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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 6:10 pm
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wyseson
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This thread reminded me of an episode of National Geographic's Air Emergency. In 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed because the pilot's 15 year old son unknowingly activated an unusual feature of the Airbus A310's autopilot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593
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