Crash Due to Overflow
photo from: http://www.capcomespace.net/
The 7 billion dollars Ariane-5 explodes due to overflowing his 16-bit computer. The equipment was tested with Ariane-4 engines. But the new Ariane-5 engines were more powerful. This caused the computer system to overflow and the rocket exploded. (This is result of reusing code ru.wikipedia.org)
Harris D. M., Harris S. L. - Digital Design and Computer Architecture, 2nd Edition - 2012
1.4.6 Signed Binary Numbers - 16 page