In 1994, a pilot let his children fly a plane, leading to a tragic disaster
The safety of international aviation was forever changed in 1994 after a pilot's decision to let his children sit at the controls led to a devastating crash in Siberia.
In March 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau mountains after the relief pilot brought his teenage children into the cockpit. While his daughter sat in the captain's seat, his son unknowingly partially disengaged the autopilot by applying pressure to the control column.
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