In 1985, Eastern Airlines Flight 980, crashed at 21,000 feet, on route to La Paz, Bolivia. Decades of searches turned up little, sparking a variety of conspiracy theories. Was it a disaster due to weather, a high altitude airport, a lack of experience, language barriers, and a lack of proper navigational equipment, or something more nefarious.
In 2016, a trio from the U.S., decides to revisit the crash site, and attempt to find the crash recorders. Roommates, Dan Futrell and Isaac Stoner, plan a two week trip to Bolivia hoping to succeed where the other expeditions have failed. They are joined by Peter Frick-Wright, of Outside Magazine, who penned the article that lead to this topic for the podcast.
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Flight 980
- What Happened to Eastern Airlines Flight 980?
- Eastern Airlines Flight 980 – Wikipedia
- Boeing 727 – Wikipedia
- Unearthing the 32-Year Mystery of Crashed Eastern Airlines Flight 980
- The housemates who found a lost plane wreck
- 31 years later, we found the flight recorders
- 32 Years after the Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 Crash, the NTSB has finished analyzing recently recovered wreckage
- Greg Feith – Wikipedia
- Airline Crash in Bolivia a Year Ago May Never Be Solved
- U.S. Diplomat, Others Head Toward Plane Crash Site
- Search continues for lost jet in Andes
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