Crashing Into the Atlantic Ocean at 350 mph | Fire in the Air | Swissair Flight 111
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- čas přidán 14. 02. 2019
- Find out why this Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on fire crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Halifax, Canada just after leaving New York J.F.K. Airport.
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Thank you for making these videos. My aunt and uncle, Tom and Julie Sperber, were on this flight. They delayed their honeymoon by a year and were on their way to celebrate in Greece. I think about them all the time.
Damn that’s rough brother. Sorry to hear it. Hope you and your family the best.
So very sad. Sincere condolences!
Very sad for your loss
Sorry dude
So sad. My condolences.
"Just a couple of miles. I´ll be right with you". Heartbreaking.
They were 20 miles from the airport and dumping fuel,,gee weez,,the pilot was terrified because the captain never returned and the planes was inverting
Heart warming for the pilot at the time 🙏❤️
The time wouldn't have mattered. They wouldn't have made it anyway
thinking of the first officer seeing the captain pass out, knowing your all on your own, the heat, and still trying to fly even though u cant see anything... its disturbing trying to imagine the panic and fear he must have felt.
nice name tho
@@jessicasoho1778 Fr lol
Right, I don't see how they do it
*you're
He's a hero for trying though.
What I've learned from this channel is that between pilot errors a and mechanical issues, it's AMAZING that so many planes fly every day without incident. It takes very little for everything to go sideways.
Yeah,.....I think think the same thought.
Agreed!
I don't understand why they say trains are more dangerous
And where does these fuel dumped planes fuel go?
If I'm driving one day and jet fuel lands on my car I'm gonna be praying to the Lord Immediately not cuz if someone happens to throw a cig butt in my direction well that too... But cuz a plane is prolly trying to lighten the load to safetyyyy
Pray for you family and ur community continually regardless
Peace
@@dannyr333 The fuel disperses over a wide enough area that the particles evaporate into a fine mist and most of it goes into the sea. Plane fuel isn’t like fuel you put into your car.
This made me cry. The first officer sounds like a very good person..
Same felling here
..
Yes 😭
His full name was Stephan Loew. I'm very certain he was what you say, a fine character, great pilot. I believe he fought until the very end. R. I. P.
Stephan Lowe was a very good pilot. He fought to the end. When the instruments started to fail, his last (known) word was “Hello?”
Man, that captain was something else. He was as calm as ever under those hellish conditions. Mad respect to him for that. He had to know it was a wrap too. They would have never made it after the dump off. He even tried to respond again, but seemed to lose connection or pass out. They say it was so hot in the cockpit that the ceiling had melted. RIP to all those who passed that day and condolences to the families/friends.
Myself and my wife were in the same departure hall as 111 for hours waiting for a flight to Vancouver on Cathy Pacific, having been diverted through Shannon to JFK on an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin because Air Canada had gone on strike that morning.
Over the course of hours sitting around we spoke to many of the Swiss Air passengers and had a laugh chats etc, eventually our flight gates opened and we all dispersed onto our planes with the Swiss Air passengers getting on the plane a couple of minutes before us, as we were taxiing up to the runway and queuing to take off I saw the Swiss Air flight take off into the night sky thinking oh! That's all the people we were talking to earlier heading back to Europe, and as an engineer I said to my wife that's the same type of plane that we flew on from Shannon an MD11, v good planes I thought to myself.
We arrived in Vancouver late at night and got into our hotel turned on the TV and the news of the crashed flight near St John's was on the news and my wife said that the flight no was the same as the one that left the departure gate in JFK earlier.
We were in shock when we realised all were lost, over the next few days/weeks we saw photos of the passengers on the various news outlets and realised we spoke to that person or sat beside another.
It was chilling.
2 weeks later we had to repeat the journey to get home to Ireland as Air Canada was still on strike, it was not an easy trip for either of us, but we still think of their loss and of the poor families and friends involved.
Your story is so poignant. It's amazing how many lives we can affect, right down to a friendly stranger we simply chatted with before boarding our flight. I guess we matter much more than we realize. Thank you for your kindness.
Not St John's. Halifax in Nova Scotia. Where I live.
Interesting story. Sad isn't it to think that you met these poor people. Hi from Gaillimh. Where are ya from yourself??
Really tragic. Thank you for sharing your story. It reminds me of, back in 1988. I believe it was, me, and my dad were at the Pan Am terminal at JFK the day after Pan Am flight 103 had been bombed. That terminal was like a tomb.
I was part of the Canadian Coast Guard SAR team that was deployed after the crash. It was a life-altering experience for everyone involved in the search/recovery operation. I think about Swiss Air Flight 111 and the 229 people-who lost their lives in an instant-every day. RIP.
