[[Image:Art1c.jpg|thumb|right|The crash of Oceanic Flight 815 as seen from the [[Barracks]]]]
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'''[[Oceanic Airlines]] Flight 815''' departed from [[Sydney, Australia]] on [[September 22]] [[2004]], at 1[[4]]:55, from gate [[23]], flying to [[Los Angeles]], California, USA where it would arrive at 10:[[42]]. There were 32[[4]] people on-board the [[Boeing 777]]-300 including flight crew.
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'''[[Oceanic Airlines]] Flight 815''' departed from [[Sydney, Australia]] on [[September 22]] [[2004]], at 14:55, from gate [[23]], flying to [[Los Angeles]], California, USA where it would arrive at 10:[[42]]. There were [[324]] people on-board the [[Boeing 777]].
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After apparently six hours into the flight, Flight 815 encountered problems with their radio. The [[Pilot (flight 815)|pilot]] decided to turn to Fiji, and approximately 2 hours later, the plane hit turbulence. This makes the total flight time before turbulence [[eight]] hours.
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After apparently six hours into the flight, Flight 815 encountered problems with their radio. The [[Pilot (flight 815)|pilot]] decided to turn to Fiji, and approximately 2 hours later, the plane hit turbulence after being over 1000 miles off-course. This makes the total flight time before turbulence [[eight]] hours.
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Both [[Naomi Dorrit]] and [[Anthony Cooper]] said that the wreckage was found, and all the passengers were dead.
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Both [[Naomi Dorrit]] and [[Anthony Cooper]] claimed that the wreckage was found off the coast of Bali, and that all the passengers' bodies were there.
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[[Image:Art1c.jpg|thumb|right|The crash of Oceanic Flight 815 as seen from the [[Barracks]]]]
==Crash==
==Crash==
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The plane began to descend and then underwent a [[mid-air break-up]]. The [[tail section]] broke off first, and crashed into the ocean. Moments later, the [[The front section|front/cockpitsection]]and the middle sections crashed on the [[The Island|island]].
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The plane began to descend and then underwent a [[mid-air break-up]]. The tail section broke off first, and crashed into the ocean. Moments later, the front/cockpit section and the middle sections crashed on the [[The Island]].
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*[[The front section]] of the plane crashed into the jungle, and so far as is known, everyone except the Pilot was killed.
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The front section of the plane crashed into the jungle, and so far as is known, everyone except the Pilot were killed on collision. Meanwhile, [[the middle section]] cartwheeled through the jungle (where [[Jack]] was thrown out) and came to rest on the beach, where the majority of the survivors landed also.
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*[[The middle section]]cartwheeledthrough the jungle(where[[Jack]]wasthrownout) and came to restona beach, where the majority of thesurvivorslandedalso.
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The tail section landedin the oceanontheoppositeendof the Island, and the survivors had to swimtothe beach, with the exception of [[Bernard]],whoseseatwas flung into a high perched position in the jungle. {{crossref|2x07}}
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*[[Thetailsection]] landed in the ocean on the opposite end of the Island, and the survivorshadtoswimtothe beach, with the exception of [[Bernard]], whoseseatwasflungintoahighperchedposition in the jungle. {{crossref|2x07}}
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Otherdebrisscattered the Island, including[[the cargocompartment]]whichlandedmainlyaround[[the caves]], andanumberofseatswhichlandedin[[Waterfall|pool]] in the jungle. {{crossref|1x05|1x12}}
The Lostiescan recall events prior to the actual crash but nothing about the crash itself. [[Kate]] isanexception here, as she told [[Jack]], in that she was conscious the entire time and saw everything that happened, which seems notable as she was the last person to put the air mask on. {{crossref|1x01}}
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*Also, a number of seats landed in a [[Waterfall|pool]] in the jungle. {{crossref|1x12}}
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==Cause of crash==
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[[Image:Nikcrash.jpg|thumb|left|TheSurvivorsscramblingamongst the wreckage.]]
