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TIL that in 2004 the pilots of Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 decided to test the limits of their Bombardier CRJ-200 to see if they could join the "410 club" (41,000 FT - the altitude limit of the aircraft). They ended up stalling the aircraft and crashing, there were no survivors

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