Thank you for your service 🙏
Try as I might .. I canNOT imagine what you had to witness going thru the wreckage. Hats off to you and RIP to the Souls that Passed.
Thank you so much for your service because it takes a strong person to do this for a living. Do you mind me asking what the protocol is? Do you have to recover every body for burial purposes and do they check dental records for everyone to identify the bodies? I understand if it’s too difficult to respond to and don’t mean any disrespect!!!
It takes a lot to save lives. But it takes even a lot more to rescue lifeless bodies who once had a life and hopes like all of us. Thank you for your service.
Thank u for your service… I hope u get through that experience
I was a Navigator on an MC-130P flying from Okinawa, Japan to Indonesia in 2014, and our nav station started to smoke. We immediately turned everything off, went of full-face O2 masks, ran the checklists, and diverted to Brunai for a safe landing. After seeing this video, it's amazing how different things could have turned out for us. This crew was dealt a bad hand. A toast...
We had smoke in the cockpit before and had to run the checklist pilot made sure to declare immediately and descend to 10k. we were all on 02 and i depressurized the airplane asap fires and smoke kill reactions have to be immediate and deliberate..... This crew really tried but simply ran out of time.......
my poor little heart cant take many more of these vids.."click"
just don't fly
@@mehermusic2154 i dont fly click on vids
this may or may not sink in. EVERY time something like this happens - the aviation industry learns how to prevent it from happening again.
technology is developed, procedures revised etc that prevent repeated incidents.
we don't just put our hands in our pockets and shrug our shoulders.
so - if there is any redemption - not one of these people has been lost without preventing the same thing from happening to millions of other people.
Temo mucho viajar en avion fui a Italia llevaba 4 rosarios entre las manos
@Living Life in Hawaii RIP PEOPLE WE WILL FOREVER REMEMBER YOU😑
I knew two people on this flight, very close friends’ parents. I wont ever forget waking up to the news. These pilots were heroes and did everything they could to try and save a doomed plane.
My SympathiesI’m sorry for your loss
I also knew 2 people on this plane and was supposed to get on this plane but decided to fly to Geneva for my Birthday in November. That decision saved my life.
An ex-GF of mine was on this flight too.
@@PORRRIDGE_GUN sorry for your loss
@@being_artist298 Don't be. Feel sorry for her parents, for whom she was their only child.
Im amazed at how the first officer managed to remain conscious and competent for so long, huge respect and he also seemed very nice and friendly, could imagine him being a quirky dad or something
Whenever ATC asks for "number of souls onboard"
I know this is going to be a rough one.
When did the ATC ask this here in the clip
@10.43
That is a very standard procedure , along with amount of fuel, If you declare a pan pan pan, emergency services are notified, they have to know how many people to find, and how much fuel ( potential fire they are dealing with)
@@Captain_Prabakaran - Listen carefully or read the subtitles...
@@Captain_Prabakaran After they declared "pan pan" and switched frequencies, the controller said "give me fuel and souls on board when you get a chance".
Thank you for making this video. I was part of the military contingent for the crash recovery effort at the beginning, which from my standpoint was only a couple of days. This crash has kept me awake for years, and it wasn't until recently that I decided to get help. I'll never forget that moment in my life, and my only hope going forward is that the families of all those who lost their lives have some semblance of peace.
Thank you for your help. Two of my family members were aboard this flight. Helping yourself now is the best thing you can do
@Jason Humphrey I can’t imagine how this affected you. Good for you for reaching out for help. You deserve every chance of healing.
I visited the memorial near the site in 2005. It was a warm day in July, and the parking area was full. People were quietly and reverently paying their respects. There was a large split stone with all of the names carved into it. It was the most eerie feeling I've ever felt. May they rest in peace.
I've been there.... very sobering place
yes I also went to Peggy's cove and I met the father of one of the victims who moved from Switzerland to Canada to be close to his daughter
@@johnandrews3568 castaway
Wow I could image
I go there whenever I go to Peggy’s Cove. Very eerie indeed each time. So quiet with the waves, but then remember hell was breaking our there on the horizon years ago.
My grand father was in the navy he was a part of the clean up to this day he still hasn’t spoken about it.
Man I’d wish to hear about it ! Morbid but I would
@@xoxounouloveme To give you a hint of what Operation Persistence was like, only one body was found intact
@@xoxounouloveme The TSB full report is available online. An another excellent book is Swissair Down, if it still can be obtained.
Understandably so. I don't think anyone wants to relive picking up remains of a shattered head
@@kiwikiwi2483 Lord have mercy!
Oh gosh! I am traumatized by the voice of the pilot.Trying to keep calm as things were intense hoping to rescue the situation but never managed.I salute captains 🙌
Although i know the outcome i always somehow hope they will save the plane.
