On February 6, 1996, because of mechanical problems, the German tourists have to use another plane a Boeing 757. After takeoff, the computer issues confusing warnings to the pilots the plane is flying too slow and too fast. The final warning alerts the pilots: Stick Shaker Alert. The plane crashes after five minutes of flight.

How could the failure of a single instrument the airspeed indicator lead to the crash of one of the most modern commercial aircraft in the world?

From Season 5 Episode 8 "The Plane That Wouldn’t Talk": February 6, 1996 — A group of German tourists in the Dominican Republic is waiting impatiently to board their flight to Frankfurt. Mechanical problems grounded their plane – and the airline is forced to substitute the original aircraft with a Boeing 757 owned by Birgenair.

Within moments, the plane’s computer begins bombarding the cockpit with confusing alarms. The first indicates that the plane is travelling far too fast. But when the Captain reduces power slightly, he hears a warning that he’s suddenly flying too slowly.

The alarm warns the crew that the plane is moving so slowly, that it’s about to stall. Is the plane travelling too fast or too slow? The bewildered Captain doesn’t know which warnings to trust.

The crew never regains control of the plane, and less than five minutes after takeoff, it slams into the Atlantic Ocean. All 189 people on board are killed.

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