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 3
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E1
Blind Spot
In 1978, passengers and seven people on the ground die when a PSA flight crashed into a Cessna.
Mar 3, 2013 · 46m -
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E2
Mayday Munich
Manchester United football team's plane crashes while returning from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard.
Mar 10, 2013 · 45m -
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E3
I'm the Problem
Moments before a Pacific Southwest flight crashes in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin.
Mar 17, 2013 · 46m -
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E4
Impossible Landing
United Airlines Flight 232 crashes into Sioux City's runway in 1989.
Mar 24, 2013 · 46m -
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E5
Turning Point
A Northwest Airlines flight above the Bering Sea must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.
Mar 31, 2013 · 44m -
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E6
Breakup Over Texas
Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.
Apr 7, 2013 · 46m -
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E7
Under Pressure
A burst tire creates an in-flight fire on flight 2120 which causes passengers and crew to perish.
Apr 14, 2013 · 46m -
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E8
The Invisible Plane
Moments after take-off, SAS Flight 686 collides with a Cessna on the runway.
Apr 21, 2013 · 46m -
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E9
Bad Attitude
A Korean Air Cargo flight crashes in a field moments after takeoff from England's Stansted Airport.
Apr 28, 2013 · 46m -
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E10
Split Decision
Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes after refueling in Newfoundland.
May 5, 2013 · 46m -
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Nowhere to Land
An emergency landing during a violent storm kills the engines of a 737.
May 12, 2013 · 46m
