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The Baffling Case of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951
One of the leading causes of accidents in small aircraft is an aerodynamic stall during final approach. Pilots who fail to monitor their speed risk flying too slowly for the aircraft to maintain support. This phenomenon is tragically rare among passenger airliners, making the crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 particularly perplexing. How could a modern Boeing 737 stall and crash just 1.5 kilometers from one of Europe’s busiest airports? This incident highlights not only a mechanical failure but also significant human factors in the cockpit.