Thanks for your patience during Caroline's unexpected hiatus! We're back, with a harrowing tale of fire, destruction, and death. A routine flight from Florida with a stopover in Texas became a tragic nightmare when a powerful storm began to fig...

On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines 261 became one of the most infamous flights in history. As pilots from two other planes watched helplessly, the MD-80 aircraft spiraled downward toward the ocean, ending in a violent crash that killed 88 peo...

If you knew that one person would be killed on your flight, would you still get on that plane? Unbeknownst to anyone, those were the odds facing the passengers of Southwest 1380 when they boarded the aircraft in spring of 2018. A freak accident...

On an August day in 2005, each and every person on Helios 522 lost consciousness. Inside the cockpit, both pilots were slumped over in their seats, unresponsive. Without any manual input to guide the aircraft, the Boeing 737 flew itself for ove...

On our final part of the Andes Flight Disaster series, we cover the grim realities of survival cannibalism, a violent avalanche, and the miraculous rescue of the survivors of Uruguayan Air Force 571. How do you make the impossible decision to c...

Cannibalism. We're talking about that  flight that ended in cannibalism: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. But how did this happen? What brought a group of young rugby players, their families, and their friends to resort to survival...

Ever wondered what happens if a plane flies through a volcanic eruption? Well, today you can find out! On a beautiful summer day in the 1980s, British Airways 009 took off for what should have been an uneventful flight to Australia. However, th...

We love the FBI's most wanted list! From possible CIA connections, to Vietnam veterans with a "death wish," the suspects and theories about the identity of D.B. Cooper are endless. In today's episode we cover the FBI's criminal profile and deca...

After the hijacking of Northwest Orient Flight 305, we are left with a staggering number of questions. Where did this hijacker disappear to? Who is he? Is he dead somewhere?! The FBI begins their biggest manhunt of the 20th century, and along t...

The last words you want to hear on a plane is, "I have a bomb." But for the flight attendants on board Northwest Orient Airlines 305, those are the exact words spoken to them the night before Thanksgiving in 1971. The elaborate and unusual hija...

Today's episode is a listener request! In the late 1980s, a flaming passenger plane fell from the sky near Warsaw, Poland. Unlike many crashes, all 183 souls on board had already been fully aware of their impending death for over ten minutes. P...

Have you ever been on a plane when a sinking feeling of existential dread sets in? Do you find yourself gripping the armrests during turbulence in a cold sweat? Or, have you ever canceled a trip because you were simply too afraid of flying? If ...

Between October 2018 and April 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX killed nearly 350 people. Once internal documents are released and the investigation begins, Boeing sinks even further into depravity. How did this happen? What caused the plane to crash i...

It's the year 2018. Flying has never been safer, and Boeing, the world's most trusted aircraft manufacturer, has just released its latest innovation. Pilots and passengers alike were looking forward to experiencing the new and exciting Boeing 7...

Sometimes you make a terrible mistake. Sometimes you make a terrible mistake that lands you in the Pacific Ocean. And sometimes extraordinary luck comes in to save you and 106 other people in a one-in-a-million miracle. In our last episode of 2...

34 years ago today, the world lost 270 people to a bombing that was meant to shake the world to its core. A man was sent to prison... but was he actually guilty? A bizarre trial led to a controversial sentencing that still leaves questions unan...

So... who killed these people? And why? In the second episode of our Lockerbie series, we get into the years-long investigation of the bombing of Pan Am 103. Several terrorist organizations claim to be responsible, but only one is telling the t...

The night of December 21, 1988, a Pan Am Boeing 747 took off from Heathrow Airport. What should have been an uneventful flight to America turned into a gruesome nightmare that shook the globe. A terrorist attack unlike anything ever seen before...

On today's lighthearted episode, Caroline and returning guest Dana discuss the ups and downs of turbulence (pardon the pun.) We'll discuss some wild instances of extreme turbulence, some tragic cases of wind shear and wake turbulence, and answe...

On September 7, 1940, Nazi pilots began a months-long attack on Great Britain that would eventually be called The Blitz. Often under the cover of night, these pilots used radio signals and beams to drop firebombs on their targets... and carried...

The last thing you'd expect on a snowy Chicago day is for a Boeing 737 to crash into your house. Additionally, the last thing you'd expect as a passenger is a captain with 18,000 flight hours to make a series of mistakes that would ultimately k...

Nothing bad can happen in Hawaii, right? Wrong. Over the ocean between the Hawaiian islands in 1988, a terrifying mid-air failure caused a tragic event never seen before (or since) in aviation history. What do you do as a pilot when the plane b...

On the second part of our two-part series on TWA 800, we explore the baffling final conclusions of the official investigation, and many, MANY very spicy conspiracy theories. Which theories are ridiculous and which ones are plausible? Do any of ...

On a summer day in 1996, a fiery blast rocked the streets of New York.  In the clear blue sky, a horrific sight emerged: a Boeing 747 carrying over 200 people had been destroyed in a massive mid-air explosion. Everyone on board was killed....

On September 2, 1998, over 200 people met their demise when Swissair 111 slammed into the ocean. The cause, judging by the CVR and ATC communications, was a fire. But where did this fire come from? Terrorism? An accident? Manufacturer error? Fi...