The idea of both the pilot and co-pilot of a plane becoming incapacitated mid-flight is a nightmare scenario straight out of a movie—but it’s actually happened before. In August 1982, a plane ...

Pilot and Co-Pilot Snooze Through Flight News worth an honorable mention, including word of the flight deck fired for allegedly napping at 21,000 feet. Special Series The Ramble.

Food poisoning onboard airplanes is rare, although it has happened. In 1982, some bad tapioca pudding incapacitated 10 crew members — including the pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer — on a ...