I love the balance of facts and Desmond’s insights in each episode. I just wish they were longer!

Covers unique issues and rare topics.

Desmond is an excellent storyteller! Would you please consider telling the story of UAL 232 please? Thank you

Well written. Exceptionally well explained in layman’s terms. Keep it up. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into these podcasts.

I recently found “Plane Crash Diaries” on Audible & have had to fight the urge to binge every single one. Every single episode has been fascinating & Desmond has a lovely voice. There are other aviation podcasts but this is the best I’ve found.

Desmond does a great job on this podcast and his narratives are excellent. The timeline is also very good, less than 30 minutes per episode. If you are interested in aviation safety, download this podcast.

The narrator is very hard to understand cause of the wired accent stop this narrator

Thanks so much for covering the Payne Stewart plane crash. Appreciate it.

I enjoy and dread these episodes in equal measure, being a nervous flyer who is fascinated by flight. The presenter strikes a very good balance between serving up the drama of a particular incident, explaining the technical and/or human failings, and re-assuring the listener that the airline industry has made improvements to help ensure the problem or problems don't re-occur—at least as easily. I would certainly enjoy longer episodes on some events, but I'm not taking any stars off for that.

The narrator is by far one of the best storytellers. The material is fascinating and it’s delivered with wit and humor.

So professional, gives amazing explanations that someone who knows nothing about this stuff can actually follow, and always answers my question before I’ve even had a chance to fully think it!

I’m enjoying both the content and presentation of this podcast.

Well researched and presented, with excellent production values! Very informative and enjoyable.

If you love ❤️ planes then this is your podcast!!

The CVR Records audio information; the flight data recorder (FDR) records sensor information there is a difference they are not the same.

In Ep 13 breezes past details about Iran Air Flight 655 like the nationalities of those on board and that 66 were children. Omits completely that the US shot it down intentionally, including how H.W. gloated about it and said that he’d “never apologize.” Chocks it all up to “oh well” and then moves on to absolutely rip apart the Iranian military for Ukraine Flight 752, including a patronizing faux sadness tone at the 13 children who lost their lives. No surprise he often cites known neocon regime change rag “Bellingcat” as a source. Treating all air disasters equally and respectfully would do this podcast well but as it stands it’s simply a man with extremely conservative politics injecting those politics into the air disasters he covers.

I found Des Latham through his Anglo-Boer War podcast and decided to give this one a try. It is engaging, well constructed, and accessible even for those not in aviation (like me). Highly recommend!

My only complaint is I would love this podcast to run longer

This is the best plane crash podcast in the WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plane crash podcast and Black Box Down are 10x better. This podcast is a yikes

I am really experienced in planes and since this guy is a pilot it’s so interesting to me!

Great podcast. Perfect length, but still informative. The host has a great voice and is enjoyable to listen to. I hope more are coming!

I suggest you listen to flightsafetydetectives.com and get your facts straight. They detail the Lion Air crash.

One can easily imagine how a thorough history of aviation disaster and the lessons learned by the industry through such misfortune could make a wonderful learning tool for potential new pilots, but this podcast is an informative, easy-to-listen-to, well recorded little gem even for those who know nothing or next to nothing about aviation. If you’re like me and simply love finding out the details of how the world around you works through interesting stories and getting the insider scoop of under-appreciated industries, then this is the podcast for you. Desmond Latham is professional and entertaining, presenting thoroughly researched information in a concise and interesting way with a charming South African accent to go along with it. If aviation and commercial aviation safety history is of any interest to you, or you’ve ever simply found yourself curious about how planes work (and, occasionally, fail to work) then you will definitely enjoy giving this podcast a listen!

Well researched - I enjoy listening

Great podcast!

Love your voice! Very informative, had no idea about the north/south altitude rules. I host Plane Crash Podcast and have been soaking up all I can about the world of aviation. Keep up the good work, excited for more episodes.

The host is an actual pilot and that gives an amazing insight and voice to telling what goes wrong in these tragedies. Very detailed and thorough.

This podcast deserves more listeners! The creator does an excellent job and his perspective as a pilot is fascinating. I look forward to hearing more of his work and only wish that future episodes were a little longer! Thanks, Desmond!