A Plane Lost Its Floor But the Captain Saved the Day
Imagine you need to get from Los Angeles to New York. To make it not so painfully long, you choose to take American Airlines Flight 96, with stopovers in Detroit and Buffalo. But several minutes after your plane leaves Detroit, it happens. Seemingly out of the blue - bang! And a part of the aircraft's floor is missing right under your feet!
It happened on June 12, 1972. Captain Bryce McCormick was an aviation veteran with more than 24,000 flight hours under his belt. The co-pilot was also an experienced airman. There were 56 passengers on board the plane and 11 crew members. When the autopilot was turned on and the chief flight attendant went to the galley to make coffee, it happened. She was suddenly brought down to the floor by a powerful explosion...
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TIMESTAMPS:
Why First Officer turned on the autopilot 1:42
Powerful explosion 2:05
A gaping hole in the cabin's floor 3:01
The people on board were really lucky 4:58
The biggest challenge 6:19
Crazy landing 7:22
Why the cargo door blew out 8:21
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SUMMARY:
- All the control panel readings were normal, so Whitney turned on the autopilot. He didn't have anything to worry about: the radar confirmed that there was no bad weather on the route between Detroit and Buffalo.
- Cydya Smith, the chief flight attendant on Flight 96, left her seat as soon as she saw the signs off and went to the galley to make coffee. And at exactly that moment, it happened.
- The cockpit was rapidly filling with dark gray dust that blinded the men and didn't let them breathe.
- Unexplainably, a cargo door had been blown out less than 5 minutes after takeoff, and it left the plane with a gaping hole in its side.
- Hurricane force winds were sweeping through the cabin. One of the cabin crew members, Beatrice Copeland, was trapped under the collapsed door, unconscious.
- The biggest problem was that the DC-10 had one peculiarity: it didn't have a backup system that allowed for manual operation if the hydraulic system got knocked out.
- At that moment, the people on board the damaged plane still didn't know how lucky they were having Mr. McCormick as a pilot. Being curious about some of the DC-10 features, he’d spent hours on a flight deck simulator.
- McCormick understood that his damaged plane would need the priority to land, and he contacted the Detroit airport control tower.
- When the plane touched down, it was still moving incredibly fast. But the worst thing was that the aircraft was moving toward the main terminal building.
- Miraculously, Whitney managed to return the plane to the runway, with two sets of wheels running on the runway and the other two off.
- ll 67 people on board were alive, with only 11 not very serious injuries (9 passengers and 2 crew).
- A large cargo door gone as if peeled away by a huge can opener. But on the very same day, the missing door was located in a cornfield not far from Windsor, and investigators came to a shocking conclusion.
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Hey there, BrightSiders, do you prefer planes or cars?
@SRPFC
5 жыл бұрын
Cars
@purplequip3648
5 жыл бұрын
Planes I hate cars
@nothere4594
5 жыл бұрын
Can u sub to me
@nothere4594
5 жыл бұрын
And aryana
@SRPFC
5 жыл бұрын
@@nothere4594 I already did
This is how much of a raise McCormick deserves after that savior | | | V
@danielcardenas4307
4 жыл бұрын
$43.00
@nilo8642
4 жыл бұрын
$49.00
@danielpark4253
4 жыл бұрын
10,000.00$
@phisconsolae7118
4 жыл бұрын
148$? You people serious?
@Gabbybriii
4 жыл бұрын
I actually think he gets more than this in his pay check he had before this
Hole in the floor **guy still sleeps**
@MozWeiner
5 жыл бұрын
Ikr lol
@kriptmore6077
5 жыл бұрын
XD
@naturessplendor3349
5 жыл бұрын
:P
@lazyplanets
5 жыл бұрын
XD
@malitda9648
5 жыл бұрын
i would be that guy
That had to be the longest 30 minutes of their lives.
@billie.jeannn
3 жыл бұрын
LOL
Captain: Time to fly. Floor: I wanna fly!!
@ianonimi6618
4 жыл бұрын
This comment needs more likes ;-;
@mirandavitela6056
4 жыл бұрын
Who says floor's don't have dreams?😂
@ziakhawaja4274
4 жыл бұрын
Lol true also The floor should be replaced with me I wanna fly :)
@AZBTube
3 жыл бұрын
Lol!
@fathmathnazma7288
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
The most shocking is that the pilots didn’t get a promotion 😔
@falc0lombardi
4 жыл бұрын
r/WOOOOOSH
@archiekinsaldc9864
4 жыл бұрын
Cause it’s fake
@cristiandior2805
4 жыл бұрын
@@falc0lombardi I have Reddit, buddy.
