Air Disasters
Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.
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Season 16
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North Sea Nightmare
Enter the cockpit of a high-tech turboprop as its pilots battle to keep their plane from slamming into the North Sea.
Apr 25, 2021 -
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Playing Catch Up
Witness the final moments of ExecuFlight Flight 1526 and discover why it crashed into a residential neighborhood.
May 2, 2021 -
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Tragic Takeoff
Discover how out-of-date taxi charts and a casual conversation conspired to doom the takeoff of Comair Flight 5191.
May 9, 2021 -
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Grounded: Boeing Max 8
Follow investigators as they race to find out why a best-selling, new plane crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff.
May 16, 2021 -
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Cabin Catastrophe
Relive the 2018 disaster of Southwest Airlines 1380, in which a passenger was nearly sucked from the plane mid-flight.
May 23, 2021 -
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Meltdown Over Kathmandu
Witness the Kathmandu crash of US-Bangla 211 and follow detectives as they investigate both the plane and the pilots.
May 30, 2021 -
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Mission Disaster
A plane loses control during a Gulf War refueling mission and investigators must determine if enemy fire was the cause.
Jun 6, 2021 -
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Caught in a Jam
A commuter flight in New Zealand turns horrific for plane crash survivors, who may freeze to death before help arrives.
Jun 13, 2021 -
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Seconds from Touchdown
Just 12 minutes after takeoff, a twin turboprop loses hydraulics, an engine, and then catches fire. Find out why.
Jun 20, 2021 -
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Deadly Delivery
A last-minute repair may have played a key role in the crash of a plane leaving Madrid International Airport.
Jun 27, 2021
