Air Crash Investigation
Major real-life air disasters are dramatized in each episode, drawing on cockpit voice recordings and air traffic control transcripts, plus eyewitness recounts and interviews with aviation experts. The series rebuilds what happened and then breaks down the chain of events behind each incident.
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Season 6
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Ripped Apart (Decompression Failures)
BOAC Flight 781 ,South African Airways Flight 201, Aloha Airlines Flight 243, British Airways Flight 5390, United Airlines Flight 811, Helios Airways Flight 522. This special looks at accidents and incidents where pressurization failure or explosive decompression played a part. Episodes re-visited: Hanging by a Thread, Blow Out, Unlocking Disaster, Ghost Plane.
Dec 16, 2007 -
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Fatal Flaw (Minor Defects)
Alaska Airlines Flight 261, Japan Airlines Flight 123, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, Swissair Flight 111, United Airlines Flight 585, USAir Flight 427, Eastwind Airlines Flight 517. This special looks at accidents caused by seemingly minor defects or errors. Episodes re-visited: Cutting Corners, Out of Control, A Wounded Bird, Fire on Board, Hidden Danger.
Dec 16, 2007 -
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Who's Flying the Plane? (Crew vs Avionics)
This special looked at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and on-board avionics were a factor and the causes of those problems. Episodes re-visited: Flying Blind, Panic Over the Pacific, Kid in the Cockpit, Vertigo, Flying on Empty.
Mar 2, 2008
