their reputation for being "overly friendly" the pilots likely took their roles just as seriously as any other company's pilots.
    Sorry for spelling or grammatical errors I'm severely dyslexic lol. Sns 😁
    Edited to make a little more sense lol

    • @D-Rock420
      @D-Rock420 4 года назад +36

      Right on, dude. I was thinking the same thing when he said the flight crew was solely held responsible. Kinda sounds like maybe someone involved is related to some one in power so it's cleaner and easier to blame dead people.

    • @gypsynikki
      @gypsynikki 4 года назад +28

      Completely agree with you, the air traffic controller is responsible! You have 1 job, to direct air traffic. They seemed so lackadaisical about doing their job!

    • @itsajokeright
      @itsajokeright 4 года назад +22

      Suki, I totally agree with you. Basically saying look out for the Cessna, is like saying look out for the white car, or look out for the Ford, while driving. There could be several of them in the area. Dammit, get specific. Those things have numbers on them for a reason.
      By the way, Suki your spelling and grammar, looked perfect to me. Have a wonderful holiday.

    • @BooBunny1994
      @BooBunny1994 4 года назад +10

      @@itsajokeright thank you 😊
      You also have a wonderful holiday

    • @cnoelad83
      @cnoelad83 4 года назад +4

      My husband is dyslexic too.

  • @sb2261
    @sb2261 4 года назад +756

    Who's jumping off on that Christmas eve Mr. Ballen video?!

    • @ryansnustad9133
      @ryansnustad9133 4 года назад +8

      A little ironic after that first story.

    • @latoshaj
      @latoshaj 4 года назад +3

      Had my alarm set 🤦🏽‍♀️😂😂😂 🎁 to myself

    • @Mr2stubborn2quit
      @Mr2stubborn2quit 4 года назад +2

      Here!🙏😃

    • @bigobloks1656
      @bigobloks1656 4 года назад +2

      @@ryansnustad9133 oof

    • @ethanporter3183
      @ethanporter3183 4 года назад +3

      You know it! Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!

  • @Paula-sw2tt
    @Paula-sw2tt 3 года назад +85

    My brother, a new deputy sheriff, had to help retrieve body parts from the that plane crash. I remember it, as I lived near North Park, San Diego, CA at the time and my brother had PTSD from his experience with the crash.

  • @sophiemia827
    @sophiemia827 2 года назад +20

    It sounds odd, but I know that so many others are with me in this feeling! There's something so "comfy" and healthily distracting about your content. I've been having a rough month, and finding solace and distraction through binging your videos is hugely important to me! I've been a true crime junkie since I was ten years old, and your channel is a godsend. The deep research and dedication is so noticed, ❤️ thank you for bringing attention to those we've lost and telling these stories. 😌🙏

    • @mickeyv9297
      @mickeyv9297 2 года назад +2

      Same... I relate. It's my escape at the end of yet another tiring and troubled day.

  • @jaxjacoby
    @jaxjacoby 4 года назад +44

    One of my dad’s best friends, Charles Bren, died in this crash. My uncle was supposed to fly back with Chuck, but didn’t get on the plane because “he had a felling.” I was sixteen in a time when there was no internet. We didn’t have a clue what happened. I’m the one who answered the phone and had to go tell my folks. This plane tragedy ended up affecting a lot of members of my family and their friends for many, many years. I haven’t stopped thinking about this since I watched this last week. Not saying that’s a bad thing. Chuck was a really great guy, born to a Hollywood legend. His mom was Claire Trevor from Key Largo fame.

    • @aaronsmith4940
      @aaronsmith4940 3 года назад +1

      Trust your gut its a sixth sense, Sending you and yours good vibes

    • @jaxjacoby
      @jaxjacoby 2 года назад

      I forgot I wrote that a year ago. ❤️❤️

  • @sophia963
    @sophia963 4 года назад +176

    Merry Christmas Mr ballen! And everyone
    who celebrates!

  • @susieq3658
    @susieq3658 3 года назад +42

    Steve deserves some type of humanity award
    We need more people like him in this world

  • @GoodEnoughAay
    @GoodEnoughAay Год назад +8

    One of my best friends from basic training in the army was Paige Bradson’s husband. It killed me when I heard about the accident because he talked about her non stop and she really was his motivation for getting through it all. I met her after graduation and she truly was a beautiful soul. They had just had a baby less than a year before the accident, Which thankfully gave my friend a reason to keep pushing forward without her.

  • @princessbuttercup8954
    @princessbuttercup8954 3 года назад +21

    "I love you mom" took my breath away. Devastating.

  • @loulou7963
    @loulou7963 4 года назад +142

    Omg. How can anyone be so horrendously vicious and heartless to throw someone off a cliff and then batter their hands like that ☹️☹️☹️☹️

    • @loulou7963
      @loulou7963 4 года назад +8

      @Mar Lin I hope it’s extra hot 🔥

    • @wickjohn8673
      @wickjohn8673 4 года назад +7

      I wonder why the insurance companies never found it suspicious....