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[[Image:DesmondAnger2x23.jpg|thumb|right|DesmondexplainstoLocke how he caused the crash]]
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TheLostiescanrecalleventsprior to the actualcrashbutnothingabout the crashitself. [[Kate]] isanexceptionhere, asshetold[[Jack]], inthatshewasconscious the entiretimeandsaweverything that happened, which isoddbecauseshewas the lastperson to put the airmask on.{{crossref|1x01}}
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In{{ep|2x23}},[[Desmond]]claimsthat he crashed the plane. After accidentally killing Kelvin Inman, Desmondreturned to the Swanhavingnotenteredthe numbers into the computerin time. A [[system failure]] sequencebeganandmetal objects were pulled around the room. After managing to enter the numbers, thealarmdieddown and the station returned to normal. On the same day, however,OceanicFlight815crashed on the Island.Itisstronglyimplied that Desmond's failure to push the button had caused some kind of electromagnetic pulse, which causedorcontributedtothe plane's mid-air break-up (possibly frying the planes on-board controls). In the Season 3 recap episode, [[Lost: A Tale of Survival]], ''Lost'' writers [[Damon Lindelof]] and [[Carlton Cuse]] attempted to clarify events, and stated clearly that Desmond'sfailure to enter the numbersresulted in the plane crashing on the Island.
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===Flight path===
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==Flight path==
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As stated, the plane took off from Sydney, Australia bound for Los Angeles in the United States. [[Sayid]] comments that the plane traveled in a North-East direction, typical of all commercial airliners. After losing radio contact, the Pilot turned the plane around towards Fiji, and two hours later and over a thousand miles in the wrong direction traveled, the plane hit turbulence. Obviously, the plane therefore crashed somewhere in the South Pacific.
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==Passengers==
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===Seating plan===
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There were [[324]] passengers on the plane including crew. Since 71 people survived the crash (1 nose, 48 midsection, 22 tail), this puts the survival rate of the crash itself at 21.9%.
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===Seating plan===
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Some of the passengers seat numbers have been revealed during the show, and often main character's row numbers seem to correspond with [[the numbers]] from the Swan station (which could be seen as an [[easter egg]]).
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Other seat numbers have also been revealed on ABC sponsored websites such as [[Oceanic-air.com]], though this information can be seen as [[deuterocanonical]].
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==Naomi's testimony==
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[[Image:No survivors.jpg|thumb|right|Naomi tells Hurley that they found the plane]]
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In {{ep|3x18}}, everything known about the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 was questioned when [[Naomi Dorrit]] claimed that the wreckage of the plane had been found, and that all the passengers were killed. She later explained in {{ep|3x19}} that a wreckage had been found off the coast of Bali in an ocean trench [[four]] miles down. She recalls how robots had been sent underwater to analyze the remains, and that all the bodies had been accounted for.
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[[Anthony Cooper]] also supports Naomi's claims when [[Sawyer]] meets him on the Island, commenting that "they found your plane on the bottom of the ocean." This prompts Cooper to believe that he is in the afterlife, as his last memory before arriving on the Island was being treated by paramedics after a car accident.
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Naturally, this revelation has prompted many to draw upon the debunked theory that the survivors are actually dead and in [[purgatory]], though the Season 3 finale showing a "flash-forward" of Jack and Kate back in America has quashed this. Nevertheless, it remains to be explained why those in the real-world have found the plane wreckage near Bali, if indeed they did at all (as logic would suggest that this must be some kind of conspiracy or cover-up, considering the only plane wreckage shown to the audience is that on the Island).
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==Not meant to be==
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=="Not meant to be"==
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Most of the survivors of Oceanic 815 were not supposed to be on the plane, or could quite have easily avoided it altogether. For most of these main characters there is a reason why they should not have been on that plane or even out of Australia.
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Most of the survivors of Oceanic 815 were not supposed to be on the plane, or could quite have easily avoided it altogether. For most of these main characters there is a reason why they should not have been on that plane or even out of Australia, adding to the sense of tragedy to the narrative, and connecting to the recurring theme of [[fate]].
*[[Jack]] - Should not have been allowed on the plane with his [[Christian Shephard|father's]] coffin.
*[[Jack]] - Should not have been allowed on the plane with his [[Christian Shephard|father's]] coffin.
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*[[Dexter Cross]] - Stayed behind with girlfriend and her brother, instead of returning on a different flight.
*[[Dexter Cross]] - Stayed behind with girlfriend and her brother, instead of returning on a different flight.
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This sense of most of the main cast being somewhere or in a situation where they weren't necessarily needed perhaps suggests the conceit that the survivors were 'lost' before they even reached [[the Island]].
