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On October 14, 2004, Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 (ICAO: FLG3701, IATA: 9E3701, or Flagship 3701) crashed near Jefferson City, Missouri, United States, while flying from Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in Minnesota, United States. Flight 3701 was a repositioning flight with no passengers aboard; both pilots were killed. Federal investigators determined the crash was due to the pilots' unprofessional behavior and disregard for training and procedures.
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0:00.0 | Oh, this is your captain speaking. We've just landed. You are now free to stand up and wait for like six minutes till we open the door. |
0:09.0 | Oh, finally, man. Tell me about it. Let me get my bag. Heath? Heath, is that... Heath, is that you? |
0:17.0 | Dude, Cecil, Tom, you're on this flight nice. Hey Noah. What? Look who's on our flight, Tom and Cecil. |
0:24.0 | Oh, that's crazy. What are the odds you guys would be going to Memphis too? Memphis, this is a flight to Nashville, man. |
0:32.0 | Surprise! Damn it. Where are you? What's happening? |
0:36.0 | I'm in the cockpit. Why would they let you in there? |
0:39.0 | Ah, so I figured since Tom was doing an essay about plane stuff, what better way to do before a show shenanigans than for me to be flying the plane? |
0:50.0 | So many better ways. Because then like halfway through the flight I'd be like, oh no, I don't know how to fly a plane and then we'd all be like, ahh! |
0:59.0 | Right, but I mean, we all just landed safely, so none of that happened. |
1:05.0 | I know, yeah. I know. I kept waiting for the flight to get hard, but it's... flying a plane is just super. |
1:12.0 | You know they actually make this as a video game for children? It's called flight simulator. |
1:17.0 | No, it's a truck and planning on my Xbox. It's just like really easy. |
1:20.0 | Okay, but if the sketch doesn't end with us dying in a big like comedy plane explosion, what do we do now? |
1:28.0 | I guess we go check out Colorado. |
1:32.0 | Okay. Which carousel are bags on? |
1:38.0 | 11. Is that nearer or far? |
1:40.0 | Far. |
1:41.0 | Damn it. At least far. |
1:43.0 | Yeah, we do that on purpose. |
1:44.0 | I know it. |
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