2005-02-20 • 45 min
On 20 December 1995, American Airlines Flight 965 is en route to Cali, Colombia. The crew members are asked if they would like to perform a straight-in approach to Cali. The pilots accept the offer, but as they are making the necessary changes, they inadvertently remove the waypoints from the flight plan in their flight management system (FMS), causing them to become unsure of their exact position. The crew members' mistakes leads them to fly the aircraft into a 9,000 foot mountain near Buga. Only four passengers and a dog survive.
Michelle Arvizu
Mercedes Ramirez
Don Allison
Captain Nicholas Tafuri
Rami Posner
Gonzalo Dussan
Stefano DiMatteo
Mauricio Reyes
Keana Bastidas
Michelle Dussan
Arthur Holden
Commentary (Nelson Rivera)
Shane Harbinson
Search & Rescue Technician
John Watson
Donny Williams (Co-Pilot)
Al James
Nelson Rivera