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Air Disasters
S17, EP7 "Tree Strike Terror"After a passenger jet miraculously survives a collision with trees while landing, investigators attempt to uncover why the plane was flying so low.
Air Disasters
S20, EP23 "Lethal Choices"Faced with a midair crisis, pilots must make a life or death decision, but the wrong approach can trigger a far more serious problem.
Air Disasters
S8, EP7 "Concorde: Up in Flames"On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 stalls and crashes into a hotel in Gonesse shortly after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing all of the 109 people on board and 4 on the ground.
Air Disasters
S5, EP6 "Into the Eye of the Storm"On 15 September 1989, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft tasked with intercepting Hurricane Hugo over the Caribbean islands is jolted by strong winds, causing an engine to catch fire and fail.
Air Disasters
S2, EP405 "Eleven Deadly Seconds"Solving the crash of China Airlines Flight 676 hinges on 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot controls the airplane.
Air Disasters
S6, EP9 "Kid in the Cockpit"A pilot's decision to let his 15-year-old son fly has disastrous consequences on a commercial flight.
Air Disasters
S10, EP9 "Deadly Solution"Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm.
Air Disasters
S16, EP1 "North Sea Nightmare"A modern turboprop nosedives towards the North Sea after being struck by lightning, an unusual feature in the plane may explain why.
Air Disasters
S7, EP4 "Missed Approach"A plane crash lands in Guam after losing sight of the airport in a storm.
Air Disasters
S18, EP6 "Who's In Control"Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 stalls and crashes less than a mile from the runway while approaching Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Air Disasters
S2, EP404 "Without Warning"Two float planes collide midair near an Alaskan waterfall. One shatters; the other crash-lands intact. With no warning before impact, investigators use wreckage clues and 3D tech to uncover how-and why-the deadly crash occurred.
Air Disasters
S12, EP6 "Deadly Space"In the skies above the Mojave Desert, the VSS Enterprise accelerates toward the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere, guided by test pilots; the aircraft breaks apart and falls from the sky, killing the flight's co-pilot.
Air Disasters
S6, EP4 "Out of Control"A simple error years prior causes the deadliest single-plane crash in history.
Air Disasters
S4, EP11 "Subtle Incapacitation"The 2010 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 sparks rumors of terrorism.
Air Disasters
S1, EP9 "Fatal Distraction"Pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011, tragically distracting them.
Air Disasters
S12, EP8 "Deadly Inclination"An Alitalia airliner crashes into a forested hillside just a few miles from a Zurich runway.