Loss of Propeller Blade Forces Emergency Crash Landing

Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola investigate what happened after a propeller exploded and forced Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 out of the air shortly after takeoff. What caused the left engine to malfunction? Could anything have been done to make it back to the airport? Did anybody survive this crash? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Find us on social media and buy our merch here! Go to blackboxdownpod.com to support us directly! This episode brought to you by Green Chef, go to and use code blackboxdown60 to get 60% off plus free shipping, and Express VPN, go to to get an extra three months of ExpressVPN free. Already a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode was published on Feb 9, 2023.

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