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Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)

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A commuter plane crashes shortly after take-off, killing everyone onboard. Investigators are faced with the possibility that overweight passengers were one of the causes of this fatal crash. The airline industry based average passenger weight calculations on 1940s figures. Were they fatally out of date?

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  • Originally Aired April 30, 2008
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-14
  • Production Code 505
  • Network Discovery Channel (CA)
  • Created May 15, 2020 by
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  • Modified March 23, 2022 by
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Name Type Role
Mike Sheehan Writer
Jesse Bond Guest Star
Su Rynard Director