@lelandwuscott
4 жыл бұрын
Promoted to what there pilots that’s all they do
@mediy0
4 жыл бұрын
@@archiekinsaldc9864 the thing is real.I looked it up on yt
I edited this comment so the replies don’t make sense
@Jrm-bd3nl
5 жыл бұрын
The what is lava? Walls? Ceilings?
@wennie847
5 жыл бұрын
The what is lava? “The is lava”
@greenpewdiepie4209
5 жыл бұрын
I KNOW! The Blank Is Lava
@skatersomething7yearsago457
5 жыл бұрын
Plz no 2016
@claudiaquiroga2551
5 жыл бұрын
Not liking lol
When a plane is about to crash, people only care about their own lives. But there is one person on board that cares about everybody’s lives, the pilot. Respect the pilot.
@cloudicoffee6146
4 жыл бұрын
Thx for reading x
Nobody: Cargo Door: “Aight Imma Head Out”
@plasmxozut312
4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@totothemotto1848
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Callies_ChaoticAnimationCorner
3 жыл бұрын
IKR 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😹😹😹😹😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@eeeee9934
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
First no roof Then no bottom Now what no plane and people flying
@felicescirocco8152
4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@toychica-qp3rv
4 жыл бұрын
Yah
@phantomaviator1318
4 жыл бұрын
Plane Turns To Dust At 69,420 Feet, Pilot Did This To Save The Lives Of Those On Board
@PlagueOfBees
4 жыл бұрын
"Plane mid air vanishes, what the pilot did next will shock you"
@Slimappol
4 жыл бұрын
@Nyan Cat lol you didnt get the joke
0:30 **Hole in the floor** Dude in front with Headphones: *ahh,I'll just sleep*
@simonyo242sw
3 жыл бұрын
Pffffft thats william afton alright
@gervinaguila9853
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@eugene7720
3 жыл бұрын
@@simonyo242sw whos that?
@Cotton_bear
3 жыл бұрын
@@simonyo242sw r u sure that is William Afton cuz William will just hop of the plane and won’t die
@billie.jeannn
3 жыл бұрын
FR MEH 😭✌🏻👍
I like how the floor blew open and someguy is just relaxing like This is fine
@DoraMarquezVR
3 жыл бұрын
I would have passed out 🤣 U👄U
@meepnugget1651
3 жыл бұрын
I’m perfectly ok with what is currently happening
@dipakrai6750
3 жыл бұрын
@@DoraMarquezVR same UwU
@eeeee9934
3 жыл бұрын
👁👄👁-it is what it is
@VedhikaT.S
3 жыл бұрын
@@dipakrai6750 p
3:21 I love how the person with a broken seat is freaked out but the one thats wearing headphones is just chilling lol
*hole in the plane* People: yay air conditioner
@hamzaadel4130
4 жыл бұрын
Published on Jun 14 2019
@phantomaviator1318
4 жыл бұрын
r/cursedcomments
@Tony-sc7ce
4 жыл бұрын
wattttt
@Tony-sc7ce
4 жыл бұрын
they already have air conditiner
@shaistaarshad9566
4 жыл бұрын
There r awesome air conditioners in a plane pol(I’m not being rude) Btw Hole in the plane* People: AHHHHHHH R.I.P. ME
To the beautiful person scrolling through the messages I wish you a great day. Bright side the best Small channel love❤
@Dndragon55
5 жыл бұрын
It's not a small channel it has more Than 25 million subs
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5 жыл бұрын
@@Dndragon55 i think INTERESTING THINGS means that we are the small channels of course, not Bright side
@xpastelstrawberry5544
4 жыл бұрын
I’m SmAllEr
@darkside6813
4 жыл бұрын
Im smaller i have 5 subs
@anaflores1896
4 жыл бұрын
INTERESTING THINGS thx
Wow, Everybodys lucky to have him he's a hero!
Passenger: im gonna die im gonna die i can see the ground Pilot: ok this just a flight sim Pilot see’s smoke THIS NOT A FLIGHT SIM
@mohdakhtarbeg1767
3 жыл бұрын
XD
@SomeAverageLoser
3 жыл бұрын
@@mohdakhtarbeg1767 \__/
@jdstrutt
3 жыл бұрын
I dont think that necessary
@mrhacker9109
3 жыл бұрын
@@jdstrutt honestly I don’t even remember writing this
@rozgoodall813
2 жыл бұрын
LOLLLLLLL
4:19 why does the girl in the pink shirt look happy😂
@theyyluvvmaddi
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahahah
@thegreekgodzeus8455
3 жыл бұрын
The old guy too
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3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
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3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@SongsOcean2806
3 жыл бұрын
Lol 🤣🤣🤣
The door wasnt secured like it supposed to be glad everyone survive including the crew.
