Synopsis

In 1993, Northwest Airlink Flight 5719, en route from Minneapolis to Hibbing, began its descent into a thick cloud cover on a frigid Minnesota night. Abruptly, the pilots of the twin-engine turboprop found themselves colliding with treetops before crashing violently into a hillside. Investigators were immediately under immense pressure to determine the cause of the disaster that claimed the lives of all 18 people aboard. Initial speculation focused on the flight's inexperienced first officer, bu