How a Misheard Word Caused a Plane Crash | Mayday: Air Disaster

A single misheard word led to disaster. Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 collided with a Cessna 172 over San Diego, causing the deadliest U.S. air disaster of its time. Investigators uncover a tragic miscommunication and the fatal chain of errors that followed.

Mayday: Air Disaster S11 E08

0:00 – A Routine Flight Turns Deadly
5:04 – Cessna 172 Enters Flight Path
8:24 – Mid-Air Collision Over San Diego
10:15 – The Deadliest U.S. Air Disaster
13:40 – Investigators Reconstruct the Crash
19:36 – Radar Alert Ignored
23:09 – Visual Flight Rules Failure
29:09 – Did the Crew See Another Plane?
38:03 – The Misheard Word That Changed Everything
43:47 – How This Disaster Changed Aviation

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