@smashing_data4292
5 жыл бұрын
It was a design flaw with the securing mechanism. There were at least 2 other flights that experienced the same problem.
@aallisonn_6026
4 жыл бұрын
Are you a flight attendant I don’t think so
@rachelletanzil4963
4 жыл бұрын
@@aallisonn_6026 i just going off by what i seen it dont take a rocket scientist to noticed or a flight attendants to notice thing what ur point of saying that.
@smashing_data4292
4 жыл бұрын
Allison Aoxx I’m an engineer and it’s my job to know about this stuff.
@mach6893
3 жыл бұрын
The cargo loader in Detroit tried to secure the door but he couldn't because the lever that locked the door was jammed. He had to apply extra force with his knee, but the door still wasn't secure. He warned the ground mechanic about this and requested to ground the flight until the cargo door was secured.
0:13 I’m pretty sure New York isn’t right next to Delaware lol
@angelina.ballerina6029
3 жыл бұрын
No it is;)
What a wild ride. Great story telling. Luckily the reaction went well.
Wow! The not being able to slow down when they were approaching the runway. As the first mate noticed the speed of 184 mph was not allowing the plane to descend at at a safe drop in altitude but rather began dropping at a much faster rate they knew they wouldn't be able to safely land on the runway without crashing upon impact. So when the pilot began to speed up the plane it began to descend slower. Temporarily. And that they were 880 (?) feet from the edge of the runway. Brilliant pilot who was able to save everyone's life. Amazing and extremely frightening!
3:23 passengers like that one with ear phones are every airline company's dream
I never thought I would live to see the answers to so many mysteries in my life time. In a matter of three days, I've learned almost more than twenty mysteries in my lifetime! People should be told about this channel!! It's changed my entire life in less than a week
If I was in there, the captain would of saved my life not my day....
@funnytastic1181
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@eeeee9934
3 жыл бұрын
U r right
@salaarmayaal891
3 жыл бұрын
Lol why do people not like innovative comments 😅 creativity *100
@waleskarehbein6157
3 жыл бұрын
Jfgfg
@ppphhhoooeee
2 жыл бұрын
But tbh in english that means about the same lol
*Hole in the plane* Phil Swift:THATS A LOT OF DAMAGE Also Phil:FIX IT WITH FLEX TAPE!
@rotting8028
4 жыл бұрын
@@joebidenofficialpotus *If you insist* r/whooooosh It has been done.
@Scary_Snail129
4 жыл бұрын
LOLOLOLOL😹😹😂😂
@fruity9465
4 жыл бұрын
@@joebidenofficialpotus r/woooosh
Gotta love the DC10's friendly little cargo door
@Tstahl962
4 жыл бұрын
Pilot: Let's fly! Boeing: Yes Sir! Pilot: Let's fly! Airbus: Say the nice word! Pilot: Let's fly! DC 10/MD 11, LoL CaRgO DoOr...
@tryford1915
4 жыл бұрын
No it nearly killed 67 people
@phantomaviator1318
4 жыл бұрын
@@tryford1915 r/ _DC10 engine noises_
@GavinKelly12
4 жыл бұрын
Sir Smokealot great comment I would never fly on a Douglas aircraft
1:57 Wait they turned off the no smoking sign? Why?
@shadyshadow986
4 жыл бұрын
The Great Duk I got confused too because smocking isn’t allowed on flights Edit: it might be bc the rule was only made after this happened
@rileyywhited
4 жыл бұрын
The rule didn't exist yet, it was only 1972
@AZBTube
3 жыл бұрын
Plane in old days had smoking sections but now it's completely prohibited.
Heroic pilots, deserve a medal.
The most shocking moment was when the plane landed safely🤣
@janetmiller2160
5 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@lazyplanets
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@shaistaarshad9566
4 жыл бұрын
IKR?
TIMESTAMPS: Why First Officer turned on the autopilot 1:42 Powerful explosion 2:05 A gaping hole in the cabin's floor 3:01 The people on board were really lucky 4:58 The biggest challenge 6:19 Crazy landing 7:22 Why the cargo door blew out 8:21
5 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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Жыл бұрын
😮😅😂!!!
