Terror in Paradise (Air Moorea Flight 1121) (S13E07)
S13E07
On August 9, 2007, tragedy struck as Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashed shortly after departing from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, claiming the lives of all 19 passengers and the pilot. The disaster was attributed to a severely worn and partially broken elevator control cable that ultimately failed during flight. The cable was subjected to excessive strain due to the changing forces on the elevators during flap retraction. Compounding the issue, the aircraft had been frequently shaken by jet exhaust while parked, which likely exacerbated the stress on the control cables.
Show
Mayday
Episode
S13E07
Air Date
Jan 27, 2014
Season 13 Episodes
S13E01
Fight to the Death (British European Airways Flight 548)
S13E02
Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90)
S13E03
Speed Trap (Hughes Airwest Flight 706)
S13E04
Queens Catastrophe (American Airlines Flight 587)
S13E05
Lost in Translation (Crossair Flight 498)
S13E06
Massacre Over the Mediterranean (Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870)
S13E07
Terror in Paradise (Air Moorea Flight 1121)
S13E08
Imperfect Pitch (XL Airways Germany Flight 888T)
S13E09
Into the Eye of the Storm (Hurricane Hunters NOAA42)
S13E10
Titanic in the Sky (Qantas Flight 32)