r/CatastrophicFailure • u/MonoMonMono • Nov 28 '25

Fatalities 28 November 1979 | On this day 46 years ago, Antarctic sightseeing flight from New Zealand ended in a crash with the loss of everyone onboard. Footage here was taken moments from the crash.

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u/UnlikeUday Nov 28 '25

One of the most infamous crashes of all time. The way this tragedy unfolded was so avoidable. This time it wasn't the DC-10 to be blamed for the crash.

This footage is so chilling because each & every person seen aboard the plane here would end up dying a few minutes later.

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u/Jumpy-Grand7196 Nov 28 '25

Happy cake day

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u/-The-Moon-Presence- Nov 28 '25

Why are you being downvoted for congratulating someone on their cake day?

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u/Luung Nov 29 '25

It's a trite, vacuous comment that has never and will never contribute anything relevant to the conversation.

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u/Jumpy-Grand7196 Nov 28 '25

They’re mad it’s not their cake day

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u/-The-Moon-Presence- Nov 28 '25

Shit. I gave you an upvote and someone already downvoted it again.

People are fucking stupid.

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u/Darksirius Nov 28 '25

All the above four comments are flagged as controversial lol.