Me too
My feeling too. It hurts
Same...I keep praying that a miracle would happen...😢
I know right?
I get that feeling too
I'm watching this with a lump in my throat...those pilots sounded like nice people...there were hidden panic in their voices...this is very, very sad...my condolences to all friends and families of the victims...may they rest in peace...
That split second you catch a glimpse of the sea at the end sent a chill down my spine..horrible way to go. RIP
That's actually probably one of the better ways to die, the death itself is instantaneous and painless
Adding the voice from th cockpit makes us more into the situation and i almost cried because those were the lst words heard from those pilots. Thanks TheFlightChannel keep it up! You always inspire me into aviation
I'll always remember the one where one of the pilots told his mother he loved her before the plane hit the ground. It was a residential area and the streets became like something out of a horror movie, with bodies and body parts everywhere; on the street, in trees, on roofs, even in people's houses.
Carol Hutchinson that's very depressing :( bless all the pilots out there. And just recently the Prime Air 767 that crashed in Houston if I'm not mistaken that's so sad to hear
Carol Hutchinson. Was that the one that crashed in Colorado springs CO?
@@carolhutchinson7763 PSA 182, right? The full audio wasn't posted but it was said to be one of the female crew members screaming "ma I love ya". 😔😥
@@aprilhaney4969: San Diego.
I made the mistake of looking up more details and one stuck out to me. "Only one body was identifiable by sight."
I flew Swissair when I lived in Zurich. It’s so sad to hear the voices of the Swiss pilot with an obvious Swiss accent: makes this one very personal. And I remember the shock of Swissair going bankrupt also.
I grew up near Peggy's Cove and know several people who helped looked for survivors and when there were none, search for remains. My parents lived nearby and heard the thump as the plane hit the water. I'm very proud of our city and the local people who took victims' families into their homes and did every they could for them. Peggy's Cove is beautiful but is tinged with sadness forever imo.
I’m also from the area and my grand parents house shook as the plane flew over head and fuel poured all over it no one will forget
Beautiful place, beautiful people!
RIP to the passengers, crew and a very skilled pilot. Life is unpredictable.
Indeed. Tomorrow is promised to no one.
The only thing in life that is 100% predictable is death.
@@imvandenh - One second is promised to no one. You hear "Screech! Bang!" and in less than a second you're crushed to death.
A young woman was driving across a bridge. Suddenly her car drifted into the guardrail and ground and scraped to a halt.
Motorists who stopped found her unconscious and dead or dying.
An autopsy revealed a rifle bullet embedded in her neck, the point in her spinal cord.
A man read the story in the newspaper. He realized that at the time of the incident he was shooting cans floating in the river. He took his rifle to the police for them to match the fatal bullet to his gun. Perfect match. The bullet was undamaged as when it struck the woman it had lost most of its velocity.
The district attorney's office worked out an appropriate penalty for negligent manslaughter, taking into consideration his completely voluntary act of turning himself in. The man pled guilty and took the penalty.
This is from decades ago by my memory, so the exact sequence may be incorrect.
Death is sure. Life is short. The only thing we have is now. Spread love and kindness
@@algrayson8965 and taxes.
never heard about this one...i can't get over how real this simulator is looking..the rendering is fantastic...some very tense moments for this flight
Strange you don't know, lots of simulation channels and air disaster shows have recreated this.
But agree this particular simulation was more realistic
@@timmi2198 why would it be strange...not every disaster everyone knows about..this one i just don't know..no big deal about that...but now i know..
i can only imagine the suffering of those passengers while not only dealing with the fire, but also the nosedive of the plane itself. horrifying....
@@mdot100
I saw the documentary on this crash, and the aftermath was pretty grisly. Over 15,000 body parts and many of the first responders and forensic experts were so traumatized they developed PTSD. Awful situation for everyone involved.
I remember this crash well. I worked for a big pharma company at the time, and one of our lower level executives was on that flight. I did not know him, but one of the guys working for me had just done work on a printer for him in his office, and they had talked a bit. He was pretty torn up over it. A very nice woman who was one of the public affairs people knew him very well, and she was very distraught over his death for quite some time. Sad situation all around, and also for the rescue people, who so desperately hoped to find some folks alive, and never did.
Yes, many of those rescue people, many of them ordinary fishermen living around the bay, rushed out to help. They found body parts, children's dolls, clothing. Some suffer from PTSD as a result to this day.
Maybe the public affairs woman had been sleeping with him
I was impressed with the way the flight crew and air traffic control tried to help each other through this difficult ordeal. These are complex situations that require you to be able to manage emotions and decision making in real time entrusted with lives that hang in the balance when something goes wrong. Both crew and those on the ground did their best. RIP
R.I.P Urs Zimmerman :( such a brave and talented pilot he was. So sad 😞
I’m a 747 pilot if you ever want to collaborate on a video let me know!
