PART 1 | February 1st, 1991 It's a busy night at Los Angeles International Airport and US Air Flight #1493 is on its final approach. The pilots configure for landing and although they repeatedly radio the tower, their calls go unanswered. Within seconds of touching down, the aircraft erupts in flames and crashes into an abandoned brick building.

Come back this Wednesday to find out how this air disaster happened in part 2!

From Season 9 Episode 4 "Cleared For Disaster": It's a busy night at Los Angeles International Airport. The pilots on flight #1493 configure for landing however their calls go unanswered and within seconds after touch down, the aircraft erupts in flames.

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