Air Crash Investigation - S09E06 Cold Case (Air Ontario Flight 1363 and USAir Flight 405)

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On 10 March 1989, Air Ontario Flight 1363 crashed just after take off, killing 24 people. Three years later, on 22 March 1992, USAir Flight 405 also crashed just after take off in similar conditions to Flight 1363. The cause of the crashes was icing.

Type of aircraft: Both Fokker F28-1000's.
Cause of disaster: Poor maintenance, pilot error, icing due to the limitation of the de-icing fluid and design flaw of the wings of the Fokker F28.

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