TIL in 1994, the pilot of an Aeroflot Airbus A310 allowed his son to sit at the controls during a flight. The boy inadvertently turned off the autopilot controls, sending the plane into hillside and killing all 75 aboard.

http://aviationknowledge.wikidot.com/asi:aeroflot-flight-593:child-in-the-cockpit



Submitted February 14, 2015 at 08:00PM by TheCannon http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vvh6l/til_in_1994_the_pilot_of_an_aeroflot_airbus_a310/