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The Plane That Lost All Engines In Mid-Air 😱

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365.2K views27.7K likes0:52ENJan 23, 2026
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They watched as the plane's engines cut out one by one until all four were dead, leaving it gliding silently at 37,000 feet. You see, a cloud of volcanic ash had been blown high into the sky from an eruption, and since it wasn't a normal cloud, it didn't show up on the plane's radar. When it entered the engines, the heat melted it into glass. The glass clogged the turbines and shut down all four engines. Meaning for 15 minutes, the pilot could only glide as the plane dropped thousands of feet with everyone on board believing they were going to die. But as the plane dropped lower, it finally left the cloud, and the glass began to break off the engines, allowing the pilots to restart all four. The plane landed safely, saving every life on board.