Passenger Flight Disappears in Dense Jungle Near Columbian Border

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

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🗓️ 25 May 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola dig through the details of what caused Copa Flight 201 to crash into one of the most remote jungles on the planet. What happened to this flight that led it to become the deadliest accident in Panamanian aviation history? Find out on this episode of Black Bock Down. This episode is brought to you by RTX, go to http://rtxaustin.com to buy your badge now! 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	June 6, 1992.
0:05.1	Copa Airlines Flight 201, aboing 737 with 47 people on board, is operating the quick hour
0:11.3	long flight between Panama City, Panama, and Cali Columbia.
0:15.3	Due to storms along the normal route, the pilots are having to plot a new course east
0:18.8	before turning south towards Cali.
0:20.6	29 minutes into the flight while cruising at 25,000 feet, the plane disappears from radar.
0:25.9	Witnesses on the ground reported seeing a big ball of fire falling from the sky, and
0:29.6	the wreckage falls into one of the most remote jungles on the planet.
0:33.3	Rescuers have to traverse dense vegetation on foot before discovering the wreckage that
0:37.1	was spread out over 100 square miles.
0:40.0	With no survivors, Copa Airlines Flight 201 becomes the deadliest accident in Panamanian
0:44.0	aviation history, and the only fatal crash in the history of the airline.
0:48.1	Was the weather severe enough to bring the aircraft down?
0:50.2	Did they collide with drug runners flying under the cover of night?
0:53.2	Could there have been a bomb on board that caused the fiery wreckage witnesses claim to
0:56.2	have seen falling from the sky?
0:57.9	Find out on this episode of Black Boxdown.
1:02.9	Hello everyone, we're going to Black Boxdown.
1:04.5	It's Gus at Chris.
1:05.5	Hello Chris.
1:06.5	Hi Gus.
1:07.5	Holy moly.
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