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*The show premiered on [[September 22, 2004]], the same day as the crash.
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**The crash date was confirmed by [[Locke]] and [[Desmond]]. {{crossref|2x23}}
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**[[September 22, 2004]] was the date of the autmnal equinox, the moment the sun crosses the plane of the equator from Northern Hemisphere. Along with the spring equinox, it is only other day of the year during which day and night are of equal length. These two dates are extremely important in many ancient and modern spiritual and religious traditions. Both the Mayans and the Egyptians, as well as many Pagans, consider it to be one of the most important days of the year, since it marks the moment when the earth is in balance before the night lengthens (in the northern hemisphere) or shortens (in the southern hemisphere). It is also the point the astrological sign of Libra, the Scales, begins. These facts reflect many of [[Lost]]'s themes and lend importance to the day of the crash.
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* An electromagnetic pulse could not have caused the plane to break up. Planes are made of aluminum, which is nonmagnetic. A changing electromagnetic field, however, could have pushed the aluminum making up the body of the plane. If the system failure at the Swan created a changing electromagnetic field, and if the field contained enough force, it is possible that it pushed the plane enough to cause it to break up.
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*Oceanic Airlines Flight 816 appeared in the 2003 thriller ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353314 Code 11-14]'', which featured a terrorist and serial killer on-board, causing almost a crash of the plane by reprogramming the autopilot. Interestingly enough, this plane was also flying from Australia to L.A.
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*Oceanic Airlines Flight 343, a Boeing 747-200, appeared in another thriller from 1996: ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116253 Executive Decision]''
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*Oceanic Airlines 760, a Boeing 747-47 features in the drama series "Category 6 - Day of Destruction". The plane is struck by lightning and forced to take emergency procedures.
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* Carlton Cuse originally intended the name "Oceanic Airlines" to be original, but later learned it had been used before.
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*A British website, [[Lost The Untold]], which was set up by Channel 4, a TV station that aired the first two seasons of Lost in the UK, offered a flight manifest for Oceanic Flight 815 that is inconsistent with information stated on the show itself, as well as details from the [[Oceanic-air.com]] website.
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**A German site, [[108minuten.de]], which was set up by Pro Sieben, a TV station that airs Lost on free TV in Germany, offers a flight manifest (by entering "oceanic", then "815" and then "manifest") that contains the names of other survivors that were never stated on the show itself. However, some of the names on the flight manifest are taken from the [[Lost The Untold]] website, while others appear to have been added by Pro Sieben themselves, without any direct involvement from the Lost producers, since it contains numerous errors ([[Joanna|Joanna's]] name, for example, is incorrectly stated as "Ranting, Joanna", whereas [[Rose]] and [[Bernard|Bernard's]] last name is stated as "Bernstein"). So this list has to be considered non-canonical. In addition to the manifest, there's also an "official flight transcript" that indicates that the [[Pilot (flight 815)|pilot]] still had contact with Sydney Airport when the plane crashed, which contradicts his recount of how he lost communication with the ground prior to the crash in {{ep|1x01}}.
[[Image:Lockheedfuselage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Lockheed L-1011 fuselage prop in its [[Portal:Filming Locations|storage location]]]]
[[Image:Lockheedfuselage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Lockheed L-1011 fuselage prop in its [[Portal:Filming Locations|storage location]]]]
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<big>'''Aircraft model'''</big>
* The aircraft that was depicted in the crash is in fact an ex-Delta Airlines [[Lockheed L-1011|Lockheed Martin L-1011-1 Tristar]].
* The aircraft that was depicted in the crash is in fact an ex-Delta Airlines [[Lockheed L-1011|Lockheed Martin L-1011-1 Tristar]].
*The [[Boeing 777]] has a perfect safety record, and no deaths have resulted from a 777 crash or incident.
*The [[Boeing 777]] has a perfect safety record, and no deaths have resulted from a 777 crash or incident.
** The 777 can take heavier turbulence than the human body can withstand. It is also fully automated with all manual backups and multiple backup systems for the transceiver.
** The 777 can take heavier turbulence than the human body can withstand. It is also fully automated with all manual backups and multiple backup systems for the transceiver.
* Boeing 777s, like the one used as Flight 815, would never use gate 23 at Sydney Airport, only 767 and 737 are small enough to use this gate.
