Some plane crashes are more chilling than others, and what happened on March 23, 1994, is one of the most unsettling stories I’ve ever encountered.

In one of the most tragic and preventable aviation disasters, a deadly mistake occurred when a pilot allowed his children to sit in the cockpit, leading to a crash that would claim the lives of 75 people.

Since I was a child, I’ve been fascinated by aviation, and that curiosity naturally led me to explore the causes behind plane crashes. I’ve watched nearly every episode of Air Crash Investigation, a show that delves into the truth behind infamous aviation disasters.

But one episode still haunts me to this day, and it takes us into the cockpit of RIA Flight 593, where the pilots battled both a malfunctioning plane and, tragically, a child at the controls.