Propeller Detaches and Cuts Open Belly of Passenger Plane

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🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais get to the bottom of what happened when a propeller detached from a Lockheed L-188C and cut open the belly of the fuselage forcing Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8 crew to take drastic measures to attempt to land the aircraft with no controls. Find out what happened on this episode of Black Box Down. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/blackboxdown to get 10% off your first month, and Hello Fresh — go to http://hellofresh.com/blackboxdown50 and use code blackboxdown50 for 50% off, plus your first box ships free! 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 Teeth production.
0:07.0	June 8, 1983.
0:10.0	Revolution Airways Flight 8, a Lockheed L-188C with 15 people on board, is on route from
0:17.4	Cold Bay, Alaska to Seattle, Washington.
0:20.2	The 10 passengers are mostly hunters and anglers, and they're joined by five crew members.
0:24.8	Shortly after takeoff, the pilot's notice and odd vibration.
0:28.1	The flight engineer leaves the cockpit to visually check the engines and sees nothing out of
0:32.0	the ordinary.
0:33.0	A short time later, a flight attendant enters the cockpit to discuss the vibration as
0:36.7	it is increased and intensity.
0:38.6	When she leaves the cockpit and returns to the cabin, she looks out the window, and to
0:42.4	her horror, she sees the propeller from engine number 4 detach, go forward from the engine,
0:47.8	then veer to the left and strike the fuselage, damaging the flight controls.
0:51.8	The impact tears a hole 8 feet wide into the bottom of the cabin, causing explosive decompression.
0:57.1	The rapid change in air pressure and temperature creates a heavy fog of scary envision and
1:01.5	starving the cabin of oxygen.
1:03.3	What could have caused this terrifying mechanical failure?
1:05.7	Did the crew manage an emergency landing under these conditions?
1:08.6	Find out on this episode of Black Box Down.
1:11.0	Hello everyone, welcome to Black Box Down.
1:15.7	It's Gus and Chris.
1:16.7	Hello Chris.
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