Today’s podcast has to deal with the worst industrial accident in American history. And like many catastrophic incidents, while there may be a large loss of life, there were also good things to come out of the incident – safety precautions that have no doubt saved lives since the original incident occurred. As usual you […]
Category Archives: Blogposts
Feb
02
2016
A First-Hand Account of the Crash of North Central Airlines Flight 575 on December 20, 1972
One thing that we always have to remember is that there is a human face behind the catastrophes that we discuss. Today, we’re lucky enough to have a first hand account of one of these incidents, the crash of North Central Airlines flight 575 from December, 1972. This is a guest post from Todd Overgard. […]
Jan
15
2016
Air Canada Flight 797 from June 2nd, 1983
Today’s podcast, like our last, is about an airline incident that caused major changes – safety related – to the airline industry as a whole, changing aviation travel to the appearance that it has for us today. Thirty years ago, airline travel was a bit more laid back, but also lacked certain safety issues that […]
Oct
26
2015
Want A Piece of the Hindenburg?
Got a spare $10,000 dollars sitting around? Love history? And want a piece of the Hindenburg disaster for your very own? Well, you’re actually too late! A pitcher and a tray, which were hidden (actually buried, because guards wouldn’t allow anything to be removed from the crash site) and then dug up a few days […]
Apr
24
2015
Eastwind Flight 517 from June 9th, 1996, and how it changed aviation
Today’s podcast, which comes with a shoutout to Gabe for the awesome email and getting me back to work here, is about Eastwind Airlines flight 517. And while this flight may not sound familiar to many people, the simple fact is that it had profound results that reverberated throughout the aviation world. As usual, you […]
Jul
04
2014
The Limnic Eruption of Lake Nyos of August, 1986
Today’s podcast touches on a more obscure natural phenomenon that occurred in Cameroon back in 1986. The limnic eruption of Lake Nyos, when submerged carbon dioxide gas was suddenly forced to the surface, is something that doesn’t happen all that often, but when it does, the results are deadly. As usual, you can download the […]
Jun
20
2014
Quick thoughts on the Hyatt Regency episode
So after I published the podcast, I sat down and watched the A&E special “Minute By Minute” programs linked in the previous blogpost, and have to say I’ve changed my mind about something. I didn’t watch the episode beforehand, because I didn’t want it tainting the research I’d done. At the end of my podcast, […]
Jun
20
2014
They Hyatt Regency, Kansas City Skywalk Collapse of July, 1981
Today’s podcast goes just a few years back and focuses on the skywalk collapse that happened at the Hyatt Regency, Kansas City hotel back in July, 1981. The collapse had one main reason for failure, and some circumstances that might have even prevented it, had the suggestions been met with proper acknowledgement instead of disapproval from […]
Jun
06
2014
The Dawson Mining Catastrophe of 1913
Today’s podcast goes into the history of Dawson, New Mexico, and the explosions that took the lives of many miners since the mines opened in 1901. The explosion of Stag Canyon #2 in 1913 remains one of the largest loss of life during a mining operation in America’s history. As usual, you can download the […]
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