Complete Voice Data Recorder Transcript - Synopsis of the Tragic Flight of N79NX - 4K

Just toss your pride in the back seat and declare an emergency. No more confusion, just follow the vectors and alt changes. No paperwork, just say help! I was a controller for over 40 yrs, pilots declaring does not piss anyone off. Pilots, when in doubt, declare, nothing happens except you are the number #1 focus and priority. The controller will ask a few questions so they're fully aware and then it's all about getting you down safely.

If only there had been a pilot on board, this disaster could have been averted.

I cannot believe that they took off after not diagnosing a master alarm. Absolutely unforgivable.

This flight was doomed from engine start. Not a checklist within a million miles. No CIGAR. No pre-takeoff avionics configuration. No departure briefing. No line up check. No after takeoff or cruise checks. Almost lost it on takeoff. No approach brief (that goes without saying) Absolute disaster from the beginning. The pilot was so far behind the airplane, it’s a miracle he’s survived as long as he did. It’s so sad for the poor innocent people on board.

I have read a ton of CVR transcripts and accident reports over the years. This one is one of if not the worst I heave seen. This wasn’t a bad day this was just absolute incompetence, failure to plan, failure to level the wings and sort it out to live another day. RIP

I've been flying 28.5 years and what I witnessed in this transcript was beyond comprehension. I couldn't even call these two individuals in the cockpit pilots. They broke every rule in aviation and sounded like they were absolutely clueless. RIP to the 8 victims.

They proceeded in spite of over 3 minutes of master caution without diagnosing that??? OMG. No hope.

Trying to reengage the autopilot again and again and again is foolish. Fly the plane and ask ATC for help. That's what they are there for.

These boys were way past declaring an emergency. They just needed to fly the airplane , wings level and 60% throttle should have done the trick. And if you need to navigate then ease the nose over to the Big W /270 degrees and land will soon appear. The pilot should stop talking and only fly with wings level and trim for zero clime or descent , 60% throttle. Old pilots were taught this when they were young pilots. Pilots who fly in bad weather are buried in sunshine.

Some people mentally are just not capable of being a pilot. I am astonished this pilot ever managed to pass the written portion of the test. I cannot see anything he did that was even merely adequate. The outcome is not surprising.

They were behind the aircraft even before takeoff. Who in their right mind ignores a master caution while still pressing on. ?

I'm not a pilot, but if my brake light came on in my car, I wouldn't plan on driving it a few 100 miles. This is just unbelievable.

Wow I can't believe they were so unprepared in this advanced aircraft. They were behind the plane since takeoff. RIP for all who died.

I worked for a jetliner company for 20 years, as an acoustics guy, I helped playback voice recorder data recovered from crashes involving our aircraft. Its a sad, solemn thing to listen to a person's last words. I never got accustomed to it.

Thanks for the video. May I make a suggestion? Your information is good. Perhaps you could allow your pages to remain in place, especially those with long commentary, a bit longer. I consider myself a good reader, yet there was insuffecient time to read the print at a moderate pace, before the next frame. I look forward to more of your work.

Very sad to imagine the confusion and frustration they were experiencing. Thank you for putting this together. It will be interesting to see what the NTSB comes back with.

I do not think there were any PILOTS in the plane that day, sad😢.

Don't know how these two guys ever got their pilot licenses and their type rating. They didn't know a single thing about the aircraft they were flying and its navigation systems. It actually seemed they didn't even know the basics of aircraft flight.

1st rule Fly the plane 2nd rule Fly the plane I think you get the plan

Just found your channel. Love it. Subscribed ASAP! My one brush with a close call was the summer of 1989 July. I was 16 and flying back home to South Dakota from Massachusetts. I decided to stay 1 week longer and I am glad I did. My flight would have been the United Airlines Sioux City flight 232 that crashed on the runway and killed 117 people. There's video footage of it. On our way we had to stop on the tarmac at Sioux City Airport and we saw the devastation first hand. Everything was all black and very unsettling. Especially thinking that I could have been one of those poor passengers just a week ago. I was a nervous wreck the short way home. That's something you'll never get to see usually or experience. All these years later and it still haunts me. I give mad respect for any pilot that endures this day by day. Hats off to you!