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If memory serves, the incorrect storage of oxygen candles on Valujet Flight 592 was the cause of its crash.
by connordoner 4y ago
If memory serves, the incorrect storage of oxygen candles on Valujet Flight 592 was the cause of its crash.
- EdwardDiego 4y agoOlder Admiral Cloudberg write-up on that crash: https://imgur.com/a/vodAg https://imgur.com/a/vodAg
- kappuchino 4y agoGood memory! Well, kind of ... here is the NTSB Report on the crash (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9706.pdf https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/... - its interesting: Planes back then had an emergency oxygen system that worked on the same principles like the candles mentioned above, but these were much smaller. The crashed plane transported discarded / expired oxy generators in loose cardboard boxes since they were not labled as hazardous materials. One of theses generators was probably the cause for a chain reaction and the crash.