<P> This special looked at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and on - board avionics were a factor and the causes of those problems . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Incident </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 49 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Scratching the Surface" </Td> <Td> China Airlines Flight 611 </Td> <Td> 18 November 2009 (2009 - 11 - 18) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 25 May 2002, China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait just 20 minutes after taking off from Taipei, killing all 225 people on board . Subsequent investigation showed that a faulty repair to the lower rear skin of the aircraft following a tailstrike more than 20 years earlier had caused the entire tail section to weaken and fail . </P> Type of aircraft: Boeing 747 - 200B </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 50 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Lockerbie Disaster" </Td> <Td> Pan Am Flight 103 </Td> <Td> 17 December 2009 (2009 - 12 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 21 December 1988, a bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the Boeing 747 to disintegrate, and the wreckage of the 747 falls on and around the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground . </P> Type of aircraft: Boeing 747 - 100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Blown Apart" </Td> <Td> Partnair Flight 394 </Td> <Td> 11 November 2009 (2009 - 11 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 8 September 1989, Partnair Flight 394 dives into the North Sea, killing all 55 people on board . Subsequent investigation showed that the vertical stabilizer of the aircraft had vibrated loose during flight due to excessive wear on sub-standard bolts, sleeves, and pins that had been illegally sold as "aircraft - grade ." </P> Type of aircraft: Convair CV - 580 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 52 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Sight Unseen" </Td> <Td> Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision </Td> <Td> 11 November 2009 (2009 - 11 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 12 November 1996, Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 collide in mid-air near New Delhi, India, killing all 349 people on both aircraft . The world's deadliest mid-air collision and the overall third - deadliest aircraft accident, the crash was caused by the crew members on the Kazakhstan Airlines aircraft failing to maintain the altitude assigned by air traffic control . </P> Type of aircraft: Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763: Boeing 747 - 100B; Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907: Ilyushin Il - 76 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 53 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Operation Babylift" </Td> <Td> 1975 Tan Son Nhut C - 5 accident </Td> <Td> 4 November 2009 (2009 - 11 - 04) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 4 April 1975, a United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut air base in South Vietnam . The investigation found that parts had been removed from the rear cargo doors and improperly replaced . </P> Type of aircraft: Lockheed C - 5A Galaxy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 54 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Falling Fast" </Td> <Td> Tuninter Flight 1153 </Td> <Td> 9 December 2009 (2009 - 12 - 09) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 6 August 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153 runs out of fuel and ditches into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 16 people . It ran out of fuel because an incorrect fuel gauge had been installed, misleading the crew about how much fuel was on board . </P> Type of aircraft: ATR 72 - 200 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 55 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Flight 574: Lost" </Td> <Td> Adam Air Flight 574 </Td> <Td> 16 December 2009 (2009 - 12 - 16) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 1 January 2007, Adam Air Flight 574 crashes into the Makassar Strait, killing all 102 people on board . The crew inadvertently disengaged the autopilot while trying to fix a problem with the aircraft's inertial reference system, causing it to roll into an uncontrolled dive and break up during flight . </P> Type of aircraft: Boeing 737 - 400 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 56 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Frozen in Flight" </Td> <Td> American Eagle Flight 4184 </Td> <Td> 16 December 2009 (2009 - 12 - 16) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 31 October 1994, American Eagle Flight 4184 falls out of the sky, killing all 68 people on board . The crash was caused by ice developing on the wing in a manner that the on - board deicing system could not remove . </P> Type of aircraft: ATR 72 - 200 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Incident </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 49 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Scratching the Surface" </Td> <Td> China Airlines Flight 611 </Td> <Td> 18 November 2009 (2009 - 11 - 18) </Td> </Tr>

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