The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/QuarterTarget on 2024-06-08 11:27:05.

Original Title: TIL that in 1996, the captain and flight engineer of a colombian cargo flight decided to prank their novice first officer by giving him control of the plane and shutting off two engines. The plane stalled immediately after takeoff and crashed into a neigbourhood, killing 22 people