A 1988 Flight From Denver Crashes in Bad Weather

It's January 19, 1988, and Trans-Colorado Flight 2286 is attempting to land at Durango La Plata Airport. Poor visibility and even worse weather means it is a trickier approach than usual.

[jeongyeonshighnote]

The fact that 8 people survived surprised me, because chances of dying in these types of crash are high (CFIT)

[Accrd]

And as usual, Smithsonian leaves us with more questions than answers!

[piersdevoil]

and this kiddies is why you don't take drugs

[iceparadox]

These vids make me never wanna fly again

[imanoldurango]

It’s so weird hearing “Stapleton airport” because the only remnant of that airport is an old control tower in the Stapleton neighborhood. Def stands out against the suburban area. I live in Denver and pass by that tower alot

[Mike]

Don't bother explaining WHY this crash occurred, Smithsonian.
We'll just all get together Friday night and figure it out ourselves.

[dylaann]

These are so addicting to watch. edit 1 year later thx for 100 likes

[khalidabdulghani]

RIP pilots, they must be very tired on their 4th and hardest leg of the day, may they rest in peace 🙏🤧

[vts.gaming]

Bad weather didn't cause the plane to crash. It's only the captain who consumed some coke.

[cdtaylor]

It may be best the pilots didn’t survive to carry the guilt and blame themselves for the deaths of the passengers they carried. May they all Rest In Peace.

[Nonexistentcreature]

1:15 the way he said “rotate “ kept me rotating for around that particular clip at 1:15 for straight 5 min lol

[smashedbyash]

Remember, this occurred 30 years ago, a lot has changed since then, new technology has changed the way we handle poor weather, so an accident like this nowadays should be extremely rare

[astronix]

Why doesnt this channel feature the full video including the reason for crashing

[phyrinx]

I feel so bad for those people ... it would have been much less terrifying if it crashed in good weather

[evamz]

Damn they got me again😂 dang you Smithsonian! why do I do this to myself:/...

[willwarden]

Thought the capitain was supposed to do the walk around in the copilot was pre-flighting?

[nataliajones]

I love watching these videos when i am about to embarc on an airplane to go home 🥲

[michellejohnson]

Rest rest in peace all the people that was on the plane

[gabbyhose]

When the mountain came into view I nearly had a heart attack 😂😂

[michaelsn]

lol here's an airplane that crashed. THE END