The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)
Run Time: 46 mins
Air Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010
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5 Discovery Sky History National Geographic Channel National GeographicSeason 9 - Episode 7
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On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 flies into a peak in the Vosges Mountains while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport, killing 87 people. An error made in programing the aircraft's autopilot, combined with a sudden wind change, caused it to descend more rapidly than expected.