[SI-embedded] Any classic embedded systems failures?

[Charles Manning]

Hi All

I'm trying to build up a list of, say, 10 classic embedded systems software
failures and analyse them to the extent to determine what could have fixed
them.

The purpose is mainly to provide an acid test as to whether the use of a
different language (say a very robust language like Ada vs say C) might have
eventuated in a different outcome.

So far my list has:

Therac-25
Airbus A320 crash at airshow (operator lockout)
Mars Climate Orbiter (metres to feet)
Arian 5 (exception fouling floating point ops)