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The Higher They Went The WORSE It Got!! | The Strange Story Of Lufthansa Flight 1829

2026-07-18 · 15:00 UTC ·Mentour Pilot ·1 min read

Brief

Lufthansa Flight 1829 — an Airbus A321 that left Bilbao for Munich on 5 November 2014 with 109 people — experienced an unexpected nose drop during climb; pilots pulled back on the sidestick with no effect and the aircraft entered a nosedive. Mentour Pilot's presentation (video format) reconstructs the event timeline, examines source footage, and explores possible causes of the control failure.

Why it matters

On 5 November 2014 an Airbus A321 operating Lufthansa Flight 1829 departed Bilbao for Munich with 109 people on board; during the climb the aircraft's nose dropped and pilots’ sidestick pull inputs produced no response, resulting in a nosedive.

Key details

  • Mentour Pilot's video (published 2026-07-18) reconstructs the timeline, uses multiple source videos, and investigates why control inputs on the A321's sidestick failed to stop the descent.
Source evidence

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On the 5th of November 2014, an Airbus A321 took off from Bilbao heading for Munich with 109 people on board. Somewhere in the climb, the nose started dropping. The pilots pulled back on the sidestick. Nothing changed...

So why did this Aircraft go into a nosedive? What happened? Lets find out!

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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode.

SOURCES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGf7-VmlkFE&t=36s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fqy8uPzW90
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RLaUxhtcj4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RLaUxhtcj4&t=25s

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Channel: Mentour Pilot
Published: 2026-07-18
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpJM0_4PQaM