On a chilling Halloween night above Chicago, American Eagle 41-84, a commuter plane with 68 people on board, spirals out of control amid bad weather delays. Desperate pilots fight to regain control, but the ATR-72 smashes into a cornfield, leaving a shattered wreckage and a declared biohazard.

What lasting impact did the shattered wreckage of American Eagle 41-84 have on aviation safety protocols, and how did the tragic events reshape the understanding of potential dangers during cold-weather flights?

Mayday: Air Disaster - From Season 7 Episode 8 "Deep Freeze": October 31, 1994 — It’s a frigid Halloween night in the skies above Chicago. Bad weather is delaying dozens of flights, including American Eagle 41-84. Suddenly — the plane spins wildly out of control. The pilots fight desperately to right their plane — but can’t. It smashes into a cornfield. All 68 people on board are killed instantly. Investigators eventually discover the cause is a rare weather phenomena — and a fatal design flaw.


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