    • @EmilyRose-vt7wf
      @EmilyRose-vt7wf 4 года назад +1

      i wish that was the most vicious and heartless thing i’ve heard about a human doing to another

    • @abdullah9506
      @abdullah9506 4 года назад +5

      Yea it got worse and worse as he told the story and when he said they started smashing her hands as she begged for them to pull her up that broke my heart

    • @jlandre20
      @jlandre20 4 года назад +2

      "Long live the king"

  • @NuMbA1AnGeLOFDeSTinY
    @NuMbA1AnGeLOFDeSTinY 3 года назад +116

    The person on the black box on psa flight 182 was my great uncle martin wahne saying I love you mom!! He was a flight engineer!! He also died on that plane that day!! Very sad story!! Rip to everyone an that flight an the 7 people who died on the ground that day!!

    • @ou1g8
      @ou1g8 3 года назад +18

      Why the exclamation points. You sound happy about your great uncle dying.

    • @woodbooger777
      @woodbooger777 3 года назад +3

      That's heartbreaking. Sorry for your family's loss. RIP all who died.

    • @ramireztraviesaify
      @ramireztraviesaify 3 года назад +1

      😭💔

    • @bencastor9207
      @bencastor9207 3 года назад +2

      @@ou1g8 that's not what exclamation points mean. You inferred that all on your own

    • @castlesteinway7741
      @castlesteinway7741 3 года назад

      Was he on the phone or something?

  • @sarahdaw6648
    @sarahdaw6648 2 года назад +11

    I lived in Coronado and was in Middle School when the PSA jet went down just across the Bay from us. My friend's Dad was a pilot for PSA and that was his normal route he flew. He had the day off that day. His kids were called to the office and allowed to leave school that day. For a long time you could smell the horrid smell from the crash when you went on the 5 North to 163 North. Another friend's Grandmother lived in North Park and had a body land on her roof. One of the pilots went through another person's wall and ending up inside there home still in his seat. I remember watching the news with reporters standing in front of the wreckage and people were robbing the bodies in the background. It was horrific.

  • @joefromthebardo8273
    @joefromthebardo8273 4 года назад +37

    "This is it baby!" can you imagine!?? Man r.i.p. to those lost souls.

    • @charlottebringhurst5585
      @charlottebringhurst5585 4 года назад +13

      The “I love you mom” broke me 😭

    • @larryjimbob
      @larryjimbob 4 года назад +4

      So many avoidable mistakes 😔

    • @JackieOdonnel
      @JackieOdonnel 4 года назад +1

      Seriously. What a horrifying thing. Hope it was quick and painless for them. Those poor people, R.I.P.

  • @sullysullivan9320
    @sullysullivan9320 4 года назад +55

    Whatever you're all celebrating this time of year enjoy, be happy and healthy and be safe 🕉️❤️💛💚

  • @mayraburks7076
    @mayraburks7076 4 года назад +7

    My man is the absolute coolest youtuber that I've came across on. I've literally binge watched his videos for hours. Much love from Dallas.

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 года назад +2

      Thanks so much Mayra!

  • @TheDemonicHorseman
    @TheDemonicHorseman Год назад +4

    The world needs more good people like Steve.

  • @cheyenne1082
    @cheyenne1082 4 года назад +264

    “this is it baby”
    how gangsta

    • @DanielHerrera-gx9zb
      @DanielHerrera-gx9zb 4 года назад +39

      If i knew i was about to die id make sure i didnt sound like a bitch too.

    • @koolaid117
      @koolaid117 4 года назад +14

      You can find that cockpit recording on YT. Haunting.

    • @doomguypigeon448
      @doomguypigeon448 4 года назад +1

      @@koolaid117 whats it called i wanna see

    • @Denyo666
      @Denyo666 4 года назад +5

      @@doomguypigeon448 ruclips.net/video/Ag38Sw2HWg0/видео.html&ab_channel=SobolT at the end

    • @doomguypigeon448
      @doomguypigeon448 4 года назад +2

      @@Denyo666 ok thank you

  • @tommychong3269
    @tommychong3269 4 года назад +258

    To everybody who see this comment have a merry Christmas, stay safe and God bless.

  • @Epheli.
    @Epheli. 3 года назад +65

    My mothers friend was a stewardess on that plane. May she Rest In Peace.

    • @troll9682
      @troll9682 3 года назад +7

      Another commenter said the same thing! ( Gina Louise )

  • @elizazaaa
    @elizazaaa Год назад +44

    Did you know that the like button had 3 kids called, Strange, Dark and Mysterious. They weren't delivered normally though, they were delivered in story format.

