I'm gonna spaz out because noone is mentioning Simu Liu acting as an ATC worker. He's right there y'all. 33:00

Perfect dose before going on a flight.

I love how this video translates the languages from different countries to English so that we can understand about airplane crashes. Also, Rest In Peace to all victims of any plane crashes. We will miss you.

The coolest part of the story of Lauda Flight 4 is how niki lauda basically tricked boeing into admitting that the thrust reverser caused the crash by calling their bluff and insisting that they allow him too fly a 767 set up too suffer the failure. They refused by saying "but you could die" and he had his answer.

9:17 Speaking of which, to the passengers and crew of Lauda 004, and Niki himself, Rest In Peace.

10:16 that was a better jumpscare than any horror game

Oho shang chi became air Traffic Controller

The repeated words, "Pull up. Pull up. Pull up." can send cold chills up and down one's spine.

Did anyone see Shang chi as air traffic control

33:32 is that you Shang-Chi?! 👁👄👁

It’s so great to see huge channels like Wonder and Smithsonian making hour-long compilations of air crash investigations!

Respect to the camera man for surviving all the crashes

R.I.P to all of the People Who died

All respect to the courageous pilots..past, present, and future.

As a formula 1 fan, I never expected to see Niki here! Rest in Peace Legend!

"Flying is the second greatest thrill known to man...landing is the first".

Did he just say nikki is the best known austrian since mozart? Lmaoooooo

Did anyone notice Shang Chi is the ATC here😂

23:07 I literally love this shot of the 737. Sadly it crashed.

I am way too obsessed with theses episodes 🔥

I don't know how I got interested in plane crashes

31:27 Shang Chi and the legend the the rings?

23:11 did anyone else think that the bumping noise wasn't from the video? xD

46:48 "Something is happening" Well no duh somethings happening.

Never board a plane if you see a Smithsonian camera man on board

Omg Simu Liu is in the thumbnail😂

ah yes, im at LAX airport while watching this. 💀

I was part of the Navy diving team that resurrected the bodies and plane of the JFKjr incident. Crazy times indeed.

99% you guys won’t see this but if you do rest in peace all who died

Rest in peace Pilots Who have tried their best salute to People who didn’t make it home.

"This is my first plane crash." Bless her heart. 😢

I actually remember the fed ex m 11 crash one on the news, after i checked out some following new details over a few days, in the back of y mind i kept thinking, these circumstances sound similiar to some of the md-11s previous accident history and than it was shown to be true. I still can't believe it happened as it was totally preventable :(

Air traffic controller here: ATC will never "clear" a aircraft to deviate from a route. Saying cleared is used for permission to land or depart and that those surfaces are free of obstructions. The ATC can not verify if the new route is clear and will therefore say approved instead. The correct phrasing is "aircraft ID, heading deviation approved, turn left heading 090 then climb and maintain fl xxx, report next 30 or arrival next, how copy?".

I am so addicted to these videos. I love planes so much!!

I was a pro athlete in the 1970's. I used to fly on Continental often. 727's. Then, on the newer 747's, or DC-10's. Never again. The maintenance crews are unconcerned, and not highly trained. My dad was a small fixed wing pilot, and bought new planes, Bonanza, Piper, Cessna. and Mooney. He always did as much on his planes as possible, and always used the same tech. He flew out of El Monte, and often flew to Big Bear, to his vacation cabin. He took safety very seriously. I can't fault him for that. There are no road shoulders, pullout lanes, or pullouts, for airplanes.

Good idea putting the air traffic control in the FedEx crash as your thumbnail. Wonder what he got up to...

Simu Liu on the thumbnail...I see what you did there haha

Ok so lesson learned: Get the hell off the plane if there's a Smithsonian camera man

Also first air 6560, because the captain falsely believed that the autopilot is still guiding them to runway, when in fact, the captain's yoke movement switched it to manual automatically. Not only that, there were poor communications and a flaw in the GPWS since it only goes off too late and a strong wind drifted the plane further to the right.

32:36 sheesh

They need to come out with four new episodes per day every day lol pretty sure I've watched every single one.

Must be seen by every pilots in globe. well inspired smithsonian. good move

Good job 👍 to the camera men on the airplanes, they managed to get the clips online!

