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Comet Air Crash
A 60-minute history episode from Seconds From Disaster, Season 3, Episode 14.
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Series Progress: Episode 5 of 1436% Completed
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On 25 May, 1979, a McDonell Douglas - DC10 aircraft, packed with holiday and business travellers takes off from Chicago's O'Hare Airport in the U.S. Only 31 seconds after take-off at 3:04 PM, the plane slams into a trailer park community. Hundreds of witnesses claim to have seen an engine separate from the wing upon take-off, but the three-engine DC10 should have been able to fly using just one engine. The experienced crew was thoroughly trained and the plane received routine maintenance just weeks before. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board must attempt to rebuild the plane from tiny pieces of debris and perform a second-by-second examination to find out what caused Flight 191 to crash, claiming the lives of 273 people. The terrifying conclusion propels aviation maintenance regulations into the future.
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How long is Comet Air Crash?
Comet Air Crash runs for 1h for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under history, docudrama, documentary, countdown.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 14 episodes across 4 seasons.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 14 hours 0 minutes (14 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Moderate Burn Story-dense episodes. Best spaced out over a week.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 14 days
3 episodes/day: 5 days
5 episodes/day: 3 days
Episodes (14)
- S02E01 - Columbia's Last Flight
- S02E13 - Puerto Rico Gas Explosion
- S03E12 - Sinking of the Titanic
- S03E13 - Asian Tsunami
- S03E14 - Comet Air Crash Viewing
- S03E05 - American Embassy Bombing
- S03E08 - Aircraft Carrier Explosion
- S03E09 - Plane Crash in Queens
- S04E01 - 9/11
- S05E01 - Fukushima
- S05E02 - The Bismarck
- S05E03 - Mountain Tsunami
- S05E04 - Waco Cult
- S05E05 - The Deepwater Horizon
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