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Air Disasters
S14, EP8 "Controversial Crashes"Seeing how international investigative teams must overcome differences to solve controversial plane crashes.
Air Disasters
S18, EP4 "Dead Tired"Investigating the 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407; the plane stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, N.Y.
Air Disasters
S4, EP2 "Fire in the Hold"Moments after takeoff, a plane sustains electrical failures and crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 110 people on board.
Air Disasters
S18, EP17 "Lost"Investigators struggle to determine why a 757 strayed off course during its final approach to a Colombia airport and crashed into a mountain.
Air Disasters
S19, EP7 "Dream Flight Disaster"When a British tycoon and his family die in a 2017 Australian seaplane crash, investigators spend over two years searching for the reason behind the tragedy.
Air Disasters
S8, EP8 "Accident or Assassination"A plane carrying Mexico's interior minister crashes into Mexico City's financial district.
Combat Ships
S1, EP2 "War Beneath the Waves"The 200-year evolution of the submarine in wartime is examined, told by the designers and engineers behind the machines.
Combat Ships
S1, EP6 "Cold War Warriors"An up-close look at the naval carriers, destroyers, and nuclear submarines of the Cold War.
Disasters Engineered
S1, EP4 "Industrial Slides"A 1966 landslide in Wales killed 116 children and 28 adults; a 2019 dam collapse killed 115 people in Brazil.
Air Disasters
S2, EP3 "Cruel Skies"The U.S. Aviation Weather Center in Kansas City, Miss.; the importance of accurate weather forecasting to the aviation industry.
Air Disasters
S5, EP3 "Lost in Translation"On 10 January 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashes just two minutes after takeoff from Zürich, Switzerland, while heading for Dresden, Germany, killing all 10 people on board.
Air Disasters
S13, EP5 "Deadly Pitch"A team of experts investigates in detail the carnage of a cargo plane; an anonymous tip helps explain why a cargo plane crashed just moments after taking off from Miami.
Air Disasters
S20, EP25 "Landings Gone Wrong"Relying on instinct rather than the rule book, three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.
Air Disasters
S20, EP3 "Collision Course"A passenger ferry sinks after crashing into rocks off the coast of a Greek island, killing 82; it leads to a shocking investigation.
Air Disasters
S3, EP6 "Break Up Over Texas"Near the end of its flight, Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.
Air Disasters
S12, EP1 "Nuts and Bolts"When an American cargo plane crashes moments after takeoff, investigators uncover a systemic problem with aircraft maintenance.