Explosion Hits Plane After Landing Safely in Taiwan

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

4.9 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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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 this episode of Black Box Down. This episode is sponsored by Aura Frames, go to http://auraframes.com and use code BLACKBOXDOWN to get free shipping at checkout, Rocket Money, go to http://rocketmoney.com/blackboxdown to cancel unwanted subscriptions with Rocket Money, and Henson Shaving, go to https://hensonshaving.com and enter BLACKBOXDOWN at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. (Note: you must add both the 100-blade pack and the razor for the discount to apply.) Find us on social media and buy our merch here! https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Go to blackboxdownpod.com to support us directly! Download the public audio version https://link.chtbl.com/blackboxdown. Already a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: http://bit.ly/FIRSTRSS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Rooster Zeath production.
0:07.4	August 24, 1999.
0:09.6	UniAir Flight 873,
0:11.6	McDonald Douglas MD90 with 96 people on board,
0:15.1	is about to land at Walean Airport in Taiwan,
0:18.2	after a quick 20-minute flight from Taipei.
0:20.9	The first officer is at the controls when the plane lands,
0:23.4	and after touching down, the captain tells him
0:25.2	that the plane sank a bit too quickly,
0:27.1	resulting in a bumpy landing.
0:28.8	Less than 30 seconds later, an explosion
0:30.7	rocks the passenger cabin,
0:32.4	resulting in a rapidly spreading fire.
0:34.4	Panic quickly spreads into cabin as passengers get up
0:36.7	and begin running for the exits
0:38.1	before the plane even comes to a stop.
0:40.1	The pilot stops the plane on the runway,
0:41.8	and only has seconds to evacuate the aircraft.
0:44.6	The last person off the plane is the captain,
0:46.9	who stays to make sure everyone is evacuated.
0:49.2	The explosion in fire leave 14 passengers seriously injured,
0:52.4	14 with minor injuries, and two passengers dead.
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