Flat Tire During Takeoff

Black Box Down

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

4.9 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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A flat tire causes problems moments after takeoff. Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 takes off with a flat tire and starts to have pressurization problems and issues with other systems begin to develop. What happened to this flight? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Black Box Down Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Sponsored by ExpressVPN (http://expressvpn.com/blackboxdown) and Gabi (gabi.com/BLACKBOXDOWN) BUY OUR SHIRT - U.S. STORE: https://store.roosterteeth.com/products/black-box-down-t-shirt U.K. STORE: https://store.roosterteeth.co.uk/products/black-box-down-t-shirt Crash Simulator: https://roosterteeth.com/watch/black-box-down-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Rooster Teeth production.
0:04.4	July 11, 1991, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120, a chartered DC-8 operated by Nation Air, is
0:15.2	preparing to take off from King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
0:20.0	The flight has 261 people on board and is mostly filled with people returning to Sakoto,
0:24.9	Nigeria after completing Hodgepill Grimitch to Mecca.
0:28.3	Shortly after takeoff while climbing through 2000 feet, the pilot's report to plane is
0:32.8	failing to pressurize properly.
0:34.6	The crew reports the problem with air traffic control and are instructed to descend to 3000 feet.
0:39.9	Before they clarify the instructions, the crew is overwhelmed with warning lights and
0:43.2	errors in their instruments.
0:44.8	They try to return to the airport, but less than 10 minutes after takeoff, the plane
0:48.2	slams into the ground just 1.8 miles short of the runway, killing all on board.
0:52.6	What happened to Nigeria Airways Flight 2120?
0:55.1	Find out on this episode of Black Box Down.
1:00.2	Hello everyone, welcome to Black Box Down.
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