* Boeing 777s, like the one used as Flight 815, would never use gate 23 at Sydney Airport, only 767 and 737 are small enough to use this gate.
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* In the season 4 episode "A Clean Conscience" from ''[[Alias]]'', another TV series produced by [[J.J. Abrams]], during a scene set at LA International Airport, you can hear last call for boarding passengers of "Oceanic Airlines non-stop flight to Sydney".
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* In the episode "Inferno" from the cartoon series ''Transformers: Cybertron'', the Decepticon Thundercracker is shown scanning a fighter jet which subsequently calls ground control for help, identifying itself as "Oceanic Flight 815".
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==Unanswered Questions==
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<big>'''Date'''</big>
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[[Image:SystemFailurePrintOut.jpg|thumb|right|The Pearl log print-out, showing the crash date]]
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*The show premiered on [[September 22, 2004]], the same day as the crash. The crash date was confirmed by [[Locke]] and [[Desmond]]. {{crossref|2x23}}
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**[[September 22, 2004]] was the date of the autumnal equinox, the moment the sun crosses the plane of the equator from Northern Hemisphere. Along with the spring equinox, it is only other day of the year during which day and night are of equal length. These two dates are extremely important in many ancient and modern spiritual and religious traditions. Both the Mayans and the Egyptians, as well as many Pagans, consider it to be one of the most important days of the year, since it marks the moment when the earth is in balance before the night lengthens (in the northern hemisphere) or shortens (in the southern hemisphere). It is also the point the astrological sign of Libra, the Scales, begins. These facts reflect many of [[Lost]]'s themes and lend importance to the day of the crash.
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<big>'''Electromagnetism'''</big>
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* An electromagnetic pulse could not have caused the plane to break up. Planes are made of aluminum, which is nonmagnetic. A changing electromagnetic field, however, could have pushed the aluminum making up the body of the plane. If the system failure at the Swan created a changing electromagnetic field, and if the field contained enough force, it is possible that it pushed the plane enough to cause it to break up.
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<big>'''Unofficial TV station websites'''</big>
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[[Image:Manifest.jpg|thumb|right|An unofficial flight manifest from the ''Lost The Untold'' website]]
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*A British website, [[Lost The Untold]], which was set up by Channel 4, a TV station that aired the first two seasons of Lost in the UK, offered a flight manifest for Oceanic Flight 815 that is inconsistent with information stated on the show itself, as well as details from the [[Oceanic-air.com]] website.
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*A German site, [[108minuten.de]], which was set up by Pro Sieben, a TV station that airs Lost on free TV in Germany, also offers a flight manifest (by entering "oceanic", then "815" and then "manifest") that contains the names of other survivors that were never stated on the show itself. However, some of the names on the flight manifest are taken from the [[Lost The Untold]] website, while others appear to have been added by Pro Sieben themselves, without any direct involvement from the Lost producers, since it contains numerous errors ([[Joanna|Joanna's]] name, for example, is incorrectly stated as "Ranting, Joanna", whereas [[Rose]] and [[Bernard|Bernard's]] last name is stated as "Bernstein"). So this list has to be considered non-canonical. In addition to the manifest, there's also an "official flight transcript" that indicates that the [[Pilot (flight 815)|pilot]] still had contact with Sydney Airport when the plane crashed, which contradicts his recount of how he lost communication with the ground prior to the crash in {{ep|1x01}}.
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==Unanswered questions==
* If the plane took off at 1[[4]]:55 and was flying northeast for [[eight]] hours before crashing (around 22:55 Sydney-time, a couple time zones later island-time), how come it is [[16]]:[[16]] at the time of the [[system failure]] and crash?
* If the plane took off at 1[[4]]:55 and was flying northeast for [[eight]] hours before crashing (around 22:55 Sydney-time, a couple time zones later island-time), how come it is [[16]]:[[16]] at the time of the [[system failure]] and crash?
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* Why would the wreakage of Flight 815 be near the coast of Bali when its flight path was in the near opposite direction towards Los Angeles?
After apparently six hours into the flight, Flight 815 encountered problems with their radio. The pilot decided to turn to Fiji, and approximately 2 hours later, the plane hit turbulence after being over 1000 miles off-course. This makes the total flight time before turbulence eight hours.
Both Naomi Dorrit and Anthony Cooper claimed that the wreckage was found off the coast of Bali, and that all the passengers' bodies were there.
