Pilot Error
Collision!
Famous/Obscure Accidents
Plane is Failing!
Weather!/Fire!
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September 26th, 1997, Garuda Indonesia 152 crashed into the woodlands of North Sumantra, Indonesia. After finding evidence of pilot error, what was the reason for the crash?
A. The pilots disconnected the autopilot too early.
B. The engines failed.
C. The pilots turned the wrong way.
D. The plane was not mechanically sound.
C. The pilots turned left instead of right, leading them straight into the mountains.
100
The 2001 Linate Airport disaster was a wake up in several factors, as both the MD-80 and the small private jet were obliterated on the runway. Based on the diagram, what was the reason?
A. Someone didn't follow directions.
B. Poor visibility
C. Poor sign reading.
D. All the Above
D. Lights are important in an airport!
100
January 15th, 2009, US Airways 1549 took off from LaGuardia and crash landed into the Hudson River. Dubbed, "The Miracle on the Hudson", what was not the miracle?
A. Plane had improper maintenance.
B. Corruption
C. Pilot Error
D. A goose.
D. Yes, a goose can cause a plane to fall out of the sky. Literally.
100
On May 25th, 1979, the United States' worst aviation disaster happened, killing 271 passengers. What caused the accident based on imagery?
The left engine separated from the plane from faulty maintenance.
100
January 16th, 2002, Garuda Indonesia 421 crash landed into a swamp after losing both engines in bad weather due to what weather related factor?
A. None.
B. Tornado
C. Thunderstorms.
D. Hail
C. Ever wonder why your pilots check the weather more than you do?
200
January 8th, 1989, the Kegworth Air Disaster happened due to a flame out of both engines. The pilots managed to fly the airplane but crashed just 1 mile from the runway. If one engine was found to be working upon investigation, why did it still crash?
A. The plane ingested something it shouldn't have.
B. The pilots messed up and shut down the wrong engine.
C. The pilots brought the engine to full power and failed the engines.
D. The pilots relied too much on autopilot.
B. Yes. That did happen.
200
October 31st, 2000, Singapore 006 crashed during Typhoon Xangsane. Upon investigation, pieces of construction equipment were found stuck to the plane. Based on this information, what was the cause of the crash?
A. Taking off from the wrong runway.
B. Thunderstorms.
C. Wind too strong.
D. Poor Piloting
A. Taking off from the wrong runway. The runway still had equipment during construction.
200
On October 2nd, 1993, Aeroperu 603 crashed into the ocean after the pilots could not figure out how fast they're flying. What was the reason?
A. Incorrect Readings caused by Duct Tape blocking sensors
B. In Flight Fire
C. Improper Pilot Training
D. A hornet nest inside the plane
A. Maintenance forgot to remove the duct tape.
200
On August 24th, 2001, Air Transat 236 ran out of fuel due to improper maintenance. How far was the plane gliding over the Atlantic Ocean before it touched down in the Azores if it was traveling over half an hour?
A. 50 miles
B. 75 miles
C. 100 miles
D. 25 miles
B. 75 miles.
200
August 2nd, 1985, Delta Airlines 191 crashes into a water tank in Dallas, Texas, causing 136 fatalities and 27 survivors in bad weather. An additional fatality was from a driver after the aircraft dropped down severely before bobbing back up. What was the weather phenomenon that caused this?
A. Thunderstorm.
B. Microburst.
C. Tornado
D. Fog.
B. Microburst. A combination of hot and cold weather that forces the plane down like a drop.
300
July 6th, 2013, Asiana 214 cartwheeled into a crash landing at San Francisco, killing three. What was the reason based on the image?
The plane flew too low.
300
On July 1st, 2002, the Uberlingen Mid-Air collision happened, causing two planes to collide. What was the result of the accident?
A. Always listen to the plane's warnings rather than the ATC's.
B. TCAS was made readily available for all aircraft to prevent such collisions.
C. The ATC was murdered by one of the family members.
D. All of the Above
D. The changes made improved aviation safety. There hasn't been a major incident in Europe that involved mid-air collisions since.
300
On September 2nd, 1998, Swissair 111 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean just off of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia due to an in flight fire in the cockpit, killing all 229 on board. What was the reason?
A. Cigarette Smoking
B. In-flight Entertainment System short-circuited
C. Lithium Batteries
D. Explosion
B. It was found that the IFE system short-circuited and spread to the cockpit, while no fire was detected in the cabin. Despite efforts, the cockpit was consumed in flames and the plane crashed into the ocean after it was uncontrollable.
