For Want of a Nail
A podcast about small mistakes that lead to big disasters. Disasters, fires, plane crashes, spree killings, institutional breakdowns, murders...let's talk about awful things that didn't have to happen, and the ways in which they should have been prevented.
For Want of a Nail
Turkish Airlines Flight 981
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Rachel
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Season 1
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Episode 2
On March 3rd, 1974, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 all but fell out of the sky, resulting in the deaths of 346 people. The resulting investigation and court case sent shock waves through the aviation industry. Join me for a deep dive into the catastrophic series of errors and corporate negligence that caused the equally catastrophic crash of Turkish Airlines flight 981.