    • @PeechSlixx
      @PeechSlixx 5 месяцев назад +6

      How has this comment only got 15 likes?! Fully underrated

    • @kurt-annsimpson5621
      @kurt-annsimpson5621 2 месяца назад

      @@PeechSlixxvery😂 I laughed so hard

  • @rowe024
    @rowe024 4 года назад +133

    Listening to the story: "Man Virginia sounds like a *monster*
    See's photo of Virginia: "Yeah..."

    • @melanielinkous8746
      @melanielinkous8746 4 года назад +3

      Yep. She looked evil didn't she?

    • @Kriegter
      @Kriegter 4 года назад +3

      Looks like a zombie

    • @dummyvr9802
      @dummyvr9802 3 года назад +1

      She looked the evil nun

    • @J3diMindTrix
      @J3diMindTrix 3 года назад

      Yeah I was thinking that. She looks as close to a demon as you're ever likely to see.

  • @MikeDaner2630
    @MikeDaner2630 3 года назад +168

    I thought the flight control tower's job was to control the plans take-off and landing so no plane would fly in each other's path

    • @uacblasters9147
      @uacblasters9147 3 года назад +7

      No kidding right? It's like I got another half hr...( to make sure ...damn.)

    • @amer1canbea5t89
      @amer1canbea5t89 3 года назад +27

      I always figured that smaller aircraft should yield right of way to larger aircraft, but apparently not. The small aircraft should have been ordered to alter flight path since it should be easier for a sharp maneuver for the smaller aircraft.

    • @bentonrp
      @bentonrp 3 года назад +10

      @AMER1CAN BEAST Yeah. Also, the small plane can see and avoid the big plane so much easier than the big one trying to find and avoid a tiny one somewhere.

    • @alexmowery8359
      @alexmowery8359 3 года назад +4

      This is why I will never get on a plane.

    • @dovahnok0957
      @dovahnok0957 3 года назад +13

      Mike, the “visual separation” was basically the control tower shifting the responsibility of staying off each other’s flight paths to the planes. Once the pilot said he could maintain that separation, no blame could be put on the tower. However, yes, the ATC should have been checking the RADAR to make sure everything was going well. They were negligent but ultimately couldn’t be blamed due to that shifting of responsibility earlier. I believe that that has been changed so now ATC must confirm with the RADAR that the planes won’t intersect.

  • @alimarie7064
    @alimarie7064 4 года назад +39

    It was so weird seeing Skip on here. My boyfriend and his best friend use to help him fly hot air balloons here in Missouri before he moved away. Such a small world.

    • @justclickitandwatch4745
      @justclickitandwatch4745 4 года назад +3

      Law of attraction

    • @ladycountess2972
      @ladycountess2972 4 года назад +2

      Omg girl if u like scary stories check out RezTKF his stories are unique an scary af n his voice is perfect for horror narration I been binging all quarantine! 🙀💕🔥💯❤

  • @j-note3285
    @j-note3285 Год назад +2

    Adding hot air balloons to my no go list of camping, caving, scuba diving and hiking since starting to watch MrBallen.

  • @enrick4463
    @enrick4463 4 года назад +564

    Moral of the story: Don't put Smiley Faces on Aircrafts

    • @nekokittycat4004
      @nekokittycat4004 4 года назад +28

      and baloons

    • @iliashamid8765
      @iliashamid8765 4 года назад +13

      You all have no soul

    • @beamish_lemur1627
      @beamish_lemur1627 3 года назад +10

      @@nekokittycat4004 that is an aircraft

    • @robertstanton6052
      @robertstanton6052 3 года назад +8

      Omg yeah both tragic fatal Aircraft crashes had freakin 😃 faces on them. Wth smh

    • @mikeoxmall3847
      @mikeoxmall3847 3 года назад +12

      And don't employ clowns instead of serious pilots!!

  • @archangel5627
    @archangel5627 4 года назад +7

    The second story really spoke to me. The fact that the Ballon Conductor descended blindly into a a power line that damn near separated the basket from the balloon while cutting the fuel lines causing them to hit the burners which ignited the liquid fuel that splashed back down on top of all the people. The sheer idea that people were being set on fire by lit liquid fuel that was being pored back down onto the torn basket while it free falling 100 feet back down to the ground. Being burned alive while falling to your death sounds like one of the most terrifying ways to die.

  • @robertrobinson8700
    @robertrobinson8700 3 года назад +115

    "Boy I hope that was the right cesna?!"
    This is a Mr Ballen story so no, no, it is not the right cesna!!

    • @richardblackhound1246
      @richardblackhound1246 3 года назад +5

      I feel if the pilots and air traffic controllers had watched this video beforehand, the tragedy could have been averted.

