Aviation accidents, retold from the record
Every crash
has a cause.
Every crash has a cause. Cockpit to Cause follows the investigation from the last normal minute in the cockpit to the findings in the official report.
Narration and visuals are AI-generated, and we say so in every video.
Start the descent Watch on YouTubeScroll. The altitude drops with you.
Chapter one
The last normal minute
Every episode starts where the crew's day still looks routine: altitude, heading, a checklist read aloud.
From there we follow the timeline the investigators rebuilt, one entry at a time.
Chapter two
Built from the investigators' own documents
An exploded view, the way a maintenance manual draws it. Every part of the story has a source.
Generic twin-engine airliner. Illustrative drawing, not a specific aircraft.
Start from the report
Every episode begins with the investigators' own findings. The report is the spine of the script.
Rebuild the timeline
From the last normal minute to the final seconds, in order, with times and altitudes from the record.
Check every line
Each claim in the script points back to a page of the report. If the report doesn't say it, the video doesn't.
Say what is AI
Narration and visuals are AI-generated. That is stated in every video, in plain words.
Chapter three
Two recorders. One timeline.
Investigators line up the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder to rebuild the flight second by second.
Cockpit voice recorderIllustration, not real audio
Chapter four
The cases
Learjet 35A, Teterboro, New Jersey
A business jet flies an instrument approach to one runway, then tries to circle to another. It stalls close to the ground. Both pilots died. The report names the procedures that were not followed.
Southwest Airlines Flight 1380
A fan blade fails in climb. A piece of the engine cowling strikes the fuselage. The crew lands in Philadelphia, but one passenger died.
More cases are queued. Each one starts from a numbered public report.
Beyond the videos
The channel is the front door
Around the videos we are building a few things for readers who want more. In the order they will open.
- 01
The newsletter
One email per new case: the report number, the timeline, the findings. Free, with a confirmation email first, when it opens.
Planned - 02
The book
Stories from the final reports, retold in plain language. A digital edition, sold from this site. Written from public reports; AI use declared on the product page.
In preparation - 03
Engraved prints
The instruments, the recorder, the bolt: the drawings on this page as high-resolution digital files you print yourself.
Planned - 04
Field guides
Short guides for curious readers, starting with how to read a final investigation report.
Planned
The channel
One new case, one video
Each episode starts from the final report and goes back to the last normal minute. Watch and subscribe on YouTube.