The crash of Oceanic Flight 815 as seen from the Barracks
The plane began to descend and then underwent a mid-air break-up. The tail section broke off first, and crashed into the ocean. Moments later, the front/cockpit section and the middle sections crashed on the The Island.
The front section of the plane crashed into the jungle, and so far as is known, everyone except the Pilot were killed on collision. Meanwhile, the middle section cartwheeled through the jungle (where Jack was thrown out) and came to rest on the beach, where the majority of the survivors landed also.
The tail section landed in the ocean on the opposite end of the Island, and the survivors had to swim to the beach, with the exception of Bernard, whose seat was flung into a high perched position in the jungle. ("The Other 48 Days")
The Losties can recall events prior to the actual crash but nothing about the crash itself. Kate is an exception here, as she told Jack, in that she was conscious the entire time and saw everything that happened, which seems notable as she was the last person to put the air mask on. ("Pilot, Part 1")
In "Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1", Desmond claims that he crashed the plane. After accidentally killing Kelvin Inman, Desmond returned to the Swan having not entered the numbers into the computer in time. A system failure sequence began and metal objects were pulled around the room. After managing to enter the numbers, the alarm died down and the station returned to normal. On the same day, however, Oceanic Flight 815 crashed on the Island. It is strongly implied that Desmond's failure to push the button had caused some kind of electromagnetic pulse, which caused or contributed to the plane's mid-air break-up (possibly frying the planes on-board controls). In the Season 3 recap episode, Lost: A Tale of Survival, Lost writers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse attempted to clarify events, and stated clearly that Desmond's failure to enter the numbers resulted in the plane crashing on the Island.
As stated, the plane took off from Sydney, Australia bound for Los Angeles in the United States. Sayid comments that the plane traveled in a North-East direction, typical of all commercial airliners. After losing radio contact, the Pilot turned the plane around towards Fiji, and two hours later and over a thousand miles in the wrong direction traveled, the plane hit turbulence. Obviously, the plane therefore crashed somewhere in the South Pacific.
There were 324 passengers on the plane including crew. Since 71 people survived the crash (1 nose, 48 midsection, 22 tail), this puts the survival rate of the crash itself at 21.9%.
Some of the passengers seat numbers have been revealed during the show, and often main character's row numbers seem to correspond with the numbers from the Swan station (which could be seen as an easter egg).
Other seat numbers have also been revealed on ABC sponsored websites such as Oceanic-air.com, though this information can be seen as deuterocanonical.
In "D.O.C.", everything known about the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 was questioned when Naomi Dorrit claimed that the wreckage of the plane had been found, and that all the passengers were killed. She later explained in "The Brig" that a wreckage had been found off the coast of Bali in an ocean trench four miles down. She recalls how robots had been sent underwater to analyze the remains, and that all the bodies had been accounted for.
Anthony Cooper also supports Naomi's claims when Sawyer meets him on the Island, commenting that "they found your plane on the bottom of the ocean." This prompts Cooper to believe that he is in the afterlife, as his last memory before arriving on the Island was being treated by paramedics after a car accident.
Naturally, this revelation has prompted many to draw upon the debunked theory that the survivors are actually dead and in purgatory, though the Season 3 finale showing a "flash-forward" of Jack and Kate back in America has quashed this. Nevertheless, it remains to be explained why those in the real-world have found the plane wreckage near Bali, if indeed they did at all (as logic would suggest that this must be some kind of conspiracy or cover-up, considering the only plane wreckage shown to the audience is that on the Island).
"Not meant to be"
Most of the survivors of Oceanic 815 were not supposed to be on the plane, or could quite have easily avoided it altogether. For most of these main characters there is a reason why they should not have been on that plane or even out of Australia, adding to the sense of tragedy to the narrative, and connecting to the recurring theme of fate.
Jack - Should not have been allowed on the plane with his father's coffin.
Kate & Edward Mars - Had she not helped Ray Mullen she would have still been on the run in Australia. It's most likely that Mars would still be there too.
Locke - Had he informed the walkabout organizers of his paralysis, they would have denied his application. Once in Australia, Locke also should not have been let on the plane as Oceanic didn't have a boarding wheelchair for him.
Sawyer - Sawyer was only on the plane because he was being deported, for getting in a fight with an Australian government official in a bar.