Hello 74 Gear
Hi Kelsey, nice seeing you here. Any more movie reviews such as airplane? Any more tips or life hacks for pilots?
Aye Captain
HI KELSEY
Would be amazing
"No one survived"
Dang those words hit me like a brick...
@Jay C Only one body was found intact.
I reach the end of the vid with a bump in my throat....so helplessly sad, on the brink of tears...
@@jenniferkelly6931 yes it's horrible, you can hear the desperation in Their voices😪
The water hit the plane like a brick
I had left the Canadian Navy the year before this accident. Quite a few of my friends were on board ships that went out to look for survivors and recover debris. I can't imagine what they saw
Reservists were called on also. Can't say I want to do human recovery.
I bet the victims families appreciate the work. So sad!
From what I heard they found other peoples teeth stuck in someone else’s arm it was brutal stuff
The pilot was extremely sincere in his efforts.
Do you have bf
@@0pposable no
Yeah he did the best already , his voice so calm 😢
He was alone in the cockpit and with everything failing he probably already knew they were done, but still managed to stay calm until the end at least that's what it looks like from the recording.
@@Naz-Ali heym.do you have instagram?
This has always been the one that got me. In the dark, in the middle of the ocean, alone, probably freezing with the only source of heat and light being the fire surrounding you.
Jane, we miss you. God bless you. You are in our hearts and our memories every September.
sorry for your loss Rob mate .
Reading this breaks my heart, man. Blessings and consolation.
Sorry for your loss
@@minusdagreez8817 Thank you, Minus.
@ Thank you, Rafy
Thank you for this. My husband & I lost 2 close friends in this disaster. They left 3 young children. It was the first time they ever left their kids to go anywhere. Two other people we knew were with them. Every time I drive or walk past their house I relive that day & those poor children
It is so sad to hear their voices, and having read the description knowing they are dead already. The more I watch your channel the more it makes me want to carry a fire extinguisher when I fly!!! Another amazing video as always. Thanks again for telling these stories in such a compelling and respectful way.
What do you mean " having read the description knowing they are dead already" ??
@@hellohjbgjh the people in the plane are already dead. He is telling a story of their last moments. If you read his descriptions he gives a bit of info about the story.
My neighbor's grandson, Monte Wilkins, was on his way to a college semester in Europe. G-pa, 88, was told about it, he died 4 months later. Monte was the joy of everybody's heart, to know him was to love him. This kind of pain never goes away. God's peace be with you. Good thing the plane diverted to dump fuel, it would not have made a safe landing anyway and with 230 tons of fuel on board a land crash would have been even worse.
How on earth would crashing on land be even worse? Everyone died either from the smoke or the impact of the crash. At least it'd be made easier to salvage the plane and collect the dead if they crashed on land.
I never understood why the pilots never said there was smoke and ask where to go safely for an emergency landing. We have lakes, rivers and even fields for them to land on which might have been hard but not impossible and could have saved some lives.
even in panic, swiss quality and professionalism.
no...both pilots react too low... on the very second of smoke smell...GO DOWN...and don't worry about any other factor , such as fuel... the fire doesn't wait .
@@michelcapitaine6025 It's not as easy as you make it up to be
@@ataorkunoguz5451 not easy...yes I agree....
unlike other crashes, this pilot was calm and did not rage or show signs of weakness until the very end. R.I.P to all passengers.
Dangit. This flight, the pilots were experiencing a real nightmare. Smoke, fire, autopilot disengaged, captain incapacitated, vital instruments failed in total darkness. The copilot had no chance. Truly felt for him there 😭
I said this comment a lot but at 14:45, the first officer says “Hello?” Put it in .50 and you will hear for yourself.
me binge watching all these videos knowing I have a huge fear of flying
Same here
Same here
Same
Same here! This is why I’m afraid to fly!
I don’t like flying I’m scared every time 😞😞 I got a trip to Cali from Florida in a few months and I might just cancel it and road trip
Swiss Air 111 has to be one of the saddest ; just as the Valuejet onboard fire from oxygen canisters was. I can’t imagine being trapped in a plane at 30,000 feet and on fire.
I don't know why I listened to this.....my heart just broke....on how close they were too.
WOW!!! having flown all over the place since I was a youngster(Dad was Career Navy) to NEVER have anything happen during my 50+ years flying is remarkable....RIP to all those souls lost trying to get home!!
An interesting side story. There was a woman who was "bumped" off Flight 111 and as a result lived. Some years later she was featured on a program about a group of tourist kidnapped from a resort in Africa. The hostages were divided into two groups and separated. One group was released unharmed, the other murdered to the last. The woman bumped from Flt. 111 was in the survivors group.
