I Can’t Believe they put THIS onboard! | Valujet flight 592

Published at : 17 Dec 2025

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A DC-9 packed with passengers is bound for Atlanta, but onboard below the cabin is something dangerous that no one expected. ValuJet 592 is carrying mislabeled oxygen canisters that would soon be catastrophic for the passengers and crew. So, how did it end up on board and what happened on this day? Let’s find out.
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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode.

SOURCES
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Sources:

ValuJet Airlines flight 592—Final Report
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9706.pdf

N904VJ
https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/324462

Revised Standards for Cargo or Baggage Compartments in Transport Category Airplanes
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/09/10/02-22943/revised-standards-for-cargo-or-baggage-compartments-in-transport-category-airplanes

American Airlines Flight 132—Final Report
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15901/pdf

Saudia Airlines flight 183—Final Report
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/AircraftAccidentReportSAA.pdf

Douglas DC-9 Flight Crew Operations Manual
https://www.scribd.com/document/499557589/DC-9-FCOM

Extra B-roll:


ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 Aftermath Footage & News Reports | 11 May 1996 Everglades, Florida
https://www.youtube.com/@AirCrashDaily
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HJbLOkO9vM

Fire Behavior Training Prop - TVFR - 2012
https://www.youtube.com/@TualatinValleyFireRescue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfRycOOpB-o

An Introduction to Flashover
https://www.youtube.com/@MattDavis5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wO7IckIdA0

Training - "DRAGER" Flashover Container
https://www.youtube.com/@LosAngelesCountyFD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3tEQyNQVSs



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