Sun & Jin - Only by taking out a lotus flower did Jin ensure both he and his wife boarded the flight. If he hadn't she would have run away from the airport and he would have stayed to look for her.
Claire - Claire was only on the plane because Richard Malkin pressured her onto it. She was also heavily pregnant and not able to fly.
Sayid - Sayid should have been on a flight the day earlier. He stayed in Australia to claim his friend Essam's body.
Shannon & Boone - Neither would have been on the plane had Boone trusted his instincts concerning his sister and her former cries for help; or if Bryan had refused to take Boone's money.
Michael & Walt - If it were not for Brian Porter, Walt would have remained in Australia and Michael in America.
Hurley - A number of events happened to Hurley on his way to Gate 23 which would normally have deterred him from catching his flight.
Charlie - Had Liam agreed to rejoin Driveshaft, it is likely Charlie would have stayed in Australia with his brother past the flight date. It can also be said that Charlie could have taken Liam's offer of shelter whilst he got clean from his heroin addiction.
Ana-Lucia - If she hadn't killed Jason and agreed to go with a mysterious man to Australia to protect him, she would never have been on the flight.
Eko - Didn't believe in the miracle he was investigating in Australia, but his superior asked him to investigate it anyway. If Eko had not investigated, or, alternately, if he had extended his investigation, he would have left Australia on another flight.
Nathan - Stayed behind on holiday to sightsee, after a company outing.
Joanna - Had to bump her flight 2 days due to her ear infection.
The Boeing 777 has a perfect safety record, and no deaths have resulted from a 777 crash or incident.
The 777 can take heavier turbulence than the human body can withstand. It is also fully automated with all manual backups and multiple backup systems for the transceiver.
Boeing 777s, like the one used as Flight 815, would never use gate 23 at Sydney Airport, only 767 and 737 are small enough to use this gate.
September 22, 2004 was the date of the autumnal equinox, the moment the sun crosses the plane of the equator from Northern Hemisphere. Along with the spring equinox, it is only other day of the year during which day and night are of equal length. These two dates are extremely important in many ancient and modern spiritual and religious traditions. Both the Mayans and the Egyptians, as well as many Pagans, consider it to be one of the most important days of the year, since it marks the moment when the earth is in balance before the night lengthens (in the northern hemisphere) or shortens (in the southern hemisphere). It is also the point the astrological sign of Libra, the Scales, begins. These facts reflect many of Lost's themes and lend importance to the day of the crash.
Electromagnetism
An electromagnetic pulse could not have caused the plane to break up. Planes are made of aluminum, which is nonmagnetic. A changing electromagnetic field, however, could have pushed the aluminum making up the body of the plane. If the system failure at the Swan created a changing electromagnetic field, and if the field contained enough force, it is possible that it pushed the plane enough to cause it to break up.
Unofficial TV station websites
An unofficial flight manifest from the Lost The Untold website
A British website, Lost The Untold, which was set up by Channel 4, a TV station that aired the first two seasons of Lost in the UK, offered a flight manifest for Oceanic Flight 815 that is inconsistent with information stated on the show itself, as well as details from the Oceanic-air.com website.
A German site, 108minuten.de, which was set up by Pro Sieben, a TV station that airs Lost on free TV in Germany, also offers a flight manifest (by entering "oceanic", then "815" and then "manifest") that contains the names of other survivors that were never stated on the show itself. However, some of the names on the flight manifest are taken from the Lost The Untold website, while others appear to have been added by Pro Sieben themselves, without any direct involvement from the Lost producers, since it contains numerous errors (Joanna's name, for example, is incorrectly stated as "Ranting, Joanna", whereas Rose and Bernard's last name is stated as "Bernstein"). So this list has to be considered non-canonical. In addition to the manifest, there's also an "official flight transcript" that indicates that the pilot still had contact with Sydney Airport when the plane crashed, which contradicts his recount of how he lost communication with the ground prior to the crash in "Pilot, Part 1".
Unanswered questions
If the plane took off at 14:55 and was flying northeast for eight hours before crashing (around 22:55 Sydney-time, a couple time zones later island-time), how come it is 16:16 at the time of the system failure and crash?
Why would the wreakage of Flight 815 be near the coast of Bali when its flight path was in the near opposite direction towards Los Angeles?
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