How lucky was she?
@@rejectedprojects7702 If she won the mega lottery twice back to back, I'd say that was par.
Remember watching a documentary about this disaster and one bit I found especially emotional was the guy who moved to right near where the plane crashed so he could be closer to his daughter who was killed in this horrible incident. Ian Shaw I think he was called.
Now THAT is heartbreaking!
yes! ian shaw, now i'm going down a rabbit hole reading about him, one title: "For the love of Stephanie
SIX years ago, Ian Shaw had it all. A successful businessman, at the height of his career, he had luxury homes in France and Switzerland, a Rolls-Royce, an art collection, a wardrobe full of tailored suits.
Today, the Scots-born executive, brother of Sir Jack Shaw, former governor of the Bank of Scotland, waits on tables at a modest restaurant in a fishing village in Nova Scotia. He lives in a one-room apartment and buys his clothes second-hand. But he has a view of the ocean.
The stretch of water he sees every day is the same ocean which claimed the life of his 23-year-old daughter Stephanie, a passenger on SwissAir Flight 111. The plane crashed into the Atlantic in September 1998 after a fire broke out on board, killing all 229 passengers and crew. From that moment, Ian Shaw's life changed for ever."
He owns a restaurant called Shaw's landing. I have eaten at it a few times, it's really good, though I haven't visited it since covid but it's still open, I'll have to go back soon.
Edit: Looks like Ian retired and moved to Spain but the restaurant is still there.
I live about 3 hours from the crash site and remember this night very well. Residents living along the coast reported hearing a loud boom as the plane struck the ocean. Rescue personnel were devastated when told it would be recovery only.
I’m from saint margets bay so I can give additional details my grand parents house was directly under the path of the plane aswell as east ain’t margrets school both were coated in jet fuel from the fuel dumping also iirc windows were shattered due to the noise it rumbled and shook houses as it flew overhead it’s still a touchy subject in the community
This made me cry.
Your video production skills are very excellent. I love this channel, even though much of the content makes me cry.
Boggie Seriously dude what would make you even think of commenting something like that? That’s vile man. Not funny
I know exactly how you feel. The most disturbing one I watched was the Russian plane where a pilot let his daughter, and then his son have control of the plane, and it lead to the loss of everyone on board. The transcript is heartbreaking and one of the reasons why now no one is allowed in the cockpit. This is an awesome channel. I've learned so much.
You would get over it. Sending love
Made me laugh
yeah!! the flight channel is the best!!
My late father, a senior L1011 captain for Eastern, said that an inflight fire is always the worst of all scenarios.
This is one of the few air accidents where it seems the crew did everything right for as long as they could. It is amazing how few options aircraft had (have?) to suppress fires.
Having been to the memorial; it’s a surrealistic experience.
An incredible sadness that still permeates the area.
I appreciate your channel soo much. Informative, empathetic and without the sensationalizing which other channels use to get views. Thank you.
That's maybe because they are American channels
Very sad to see an airworthy plane become unworthy over an entertainment system. Many blessings to all the families that lost love ones. Shalom
James Youngblood Worse, over what was supposed to be an innovative entertainment system but was really a badly designed, badly installed, wildly overpriced money-making scheme that was obsolete by the time it was installed.
It might have overheated and started the fire, but the metalized mylar used for insulation caused it to spread.
The passengers certainly weren't bored on this flight.
The MD-11 is one of the safest aircraft in the world and has become a tanker, airliner, and cargo transporter.
The IFE was probably designed by Swiss air and was requested as a custom installment into the aircraft
Shove that shalom over u ass
I watched the breaking news when this happened and was glued to my tv for hours that night. It was heartbreaking.
I always feel deep sadness for the air traffic controllers who must feel so powerless.
The ATC from Halifax didn't grasp the full extent of what had happened. Kept referring to dumping the fuel when your ready but as we know it was too late.
I don't think the ATC in this case knew how bad the situation was. The captain was very calm at all times and insisted on dumping fuel which meant it would take them much longer to land. Also at no point did he appear to mention that there were flames or that he was fighting fire. I doubt the ATC people knew anything was badly wrong until it disappeared from radar and quit responding.
Swiss Air: "We need to dump fuel before we land."
ATC: "Okay turn left at 230."
Fire and smoke in cockpit.
Swiss Air: "Now we need to land immediately."
ATC: "Okay just a couple miles I'll get back with you."
ATC: "Okay you are clear to start your fuel dump."
ATC: "Let me know when you are finished with your fuel dump."
Swiss Air: "...static..."
I guess the ATC didn't hear or understand what *immediately* meant.
