as it reaches 10,000 feet, fire breaks out in the cargo hold. moments later, pilots lose control of the plane and plunges into the everglades. they discovered that it had already burnt up pretty much in the sky. may 11th, 1996, valujet flight 592 has just taken off from miami bound for atlanta, georgia. six minutes after take-off, the pilots hear a loud noise from inside the body of the plane. seconds later, the electrical systems fail. the first officer radios air traffic control. immediate return to miami. jesse fisher is on duty. his voice was very calm. very in control. he didn t sound urgent. while the pilots are assessing the electrical failure, smoke has started to come up through the floors of the cabin. what kind of problem are you
i need the closest airport possible. he s maybe two or three miles closer to dade collier, but at his rate of speed and altitude, he can easily make miami, and miami has services. we have fire equipment. there s medical. collier is out in the everglades and there s nothing there. walton little is fishing in the everglades and can see that something is going very wrong for flight 592. when i hear the loud jet noise, i look to my left shoulder. i see a large aircraft, unusually low to the ground. we re like, okay. this is probably going to be a crash on the airport now. i realize that the bank angle is getting steeper and steeper, and actually approaches and exceeds 90 degrees such that it s rolling over on its back. when the plane banks at that angle, the wings can t provide enough lift, causing the plane to lose altitude.
his rate of speed and altitude, he can easily make miami. and miami has services. we have the fire equipment. there s medical. dade collier is out in the everglades and there s nothing there. walton little is fishing in the everglades and can see that something is going very wrong for flight 592. when i hear the loud jet noise, i look to my left shoulder. i see a large aircraft. unusually low to the ground. we re like, okay, this is probably going to be a crash on the airport now. i realized that the bank ang cell getting steeper and steeper and actually approaches and exceeds 90 degrees, such that it s rolling over. on its back. when the plane banks at that angle, the wings can t provide enough lift, causing the plane to lose altitude. if the wings are level, then
already burnt up pretty much in the sky. may 11th, 1996, valujet flight 592 has just taken off from miami bound for atlanta, georgia. six minutes after takeoff, the pilots hear a loud noise from inside the body of the plane. seconds later, the electrical systems fail. the first officer radios air traffic control. need immediate return to miami. jesse fisher is on duty. his voice was very calm. very in control. he didn t sound urgent. while the pilots are assessing the electrical failure, smoke has started to come up through the floors of the cabin. what kind of problem are you having? smoke in the cockpit smoke in the cabin. roger. the smoke moves into the flight deck. the airplane finally levels off and begins a turn and the