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10 ай бұрын
@@francesduguay971it error to pin!
Hi Bright Side! I love riddles and everytime I wanna test my brain, I click on one of your videos and then I keep clicking on more and more. You're amazing!
Next video: A plane lost the cockpit, but the captain saved the day.
@yrmendiratta4475
2 жыл бұрын
Just how ???
@Kawaii_collector
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣hahaha
Then a Turkish DC-10 had the same cargo door failure. RIP everyone on Turkish 981.
@juliemanarin4127
5 жыл бұрын
OMG...terrible!
@leohartley155
5 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah outside Paris
@IamIan
5 жыл бұрын
and crashed!!!!
@arianagrandefanno1926
4 жыл бұрын
OMFG THATS SO BAD ! WHEN WAS THAT!? RIP...
@arianagrandefanno1926
4 жыл бұрын
I thx
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@Mimpiz
4 жыл бұрын
Random Person Awwww thanks this is actually a really nice idea
@spidermanenthusiast1
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks😂This made my day!
@earlybirder6195
4 жыл бұрын
Awww...
@akirablade5538
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for my happiness during my depression
@someonerandom8912
4 жыл бұрын
It is true!
This was a wonderful video about this incident. Thank you!
Love your vids so interesting I learn new things every time
Captain sits in the right seat, seems legit.
This is a great video to watch 1 week before my flight to New York
0:29 the boy in front of him was just chillin with his headphones 😂😂😂
Imagine how the people would have felt when the floor disappeared from the bottom of their feet. I am glad that no one was standing on that section. This tells that you should be careful even if you are in a fully safe flight or anywhere else.
Me when. I never heard of this before Me: I love planes Me when I heard about this Me: heh I will take the car
@islampath2success41
4 жыл бұрын
i live in india i never travel with plane
@hungpham3223
4 жыл бұрын
islam path2success ok also what dose it look like in india
@TheSinghtej
4 жыл бұрын
You actually have a higher chance of dying taking a car.
@CamilaThe
4 жыл бұрын
Tejinder Singh correct my moms cousin died when we were going to mexico
the guy still listeng music and experiencing nothing of air pressure but enjoying his music
5:09... red shirt dude:Idc just gonna listen to music when my life is in danger
I love the way that guy in the front seat is still jamming to the music with headphones on😂🤣.
It's actually pretty amazing how no floor vanished under the seats making anyone fall.
Always the best videos! Very thankful to not be on that flight ✈️ 😄
@AdrienneStarr
5 жыл бұрын
Right?!
@NenaLavonne
5 жыл бұрын
AdrienneStarr 😂
I WANT HIM TO BE MY PILOT HIS THE BEST
@winxfan1493
3 жыл бұрын
?
@reallylamekid8120
3 жыл бұрын
What about Sully
@ChaoticMarsha
3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@farrax7857
3 жыл бұрын
Lol where is ur private jet
@axshidesu
3 жыл бұрын
@@farrax7857 show off
*hole in a plane* People: Yay. Free Air Conditioner!
*Oh wow just put ramen noodles and everything is back to normal*
@okok0kok0kok
4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@erikaceja1447
4 жыл бұрын
Do you think they have ramen on a plane like bruh -__________-
@optic3894
4 жыл бұрын
Erika Ceja issa joke
@caelindlima1607
4 жыл бұрын
Tik tok be like... lol
@xiiiaomei
4 жыл бұрын
Erika Ceja r/woooooooooooooooooooosh
love your vids
I’m glad that the captain saved everyone
I like listening to your plane story’s with happy endings
i bet (or I HOPE) that design flaw was fixed in a hurry! a miracle that no one on that plane died that day!
Nobody: That guy with headphones: Nah, i don’t time for this ,I will just sleep
:> keep making videos!
This was a great vid keep up the good work (subbed)
What an amazing story! I’m most surprised by the fact that no one was seriously injured in such a low visibility environment. Thanks BRIGHT SIDE 😉
Salute to the pilot🙏
3:22 The man sitting in front was just calm listening to music and not even caring for a hole
3:21 that boy wearing headphones are so calm😂
On airplanes I like to get comfy so I unbuckle when I can and sometimes walk around or stand A LOT
TC-JAV wasn't so lucky 🥺 R.I.P all 346 from the flight 981 😭
I love this story make more!✈
@adrianacarr196
Жыл бұрын
Yes I love your vidios
that cargo door blowing out always happens with dc 10s
The most shocking thing I found was how technological airplanes were in 1972.