They should have a new rule. If a plane is on fire, especially anywhere in the fuselage, even a whiff of smoke anywhere, land immediately. Don't try to figure out if there really is a fire, or it's origin, just land, then maintenance can check. Put on the air brakes and descend 5000 feet a minute, or whatever is safe and fast, dump the fuel as you descend, on Farmer Joe's cows if you have to. None of the diverting over the ocean, no I like that airport better, just land. By the time you are certain there is a fire, it is to late.
This is the flight that changed what ‘immediately’ meant. It is not proven that the plane could have landed at the airport safely but even unsafely would be better than what happened. Both of my grandparents were on that flight. If there’s one good thing that came from this it’s that when anything is even slightly off planes will land immediately immediately and deal with whatever they need to so that nothing potentially preventable like this happens again
If jet fuel is ever dropped on you walking you'll see how fast you gonna be walking,,I once walked a area where jet fuel was dumped,,I got scaredif someone lit a match or toss a cigarette I would have been up in smoke!
Well said !
The pilot was fixated with sticking to Swissair company policy, which required them to carry out a 20 minute long checklist for dealing with smoke in the cockpit
I have followed this disaster since the night it occurred, as I was living nearby. I still ask those very same questions, from the get go, once he declared a full emergency, forget the fuel dump, and it would appear ( from one of the books on the subject, Swissair Down) the Capt can do whatever he needs to do to get that plane on the ground. I think he knew that which, is why, after the ATC repeats the fuel dump thing, he says again he is declaring an emergency. ATC is funny, the pilot has to say everything, not the ATC job? the author of Swissair Down questioned it estensively, a pilot himself, the only thing that justifies it all, is the Transportation Safety Board never said a thing about the ATC actions. Well, all they said was it was satisfactory, in their report. Tragic affair to be sure. Thing is also, even if they had gone straight in, dumped, (remember when the pilot asked ATC if they could do "That" during desent? and the ATC didn't answer him?..I don't know about this whole mess) they would not have made it, he was too high, so they had to deviate somehow, and the damage that they were sustaining by the time they crashed, would also have taken place. The author of SwissAir down says, in the best of conditions'no damage, everything goes perfect they would possibly just make it. Conditions were messy, it was a miserable rainy windy night, especially out where they were. By the time they reported their first pan pan pan, damage had already occurred. Ground sensor system for the wheel brakes, slats stuck in trailing position.
Here I am, my crazy ass watching planes crashes before a flight. Good going.
Ps: edits everyone who thought I was dead coz I didn't comment is stupid haha I'm well alive. God's got my back yall petty asses! 😭😂🤣
Did you make it okay?
I do it to myself every time! Scare myself to death. You're not alone LOL
Masochism?
@@MichaelGrey11 ha!!!
I... have been watching these videos *shudders* for a good 4-5mo. Watching about 5-6videos per night.. EVERY NIGHT.
Now.. I have been documented.. by a FEW PSYCHS as crazy.. AND EVEN I.. WOULD NOT be watching THESE before ANY flight. SHIT, when I got married 10+yrs ago.. I was so panicked I started pacing out front of the wedding area. Just back n forth, back n forth. Could not say a damn thing. I said, "I do". That was IT.
NOW... I can take a severe amount of stress. Ive gone into panic when the stress is too much. But.. watching these.. before a flight. NO.
Id rather watch MARU cat videos.. than these.
I'm originally from Nova Scotia, I have a sister who still lives there, outside Halifax. She's married to a now-retired RCMP officer. At that time he was present at the location where the debris was being collected. Just to give you an idea of the kind of force the plane hit the ocean, items recovered - not bodies, but fragments of bodies. A personal item like, say pocket change, like a penny - folded in half. At least the collision was instant, lights out. If I'm going to go down and die in a plane, this is how I'd want to go. I've watched docs on other plane crashes and some of them look like they would have been truly horrifying.
Omg pieces of human body ? I don't never want to fly again
I feel like the worst crashes are when the plane goes into a complete nose dive. Or one where the passengers are completely aware that they are about to crash.
@@carmensmith1453they found a human arm….with another persons teeth stuck in it…….
Seats with in-flight entertainment systems are still fairly impressive today, let alone in 1998. That's incredible. I'm not surprised a severe technical issue resulted, though it shouldn't have happened. Who doesn't know tech devices need cooling.
I actually have a 1/200 version of this aircraft and every now and then I would look at the model and have a flashback to the day my dad was on that fateful flight. I was just seven years old and it was heart wrenching to hear that my beloved father was on that fateful flight. May god be with them.
Words cannot express how sorry I feel at your loss sir. May his soul rest in peace 🙏
I’m so sorry for you man, bless you ❤️
sorry to hear about that
Blessings to you...........
I’m very sorry...
I have listened to their original radio transmissions to ATC and was very sad to hear their voices filled with hope first and later with despair.
Very sad that these voices are never heard again.
