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The controller's "Severe wind shift" warning came six minutes too late
A Boeing 727 on final to JFK hears a controller warn of a "severe wind shift" six minutes before impact - what happens next?
The controller's "Severe wind shift" warning came six minutes too late
In this episode, we follow the final minutes of Eastern Air Lines Flight 66’s routine arrival into JFK amid rapidly deteriorating weather. The episode lays out the crew, the warnings on the frequency, and the chain of decisions that kept the approach going - did they make it in time?
Person: Captain John W. Kleven
Person: First Officer William Eberhart
Person: Flight Engineer Gary M. Geurin
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