A Boeing 747 tries to take off, but there is construction equipment on the runway. Singapore Airlines Flight 006 is trying to quickly take off to avoid a typhoon. As they are approaching take off speed, the captain sees something on the runway

Movie Disasters with The Real Canon

Jan 28th, 2021 43m 58s

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais are joined by Jon Risinger, host of The Real Canon, to discuss their favorite fictional airplane crashes and see how realistic they are.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BlackBoxDownPod. https://twitter.com

A Fight In Flight

1 3 May 14th, 2020 23m 52s

A disgruntled Federal Express Employee attempts to hijack a plane and kill the flight crew.FedEx Flight 705 takes off on a routine flight to San Jose, but an attempted hijacking leaves the crew fighting for their lives while keeping the plane

Out of Fuel at 41,000 Feet

Apr 16th, 2020 37m 34s

Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel mid-flight and begins falling from the sky.Flight 143, also known as the Gimli Glider, is making its routine passenger flight over Canada when it runs out of fuel while cruising at 41,000 feet. With no po

Disappearing Off The Ireland Coast

Jun 10th, 2021 51m 4s

A Boeing 747 suddenly disappears from radar over the Atlantic Ocean. Air India Flight 182 is operating normally at cruising altitude when the radar scope shows two other aircraft converge with this one. After a few moments only two radar blips

The Future of the Aviation Industry

Jun 29th, 2023 1h 11m

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais discuss the future of the aviation industry in this final episode of Black Box Down.This episode is sponsored by Rocket Money, go to http://rocketmoney.com/blackboxdown to cancel unwanted subscriptions with Ro

The Troubled History of the Berlin Brandenberg Airport

Jun 15th, 2023 5m 58s

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais explore the more than 25 year saga of the Berlin Brandenberg Airport. Find out the story behind the troubled development of the German capitol's airport after the fall of the Berlin Wall on this episode of Blac

Frozen Flight Crashes In the Potomac River

Jun 1st, 2023 1h

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais discover the details of Air Florida Flight 90 after it crashed in the frozen Potomac River just after takeoff. A harrowing rescue managed to extract only 6 people after the aircraft struck the 14th Street bridg

Passenger Flight Disappears in Dense Jungle Near Colombian Border

May 25th, 2023 53m 54s

Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola dig through the details of what caused Copa Flight 201 to crash into one of the most remote jungles on the planet. What happened to this flight that led it to become the deadliest accident in Panamanian aviatio

Kenya Airways Flight Fails to Recover From Hard Bank Roll

May 18th, 2023 52m 56s

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais investigate what happened to Kenya Airways Flight 507 after the pilots failed to recover from a hard bank roll that fatally ended in the tragic loss of all 114 people on board. Find out what happened on this ep

Wrong Turn Proves Fatal for Garuda Indonesia Flight 152

May 11th, 2023 54m 34s

Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola uncover how a wrong turn became deadly for Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 on this episode of Black Box Down.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/rooster to get 10% off your first

Pilots Fight Hardover Rudder to Regain Control of Aircraft

May 4th, 2023 50m 15s

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais investigate what happened to Northwest Airlines Flight 85 that caused the plane to get stuck in a hard left bank over the Bering Sea. Find out how the flight crew managed to fight an unresponsive rudder and if

Explosion Hits Plane After Landing Safely in Taiwan

Apr 27th, 2023 46m 46s

Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola discover what happened to Uni Air Flight 873 after an explosion rocked the passenger cabin just after landing, spreading a fire and forcing an emergency evacuation. Find out what caused this tragic event on thi

Propeller Detaches and Cuts Open Belly of Passenger Plane

Apr 20th, 2023 38m 43s

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais get to the bottom of what happened when a propeller detached from a Lockheed L-188C and cut open the belly of the fuselage forcing Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8 crew to take drastic measures to attempt to lan

Hijacker Murders All 43 Passengers/Crew on Commuter Flight

Apr 13th, 2023 32m 44s

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais uncover the details of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 after a hijacker took over the aircraft with a revolver he smuggled past security and ended up murdering all 43 people on board. Find out how this n

Fire Breaks Out During Takeoff Resulting in Major Changes for Airline Safety Procedures

Apr 6th, 2023 1h 16m

Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola uncover what happened to British Airtours Flight 28M when a fire broke out during the takeoff roll. Find out what happened and how this tragedy changed the safety protocols for the airline industry on this epis

Terrorist Bomb Fails to Down Philippine Airlines Flight 434

Mar 30th, 2023 43m 39s

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais figure out how a terrorist bomb explosion failed to bring down Philippine Airlines Flight 434. With the aid of a competent crew and quick thinking, the aircraft managed to land safely with the tragic loss of on

Picking Apart Planes in Movies with Blaine from 'Tales from the Stinky Dragon'

Mar 23rd, 2023 1h 16m

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais are joined by Blaine Gibson of 'Tales from the Stinky Dragon' fame to pick apart the details of Hollywood's attempts to portray air travel in movies. Find out which films got it right in this Bonus episode of B

This Is Why We Can’t Smoke on Flights Anymore

Mar 9th, 2023 49m 26s

Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola dive into the reasons smoking has been banned on airlines. Find out why airlines have put a stop to the Madmen era of smoking on flights in this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by Lectric eBikes (http://l

Mid Air Collision Crashes in San Diego Neighborhood

Feb 23rd, 2023 1h 10m

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais uncover what happened to Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 after it collided with a Cessna 172 and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood below. How did these planes collide if the PSA captain had the Cessna

Charter Flight Carrying Brazilian Football Squad Disappear in the Mountains Outside Medellín

Feb 16th, 2023 1h 16m

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais uncover the details of LaMia Flight 2933 carrying a Brazilian soccer team and their entourage from Santa Cruz, Bolivia to the final match of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana tournament in Colombia. The flight would d

Loss of Propeller Blade Forces Emergency Crash Landing

Feb 9th, 2023 49m 59s

Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola investigate what happened after a propeller exploded and forced Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 out of the air shortly after takeoff. What caused the left engine to malfunction? Could anything have been

Boeing 757 Crashes in the Atlantic Ocean Shortly After Takeoff

Feb 2nd, 2023 55m 3s

Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola find out why Birgenair Flight 301, a Boeing 757 with 189 people on board, fell out of the sky and crashed in the Atlantic shortly after taking off from the Dominican Republic. What could have caused the airline

Commuter Airliner Crashes Less Than 30 Minutes After Takeoff

Jan 26th, 2023 58m 38s

Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola uncover what happened to KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 after the airliner failed to reach enough speed to takeoff safely. After a failed landing attempt in Amsterdam, the flight crashed in a field less than 2,000 f

Indonesian Flight Lost at Sea

Jan 19th, 2023 59m 15s

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais attempt to unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of Adam Air 574, a Boeing 737 with 102 people on board, en route to Manado from Surabaya in Indonesian when Air Traffic Control lost them from radar over