R.I.P.
The pilot remained so calm and collected even though he likely knew everyone onboard was about to die. A true hero.
The thing I can never understand is this: A pilot detects smoke in the cabin and requests to land but does not declare emergency; he waits until the situation becomes critical.
I don't get it either. If I was a pilot and smelled smoke, it'd try to land the plane immediately at all costs.
yes the pilot made a fatal judgement call to not land immediately and instead circling around dumping fuel.
Didn't they say the plane would have crashed anyway, even if they tried to land right away?
The plane would have crashed anyways according to investigations but the thing that made a huge difference was the captain turning the air off which made the smoke worse. Otherwise the plane may have landed safely.
For every problem there's a checklist to be done. One thing is to see smoke, another is to see fire... Plus, can you imagine landing a plane with a huge load of fuel, far heavier than its maximum weight to land? That would be a huge problem. By the way, it is on the video, though, that the flight was doomed either way, it wouldn't make it to any airport. This is so sad.
I was on that exact airplane the day before flying from Switzerland to JFK. I even have audio of me talking on that plane. Surreal.
I'm sorry, but if there is smoke in the cockpit and we're within 25 miles of an airport, that plane needs to be on the ground ASAP. I'll take my chances with a heavy plane on landing.
Dumping fuel seemingly proved being a fatal choice. Just wondering if was it the captain's will or was it a forced choice in case of early emergency landing with a heavy aircraft ?
To be taken into account the Swissair internal
protocol in emergency state:a further possible reason for the delay in landing the aircraft.
@@INDIGOBLUE555 Perhaps nobody knows. For me, with an emergency landing that close, and a pending fire onboard, lets get that plane and the souls on board on the ground and safe. Perhaps the time in doing so made a difference. Priorities!
Steve Maviver what? Boston was much farther away. Halifax was closest. Did you not watch?
I would've dumped fuel regardless of where I was at.
Well, CME4Sheepdogs, dumping fuel, if the airplane is too heavy, is necessary, because otherwise it could explode on impact during the landing! Especially if it´s on fire anyway! So he really didn´t have that much of a choice! And dumping fuel on land, especially houses, is NOT a good idea! His options were excruciatingly limited...but I believe he had no clue of how dire his situation REALLY was. AND you also remember that he didn´t see that he was so close to the surface of the water, because of the smoke in the cockpit.
Couldn't stop watching! All of your videos are incredibly immersive! As a student pilot, I learn a lot from them. Thanks for your hard work!
This one really shows how ATC personnel work to help those in the air, and how they must feel when this is the outcome.
When the controller asks how many "souls" are on board...that broke me!!!
TheFlightChannel, you're simply the best. The best informative channel I've ever met on youtube. No dramas, only factual.
This was beautifully done as is all your videos. Your choice in music and the way you present these crashes really makes you feel like you were there. It's also a great way to help us understand what the poor souls went through.
My heart reaches out to everyone on this plane and the ones affected by it. 💐💐
It takes real skill and empathy to do videos with both technical information and a hauntingly emotional musical accompaniment. Brava, bravo
Wasn’t aware of this one, makes me appreciate how safer planes get after every major plane accident.
I have seen several recreations of this tragedy but never with smoke included in the cockpit view. Truly chilling. Rest in peace all who were lost.
Seeing the ocean a split second before the crash is chilling…made me jump a little 😨..I can imagine what it was like when the pilot saw that
So sad. I know 5 persons of a same family , 3 children and their parents who died.
Rest in peace to everyone on board🙏😢
It was on the news when this happened in the airport someone was late checking was closed man begged steward to take him on plane but steward said no after crash he said that steward saved his life not to taking him on plane
Sounds like those final destination movies.
@@maxshelltrack9720 gooseflesh anyone??
That happened to one late passenger who was suppose to board Pam Am 103....
I remember hearing about this. I guess God had other plans for him.
The exctally same thing happened to me when two mates of mine hit a big oak tree doing 120mph ,one of the lads said no take your car ,because I asked to jump in his golf gti that was suooped up to fuck , he said we will have a laugh and that , fucking saved my life in 2001
the pilots did everything they could to save the plane, they are real heroes! may everyone that perished onboard Swiss air 111 rest in peace 🌹
I remember this. As a local where this happened its never been forgotten.
The way the captain spoke, so smoothly, calmly etc. Once I had smelled the smoke I would be screaming at Roger the air controller, crying for help like seriously. But instead the captain seemed to take it easy and tried to stay relaxed while speaking to the air controller. Wow looks like the dude had a PHD in staying calm during moment of distress. RIP
There are very few things more frightening in this world than a fire on an aircraft.
