When Pilots Push Too Far.. | ALM Flight 980

Mentour Pilot โ€ข September 20, 2025
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Get an exclusive NordVPN deal here โžผ https://nordvpn.com/pilot Itโ€™s risk-free with Nordโ€™s 30-day money-back guarantee! ----------------------------------------------------- A passenger jet, miles from land, low on fuel and running out of options.... the year is 1970 and Flight ALM 980 was heading for St. Maartenโ€™s runway but after a catastrophic series of events, ended up ditching into the ocean. How did they end up here? Find out. 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - What was ALM Flight 980's flight route? 10:00 - Who were the Pilots of ALM Flight 980? 20:00 - What was the weather like for ALM 980? 36:00 - How ALM 980 prepared for an ocean ditching 42:00 - What happened when ALM 980 hit the water? ----------------------------------------------------- If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot 737 Course: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Visit https://www.virtual737course.com to learn how to fly a 737 like Petter in our virtual 737 SIM course Make sure to use code "mentournow" for 20% off! โœˆ๏ธ Our Connections: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentourpilot-shop.fourthwall.com/ ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Our other channel: youtube.com/@MentourNow ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Our Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPodcast ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. SOURCES ----------------------------------------------------- Final Report: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7108.pdf NTSB A Norwegian airforce C-130 Hercules showing a rocket assisted JATO takeoff at Gardermoen air show 1994 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtxqtPs2eDk Aircraft Used: McDonnell Douglas DC 9 by SKYSIMULATIONS https://secure.simmarket.com/sky-simulations-skysimulations-dc-9-msfs2420.phtml St Maarten Takeoff: Dan's Flying & Things Via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsKVI6gYSGE&ab_channel=Dan%27sFlying%26Things St Maarten Landing 747: KLM Via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irgpI3PkOf0&ab_channel=KLMRoyalDutchAirlines DC8: Jon Proctor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_National_Airways DC9: Public Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_National_Airways Lockheed Electra: Jon Proctor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_National_Airways McDonnell Douglass HQ: The Rock Road Reporter https://rockroadreporter.blogspot.com/p/joes-six-pack.html Douglas DC 9: Classic Airliners & Vintage Pop Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwaS6XTF82Y&ab_channel=ClassicAirliners%26VintagePopCulture Glideslope Station: Herr-K https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glide_path#/media/File:EDDV-ILS_09R_Glideslope.jpg Localiser: Csnoke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument_landing_system_localizer#/media/File:Localizer_M39.jpg FAA Archieve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B6C25lPaos&ab_channel=FederalAviationAdministration ONA Flyer: onacrew.com https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/down-in-deep-water-the-ditching-of-alm-antillean-airlines-flight-980-0e2cd19970ad Song of the Clouds - Air Travel in 1956 | Shell Historical Film Archive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG-4bjOF4OY&ab_channel=Shell Tactical Air Power: Charlie Dean Archives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DbGNIfQ6dc&ab_channel=CharlieDeanArchives JATO 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnUsAJyPuyg&ab_channel=FrankieHMChannel%26PlaneSpotting JATO 2: https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/down-in-deep-water-the-ditching-of-alm-antillean-airlines-flight-980-0e2cd19970ad Margareth Abraham: curacao-airport.com https://curacao-airport.com/history-margareth-abraham/ Captain DeWitt https://emiliocorsetti.com/remembering-balsey-dewitt/ Captain DeWitt Interivew used with permission from Emilio Corsetti https://emiliocorsetti.com/remembering-the-missing/ #Mentourpilot #pilot #aircraft

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