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Mayday · S09E07

The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)

Still from Mayday S09E07

Summary

On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 flies into a peak in the Vosges Mountains while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport, killing 87 people. An error made in programing the aircraft's autopilot, combined with a sudden wind change, caused it to descend more rapidly than expected.

Guest stars

  • Burke Lawrence as Captain Christian Hecquet
  • Philippe Ayoub as First Officer Joël Cherubin
  • Jean-Marc Fontaine as Strasbourg ATC
  • John Tokatlidis as Nicolas Skourias
  • Paul Guitard as Jean Pariès