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The Terrifying Tale of Adam Air Flight 782
The anxiety of flying can increase tenfold when you hear an announcement that the pilots of your aircraft are lost. This is exactly the situation faced by the passengers of Adam Air Flight 782, a Boeing 737 soaring over the Java Sea in February 2006.
This article recounts the chain of catastrophic events that unfolded on that tragic day, exacerbated by a series of preventable mistakes and systemic failures within the airline.