@destinationaircrash: The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was a powerful cargo jet, but Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316 never made it safely away from Shanghai. On April 15, 1999, a fatal misunderstanding in the cockpit triggered a devastating chain of events. Discover how a routine departure turned into an aviation tragedy. The crash of Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, was caused by a confusion between metres and feet, followed by an extreme control input from the captain. The official investigation identified the crew's loss of altitude awareness and the captain's overreaction as the probable cause #MD11 #KoreanAirCargo6316 #AirCrashInvestigation #AviationHistory #DestinationAirCrash

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