  • @francesmendoza7261
    @francesmendoza7261 Год назад +3

    I'm a fan of the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format😊

  • @OrestisKoutsoupias
    @OrestisKoutsoupias 3 года назад +79

    The last one really grinds my gears. Those air traffic controllers were dumb and got a bunch of people killed.

    • @kstormgeistgem461
      @kstormgeistgem461 2 года назад

      the whole thing was an entirely avoidable tragedy on more than one person's part, that's for sure.
      _everybody_ should have been talking to each on that one. the controllers, the pilots, *_All_* of them should have been making sure to double and Triple check about what was going on where.

    • @OrestisKoutsoupias
      @OrestisKoutsoupias 2 года назад

      @@kstormgeistgem461 absolutely

    • @barbarahomrighaus6852
      @barbarahomrighaus6852 2 года назад

      I agree. The air traffic controller was the only person who could see the exact situation.

  • @xpuppybitesx
    @xpuppybitesx 3 года назад +36

    i lowkey burst into tears when he said that someone shouted “i love you mum” on the blackbox

    • @addamz3277
      @addamz3277 2 года назад

      How can it be "low-key" if you're posting in public comment section 🙄

  • @donc9751
    @donc9751 3 года назад +81

    I remember this accident well, besides bodies in trees there were bodies found on the roofs of homes. It was a very bad accident and I think ATC could have done more to prevent this.

  • @Zoom1ees
    @Zoom1ees 2 года назад +5

    I love listening to these stories as white noise. I love the way that I can also get very intrigued and hooked in. It's almost like you are the character in the story

  • @Korrin69
    @Korrin69 3 года назад +27

    Those last words: "I love you mom!"
    That made me cry

  • @supernateyy7330
    @supernateyy7330 4 года назад +159

    So I went to the Like Button’s house to pull a massive prank on him per your request MrBallen. But after seeing him by the fireplace with his family members. I decided he needs to take Christmas off, don’t you?

    • @jameslovallo9603
      @jameslovallo9603 4 года назад +9

      No! The like button has a very punishable face

    • @MattSmith-bw3ip
      @MattSmith-bw3ip 4 года назад +6

      I would think that we already killed is family

    • @24-karat-plonker
      @24-karat-plonker 4 года назад +8

      Nah, send him a gift with beautiful wrapping on it along with a heartfelt card saying you're sorry but when they open it theyll quickly find out it's a massive glitter bomb

    • @thetruth1862
      @thetruth1862 4 года назад +4

      The like button dosen't have any kids nice try like button.

    • @mrsevelync6900
      @mrsevelync6900 4 года назад

      @@MattSmith-bw3ip lmaaaaaooo you are heartless

  • @stephaniecrespo650
    @stephaniecrespo650 4 года назад +55

    I can't believe she killed her own baby. That hurt me in the chest

    • @MrBallen
      @MrBallen  4 года назад +18

      So awful 😔

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 4 года назад +6

      Seriously. Just cold-hearted af.

    • @daddybenny9747
      @daddybenny9747 4 года назад +5

      I know right

    • @loulou7963
      @loulou7963 4 года назад +1

      Me too

    • @ItsKiraLyn
      @ItsKiraLyn 4 года назад +3

      Right? I definitely left questioning this start to my Christmas Eve being a wise one... the pics just hit different this morning imo

  • @remysmith92
    @remysmith92 Год назад

    You finally got me Ballen. “I love you, mom” teared me up.

  • @tristasayers7429
    @tristasayers7429 3 года назад +323

    Mr. Ballen: they used clues in the pictures to solve the case
    me: cool
    *shows old timey black and white photo that looks like it was taken underwater*
    me: *squinting* how the fu....Are we even sure it's the same people?

    • @Autumn-eg2nj
      @Autumn-eg2nj 3 года назад +19

      I cant even see the dude in the second one! 🤣

    • @rachelkania5833
      @rachelkania5833 3 года назад +5

      @@Autumn-eg2nj Same!! Lol 😂

    • @Schmorgus
      @Schmorgus 3 года назад +5

      I had no problem seeing exactly what was shown xD

    • @Amanda-ze2ut
      @Amanda-ze2ut 3 года назад +5

      @@Autumn-eg2nj the guy is the one in the light colored outfit, so you can see him but I can’t really see the girl in the second one 😆

    • @heatherw.4561
      @heatherw.4561 3 года назад +15

      Not my dumbass thinking the recreated photos that I've seen a dozen times on Forensic Files were the actual photos. Now I understand why they did that lol.

  • @loverofawesomeness1
    @loverofawesomeness1 3 года назад +122

    The lawyer in the first story restored my faith in lawyers 😂👍

    • @celieboo
      @celieboo 3 года назад

      I know. I wish one of my lawyers was as good as that guy.

  • @russell00
    @russell00 3 года назад +29

    I grew up in San Diego. That crash gave me an actual flying phobia that continues to this day😳