300
May 26th, 1991, Lauda Air 004 broke up mid-air over Thailand after spinning erratically towards the right, causing several rolls that exceeded the air-frame limits. Why?
A. An uncommanded in flight deployment of one the thrust reversers.
B. A design flaw that made the pilots act irresponsibly.
C. The tail spun off the plane.
D. The plane was too fast.
A. Wires short-circuited a critical component of the engines, causing the deployment.
300
May 11th, 1996, Valuejet 592 crashed into the Florida Everglades after losing control of the plane due to a rupture in its cargo hold. Why?
A. Cigarettes
B. Thunderstorms
C. The Sun
D. In flight Fire
In flight fire. There were oxygen tanks that were illegally loaded and ruptured in the cargo hold, causing the plane to fail.
400
One of the biggest mysterious in aviation history prior to MH370 until it was found, Air France 447 pancaked into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1st, 2009 due to:
A. Stall.
B. Mental fatigue
C. Trusting the autopilot too much
D. Suicide
A. Stall. One pilot was pushing the nose up, and the other was pushing the nose down, so the inputs cancelled each other, and the plane pancaked into the ocean.
400
November 12th, 1996, the Chakra Mid-Air disaster is regarded as one of the worst mid-air collisions in aviation history. Based on the image, what was the reason of the crash?
A. Warning systems had failed.
B. ATC didn't have them on radar.
C. They just didn't see each other.
D. One of the pilots didn't follow the right directions, leading to the same altitude.
D. The wrong altitude will do it.
400
The Boeing 737 MAX groundings in 2018 that were found to have killed over 300+ people were mainly due to:
A. MCAS (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System)
B. Heightened competition between Airbus
C. Improper pilot training
D. All of the Above
D. Ever heard of peer pressure and quality?
400
March 3rd, 1974, Turkish Airlines 981 crashed shortly after taking off from Orly in Paris, France, killing 346. It was later determined that explosive decompression occurred in a critical part of the back of the plane due to a design flaw. Based on the image, where did the explosive decompression happen?
The cargo area.
400
September 3rd, 2010, UPS 6 couldn't make it back to Dubai due to an in flight fire, leading to a critical regulation reform. What caused the fire?
A. Cigarettes
B. Short-circuit wires
C. Lithium Batteries
D. Oxygen tanks
C. Lithium Batteries. Yep. That's how they were banned.
500
December 19th, 1997, SilkAir 185 crashed nose first into a lagoon in Indonesia at the speed of sound, obliterating the entire area and the plane into nothing but small fragments. How could a plane that was noted airworthy end up like this? (Hint, it's in the prompt).
Pilot Suicide (disputed.)
500
The Tenerife disaster of 1977 is the world's most deadliest plane crash, as two jumbo jets smashed into each other on the island of Tenerife, killing 583. It was found that someone didn't act correctly to ATC instructions. What was the reason for the crash?
A. One of the pilots took off because he didn't want to wait.
B. Someone didn't turn on the airport lights.
C. Fog.
D. Mental fatigue from both sides.
A. The pilot didn't receive proper clearance.
500
On March 23rd, 1994, Aeroflot 593 crashed, killing all 75 on board. During the investigation through audio recordings obtained from the cockpit recorder, the autopilot disconnected and a noise that wasn't from the pilots was recorded. Why?
A. The plane failed.
B. The pilots fell asleep.
C. A kid was at the controls.
D. No one knows.
C. The captain's 15 year old kid was given access to the cockpit against regulation, and accidentally moved the controls, causing the plane to silently disconnect without warning. No one knew until it was too late.
500
Japan Air Lines 123 crashed on August 12th, 1985 into a mountain, killing 520 people. It was determined faulty maintenance was the reason for the crash. Based on the image, what is missing from the plane?
The tail.
500
June 24th, 1982, British Airways Flight 9 encountered St. Elmo's Fire, a phenomenon that causes electric sparks to cover the entire plane over Jakarta, Indonesia. What was the reason?
A. Thunderstorms
B. Large Clouds and Rain
C. Pikachu Exists!
D. A volcano
D. A volcano was erupting during that time, causing ash to cover the aircraft. With how fast the plane was flying, it looked like sparks. (Everyone survived!)