The BA Flight 5390 is also a harrowing tale that kicks the butt of most Hollywood ... The incident and its aftermath were included in an episode of the Mayday docuseries aptly called "Blow ...

According to the New York Times, the flight was reasonably well loaded on the day of the incident, with 81 passengers and six crew. Flight BA5390 was operated by the stretched BAC 1-11-500.

BA flight 5390 was piloted by then 42-year-old Tim, an experienced captain with more than 11,000 flight hours, including 1,075 hours on the BAC One-Eleven type.