Mayday

S11E4 — Break Up Over Texas (Continental Express Flight 2574)

Air Date: 2011-12-29

Runtime: 45 minutes

Overview

On 11 September 1991, Continental Express Flight 2574 is nearing the end of its intra-state flight from Laredo, Texas, to Houston. As the pilots are preparing to land, the aircraft tips into a dive and falls out of the sky as the left wing tears apart. All 14 people on board die. Improper maintenance caused a section of the horizontal stabilizer to break loose during flight, after which the pilots had no control.

Crew

• Su Rynard — Director
• Christopher Blow — Writer

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