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Rookie Errors

Air Disasters

S20, EP2 "Rookie Errors"

History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.

Air Crash Investigation Special Report

S6, EP2 "Fight to the Finish"

Three flight crews face impossible odds: a Boeing 707 loses engines over the Alps as fire spreads, Air Astana 1388 goes out of control over Portugal, and a bomb on PA 434 severs control cables and blasts a hole in the fuselage.

Air Disasters

S1, EP8 "Mixed Signals"

Within five minutes of takeoff, the Dominican Republic bound Birgenair Flight 301 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean; a series of confusing signals crashes the plane.

Air Disasters

S20, EP26 "Frozen Wings"

The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings; three planes are brought down by ice, and it's up to investigators to determine how modern aircraft could possibly end up with frozen wings.

Air Crash Investigation Special Report

S6, EP6 "Reckless Approaches"

A crew argues with no runway in sight; a captain ignores a critical signal; an exhausted pilot picks a catastrophic time to try a new approach.

Air Disasters

S9, EP4 "Fatal Focus"

When a 737 careens off the runway in Indonesia, investigators uncover a shocking explanation for the crash.

Air Disasters

S14, EP10 "Fire on Board"

A look at the fatal consequences that can occur when a fire breaks out on a plane; three flights that erupted in flames and the investigations that changed aviation forever.

Air Disasters

S3, EP7 "Under Pressure"

On July 11, 1991, the crew of Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 unsuccessfully tries to return to the airport after a burst tire creates an in-flight fire which causes 247 Nigerian pilgrims and 14 crew to perish.

Mighty Trains

S4, EP7 "Coastal Pacific"

Travelling up the coast of New Zealand in style aboard the Coastal Pacific, a train that embodies the nation's spirit of grit and determination; for two years, this ride was shut down due to an earthquake in 2016.

Mighty Ships

S3, EP1 "Oasis of the Seas"

The maiden voyage of the Oasis of the Seas, the largest, most revolutionary cruise ship in the world.

Mighty Ships

S8, EP1 "Quantum of the Seas"

Filled with big toys, guests fly the trapeze, surf and skydive without ever leaving the world's most innovative cruise ship.

Mighty Ships

S6, EP1 "Crystal Serenity"

The world's top cruise ship, the Crystal Serenity visits Sydney harbor, the port of Melbourne, Bali, a large-scale furniture load in Semarang, Indonesia and the port of Singapore.

Mighty Cruise Ships

S1, EP6 "Marco Polo"

This 50-year-old ocean liner offers off-season Baltic tours, battling unpredictable weather to deliver one-of-a-kind experiences.

Mighty Cruise Ships

S4, EP5 "Nieuw Statendam"

One of Holland America Line's largest cruisers makes its debut in the Caribbean, highlighted by a visit to an exclusive private island resort.

Mighty Planes

S4, EP4 "llyushin 76TD-90VD"

Baffinland Mines needs to get equipment to a remote mine in Nunavut, to support shipping operations for the summer; they hire one of Volga-Dnepr's Ilyushin-76.

Mighty Trains

S1, EP2 "The Shinkansen"

Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 177 mph.

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