The phrase "Cleared for the approach" let them descend into the mountain
A routine "Cleared for the approach" sends a Boeing 727 toward Mount Weather-did they make it in time?The phrase "Cleared for the approach" let them descend into the mountainIn this episode, we lay out the flight, the crew, the weather, and the procedural handoffs that framed a descent into terrain on a published instrument approach. What gap inside a familiar phrase and the system’s silence preceded the final minutes?Date: December 1, 1974Flight: TWA Flight 514Location: Mount Weather, Virginia (approach to Washington Dulles)Aircraft: Boeing 727 (in service since March 3, 1970; 11,997…
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