@wargodsix
5 жыл бұрын
Unknown legend less computers more mechanics can make planes better yes some computers but all should have machanic backups
@unknownlegend4906
5 жыл бұрын
@@wargodsix 100%
@grandinosour
5 жыл бұрын
@@wargodsix that was the best thing about the 737....it still uses cables and pulleys to connect the flight control surfaces to the cockpit levers.... Those planes can still be flown with total electronic failure.
@wargodsix
5 жыл бұрын
grandinosour that’s what machanical is levers wires pullys
3:54 Aren't the flight attendants supposed to help you? Cuz this girl just dipped 😂
They must’ve been very lucky to have that Captain as there pilot he and the co pilot should have got a huge promotion they saved 50+ lives! What a hero😌
Bright Side, did you intentionally lower the tone of the audio that's in the intro of this video?
@BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL
5 жыл бұрын
R313 J283 why? Do u like it this way?
I WOULD CHOSE BOTH BUT MOSTLY ON PLANES NICE INTRO BTW
Thx for making the games and this I hope u guys can make among us
😀👍you make everything sound less frightening
Hey do you notice the music is lower pitched?
@jacobthebeast2257
4 жыл бұрын
Same!
@cadefilms4072
4 жыл бұрын
Put on 1.25x
Hey beautiful people 😄 . May God bless you And I wish that you will be very happy and successful in your life 😄 . Best regards from the small youtuber 😄😄😄😄😄😄 who is trying to grow up 😄
@NenaLavonne
5 жыл бұрын
Scientific buddy you too!
@brianc5739
5 жыл бұрын
Scientific buddy most comments usually say “ hey I hope you have a great day” but this actually made my day ! 😊
@randomcannon3260
5 жыл бұрын
This is just begging for likes. This has no correlation to the video and is completely useless for the comments section.
@leehenry1954
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@chikayy
5 жыл бұрын
Random Cannon it might make people feel good
1:34 pilot sits on the left, not the right !
Dude is so calm while driving the plane. THis guy is so chill.
3:22 - Dude just chillin in an air emergency.
3:23 that dude in the headphones looks so calm
3:41-45 😍😍😍 I'm in loved with the flight attendant doing that.
I am so grateful to watch this kind of stuff for free.
So That accident was the reason we seet air vents in aircrafts nowadays.
3:17 I think the guy with the earphone thinks the loud noise and the screaming is part of the music, like rock music
@bananaboi9644
4 жыл бұрын
But he's calm, so maybe not rock music
Wow my heart was pounding fast once I saw this story
0:30 The passenger ahead of green tshirt is sleeping if by chance his seat lock breaks then lol 😂
Hole:Hey pal, so Im going to disappear in five seconds, so you better get out of this seat Guy:😐
3:37 Why the heck was that lady wearing the pink shirt smiling?!
3:02 that woman with the pink shirt was laughing
that was awesome
What did I find the most shocking? That they allowed a plane with design flaws to fly.
**a hole breaks in floor** Passanger sitting there: WHAT THE F**** JUST HAPPEND??????????!!!!!!
@d1sc0rd49
3 жыл бұрын
u mean f*** not f** XD
Bright side always makes my mind biright🥰 wow
That Captain is a real hero.
5:06 that’s me in front
The most shocking was that a design flaw almost caused a crash.
@mach6893
2 жыл бұрын
Even more shocking? That same design flaw caused a crash two years later.
Thanks now I have fear of planes :) I had my own story of how my flight from India to Singapore when there was a tornado and alot of turbalance heading to orisa...I think it was on 2019 and my friend was going to orisa, The flight also was making many ears pop , and many people were panicking but it wasn’t scary being inside a big tornado....
The landing was amazing🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
1:25 Did someone notice first pilot was on the left side and captain on the right?
@ol12gaming92
4 жыл бұрын
Yes I even commented that
@ol12gaming92
4 жыл бұрын
I noticed
Technology today should have cameras for the pilots.
American Airlines Flight 96 (AA96/AAL96) was a regular domestic flight operated by American Airlines from Los Angeles to New York via Detroit and Buffalo. On June 12, 1972, the left rear cargo door of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 operating the flight blew open and broke off en route between Detroit and Buffalo above Windsor, Ontario; the accident is thus sometimes referred to as the Windsor incident, although according to the NTSB it is an accident, not an incident.[2]
How do we make the cargo door perfectly secured? Why?