Did The Pilot Crash This Plane on Purpose? / EgyptAir Flight 990 Ends In Controversy

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True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Aviation, Leisure

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🗓️ 7 July 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

A Boeing 767 suddenly crashes into the Atlantic Ocean. EgyptAir Flight 990 has recently taken off from New York when crew members switch their rest shifts ahead of schedule. The captain leaves the cockpit for a moment leaving the first officer alone at the controls. Suddenly the airplane starts nose diving violently. The captain returns to the cockpit to try to recover the plane but is unsuccesful. Was this crash truly an accident? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by HelloFresh (http://hellofresh.com/blackboxdown16 and use code blackboxdown16) and SoloStove (http://solostove.com and use code BLACKBOXDOWN) Find us on social media and buy our merch here! https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Go to blackboxdownpod.com to support us directly Black Box Down Crash Simulator: https://roosterteeth.com/watch/black-box-down-1 Tales From The Stinky Dragon: https://link.chtbl.com/stinkydragon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Ristartese production.
0:07.0	October 31, 1999.
0:09.8	Egypt Air Flight 990, aboing 767 with 217 people on board, is at cruising altitude on a
0:16.2	flight from New York's JFK airport bound for Cairo International Airport.
0:20.9	The relief first officer has shown up in the cockpit to take the place of the active
0:24.1	first officer ahead of schedule.
0:26.1	After some bickering about whose turn it is to fly the plane, the active first officer
0:29.7	relents and lets the relief first officer take over.
0:32.9	Several minutes later, the captain excuses himself to use the laboratory and while he is
0:36.6	gone, something goes horribly wrong.
0:38.9	The plane begins nose diving to the Atlantic Ocean below.
0:41.8	The captain fights his way back to the cockpit to find the first officer struggling with
0:45.3	the controls.
0:46.5	The captain pulls the plane out of the dive, but then loses control and the plane dives
0:50.1	again, this time hidden the ocean killing all on board.
0:53.3	What happened to cause this flight to lose control?
0:55.5	Could anything have been done to avoid tragedy?
0:57.7	Find out on this episode of Black Box Down.
1:00.5	Hello everyone, welcome to Black Box Down.
1:05.3	It's Gus and Chris.
1:06.3	I got to come up with a better intro.
1:07.8	I say that every time it's Gus and Chris.
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