I think the same thing not only is it on fire but thousands of feet in the air..going hundreds of mph. Truly terrifying
@@Entirelyxtooxtired and falling into the ocean. 😞 a wonderful coworker was on this flight
@@janewiery9545 You wonder why they don't put sliding doors along the walls where wires run so a crewmember can open them to discharge a fire extinguisher inside if a particular area feels hot.
A fire on a nuclear submarine must be pretty bad too.
Pil Roberts You haven't met my ex girlfriend.
My heart felt condolences to every family that has had a family member or friend die in a airplane disaster.
It’s painful listening to all the delays in landing knowing the outcome....just set it down...dump wherever you have to.
16:54
The realism here is amazing. So sad for these unsuspecting souls and all those who lost their lives flying. Love your channel, I've been recommending it to everyone I know. The company I work for produces display units for military aircraft, so this hits close to home. Thank you!
Love your channel mate. Never stop being awesome 💪
Great simulation as always.
May all those lost, Rest In Peace.
14:44 for those who are wondering, First officer Löw said “Rauf!” which means “up” in German, he most likely said this out of desperation which is very sad to hear.
Fucking hell, man, I have been watching your stuff for nearly one year now. It is amazing. Keep up all the work you do, and those last videos with the actual radios are awesome. Awesome reconstruction, bell on all the time, watching just as it comes out, and I am never disappointed. Thanks to you I know more about airplanes and their construction. Great work once again!✊
Thank you so much man. I really appreciate! 😊
Your channel is literally the best aviation channel! Second to none. Thank you for all your hard work and I look forward to seeing the next one ✈️ 💖
the seawater thru the window when the plane was about to crash made me shiver...
great job tfc!
FO Was Like:
Oh Fuck.
The scary thing is that because it was dark and the planes systems have failed (so no lights) the pilot wouldn't have seen the water approaching at all. 😔
He had no time to react.
Scared the shit outta me
@@flushthecatnip Maybe it is just as well they didnt have to see the water rushing up towards them?
When it’s time to go, it’ll happen whether you are sitting in an airplane , a car , a ship or simply safe and cozy in your family room .we all are like ticking clocks and the alarm as been set , so when the alarm goes off so do we. I’m not scared of dying , i’m just scared of how i will die , especially dying in an airplane.
Even though Swissair is sadly gone, its successor Swiss International is going strong - Swiss International kept most of the design choices of its predecessor, and also inherited the company's MD-11s and operated them for quite a few years before selling them to Fed Ex.
There is only ,,small" difference between the two - Swiss Int. belongs to Lufthansa.
Your channel deserves at least 10 million subscribers for the effort you put in.
I love that opening music theme of "The Flight Channel," so peaceful and kind of mournful at the same time.
My Cousin was Cabin Crew for Swiss Air. She lost many friends that day. It was extremely sad but thanked the Lord my Cousin was in a different flight.
So sad watching this xxxxx
Really great video, it’s so impressive listening to the real pilot voice in the video, if you think that they aren’t anymore here,.... great job the flight channel 👍🏻👍🏻
nicolò galli I find it remarkable how they are able to remain so calm. I wonder even how ATC is able to know how serious the situation is.
MendTheWorld yeah the pilot voice was so calm even if the situation was rally dangerous
@@nicholas1310 - And how painful it must be for the pilots' siblings to hear over and over again their final words...!
On a flight from Destin, FL back home to Houston ,TX I experienced first hand smoke filling the plane. Will never forget this until my last days. This was back in 2007.
It was just before landing and I happened to look up and seen a gentleman exiting the lavatory. He made a gesture and pointed to the back of plane to a flight attendant. Her face , oh my god I still see it.
I turned around and sure enough there was smoke filling the area up. I saw her make a call to the cockpit and shortly after everyone was told to turn their AC shoots off.
I was sitting pretty close to the front and I was a wreck. I’m already a nervous flyer 😞
We landed safely, firefighters & paramedics were already on hand ... I literally called my mother and wailed a thank you to God.
Whats crazy was a lady sitting close to me was knitting yarn while this was going on. At the time I felt like why wasn’t she afraid?
Now it calms me to see people react that way in the face of danger.
Dude I would need her sitting next to me too. What airline? @JessTellMe
On a flight from New York to Atlanta we had bad smoke I could barely breathe we waited 10 hours delay so they could fix the engine u can imagine that was Delta another time another disaster w Delta I flew w Turkish airlines the best of all
what was the cause ?
hate flying but love to travel?!?
san202rg my life
I hate flying but love to travel too😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
san202rg take a boat?
Yep
@@ginaf2103 was
The skipper was a family friend of a Swissair colleague and our neighbour in Zurich was an MC who trained some of the cabin crew on that flight.
I still think about this accident regularly when my kids are absent minded with charging their mobile devices.
Terrible day. I still wish this somehow never happened.