1<html> 2<head> 3<title>Flight 2605</title> 4<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/wal2605.css" /> 5<style> 6.section.podcast-section { 7 text-align: center; 8 color: white; 9} 10 11.section.podcast-section .casts { 12 display: flex; 13} 14 15.section.section.podcast-section .casts div { 16 width: 50%; 17} 18</style> 19</head> 20<body> 21 22<main> 23 <header> 24 <img src="/imgs/western02.jpg" /> <br/> 25 What Happend to Western Airlines DC-10 Flight 2605? 26 </header> 27 28 <div class="section podcast-section"> 29 <h1>Podcasts About The Incident</h1> 30 <div class="casts"> 31 <div> 32 <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/plane-crash-podcast/e/63054594"> 33 Plane Crash Podcast: Western Airlines Flight 2605 34 </a><br/> 35 <iframe style="border: solid 1px #dedede;" src="https://app.stitcher.com/splayer/f/372815/63054594" width="220" height="150" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> 36 </div> 37 38 <div> 39 <a href="https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/10335518"> 40 Stories That Empower: 095 Eduardo Valenciana 41 </a><br/> 42 <iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10335518/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/no/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/5b666a/" height="90" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> 43 </div> 44 </div> 45 46 </div> 47 48 <div class="section1 section"> 49 <img src="imgs/2605tail.jpg" /> 50 <div class="details"> 51 On the morning of October 31, 1979 the jumbo jet was on final approach at Benito Juarez International Airport at Mexico City and things were about to go very wrong. <br/> 52 This site is dedicated to the memory of the crew and passengers of this doomed aircraft and is witness to the facts and events surrounding this incident 53 </div> 54 </div> 55 56 <div class="section2 section"> 57 <div class="details"> 58 About 0541 Mexican Central Time Western Airlines DC-10 Flight 2605 was making an approach to the airport in reported VFR conditions when it 59 touched down on the dirt on the left of the edge of Runway 23 Left, which was closed to traffic. <br/> 60 A missed approach had been initiated. 61 During the maneuver the aircraft struck a loaded dump truck with its extented right landing gear. 62 The aircraft continued to fly for another 23 heart wrenching seconds before impacting into airport buildings, ground equipment and an adjacent neighborhood. 63 Ninty-eight people were killed, amoung them were 11 crew members. 64 </div> 65 66 <img src="/imgs/photo17.jpg" /> 67 68 <div class="details"> 69 On-site investigation of this terrible tragedy was conducted under the auspices of Servicio a La Navegacion en el Espacio Aereo Mexicano (SENEAM), the Mexican equivalent of the FAA. 70 Their conclusion? "Error de Pilotos." 71 Yet, serious faults were committed during this "official" investigation. 72 No U.S. investigator was allowed on the crash site nor allowed to investigate the wreckage or airport facilities. Why? 73 What did those with a vested interest have to hide? 74 </div> 75 </div> 76 77 78 <div class="section3 section"> 79 <div class="header"> 80 Remembering Flight 2605's crew 81 </div> 82 83 <div class="crewContainer"> 84 85 <div class="crewMember"> 86 <img src="/imgs/crew/walcapt.jpg"/> 87 </div> 88 89 <div class="crewMember"> 90 <img src="/imgs/crew/walfo.jpg"/> 91 </div> 92 93 <div class="crewMember"> 94 <img src="/imgs/crew/walso.jpg"/> 95 </div> 96 97 <div class="crewMember"> 98 <img src="/imgs/crew/wal1L.jpg"/> 99 </div> 100 101 <div class="crewMember"> 102 <img src="/imgs/crew/wal1R.jpg"/> 103 </div> 104 105 <div class="crewMember"> 106 <img src="/imgs/crew/wal2L.jpg"/> 107 </div> 108 109 <div class="crewMember"> 110 <img src="/imgs/crew/wal2R.jpg"/> 111 </div> 112 113 <div class="crewMember"> 114 <img src="/imgs/crew/wal3L.jpg"/> 115 </div> 116 117 <div class="crewMember"> 118 <img src="/imgs/crew/wal3R.jpg"/> 119 </div> 120 121 <div class="crewMember"> 122 <img src="/imgs/crew/waldh.jpg"/> 123 </div> 124 125 <div class="crewMember"> 126 <img src="/imgs/crew/johnDH.jpg"/> 127 </div> 128 129 130 </div> 131 </div> 132 133 <div class="section4 section"> 134 <img src="/imgs/2605Aftermath.jpg" /> 135 <div class="details"> 136 As the surviving Flight Attendant aboard WAL Flt. 2605 I participated in an indepth investigation by ABC News 20/20 along with retired WAL Captain Ralph Baxter. 137 What Happened to Flight 2605?" aired nation wide on January 15, 1988. 138 If you wish to view this informative episode you may contact me at 139 <a href="mailto:[email protected]?Subject=What%20happened%20to%20flight%202605%3F%2020%2F20%20Video">[email protected]</a> 140 and I will forward you the link. I will not post it publicly out of respect for the families<br/> 141 <span style="font-size: 1.5em;">-- Eduardo Valenciana </span> 142 </div> 143 144 <a href="mailto:[email protected]?Subject=What%20happened%20to%20flight%202605%3F%2020%2F20%20Video"> 145 <div class="twentytwenty"> 146 <div> 147 Contact me to view an 18 minute indepth coverage of the crash details. 148 <br/> 149 [email protected] 150 </div> 151 </div> 152 </a> 153 </div> 154 155</main> 156 <div style="color: white; width: 100%; font-size: 2em; text-align: center"> 157 158 Jumpseat: A Tale of Twisted Fate<br/> 159 The Book <br/> 160 Based on my involvement in the affairs of Flight 2605<br/> 161 Coming June of 2018 162 </div> 163 164<footer> 165 Tres Hermanos de Kauai, PO Box 3655, Lihue Hawaii, 96766 | 808-652-6161 | 2017 <br/> 166 Web Page by Pingo y Pansa © 2017 167</footer> 168 169</body> 170</html>
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