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Mysterious Case of JetBlue Plane That Went Into Free Fall

By Jeff Wise · Intelligencer · August 2026

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Mysterious Case of JetBlue Plane That Went Into Free Fall

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"Why would a perfectly good plane suddenly go rogue? The answer was disturbing enough to ground 6,000 aircraft, reports Jeff Wise."

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