The Pilot Was on Something... (Trans Colorado Flight 2286) - DISASTER BREAKDOWN

Say you’ve just boarded an airplane. When you board an aircraft, you put your safety in the hands of those who’ve effectively trained their lives to fly the machine you just stepped onto. It’s a lot of responsibility for someone to take on. If something goes wrong, potentially hundreds of people are dependent on the pilot to take them to safety and in extreme cases, save their lives. Trans Colorado Flight 2286 is a case of two pilots, sat in the flight deck of a plane, who by the end of this video… You may arrive at the conclusion that they probably had no business being on the flight deck on that one specific night in 1988.
But not to poison the well too much, lets breakdown some preliminary information.
Trans Colorado Airlines was a regional airline that operated out of Denver throughout the 1980s. They were one of those franchise airlines and operated their planes under the Continental Airlines brand as Continental Express.

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[DisasterBreakdown]

Hey everyone, I have been feeling a bit under the weather this week. My apologies for how my voice may have sounded in this video. I am feeling better today and my voice is recovering. Looking forward to next week!

[Dovietail]

I flew this route in THIS plane back in the eighties. Not exagerating: I swear it was like riding in the back of your dad's van. You could completely see into the cockpit, and when the pilots leaned over to examine maps on the floor (yes, the floor!) you could feel the plane tilting in that direction. Between the scattershot flying and the winds coming off the rockies, it was never a dull damned moment.

[kingcarisma]

The 80s seems like the wild west decade of aviation.. it's crazy how many incidents it was

[ZombieSazza]

Christ, there’s negligence and then there’s THIS. Cannot believe the captain, knowing he was under the influence, didn’t call in sick or say he didn’t feel right and needed replaced, just knowingly got on the craft knowing he wasn’t in any fit state.

[roundsrapid]

Snow brought the plane down, but a different kind of snow…

[Operngeist]

Please don't push yourself just to bring out a new video in time, Chloe. Your health is more important and I'd rather you recover completely!

[the-trustees]

I was on a flight from Tampa to Knoxville. I happened to be sitting near a pilot for the airline deadheading home. By the time my team got our luggage and rent a car, we pulled into a Racetrack Gas station and by a weird coincidence the pilot was there and he was pouring whiskey into a Listerine bottle for his DRIVE home. I was so happy he wasn't the one doing the flying on that trip! 🤪

[Skauldrich]

Honestly, Aeroflot Flight 821 came to mind when the title first showed up on my feed. This was an equally interesting incident to explore...

Great video!

[RBMapleLeaf]

Hello Chloe, great video loved seeing this accident offically covered this is the first time somebody has made a documentary on this crash

1: in the Wiki page it's worth noting First Officer Harvey according to NTSB stated he had a history of Alcohol abuse
However, he did his physical exam the day before and he was in the autopsy reported to be free of illegal substances and alcohol.
This wasn't mentioned but it was worth taking account.

And 2: although not necessary the registration of the Fairchild Metroliner iii was N68TC

There have been also instances of accidents where similar to this one pilot counteracts or doesn't do anything examples being
Ailtaila (I think I said it wrong) Flight 404
Northwest Airlink 5719
KLM Cityhopper Flight 433
Yak Service Flight 9633
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268

If you were to do a flight close to disaster recommendations being
American Airlines flight 1572
Qantas Airways flight 72 or 32
China Airlines Flight 006
Olympic Airways Flight 411

Just giving some inspiration or ideas of what you could do next

As I've said loved the video. Nothing lots to complain about and the fact you are the first person to create a documentary about Trans-Colorado Flight 2286.

[jasfds]

I'm from India and frequently travel to Nepal. The aviation history in Nepal is littered with so many crashes primarily attributed to the mountainous terrain. In fact recently there was a crash on the sector between Jomsom (JMO) and Pokhara (PKR) which is being defined as a controlled descent into terrain where the pilot loses their bearings during the flight. Why don't you make some videos about the crashes in Nepal. I've hardly seen anyone covering these.

[StellaMurano]

Thank you, Chloe! I was waiting for the new episode from early morning and I was refreshing your channel's page every half an hour or so. 😅 In the meantime, I rewatched (again!) some of your previous episodes. Keep up the good work, it's a pure pleasure to watch your channel grow 💖

[flyyhighhr]

Wow, imagine railing a line and thinking to yourself "Let's go fly a plane full of people!" crazy world we live in

[shatteredshards]

In the US, not just flight crews are subject to random drug testing, but people who work in station operations are subject as well. It's sad that accidents like this have to happen in order for laws, that should be matter of fact, to be enacted.

[josephtaub]

I have flown into this airport back in 1968. If you overrun the landing strip, there is an immediate drop of several hundred feet. Some planes have used this to get airbourne, using the dop to gain speed to fly.

[heyguysitsbeth]

These are always a treat to watch Chloe, and glad to hear that youre feeling better now as well

[almightysamwhich]

Always excited for these videos keep up the good work Chloe!

[williamfeilhauer]

You're health is more important than anything, with out it you have nothing. You're dignified demeanor separates you from the wannabes. Fantastic job with these videos.thanks so much.

[josephconnor]

Thank you for covering this crash. Hope you continue to get better.

[gelatinous]

This was a pretty obscure disaster. I live in Denver and most people have never even hard of Trans Colorado Airlines, nonetheless of this crash. We remember the Continental crash, but not this. Also, Denver has always had a huge drug problem. It used to be cocaine, but now it's meth, particularly fentanyl-laced meth.

[sparrowhawk_lastname]

Great video as usual! I'm surprised that this is the first video I've seen on this crash, considering the changes that resulted from it. I can't wait to see what the next video will be about! Your videos are one more thing that makes me look forward to the weekends.