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The Night They Landed Anyway: How 18 Died in Aspen
The Night They Landed Anyway: How 18 Died in Aspen
Fear of crossing a clear legal line drove a professional crew to land where the rules forbade it: 18 people boarded a Gulfstream III on March 29, 2001, and none survived. The NTSB found the captain received a direct FAA warning that same day and that client pressure was a contributing factor-so why did they still descend below the legal minimum?
In this episode, we tell the story of the flight from Van Nuys to Aspen and the sequence of decisions, warnings, and pressures that led to a fatal illegal approach. You’ll hear how crew communication…
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