Plane Crash - Mid-Air Collision DHL 757 and Tu-154

Added: Jul 7, 2007

Duration: 3:28

Download the Full Episode here: http://www.geocities.com/apapele/ ---------------- COPYRIGHT: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. July 1, 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, registration RA-85816, was a Tupolev 154M passenger jet en route from Moscow, Russia to Barcelona, Spain. DHL Flight 611, registration A9C-DHL, was a Boeing 757-200 cargo jet flying from Bergamo, Italy to Brussels, Belgium. The two aircraft collided in mid-air on at 21:35 (UTC) over Überlingen, Germany (near Lake Constance), killing all 71 aboard both aircraft. German investigators determined that the accident had been caused by problems within the air traffic control system[1]; and the controller who was on duty at the time, Peter Nielsen, was later stabbed to death by an architect who lost his wife and both of his children in the accident.

Channel: News

Tags: 757 accident boeing collision dhl midair russia tragedy tu-154 tupolev

Rating: 4.70 (142 ratings) Views: 201382' favoriteCount='259 Comments: 25

Scott1821 Says:

Oct 16, 2008 - yeah i meant pilot. Because you know your gonna have quite a of number of scares. Especially with Russians being able to fly and all.

Scott1821 Says:

Oct 16, 2008 - Why didnt they just have one of the planes to slow down so they didnt collide.

BDtomason Says:

Oct 17, 2008 - too sad

gamerzipo Says:

Oct 18, 2008 - if the russian plane slowed down they would decend and slow down and the DHL will have more time to pass

alishashere Says:

Oct 19, 2008 - its that true

bhaveshnande Says:

Oct 21, 2008 - That's Really True.You can see it on National Geographic Channel 1 year age.

toakodan Says:

Oct 25, 2008 - Russian pilots are probably as good as any other pilot.

umahuma4 Says:

Oct 25, 2008 - that would be hard, do you listin to the computer or the controler

hadiway Says:

Oct 30, 2008 - fuk russian, they flew into Saudi Airways, now into DHL. they seems drinking Vodka so much befor flying . LOL

BDtomason Says:

Oct 30, 2008 - ATC has so big eyes on first seconds First i thought he is crazy

BDtomason Says:

Oct 30, 2008 - you are ..... First think then write

BDtomason Says:

Oct 30, 2008 - THEY FALLEN ATC ORDERS

BDtomason Says:

Oct 30, 2008 - and as you can see DHL crashed into TU-154

ChineseFriedRice Says:

Oct 31, 2008 - atc retard

BDtomason Says:

Oct 31, 2008 - ATC also isn't guilty

ajdonabed Says:

Nov 1, 2008 - best episode to date! DVR's it when it aired!

heksterb Says:

Nov 7, 2008 - In the US the regulations are very clear on this. The pilot has ultimate authority and responsibility for the safety of the flight. Not ATC-- the pilot. All US pilots are instructed to follow TCAS and disregard the controller under such circumstances. In Russian culture there is a lot of reluctance to challenge authority and so they emphasize obediance to the controller. That was an error.

JJCbonded Says:

Nov 8, 2008 - It was the Chief Pilots fault technically 1. ATC was working double that night, he could have been tired and over worked and he might have not seen the planes altitude on the Radar 2. The Chief Pilot was listening to the ATC when he knows TCAS was telling him to Climb, he should have known better if he is a Chief Pilot 3.The ATC did not hear the DHL pilots say that TCAS was telling to descend because he went to the other Radar to check on the other flight.

TheUrieBrothers Says:

Nov 23, 2008 - i heared the ATC (his name is peter) got stabed

Lukoilovich Says:

Nov 25, 2008 - yeah thats what i would do if i was a father of my family

SadZero Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - read the entire story before u judje read the rest of the coments some ppl got it right some got it wrong like u

Destroythetyrant Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - I hate to be ATC guy .

sshapewa Says:

Dec 2, 2008 - this is something i dont want to go through.if iam to die i should die in my sleep.!!!

sshapewa Says:

Dec 2, 2008 - u knew him.what a sad story 4 u man!!hope ur coping.wat job do u do!!

elskerstine Says:

Dec 2, 2008 - i'm Train Surfer, "The Train,Rider"