Breaking Bad's plane crash in season 2 was inspired by a real-life event, the 1986 Cerritos Midair Collision. The show's foreshadowing and symbolism highlighted Walter White's transformation and the pain he caused. The plane crash's impact on the show's storytelling and character development made it a memorable moment in the series.

A real event did inspire the infamous Breaking Bad plane crash, but the season 2 plane collision isn't as true-to-life as some fans believe. In Breaking Bad season 2, episode 13, "Abq" - the season finale - two airplanes collided above Walter White's (Bryan Cranston) house and resulted in debris, like a pink bear, landing on his property. The crash was foreshadowed through season 2 before being shown in the season finale. Bizarrely, there are stark similarities between the Breaking Bad plane crash and a real-life disaster the 1986 Cerritos Midair Collision.

In Breaking Bad, the plane crash saw a 737 commercial airliner collide with a chartered plane over Albuquerque,...