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The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)

Oct 20, 201045mRating 7.3

On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 flies into a peak in the Vosges Mountains while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport, killing 87 people. An error made in programing the aircraft's autopilot, combined with a sudden wind change, caused it to descend more rapidly than expected.

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The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)

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