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An air traffic controller's mistake causes a Boeing 737 to land on a runway already occupied by another aircraft.

An air traffic controller's mistake causes a Boeing 737 to land on a runway already occupied by another aircraft.

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S20, EP6 "Perilous Payload"

Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation; it's a flight risk that's entirely preventable, and yet repeated disasters reconfirm the need for critical backup systems.

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S1, EP1 "Invisible Killer"

During a storm, a strong gale slams Delta Air Lines Flight 191 to the ground, killing most people on board.

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S2, EP10 "Cleared for Disaster"

An air traffic controller's mistake causes a Boeing 737 to land on a runway already occupied by another aircraft.

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S7, EP2 "Falling From the Sky"

A British Airways flight to Australia in 1982 crashes into the Indian Ocean.

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S24, EP7 "Pitch Battle"

After Colgan Air 9446 crashes off Cape Cod, investigators must determine what brought down a widely-used commuter aircraft in under three minutes.

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S24, EP5 "Eleven Deadly Seconds"

Solving the crash of China Airlines Flight 676 hinges on 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot controls the airplane.

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S24, EP4 "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.

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S24, EP3 "Deadly Departure"

After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots' training.

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: Brandon Coffey, Christian Lloyd, Clinton Lee Pontes, Damir Andrei, David Guthrie, Eric Craig, Joel Rinzler, Johnathan Sousa, Jonathan Aris, Marc Devigne, Noah Davis, Richard Tse, Rowan Vickers, Sarah Slywchuk, Shauna Bradley
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
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