Air Crash Investigation
The Plane That Flew Too High (West Caribbean Airways Flight 708)
Directed by Ian RobertsonTV-14
S11 • E2 Aug 18, 2011 44mOn 16 August 2005, West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 stalls while cruising and crashes in rural Venezuela during a severe thunderstorm. Investigations revealed there were no faults with the engines. Pilot error led to the stall which was misinterpreted by the crew members, who took no recovery action until it was too late.
