Scapegoat
Emilio Corsetti III
On April 4, 1979, a Boeing 727 with 82 passengers and a crew of 7 rolled over and plummeted from an altitude of 39,000 feet to within seconds of crashing were it not for the crew’s actions to save the plane. The cause of the unexplained dive was the subject of one of the longest NTSB investigations at that time.
While the crew’s efforts to save TWA 841 were initially hailed as heroic, that all changed when safety inspectors found twenty-one minutes of the thirty-minute cockpit voice recorder tape blank. The captain of the flight, Harvey “Hoot” Gibson, subsequently came under suspicion for deliberately erasing the tape in an effort to hide incriminating evidence. The voice recorder was never evaluated for any deficiencies.
From that moment on, the investigation was focused on the crew to the exclusion of all other evidence. It was an investigation based on rumors, innuendos, and speculation. Eventually the NTSB, despite sworn testimony to the contrary, blamed the crew for the incident by having improperly manipulated the controls; leading to the dive. This is the story of a NTSB investigation gone awry and one pilot’s decade-long battle to clear his name.
Duration - 11h 17m.
Author - Emilio Corsetti III.
Narrator - Fred Filbrich.
Published Date - Friday, 13 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Emilio Corsetti III
Fred Filbrich
Odyssey Publishing, LLC
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
On April 4, 1979, a Boeing 727 with 82 passengers and a crew of 7 rolled over and plummeted from an altitude of 39,000 feet to within seconds of crashing were it not for the crew’s actions to save the plane. The cause of the unexplained dive was the subject of one of the longest NTSB investigations at that time. While the crew’s efforts to save TWA 841 were initially hailed as heroic, that all changed when safety inspectors found twenty-one minutes of the thirty-minute cockpit voice recorder tape blank. The captain of the flight, Harvey “Hoot” Gibson, subsequently came under suspicion for deliberately erasing the tape in an effort to hide incriminating evidence. The voice recorder was never evaluated for any deficiencies. From that moment on, the investigation was focused on the crew to the exclusion of all other evidence. It was an investigation based on rumors, innuendos, and speculation. Eventually the NTSB, despite sworn testimony to the contrary, blamed the crew for the incident by having improperly manipulated the controls; leading to the dive. This is the story of a NTSB investigation gone awry and one pilot’s decade-long battle to clear his name. Duration - 11h 17m. Author - Emilio Corsetti III. Narrator - Fred Filbrich. Published Date - Friday, 13 January 2023.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:34
Author's Note
Duration:00:01:32
Chapter 1
Duration:00:17:47
Chapter 2
Duration:00:26:28
Chapter 3
Duration:00:27:04
Chapter 4
Duration:00:20:12
Chapter 5
Duration:00:29:29
Chapter 6
Duration:00:10:28
Chapter 7
Duration:00:14:36
Chapter 8
Duration:00:18:00
Chapter 9
Duration:00:17:08
Chapter 10
Duration:00:11:13
Chapter 11
Duration:00:22:35
Chapter 12
Duration:00:21:02
Chapter 13
Duration:00:09:41
Chapter 14
Duration:00:26:04
Chapter 15
Duration:00:16:43
Chapter 16
Duration:00:34:23
Chapter 17
Duration:00:18:14
Chapter 18
Duration:00:18:24
Chapter 19
Duration:00:28:18
Chapter 20
Duration:00:17:23
Chapter 21
Duration:00:15:15
Chapter 22
Duration:00:05:00
Chapter 23
Duration:00:38:17
Chapter 24
Duration:00:22:02
Chapter 25
Duration:00:29:31
Chapter 26
Duration:00:10:43
Chapter 27
Duration:00:26:05
Chapter 28
Duration:00:47:10
Chapter 29
Duration:00:50:33
Epilogue
Duration:00:25:06
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:49