HORRIFYING - all 4 engines FAILED! | British Airways flight 9
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Published 2023-04-18
Big thanks to Mr Moody for being so generous with his time. It was a pleasure to speak with him.
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Itâs June 24th, 1982, and the unthinkable has happened on board a British Airways Boeing 747-200. All four engines, have suddenly failed, miles above the Indian Ocean.
Without power, the massive plane is now descending. The pilots have mere minutes to restart the engines, before they, and their 261 passengers and crew, meet their demise in the ocean below. What follows is an incredible tale of grit, teamwork, and above all, coolness under pressure. And, Iâve invited the captain himself to tell the story. This is the story of British Airways flight 9.
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This video was created with reference to publicly available sources:
www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2022/03/captain-moodâŚ
www.code7700.com/case_study_british_airways_9.htm
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All Comments (21)
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đ˘Hope you enjoyed this one! You can watch my full interview with the Captain here âwww.patreon.com/GreenDotAviation
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Captain Eric Moody passed away March 21, 2024, at the age of 84. RIP sir.
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Literally the most British reaction to losing 4 engines flying through an electric volcano directly at a mountain range. "We have a small problem" XD
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You can really tell how much these 3 pilots trusted each other. To sacrifice massive amounts of time just to have 1 more team member back, to retry so many times even though it has never worked, to trust in each others decisions during situations of high intensity, it is seriously impressive how they managed to save this flight.
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'Ladies and Gentlemen. We are experiencing a small problem. We've lost all four engines...' - I love being a Brit
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"Forget the fucking book" if I were to hear this on a plane during an emergency I'd think it was over, but let's be honest this man is a beast and he saved them all
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Eric Moody is just such a nice dude and a great storyteller, very cool to get him to tell the story himself
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Very disappointing to hear the first officer and flight engineer didnât recieve a medal alongside the captain, they should have all recieved knighthood for this!! I also think they should make a movie about this, what a story to be told.
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I happen to find this story the week Eric Moody has passed away at 84. One of the most intense stories of saving an Airplane and its passengers. RIP Aviation Legend, Eric Moody
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The co pilot and engineer definitely deserves a medal. The worked as a team and all three of them are heroes
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Captain Eric is an absolute gentleman. A couple of years back, I was completing an assignment on the effect of Ash Clouds on Aircraft Engines and most others had used KLM 867 as their case study since it was the most widely available online. I was lucky to get in contact with Captain Eric and he was able to pass on lots of the Rolls Royce investigation documents which gave first hand testimony of the incident and the effect on the engines and damage resulted. So glad you got him on to the video as there is no better man to do this story justice than the Captain himself!
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I randomly came back to this video because it is one of my favourite aviation stories, then read that Captain Eric Moody has just recently passed away, rest in peace hero
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I'm obviously quite late to this discussion but I wanted to comment that this was one of the best accident discussions I've ever heard! It was fantastic to have the discussion between the pilot and content creator, well done!
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This is hands down my FAVORITE airplane video. What happened on that flight was terrifying but the crewâs response was amazing. I absolutely loved hearing from Captain Moody. Him and his crew are heroes.
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The "Jumbo glider" incident. Its terrifying to think how a perfectly working plane can turn into a falling brick within second through no fault of the pilots
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One of my family members was on this flight. The Crew, both in the cockpit and the cabin were so calm. Thanks to them all. I will miss your updates Eric. So glad we got to meet. Bless all the other crew as well. Many have gone before you.
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The unwavering confidence they exhibited in their training and their capacity to make a series of life-or-death decisions in rapid succession is nothing short of astonishing. Thanks @GreenDotAviation for creating such a great video.
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Your storytelling is stellar. Even though you mentioned the outcome of the incident at the beginning, and you were even talking to the captain himself, I was still on the edge of my seat all the way throughout, as if the ending to the story was still uncertain. Mad props, dude.
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Eric Moody is an amazing pilot. His determination and bloody mindedness saved all these precious lives. I've been on a plane where the landing gear didn't come down and it was incredibly scary. Fortunately the pilot did manage to get them down in time to land. The weather was atrocious. I have huge respect for pilots
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What a grand man. And so generous to retell a story heâs probably told many times before. Kudos to you that he respected you enough to take the time. Thanks.
