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Air Disasters
S21, EP3 "Blown Apart"Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in midair and crashes into the North Sea; the aircraft's vertical stabilizer vibrates loose during flight due to excessive wear on substandard bolts, sleeves and pins that have been illegally sold.
Air Disasters
S8, EP10 "Death in the Arctic"On 20 August 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a charter flight, crashes near its destination of Resolute Bay Airport, Resolute, Nunavut, Canada, in poor weather conditions; out of the fifteen passengers and crew members, only three survived.
Air Disasters
S18, EP24 "Who's Flying the Plane?"A look at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and onboard avionics are a factor, and the causes of those problems.
Air Disasters
S20, EP17 "Death From Above"Midair tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on the people below.
Air Disasters
S10, EP10 "Afghan Nightmare"When a cargo plane crashes at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan, investigators reach a conclusion that ultimately proves incorrect.
Air Disasters
S8, EP9 "No Clear Options"When a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap in aviation safety.
Air Disasters
S23, EP1 "Pitch Problems"Alaska Airlines 261 nosedives into the Pacific leaving investigators stumped; a rare storm and a deadly design flaw intersect cause American Eagle 4184 to fall from the sky; investigators suspect a fatal flaw in the Boeing 737.
Air Disasters
S17, EP10 "Kobe Bryant"When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, investigators examine the data, the wreckage, and the pilot's actions for clues.
Aerial America
S1, EP42 "The Dakotas"A flight over North and South Dakota reveals the shared history and the vast differences of these sibling states.
Aerial America
S1, EP49 "Washington D.C."A soaring tour over Washington, D.C. explores the unique landscape, rich history and colorful story of the Nation's Capital.
Aerial America
S1, EP22 "Nevada"An aerial tour of Nevada; the state's deserts, ghost towns, neon cities and Hoover Dam; its history built on epic booms and busts.
Aerial America
S1, EP35 "Made in the USA"A cross-country flight across America reveals the nation's most iconic industries, the people behind them and the stories of how they came to be.
Aerial America
S1, EP46 "Alaska's Fire and Ice"The world's largest volcanic island; Iceland's landscapes, forged by fire and ice; a tour over Alaska, the residents it attracts and the wildlife that thrives in these unique surroundings.
Air Disasters
S20, EP1 "Headline News"Three devastating crashes make front-page news around the globe; the media frenzy puts intense pressure on investigators to uncover the causes.