The streamer’s three-part series is especially timely in a year that’s been filled with aviation anxiety.
“Its reputation has always been bad.
And it was getting even worse, some people would say.”
The charred remains of Flight 3054 following the 2007 crash.Credit:Courtesy of Netflix
Truly, there’s something in the air.
Keep scrolling to learn more about the real-life events that inspired the Flight 5034 documentary.
What happened to TAM Airlines Flight 3054?
The charred remains of Flight 3054 following the 2007 crash.Courtesy of Netflix
It’s among the deadliest aviation accidents in South American history.
What caused Flight 3054’s crash?
Below is more about a few, but not all, of the main factors in the crash.
In fact, an early hypothesis involved the pilot doing this very thing.
Furthermore, the runway was lacking grooves to slough off rainwater.
The runway had been recently resurfaced, but the grooves had not yet been installed.
Despite rainy conditions on the day of the crash, the runway remained open.
“Congonhas has no escape area,” a voice explains in the series' teaser.
This sentiment was also expressed by aTimes of Londonreporter toCNNback in 2007.
A scene from ‘A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054’.Courtesy of Netflix
Then you land on the runway.
It is completely surrounded by the central part of Sao Paulo city.
This is not an airport out on the edge of the city.
The crowded Congonhas Airport on ‘A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054’.Courtesy of Netflix
This is right in the city."
A woman’s voice in the teaser echoes this, saying, “They fly by my window.
I could wave to the captain if I wanted to.”
A memorial to Flight 3054 as seen in ‘A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 5034’.Courtesy of Netflix
It also indicates that the interactive courses mandated during flight training could have been more in-depth.
Where can I watchA Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054?
All three episodes ofA Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054are currently streaming on Netflix.
