Aviation is an industry that thrives on precision, discipline, and adherence to strict protocols.
The flight was piloted by Captain Andrey Viktorovich Danilov and co-pilot Igor Vasilyevich Piskaryov.
He proudly showed them the various computerized displays and explained the unique features of the aircraft.
At her fathers invitation, Yana climbed into the captains seat and took hold of the control stick.
Kudrinsky then adjusted the autopilot heading, causing the plane to bank left.
After a few minutes, Yana vacated the seat for her older brother Eldar.
A silent indicator light came on to alert the pilots that the autopilot was no longer steering the plane.
The plane began to slowly bank to the right.
Ironically, it was Eldar who first identified that the plane was banking.
With the wings unable to maintain lift at such a high bank angle, the plane began to descend.
With Eldar still gripping the control stick, co-pilot Piskaryov tried desperately to regain control of the aircraft.
However, his efforts were hampered both by the extreme bank angle and Eldars unintentional resistance.
As the plane reached an almost 90-degree bank, it began to spiral uncontrollably.
Recovering a plane from such a precarious situation requires the combined effort of both pilots.
Only Piskaryov was at the controls with Kudrinsky barking orders from behind the seat.
The plane stalled once more and entered into a deadly spin.
The pilots fought valiantly to regain control, but the situation had already spiraled beyond recovery.
Aeroflot Flight 593 Crash Animation with cockpit voice recording.
Aerodynamic principles would likely have allowed the plane to naturally level itself out, potentially preventing the catastrophic crash.
The headstone of Yana Kudrinskaya and Eldar Kudrinsky at Mitinskoe Cemetery, Moscow.
To enforce the challenge, they agreed to cover the cockpit windows, blocking any view of the ground.
He was initially sentenced to 15 years in prison, though his sentence was later reduced to six years.
Co-pilot Zhirnov, who survived the initial crash, succumbed to cardiac arrest while en route to the hospital.
The wreckage of Aeroflot flight 6502.
The aircraft began its takeoff roll at 02:51.
All three crew members were killed.
The DC-8-54AF of United Airlines Flight 2885 involved in the crash.
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During investigation, recording of an absurd conversation emerged from the Cockpit Voice Recorder.
Both the first officer and the flight engineer agreed to the ridiculous proposition.
Flight Engineer Robert Lee had limited pilot training himself.
The flight engineer resumed his first officer training a few months later, this time for the Boeing 737.
He was frequently observed not to reset the trim after landing.
The pilots requested and received permission from air traffic controllers to climb to 41,000 feet.
But the pilots repeatedly overrode the automatic nose-down in an attempt to stay at 41,000 feet.
After four overrides, both engines, deprived of oxygen in the thin atmosphere, flamed out.
With no engine thrust, the airplane began to fall while the pilots desperately tried to restart the engines.
The procedure requires at least 300 knots of airspeed.
The crew tried repeatedly to restart the engines using APU, but the engines wouldnt budge.
Finally, they decided to attempt an emergency landing at Jefferson City airport.
But with the plane losing altitude fast, they fell short 2 and 1/2 miles shy of the runway.
On impact, the plane split apart, flipped over and caught fire.
Miraculously, no one on the ground was injured.
The wreckage of Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701.
The flight data recorder showed that the right engine had reached 2,200 degree Fahrenheitalmost 600 degrees above redline.
After this accident, Pinnacle set the service ceiling for all CRJ-200 flights to 37,000 feet.
The cargo flight took off from Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Luque, Paraguay destined for Campinas in Brazil.
At 500 feet, he turned off another engine.
The co-pilot was heard asking the crew to stop joking as he struggled to take control of the plane.
The co-pilot put the airplane on a climb, with two engines still shutoff.
Details of what happened next is scarce, but apparently the two running engines flamed out.
Witnesses on the ground reported hearing two explosions while the airplane was in the air.
The four Colombian crew members died instantly along with 18 other people who were playing soccer in the field.
