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Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.

Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.

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S15, EP6 "Icy Descent"

After experiencing icing conditions, a turboprop slams into an Argentine desert; investigators are mystified by what they uncover.

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S2, EP8 "System Breakdown"

Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.

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S5, EP4 "Tragedy on the Potomac"

On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and crashes into the Potomac River, killing 78 people.

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S18, EP18 "Missing Over New York"

Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route; it is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City.

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S25, EP1 "Pacific Ditching"

Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure — but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause behind it.

Statistically, traveling by airplane is safer than driving and other forms of transportation, but when something goes wrong during a flight, it can be catastrophic with potentially hundreds of lives at stake. This series examines some of the world's worst air disasters, using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people involved to tell the stories of midair mishaps and discover what went wrong in each case. Episodes include a discussion of how the weather affects flights -- including stories of aviation disasters and near-misses -- and a New Year's Eve flight that fell from the sky into the Florida Everglades.
Starring: Bill Lake, Eric Craig, Frank Nakashima, Hannah Cheesman, Jack Grinhaus, Jeanie Calleja, Jim Annan, Johnathan Sousa, Jonathan Aris, Michael Goldlist, Robert B. Kennedy, Sarah Slywchuk, Steven Gallagher, Tufford Kennedy, Tyler McMaster
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
22 seasons available on demand
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