2:41 Captain: Flaps one please F/O: (pulls flaps to 15 and there's no such a notch marked "1")

31:28 Shang chi main character actor

says flaps 1(sees him mvoing it to 10) me: bruh. is it so hard to set it to 1 its ONE pull.

big mad respect to the cameraman who died and came back to life to record these crashes

I’ve already seen almost all plane crash investigation documentaries here on YT and this is by far the newest compilation I’ve seen. Great job Smithsonian! 🤩🤩👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Finely its here i have been waiting for this video

Was that Shang Chi in the thumbnail? Lmao literally watching it rn

Oh boy...watching this 4 days before my flight literally

REST IN PEACE TO THE PEOPLE THAT WAS ON THOSE PLANES 😞

I can’t believe Niki Lauda Formula One driver made his own aeroplane commercial and it’s destroyed😂😂

Simu liu on the thumbnail 🤣

Bruh you got a potential Avenger who is working that day, sees a plane get taken down to hell, and still not give a shit.

Imagine how terrified the people at 10:51 we're when they just saw flams outside

When ur about to board the flight KZfaq : Then this is the right time for you to see this video

3:33 - "I have to stretch the glide." Caption: _I have to stretch the _*_guy._*

Thats freaking Shang Chi, the Master of Kung Fu…. He’s overqualified for ATC!!!

Never knew flight 80 be on here🛫🛬❤️ RIP pilots😭❤️❤️😭😭

Thx 4 sharing. Always do long ones like this. Longer the better.

10:30 thats some cool music 😎😎😎😎

I watch your videos because if I get into a plane crash and I survive I know what the pilots were going through before they crashed

Love watching this while on an airplane

A plane on fire is the perfect thing to see before you get on a plane

the narrator's voice is what makes these documentaries more thrilling and interesting to me ...like the narrator of Forensic files ,not sure if its not the same buh medical detectives too

Always enjoy your videos. The amount of Insight that you put into these videos explains the "What Happened" aspect even a novice like myself can understand. You definately keep my mind occupied and I rarely drift . I think most of us know someone who has survived and or died in a Plane crash. Thank you so much for all you do .

Love to watch such documentaries while going to sleep 😊

52:29 Fun fact: Obama was elected that night, I still have some fuzzy little memories about that.

HEY shang chi was present in this universe 🤣🤣

FedEx has planes

A video that requires you to have a Wikipedia tab open to read the causes, because the video doesn't really offer resolutions.

I have to admit that piloting a commercial airliner everyday would require more faith in human engineering than I personally have.

Epic Crashes

Very interesting. Great job.

31:27 he looks like shang chi

"I think Niki is the best known Austrian since Mozart." Yeah...you sure about that.

This Smithsonian team is smart af. Changed the thumbnail of this video to accommodate the smaller role played by Shang Chi, aka Simu Liu, to gain more views.

Am I dreaming this is the best series ever and may the victims who didn't make it rest in peace 🙏🏻❤

The Brunette in the Concorde segment is Sarah McLaughlin's Doppleganger.

33:01 That's the actor from my favorite movie Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings💜💜💜💜😍👍 Such a great great movie👍

I feel bad that Al Gore was never able to fly on the Concorde to a climate conference to tell us all how air travel is destroying the climate.

It's puzzling how a plane crash in the modern day ages can happen, you have all your instruments and Warning systems.

Love these compilations but hate where one ends and the next starts… I find myself looking for the entire episode to figure what the ending is lol

8.59 "best known Austrian since mozart" I can think of another well known Austrian 😂😂😂

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That’s Kim’s connivence guy who also starred in Shang Chi at 33:00!!! Guess you gotta start somewhere

That why I tell u boy I never wanna fly in a airplane

RIP for those who didn't make it

The captain was flying so not his job to check altitude. Plus he saved the plane . He's a hero

If the other engine fails, they could be up there all night.

I think that flight attendant is a vampire in the first 1

36:42 BOING BOING

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view!" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea !" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"

great content !

Who else watched the whole video?

Yes my favorite

I will never trust airplanes again after this

That moment when your waiting to board a flight and this pops up in your KZfaq feed-

Knowing what we know now.. I think aborting after V1 would have been the best option for the Concorde. Yeah it would have ran off the end of the runway. But that airport (Charles de Gaulle) has a very very long field at the end of the runway (about 3000 feet of grass) then a highway that sits down a small hill and more farm land.