Flight 96's Emergency Landing | Behind Closed Doors | Mayday: Air Disaster

PART 2 | The badly damaged Flight 96 plane roars back to the Detroit airport. After a harrowing touchdown, the jet comes to a stop just 300 meters from the end of the runway. As investigators search the damaged plane for clues, they quickly conclude that the design of the DC-10’s rear cargo door is to blame as the locking device is faulty. They also discover that it’s possible for baggage handlers to believe the door is properly locked when it isn’t. Investigators recommend several changes that could be made to make the door safe. What type of disasters would you like to see next on the Mayday: Air Disaster channel? Want more from the same episode? PART 1 | Flight 96's Cargo Door Bursts Open: https://bit.ly/38I0WmN PART 3 | The Worst Plane Crash of All Time: https://bit.ly/3bMn41i From Season 5 Episode 3 “Behind Closed Doors”: American Airlines 96 & Turkish Airlines 981 (DC-10) An explosion rips a gaping hole in the cabin of a brand-new DC-10. Investigators discover a serious problem with the design of the plane’s rear cargo door and recommend ways to fix it. Two years later, another DC-10 takes off on a routine flight – only to suffer the exact same problem, with deadly consequences. The accident could have — and should have — been prevented. But why wasn’t it? Welcome to the OFFICIAL Mayday: Air Disaster YouTube Channel. Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget. Subscribe to the OFFICIAL Mayday: Air Disaster channel here: https://bit.ly/2PQnaMI #MaydayAirDisaster #MaydayInvestigation #AirEmergency #MaydayEpisodes #planecrashes #airplanecrashes #aviationaccidents #airplanedisasterdocumentary #aircrashinvestigation #americanairlines96 #turkishairlines981 #behindcloseddoors