Original release 4 juin 2008
Previous episode S05E08 - Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
Number S05E09
Director Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer Dave Gabriel Bene
Country Canada
Genre Documentary
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Video : Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)

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Alternative title: "The Plane That Wouldn't Talk"

Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the captain finds that his air speed indicator (ASI) is not reading properly, though the co-pilot's ASI is showing the correct speed. Both pilots become confused and believe that both ASIs are malfunctioning. They lose control of the aircraft and it crashes in the Caribbean Sea. All 13 crew members and 176 passengers die.

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