A commuter flight experiences a tragic crash near Durango, Colorado, leading to numerous fatalities. Investigation reveals potential contributing factors including poor flying and shocking allegations of drug use by the captain before the flight.

Do you know any other plane disaster stories where substance abuse led to the crash?

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Mayday: Air Disaster From Season 16 Episode 6:

Shuttling passengers from Denver to Durango in southern Colorado, Continental Express Flight 2286 is about to touch down when it crashes in the frozen wilderness just a few miles from the runway. After a dramatic rescue, it’s up to investigators to figure out what went wrong. The exhaustive search for answers leads to a series of dead ends. That is, until an unlikely tip points to a shocking conclusion.

Every time a plane crashes, the world takes notice, and so do the experts whose job it is to figure out what happened. Mayday uncovers the truth behind the most legendary aviation disasters, and every episode features eyewitness accounts, captivating reenactments, stateoftheart CGI, and interviews with the investigators who ultimately determined what went wrong.

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Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic nonfiction series that investigates highprofile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget.

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